Weekend

Intense rain is hammering our house at the moment, combined with strong winds. A good day for staying indoors. We managed the weekly grocery shop this morning, but I’ve spent the rest of the day sheltering inside. The Playcentre washing bag is still hanging out on the line. It may as well stay there now! At least the washing mountain it contained is clean, dry, folded, and awaiting removal back to Playcentre tomorrow.

I have been unaccountably tired today – well, waking at 4.00 am alongside a thrashing Aidan didn’t help, but even so, I have been very unmotivated to do anything except read my internet forum and snooze in my chair. Isabelle took the opportunity to decorate my forehead with pink number stickers while I rested. Aidan is wearing blue sticker “earrings”. Brendon seems the only family member currently immune from sticker decoration.

That reminds me of a couple of Easters back. Isabelle’s aunty sent her some stickers, which she carefully adhered to the cat. Must see if I can find the photo. (Here it is, right there at the top of this post!)

We had a children’s birthday party yesterday – very nice, relaxing and fun. Isabelle and Aidan both wanted to wear hot pink lipstick as part of their party clothes. I let them - the only quarter given to gender was that Aidan wore only a dab while I carefully traced the line of Isabelle’s lips. I find it quite strange putting lipstick on Isabelle, purely because our lips are different shapes! You sort of get used to putting it on the same way, and I’m always struck by the fact that I have to concentrate a bit harder with her.