Today has been a mish-mash of work deadines, internal noise and trying to keep up with dinging phones and work. HH has been hard at it since 7.30 this morning.
Breaths of respite included a call from some friends (our first 3-way video call) and lots of laughter at the thought of practicing some cycling by strapping cans of beans to your feet and then lying on your back and circling your legs. This would make an ideal workout for someone stuck in a flat like one couple who were still in the PJs on the call (er-hmm!). This really tickles my sense of the ridiculous. I just need to talk a kid into trying it out so I can video it!
Another favourite moment was helping His Dukiness with a research project he did not want to do on the Arctic Fox (hey, he chose the animal, I gave him the zoo). While HD sat in dudgeon as I reviewed his scanty notes, I made him watch a video of an arctic fox hunting. Best thing ever! They leap straight into the air and then dive nose first into snow drifts. HD couldn't hold the grumps when he saw it and a giggle escaped.
DD is still reading up a storm and has taken to painting and drawing again at last in her newly tidied room (that's darling daughter, 'cos she really is rather a darling in her teenness, see below for reason why room was cleaned). His Dukiness - I do hope someone remembers Lord Igthorn as they read this - is a pro at commandeering the spare ancient laptop at any unexpected moment. He then has to be tossed off, much to his apparent surprise that he is NOT allowed to play all day. I was amazed at how quickly a list of things that includes vacuuming the kitchen, study and lounge can be completed as the play-off time of 2pm approaches. HH had to move out of the study to facilitate the vacuum efforts and stood bemused.
PB: I made 3.5 km of jogging and walking around the pool and garden. Given that the pool is only 6x3m I think that's quite good. We added a game of basketball to get the heart rate up using the refurbished hoop. I'm a rubbish shooter. It was fun!
I've decided to personally take part in an art challenge. You get a different topic each day to draw or photograph. I'm muddling it up a bit and not posting on their group, but today's topic is Shelter and my photo of Ninja as he surveys his garden this morning at sunrise makes me think of shelter.
Why consolidating? Perhaps because this is what today has been about. Consolidating reports. Consolidating newsletters. Consolidating kids.
Consolidating me - con (contrary) / solid (finding a place to stand) / dating (making a mark on today through what I have been doing).
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