So there we have it. Another day ticked off, or in my case another line scratched into my bedroom wall as I tally mark my way through lockdown.
Today was a strange day. The kids seemed full of the joys of spring and were bouncing with energy whilst Mammy and Daddy both felt exhausted and at one point took matching his and her paracetamol as we both had a headache come on at exactly the same time. Steph thought we might tire E out by taking her for their latest couch to 5k run first thing but if anything that seems to have just energised her!
With Steph still furloughed, work continues to dominate my day and the kids dominate hers. I’m sure there are points each day when we would give our right arm to swap over but when all is said and done we know we are doing the best we can.
Anyhoo, enough of my rambling and here does with the Tuesday top 5:
1. We went for a family walk at lunchtime just to make sure the boys got their daily exercise and even more importantly that M had his nap. Sometimes it can be hard work motivating E to get a head of steam on our walks but today she was flying. The trick, as I learnt from my wife, was mobile maths. Why I had never thought of it before is beyond me but it was all about distraction. Whilst we walked, we took it in turns to ask each other some addition or subtraction questions and amazingly E didn’t stop once as she was too busy working out the answers or coming up with ridiculous questions for her Daddy to work out. I’m not sure if I was more impressed with how much her maths has come on or the fact we set a PB for our daily mile! ➕
2. The #HomeSchooling continues in earnest and it’s so much easier when there is an appetite to learn to begin with. We are continuing with our international themes and the Russian doll painting is well under way. Somewhat ironically we have been watching the BBC’s Salisbury Poisoning drama but decided against including that into the syllabus. In a controversial move Steph has overlapped the end of Russia with the beginning of Sweden. I’m unsure as to whether this contributed to the outcome but I was confused why there were poos stuck to our window. It turns out they are Swedish meatballs. Who knew?! 🇸🇪
3. There was another E classic today as she struck up a conversation with her Mammy.
“When I have a baby I’ll be a Mammy. And you’ll be a Grandma and Daddy will be a Grandad or a Grandpa.”
“That’s right E.”
“And then when I’m a Grandma, you’ll be a Great Great Grandma.”
“No, I’ll just be a Great Grandma. Like Great Grandma Marian.”
“Oh. But when that happens you’ll be really old. You’ll need a stick and walk about like an old person.” (As she walks about the kitchen hunched over and shuffling her feet.)
I suppose better that than E planning on us being Great Grandparents in our 50s! 👵🏼
4. After all their exercise today, tonight definitely called for a kids shower. Once again they played really nicely and got a good clean. Weirdly right at the end E lay down in the shower tray and closed her eyes. When I asked her what she was doing she simply replied that she was listening to the water and it was telling her just to sleep there and wake up when the Coronavirus was gone. It seemed to be a cross between Moana and Sleeping Beauty. Notice there was no Frozen 2 reference there as today we broke the pattern and DID NOT watch that film. Clearly 9 days in a row was just a bit excessive even for E. You just know what she’ll ask for tomorrow though! ❄️
5. After the shower we were trying to calm the kids down ready for bed but they were completely hyper. Steph brought out her excellent distraction technique again and convinced them to sing nursery rhymes. Bless M has learnt all of the actions and so we were treated to a medley of Wind the Bobbin Up, Heads, Shoulders,Knees and Toes and Twinkle Twinkle. I’ll try and catch a video tomorrow when we get the encore as it was gorgeous and he just grins throughout. I need evidence so when he’s a spotty and moody teenager he can see what a little star he is! 🌟
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