chris knows the initial bit of the day, as i got home mid afternoon. it involved shopping, and it involved going to the halfterm trampolining sessions at the local sports centre. SB and Chris also looked at a country file magazine set about UK animals and birds, and she also read gregs microscope again. BB is rather upset that she no longer goes to gym, so we might try again the gymtots type session.
When I got home, SB and i did some violin practice [ she is finding playing while i count v difficult - not sure how succesful the melrose music will be, but as long as it is fun...] and then opened my amazon box for the movin and groovin dvd! this is part of my try and get fit regime. I realised that i would only actually do it, if i did it with kids, and that my fitness level is at 0, so Jax’s choice of dirty dancing grt fit was never going to be in my league! once i had sent chris out for sniggering, it was much better. honestly, you would think i would get a bit of support – i do know how silly i must look! ANyway, we did half an hour, and SB was then tired, so not bad, and we hope to do this 3 times a week.
BB had been asleep and woke up for a bit of painting of her airdried clay dinodor balls, whilst SB did some maths. i took SB swimming, as we are gradually acclimatising her to the idea of changing on her own in the ladies. i was in there, but not helpful! i loved watching her swim, she puts a lot of effort in, but even the instructor looked dumbfounded at her doggy paddle /crawl arms paired with half breast stroke half butterfly legs!! she did survive a width with this though! There were only 2 of them today so they worked well, and the crawl visibly improved. I am v pleased with this instructor. SB also appears not bothered by the deep end thing anymore.
Home and we watched some TV, BB and i did a jigsaw and then some paper shredding! some fun and games with me singing a hornpipe faster and faster, and the girls dancing more and more wildly! SB has gone to bed with a worst witch book and a magic school house chapter book, to see if she enjoys them. [she gets through a book a night - thank goodness for the library!]
I feel terrible as SB wanted to take her RSPB packs to your car but I said they’d be safe in the boot and not get mixed up with Clo’s. Guess what I found this morning. Should I mail them or bring them to Melrose?
oops! i think melrose will be fine. she hasn’t said anything!
Ernest sometimes goes by himself now, sometimes comes with us. It’s quite good. A year ago, I kind of imagined that there would be a sudden cut-off when he could do everything alone, but realised it’s better to spend this year practising when he wants to
Lol – changing room update – E had his lesson today, and I went swimming too, so he said he’d come in with me. And then got embarrassed about getting changed in front of girls!
it is difficlut. if sb taken by chris she uses boys, and her class is all boys and they have laughed at her. so this is why we are trying the getting used to the girls, and when she is comfortable, then will persuade her that if there is a prob, she can ask anyone else there to get her daddy outside. somehow a man doing rescue missions into the girls is far more problematic than the reverse scenario…
“somehow a man doing rescue missions into the girls is far more problematic than the reverse scenario…”
Yes. But sending a boy into the men’s is a bit more worrying than sending a girl into the women’s! Can’t win
We do have a small changing room (separate to the men’s and women’s) that has been divided into sections for use as a “family” changing room, but tbh I’d rather not squash in there. But it’s nice it’s there for those who want to use it.
hmm, i guess so~!