Well, there we have it. Sunday night and a chance to look back and ask again how it is possible for a weekend to disappear so quickly?
Today was a big day for lots of reasons, most of which feature in the top 5 below. I just knew it was going to be a good one when I awoke at one minute to 8am and realised that we had all managed a long lie. And on a Sunday morning too! To be fair I suspect M had been up for a while but he plays nicely in his room until E goes through and lets him loose (although he did manage to empty all of his drawers and dump every item of clothing over the baby gate and into the hallway). What a toe rag!
So what made it into today’s top 5?
1. Today’s number one has been the easiest to decide on of the whole lockdown! My biggest goal when this all started was to make sure we had E riding her bike by the summer and today we achieved that with aplomb. We haven’t exactly been out every day practicing but today was the day and we were both adamant we were going to crack it. Typically it was the windiest day of the year and not exactly the easiest conditions for mastering balance but nothing was going to stop us. So off we went and to my amazement I just gave her a start and away she flew. Definitely one of the happiest days in a Daddy’s life! A huge well done E – I’m so proud of you! 🚴🏼♀️
2. Second on my to do list today was get the red car fixed. We are hoping to go on a bit of a trip next weekend and it occurred to me that the car now hasn’t moved in over 3 months and the battery will be flat as a pancake. After roping in some of my long suffering neighbours with a half baked plan to jump start it, I ended up just calling the AA and they gave me the news I knew was coming. It turned into a far more expensive Sunday than I was expecting but I now have a shiny new battery. Just need to get the brakes tested so I get the kids strapped in tomorrow and head to Barnard Castle… 🚘
3. The day did get better as 2 minutes after the AA man left my in laws turned up for their first indoor visit since lockdown began. We had spent most the morning cleaning and baking an afternoon tea. Bear in mind no one has stepped past the front door for over 3 months so Steph obviously wanted the place tidy. She had baked a Weetabix cake (yes, you read that right!) and I knocked together some cheese scones. Mary Berry would’ve been proud! It was really nice to host a little tea party and the kids loved seeing their grandparents. The only negative was that I returned to my ways earlier on in lockdown overindulging on cheese and booze but at least this time it was on a weekend and not a school night! 🧁
4. M was once again on superb form, causing carnage and laughter in equal measure. He started off this morning wanting to come riding with E but had to settle for running round the garden in her wellies. There was absolutely no way he was going to have a nap this afternoon as he was too busy holding court and playing with his sister’s dolls. Bless him, when I took him up to bed tonight I tucked him in and then went to read E a story in her bed. When I came back out and looked in on him he was already flat out. The mind boggles at what kind of dreams he will have tonight but I suspect they will involve headstands and his sister, those being his two favourite things at present. 😴
5. Weirdly today has had a bit of a Hamilton theme as we firstly watched Lewis make a mess of the first F1 race of the reason and tonight have sat down to watch the stage show for the first time. We’ve heard nothing but good reports about Hamilton and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Incredibly funny, interesting, emotional and impressively staged. Can’t wait to go and see it live at some point. 🇺🇸
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