For some reason I was up with the lark this morning.
Whilst searching for a picture to depict my early start, I thought about how many idioms we use in the English language and wondered if it was more than others?
Teen Two has a language disorder, and one of the things he has struggled with is idioms. Not only the meaning behind the idiom, but actually knowing it IS an idiom and not something the speaker actually means!
I challenge you all to see how many idioms you use in a week...you'll be surprised!
The above lark picture was the first one I found and I was rather taken with the title ..."lark at prayer."
Rather lovely I thought.
Today, being Thursday, was Mother and Toddler group at church.
The craft table was the responsibility of one of our 80+ members.
She always comes up with amazing activities, always hand drawn/cut!
The tots enjoyed making their fishes and letting the tails swish in the air as they left.
Today is also my day for doing next door's housework.
I don't know how, but I manage to clean through the entire house upstairs and down in just over an hour. I guess there isn't any tidying to do, or distractions like hearing the washing machine has finished so pausing to put that out, or the door going, the phone going or some other plausible excuse to switch chores.
But the trouble is...having been at Mother and Toddlers all morning, put stuff out, cleared it all away, cleaned the floors, set up for Friday club etc....and then going next door to clean....I then have no enthusiasm ( let alone energy!) for my own housework.
So....lets see if anyone notices I haven't vacuumed the house today!
One thing for sure, they would notice if I didn't have dinner ready!
Dinner tonight is of course another "Take Five Ingredients."
Its Maple and orange glazed chicken.
I guess it doesn't look too appetising in its marinating state...hopefully it will look like this in a couple of hours
Yesterday's beef in red wine and cranberries was given the thumbs up, so that's 100% satisfaction so far.
After dinner we will head off to piano lesson for Teen One and I am sure she is glad her teacher is not as severe looking as this one!
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