and we had friends come round to visit. Early on I told the two four year olds (or thereabouts) that I wasnt going to play referee, so if they had any difficulties, they needed to sort it out between themselves. Turned out that that was a really smart move, as they suddenly discovered all these negotiation skills previously unseen by any parent, and apart from one small scuffle over bed bouncing, we didn’t have any whining or wailing.
Which meant that the adults could chat, and the smalls could roll around (or try to stand up, depending). We even got on with some digging – the mound is slowly disappearing. Once the friends all went home, I did some more digging and we watered all the seeds, while Small and Larger played in the garden.
Also managed to get the washing done, and while ds had a nap, dd and I did our first ever FIAR session – Mirette on the High Wire. Mainly we talked about feelings – looked at the pictures and decided what ppl were feeling in them. She also noticed that there were some places mentioned that she’s had postcards from as well, so I think I’ll follow up on that in further readings.
Now if I could just get Small to act tired it really would be a pretty good day.
