Gingerbread Travels - April 2021

As we make our way tentatively back into the big wide world.  We have found ourselves, suddenlyish, in charge two boys with two weeks of holiday to fill after only knowing them for a month. 

We have found that while not everything is “back to normal” and outside is much “safer” than indoors.  Finding new and interesting things for 8/9 year olds and grown ups that isn’t too limiting or costly has pushed my skills of planning to their limits.  I can’t lie, I do love finding activities that are cool/free/different and seeing the looks on their little faces when they see things for the first time. 

Where have we been?  As we are still getting to know each other, I don’t want to travel too far.  As they are quite “fizzy” little boys (read annoying) if they aren’t given the chance to run around, I needed places that would tire them out and have space for them to run and be loud (read normal).  

Gingerbread Life - April 2021

Am I A Runner now?

I have A LOT of free time now.....  it’s taken me a while to decided what to do to fill my days.  I have fostering admin (courses, meetings, diaries), life admin (never had the luxury of this before) and house admin (juts a posh name for cleaning).  Never before in my adult life have I had free time during the day, when things are open and places aren’t busy. I haven’t been sleeping well and I realised that while I am able to relax and take my time with things (I still haven’t been able to nap) I am not using my body as much, I used to do 7000 steps by lunchtime, now I struggle to do that in a couple of days.  I have decided to try running.

I will just let that sit there, I have chosen to run.  I am going to to the couch to 5K running schedule.  Historically I don’t get passed week three so I am hoping that documenting it will make me more accountable (it worked for the walking). I have a spot by the river that I have decided to use, I walk on the bumpy bits and run on the flat.  Let’s see how this goes...

Gingerbread Familia - April 2021

Happy Bronze Anniversary My Love

It’s been a weird one, we didn’t really get a chance to celebrate, after last year with the pandemic in full flow and this year with our two new arrivals we haven’t really had a chance to celebrate our marriage and how far we have come.  It’s not easy at the moment, we bicker and snap at each other like never before but we are both making a conscious effort to spend quality time ftogether.  It doesn’t help that because that boys are on holiday and GO is working from 5am we have time together and when we do he struggles to stay awake. We are both holding out for school to be back on where we at least get to spend a few hour alone together.

Gingerbread Haus - April 2021

 🐣🐇 Frohe Ostern 🐇🐣 

“We’ve had a visit from the Easter Bunny”

Hoppy Easter 🐣 Frohe Ostern 🐰 

As the ginger one was working we postponed our Easter Bunny 🐰 visit until tomorrow, thank goodness they don’t pay any attention to the calendar, news or radio.  The amount of Easter Sunday announcements that have gone above their heads is incredible.  We have a scavenger hunt, goodie basket and a trip out planned for “Easter” but for today we’ve had surprise garden visits, video calls and a movie or two.  I’ve managed to sneak off for a 🚿 which has magically turned into a 🛀🏻, relaxing soak here I come.  Only one week left till they go back to school. 🏫