Although
I've been making a note of the little incidences in my life in my notebook, I've
not really shared them here. I’m not sure if a whole list of things is that
exciting for anyone else to read but, then I guess I’m writing this for me, not
anyone so here goes with 3 weeks of happy moments.
Day
30 – Another midweek dinner of pork chops. I did the mash in the food mixer and
my goodness was it smooth. Goodbye masher and potato ricer. Hello Kitchen Aid –
you truly are amazing!!!!
Day
31 - A solitary snail on the path in the garden. This was soon in the garden recycling
bin. Safely chomping on my weeds not my plants!!!
Day
32 – A random accident in the kitchen resulting in a comedy child’s plaster. It’s
all we had. Plasters are a form of currency here. We had a range of Peppa Pig, Hello Kitty and Princess ones that the ABO brought home from Italy. Now we’re
down to monkeys and butterflies. I must remember some more practical (and
plain) ones.
Day
33 – I gave a presentation for my day job and it went really well. It was one
of those days where you’re on the top of your game and the audience appreciates
what you’re saying. This was followed up with really delicious fish and chips
for tea…yum!
Day
34 – Participating in my first rainbow flash mob. Green…chosen for me by
Gillian. Not particularly good pic but I
did enjoy looking round for the things…and of course spotting loads more when I’d
taken all the pictures!!
Day 35
– The doggy ears are almost finished…I can really see the dog coming together
now…
Day 36
– Out for a meal with the ABO…alone and no children. Fantastic. Afterwards, we’re
so full and as it’s a nice evening we walk home holding hands (unheard of as
usually one of us buggy pushing and the other holding BigRs hand)
Day 37
– A joint effort lasagne – I made the meat ragu and the ABO made the cheese
sauce. Delicious.
Day
38 – We both often try to get the girls to put their toys away but I love looking
at the remnants of their games.
Day
39 – Taking the girls swimming to the University pool. Changing rooms clean and
tidy with space for a baby change making life much easier. LittleR was much
more confident in the water.
Day
40 – The ABO at work and it’s a bank holiday…hmmmm….what to do? Make a cottage
pie, make an apple and strawberry crumble. Take small children to Hobbycraft
and along with ‘necessities’ being talked into buying pipe cleaners and a pair
of purple glasses!
Day
41 – Appreciating the frilly tulips that have appeared in the garden. Tulips
really are one of my favourite flowers.
Enjoying
the end of my book (although it made me cry!! In public!! Shhh no one noticed…I
hope!!), a coffee and the plate a piece of shortbread came on.
Day
42 – The anticipation of starting a new book and realising a few pages in it’s
going to be a good one!
Day
43 – It’s not nice when your children are poorly. It can be stressful and
exhausting but the snuggles you get are unbelievable.
Day 44
– The ABO is on standby and I am working at home. He takes great pleasure in
washing the car. I take pleasure in not washing the car.
Day
45 – Today is a day of completion. I
finish a superb book in 4 days (Apple Tree Yard – Louise Doughty coming soon
with a Year in Books). I finish the knitting part of LittleR’s dog. I finish watching
all of Eurovision.
Day
46 – we all enjoy the last football match of the Premier League season. Where
has another year gone?!!
Day
47 – A coffee on the way to work and enjoying listening to the radio. TalkSport
and Radio 4.
Day
48 – Getting a lift to and from work and having impromptu coffee and cake on
the way home
Day
49 – The sunshine! Especially after a disturbed night with a poorly child.
Day
50 - Finally, after 5 years, sending off my work as a book chapter. I’ve grown
2 children since I started the work.
Enjoying
the clouds today, so white and fluffy against the beautiful blue sky.
Day
51 – Sewing up the dog – nearly there….
Enjoying
a spot of gardening – after a trip to the garden centre…
Day
52 – More gardening…
Seeing
BigR in her first ballet show. In spite of being in a dark room on the hottest
afternoon of the year so far and LittleR struggling to sit still on my lap….it
was fab. BigR took it so seriously, you could see her concentration as she
danced remembering her steps and playing the tambourine or shaking her scarf at
the appropriate point. Then her joy when she spotted us in the audience.
Day
53 – We have a ghost hoover. The girls’ toy hoover switches on by itself. Spooky.
I’m quite comforted by this – if it is an apparition maybe it’ll start on the
proper vacuuming?
Day
54 – My flexible working application has been approved and I start part time
working in July. The relief is unbelievable.
Day
55 - The girls have a Daddy day as the ABO is on days off…BigR ends up running through
the sprinkler in the garden as it’s so hot!
Day
56 – Making weekend plans with a friend over coffee…it’s not only a bank
holiday here this weekend but the University is closed on Tuesday too. The ABO
is working earlies over this long weekend so I need to have things planned for
our days
Enjoying
time in together in the garden when the girls are in bed. Admittedly we were trying
to sort out a blocked water butt tap which in turn led to repositioning
guttering and then admitting defeat but it was still good to be out at 9pm and
not freezing cold!
