Getting Some Good Family Time
What a crazy week! Non-stop working, and erratic hours as well.
By Thursday, I felt like I hadn’t seen my family at all, and I was feeling a bit ‘out of the loop’ when it came to family matters. Back at the house, my absence was noted. My daughter (we call her Ray) was asking where I was and wanted to wait until I got home to have dinner with me.
As it turned out, I didn’t get back until nearly their bedtime, so was able to spend a while with them both and read a bedtime story which we all enjoyed.
I took a half day at work today to spend some time at home. The highlights:
- Being able to pick up my daughter and her friend from school, which she enjoyed. Mrs Levee told me she’d been talking about it all morning!
- Meeting up with Mrs Levee and Jay (wife and one-year-old son) a little later on, and headed home for an afternoon nap - much needed!
- Heading into Belfast for the evening, getting tea and chocolate buns for a treat, and Jay impressing us with his attempts to say actual words: Fizzy (for Coke), Please (for more bun) and various levels of success with items in the fruit and veg aisle in Tesco’s!
- Being told, “You’re funny Daddy” by my daughter!
I could go on for hours. I blogged a few days ago about the importance of knowing your priorities - the kids must have read this, because they really enjoyed our time together. Now, just looking forward to the weekend…
