Life is all about balance and so after a pretty active and busy day yesterday, today was somewhat gentler. It might however just be my old age catching up with me!
Dodging rain showers appears to be the theme of Grandma’s visit and looking at the forecast that will continue for the next few days. The kids don’t care however and are just having a whale of a time. Yet again they’ve gone straight to sleep tonight so she must have tired them out!
Right, so what made the top 5 today?
1. You will be familiar with my morning routine by now, with the kids turning up in our room and me taking them downstairs to try and allow Steph a longer lie, especially on a weekend. I was sitting with them watching some nonsense kids tv show and realised that today’s top 5 might need to be a top 3. And by that I mean M’s top 3 nipples. He has developed quite a passion and keeps tweaking any that he can find, especially first thing in the morning. His favourite is definitely his own right nipple so that takes top spot. Second place apparently goes to Daddy’s right nipple, closely followed by M’s left nipple. I’m really hoping it’s just a phase and nipples don’t need to feature again in this diary! 🤭
2. We headed out first thing to do some manly DIY shopping, picking up some timber decking so we can finish the platform. It’s coming along really nicely and currently looks like a stage for the kids to perform their various dances and shows. Who needs a shed anyway when we have our own outdoor theatre?!? The kids were very keen to weight test it and ensure the construction was robust enough and it’s still standing tonight so that’s something. There are some steps to add tomorrow and we then have to cross our fingers that the actual shed itself gets delivered as no sign of that at the moment. 🏚
3. The daily walk today was led by Grandma as she took the kiddiewinks to the fairy garden and into the Wetlands. Mammy and Daddy were allowed to stay at home to let the grandchildren have some quality time. After being gone for hours, it subsequently emerged that they had in fact taken Grandma to Sweet Times for some ice cream before heading to the Wetlands. Very sneaky but I’m only saying that because I’m jealous they went without me! Disaster struck on the way home unfortunately as M went running into some stinging nettles, making him the third of our family to encounter the buggers during lockdown. E was most upset and concerned for his welfare, but in typical M style he seemed to shrug it off pretty quickly! 🍦
4. After their long walk, M finally went for his afternoon nap and E insisted we all watch The Aristocats together. As far as a Saturday matinee goes, it certainly could have been worse! She’s a huge fan and her elephant type memory ensured we got a running commentary. M was awake by the end of the movie and soon enough the two of them were high as kites, dancing on the table and dressing up as their favourite princesses. Their energy is just insatiable and when they do go to bed it becomes so quiet in the house it is eerie. If there was any doubt as to why we are always so tired, just spend an hour with our two and you’ll have the answer! 🐈
5. Saturday night is often takeaway night all across the country and so we indulged in a curry this evening. Somehow I managed to mistake duck for lamb and served the wrong curry to the wrong person. I mean first question is who on earth orders duck from a curry house (the answer is my wife if you really want to know!) and in my defence both were so tender their textures were very similar. After stuffing our faces we retired to a comfy seat and then introduced Grandma to Hamilton (having only been introduced ourselves during lockdown). We didn’t even make it to half way before bedtime was declared so watch this space to find out if she’s another convert to the Hamilton phenomenon. 🍛
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