Here's a rapidly pondered paragraph before I gotta deal with life (and a bawling Diz upstairs).
Life just goes by too fast, you know. You spend a month planning for Dec25 and all that goes with it, and boom! It's gone. Gotta take a few New Years breaths and gather some thoughts together for 2014.
The Kids are going great guns right now. X is a mixture of energetic puppy and worldly teen who always has something intriguing to say (often in the most circuitous manner). D right now is in her bed, I've put her down for a nap after lunch, but she's just not having it. Every 20 secs I'm hearing a little shriek as she's expressing her displeasure (she's good at that). Hopefully she'll settle soon...
I've got my birthday coming soon (the 12th) and when asked how old I was recently couldn't give an immediate answer! Was it the result of poor sleep, or dealing with the needs of a toddler or do I care that much any more? When you're keyed into the welfare of little ones about, a personal milestone tends to pass you by. X on the other hand is now focusing on his next bday keenly. He'll be 9, and a charming, fully faceted 9 at that. X reminds me of one of those no-frills sports cars, he'll get you to where you want to go, but the ride can be a hectic but satisfying experience at times.
Little D is 2 at the end of Feb and becoming more of a wonder every single day. The individual words she says are becoming clearer and more frequent amongst the toddler talk. Her word of the moment which she declares with some relish is "No!', sometimes with two or even three syllables, depending on how annoyed, upset or irritated she is. Another favourite is the name of her favourite TV character, Spongebob Squarepants can be a mouthful for those who have already mastered talking so Diz settles for 'Bobpants' instead. This has many different intonations (in a similar way to the fact that the Eskimos have seventeen different terms for 'snow':
- It can be jubilant as in 'I'm watching Spongebob, hooray!"
- It can be irritated as in 'Turn of the news, I wan't to watch Spongebob!'
- It can be despairing as in 'You're taking me upstairs to bed when Spongebob is on the telly!'
And what about me? I'm plugging away at life. Expect another countdown calendar soon, this time for our move it the summer. What should I call it? Moving Day? Wight Day? Any ideas? X's final school day is Weds July 23rd, so that's 197 days to go...
We got so much to do so I better get on with it.
Cheers,
Alex
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