Encounters With Joy: Day 100

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Day 100

Well here we are.

Girls are back at preschool for the next couple of weeks and we are working out this tentative new normal. we had a lovely time enjoying some freedom in the glorious sunshine last week and just figuring out how life works now.

coffee with my boyz

Here is a recent exchange with the girls which sums up the confusion of the country;

Clara: 'so we can go back to preschool mummy, are the poorly people better?'

Me: 'umm no, at least not all of them, some of them are better but not everyone.'

Clara: 'so can we go swimming?'

Me: 'no I'm afraid not'

Sylvie: (interrupting in a sing song tone) 'but we can always go to the woods?!'

Me: 'yes Sylvie we can always go to the woods, how about this afternoon?!'

Sylvie: 'but I don't want to'

Me: oh okay.

Clara: and can we see granny and grandpa?

Me: yes I think we can stay with them soon! Although probably best not to hug them, I think, but I'm not sure *bangs head against wall*

I've been feeling deflated, partly by dint of the cooler weather, partly by the baby cutting molars with a resultant serious dip in the sleep stakes.

Trying to stay well, mainly by not reading news articles entitled 'the new swine flu', excercizing regularly and cutting out sweets and chocolate for now (Sob).

Just getting through each day at this point.

Gradually dipping our toe into making plans to see family and friends, the baby turned one this past weekend and we celebrated it with my brother and his family which was lovely.