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My legs were pretty shaky after yesterday's tennis marathon, but somehow we managed a set of singles this morning, before my defeated opponent could go no further.
I then had to dash through town to get my annual GP blood test (because as I've noted, they can't use any of the 20 or so blood tests I've had this year already) and then picked up a couple of bags of groceries at the supermarket.
Foolishly I'd got big bottles of milk and apple juice and other heavy items and was on foot, so I had to walk a mile or so carrying heavy bags and tennis paraphernalia. I may have incurable cancer but I am surprised at how much energy I have for a man of my advanced age.
I managed to tick off most of my to do list as well as keep an eye on the kids and playing them at football, just to make me more knackered.
Ernie has been very keen to do more podcast work with me and as I was supposed to be keeping an eye on him, I let him return as his masked character for Newsround today. We couldn't find the scary white mask that he wore last time, but somehow he turned up in an even scarier one - a clown with Ha! written on his forehead. The terrifying about all this is I have no idea where my son (if it was him) got hold of that terrifying mask. Here's the show.
Watch it now. Spoilers coming up.
Anyway, we didn't prepare anything (in case you're wondering) so the clown made up his own name on the spot. It was "Hahayourbuttsmells". He also didn't stick to the contract we'd agreed on, which was to go away after a brief appearance at the start and kept barging in with biscuits and cakes, turning off the stream, telling a joke (that the punchline also got cut off - which was a shame because he delivered it in a ridiculously throwaway way after coming on as a comic with a bad throat).
I think it's probably a good thing that I do most of these when he's at school- mainly because he is much better than me. And a king of coming up with insane catchphrases. You can bet your bottom dollar that even if this is "Hahayourbuttsmells" only appearance that we will do a T shirt with his face saying "This is how we like to do things in medieval Scotland" for no good reason.
Good to know that between Ernie and Phoebe Craven Newsround is in good hands for another fifty years at least.
The sky potato doesn't fall far from the tree.
For about five minutes tonight York City topped League Two. I prayed for a Covid outbreak to come so that the season would be over, but sadly Cheltenham equalised and eventually won and York slipped to 7th. But my ridiculous team is holding its own against clubs from the top half of the division and it's exciting to occasionally get to watch them on TV. We might make the play offs. And given the standard of play and my fitness and skill kicking the ball around against the kids, I am hoping that "we" is the correct term. Hopefully in the squad by Christmas.
