I worked this morning. It was Baby Rhyme time which I did in the style of a 60 a day smoker, pausing to cough and wheeze between Humpty Dumptying and Row, Row, Rowing my boat. I was very pleasantly surprised to be presented with a card, chocolates, flowers and bottle of wine for me, along with card, sweets and chocolates for Davies and Scarlett from Brenda (big important boss) for Chatterbooks. I particularly liked the words in the cards which clearly showed my efforts and work had been both recognised and appreciated, ditto what she wrote to Davies and Scarlett :).
I had quite a long chat with Brenda about the changing of hours, where the library service is going, oh and my phobia of dogs 😆 There are great changes afoot in the next year or so which may or may not effect me, we’ll have to see.
Ady had taken Davies and Scarlett out with him for the morning and we met back at home for lunch before he went off to finish his days work. With Mum and Dad going to China next week we’re pretty stuffed for childcare in the coming weeks – not at all sure how that is going to pan out 🙁 .
The kids were in very self sufficient moods this afternoon so I left them to it, figuring they’ve had a fairly rushing around doing what other people say type week. So Davies Xboxed, Tarly spent a good hour out with the chickens before having a long bath while I read some of the current book group book and spent far too much time playing Bubble Island (I blame Jax ;)). I think we all needed some downtime in our own seperate ways though. Oh and I spent some time trying to capture a self portrait of me Carol Decker-eqsue. Will upload once I’ve taken the pics off the camera.
Ady came home, I made the kids pancakes for tea (working my way through that egg glut) and we all went to watch a ‘Flipper Show’ in Davies’ bedroom which the kids had put together. It involved Davies on the microphone while Scarlett, dressed as a ‘dolphin trainer’ a soft toy dolphin and a shoe box cut open and coloured in to be a pool along with various cardboard props they’d made such as hoops, balls and fish. Very entertaining :).
We read another large chunk of ‘I was a rat’ I know we’ve arrived at Pullman pretty late but he is rapidly becomming our new favourite author (Andy Stanton watch out!).
Toad in the hole for dinner further reduced the dozens of eggs :).