It's that time of year again, when the highlight of the week is that I built bookshelf and tidied my room. Boo seems impressed, Lottie somewhat less so. Actually, building the bookshelf was fun, and finally getting my various bags and cases off the floor rewarding. As was having a place for my few remaining books, which appear to cover cooking, sailing, karate and music. The rest of my library is on my Kindle these days.
I also changed a kitchen tap and fixed a leaking sink later in this same week; it's been a very practical minded February for me so far. But the highlight of the week was taking the day off work Tuesday to look after the twins.
My daughter had to travel north to look after a friend, and Nikki couldn't get the day off, so Grandad volunteered to the amusement of both, and slight if unspoken concern of my daughter. You'd think from her poorly obscured nervousness at leaving the three of us unsupervised I'd never done this before.
To be fair, from the moment I got them up to the moment I put them to bed, it was exhausting, occasionally very messy, but very good fun. They're great company. Both very distinct characters now, but both very mobile, adventurous, curious and robust. Keeping up with them all day was certainly a full time job.
Naturally, I took them to town for lunch. The conclusion to which is we clearly don't pay our serving staff enough.
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