For us Friday is the new Sunday. Rupert has taken Olivia and Leo to the golf course. Since we moved here he has rediscovered golf. I catch him practicing his golf swing almost incessantly; in the supermarket queue, while watching the news, when collecting the children. Heaven knows that the locals must think.
Bea and I are having a lovely morning, doing her homework and some sewing. She has also compiled a little list of things children can do if they are bored and asked me to post it, so here it is:
For kids
What to do ??????
And what to not do???????
When you have nothing to do you can draw you can play a game you can play truth or dare you can skip on a skipping rope if you have a kite you make it fly if you have a laptop you can watch video’s on it or check you ‘re mails you could go shopping if you ask you ‘re mummy if she say’s yes then you a can go with her you could go on a boat for a walk you can play the playstation and you can watch the t.v but the one thing you can’t do is cook without you’re mummy or a grown up around you can’t go on a bowncanny incase you fall off and you must not light any candles you must not do that because you can burn the house or you can burn you ‘re finger ?
So there you have it. I might also add ‘take self-portraits with mummy’s phone’ like the one above.
My list would be as follows; sleep, read, sleep some more, get my nails done, read some more, eat, drink, sleep, watch a good movie with the children snuggled up next to me, go for a walk, sleep. And I think we all know what Rupert’s would be….how about yours?
Copyright: Helena Frith Powell 2009
She looks just like you. What an adorable picture!
Here’s my list:
sleep
complain about the cold weather
go back to sleep
Enjoy your weekend!
Hi Helena
Doing nothing sounds like good advice in today’s hectic ‘time poor’ world!
In the past I’ve try to pack in too much at weekends with the result of feeling frazzled or guilty by Sunday evening when the ‘to do’ list hasn’t really reduced.
That said, I do love getting up early on a Saturday morning with the feeling of two ‘free’ whole days ahead of me.
First it’s a walk to my friendly local newsagent to pick up the Guardian. Back home, my partner’s prepared the coffee and we sit there perusing the paper for an hour or so before heading to the market.
At some point I’ll generally do some baking. Today I’ve made bread (from scratch – no breadmaker involved!) which I find really relaxing, kneading the dough whilst listening to Desert Island Discs.
Ideally my weekend also includes getting some fresh air and maybe a cinema visit (I recommend Woody Allen’s latest – Vicky Cristina Barcelona).
Oh, just wondered, if Friday is the new Sunday for you in Abu Dhabi, then what is Sunday – is it a work/school day?
Best wishes
Catherine
Hi Catherine
Yes, Sunday is the new Monday….very hard to get your head around.
Hx