Not really sure what happened today. Genuinely it has been a complete blur. I’m trying to sit down this evening and write my diary but struggling to fill in the blanks of what we actually did. Perhaps this is the lockdown effect where big chunks of time just disappear so maybe it’s just a side effect of my stupidly long run this morning.
Daddy was in primary charge of #HomeSchooling today which was never going to be a good start to the week. Origami was picked as the theme which was actually really good fun. Trying to get a 5 yr old independent woman(!) to sit down and do some maths was another challenge altogether.
M was extremely keen to be involved in everything, especially things that don’t concern him. He did have a lovely nap in his bed this afternoon and has put himself back in it tonight. So perhaps the cuteness trumps the tinkerish behaviour!
So once I remembered what we had done today, what makes my top 5?
1. The day started with me dragging myself out of bed at 6am to get ready for my second run of my Lawyers in Lockdown sponsorship challenge. This one was the biggie – 8.5miles (nearly 14k) was always going to be a push, and true to form I went out too hard and paid for it in the last couple of miles. I was delighted to finish it and then the sudden realisation hit that I’ve got to do that 14 more times over the next 4 weeks. An easy challenge isn’t a challenge at all, I suppose! Over to Steven Allan to do tomorrow’s leg. 🏃♂️
2. E was hugely excited by the origami theme and couldn’t wait to help with all the paper folding. I was relieved we didn’t suffer any paper cuts (all of Daddy’s activities are fully risk assessed!) and we made a whole collection of animals. Of course E was not satisfied with our graft and the only animal not in the book was the unicorn. “I want a unicorn Daddy!” “Ok, ok, ok just stop going on about it and I’ll make you one!” Well, does anyone know how complicated it is to make a paper unicorn?!! Step by step guides, YouTube videos, but could I work out the rabbit fold I needed for the legs? Fortunately by the time I was ready to admit defeat E had lost interest and just wanted to watch Paw Patrol. 🦄
3. Today seemed to be all about home haircuts. It’s not reached that stage in the Low household but everywhere else people seem to be reaching for the clippers and scissors. I don’t know if it’s boredom or if it’s out of genuine necessity but my hair is going to have to get pretty damn long before I’d let Steph anywhere near my head with anything sharp! I’m only joking of course, you should trust your spouse implicitly and that is why I’m going to give her hair a trim this weekend and she’s not allowed to say anything negative! 💇♀️
4. E has a new wobbly tooth. She is of course very excited about this development and can’t wait for another “big tooth” to arrive. I caught a snippet of the conversation she had with Steph.
“It’s loose Mammy and you know what that means…”
“Yes, it might fall out soon.”
“No, not that Mammy, you know what it really means. You know!”
“What are you talking about.”
“You know Mammy. It’s small and round. You know. It’s very important.”
“You’re talking about money aren’t you E?”
“Yes, Mammy. I told you you knew!”
What an entrepreneur! 🧚♀️
5. My favourite game today was “playing cats and dogs and owners” which appears to be a game entirely made up by E. Now I don’t confess to understanding all of the details, but I think I picked up the basics. I play the owner. M plays the dog called Rover. E plays the cat called Jesibella. There was a lot of purring and rubbing up against my legs and then I had to take them both out for a walk on their leads. It was very surreal but I guess that’s just because us adults have a very poor imagination in comparison to our children! Who knows which animals we will have be tomorrow? 🐈
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