So we put the kids to bed early on Wed for an early rise on the Thursday. Tom woke twice in the night to ask if it was morning yet. We got to the airport with about ten minutes to spare and the kids stood clutching their homemade sign, complete with Volcano detail (Tom's idea)!
We got back home and had some breakfast before resuming business as usual as Dad and Mum needed a little sleep catch-up as their flight (and most other passengers) was disturbed by a drunk deaf man for much of the flight. I have always been an advocate of a 'brig' on planes where such people can be confined but sadly as yet the idea hasn't caught on.
Friday morning was the first session for Tom's new swim class so it was another early start.
I managed to get the kids to the pool with ten minutes to spare only to see the cover still on the Kids pool and a few people gathered round looking slightly perturbed. I asked if there was a problem.
' There might be no swimming today. They forgot to put chlorine in the kids pool' She said 'tutting' in an indignant manner - I assume she was referring to the Chlorine Elves that visit all pools at night to dispense chemicals.
So I said 'Can we not have the lesson in the big pool (that is not used until after 10am)
'No, it's five degrees colder that the kids pool'
I assured her the kids wouldn't mind as long as they got to swim.
'Oh it's not them' she said 'the teachers don't like it'
'Oh I'm sorry' I said 'Do forgive me, I forgot for a minute who was paying for the lessons'
Anyway to cut a long story short, another test sample was taken only to show a perfect pH of 7.4 so the Elves are off the hook and lessons resumed only three minutes late.
Following swimming we were to rush to playgroup, not passing GO! and not collecting £200 but Tom decided he wanted to go home instead to see Gogs and Grandpa (Mum and Dad) so we did and went to a the beach and park for a quick play before leaving Dad and Mum to walk to Henley Beach whilst I took the kids to a birthday party. After that we went to meet Dad and Mum at Henley and watched a Sea lion lolling around in the sea under the Jetty which was cool! Rachel then called and said she was coming home so we all left to meet her.
We have bought Lucy a new bike as the little one she had was really a push along rather than a ride on and she loves it. Sadly she has been a naughty monkey recently so it has been fully assembled but in the cupboard for a week until she started behaving herself....which she has...at least for a while!!
Dad and Mum brought some meccano for Tom which he has already jumped straight into and is mastering the art of nuts and bolts with spanners and screwdrivers.....just like dad!!!
Speak again soon xx
