Something different

Yesterday was a ‘William day’ as he had slept over, so me and him spent the whole day playing, or baking, or mooching in the garden, or reading.

The day started early, at six o’clock, and I knew I had to get up because William was loudly declaring that he was hungry. He was very excited to see that we had those little packets of cereals and he could hardly wait to choose which one he wanted. In the end, he opted for a mix of three of them……. made me smile. Of course it was allowed. It’s Grandma’s rules, isn’t it?

Naturally, we spent some time space travelling in the ‘Harry Potter’ cupboard, along with a clutch of cuddly toys and Glo sticks – and, of course, the obligatory snack. I mean, who doesn’t love a bit of ‘whooshing’ to another planet? I had a special ‘booster’ cushion that I think I was supposed to use for all the ‘controls’ on it, but I sat on it instead – floorboards ain’t half hard these days! William didn’t mind – he’d got enough controls inside the ‘space ship’ to keep him happy.

Here we are, hatch door open, having landed on Mars and about to get out to investigate the unknown territory……

Later on, we made some butterfly cakes and had great fun doing that – William chattering all the while about the lovely butterflies we were creating. Afterwards, he asked if he could have an episode of one of his TV programmes. As we’d had a good hour and a half of TV in the morning (I was just resting my eyes on the sofa after breakfast) I thought not. William pulled a face. “I always have an episode when I am bored,” he stated. Oh.

Well, we can’t have boredom, can we? We spent a little while in the garden investigating the pond and the insects and bird feeders – both of us shocked at the damage the blooming squirrels had done; and then, once inside the house again, we got out a load of books and had a happy three quarters of an hour browsing through them. Ah…..bliss. Just the way I like to spend my day. Heart full to the brim with love.

Bless him, William didn’t want to go home and would have stayed another night if he could. But I had booked into a trial of open water swimming at Cliff Lakes with Linda and Anita, so another overnight stay wasn’t possible.

Open Water Swimming? Moi? Erm……. that was something different!! I have to say, it wasn’t too bad. Anita and Linda took to it like ducks to water, but I had to make a fuss. Oh, Lord, if only I could take things in my stride…… anyway, I did a partial submerge but decided the water felt too chilly and I wasn’t confident in my swimming all of a sudden, so I ran to get a wet suit.

A bit of acclimatisation with a helping hand from one of the lifeguards (well, shouting, actually……”Lie on your back! In a star! Lift your hips up! Put your head back! Hips! Lift your hips! Stop moving your hands! Keep still!) and I managed to swim fairly reasonably, up and down the lanes we’d chosen to swim in. We’re going to go again.

Last night was Quiz Night and I arrived half-way through, much to John’s disgust. Without me there, he’d been having a whale of a time and was a very happy bunny. “I’ve been free…..” he said. Hmmmm…. right…… I offered a tart reply. Freedom? That’s not allowed is it?

Today, neither of us has felt great. I hit a low a mood – not sure why – and John hit a stumbling block on his car repairs. “I’ve been trying to do the trim,” he said, “but it’s not gone well. I can’t see, I can’t breathe and I’m dizzy when I cough or stand up.” Off to the doctors tomorrow then.

Meanwhile, the original Kenilworth Sleaths are enjoying themselves in the summer holidays. Yesterday, they had the obligatory visit to A&E for a repair to Freddie’s head, which he had clonked on the radiator. He’d been bouncing on the bed. Now what have I told him about little monkeys bouncing on the bed?

However, he’s better today, and a very happy chappy taking a turn on a quad bike with Daddy. Honestly, his helmet is almost as big as him! Just wondering if I should suggest he brings the helmet home with him for when he is bouncing on the bed……. gosh, I love that boy.

Take care everyone. God bless.