The hills are alive....with the sound of music...

I’ve just had the most delicious Sound of Music moment with Poppy and Lily! The usual war-zone was in active session in the kitchen at teatime, so I dug out from a dusty corner on the shelves a CD that I bought ages and ages ago from M&S.

I had bought it during one of those deluded moments of motherhood when I envisaged that I could curl up on the sofa with my kids, just like the lady on the front cover, wrapped up in a luxurious hug of peace and restfulness...It was also in the sale, which helped nurture the day dream…

As you can imagine, that moment never quite materialised, as I awoke to reality and realised that Lily and Poppy are more into active combat than peace and love. So it had been relegated to the ‘never played’ section of the CD collection for months.

But a flash of inspiration made me recover it this evening, commando-crawl across the horror that was the kitchen floor, and slip it unseen into the CD player - and boy did it work! I wasn’t really expecting results, but within minutes the two little combatants had settled into a rhythmic shovelling motion, their eyes glazing over and the noodles going down smoothly.

And then before I knew it I was singing along and the two of them were inching adoringly closer to me, their little faces gazing up with wonder and love. I swear it was a real Julie Andrews moment. I could’ve sworn Lily was on her knees, just like little Lisel in the film. And there they were, to the closing bars of ‘You are my sunshine’ (ok, I know that one isn't in the film), hugging my legs and drifting off to a land much better than the one of noodles, sausages and sweetcorn strewn on the floor around us…

I half expected Bill to come marching in blowing a whistle just like the Captain…!