The Market Inn

General 

Elliott was mostly good today. He did get a bit sulky and upset when we were in the toy shop in Salisbury because he wasn't sure he could find anything he really wanted for the amount of pocket money he had, but he didn't want to leave without buying something. We suggested saving his money for another day as there was a Dangermouse car he really liked that he'd be able to afford after another week's pocket money and he almost did. But after walking out of the shop he looked very sullen and then headed back in and then saw a Lego Star Wars set he quite wanted. However after buying it he had purchasing regret and got upset again. We had a chat about it and he did then cheer up quite quickly and I think he's happy with the set, but hopefully will also have learnt saving can be a good thing too.

Activities

We had a lazy morning reading "The Demon Dentist" and watching Pokemon on the iPad. Just before lunch time we headed in to Salisbury, parked by Harnham cricket pitch again and walked into town along the town path playing Pokemon Go. After we got to town we met up with Tim and Emily Chandler and went to The Market Inn for lunch where Elliott had a ham and cheese toastie. He was really good during lunch and told them about lots of things including his sister, football, school, Roald Dahl and lots of other things. 

After lunch we headed across the road to the toy shop and for the first part we had a lot of fun looking at toys with Andrea, Emily and Tim. However time began to tick away and Elliott still couldn't decide on anything to buy and Tim and Emily had to go. Eventually after some upset and a few false starts (and leaving the shop briefly) he decided on a Lego Star Wars set, although he really had his eyes on a Dangermouse car set that was just too expensive for his currently saved pocket money. On the way back to the car I had to have a chat with him, but he cheered up quite quickly and was soon running around playing Pokemon Go again. After we got home we went to Recreation Park up the road again and he did some pre-tea scootering. After we got back he made his Lego set on his own, which didn't take him long, and then we had spaghetti bolognese for tea. After tea he had a bath, had some bedtime squash, brushed his teeth and read some more of "The Demon Dentist" before watching more Pokemon on the iPad. Then it was time for sleep.