ADs skipping to school - and that's only the parents

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I went to town!
DS needed wellies for school in the desperate kind of way that 7 year olds need things. He doesn't normally own any, not because I'm a terrible parent (not for that anyway) but because I tend to find it more practical buying walking boots for things like scouting. Except with scouting not on the horizon, I'm not rushing to replace the outgrown ones, so wellies it is.

Given the state of life at the moment, I thought it was worth going to the nice independent shoe shop and trying Crocs to be a bit more comfortable for splashing through swampy woods all winter. If I'm buying something extra, it may as well be something that they want to wear more. Less hassle than trying a bigger place like the supermarketsat present. Had a McLunch and a stroll around the river.

Cafes looked busy with seating on the street (it's wide and pedestrianised anyway so works well) but definitely quiet from shoppers. Not setting foot in the big shopping centre to evaluate that one!

I used mý visor. Having been for a 8 mile tempo run finishing in 25oC heat earlier, I'm still far too warm to tolerate a face rag safely today!

[quote HeIenaDove]@TrustTheGeneGenie you are 25? you sound a lot more mature than i was at that age.[/quote]
I am! I made the very questionable choice of dating someone a bit older (dp!) Who had kids and therefore I feel about 45. And I had ds at twenty as well.

I'm trying to remember 25...
I remember what school I was working in. I was soon to become engaged. Went on holiday camoing around Iceland. There might have been a mountain rescue incident...

I was innocent! Basically one friend didn't tell us about her anaemia. Added to that, some of the group panicked about the ice in crevices so there was a group vote to scramble down the north face of Tryfan instead of keeping going up and walking down the easier sun exposed side...
We blundered our way down a crevice found it was a dead end, so scrambled back up... except for anaemic friend who had completely run out of energy. She ended up needing mountain rescue to lug her up on ropes. Mountain rescue were perplexed about how there was a group stuck halfway down the butress with no injuries. It became clear on my turn up when I apparently created a new manouver which I named "humping the rock".

In our defence, when mountain rescue made it to us, we were sitting cosily as the snow fell in our survival shelter, well provisioned and reasonably warm

DH is older. He's middle aged now. I still look like a 12 year old if you don't look too closely. People seem to remember us easily for some reason...
We've known each other 20 years now

@InsaneInTheViralMembrane

What did you do during lockdown? D's: #madememories (shit crafts), baked banana bread, strengthened my marriage

AD's: Deliberately grew vegetables I knew had a high chance of looking like genitalia.

That's 2020 in a nutshell.

Total tangent but.....Dear God to hate the phrase "making memories". And the reality is the DCs won't remember any of the twee making memories things you thoughtfully planned. They'll remember the time you took them to Macdonald's for dinner & let them play on the screens for an hour because you were knackered back when there were screens

@LivinLaVidaLoki

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Insane
Great email thats sure to work.
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I think our DCs' clearest memories will be the "thunder walk" when a warm sunny day turned into a torrential downpour, drenching us in 30seconds and turning the gravelly track into a tumbling river in 2 minutes while thunder and lightning crashed around with 3 seconds between flash and boom.

I was not so smug about Covid statistics about childrens' odds compared with lightning strikes at that moment

@Littlebelina
Hahaha! That's the first thing that's made smile today thank you

@TrustTheGeneGenie
I was an absolute twat at 25 compared to you

I've been taking a small break after last times wobble. Thank you to everyone for their words re party. I think it's ok now.

However just been told there has been a case of covid in year 3 and 5 (siblings) at the school. All the kids in those forms have been sent home, other kids continue to go. The kids are fine now and have recovered, but this has shaken me. I was shielding so kids I think will be fine if they get covid but worried how I cope.

The rule of 6 has scared me. DH is convinced that based in what's happen it's in France that we are headed back towards lockdown. I don't think Xmas will happen.

I can deal with any form of lock down thrown at me right now I think I just don't want schools to close. And I want my research degree to go ahead in January. I've invested so so so much in it financially and emotionally.

I'm going mad. Please lovely people - a hand hold.

@Littlebelina

Behold my potato you murderous fiends and cower at it's majesty

Oh my!

@RobinHobb I'm still hopeful that another national lockdown/wide spread school closures won't happen (the latter if for no other reason than the government won't want to do another u turn). France haven't imposed anything too strigent yet as far as I'm aware. The rule of 6 will screw with some of our plans over the next month or so and crossing everything that neither kids bubbles pop before next weekend as have actual plans. I'm hoping that even if things are still not great by December that they might relax things at little to allow family gatherings even if it means stricter measures in November (although fingers crossed not). Can't imagine Boris will want his legacy to be the man who cancelled Xmas.

Glad my spud made you smile at least

@LivinLaVidaLoki

Just saw this advertised on Facebook. It can fuck right off. I'd burn my tree down first.

Lol Yup me too

[quote Littlebelina]@RobinHobb I'm still hopeful that another national lockdown/wide spread school closures won't happen (the latter if for no other reason than the government won't want to do another u turn). France haven't imposed anything too strigent yet as far as I'm aware. The rule of 6 will screw with some of our plans over the next month or so and crossing everything that neither kids bubbles pop before next weekend as have actual plans. I'm hoping that even if things are still not great by December that they might relax things at little to allow family gatherings even if it means stricter measures in November (although fingers crossed not). Can't imagine Boris will want his legacy to be the man who cancelled Xmas.

Glad my spud made you smile at least[/quote]
Thank you!
That spud is amazing. And thank you for the reply.
I've just gotten a little worried, I thought things would be ok by the end of the year which was naive of me. It's not really about lockdown for me: I have 2dc who are 2 and 4 and I found it quite hard to keep them locked inside the house (minus walk) for 10 weeks or whatever it was. Even now the pressure that it may all be snatched away in a second is stressing me out; DH was telling me to book my hair cut soon and meet my friends while I can, because it's going to clamp down soon.

Then I worry about being "shielded"; I have some lung issues which aren't a problem for day to day life but mean that flus and colds usually hit me quite hard, so covid could be problematic for me. Or not! It's hard to know!

I need to take a deep breath and have a glass of wine. Read an article about antibodies for covid lasting 4 months, hopefully we have had it already (Dd2 had mystery cough and fever for 3 weeks in February, I had bilateral pneumonia courtesy of her genes in March, spend some time in hospital)

Meh. Wine.

There’s a good thing in the Times by Lord Sumption.

Can't imagine Boris will want his legacy to be the man who cancelled Xmas.

NS is quite prepared to do that.
Its 3 months in advance and xmas stuff is all cancelled or pared down to the bone in Scotland.

@CruCru

There’s a good thing in the Times by Lord Sumption.

Yes thats brilliant isn't it? Hope the gov take notice.

I know what you mean about things getting snatched away, who would have thought a year ago that you might not want to plan a day trip/work course/dental treatment incase the government banned it! Wine is definitely the answer

I've had it today.
The home where my brother lives have a private Facebook account so you can share pics and videos with your family.
Today they posted a pic of an elderly lady sat by a window smiling with people outside the window.
The caption...
"Doris has been treated to a window visit by her family today. Look how happy she is"
Poor fucking Doris. Treat my arse.

And now I've to try and steel the courage to go to human resources tomorrow and request a new manager....

Disclaimer Doris is not her real name.

"Making memories" (vom).
We had some nice holidays when DCs were little. They tend to remember those as either, "that place that had red curtains," or, "that time DC1 dropped her ice cream & the lady gave her a new one for free." I suppose they are memories, just not the unicorny glittery ones.

Am possibly a step clearer to achieving Operation Meet The Parents. DM is now considering visiting us. Not holding my breath because anything could happen to scupper plans, but it's a start.

DF has said he won't shield again. He is a total rule-follower but he says he just can't stay within the confines of his house & garden again if he gets another letter. He was pretty physically fit for a man of his age because he did a lot of outdoors activity, he thinks staying in will make him more susceptible to all kinds of illness, getting dementia, & falling over. I'm inclined to agree.

My friend sent me the Times article this morning. I like Lord Sumption.

Love that potato Belina!

I also can't believe you're only 25 Trust. You write as though you're older. I was a complete piss-head at 25. Never out the pub and still behaving like a teenager most of the time.

@RobinHobb I doubt that they'll shut schools/do a full lock down again because the country can't afford it financially. However I'm nervous other 'non-essential' things will be forced to close so I feel like I have to make the most of my freedom. I also think the figures in February&March must have been massively high to lead to so many in hospital then as the rises now aren't shown in the hospital figures. That makes me feel a bit safer.

Had a phone conversation with DB earlier. Hes booked a four days away for his birthday next month. At £109 for four days he couldnt resist. He doesnt normally bother with the cancellation insurance but has this time.

He is pissed off with being messed around and his consumer confidence is in the same place as mine..............through the floor.

I finally had to pull the trigger on two friendships with people who have become so Covid obsessed they're literally incapable of entertaining anything else, including anything resembling life.

Helena
I saw a lovely caravan on my FB. £100+ for 3 days in the school Oct hols. Its not far away but it would be away!!! We could pop into Edinburgh or just take in the beach, go explore or just chill. Normally we go to new places to explore and visit historical places, new experiences as well as chilling out but I was sorely tempted.
Then i clocked my hours at work.next month have dropped i am not sure now in case it's taken away again and I lose my money.
This is shit.

I would be raging at that care home post! Since when did seeing your family through a fecking window become a treat?? What are we doing???

@Willow2017 Yep. When are the latest retail figures out? Its been nearly two months since face masks requirements in shops. I have an old account with Studio which im going to reactivate , Ive had it since the late 90s . Id forgotten all about it till i saw an advert on TV. AFAIK they still take phone orders. I used to get their catalogue. I think that this year (much like Margot Leadbetters) our Christmas will come in a van