Well today was another of those strange days where I convinced myself from the moment I woke up that it was a different day of the week. Sadly for me I was determined it was Friday so you can imagine my disappointment when I kept remembering the truth.
I’ve also been toying with the idea of stopping my diary tomorrow when I hit the 150 day mark. I have no doubt the kids will give me lots to write about for my birthday post on Saturday and I’ll end up continuing as usual!
Anyway, back to today and the top 5:
1. After being up far too late last night, we had two very sleepy children this morning. They both clambered into our bed and cuddled in whilst yawning their heads off. There’s something lovely about morning cuddles but in our world it is always interrupted by M sneaking downstairs, finding one of his bottles, bringing it back up and hitting me on the head with it until I get up and get him his milk. He’s certainly strong willed. E was adamant she was in charge of breakfast this morning and I arrived in the kitchen to find them both with bowls of cereal and then a second bowl each with a waffle in it. She knows how to set them up for a good day! 🥣
2. Whilst there were no parcels delivered today, the sight or sound of the postman is still enough to send the whole family into a frenzy of excitement. I suppose when you are a child, any piece of post is exciting and that feeling only wears off when you become a boring adult and learn that most things are bills! Today was a tad different as E got to the door first and recognised her name on one of the envelopes. Meanwhile M ran up to show us what else there was, namely an early birthday card for Daddy and a Checkatrade flyer. He gave the card to me and ran over to show his Mammy the flyer. She asked him if he wanted to keep it and he shouted “yes” before running off clutching his special mail. Goodness knows where he’s stashed it but I can’t bring myself to check that back toilet again! ✉️
3. We had an early lunch before Mammy and Daddy headed into the office. For a change M actually ate his lunch all up and did it really nicely without spitting it out, shoving it up his nose or tossing it onto the floor. Steph was full of praise as we try to do the right thing with positive reinforcement. E seemed bemused by the compliments heading his way as normally he is the “challenging” one and she sees herself as the perfect angel. Not wanting to miss an opportunity, she piped up asking whether M was getting any points for being a good boy. When she was asked what he needed points for, she responded that he could then earn money to buy her more fairies for her garden. I can’t fault the entrepreneurial spirit in my daughter!! 💰
4. Steph decided this morning that we would have fish for tea. Now I like fish, I really do, but I just didn’t fancy it today. Of course I had to make my feelings clear rather than just sucking it up (as I’m sure Steph does on a regular basis when I suggest something she doesn’t agree with). It turns out I moaned so much that by the time we got home this evening she’d decided to cook me pizza instead. On the one hand I feel like that was a win, but on the other I feel really guilty. I shouldn’t overthink these things but am struggling to come up with a way to make it up to her tomorrow! 🍕
5. Tonight we got back involved in the family quiz after packing the kids off to bed. As I’ve mentioned they were up late last night so we thought a sharp bedtime was wise. Once they were tucked in we settled down to exercise those brain cells but by question 3 E had appeared claiming to not be tired. She was packed off again but by question 10 she was back, and had her sidekick in tow having let him out of his bedroom. She knew she was in trouble as the first thing she said when they walked in was “sorry”! Unfortunately they didn’t know what kenophobia was the fear of so weren’t allowed to join the quiz team. Packed off to bed again and we haven’t heard anything since. Hopefully last night has caught up with them and we get a nice quiet night! 🥱
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