It's weird to think that Dad is three quarters of a century old today!
After our family day out, Nick had no choice but to spend the day studying. I couldn't think what to do with Emily but luckily Bettina called and said that they were going to Asukayama park and asked us to join them. I gladly seized the chance and Emily and I met them up there around 11am. She and Tim did justice to the extensive playground and then we managed to persuade them to sit down briefly for a picnic. Emily made me cross as she kept getting up and didn't seem keen to eat much at all.
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After our family day out, Nick had no choice but to spend the day studying. I couldn't think what to do with Emily but luckily Bettina called and said that they were going to Asukayama park and asked us to join them. I gladly seized the chance and Emily and I met them up there around 11am. She and Tim did justice to the extensive playground and then we managed to persuade them to sit down briefly for a picnic. Emily made me cross as she kept getting up and didn't seem keen to eat much at all.
We moved on down to the splash pools area, which was heaving with kids in the summer heat.
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After an hour or so Bettina and co had to go home, but Emily and I stayed longer. I wanted to go home then as it was very tiring being a hot day and being 'on duty' so long, but Emily asked if she could go back to the playground. I agreed to ten minutes but that ended up being about 40 minutes. At the end she wanted to go on the spinning cage and really loved it, though there were lots of bigger kids on there.
She was very weary though, and threw a screaming fit when I prised her away. That didn't help my blood pressure much, trying to cope with it on full display to so many other parents, and I couldn't help shouting at her at first before I calmed down. Finally she settled down a bit and we rode the little monorail down the hill to get our train home.
Just as we approached home she dropped off in the buggy, and I transferred her to bed when we got back. After an hour I thought it best to wake her, but that was a big mistake as she was completely hysterical for ages. Eventually she calmed down when I put on Finding Nemo, but once she had watched the last half hour (I always skip the rest as there are too many scary bits) she reverted to sobbing uncontrollably for some time. At that point I had to tell her that I was about to go out for the evening with Jo and Bettina (a belated birthday celebration at TY Harbour restaurant). I stayed just long enough to get her tea down her and was pleased that when I left she did not cry as I didn't want poor Nick to have to deal with that on his own.
I had a lovely evening with my friends and we enjoyed our outside waterfront table in the cool night air. The food was gorgeous, as always, and Jo and I washed it down with a bottle though I felt a bit guilty that Bettina couldn't have any.
Just as we approached home she dropped off in the buggy, and I transferred her to bed when we got back. After an hour I thought it best to wake her, but that was a big mistake as she was completely hysterical for ages. Eventually she calmed down when I put on Finding Nemo, but once she had watched the last half hour (I always skip the rest as there are too many scary bits) she reverted to sobbing uncontrollably for some time. At that point I had to tell her that I was about to go out for the evening with Jo and Bettina (a belated birthday celebration at TY Harbour restaurant). I stayed just long enough to get her tea down her and was pleased that when I left she did not cry as I didn't want poor Nick to have to deal with that on his own.
I had a lovely evening with my friends and we enjoyed our outside waterfront table in the cool night air. The food was gorgeous, as always, and Jo and I washed it down with a bottle though I felt a bit guilty that Bettina couldn't have any.
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