I took today off work to babysit my nephew & nieces. They've grown in all kinds of ways since I was last with them. Little bundles of high-energy delights.
Which of course means, I am about to flump the Great Flump :-)
Showing posts with label those fab kidlets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label those fab kidlets. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Marking the day
Today was the last day of the major stint of childminding. There'll be a couple of more days required, but my sister is in super form, and life is returning to normal for her family.
It was also Dress-Up Day: Minnie Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker (from Star Wars, when he's disguised as a stormtrooper to infiltrate the enemy base and rescue Leia) had a little disco before we left the house. They even found us some spare ears for me and my sister (Minnie and Bunny respectively) so we could share in the fun.
We arrived to a school teeming with witches, Darth Vaders, vampires, Spider- & Batfolk. Lovely start to the day :-)
It was also Dress-Up Day: Minnie Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker (from Star Wars, when he's disguised as a stormtrooper to infiltrate the enemy base and rescue Leia) had a little disco before we left the house. They even found us some spare ears for me and my sister (Minnie and Bunny respectively) so we could share in the fun.
We arrived to a school teeming with witches, Darth Vaders, vampires, Spider- & Batfolk. Lovely start to the day :-)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Morning travels
Each walk to school is a new frontier. Many mornings, we have the path to ourselves, free to roam and zoom about and laugh too loudly. The trip fosters a conversation between our little group: whether walking, running or scootering, we come back together for bursts of talking.
Stories or dreams recounted, fairies and animals glimpsed or imagined as we journey through the dark woods...
And at the edge of the forest - sometimes - sunshine awaits.
Out in the open, nothing can stop them. Lily (age 2) calls out a warning if she feels the distance between us is too great.
Once inside the school gates, their attention is swallowed up by a zillion distractions: friends and teachers and the school day ahead. And the distance becomes too great to overcome.
But the short, shared journey there is precious :-)
Stories or dreams recounted, fairies and animals glimpsed or imagined as we journey through the dark woods...
And at the edge of the forest - sometimes - sunshine awaits.
Out in the open, nothing can stop them. Lily (age 2) calls out a warning if she feels the distance between us is too great.
Once inside the school gates, their attention is swallowed up by a zillion distractions: friends and teachers and the school day ahead. And the distance becomes too great to overcome.
But the short, shared journey there is precious :-)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Slug with Two Brains
First off: I am behind this week on, well, just about every form of communication. However, with my DAY OFF tomorrow and the weekend tantalisingly close, order shall be restored in due course.
In the meanwhile, let's talk slugs.
Once upon a time, there was a Two-Headed Slug Monster, who had nothing in particular to do on a particular day. And there was also a Sleeping Princess.
Did I mention that the Slug Monster had poison? Well, it did.
It all worked out okay in the end, but that was mostly down to kissing some form of royalty or other. Just a regular afternoon in these here parts...
In the meanwhile, let's talk slugs.
Once upon a time, there was a Two-Headed Slug Monster, who had nothing in particular to do on a particular day. And there was also a Sleeping Princess.
Did I mention that the Slug Monster had poison? Well, it did.
It all worked out okay in the end, but that was mostly down to kissing some form of royalty or other. Just a regular afternoon in these here parts...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Checking in
Another evening, another FlumpFest...
Family is thriving; days are packed with soaring imaginations and energies. And I get to see the dawn each morning, which is a treasured time.
Uncharacteristically early nights are a welcome treat!
Family is thriving; days are packed with soaring imaginations and energies. And I get to see the dawn each morning, which is a treasured time.
Uncharacteristically early nights are a welcome treat!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Colouring Life
Okay, yesterday disappeared without broadband + energy co-existing in the same time-space continuum.
I'm learning the ropes of Life as it Currently Stands for my nephew & nieces: school pick-ups and schedules and preferences of films and food and toys. Although Malahide has grown exponentially over the years, there are zillions of familiar school/work folk who have stayed/returned here to raise their own families; catch-up conversation tends to be peppered with "No, no, these aren't my children..."
Today was manky rainy day here: after walking the twins to school (and spotting a squirrel en route), Lily & I spent the morning in the local library (all hail Carnegie and his legacy). Then there was lego a-go-go: turns out Indiana Jones & Star Wars are the new black, so I was well within my comfort zone. Touch-and-go moment when Princess Leia got kidnapped and held in Colouring Land, but it all worked out okay.
Then back through flooded roads and more manky weather to reasonably well-behaved kitties, dinner and flumpydom :-)
I'm learning the ropes of Life as it Currently Stands for my nephew & nieces: school pick-ups and schedules and preferences of films and food and toys. Although Malahide has grown exponentially over the years, there are zillions of familiar school/work folk who have stayed/returned here to raise their own families; catch-up conversation tends to be peppered with "No, no, these aren't my children..."
Today was manky rainy day here: after walking the twins to school (and spotting a squirrel en route), Lily & I spent the morning in the local library (all hail Carnegie and his legacy). Then there was lego a-go-go: turns out Indiana Jones & Star Wars are the new black, so I was well within my comfort zone. Touch-and-go moment when Princess Leia got kidnapped and held in Colouring Land, but it all worked out okay.
Then back through flooded roads and more manky weather to reasonably well-behaved kitties, dinner and flumpydom :-)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Smiling in the face of pestilence
The kidlets over the weekend :-)
[That's right Shona: photos of Jack at last!!!]
The little hamsters inside my beleaguered laptop are lagging; time to clear off the ten thousand high res photos I took over the last few weeks.
But first, there's a dog in the neighbourhood that needs walking. And I may just be the laydee to do it* :-)
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*Okay, technically he just needs to be led to the shoreline, and he'll take it from there. Which is just as well because I'm feeling kinda flu-ey.
[That's right Shona: photos of Jack at last!!!]
The little hamsters inside my beleaguered laptop are lagging; time to clear off the ten thousand high res photos I took over the last few weeks.
But first, there's a dog in the neighbourhood that needs walking. And I may just be the laydee to do it* :-)
____
*Okay, technically he just needs to be led to the shoreline, and he'll take it from there. Which is just as well because I'm feeling kinda flu-ey.
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