Day 146

23rd June 2022

Boyz in the Hood

I snuck out the door for work this morning, just in time for a cuddle with Mila girl, who was sleepy and warm from her bed.

Her soft kisses and tiny arms around my neck melted my heart, and made it hard to leave.

Today was one of her favourite days.

Gymnastics day!

While Mila was at gym, Lincoln & Dad went to shoot some hoops, and ran into some home school friends.

15-year-olds!!

Linc was stoked.

15-year-olds are like rock stars to a 10-year-old. 😎

The Blue Chair

So, I’m constantly telling the kids not to slide around the room on the wheely chairs.

I know right, who cares?

It just makes SO much noise and when they both do it together, I develop a twitch!!

On one of Dad’s days (just saying!) they were sliding around on the chairs and Mila’s tipped over and the back of the chair split in half. 🙄

You should have seen her little face when I got home.

“Sorry mama.” She was barely audible.

“Were you hurt?” I asked.

“I hurt by back.” She whispered in a teeny tiny voice.

Inside I was all, I knew this would happen! But on the outside, I was genuinely sad for her and the huge graze on her back. 😥

Anyway, long story.

Today, they fixed the chair!

Liam has a plastic welder. (Who knew such a thing existed!)

They took delight figuring out this tool, and repairing the chair. 🔧

So, these little metal pieces complete the circuit which sends through the current and melts the metal to the plastic.

Cleverness!!

Assembling the welder thingy.

I mean circuit. 🙄

Voila!

One fixed chair.

After this, they did some English & Math’s and then had their computer time.

When I got home, I took them to K-Mart because now Lincoln is a basketballer, he needs a size 6 ball and we have a size 7 ball, and this just won’t do!

I didn’t even realise they came in different sizes.

There were literally hundreds of balls at K-Mart, and do you think they had a size 6?

No.

There we were, sat on the floor, working a ball system, throwing them in various display bins looking for the 6?

There was no 6. 😫

I held up the 5 and the 7 and looked hard. We’re talking about a millimeter of difference.

So, we’re going to hold out for the 6.

Mila bought a little toy thing with the last of her birthday money, that she is dragging out to the bitter end.

Today it was bubble-gum, and a little archaeologist toy which after much soaking, mess and hammering, she discovered gemstones!

She was very excited and took great care to wash them.

Lastly, it was soccer training and then dinner & bed.

Farm day tomorrow!!