Monday Holiday

From yesterday:

1) It’s an In-Service day today (which means no school!), and I tell the kids that we’re going to Edinburgh for the afternoon.  M jumps up and down and says “Yoo hoo! I haven’t been on the train in ages!”.

2) I take the kids to visit the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Having had the opportunity to go round it at my own pace last week, I was able to go round it at the kids’ pace this week – they didn’t get bored, pointed out lots of interesting photos and paintings, and had fun choosing their own favourite painting for the BP Visitor’s Choice Portrait Award 🙂 .

3) The kids stay overnight with my parents, and K and I enjoy a rare evening off.

NB I mentioned a painting last week that I had particularly liked.  It was Silent Eyes by Antonio Titakis.