X's Lego Logic

"It's show and tell tomorrow" says X. He points at a large box. "Don't let me forget to take that in to school".

I ask what's inside. "It's Lego" X replies. It certainly is, two large sets with a retail value of about £200! I gape at the discovery and ask if it has been cleared by 'Mum'. It seems she was ok with the idea of X taking Lego in to show his buddies in class. Just two of probably most expensive sets you can buy right now! 

Had to leave it to E to break the bad news. Personally I can't fathom the logic involved in taking that much stuff into school. There are some things that trip your 'That's bloody stupid, don't do it' switch so you need to stand aside and let other heads prevail in the circumstances. X took the news with good grace apparently and took a much smaller container to showcase to his buddies in class. 

I've always thought I've got the workings of the child mind sussed out. But it's episodes like theses that make me realise otherwise. 

A.

Dizzy in the front room Nov - 2013

She's cute. And by golly she knows it. Coming in from work yesterday little D was padding around the lounge. I asked for my hug she gave me a knowing little half smile and walked out the room! My girl has been poorly in the last few days but seems to be getting her spirits back. When you hear your child upset through illness and a fever it breaks your heart more than nothing else!

A.

Little D expressing herself I

Behind the butter wouldn't melt expression beats the heart of a little warrior:

At a social event I watched as the kids played together. X was charging around with the bigger kids (charming the girls, naturally). A three year old tried to grab his shoulder, all good natured stuff which was unremarkable. It was D's response which stunned me. She clamped onto the shoulders of this bigger boy who spun round with eyes wide open in amazement before losing his footing. He stumbled backwards and fell onto little D who started howling in shock and rage, as is her way.

It was her expression which made my day - it was a look of pure determination which spoke volumes. D, who has only started toddling in the last few months, was outraged that a bigger boy had the temerity to try jumping onto her big brother. The fact she is meting out retribution already makes me worry for those who get on her wrong side in future!

A.

Half Term on the Wight

Happy X on the chairlift - Alum Bay Oct 2013

Little D and X on Luccombe Beach

The View from Above - Alum Bay once more.

Pics of our latest visit to The Island. We stayed on the western end of it at Totland, and were in blowing distance of St Jude as it raced through early hours Monday. Our home to be never ceases to amaze and pleasure. We all stepped out on Luccombe beach for the first time - a place only accessible at low(ish) tide now so is an undisturbed gem of a place. Stepping out on the sand, you pass sheer 100 feet sandstone cliffs with little waterfalls cutting through them. The final wasted groynes give way to a sandy beach at the bottom, distant cliff face at the top and a partly concealed woody plateau at about 30 feet. It's the sort of place you wouldn't like to be stuck at dusk, your imagination might conjure up bigfoots, or dinosaurs, or any number of hungry creatures. Quiet, isolated and unnervingly peaceful, with only seagulls and distant boats for company...

As much as our hearts are already island bound already. We need to stay the course. There are schools to consider (primary schools are good, secondary schools not so much). We are undertaking commitments to ensure X gets into the best place at 11 and if we move out now our plans will be for nought. Moving costs a fortune so I'll need to be hitting the bookies for another few months so we have cash for the removals instead of dropping it on a credit card.. patience, Alex, patience..

In D and X news, they both had a wonderful week. X relished the steady stream of treats and fairground-style prizes which came his way. D is proving to be a doughty little thing, she grinned happily throughout our visit to The Needles - dispute the gales that constantly threatened to take her feet out from underneath her. Little D has had chicken pox this week, but has suffered it with surprising good grace.

A.