Lock Down Journal

Every day between day 15 and day 21 (that I have not recorded here) has been filled with it's ups and downs and the children have kept us busy.  We enjoyed a happy Easter weekend together and then it was back to work and school on Tuesday.  I no longer have to keep...

I woke up early with the baby.  Thankfully the older two woke up early too as they provide a bit of entertainment.  In a moment of inspired boldness, I decided to bath all three of them on my own.  It was not only bold but also necessary as they were looking pretty...

We should have rounded the children up for the official programme but they seemed to be keeping themselves busy playing in the garden so we left them to it for most of the morning.  The craft for the day was to make Easter egg baskets.  I think that Nana made four...

Day thirteen once again necessitated that Nana and I entertain the children for the morning.  After coffee we rounded the children up.  I can't say that we really have a grip on the whole thing yet and we are pretty grateful once snack time comes around. At least the...

Day twelve was my turn to sleep in, I handed the baby to Fred at 6:30 and returned to my bed for a luxurious lie in until 8am.  Fred is getting on much better with the baby, so that's great. We headed upstairs for coffee.  Helen had obviously already had hers as she...

On day eleven, Daba got up before anyone else and he spotted one of the pet snails drinking from the spout of Rose's water bottle.  The rest of us were grabbing our morning coffee in the kitchen by 8am, ready to tackle a new week. After the relatively fun times and...

The baby woke me at 6am but it was Fred's turn to take him.  I was happy to go back to sleep.  Fred brought him back to me at 8am and he smelt like beer.  The baby smelt like beer, not Fred.  I started my day with the resolve to eat a healthy breakfast, snack less and...

Day seven was a good day for the pre-school activity programme.  As Helen had work to do, the pressure was on Nana and I to come up with several hours of entertainment to keep the children busy.  The first thing we did was tackle the mess in the living room.  Tidying...

As of day six, ghekos are no longer safe.  They are being caught and kept as pets.  Fortunately for them they are great at climbing out of boxes, unlike the snails of last week which I think are still in a box somewhere in the house. Day six of lock down was not our...