- Waking up in Derby.
- Feeling rested after a long lie-in.
- Heading downstairs for a cup of tea.
- Cuddling the kids and saying ‘good morning’ to my in-laws.
- Eating toaster waffles topped with a generous drizzle of honey.
- Lounging on the sofa in my PJs.
- Dragging myself upstairs for a shower.
- Realising I’d left most of my clothes at home.
- Repeating Friday’s outfit.
- Applying my makeup.
- Tucking into a huge bowl of stuffed pasta for lunch.
- Blow-drying my hair.
- Coaxing the kids into their clothes.
- Smiling at the sight of Jesse dressed as pre-Venom Spiderman*.
- Laughing as he leapt about excitedly.
- Piling into my father-in-law’s car.
- Driving to Nottingham.
- Strolling through the town centre.
- Popping into MAC to spend a gift card from my little sister.
- Treating myself to Brave lipstick and Feline Kohl Power Eye Pencil.
- Visiting Jamie’s Italian for a quick bite to eat. I really rate their children’s menu.
- Making our way to Motorpoint Arena for Marvel Universe Live.
- Watching the kids fizz with excitement as we slipped through the ticket gates.
- Doing our best to dodge the overpriced merchandise.
- Thanking my brother-in-law when he treated Jesse to a Wolverine baseball cap.
- Settling into our seats.
- Enjoying the show.
- Enjoying Jesse’s reaction to the show even more.
- Pushing through the crowd in search of our taxi home.
- Worrying when it failed to arrive.
- Hailing another cab and finally heading home.
- Tucking two very happy children into bed.
- Enjoying a Chinese takeaway and a couple of G&Ts.
- Laughing at silly YouTube clips.
- Collapsing into bed.
- Waking up just before our alarm.
- Jumping in the shower and getting dressed.
- Grabbing a quick breakfast.
- Rushing to get everyone ready before our taxi arrived.
- Driving to the station.
- Spending an obscene amount of money on magazines. This month’s Simple Things is worth every penny though.
- Boarding the train back to Bristol.
- Reading, napping and snacking all the way home.
- Wishing I had the energy to visit The Sunday Project as we were passing through Temple Meads.
- Tumbling through the front door and feeling glad to be back.
- Making tea, meal planning and sorting laundry.
- Sending Mr L.A. out for groceries.
- Following my own advice and prepping a few meals for later this week. I made Sweet Potato, Spinach and Chickpea Curry, Carrot and Feta Salad, and a tray bake of courgette, broccoli, haricot beans and lemon zest.
- Drinking tea and ironing school uniform.
- Sitting with the children while they ate fried eggs and baked beans on toast for their tea.
- Gently persuading Izzy to revise for her French vocabulary test tomorrow.
- Kissing Jesse goodnight.
- Tapping away at my laptop while Izzy watches cartoons on Netflix.
- Looking forward to a lazy evening on the sofa in front of a film.
Love Audrey xxx
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