Swimming, and not a lot else

Today was a day with rather too many ‘in a minute…’ and ‘not right now…’s in it. Hate them as I always look back and wonder just what it was that could possibly have been more important than spending time with someone asking to spend time with me :(. Fortunately they don’t happen very often.

I was off to a bad start really by sleeping in Very Late Indeed. Davies had been up for a while but Scarlett woke even later than me. I did pledge to try and sort out their late nights but despite best efforts Tarly was very late falling asleep again even if she was in bed at a very early hour. That could of course have rather a lot to do with rising so late. An early morning tomorrow should combat that factor tomorrow at least.

Davies and Scarlett played Zoombinis for a while. They both have a game on the go now but still tend to play sat side by side co-operating and working together. I put some hot cross bun dough in the breadmaker to cook – Ady made some at the weekend which came out pretty well and challenged me to do better. I think we both agreed I have 😉 I did crosses and sugar glaze and everything and they came out really well. Scarlett helped with putting crosses on and dissolving the sugar to paint on.

Scarlett and I walked round the shop together to get some bread and milk and she selected some sweets for them both which she intended paying for but I paid for as I was so touched by her gesture. We had lunch and I spent some time, okay a lot of time batting emails back and forth with library people about Chatterbooks. As I predicted my email yesterday had put the cat among the pigeons rather and I had various reponses apologising, thanking me for what I had done so far and offering all sorts of help and assistance for the coming weeks. It won’t have won me any friends I suspect but I’ve never been that bothered about things like that ;).

I did some of a wooden doll making kit with Scarlett and helped Davies dye his wig orange using a mix of different coloured hair gels.

I also did a fair bit of looking at various local museums etc and booking places for Davies and Scarlett in some events and activities and workshops. Some for the Easter holidays, some for the summer half term and a couple for the Summer holidays aswell as a couple of Home Ed specific events over the next few months. The diary is filling up very pleasingly :).

Then it was time for swimming. The kids both had good lessons I think, we arrived a little late so I only had about 50 minutes swimming factoring in the brief pause inbetween their lessons when I have to wave at Carolyn the instructor as she releases Scarlett from her lesson and to get out of the pool and put my snapped necklace safely with my towel. Aside from my wedding ring, eternity ring and another ring which belonged to my grandma I only have two real pieces of jewellry – a necklace that Ady bought me for the first birthday we were together (20th) and a bracelet which my parents bought me for my 21st birthday. Both are now wearing very thin on every link and I suspect should now be either cashed in for scrap value and something else bought instead or put away and kept for sentimental reasons. The cost of having gold added to each link would be utterly prohibitive and I really should stop wearing them before they break and get lost.

So, digression about jewellry aside, I managed 42 lengths in my 50 minutes which is well over half what I need to swim in well under half the time I’ve allowed so bodes well for my sponsored efforts next month :). If you have already sponsored me thankyou very much, I’ve been really chuffed with getting so many sponsors so quickly. If you haven’t and would like to then please do, it’ll be ever so appreciated :).

Back home again Ady had just beaten us home so took over the kids tea while I lit the fire. In honour of the Chatterbooks film / book task I read some Cat in the Hat for bedtime stories as Scarlett is comparing the film and the book.

And now, to bed.