an unplanned quiet day

as I felt terrible today, and consequently we’ve done very little.

still managed to do some hama with dd, which was nice. Her creativity is coming on in leaps and bounds – her artwork never fails to amaze me. She is sometimes held back by the fact that she doesn’t know how to do something right, and so won’t just try, but that doesn’t seem to apply to hama. Perhaps I should be exploring different mediums for her.

She also played in the garden for ages in the sun, which was lovely. Me, I went to bed with ds – this cold hit me hard, and when I blacked out and fell over, I decided it was time to take it easy.

Ds seems OK, although we are running into his stubborn streak increasingly now. He aims for the most unsuitable things – radiator caps and shoes are big favourites. And he hates being told no. Good points are that he loves his bookstart books, and can be kept amused for minutes on end with a box.

Oh oh, I can hear him coming to find me again…better go!


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