This month I've read some amazing books and recommend every single one of them. Five books have been read in total with four of them crime/thriller genre.
The Choice by Alex Lake
A kidnap, A ransome, A Choice.
Matt Westbrook only turned his back for a minute. But when he looks around his car and three children have disappeared. Panicked he believes a car thief got more than they had bargained for. That is until he starts getting text messages. The kids are being held for ransome but not for money like you would expect. If he wants to see his kids again he has to exchange them for his wife. Matt and his wife are horrified but can't contact the police or the kids will be killed which means they have to make a choice. It was such a gripping read which really kept me guessing at who the kidnapper was.
This past week we have had quite alot of rain and it's forecast for next week too. One of Blake's favourite things this week has been jumping in puddles on the way home from school. He may have got his school trousers drenched but it was lovely too see his face light up with excitement whilst he was jumping through the puddles.
Seeing Blake have fun took me back to the days when I was a child and life was more simple and the pure joy of jumping in puddles. I ended up having a splash in some too with him which Blake really loved to see. I think us adults need to remember the simple things like this that we loved about childhood. I'm sure you won't be able to remember the last time you enjoyed jumping in puddles.
I've made a promise to myself to start enjoying the little moments of enjoying some of things I use to do as a child. The not caring about the rain so much, the simple things such as blowing a dandelion or bubbles and so much more.
This week on the Tuesday I went to the hairdressers and had my hair dyed copper. It wasn't a spontaneous thing I had been wanting to have my hair colour changed for awhile now. I had a consultation the week before to dicuss the colour and what would suit me and went for it.
Why did I get my hair dyed?
I noticed a few greys but the main reason was that every time I looked in the mirror I just hated the colour of my hair. I needed a change, and in the past I've always gone lighter and had highlights put in. But after 9 years of not dyeing my hair and embracing my natural colour I wanted something different. So I went to a hairdressers and had a chat about what would suit me and opted to go with a copper tone.
Last month I purchased some sunglasses for Blake from B&M. It wasn't much of a surprise when I first got them, that he had zero interest. Blake in general can be sensitive to how things feel. An example of this is that he doesn't like when his clothing gets wet. He also hates wearing headphones and ear defenders.
This past week though Blake has taken an interest in wearing the sunglasses. He likes to wear them before bed at the moment. They are avengers ones and Blake has been showing his friends them today.
From last Saturday up until Friday we have been in Isolation. We were about to head out for the day on Saturday and a text from Blake's school came through. Blake had been in close contact with a Covid positive case and we had to isolate.
This past week has been extremely hard having to stay home. Blake loves being outside and being around his friends so he has really struggled with the change. Every morning he has been asking "school today?" So I know he will be relieved to be back on Tuesday.