A really good week

Well DP has been off in Australia for work this week and its  been  wonderful. The weather has been hot and sunny, too hot really but we've coped.

The most amazing part of the week is how  well DD has been, she has been out virtually every day, usually in the evening to a local park but I can't remember how long its been since she was out so often. Her energy levels have been amazing! She reckons its partly the heat which is helping with joint and muscle pain, but also the fact that DP is away makes the tension levels in the house sooo much less which is a massive help. Just shows how toxic his presence is!

Pokémon Go came out this week as well which is another major factor in DDs miraculous achievements. She and DS1 were big Pokémon fans in primary School and DD in particular spent many, many hours playing with friends. So having the new game is like having a gateway into their childhood and is proving to be huge amounts of fun for them both.

We had a picnic tea one evening which was fun, even though DS2 was grumpy at the thought of going out. It was the hottest evening of the week but pleasant to be out. We also went over to Eden Camp Museum on Thursday so DS1 could take some photos of some puppets my Dad had given the Museum. The puppets are a big part of why DS1 is making Punch and Judy puppets for his year 3 project in Uni so he needed to see the display. DS2 was still in College, his last day which made it easier for us. We then went to Lavender World to have lunch and enjoy the views. All in all a lovely day...the cool breeze was an additional bonus.

On Friday we all went into town as we had some jobs to do. We ended up having lunch in town as DD needed a rest, she found the movement and noise and general visual overload just too much. Luckily the restaurant was near a pokestop and DD and DS1 managed to catch some good Pokémon which pleased them both.

DS1 worked through some more of his massive list of jobs he needs to get sorted for his year 3 project over the summer. We also went to the gym a couple of times...I have come to the unhappy conclusion that I need to get a basic level of fitness if I want to avoid my mums problems in old age. I am finding the gym less horrendous than I imagined so it shouldn't be a total pain. Going on a morning will also help keep DS2 occupied over the summer. Without College he will be struggling to keep himself occupied...he has a tendency to flop and whinge whatever activities he is offered.

But this week has been as close to perfect as we could have hoped...I hope the rest of the summer matches it!