We have 3 consecutive days of over 40 deg C over here in Perth. Very very hot, indeed. A number of houses were without power for a while as the power plant could not cope with the demand. Thankfully, the problem was fixed promptly. And thank God, our home was spared. The husband, being the head of the household has told everyone to conserve water while at home. We wash the dishes in a bucket of water and later water the plants with it. Shower time is also shortened. We do have to try to do our bit to save water. It is also a good time to teach the boys the importance of saving water.
I went back to work today after nearly a month’s worth of holiday. It was a quiet day as people are still on leave. At least the office is nice and cool. 🙂 When I got home with the boys, the husband has cooked dinner and announced that we are going to the beach! Wow, how exciting!
We had a quick dinner and within minutes, we were off to the beach. As usual, Calvin had heaps of fun in the water and playing with the sand. Mr A, however was still worried about the waves. He preferred to play with sand than to be in the water. The father had to *make* him go into the water. In the end, he did and had some fun.
We had 1 to 1 time yesterday with the boys, meaning, we had one boy each. 🙂 Robin took Calvin to the beach in the evening while I get to spend some special time with my little boy. Calvin had so much fun! He came home smiling from ear to ear showing me the huge shell that he had found and could not stop telling me how many fish he saw in the sea and how he put his head in the water without feeling scared….. the father had a good time too. Good bonding time for them. As for Athan and me, we had a nice dinner together followed by a really nice walk around the neighbourhood. I was prepared for Mr A to say “I want carry, mummy!” But he did not. He was walking the whole time and was chatting with me. He has so many things to ask me. 🙂 He even wanted to knock on someone’s door!! 🙂 He said “hello” to anyone who walked past us and he stop and looked (and try to pat) the dogs that walked past us. 🙂 Nice.
At the end of the day, we are all tired, but very happy. The boys has been sleeping really well too, after all the exercise.