Hit and miss

Yesterday was one of the more ho-hum days. Started off with Playcentre all morning - both kids were off doing their own thing and have realised I've hit a place at playcentre where I am no longer needed by Danielle as she has really found her own feet and niche there (I'm just loving seeing her making friends, being completely comfortable with the other parents, her confidence in making requests and "knowing" the place is just fantastic) and yet she is not quite ready for me to leave her there - so I was a bit in limbo since it wasn't my duty day.

The afternoon was a bit of a miss - both kids were tired, I was tired (an active brain during my sleep meant I felt like it was one of those nights where you just dream all night - weird) and together, that's not such a good combo. A bit of a cranky mummy, kids that are less than enthusiastic about doing anything to help themselves...

We went down to the library in the afternoon and got out some more Magic Tree House books - that was a quick trip coz Nathan complained of a tummy-ache (and that had me worrying about allowing him to play with the playdough in the morning at playcentre when usually he doesn't - and although he tried his best not to touch it and washed his hands afterwards (he is gluten intolerant) I still had an attack of the guilts). A lemonade ice block on the way home was welcomed though.

I felt less than inspired to cook dinner.

After dinner we went down to feed the chickens, let them out for a run around, collected an egg, some corn, some tomatoes and basil while the kids bounced on the tramp and went on the swings. We got the cuisenaire rods out as Nathan was wanting me to write out big numbers again, so I thought I would introduce the idea that they have value in a counting/physical sense too. We mostly just played with patterns the blocks made and that each rod is made up of single units. He likes to make cubes.

Simon was going out for a training bike ride straight after work again so there was no respite and I got sprung by a friends hubby at 7pm by popping in unexpectedly to pick something up while I was cranky at the kids on tidying up the house before bed! The shame with an extememly messy house, dinner dishes/food still all over the table/kitchen and crying children and yelling mother. Arghhh. I didn't think I'd worry about that stuff - but to be caught out on a bad day just didn't need to happen.

One of the not so good days. At least it rained over night which means I don't need to water the garden today.

Anyway, today will be a good one hehe.