A day for baking

Scones - well handled

                                                                                                        When your husband asks 'What did you do today?' and you vaguely mutter 'Oh well we made some nice scones'. Then you stop, and consider. Here is the list (in no particular order):
Helped Miss A go to the loo at 1.30am, then visited Miss I at 3.15am (Mummy I've got a sore throat you know, cough cough, Mummy what I really need is some milk), and finally attended to Miss A at 6.15am as she fell out of bed.
Served breakfast, while simultaneously wearing a pair of high-heeled sparkly sandals (at Miss A's insistence) and making lentil and carrot soup for lunch, and doing the washing up. By 9.30am we were sitting on the kitchen floor in our pyjamas inspecting our veggie box, and solemnly shelling broad beans.
Walked to the park, with Miss I in the sling and Miss A on her stabiliser-bicycle
While Miss I napped, Miss A and I made scones (the recipe may say 'scones are best and lightest when made quickly and handled as little as possible', I can assure you they are still delicious even when they have taken a very long time to make and have been thoroughly handled) and then proceeded to make bread as well (in case you aren't sure how old the yeast is, pop in double the amount stated - and the bread does indeed rise).
Put in the washing (waiting for sunshine so solar panels will work so washing will be free). Hang out washing. Free drying too. Miss A demonstrated a sudden burst of enthusiasm for domesticity and started cleaning everything she could find - the tables were all very well cleaned. It was a good thing Miss I was not actually in the high chair otherwise she too would have been thoroughly scrubbed.
Visit Family Centre to see health visitor to get Miss I weighed, and the Toy Library to borrow some dressing up items. Advance on Sainsbury's to exchange swimsuit for a 7 year old one (which did fit) and buy school uniform bits while they were in stock and we were all in an obliging mood.
Prepare stir fry for tea. Eat stir fry. Water plants of neighbour K (and water her paddling pool, and her fence, while we were there).
Ensure children fast asleep, and then turn to husband and say 'so what did you do today dear?'