well, after 3 hours of ‘system’ i am cleared of health scares, and need only a biennial mammo [unfortunately not avail on NHS but def worth paying for for peace of mind!] being in a scatty frame of mind, i took all the car keys with me. oops. this meant that chris couldn’t go to group for latin. however, after latin, group came to us for science, which was lovely, as i got to see them when i returned from hospital. science experiments are always enjoyed when water is involved. our floor got a good wash too!
ANd yes, it did work, the divers did dive with pressure [mostly!].
Sb went off to rainbows, where she cried because she was teased. I think all the undercurrents are getting to her. I know all mothers prob project personalities on their children a bit, and i am prob guilty of seeing her as ‘sensitive’ and maybe that encourages it, dunno.
whilst SB was at rainbows, BB and i watched ‘dinodors‘ and had a nice snuggle, and looked at pictures. poor babe was missing out on the trip yesterday and then i was out this morning. She does like to know what is happening. she is gloriously cuddly though. She did – for once- demonstrate her demanding behaviour with others around. thing is, i think i need to focus on both girls for different reasons, and don’t feel i am doing either justice. parenting is just such an enormous responsibility.
SB returned and we watched the Australopithecus episode of walking with beasts, with SB cuddling me and BB on ‘fishy on a dishy [known elsewhere as poisson rouge!]. we talked about a few issues thrown up by the film. they do seem keen on recurrently showing mating don’t they? I can feel SB edging herself towards asking the mating question, so perhaps more sensitive to it! As an aside, one of the car bits was about having babies if you weren’t married, and did people have ‘to do the kiss and dance to fertilise eggs’. I very gently queried what on earth she meant, and she pointed out that in fairy tales and real life, all weddings have dancing [which she had realised had some significance] and was this the trigger to tell an egg to grow. SO i said no [and didn't giggle!], and the ‘special hug’ bit, but… [bit odd actually, as she knows the daddy provides half the DNA, so how an dance could do that? may be the kiss?]. mind you, BB with her thing about birds and eggs, is sure she was in an egg in my tummy and hatched there.
BB then fell asleep cuddling me, so has missed tea. SB, chris and i talked more about pressure, atoms and molecules, liquids and gasses, based on the earlier experiment, and then heated up our closed system with ebts on diver staying afloat or sinking – of course he sank, so we had a discussion about that too.
SB wandered off to read a book – and the read me salient facts from why is the sea salty. She has really loved that series of books. we then read together a bit more about anglo saxons then bedtime.
BTW I am really loving the american primaries. i wish i was voting there rather than here. i would obviously be a democrat. And what a fantastic choice on many levels – its as good as the west wing!
oh, and chris has spent a fortune on a bike for SB’s birthday. Michelle, not sure when chloe due her next bike, but maybe not having marcus and chris chat might be to your advantage… Before chris raises eyebrows, we did plan to buy a good bike, as for bb too in her time, and apparently they have good resale value. we had better buy a good lock!!
yipee to being cleared of all health scares!
and grrrr to small girls teasing other girls…. I suppose she’s off to Brownies and a whole new set of girls soon though?
Phew to getting the all-clear – v. relieved for you!
Well done on not giggling at the dancing question. I was not so controlled when Jade came down from bed the other night and asked “why do we have lips?”. I’m afraid I just fell about laughing, and ended up saying something like “because otherwise there would be a ragged bloody hole round your mouth!”
Really relieved for you. I needed ref to breast clinic a couple of years back, stress was hideous. I go to BUPA for regular mammos, though of course, am now entitled to free ones, so I shall probably only pay for every second one.
I don’t think I’ve ever smiled more at a first line of a blog post. Really, really chuffed to bits with that. As obviously you are too. Big smiles here.
2 days ago when Clo got her boar she pointed out the testacles and informed me that’s where the sperm comes out. “Ah, no” I replied “it comes out of the penis, same as a man’s wee”. She was puzzled and asked “so it goes all over the sheets?” And I pointed out that a pig doesn’t use sheets – he lives in a sty! She’s cross now because I’m being deliberately obtuse. “No, in humans.” she says patiently. So I took a breath and said “Well, the penis goes in the woman’s vagina.” Her face brightens as enlightenment clears up a mystery I didn’t know she had “they link up!”.
I actually feel relieved it’s all over and done with. But I apologise in advance if she shares her new found knowledge. I don’t think she will unless it comes up in conversation.
And fortunately Clo’s bike will last her a long time yet.
i have no problems with SB asking and knowing. i am just waiting till she really asks. we have books about it on her bookshelf that she could just pick up and read anyway – so no secret. just, well I thought she would have asked by now really. if the view of australopithecus mating on walking with beasts [tastefully behind long grass] hasn’t given her a few ideas…
yep Joyce, much relieved. yearly from 40 – and only a year to go till there. how did time fly past so quickly?
really pleased to read this
I am so glad that the health worries have turned into infrequent routine chores. J and K showed me the diver tonight – v. impressed.
Hurrah!!!!!
Lol at the question, how funny, and oddly Jo, Amelie asked exactly the same the other day!
Glad to hear you’ve been given an all-clear! I have to say–these are the best Primaries the States have had in ages. I managed to vote on time as well!