Well, it seemed like a quiet day

until I got around to ticking the category list!

How did we fit so much in?

Up very early is one clue, as it was Big’s swimming lesson at 9.40 this morning. She and I fell out before and after, although she managed extremely well during (and I did make sure I told her so, even though I was cross with her other behaviour). She is coming along well in the lesson – jumping in today she was clearing the black line for the lane marker, so I’m not quite so worried about her braining herself on the side. Turns out that she managed that because she threw a ring in first and followed it, but she couldn’t work out how to do it normally until I suggested she use a pretend ring…

Anyway, because of the way she behaved while we were out I refused to take her with me to the library and went on my own with Small. He was adorable – got himself some books down and took them to the librarian! I was in stitches. 😉 We got a book for Big anyway, How Would You Survive as a Viking? which has gone down well. We also chose This is the Tree: A Story of the Baobab which I’m fairly sure we’ve read before, but is a nice book anyway.

While trying to tidy I came across a little booklet about York City Centre with a map in it, so Big and I looked at it to trace the path we walked between Jorvik and the National Railway Museum the other day. She seems to have a good grasp of how maps work, which I’m impressed with (Dora is good for something then 😉 ) While I’d been out she did a bit more of her phonic workbook with Tim as well, so they enjoyed some one to one time, which is good. Then after lunch, I cleared off for a nice long bath and he wrangled them from the sofa, which was even better.

I got out just in time to intercept him on the way to take Small to bed for a nap – no no no! We don’t let the child sleep during the day…and as a result, he’s in bed now. Definitely a result if you ask me.

Big sent an ecard to a young portico as with being away I’d completely forgotten to send a real card :-(, but hey, it means I can cross off ICT for today!

And I’ve done lots of research into tablet weaving because I saw some at Jorvik and it looked rather interesting. Now I want one of these – it looks gorgeous! I do find it rather ludicrous that I can get a handmade one shipped from the states at practically the same price I can buy a mass produced one in this country though.