So I guess it is the weekend already – 4 days weeks are definitely the way forward and the weirdness of a Friday Bank Holiday continues to confuse me and hopefully a few other people. I have tried very hard today to stay in a positive frame of mind and not lose my rag with the little terrors. This was put to the test very early doors when they both rocked up in our bedroom shortly after 5am. I’m not sure whether it is the early sunrises but there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED for such an early start and flapping at them to go away seems to have no effect.
After picking up a pack from school yesterday with this term’s work for E we planned to hit the #HomeSchooling hard today. We even went with Work as the theme to try and motivate both her and her Mammy and Daddy with their #RemoteWorking. Sadly the reality hit that my previous observation that there was a channel dedicated to Paw Patrol for a day was entirely wrong and it is in fact back to back episodes for an entire month! My kids would genuinely sit and watch every episode on repeat until their brains explode. We have taken to bribing them away from the TV.
Before the three day weekend starts for real, let’s have the top 5:
1. The 10 Marathon Relay continues in earnest and I completed leg 12 this morning. Today was a killer and my legs were like jelly even before I completed the first mile. Think Jonny Brownlee at the World Triathlon Series in Mexico in 2016! This is definitely going to be a harder challenge than even I thought as I still have another 9 runs to go and they look like getting harder each time. One positive is that Steph noticed some rather impressive tan lines this morning and I’m guessing when I’m finished doing a 5k Parkrun will literally be a walk in the park! If you haven’t sponsored us yet please consider it – every penny makes a difference to Brain Tumour Research. The link is here 🏃♂️
2. The kids continue to eat us out of house and home. I’m not sure where the appetite comes from but it just doesn’t stop all day. This morning for breakfast M had a crumpet, a chocolate crepe and a bowl of soft fruit but by the time it got to 8.30am he was hungry again and demanded a banana. E, in her continued march towards total independence before her 6th birthday, keeps helping herself which included reaching the bread bin, finding a bagel, cutting it in half and then folding it back together and eating it. Not toasted, no topping, and apparently it was just what she needed! 🥯
3. E came into the kitchen at lunchtime very upset because she apparently had a sore back. I was very sympathetic (being the good Daddy I am) and asked if she needed it rubbing or kissing better. “No, Daddy, I need a goat!” Now what is anyone supposed to do with that response? I enquired further (always dangerous) and apparently she wanted to wait for a baby goat (“it’s called a kid you know Daddy”) to arrive. When I asked why, all became clear. Apparently they run really fast so they can get to her quickly and then the kid can scratch her back with its horns. So she had an itchy back. That’s what it was all about!!!! 🐐
4. One negative of lockdown so far has been the attitude E has developed which we are struggling to manage. She is extremely demanding and very bossy and just will not take no for an answer to anything. When I was trying to explain something to her today she kept interrupting and I just said “You’re being really rude to me”. She just looked at me with such distain and said “No, I’m not. I’m being assertive.” Now whoever taught her that needs a good chat with me so please feel free to own up! This was perhaps only topped by her repeated comments on our lunchtime walks about how she needs the toilet and “My body is pushing it out now Daddy” which anyone walking past seems to find hilarious. 😬
5. The essential weekly shop needed doing today, particular ahead of the socially distant and remote VE Day garden party we are having in our street tomorrow. Steph decided to take one for the team (which actually just means she wanted to get out of the house and away from the horror bags) so off she went in the car to the shops. Half an hour later she returns and I’ll confess I was pleasantly surprised she was back so quickly so should could help with bath and bedtime. It turns out she got all the way there and parked the car only to discover she had no purse and no money so she drove all the way back to get my wallet and headed off out again. The things she does to get some extended peace and quiet! 👛
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