We arrived in Quebec City from Dublin yesterday. It was a lovely day. The children fell asleep around 8pm; one in the morning where we started our journey, so they lasted well. But they were up at 5 am. After cereal and finding all the familiar toys at Grandma’s house, they started charging around the place like maniacs. At 9:30 am I sat them down for apples and glasses of water. By 10:00 it was undeniable: we had to go outside.
It rains a lot in Ireland, of course; thus the emerald green of the island. But in Quebec the rain is different. It goes on and on and on, as unending as the whole of Canada, it seems. So we put on our outer wear knowing we’d be soaked through in a few minutes, and went off to the nearby soccer pitch.
I think we lasted 20 minutes. But it worked. On our return, Chinese Checkers, solitaire and Backgammon were the order of the moment. Now its’ lunch time – seems like it should be bedtime! I guess we’ll go to the indoor swimming pool this afternoon. HOw else do you get active 5 & 8 year old boys to “get it out of their system”?!
