So apparently my kids didn’t get the memo telling them that our themed days only last 24 hours and certainly don’t run into the weekends. As a result of this miscommunication they decided that their naughtiness from yesterday should continue this morning. Daddy was not a happy bunny – more below.
But let us not forget that we continue to be blessed with great weather which allows us to at least get plenty of fresh air. The forecast (here at least) does not look so good next week which is certainly daunting but we are just planning on lots of indoor entertainment.
A quick trip for essentials of bread and milk was a nice excuse to get out in the car. These small highlights of the week really are quite sad but still an important way to break up the days.
My 5 big announcements of the day are:
1. First and most importantly a lot of people are doing 2.6 or marathon themed challenges tomorrow on the day the London Marathon was due to be held. For some completely insane reason I have agreed with Steven Allan to take on a ridiculous running challenge starting tomorrow to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research. Essentially between us we are going to try and run 10 marathons over the next 31 days. Full details are here: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/DaveLow and any sponsorship would be hugely appreciated. I know things are tight and uncertain at the moment so anything at all would be very welcome. I have no idea how I’m going to do this both physically and mentally but I guess it wouldn’t be a challenge if it was easy! 🏃♂️
2. This morning M appeared in our bedroom with wet hands. Now that is not a good start to any story. E has been teaching him to wash his hands (something positive to come out of lockdown!) so my initial reaction was one of disinterest. It then dawned on me that E was downstairs and he isn’t tall enough to turn on the tap himself. I was curious so I asked him to show me why his hands were dripping wet. He happily led me into the bathroom and just dunked his hands into the toilet bowl!!!!! I was pretty shocked and disgusted and went to pull him away and only then did the true horror of the situation dawn on me. E has taken to not flushing the toilet if she goes during the night…. 🤢
3. After the great escape from his cot, two nights in a row, the time had come to convert it into a big boy’s bed. A real landmark in anyone’s life and clearly one he wanted to be heavily involved in. He was certainly not interested in letting Daddy do all the work and is actually showing a lot of dexterity with a screwdriver much to Steph’s concern. He then was desperate to get in and try it out even though it was only 11am! Bless him, he’s now tucked up enjoying his first night as a big boy. 🛏
4. We took advantage of the good weather to go on a family walk. Now these are normally around a mile or a little longer due to the increasing whinging from E (and Steph) if we go much further. They only have short legs you know! It was so gorgeous and there was so little complaining that I led them a different way which I knew was a loop that would total around 5km. It was a risk and could well have been the end of my marriage if it had backfired but to my relief they rose to the challenge and walked all the way round. The only annoyance came, not in the form of whining about tired legs and being thirsty, but instead cyclists who kept flying past us without using their bell. I mean it’s not difficult surely? 🚴🏼♀️
5. When we got back to the house Daddy went into full chef mode and was in complete control of the BBQ. No one else was allowed near as I burnt the burgers to a crisp as usual. We all sat in the garden in the early evening sun and it was idyllic. Or so I thought. Steph had rustled up some homemade chips in the oven and when the timer went off I ran in to take them out. They were, well, on the well done side of cooked and I made the huge mistake of cracking a joke about the black bits. Off Steph went and the lovely family meal was suddenly finished. In our usual middle class way the kids were still finishing their carrot sticks and hummus, so E went inside after her Mammy and was trying to find her to offer her a carrot stick. Suffice to say that wasn’t exactly what Steph was looking for!! 🥕
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