So the big day is finally here and E took her first steps back into school in nearly 6 months, as she began Year 1. Boy was she ready and just couldn’t wait to see her friends!
We’re so proud of her confidence and independence and seemingly unshakeable ability to take things in her stride. A positive start to the new academic year then thank goodness but what else made it into today’s top 5?
1. Despite having everything looked out, labelled and double checked last night, we apparently still had to be up at the crack of dawn to make sure E was ready for school and M ready for nursery. They both bounded out of bed and were full of the joys. E loved getting into her uniform and recording her traditional first day video – M was just desperate to get in on the action in any way he could. For the first time ever in our family, somehow we managed to be perfectly on time and dropped both kids off at exactly the time we had planned. The only fly in the ointment was the little man getting a tad upset having to go into nursery without his big sister to keep an eye on him, but apparently he got over it very quickly once he realised he was getting a second breakfast! 👩🏼🎓
2. I thought I’d make a bit of an effort for doing the school run and so donned a pair of jeans and a casual shirt. You never know which mums you might bump into at the school gates… Well this did not go unnoticed by my astute daughter who asked what I was doing today. I explained I was worked but she retorted “but you’re not dressed for work. You normally wear a proper shirt and cuffles and a bow tie.” Bless her. She hasn’t mastered my #RemoteWorking set up yet even though I’ve been in shorts for most of the last 6 months! 🩳
3. When E came home from school we tried hard to pull teeth and find out what had gone on. Don’t get me wrong, she volunteered a few bits and pieces and told us all about the stickers she had earned, but the details were harder to ascertain. Apparently they were taught all about germs and saw pictures of them. Pretty standard stuff these days I guess. The weirdness started when the Mums’ chat group started in earnest about the new girl in the class. Basically we can’t work out whether this person is real or not. Some of the kids have told their parents that there was a new girl but others said that the teacher just called one of them the wrong name. Is this person imaginary or real? We asked E to describe her and we were told she was small with brown curly hair. But then another kid has told her mum that she had blonde hair. The mystery continues so watch this space! I’m secretly hoping she’s imaginary as I’d find that completely hilarious!! 🤔
4. After trying all day yesterday and most of today, I finally got out for my 33rd GNR leg just as the drizzle started. Only 7 legs left to do in 11 days to complete my challenge – I suppose I’d better get on with it! The only interesting part of today’s run was my crossing of a field which fortunately had been fenced off with the sheep on the other side. Except the three I almost ran straight into as I turned a corner. The dirty looks I got were unbelievable and when I tried to return them, one of the fluffy beasts just slightly cocked a leg and emptied her bladder, presumably trying to splash me on the way past. I suppose it helped me run a little faster as I leapt over the stile, a little too exuberantly! 🐑
5. Our new sky box was delivered today. An appointment had been set for any time between 8am and 1pm. Of course the guy turned up at 12.58pm meaning he had 2 minutes to talk to me before the first of my afternoon conference calls. To be fair to him, once he was here the installation went without a hitch and we are now the proud owners of a brand spanking new box. The only problem now is that many years after most other people we have Netflix. Box sets galore and the binge watching has already started (The Crown). I suspect we might never have a social life again, coronavirus or not! 👑
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