Monday 4th January 2010 - Snow to the rescue

I got out this morning with the scraper to get the ice off the side of the car windows. The heaters and front windscreen wipers took care of the front and back. It was during this time that J asked Ed what he was doing today with Daddy. Ed replied ‘Going to Rumble’ (a soft play centre) so after 10am I set off to that very place with him. Our entrance to the place brought a period of vocal stroppiness, the cause of which I could not discern. He eventually entered into the spirit of play, starting first at the soft play part and ball pool before graduating onto the cars.

It was a wretched period walking back home on the ice covered ground. Ed was unhappy and refusing gloves. My own hands, meanwhile, felt itching pangs from chaffed skin cuts despite the fact that I was wearing gloves. We stayed in the house for the rest of the day.

It was snowing by the time I took Molly for a walk at 9pm. This is the best option as I'm not yet bored of the snow which helps to grip our shoes against the ice.