As I stumbled out of bed this morning I couldn’t help but wonder how long my DOMS would go on for. Today it is my calves which appear to have shrivelled up overnight. My very wise next door neighbour suggested I should walk down the stairs backwards to stretch them out but I don’t think he realised I was going into the office today. I had some very strange looks from my coworkers!
I’m really hoping I’m over the worst and you never know I might even go for a run sometime before Christmas. I have no doubt you’re fed up hearing about running and my associated recovery so I promise it doesn’t feature in today’s top 5! Instead it’s all about the chats the girls in my family have, especially in the car! Here we go…
1. On the car journey to school this morning, they clearly decided to start as they meant to go on:
Mammy – “E, you know Coronavirus is still here and we are having to do some things differently. Well we might not be able to do the things that we want, like have people stay.”
E – “oh, that’s sad Mammy, I like it when people stay.”
Mammy – “well the people are trying to keep us safe by making these rules.”
E – “like who Mammy?”
Mammy – “well the government for one…”
E – “…and the Queen (pause) and the police.” 👮♀️
2. As they pulled up at school this morning, it continued:
E – “Mammy, Mr Baxter is at the gate again. That’s because Miss C is poorly. Do you think she’s poorly or do you think she dead Mammy?”
Mammy – “she’s not dead E, she’ll just be poorly.”
E – “Mammy don’t laugh, don’t laugh at me.”
Mammy – “I’m not laughing at you, I laughing because of you!” 😵
3. After dropping E off this morning, Mammy could hear her speaking to Mr Baxter over the school fence but not what was said. Clearly it chewed her up all day so she was desperate tonight to asked what they were talking about.
E – “I asked him if he liked my hair. And he said ‘Yes I do, do you think your Mammy could do mine?’ So I said ‘that’s silly, you have no hair’!” Poor Mr Baxter isn’t even her teacher any more and still has to put up with her cheek! 👨🦲
4. This one is another conversation which started before school but didn’t end there!
E – “Mammy I found this blu tack can I take it to school to give to my teacher?”
Mammy – “erm no but why do you want to?”
E – “well, my teachers say the kids take it home with them”
Mammy – “well, you can buy packets of blu tack”
E – “can we buy some then?”
Mammy – “ok, but we have to check with the teacher first.”
E – “ok Mammy I will ask”
And she certainly didn’t forget!
E – “Mammy I asked my teacher about the blu tack and she said no, but then I told her that I would get a packet of blu tack and she said that would be lovely!” 😇
5. Just so as not to exclude the little man entirely from tonight’s entry, the poor guy was dragged to Sainsbury’s by his Mammy and Grandma. I don’t envy him one little bit. In the car park another lady went past with a girl a similar age to M. She told her daughter to say hello and so she did. Just to be polite, Mammy told him to say hello back and wave, fully expecting him to ignore her or just make some silly noise. Imagine her surprise when he smiled sweetly and said “hello” clear as day. I’m pretty sure he pretends he can’t say words just to wind us up, but when the chips are down and there’s a girl to impress he just can’t help but show off. Little flirt! 😉
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