I tell you something, dear reader, it was very odd not spending my evening a week ago tonight writing my diary entry. I thought it would be a bit of a relief but actually I’ve really missed it.
It’s been a very strange week to be honest, with a lot of ups and downs. I’ve felt at points that I’ve just been “existing” rather than actually living life. Busy at work, carting the kids back and forth to school/nursery and generally staying in the house a lot. And of course we have an announcement to look forward to tomorrow, as we find out what new restrictions we will be subjected to. But fear not. Any low moment is only fleeting in this house as in the blink of an eye one of the little darlings come charging in and you can’t help but smile. They are a perfect tonic in any situation (and available for hire 
) and now when I look back I realise this week was actually all about pretend sleepovers, toothpaste wars, Halloween dressing up rehearsals and E moving up a reading level. These are the important things and not anything else!
It’s been really tough to pick a weekly top 5 but lets give it a go:
1. I felt we should start with a bit shout out to my amazing wife. She gets a bit of a tough time in my diary and is really very patient. But this week she deserves some credit as she’s successfully completed her latest week on her Couch 2 5k journey. She asked for my support and so I slapped on my running shoes and went to keep her company. I say that, but actually she headed out first as I’m never ready on time and I said I would just catch her up. I didn’t really appreciate how much of an effort that would be as I ended up sprinting around the loop and only managed to catch up with her for the last section. It was the weirdest race I’ve ever been involved in. I suspect the local residents thought it was a bit odd there was a strange bloke trying to chase her down but only on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 
2. Next up we have a classic E conversation. There’s rather a lot of them to consider when doing this weekly as opposed to daily and I’m just trying to stick with the most memorable!
Daddy sits down to watch Have I Got News For You.
E – “I love this programme. It’s hilarious!”
Daddy – “how on earth would you know that?”
E – “sniff my fingers Daddy”
Daddy – “why?”
E – “they don’t smell nice. They smell bottomly.”
Daddy – “what even is that?”
E – “they smell of my bottom.”
Daddy – “why is that? Have you just been to the toilet?”
E – “yes”
Daddy – “did you wash your hands?”
E – “no”
Daddy – “well get back in there and wash them.”
E – “do you want to smell them first?” 
3. Mini me has been absolutely loving nursery and in fact is just loving life. He tears around like there’s no tomorrow (maybe he knows something we don’t!) and continues to flirt with all of the nursery staff. Live life to the max – that’s what I say! His current favourite game is to jump up and down on our bed after having his bottle of milk so that it jiggles around in his tummy and makes a sloshing sound. It freaks Steph out and of course that just makes him want to do it more. They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree but I’m not leaving anything to chance and am working very hard on his flirting and practical joking skills. 
4. E waved me and M off on Wednesday morning and afterwards she stood outside waiting for Mammy to take her to school. Steph decided to ask what was she doing?
E – “I am gazing at an old friend”
Steph – “who?”
E – “you know Mammy, our old friend”
Steph – “sorry E I don’t know who you’re talking about” (looking around)
E – “you know Mammy, Mr Moon. Do you think he’ll recognise me now? I’ve grown quite a bit.” 
5. Given that we’ve not gone out anywhere, there have been a lot of house based activities occurring. The crafting continues and we now appear to have more Halloween decorations than a single house could ever possibly need. Weirdly the Christmas card designing process started today which, even by our standards, is ridiculously early. Daddy has kept well out of it and instead has been baking with the kids. Today’s challenge was a chocolate croissant bread and butter pudding which worked a treat. Unfortunately there are 10,000 calories a slice but life is for living! E thought the nutmeg smelt a bit strong and after polishing off her slice she suggested we use a bit less next time. When I proposed half measures she simply replied “maybe we just use none.” I love a girl who knows her own mind! 
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