I worked this morning and Caz had Davies and Scarlett. Due to my haphazard style of airily saying ‘we’ll talk online to confirm’ when Caz and I parted last week I’d not been fully confident it was properly arranged and had been texting both Caz and Bid last night with no replies. So I rang at 730am when my alarm went off to check. Not sure I’ve ever rung anyone so early in the morning ever :). I cajoled children out of bed and dropped them off, staying for a far longer ‘quick’ chat than I really had time for and dashing to work.
Work was fine, uneventful, not much else to say really. I did an hour of shelving, 90 minutes of the counter and an hour of ordering in yet more dinosaur books, more audio books for Tarly and clearing out my tray which was brimming over with old paperwork.
I nipped home to change into jeans and headed to C&B’s to find Caz sitting on the doorstep supervising the four children playing outside. We sat on the doorstop chatting while the three boys carried on putting on a sort of dancing / martial arts type show ‘Britains Got Talent’ style (I was Simon apparently ;)) and Scarlett gathered as many snails as she could find around the garden. She really lucked out when she found an old coconut that must have once been used as a bird feeder but was now home to about 25 snails all packed in :). Talked about Scarlett’s animal breeding ambitions to Caz who knew a girl in NZ who bred guinea pigs. Further discussion needed and more research to be done but I see a wealth of educational opportunities in the idea from genetics and animal husbandry to animal welfare, mating, gestation, observation of life cycles to small business set up. I suspect, whilst we need to be very responsible and consciencious about it this request needs to be met. Am considering small rodents as ideally it needs to be indoors (I think).
Bid arrived home while we were chatting and made lunch for them so we headed off for a very late lunch of our own. Scarlett painted my nails for me, Davies played with Ben 10 characters and then we all headed off to Badgers.
Tonight they learnt about the contents of a first aid box, what essentials you’d pack for camping. Then we took them outside and did more vinegar and bicarb experiments and played some games. It was mostly enjoyable although I get really fed up of the crowd control aspect.
Back home again and we arrived shortly after Ady and shortly before my parents. They came armed with plenty of postcards, a few small token gifts for the children and plenty of stories of things they’d seen, people they’d met, things they’d eaten and more. It sounds like they had a wonderful trip full of rich experiences and exciting times 🙂 .They stayed far later than we’d expected but had come having already eaten as their jeg lagged body clocks needed feeding at 6pm and only left just before 10pm because they were both yawning constantly and feeling like it was the middle of the night.
Ady and I whipped up a dinner from leftovers and stuff we had in the kitchen, had baths and were sitting down before 11pm ;).
Tomorrow along with voting and shepherding we have an invite to some new friends which we may or may not take them up on depending on how we all feel.
I love gpigs and the babies are gorgeous when born as they are fully fluffy, unlike rabbits. Very sweet and the don’t burrow outside so no containment issues. Gorgeous 🙂
Comment by Joyce — 06 May 2010 @ 8:45 pm
We love our guinea pigs too and are hoping there will soon be more than two of them 🙂 (though not very soon, I think)
Comment by Jan — 06 May 2010 @ 9:46 pm