Things I have yet to do

[ailbhe]

Tomorrow I need to phone my own dentist, the optician, and the doctor's surgery, for checkups for me and Linnea, eye tests for me and Emer (new glasses for me, almost certainly), and a 6-week checkup for me and Astrid, and some vaccinations for Emer.

I also need to cut the new plastic tablecloth to size so we can use it.

And make a packed lunch for us to take to the home ed group. It's a bit tricky because it's nut free and my go-to packed lunch of choice is peanut butter sandwiches and a tub of cashews for snacking. We might make do with jam sandwiches. Banana and jam, for me, probably; I couldn't eat just jam sandwiches.

We have been madly busy all week; I don't remember what we did on Monday, but we went to town and got a passport photo for Astrid and a new library card for Linnea and both children had their feet measured and then they had their swimming lessons. There was more but I have no idea what. On Tuesday we had the Not Back To School Picnic and went to the library with friends and got Astrid weighed at baby clinic, then had visitors in the afternoon. Wednesday we stayed at home and did laundry, and had a visitor too. Thursday we went to a brand new home ed group and used Google Maps postcode finder to navigate and ended up walking twice as far as we needed to on the way there, but we're sorted for next time and it won't happen again. Tomorrow is Friday, and the old familiar home ed group. Also I need to get to a shop to buy Emer a new swimsuit because her swimming instructor says that little girls need a swimsuit with a top half (I'm not arguing; as soon as he said it I said "What, in case they sprout breasts mid-lesson?" and if I can't be less "shrill" and "hysterical" than that I need to keep my mouth shut). And they both need swimming socks of some sort as an anti-verruca measure. So tomorrow I need to get up, do laundry, pack lunch, and get the bus to town to go shopping, and then head on to ERAPA, preferably WITH all the tetra-packs for recycling, because there's a drop-off there for them. And at some stage we'll be joined by Rob, who will be flying home tomorrow morning.

I can't remember what's planned for Saturday. I hope it's just cooking meals for the freezer, really. And clearing the spare room for visitors.

Sunday is busy again, but it should be loads of fun. Riverside barbecue / picnic; we must remember to bring a chair for me, so that I can walk afterwards.

Edit: Also, I am actually horribly jealous of Rob's time away, with whole undisturbed nights of sleep and food he doesn't have to prepare or clean up after and then today I heard he go to go to the beach. Which I would have enjoyed more than he did, but I didn't get to go, so that's hard to sympathise with... I miss the sea, oh so much I miss the sea. Must force the family to get to the seaside more often than "at least one day most years."

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[caerleon.livejournal.com]

Also, I am actually horribly jealous of Rob's time away

No you aren't, you are envious. He, on the other hand may be jealous of it. You are jealous of what you have and envious of what others have.. :-)

[(Anonymous)]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jealous

"feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages"

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

I am boggling at the top half for a swimming costume, really. I had my mouth open reading it!

I'm envious of Andy's 6 days away, staying in a hotel & going out for dinner every evening. I am actually even more envious of the week he had at home on his own (with work to go too) as Kate, Holly & I stayed a week longer with my parents than him.

I was too tired to load the dishwasher last night or bring the damp washing in & it's now drizzling, so the damp washing is now wet :(

We did take the dog for a long walk, ate dinner together & had nice chats about school & I even sat down & watched tv with the girls. That's better than washing pots.

[cat63.livejournal.com]

(I'm not arguing; as soon as he said it I said "What, in case they sprout breasts mid-lesson?" and if I can't be less "shrill" and "hysterical" than that I need to keep my mouth shut).

That's not shrill and hysterical, it's perfectly justifiable sarcasm, IMo.

[deborah_c]

... and indeed enviable (see above :-) quick thinking. I'm always left looking like a slightly indignant goldfish by this kind of thing, and come up with the perfect instant retort anywhere between five and thirty minutes later.

[ailbhe]

What, is everyone going to ignore 150 years of common usage and adhere to obsolete prescriptive dictionaries? I like the OED myself.

[ailbhe]

The scare quotes were kind of to acknowledge that... a bit. While being aware that only arguments which ultimately agree with The Patriarch are *not* shrill and hysterical. IYSWIM.

[cat63.livejournal.com]

I think I do, yes. And it sucks mightily :-(

[ailbhe]

I know of mothers who would send their child into the pool that way and then still scream bloody murder themselves if his hand needed to touch her chest

Ew, you may be right - I read about people like this from third parties every so often. Never seem to encounter one first-hand, online or off, but via third parties.

None of the swimming teachers seem to get into the pool with the children, it's all from the edge coaching. But he might need to touch them sometime anyway.

Rob found a blue spotty tankini thing in a sports shop. Sports shops sell swimwear all year round, apparently.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Sports shops sell swimwear all year round, apparently.

Yup, because they're selling to sports swimmers who train all year round and not just in the summer.

They'll be good quality suits, too, designed to stand up to a lot of work.

[ailbhe]

They stock fewer children's suits in summer because of school holidays. But that's ok because everyone else stocks them then.

[heraldis.livejournal.com]

I miss the sea too! It's my one regret with where we live, at least and hour and a half to any kind of sea, more than that to a decent beach with proper sea.

[prophetsong.livejournal.com]

Hello, I added you as you'd said it was ok :)

I miss the sea too. I spent 2 days in Weston Super Mare for work last week. It didn't count.

[ailbhe]

To be fair, Rob's trip didn't count either, but it does for me resenting it purposes.

[mrs-warwick.livejournal.com]

Add me to the list of people who miss the sea. The first thing I do when I go back to my parents' house is to go to the beach. Sometimes we stop there before we go to the house.
If the right job vacancy comes up, I'd move back to Anglesey like a shot.