Week 13

Comfortably beyond halfway through my parental leave now, and time is flying. I feel retired and to be honest, it feels good! I know why people say that they don’t know how they found the time to work when they finally retire. I too don’t really know how I found the time to work! Village Bike Ride This weekend we had the annual village charity bike ride and it was brilliant as usual. 6 miles each way, and our 6 year old handled it very comfortably - he rode off ahead with a couple of his friends and I hung back with their parents and we chatted away as our children exercised their independence (and bodies). Each year we get a little faster and I get to see the children become bolder. Each year, I say “Wow - it’s really not that far to Boroughbridge - we should do this more often!” Maybe this is the year I actually implement a normal bike ride. Something for the summer or before gymnastics on a Saturday morning, perhaps. Speech Therapy My eldest had his first speech therapy assessment…