Another very active day on holiday as the unexpected good weather continues. Today was definitely a day to feel happy to be alive. Creating amazing memories are always better when they just happen unexpectedly rather than trying to deliberately create something special. And I know I’m incredibly lucky that my wonderful kids make every day an adventure no matter what we are doing.
I was told today by someone whose opinion I care more about than I really should, that my diaries are getting far too long so I promised I’d try to keep this one a bit shorter for him, and he might then make it to the end!!! I’ve now written it and unfortunately I appear to have failed – sorry!
Top 5 is going to be in reverse chronological order today for no particular reason:
1. I finished the day with my 9th GNR Solo Run which also doubled as my Virtual Durham 10k. Tonight I should have been pounding the streets of Durham, repeating my escapades of 12 months ago when I raced in my first mass event on the hottest day of the year and almost didn’t make it up the hill to the finish on Palace Green. Covid-19 put paid to a repeat performance but we have been able to race virtually. I decided to do this with Steve and we cracked out the old pink vests. He said he had a great route but didn’t let slip it involved running on the sand and climbing up near vertical slopes during the 7th kilometre. So whilst it was beautiful and scenic and I saw some seals it certainly wasn’t a walk in the park! I particularly enjoyed the selfie he took where he managed to balance me perfectly on his head! 🏃♂️
2. Before my run I had a lovely light tea planned for obvious reasons. Imagine my surprise therefore when we arrived home to find a BBQ bulging with meat. It was yet another gorgeous evening so it was a great shout and incredibly tasty. Of course I ended up having 2 or 3 sausages too many which in itself isn’t too bad other than too much meat gives me quite a lot of wind particularly when they are chilli sausages and when I then do exercise. You can see now why I was running behind Steve throughout! I sadly must report that this must be a genetic condition if my son’s reaction to sausages is anything to go by! 🌭 💨
3. We popped out to visit one of E’s godfathers this afternoon and had a lovely time in the garden. He takes his role very seriously and taught some important life lessons during the visit including how to throw a tennis ball, how to pass a rugby ball, how to build an obstacle course, how to build a bird house out of jenga blocks and how to do the yoga stag pose. He certainly crammed a fair bit in! M just tried to talk to the dog and ate a few stones! 🏉
4. Before we even came up on our little holiday E has been desperate to surprise Grandma with an afternoon tea. So today was the day and once again Daddy was left in the kitchen to make the scones whilst the kids disappeared outside to play. They were on course to be a complete disaster but a few late amendments to the recipe meant I somehow managed to salvage them and we ended up with a tasty batch of fruit and an even more tasty batch of cheese. We still had our cupcakes from yesterday and some freshly made sandwiches and we sat outside with a pot of tea and it was all very civilised. M decided that the floor was far more comfortable for eating his cake and proceeded to drop most of it. He happily just picked up all the crumbs and shoved them in his mouth. I’m pretty sure some of it was mud, especially the bit he picked off his shoe, but he seemed to find it very tasty! ☕️
5. The start of the day was marked by another fantastic bike ride by E. Bearing in mind she’s only just learnt, she took off for a ride along by the river and then around the park and all the way back home again. She did nearly 5 miles today and has an 8 mile route planned for tomorrow! Daddy is beginning to struggle to keep up! We had to stop at the park for an ice cream (of course!) and as usual M timed his wake up from his nap to perfection just in time to gobble down some of Mammy’s. After our afternoon tea she announced she wanted to get the bike out again to practice her starts and stops which she has also now perfected. I just love her determination to master this life skill! 🚲
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