Here are my five for this week:
1. Cooling devices. (Fans, air con in the car, cold showers etc.) It has been unbearably hot this week and keeping cool has been a challenge. It was so hot outside we were being advised to keep windows and curtains closed to stop the hot air from getting in and heating up the house even more!
2. Rain. Last night and today we have had rain (and thunderstorms) which have brought the temperatures down and saved me having to water the garden. It is still hot but better.
3. Good weather for our social club's annual garden party last Saturday. It rained heavily on Friday night and even on Saturday morning but by the afternoon the rain had passed and we had a lovely afternoon. The event includes a 3 course meal and this is eaten in the garden. Not the day for rain! Quite a few family members were there so it was lovely to see them. Plus I won a raffle prize!
4. Water fun with Nathan. Both days I've been there this week we've spent some time on the patio once it was shady "watering" the plants. Basically this involves a lot of water going everywhere but on the plants, including Nanny's feet in an effort to cool down.
5. Voice recordings on Whatsapp. Nathan is not the best at going to bed and my daughter has to spend a lot of time with him while he settles and goes off to sleep. This often involves chatting. He's saying new words all the time and stringing them together. She sent me several really cute recordings of him this week, including one discussing my wet feet!
It's been a hectic week as usual with grandsitting. I'm preparing this post while babysitting Rory while his parents celebrate their 5th Wedding Anniversary. It doesn't seem like 5 years ago we were over in Vermont for their wedding!
Rory is much easier to get to bed. I bathed him, read to him, gave him his bottle, cuddled him for a few minutes and then put him in his cot. So far so good. He didn't even stir when some very loud fireworks went off just now. Hopefully he'll stay that way until his parents get home which shouldn't be too long now.
Have a good weekend all.
Gosh! Five years!! I remember when you blogged about coming over for the wedding. Time flies!! Glad you had good weather for the gathering.
ReplyDeleteI am listening to the rain at the moment. Just like you I am delighted that I don't need to water the garden!
ReplyDeleteOh how nice that weddding photo is! Your daughter is gorgeous! We live about 40 min from the western edge of Vermont ( Bennington VT is a great place for us to do some shopping in the fall)
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to hear your grandsons voice,
Yay for a grandson who goes to bed well.
As a special ed teacher of little ones, i have some bedtime tricks you might want to share with your daughter who has to stay with the one who doesn't get to bed well. I could email if you're interested. These things did work for our oldest daughter so......
Happy weekend!,
We also had to live like in Italy, windows, shutters closed and light on ! Crazy ! I am so glad that I escaped the heatwave while on tour ! It started already a bit in Salzburg with 30°C, but then at home for a whole week. Dario and family are still in the South of France and I get pictures from Toby from time to time. They are in the mountains and apparently it is not so hot. Today the temperature dropped by half we have only 20 two days ago 40 !!!
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It's very hot and humid here, too. We have central AC and fans in almost every room. So thankful for them. And a nice rain cools things off for a bit.
ReplyDeleteGlad the garden party went well and had good weather! How fun to win a prize! And to get to listen in on some of your grandson's nightly conversations.
I can't imagine how stuffy it would get to keep everything closed. Stuffy or hot? How to choose? What a lovely wedding photo!
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ReplyDeleteHot, hot and hot here too. I am happy for the fans and A/C units.
The garden party sounds like fun, I would like to attend something like this. Fun! Fun!
What did you win?
I hope Your week has been cooler than last week. Ours has cooled down enough that we don't have to run the AC.
ReplyDeleteLove that wedding photo! And Happy Anniversary to them!
You're such a good grammie! Caring for those little ones. They will always remember.