Very cool, if true

Lovely afternoon today, so the kids grabbed their water shoes and we headed for the river.

They were too small two years ago and last year the weather was mediocre at best. But today it was 20 degrees and sunny, so off we went.

Gideon fell on his bum about 8 times. The first 2 times he cried, but by the fourth time he was saying "Brrrrrr", giggling, and then carrying on to investigate the next bit of the river.

And by the end they were demanding more time to fish big rocks out, crossing the river to wave to me from the far side, and working out between them how to avoid the clouds of midges over the calmer bits of the river.
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Sophia seems to have gotten over her fear of the dog beasts.
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Just arrived at my parents'. Going to have dinner outside.
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In the future all zoo trips will look like this.
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Street. Art.
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Jane's taken the kids to gym class.

I've put a wash on, brushed my hair, am under a blanket with my feet on the table and have plans for the next 90 minutes.
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The children have colonised an island. I expect cannibalism to set in imminently.
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On Monday mornings the children do not wake up quickly.
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With health and safety violations for all!
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