I am so bored of Joe Wicks but it is a good start to the day and Leo and Oscar have been joining in more. The rain is obviously stopping them going out and getting exercise so this will have to do for now until I find something else. Will have to make sure that Leo is happy with any change though.
The snapchat filter today was hilarious! I will never get my hair done like this 😂
For school work today Oscar had to do a drawing of a flower. A simple task you would think, but no. He was in tears. He really doesn't like drawing as it has to be perfect, so every pencil mark wasn't good enough! I eventually talked him around and we changed the work slightly so that we could put it up in the living room window. I'm sure his teachers won't mind.
The flowers we used as props.
Leo chose to make a paper bracelet today from recycled paper. This was part of his school work. I helped him out a lot, and it was really fiddly but he did amazing at sticking with it and he was proud of the finished product. The website has loads of simple ideas, which you can find here.
Ellis had his first online lesson this morning and it's good to see him back to doing something other than gaming. He is in the room with us but we don't notice him that much which is a good thing as must mean he is busy. 🤔
I was still struggling today with feeling drained, achy and tired. The niggly headache started again just after lunch and I was very snappy and not my usual self. PMT maybe, which would explain it.
Thankfully the boys worked so well that we managed to finish early. I thought it would be a nice idea to watch a film in my bed before they were allowed their computer gaming time. Well I tried and failed to get it to work so I ended up sending the boys back downstairs to the living room to watch TV and I stayed in bed watching Gogglebox. I laughed out loud, rested in a dark room, and had very few disturbances. It worked a treat and was one of the best decisions I've made in lockdown as I got up to do dinner in a much better mood and the headache gone! 👏👍. I think I need to get a break a bit more often. Going out for a run isn't a break so I need to ask Rob if he can just take charge of the boys sometimes.
For dinner I finished off the turkey burgers I had started yesterday. I think they turned out alright and both Ellis and Rob nailed them in about 1 minute 30 seconds! They were actually really simple to do and I'd be happy to do them again. Need to find some other things like this to do.
Had a lovely FaceTime chat with my friend Lou. We would sometimes see each other up to twice a week depending on who was taking who to which rugby club! We both have 2 boys, playing for 2 different clubs, who train and play on the same days. It's been really helpful in the past as it means we can help each other out with lifts and stuff. We had a nice catch up and it's much better talking and being able to see each other, rather than just over messenger.
Rob is off to the office tomorrow and my plan is to get up early, yeh right, and go for a run first thing. He's agreed to get up with the boys and give them breakfast, get them dressed, do their teeth, make their beds and have them ready for Joe Wicks at 9am. Should be interesting. Now I just need to get myself to bed as it's already Thursday! Clapping day again! Goes round fast doesn't it?
Today I learnt that Oscar really doesn't like drawing and that I need to have more breaks away from the boys, I am loving the rain, for now, and I am grateful that Leo managed to stick with something that he was finding difficult. 😍💕💙
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