An Idea Some Day

 Becoming a dad is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Before parenthood, I felt my life lacked meaning, and I would get involved in all kinds of projects searching for it. Now meaning is abundant in my life, and I’m no longer chasing an elusive something to fill the void. — Beautiful day. High 20s all day. Spent four hours in BJ play park with the boys. Had the place to ourselves as it is midweek in term time. We went on the swings, snacked in the shade, rode bikes and trikes, and played football. Took them for haircuts. They both look so good. A was such a good big brother. (I heard him say “Which car do you want, Zen?” As they played in the lounge while I packed bags in the kitchen. And he helped calm Z with dinosaur books when he got upset while having his hair cut.) Hung out in the garden as a family of four in the evening. Just a beautiful, wholesome day.  Nice to see a bubbling demijohn in the kitchen—a blast from the past.

 Took A for an evening stroll to pick elderflowers so I could make a lemon & elderflower ale tonight. Char came out of the bedroom after putting Z to sleep, sniffed the air, and asked, “Has one of the cats pissed in the house?” Guess I’ll be drinking the ale myself when it’s ready (unless it actually tastes like cat piss)

Lovely day. Collected Herbie’s remains from the vets (they were very sweet about it) and spent the morning knocking an email sequence into shape. (Happy with it.)  Took the boys to Colwick Park for the afternoon. Perfect weather. Did 1.5 laps of the lake. A rode his bike the whole way. Stopped for lovely ice creams at Wired On Wheels and had a little kick about on the grass by the lake. The flip side is that the boys fell asleep on the way home and didn’t go to bed until late, A not falling asleep until 10pm. Oh well. Worth it for the nice afternoon together.

  Lovely day. Woke up feeling artfully inspired; then at breakfast, the boys wanted to paint, so I joined in and painted a still life of Z’s cup. Felt good. Usual Saturday routine, then after swimming, Sarah M came round to do a half-day documentary photography session with us, which was cool. Great to see A being comfortable with her and showing her his toys etc. She even covered bed time, and A proudly showed her his bin. “When I wee my pants, that’s where they go.” Started drawing a picture of Char and Z based on a photo I took at swimming today. Drawing the water will be a fun challenge. Lovely snsm.