The weather over the weekend was wild, wet, and windy and with E suffering from a snotty cold, it was just too damp and dank to venture outside. The kids were pretty exhausted following their first week ‘back to school’ and so we’ve spent the weekend relaxing indoors, watching movies, playing board games, baking, and spending time doing activities at the table. Battling with the boy over Battleships Baking Bliss Whilst our kitchen gets on my nerves as it’s so dated and is in dire need of ripping apart, refitting, and redecorating, it seems to be the one place that…
weekends
It’s not just the kids that are flagging this evening, I myself am already exhausted and it’s only Monday! We really ought to get the kids and ourselves to bed a little earlier but by the time that we’ve got home from school, got changed, had snacks, completed homework tasks, made tea, washed the pots, vacuumed, tidied, folded and put the laundry away and have actually spent some time together as a family it’s usually heading towards 8pm. Following that and whatever other random evening activities may take place, there’s also bath time, stories to be read and the whole bedtime…