• Waking up slowly.
• Wishing Mr. LA didn’t have to work.
• Making the children scrambled eggs, veggie sausages and beans for breakfast.
• Letting the DVD player babysit while I took a shower and got dressed.
• Preparing a huge bowl of Orzo and Tomato salad with Izzy.
• Packing the inaugural picnic of 2013 and heading across the road to the park.
• Spreading out our bright yellow blanket and getting comfy in the sunshine.
• Picking at picnic food and finishing Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. Amazing. A must-read for all Jazz Age/Gatsby enthusiasts.
• Watching the children play.
• Wandering home slowly.
• Cooking Mexican Lasagna.
• Dishing up just as Mr. LA arrived home.
• Putting the children to bed.
• Drinking wine and blogging.
• Watching an episode of Heroes on Netflix. We’re a bit unimpressed with this series unfortunately. We expected great things, but perhaps it’s impossible for anything to be considered excellent post-Breaking Bad?
• Reading he first chapter of Rules of Civility before I fell asleep.
• Waking up to cuddles from the children.
• Getting ready for another morning of solo parenting only to find Mr. LA’s shoot was cancelled.
• Celebrating four years of Love Audrey.
• Dropping Izzy at her drama class and strolling into town.
• Waiting for the bookshop to open.
• Buying book-shaped gifts and mentally adding titles to my own literary wish list.
• Getting our drinks ‘to go’ in Starbucks.
• Sitting on Cathedral Green in the sun.
• Walking home slowly and admiring the landmarks we passed on the way.
• Laughing at Jesse’s current obsession with being a statue. The urge to stand motionless at the side of the road can strike at any time and he can stay ‘in character’ for quite a while!
• Making fried halloumi with lime and caper vinaigrette for lunch.
• Collecting Izzy and almost immediately packing her off to a sleepover at a friend’s house.
• Spending the afternoon in the park.
• Eating ice creams.
• Preparing Italian Roast Chicken with Peppers and Olives for dinner.
• Reading Jesse a bedtime story and kissing him goodnight.
• Finally watching The Impossible. While the film was incredibly moving and brilliantly made, I was left a little disappointed by the fact Thai people are largely invisible in the movie. We visited Khao Lak {where the film is set} in 2008 and we were deeply moved by the stories some of the locals told us. I think I was hoping for a balanced portrayal, but it’s very Western-centric.
• Falling asleep to the sound of the radio playing.
• Sleeping in.
• Treating Jesse to breakfast at Bills.
• Very much enjoying my poached egg royale. Smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce is my idea of heaven.
• Watching Jesse colour.
• Picking up a DVD and heading home.
• Curling up on the sofa to watch a film. It wasn’t anywhere near as warm in Exeter today, so we didn’t feel guilty about having a lazy day indoors.
• Listing ALL THE THINGS on Ebay. The huge pre-move purge has commenced, so why not grab yourself a bargain?!
• Almost loosing the will to live while listing ALL THE THINGS on Ebay. Seriously, it took both of us all afternoon to make it to the bottom of the pile!
• Welcoming home a very tired Izzy.
• Eating macaroni cheese.
• Listening to Mr. LA bath the children.
• Coping with an epic meltdown from Izzy.
• Tucking Jesse in to bed while she calmed down.
• Having ‘words’ and making up with cuddles.
• Looking forward to lounging on the sofa a little before collapsing into bed.

Love Audrey xxx