NoaNoa is 17

17. I’m staggered. I know it happens to all of us - it’s truly incomprehensible. He was an easy baby and such a scallywag as a toddler. He climbed up everything and over everything, with his big round face, curly hair and pale blue eyes. I think others looked on with a mixture of amusement and disapproval.

He’s now bigger than everyone except LongLegs. And he’s a pretty fabulous 17 year old. Of course he’s very 17, and all that that means …

So an early early start.
He did school.
Others worked.
And in the evening we went to the cinema after eating 5 Guys - his fave fast food.

In fact, we were 5 guys and 4 girls, as HatBox and SkyeMan, DougsJB and Puddleduck wonderfully joined us, the us being those living at home …