Week 166 - Trophy

It was H's ninth birthday this week. He's now at an age where he no longer wants toys. Instead he received a football kit (Arsenal away with Havertz/29 on the back), football boots (Adidas Predators to match his kit), football books, football games, etc. He did also get The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom which I'm waiting patiently to play.
For his party we took him and a group of his friends to Ninja Warrior in Watford. We fuelled up the boys beforehand at a nearby McDonalds, but each emerged exhausted and drenched in sweat after two hours of happy bouncing, swinging, sliding and climbing.
On Saturday I met up with some old colleagues in Reading for our (very late) FPL league post-season drinks and lunch. This was especially notable because I was the 2023-24 champion and needed to be awarded my trophy. James had 3D-printed this very nice imitation Premier League Man Of The Match cylinder which I promptly left behind at Nando's. Luckily it was still on the table where I'd left it. It's now safely home where it will surely stay when I win again this season (hashtag bantz).
The rest of my family are currently staying with my in-laws in Wiltshire for the first few days of the boys' school half-term while I'm working. This does however mean I have evenings of things L doesn't particularly like: sci-fi films, curry/steak and red wine. It's a bit too quiet but I'm making the most of it.