Turns out today was a gross day (you can see how bad things have become when I’m making maths jokes!) Plans to meet some family today fell through so instead we had a nice chilled day, getting some fresh air and enjoying the sun.
Spending a whole day with my two little monsters inevitably throws up some “incidents” so let’s turn our attention to today’s top 5:
1. Unbelievably our kids seem to have learnt that long lies and weekends go together like gin and tonic. I’m not getting my hopes up as it may well be a one off, but E came through at just after 7am and instead of causing a commotion she just climbed in and gave me a cuddle. Even more surprisingly, M didn’t stir until 8am. Whilst that gave us a very peaceful start to the day, they certainly made up for it as they then trashed the whole of the downstairs! 😴
2. M somehow managed to find his way into the garage this morning and locate his box of chalks. Now whilst we have no problem with him creating artwork on the paving slabs outside, bringing them into the house and colouring in the carpet, the couches, his toys and (his pièce de résistance which caused us to come running) his sister’s face was not part of a plan. When he tried to throw himself on my mercy I realised that he’d also coloured his own tshirt in seemed to be spitting blue spittle suggesting he’d been eating or sucking on the blue chalk. That boy just sniffs out trouble and puts his all into the execution. I suppose in a way I should admire his tenacity! 😈
3. Today’s dressing up theme was emergency services and E decided she was a police officer. She wore her jacket with pride and even wrote “police” on the top of M’s truck so it became a police wagon. There were lots of crimes to identify, mainly involving M as a criminal who needed locking up. She even insisted on wearing it when we went for our afternoon walk much to her mother’s consternation. Apparently the only crime she reported whilst we were out was her own failure to keep to the side of the path properly. Police indiscretion is very timely given that her parents are binge watching Line of Duty box sets at the moment. 👮♀️
4. E decided that our lunchtime walk should be to the local fairy garden so she could show Mammy what she has been missing. It was actually quite nice to go back as it was a staple part of our routine in the early days of lockdown. It also served to give E some ideas for what she might want to put in her own new garden. She’s still picking up regular points each day, and Steph has now promised her a trip to the garden centre tomorrow so she can buy her first few items with the money she has earned. I am fascinated to see what she goes for and no doubt will report in my diary with some photos! 🧚♀️
5. It was with great sadness that I hosted my last weekly quiz for Durham City Aquatics tonight. It has been going for 19 weeks now and has come a long way since I was asked to host “a” quiz back at the start of lockdown. I should also mention my wife’s support as in recent weeks she’s taken to preparing a lot of the questions for me. It’s been really well supported throughout and the numbers have held strong even with the gradual relaxation of restrictions. The silver lining of course is that the pool is opening next week meaning that our members will be able to see each other again rather than relying on Zoom! What on earth am I going to do with my Saturday nights now!!? 🤓
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