ponderings
Write Off Week
Had terrible week. I've been so poorly with a terrible cough and general fatigue. I hate it. I never get colds- one a year max, so this has pushed me to the limits.
Today I ventured out for the day to Drusillas with Shinies. They do a great educational trip discount and you only have to give up 15 minutes to sit in a room and be shown 4 cute (or not so cute) animals, have a stroke and your on your merry way. Normally great but today my heart wasn't in it and I was 'Little Miss Grumpy and Hate the World'. I felt bad for those how chose to be in company really
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The kids seemed to have a great time playing with all their friends and running about like, well, kids
. Came home and tidied up, took Buzz swimming which nearly killed me having to walk 5 minutes down the hill, sit in the heat and make small talk to my normally dear friend Dawn. Luckily she was knackered so we didn't have to put on too much of a show. Forgot the money AGAIN for Buzz's 100 meter badge. I'm not a very good mummy at these things. Walked home and made dinner for the kids which they ate in the garden and I watched TV and sewed. Tony came home and they all went to karate. I watched more TV and walked to get Buzz (the girls now train 7-9.30), detoured to the Co-op for alcohol and came home. Buzz had ice cream and I washed the dishes, he is now off to bed. I'm going to take some pain killers and try to sleep myself.
SUNDAY
I stayed glued to the sofa except for about 20 minutes when I got my birthday surprise- 2 months early as they couldn't keep the secret any longer! They managed two weeks It's going to look amazing when I've finished it The kids played and enjoyed having daddy at home without me around.
MONDAY
Despaired most of the day at the state of the house and lack of storage. Kids did 4 workbooks each without complaint which was nice; maths, english, science and non verbal reasoning. They read to themselves and did a mountain of music practise. It felt good to be back to work. The afternoon is a mystery to me though i think Buzz spent most of with Lego as he loves the new storage that Tony did for him whilst we were at HESFES. Boo had tap then the girls had karate.
TUESDAY
Dropped the children off before 9am to friends for part of the day as Tony and I had appointments. Buzz went to Loretta and the girls went to Alison. She took them off to their Steiner lesson they have with Ayden, Elliott, Jackson and Harrison. They like it but I'm not convinced it's worth the money. Tony and went to the solicitor to sign our Wills. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do and I know in a few years I'll have to change it. I still have letters to write to be stored with it and my head is busy pondering those.
We left the solicitors and went to a funeral of the mother of one of Tony's karate instructors. Very somber affair. Glad we went to support our friend though who was and is heart broken. We collected Buzz but the girls wanted to stay and play at Alison's. Once home I lay on the sofa until the girls returned and it was time for French. Tony went to the gym.
I drove the MG with Boo to her ballet lesson and took note of when her exam is (a week tomorrow). Need practise driving such an old car!
WEDNESDAY
It rained and rained. A friend who used to HE and we haven't seen for a while was due to visit but she didn't because of the weather. A shame, but it turned into a nice morning for us as I hadn't started any work with the children, fearing an interruption so we did crafts The girls painted fairy planter ornaments and Buzz and I built an airplane from a kit he got for his birthday. It was lovely to work together and relax as the rain pelted at the window. We had lunch and snuggled on the sofa to watch Arthur and The invisibles. I hadn't seen it but thought it was good.
A mad dash to the dance shop for new tights before dropping Pea for her two hour stint. A quick call to Tony to drop a memory stick to him and we came home to make dinner. I discovered large amounts of mouse poo in the cupboard under the sink so cleared that out and bleached everywhere. Tony walked in with Pea and went straight back out again for mouse traps. Dinner became a menu of choice. Kids were once again in bed too late. I almost slept for more than a couple of hours but Kessie woke us up scratching as a mouse had been caught- three last night!
Here's hoping for a night of sleep, no new mice and waking up feeling bright and breezy and ready to face the world full of happiness and excitement!
Today I ventured out for the day to Drusillas with Shinies. They do a great educational trip discount and you only have to give up 15 minutes to sit in a room and be shown 4 cute (or not so cute) animals, have a stroke and your on your merry way. Normally great but today my heart wasn't in it and I was 'Little Miss Grumpy and Hate the World'. I felt bad for those how chose to be in company really
. The kids seemed to have a great time playing with all their friends and running about like, well, kids
. Came home and tidied up, took Buzz swimming which nearly killed me having to walk 5 minutes down the hill, sit in the heat and make small talk to my normally dear friend Dawn. Luckily she was knackered so we didn't have to put on too much of a show. Forgot the money AGAIN for Buzz's 100 meter badge. I'm not a very good mummy at these things. Walked home and made dinner for the kids which they ate in the garden and I watched TV and sewed. Tony came home and they all went to karate. I watched more TV and walked to get Buzz (the girls now train 7-9.30), detoured to the Co-op for alcohol and came home. Buzz had ice cream and I washed the dishes, he is now off to bed. I'm going to take some pain killers and try to sleep myself.SUNDAY
I stayed glued to the sofa except for about 20 minutes when I got my birthday surprise- 2 months early as they couldn't keep the secret any longer! They managed two weeks
It's going to look amazing when I've finished it The kids played and enjoyed having daddy at home without me around.MONDAY
Despaired most of the day at the state of the house and lack of storage. Kids did 4 workbooks each without complaint which was nice; maths, english, science and non verbal reasoning. They read to themselves and did a mountain of music practise. It felt good to be back to work. The afternoon is a mystery to me though i think Buzz spent most of with Lego as he loves the new storage that Tony did for him whilst we were at HESFES. Boo had tap then the girls had karate.
TUESDAY
Dropped the children off before 9am to friends for part of the day as Tony and I had appointments. Buzz went to Loretta and the girls went to Alison. She took them off to their Steiner lesson they have with Ayden, Elliott, Jackson and Harrison. They like it but I'm not convinced it's worth the money. Tony and went to the solicitor to sign our Wills. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do and I know in a few years I'll have to change it. I still have letters to write to be stored with it and my head is busy pondering those.
We left the solicitors and went to a funeral of the mother of one of Tony's karate instructors. Very somber affair. Glad we went to support our friend though who was and is heart broken. We collected Buzz but the girls wanted to stay and play at Alison's. Once home I lay on the sofa until the girls returned and it was time for French. Tony went to the gym.
I drove the MG with Boo to her ballet lesson and took note of when her exam is (a week tomorrow). Need practise driving such an old car!
WEDNESDAY
It rained and rained. A friend who used to HE and we haven't seen for a while was due to visit but she didn't because of the weather. A shame, but it turned into a nice morning for us as I hadn't started any work with the children, fearing an interruption so we did crafts
The girls painted fairy planter ornaments and Buzz and I built an airplane from a kit he got for his birthday. It was lovely to work together and relax as the rain pelted at the window. We had lunch and snuggled on the sofa to watch Arthur and The invisibles. I hadn't seen it but thought it was good.A mad dash to the dance shop for new tights before dropping Pea for her two hour stint. A quick call to Tony to drop a memory stick to him and we came home to make dinner. I discovered large amounts of mouse poo in the cupboard under the sink so cleared that out and bleached everywhere. Tony walked in with Pea and went straight back out again for mouse traps. Dinner became a menu of choice. Kids were once again in bed too late. I almost slept for more than a couple of hours but Kessie woke us up scratching as a mouse had been caught- three last night!
Here's hoping for a night of sleep, no new mice and waking up feeling bright and breezy and ready to face the world full of happiness and excitement!
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