No prizes for getting that one Merry 😉
Feeling loads better today, no idea what yesterday was about but clearly nothing too life threatening. This morning we were all up and dressed early as Tony was delivering a film projector for Ady. Davies was trying to teach Scarlett to play battleships, which was always going to be tricky as he is not 100% reliable himself. Davies, with some helpful additions from Scarlett narrated a piece for the Sussex newsletter about the chicks hatching so we got that emailed across. A flurry of text exchanges with Lucy meant we packed up a picnic and met up with them at the park. The children launched straight into a game leaving us to chat – they’ve only watched the Harry Potter film once but already the name Hermione which took me about a year to confidently pronounce is tripping off their tongues as Davies is Harry (complete with his glasses this afternoon :lol:) and Scarlett is Herminone. They had a really good run around and then Lucy and the Rs went off to meet her Mum while we headed into town to get birthday gifts for Em’s Eve and Rei for tomorrow. I had a rummage around in the ash tray in my car where I often shove a couple of quid in change for parking and found just 40 pence – enough for half an hour in town, along with a crumpled up £20 note – so hurrah for that! 🙂 We whizzed into town, found suitable presents and got some suncream as our last bottle is in Ady’s car and might as well stay there for when we’re out and about in that before dashing back to the car again within our ticket time and then home.
We had a play with the chicks then D&S disappeared up to Davies’ bedroom playing games, they’ve got on really well today, a new and different set of people to pretend to be has really livened up their playing. 🙂 They snacked all afternoon on rice cakes and raisins that I’d taken to the park but they hadn’t eaten so when Ady arrived home dead on 5pm from college I suggested we head off to the beach for an hour or so before a late tea for them, so we did. It was really nice, the tide was in sadly as I’d hoped for more rock pool investigation type stuff but the children ran off way ahead to play chase the wave and clamber on the rocks which meant Ady and I actually got to walk along holding hands, something we’ve managed a bit recently actually, after nearly 7 years of not doing it due to pushing pushchairs or holding little people’s hands. Ady gave a stone skimming masterclass to Davies and I and we both managed to get 2 bounces out of some stones, which we were chuffed with, then we headed back home again.
The children had tea and a bath while I cooked our dinner and Ady spent ages rearranging the playroom to accomodate the projector, which he then spent all evening battling with to get it to work how he wants it to. He’s not managed it yet so is sulking and will need to confer with Tony I think. I’ve had a celebratory glass of wine because I felt so much better today (and also because my jeans have been falling down all day and I quite liked the pictures Ady took of me at the beach so am feeling all good about not drinking in the week so thought I’d treat myself :lol:) and now, because I’ll be driving lots of miles tomorrow, I’m off to bed.