This week has been a bit of a trying one – in both senses of the word!
We had a nice evening out at the Brigades’ fireworks night last Friday. Sophie and Thomas enjoyed watching the fireworks, having a sparkler each and trying to toast marshmallows over the fire pit. They also tried a couple of different soups on offer afterwards with a roll. Neither of them would normally eat soup but they both liked the tomato soup so that was a win.
We managed to get a pointe shoe fitting on Saturday for Sophie to try on some new pointe shoes and she now has a pair that fits correctly. Hopefully her feet won’t grow quite so quickly over the next few months and this pair will last a bit longer than the last pair!
Thomas and I took part in the parade with the Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade on Remembrance Sunday and he laid the wreath at the peace memorial on behalf of our church. He did find it quite trying having to stand still and be quiet but he did manage to cope with it all. We’d skipped the civic service beforehand which was a good move – trying to do both definitely would have been too much for him.
Work has been very trying this week with computer problems and dealing with software quirks. I also had issues trying to get the heating working in my car and had to take it in to the garage to get it fixed. Thankfully everything is back working again now!
Sophie had a non-uniform cultural day at school so we had the fun of trying to find an outfit for that. She went with her Chitty T-shirt and her dance school hoodie in the end on the basis that they were part of her identity and the communities she belongs to.
Theatre activities have also kept me and Sophie busy this week. I had a very nice evening on taking part in a ‘Show-Off’s social where I got to try out a couple of new songs that I was thinking of doing in future concerts. Sophie has had a panto rehearsal and a rehearsal at her youth theatre group ready for their end-of-term performance at the weekend. We also had the launch night for the 90th anniversary concert that Sophie and I will be taking part in in May and we enjoyed trying out some of the choreography for one of the numbers in that.
What I’ve been grateful for this week:
- Day 310 – I am grateful that Sophie and Thomas enjoyed the Brigades’ fireworks evening.
- Day 311 – I am grateful for a fun evening at the WOS Productions Show Off’s social event, getting to sing musical theatre songs with my lovely am-dram friends.
- Day 312 – I am grateful that Thomas and I were able to be at the Remembrance Sunday service at the peace memorial and lay a wreath on behalf of our church.
- Day 313 – I am grateful for some time for myself while Sophie was at her dance class.
- Day 314 – I am grateful that the work computer issues of last night and this morning managed to eventually get sorted out.
- Day 315 – I am grateful for managing to get Sophie sorted out so quickly with a new pair of pointe shoes – fingers crossed she gets a bit more wear out of this pair!
- Day 316 – I am grateful that the heating in my car has been fixed.
Joining in with Raisie Bay for Word of the Week.
Also joining in with #Project365:
Urgh, there’s always something wrong with a car isn’t there. Glad you got yours fixed. And yay to getting the pointe shoes sorted. Well done Thomas for the Remembrance Day Parade. Hope the Microsoft issues weren’t too painful. It was very strange having had a day off on Thursday for me, going in Friday to see no emails at all since I left on Wednesday evening.