It was all change as far as the weather is concerned. The hot weather has gone to be replaced by the more sessional weather you would expect from this time of year. It was cold and grey this morning temperatures were nothing to write home about compared to what they were over the weekend.
The morning started earlier than of late. The school holidays are over and although Emily got herself off to school I got up to make sure Catherine got up and left in time. Unlike mornings of the past my first drink of the day wasn't a coffee but a lovely cup of tea. It was just what I need with this horrible sore throat that has stopped me eating for the last few days. It was much better at soothing the throat rather than coffee which seemed to be making it worse.
With the Catharine safe at school I got on with catching up a bit with this blog. There were a few missing posts and nearly all of them have been done except for one major one from the middle of the month that I started at the time but never finished. Even that should be done and dusted in the next couple of days. I dislike having the blog so behind that I'm always playing catch up all the time. It makes it feel like an obligation rather than a pleasure which is normally is to write. So getting the it almost up to date was a good for my soul.
When noon arrived I head off into Oakham to pick Lucy up from nursery. It was so lovely to see her again. For some reason I had been missing more than normal over the weekend. She gave me a massive hug when I picked her up and she just wouldn't let go. When we got into the car we headed straight for the bakery in Uppingham for some food before heading off to Eyebrook Reservoir to eat it. I'm really falling in love with the place it is so beautiful even when the weather is grey and cloudy.
When we got home, after a secret mission to the shops, Lucy went into the family room to play with her board games and other toys. I kept popping in and out to play with her while I got on with the other jobs I had to do that I didn't want to. I would rather have played with Lucy if I could of but I really didn't have a choice today. All the same I seem to be at the right times to keep her amused, although I did miss interacting with her as much I would like. When I get days like this I feel at times I have hardly seen her.
Just before Catharine came home I had settled down with Lucy to play Mouse trap. We were both working out which bit went where. The instructions are missing somewhere around the house. Lucy was helping me by testing the different bits out as I built them. We were having a grand time and when Catharine got home she joined us. She was trying to remember the rules so we could play a game. In the end she gave up and made her own variation of them. It turned out even these weren't need as Lucy was just happy setting off the traps for now.
To help me get on with my jobs Catherine suggested that she take George for a walk with Lucy to the Park. Lucy jumped at the idea. Earlier in the day she had asked if she could go to the park and I said the it wasn't really warm enough so having a second chance really appealed to her. Catherine got George and I put the lead on him and together with Lucy, dressed in her warm coat, they all headed out to the park. From all accounts they had a lovely time and while they were there they met up with Emily and brought her home with them.
While the girls were out I got on with making dinner for Lucy. She had dinner on her own tonight although Emily and Catharine joined her at the table to keep her company while she ate. They all encouraged to her to eat and they chatted and had fun. Lucy did well on her dinner. I hadn't realised how much I had cooked and she had enough to feed either Emily or Catherine, but all the same she finished a good part of her dinner.
With dinner over Lucy and myself finished off the work for the secret mission. Their was a present to warp and a cards to write and put kisses on. One card from Lucy and another from Emily and Catherine, but for who? With this out of the way I played with Lucy until it was time for her to go back to Oakham. While Emily and Catherine headed out around the village with Charlie.
The trip back to Oakham was rather exciting especially for Lucy. She had the results of her secret mission to deliver. And now all can be reveled, a present and card for her mummies birthday. Of course she doesn't really yet have a full grasp of the concept of time and wanted them opened in an instant although her mummies birthday is not to Thursday. So she going to have to wait to see them opened. With the drop off out of the way it I head back to home in the grey light of the day. I really wished it had been at least sunny for part of the day.
All there was to do next was to cook dinner for everyone else, while I had something simple that was easy to swallow. In the end they all had Emily's favorite spaghetti bolognese which I found hard to cook given I wasn't in a position to really taste anything. I must have done alright because by the end of the meal most of it was gone. With that out of the way Emily and Catherine did there own thing until it was time for bed and off to there sleep they went.
I really dislike being busy on the days I have Lucy. I just want to get on and have fun and today it was made worse but not being one hundred percent. Although there is little you can do about it, it is still a pain and spoils the day in someway. It was that and other things got in the way of making it a lovely day but there is little you can do sometimes accept just know there were still some magic moments in the day. Those I will hold on to and they will make me smile. Finally I will leave you with a lovely quote I found today by one of my favorite poets:
"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It's so true if you carry one making enough noise someone will notice you. Look at Lucy, she is an expert at it, but fun aside, if you don't keep trying you will never have a chance of ever succeeding. A good rule to live life by don't you think?
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