Tag Archives: 2020.06

Genevieve begged to walk home through the woods with two of her classmates and I couldn’t refuse her pleas. The three of them ran off giggling, laughing and revelling in the excitement of just being together. It was so lovely to see.

The weather was nice so we got out the water table. This was a slightly sneaky move as it also meant that Genevieve could experiment with the idea of volume and capacity for this week’s maths schoolwork. Stealth learning!

James drew an epic scene. His description was amazing: “This is me being silly wearing a helmet riding across the grass on a motorbike being a stuntman.” Utter genius!

Genevieve came in to the kitchen to see what was going on, at which point she farted loudly and before making a swift exit. Stephen and I tried to chastise her for this antisocial and unpleasant behaviour, but we’re both such children that we started giggling instead.

Megan had bought sausage rolls for the kids to enjoy. They were exceedingly happy with that piece of news. However, I was less thrilled as, somehow, they always manage to spread flakes of puff-pastry all over the house when they eat the meaty treats. Oh well.

The daily battle to tame Genevieve’s hair ended with her requesting a Princess Leia do. Two side-buns later and she was good to go. She was very happy with the result (even though her right bun was already threatening to unravel). Hair success!

The kids insisted on brushing my hair before they went to bed. They need a lot of practice – it wasn’t the nicest of experiences! But it was worth the pain and discomfort to see their smile afterwards.

We were having homemade burgers for dinner and James was on hand to be my sous-chef. He did an excellent job measuring the dry ingredients, but when it came to adding the minced beef he was more keen to stab it than mix it together. He ended up flicking meat everywhere but we got there in the end.

This children played quite peacefully but, shortly afterwards, the neighbours certainly knew that Genevieve and James were visiting from the cacophony of noise/music from the kazoo and recorder being played very loudly around the garden.

Genevieve did two dance routines, chatted to her Beaver friends, and designed a machine that fed you snacks, food and drinks whenever you wanted so you could bypass your parents when you were hungry or wanted hot chocolate. Needless to say, she had a great time.