And so the cycle continues. Another working week done. Another weekend to look forward to. The only thing that seems to be changing is the tolerance levels of all 4 of us. The kids are pushing our buttons and if you ask them I’m sure they’d say that we are pushing theres.
I’ve seen a lot on social media this week of people getting out and about and taking advantage of the gradual lifting of restrictions. We haven’t done any of that and the toll of staying home as much as possible is really beginning to show. The weekend therefore couldn’t come soon enough and we’re going to make a conscious effort to find a change of scenery in as safe a way as we can. I just want happy kids and I’m sure they want happy parents!
Anyway, we are all in the same boat and you’re not reading this to listen to my moans(!) so let’s push onto the top 5 and see if there was any excitement today:
1. Don’t you hate it when schools hold events or special occasions and you don’t get advanced notice so you can plan? Well today felt a little bit like this as E unilaterally decided that there was an in service day for her #HomeSchooling but hadn’t notified us. I’m not sure what “teacher training” she expected us to do but there was definitely a steadfast refusal to do any work all morning no matter how much coaxing or bribing went on. Given how great she has been throughout lockdown we need to get back on top of this quick before she permanently turns into a teenager at the age of 5 which is combined with toddler tantrums! 😲
2. By pure coincidence the new reading books for E arrived just after lunch together with some new stories for M. That acted as a catalyst to at least get some reading done this afternoon but I wouldn’t exactly describe it as a full day at school! In fact M started playing on his Numberblocks app this evening doing some simple addition and we think he might have done more schoolwork than Emma today! The new books are great and have lots of rhyming which E really enjoys. She has a bit of an obsession with the letter W so apparently the only thing that rhymes with E is We, Daddy is Waddy, Mammy is Wammy etc. Just wait till I reveal that no words rhyme with her favourite colour purple! 🤯
3. M has finally discovered Duplo which is a real godsend as he played for ages this morning just building up a little car and dancing round showing off his design before promptly dismantling it and starting all over again. The only negative with him discovering “new” old toys is that both he and his heroine (his big sister) insist on bringing them downstairs into the living room. You remember, the adult living room that was cleared of all toys earlier on in lockdown. So after having a good old moan at them about this, Steph came upstairs to speak to me. When she returned they had very kindly moved a bunch of toys out of the living room. What great kids! Only problem was they had moved them all into the kitchen so that was the last room in the house completely overrun with toys. What is a man to do? Well lock the door, get on with some work and pretend it isn’t happening! 🚙
4. E appeared in my room today with an incredibly guilty looking face. She waltzed in and announced “Hey Daddy. How are you doing today?” That in itself is a concerning opening line but when it was followed up with “Would you like a cuddle?” I knew something serious was going down. I suspected part of this was linked to her refusal to do her work but I sensed something was really off. So I ran. I ran down the stairs looking for the carnage. Looking for the damage. Looking for the injury. M seemed fine. Steph was in the kitchen and she was fine. What was it? I had just about calmed down when I saw it. My darling little boy had found the felt tip pens and had decided to draw all over our TV screen. It made even drawing on the wallpaper kind of manageable. How can one 2 year old find his way into so much trouble? 🖊 📺
5. We have been really good during lockdown and tried to stay away from takeaways. After a pretty tortuous week we decided that tonight was the night for a little treat and so we opted for an Indian. It was lush! Even Steph enjoyed hers although after tasting it initially she announced that “it smells really bad but tastes really good.” It smelled like a curry to me but hey ho!! The only negative was the fact that my stomach is clearly not used to takeaway and was complaining it was full far too early on. I’m embarrassed to say that I couldn’t finish but not to worry, I still managed to get through the third naan bread and extra side of onion bhajis – it was only the little tub of side salad I had to leave. I’ll remember not to order that next time! 🍛
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