Viking's Diary

Porridgecat

The neighbourhood children have quickly learned the difference between our fluffy black cat, who is anyones for a cuddle and our tabby who is a first rate psychopath.  You're lucky yours is so tolerant.

Viking_mfw

We are. But sometimes I think that for his own good he should be just a *little* bit less tolerant. 
My last cat was a complete darling but he was also very fond of attacking my ankles/toes/ lying in wait on the landing at night/ biting hands if they were hanging around. Next door neighbours used to tell me how lovely he was with their kids...  

Viking_mfw

Back to work tomorrow after maternity leave. Completely intended to get an early night tonight so of course now I can't sleep. 

savingholmes

Hope all goes well for you tomorrow. Do you have to go in or can you work from home?

greent

Hope you have a good first day back .x

Bluegreen143

Happy first day back!

Viking_mfw

Thanks all. Yes, luckily working from home @savingholmes. Started about 7 with a break for a shower and cuddles with DS1 when he finally surfaced at 8.30. Nice to be able to play duplo with him at lunchtime. Not too bad! Very ready for bed now though...

Porridgecat

Sounds like a good first day back.

savingholmes

Sounds great. How is it 2 weeks in?

Viking_mfw

Ahem, so it turns out that I may have been rather busy since returning to work...

As it is with the new year, back on the wagon.

I am busy trying to source various things for garden improvement for free, including cuttings and some bits of wood as a vegetable frame (my best ever pea frame was bits of a cot), having bought my compost and seed potatoes, and resolving to produce more food from the garden without spending anything else. We are getting into maturity for a few different things, and we got two more rhubarb crowns in the sales to increase that harvest, albeit not for another year. 

I have boasted elsewhere on the boards of making some pear and (leftover xmas) blue cheese muffins last night using half a jar of preserved pears from... conservatively 2016, quite probably 2015. DS1 is not a fan but is also feeling poorly and not eating anything. DS2 (1) keeps nicking bits from mine, so I'd say they are a success. Useful breakfast food anyway, and with oat flour as part of the mix not entirely unhealthy. 

Work is not going well today as I am required to snuggle the poorly boy and the other little one keeps trying to slap my laptop. Still, pushing one or two things through. 

DH has entered the year on a diy kick and is doing very well to date, removing an unlovely concrete step into the kitchen from the house and busy now trying to bring it back up to floor level on each side. I have also conceded we can have something that is not white paint on the walls so we have samples everywhere and have agreed on 'daffodil white' for the hall and 'enchanted mermaid' for the fire column in the sitting room - both in the 'easy to wash signs of children off' finishes. If they live up to their hype, anyway. When all this painting is going to happen with two hyperactive boys under 5, I have no idea.