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02.24 – 03.02

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Life

We went to a family learning session where Ηη’s teacher modelled some typical class stuff. It was enlightening. I couldn’t be a primary (or any other) teacher. I think Ηη enjoyed having us there.

We forgot to pick him up after football club on Wednesday. First time we’ve messed up quite that badly. Won’t be the last.

I was off work a couple of days with what I’m attributing to exhaustion. I felt like a bit of a fraud, but in retrospect I’m pretty sure I needed it.

Em and Rory came to visit at the weekend. We managed to keep it a surprise from the kids (mostly to avoid disappointment if it fell through – something that’s burnt us a couple of times recently). They were suitably surprised and delighted.

Took Rory (a nailed-on dino boy) to the Natural History Museum. It was all a little bit much for him poor wee lamb. It’s easy to forget he’s only three because he’s such a big lad. And he’s not used to the tube or large groups of people. Overwhelm aside, everyone had a lovely time.

The sun and the flowers came out and that definitely improved my mood if not my energy levels.

We heard that Aila might be allowed out of hospital if/when her mum and dad are comfortable that they can deal with her dialysis on their own. Obviously she’ll have to stay close to the hospital, but it feels like it will be a significant step.

Work

Set up Zed with a view to using it as a daily-driver. I’m not sure why, but I get itchy IDE feet every now and then and Zed looked nice (and wasn’t just VS Code with a different skin on, which seems to be the case for the rest of the options). I was less productive than usual as a result (and I’ve already set a reasonably low bar).

Running

• Tuesday hills
• Thursday hills
• Saturday Finsbo Parkrun
• Sunday 5 x Swain’s