It’s Wednesday, and because it’s the ‘other’ Wednesday, it means Late Start Day at school. Last week I promised the Kinderbesten that I would treat them to breakfast at Maccas on Late Start Day, provided they got themselves ready early enough. They do. So we go.

It’s settlement day, so I predictably check my bank account at random times of the day, even though I’ve been told it’s all happening at midday. Sure enough, my mortgage disappears from the one account at the predicted time. Promisingly, my refinance mortgage fails to appear in my other account. I know it’ll turn up eventually, but I decide to enjoy this unexpected Day Without Mortgage.

Back home, the Elderbeast has some homework to do. We have an energetic song and dance while he tries all his tricks to get out of doing it (I left the worksheet at school! I find it in his bag. I can’t remember who I’m supposed to write about! I tell him he’ll have to choose someone else). Finally he realises there’s no escape from the homework, and starts focusing on how to get it done. He works out that he can get hold of his schoolfriend on PSN chat, and they can talk the research through together. And they really do. It takes them a while, but I’m loving that I pop my head through the door on several occasions and see the Elderbeast chatting to his friend earnestly about their history research project. It almost looks like he’s enjoying himself…