Perfect Day xxxx

I can’t write that ☝️ without automatically thinking Lou Reed & All Stars. Probably be humming it all day now, shame it’s such a dirge!

Anyways, our plans had changed on account of Harry impaling himself on his handlebars the day before. It sounds more dramatic than it really was, but it was super sore and he handled it like a champ in front of the big boys. Between you and I, once home, he was acting delirious until I reminded him he hadn’t banged his head, but it still warranted 24 hour monitoring. 

So we got up, always a good start and it was raining, great. See, rollercoaster already! 

Harry was still in pain but didn’t want to let his team or Ollie down so agreed to play the football match and what a good one it was! Very exciting! I wasn’t sure Ollie would take to football, but he really gave it some beans, both inside and outside the goal. I remember his first match when a coach said to act like a crab and he took it literally with an added touch of jazz hands. Harry went on to receive Man of the Match, most definitely worth going!

We had a spot of lunch and waited for Lee to come home from work. 

The weather couldn’t make up its blinking mind. Definitely layers and waterproofs, but that doesn’t help with footwear, can hardly wear one Croc and one welly. 

But it was ideal for not feeling guilty about plonking ourselves on the sofa and having some screen time. 

A while back, Harry asked me to play Grow a Garden on Roblox with him. I just don’t get Roblox so wasn’t in a rush, but he asked a few times. 

Well it is wonderful! Born from kindness, the creator Jandel was just hoping to make some money for a friend who became homeless (so the boys tell me) not knowing how incredibly successful it would be become.

One has a virtual garden, you can buy seeds and are rewarded for working with friends and watching your garden grow complete with mystical pets. 

There was an event due and the boys had asked if we could do it as a family, yes, they’ve got Lee involved too and we saved a spot for their big sister. 

It did not disappoint. I thought Ollie was going to self combust. Travis Kalice made a guest appearance, there was loads of free stuff, banging tunes and stunning visuals and Ollie became a billionaire, in sheckles. So much fun and so lovely to be invited into the boys world. The twins keep commenting on how many likes I have on my garden and not going to lie, that makes me feel kinda cool!

After all that jazz we needed to let off some steam. Harry was desperate for a decent bike ride. Lee takes them out a lot and they LOVE it! 

I bought a bike, about a year ago. I bought a helmet, last week. I don’t mean to go all Phoebe on you, but I didn’t have a bike as a child on account of living on a main road and probably lack of interest. I decided yesterday was the day to go for it. It was probably my sixth ever bike ride in my life so I was a tad nervous. It didn’t help that Lee teased me that my helmet looked a bit army. He adjusted my seat for me and off I went. I did a practice run down our cul-de-sac with Ollie frantically peddling along side me shouting “are you okay Mummy?”

Well I didn’t fall off and my brakes worked so I decided to go for it. Lee suggested we do a shorter route to bed me in, but Harry looked at me with his big, blue eyes. I suggested we go for the long one and I’d yelp if I couldn’t manage, Harry hugged me and told me I was the best Mum EVER! 

At the first major crossing I heard Lee telling the boys that I’m an adult and to just worry about themselves and not me, yes, that’s how bad I am. 

We got on to the cycle path and it took us past fishing ponds, fields, subways with magnificent street art, it was blooming brilliant.  

Ollie decided to put us in buddy groups as Lee and Harry are a lot faster and he knew the route, which he keeps pronouncing “rowt”, too much American YouTube. 

We were whizzing down one bit and I was giving it root-de-toot and Ollie kept slowing down to ask if I was okay. I promised I’d scream if I needed anything and he said that I was so I explained that was elation not annihilation, there’s a big difference. 

We caught up to the others as Lee was in hero mode and fixing a random teenagers bike, think his chain had come off. 

We hadn’t had to stop so far. I idled up to the others, tried to put my foot down, legs had turned to jelly, brain had switched off and somehow I managed to fall directly into a muddy puddle bottom first in slow motion with 8 eyes on me.  

It was nice to have a sit down. 

Harry rushed over, well as quickly as his Dyspraxia would allow him and pulled my bike off me. Took him about 26 attempts to put the bike stand down so between us we were a bit of a comedy duo. 

I’d fallen so slowly I didn’t even have a bruise. Not even my ego as I was still chuffed to bits that I was able to do something active with my family and arthritis hadn’t got in the way. 

Lee suggested we could turn round on ourselves and head back and I said to carry on which resulted in another giant hug from Harry. Ollie wasn’t so pleased as he’d decided his legs were hurting, are you kidding me?

We stopped at Tesco Express and Lee treated us all to a drink. Best 7Up EVER! By now I was getting tired  so the others took pity and allowed me to take a family photo. 

A toddler cycled past, with her Dad, obvs and her bike was bubblegum pink and mint with the full works, tassels, basket, teddies etc I told Ollie I was going to do that to mine as it is technically my first bike and I’m going to paint flowers on my helmet. Apparently he is going to go all out and join me! 

We made it home, 90 minutes round trip. I checked my Fitbit and it literally told me I should calm things down a bit! 

Harry told me it was the best Saturday he had ever had apart from his birthday Saturday. Wasn’t entirely sure what he was talking about, but decided to top it off by making a cottage pie as my boys like a bit of traditional stodge. I smugly ate an omelette and gave myself a pat on the back for being so good on my diet, but blew it later after half a bottle of Prosecco, but hey ho, that’s a balanced diet isn’t it? 

It was magical. It’s been a lovely week. I can’t believe the boys start camp tomorrow, I’m going to miss them so much. 4 weeks until we have another week together, I can do this xxx