(Music introduction) Hi guys and welcome back to another blog.
Today, we thought we'd do a day in the life, because it's very exciting. It actually feels
like the first normal day in about 10 weeks or something. Basically, our local mini golf
have made social distancing measures and cleaning measures, which means that we can go and play
mini golf. They are like, "You have to book it online. There's slots really far apart,"
but we managed to get a spot. We're going to mini golf and I've even packed a picnic,
and yeah, it's just really exciting. I actually left Matt at home doing some work,
but yeah, we're going to go and play golf with the boys. I thought I would VLOG. And
they're so excited. When I said to the boys this morning that we were going to mini golf,
Jackson went, "What? It hasn't got the coronavirus?" And we were like, "No, it's okay." Obviously,
the park where we're going is all still shut down, but we can just use the golf, so let's
go. (Music)
That was pretty nice to play golf. They were so good as well. They sanitized and disinfected
all the clubs and the balls, and there was no one around us. It was really nice to feel
normal for a bit and get a bit of exercise. We did that for about an hour and now we've
got our lollies and we're just going to chill. I brought a football and it is quite quiet
because we came out really super early, so that's good. Yeah, we're just going to hang
out and enjoy the sunshine, and Matt said he might even come and meet us because he
thinks he's nearly done. That'd be good. Oh, I forgot to say as well, it is half term
in the UK. That's why we're not doing any homeschooling and it's so nice to have a week
off and just chill, isn't it? Good thing I brought a plate because these boys don't like
drips. You're okay, you've eaten all yours.
What are you singing? (Child singing).
Oh, I really I hurt myself.
Mommy's injured.
I really twisted my ankle.
Because you haven't been out for so long.
I really hurt myself. Fraser will have to push the buggy.
What have you got?
(child inaudible talk)
Do you like them or they're not very nice?
Yeah, yeah.
Got a nice new walk.
You want some fruit with that bowl? Uh-oh.
It really hurts. It's just getting worse.
Might have to live downstairs.
I basically tripped and rolled on my ankle. You just walk on the side of your foot and
it hurts so much.
You talking to me, or the camera?
No, it hurts.
You've told me five times.
You know. It hurts so much I was using my birthing breathing techniques. I was like,(breathing
sounds). I didn't actually cry, but I did make this face and the boys got really worried.
We're home now and the boys are just playing Roadblocks on at their tablets because I am
in so much pain. I'm sat outside on the couch, my foot raised and I've got some frozen peas
on my foot. I'm really hoping it helps because it was just getting more and more swollen
and it was getting harder and harder to walk when we were out. It's like I got so excited
that we were out that I just fell over and forgot there was a curb there. But yeah, the
boys were quite worried, but thank God I had Fraser. He was helping me push the buggy.
He's just really helpful. But yeah, we're home now. I'm really hoping
I don't have to go to hospital. I'm really hoping that I can just sleep on this and then
in the morning it's a bit better. I just don't know how badly that I've twisted it, but I
never really do stuff like this. I know it's going to be so annoying because now it's going
to be really difficult to clean. It's going to be really difficult to pick up Jackson,
or look after the kids. Anyway, I'm just sat here and Matt is making me a salad, so that's
nice. It really hurts guys. Oh, I don't know if
going to have to go to the... I really don't want to.
Matt just made me this. Could get used to this.
Service!
I'm so glad we've got that bar because you guys are always hanging around on it. Oh!
Woo! (Music)
I'm
really sorry if you don't like to look at feet, but this is my normal foot that I didn't
hurt with no swollen bit. And then this is the foot that's really swollen. I don't know
if you can see that, and there's a bruise coming up. And I've cut all my toes and everything.
Yeah, it's really hurting. I've just taken some ibuprofen though.
All right. (Mother and
child playing)
Who wants to see a one legged speed queen?
Yeah.
I'm still sat outside the boys playing football and the little ones are pretending to be baby
monkeys. Didn't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but Matt is waiting on me, hand
and foot.
Literally.
He's giving me tea, pineapple juice, my laptop, my everything. This is good. This is a good
mom hack. If you need a break, sprain your foot. It's actually starting to bruise up
now, and it's really, really hurting. I think my foot is feeling a little bit better.
And someone messaged me on Instagram who is a foot doctor. And she said to keep it elevated
and ice on it. And I don't have to go to the doctor's unless it turns purple or black.
At the moment it's just red and swollen. Hopefully I'll be okay.
What have you got for dinner?
Pasta.
What flavor?
Green.
Green flavor? What shapes?
I put some on the fork as well, if it's easier.
He doesn't need that.
Oh good boy. Jackson is having leftover tuna pasta. The
big boys are having quesadillas. And we're having leftover chili. I know it's a bit random,
but we need to use up the leftovers, and we all love these dinners. I've shown it a million
times, how to make quesadillas, but I'll show you again. And then the big boys are also
having corn on the cob. Back of the spoon. This is so yummy. This
actually reminds me of when I was little, because when I used to get back from summer
camp and I had...
You have a good memory.
I hadn't eaten much. My mom would make me this and I would eat it all up. I come back
all skinny.
No wonder you are hungry. There was this one time...
You can't have too much beans.
... I went to camp. [inaudible 00:11:04]
That's a good story. I'm going to do two cheeses. I'm going to do mozzarella and cheddar.
What's it called? What's the pizza with three cheeses?
No, isn't it a quadruple formagi. It's a duo formagi. Okay, then we go to this. And then
we go like this. And we fry it like a pancake. (Music)
I also wanted to show you my new cake stand. Matt actually surprised me with this yesterday.
I've been wanting a cake stand for all our quarantine baking. And I really like that
this isn't high up, it's flat to the surface. It's got a marble base, and this big glass
top. I made some muffins yesterday so that I could put it in. These are the apple banana
muffins by Deliciously Ella. But yeah, I really like it. This was on Amazon, but last night
I shared it on Instagram and then I couldn't find the link, but if I can find it, I will
link it in the description. But yeah, I'm really pleased.
It's all about the base. Do the I'm having pudding dance. Who's having pudding? You eat
all your dinner. You want to win dinner? You want pudding? What does Nonny have?
Dark lollies.
Dark lollies?
And you have to taste them.
You have to taste him. Are our lollies good enough?
Yeah.
Yeah? What flavor have we got?
Banana. Apple. There's orange. There's a purple one, a pink one, and a blue-nana.
Blue-nana. Do you deserve one?
Look what daddy made.
[inaudible 00:13:22] crusty crabs.
It's like crusty crabs?
[inaudible 00:13:27].
Yummy.
Can I eat it?
No, you can't. (Music)
So it's actually the next day now. Last night we backed the boys, put them to bed and then
I stopped vlogging because my foot was so very painful, but I'm happy to say that it's
actually feeling a bit better today. It's still swollen, but I don't think it's fractured.
It's not like black and blue or anything like that. So I think I'm going to be okay. But
before I end the vlog, I also wanted to answer a question that I've had about schools. From
next week in the UK, certain school years can return to school. And one of those school
years is Caleb. So my middle. And we've decided to not send him back. We've decided to keep
him home until September. We made that decision for various different reasons. One of them
is because I felt strange sending one child back and not all of them.
And I would have to do the school run, and then come home and home school anyway. I felt
like I might as well home school all of them. Because we have been kind of managing as we
are. I'm fortunate that I can work from home. And although it's a juggle, have been doing
it, and obviously I've had Matt at home to help me as well.
But also Fraser and Caleb have become so close during this whole experience. And I actually
thought that taking Caleb away from Fraser wouldn't do me any favors. They would really
miss each other. And I think it would be a struggle definitely for Fraser if he was the
one left at home. That's another reason, and yeah, we're just really fortunate that I can
sort of be at home. And hopefully that will free up a little bit of space at the school
for the key worker's kids and for the other children in his class. And the other years
that can return because they still have to practice social distancing when they get back
to school. The kids that aren't going back might allow the children that are going back
to be there for longer hours, and for more days as well.
That's how I've made the decision. And I think when everything happened, I kind of, in my
head, just thought it would be September. So when they actually said, "Oh, they can
return from the 1st of June," I was not prepared for it. If all of my children could have returned
to school and childcare, rather than just one of them, it might have been a different
decision, but I'm just going to keep them all home until September. But anyway, I hope
you enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you in my next one.
Bye guys.