Ian has gone up north with James to his new bach up there. They are having some boy time which as far as I know includes a canoe boat and perhaps some fishing. And no doubt whiskey. I haven't quite known what to do with myself today as Erin has gone off to work (she has been waiting for temp work for ages!) and so I am on my own with the kids - first time in a long time! I defaulted to our usual activities of baking (granola bars) and playing with paints. Messy all round but more fun than housework.



Immy has a bit of a cold which is making her very grumpy. Fortunately she and Ethan went to bed easily for Erin last night while I was out playing touch rugby. Have really been enjoying that. Also gets me out meeting people other than other mums. We had two games last night and we even won one of them! I scored two tries!

The other news is that I have signed up for the round the bays fun run. I have been talking about getting back into running for too long. I needed a training schedule to tell me what to do when.

We have had a few very hot days here. Hope all you Brits are holding up OK in the snow!