Well, it was a good Friday on Good Friday. You can just tell it’s going to be a good day when your littlest terror doesn’t wake up until just after 8am!!! The unbridled joy shown by my wife at this unexpected turn of events was probably only previously matched when I once surprised her with a spa voucher and she realised it was only for 1 person.
So we inevitably had a nice quiet morning before Steph took the kids out for the lunchtime walk whilst I braved the supermarket armed with a ridiculously long shopping list. I once again didn’t have to queue to get in but once in the repeated pleas by staff to maintain 2m apart was squarely ignored by what felt like 90% of the customers. 😡 We’ve had some time in the garden, and watered the flower beds (E mainly watered M) before some FaceTimeing and of course the obligatory episodes of Paw Patrol. Those pups are really doing my head in with their endless chirpiness and ridiculous storylines. Anyway that will be for another day.
Were there any snippets of joy today? Of course there were but I’m only allowed to share 5…
1. Meltdowns. No day during lockdown would be complete without at least one meltdown. Steph does try to hold it together most days (occasionally she just gives up and gives us all an ear bashing) but today she was actually very behaved. The meltdown therefore came courtesy of E who really REALLY wanted to take her scooter on the walk. Steph really REALLY did not want her to take it. An impasse quickly formed and there was only going to be one winner. Daddy tried to help. Daddy really wasn’t a help. Daddy received death stares for getting involved. Daddy backed away and just went to the shops. 😤
2. Adverts. Let’s be honest, despite our best efforts and all the other activities we try and engage our little angels in, they are definitely having more screen time than normal. The problem with some of the channels E likes is that there are wall to wall adverts for everything you would never want to buy your child – slime, unicorn poo, weird insect toys etc etc. And apparently she wants every single item for her Christmas. She has essentially written her Santa letter at the beginning of April. Sadly Santa is not getting her any of it – not on your nelly! 🎅🏼
3. Spying. Steph received the first photo below from our neighbour this afternoon. Apparently we have raised a peeping Tom who has (without our knowledge as we thought he was just playing nicely in the garden) taken to watching the neighbours playing next door. Perhaps they are more fun than us?!?! 👁
4. Birdies. On the walk at lunchtime it appears a compromise was reached and E took one of her teddies instead of her scooter (wise decision my daughter!) and announced it was called Mr Cuddles. Apparently they heard a tweeting bird and E asked why it was making a noise. Ever the educator, Steph replied that it was calling for its husband to which E replied “No Mammy. I think it’s a Daddy bird and it’s looking for the Mammy bird but the Mammy bird has taken the baby birds out for a fly and then she’s going to drop them off at bird school!” If she’s right I hope those baby birds don’t tweet on their tests… 🐦
5. Lent. Well, lent finished today so that meant it was a day full of chocolate! Chocolate digestives for breakfast, those little Malteaser bunny sweets at lunchtime and then Ben & Jerrys chocolate ice cream after tea. Feel completely sick now and probably quite happy to go another 8 weeks without any more chocolate! I was going to put a cheesy chocolate joke in here but realised all my readers would do is snicker. 🍫
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Peeping Tom is Really Cute!!
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