Thursday 30 December 2010
Saturday 18 December 2010
Christmas Octopus
OJ hung this decoration on the tree. He said it's an Octopus.
Yes, it could well be.
Yes, it could well be.
Sunday 7 November 2010
Space Surgery
Until today, the last time Owen mentioned the subject of creation/evolution, was when he was reminding us that, before the world was created, he was actually a superhero who helped God make the planet. That was a while ago.
Over breakfast he piped up:
OJ: "God made the world before he made people".
I smiled, nodded and made an affirming noise.
OJ: "Otherwise the people would have fallen through into space."
And then Lara added, enthusiastically;
"Yes, and then they would need to go to the doctor's"
I enjoyed that.
Over breakfast he piped up:
OJ: "God made the world before he made people".
I smiled, nodded and made an affirming noise.
OJ: "Otherwise the people would have fallen through into space."
And then Lara added, enthusiastically;
"Yes, and then they would need to go to the doctor's"
I enjoyed that.
Saturday 30 October 2010
Creative & Resourceful
A Hairy Caterpillar and A Millipede (obviously). And temporary sleeping arrangements.
Clouds
LBS: "When you were four years old you were a GongGong"
Me: "A GongGong?"
LBS: "A baby GongGong."
I love all this. I remember the days of Byabiaboya, Patakit and his pet Drog (a multi-faceted alien monster bug type creature).
LBS did these cloud pictures in her first couple of weeks at pre-school. I think they're brilliant.
Monday 30 August 2010
Somewhere Out There
I have a red planet, or so I am told. It's called Miegla Englordip.
Lara has a pink rocket. She also has a pink planet. They are both called Caesar Glarza. Notably, the planet has chairs. Pink chairs and blue chairs. Orbiting it, at a fair distance, are 4 moons. Two yellow, one green, and one tiny moon which is also green.
Every night after going to bed, Owen turns invisible before going to the shed, unlocking the shed, and fetching all the equipment he needs to build a special and important machine. This is what he uses to transport himself across time and space to SuperBugFishLand. The machine is not unlike a green plastic garden chair, with the legs chopped off. The chair comes fully equipped with a safety harness (my red bungee chord) and the device is propelled by an enormous jet engine bin (which looks a little like the bin that I use in the shed). Cleverly disguised as black plant pots, in between the seat and the bin, are "shooters - in case there are any comets in the way". Owen points out that an important part of the superstructure is a large wooden cube that is under the seat, as well as "some grey string that holds the red thing". Apparently, the device is powered by a magic spell from a good witch, & Owen doesn't need a spacesuit because he can breathe both in space & in SuperBugFishLand.
I love kids' imaginations.
At the moment, Owen thinks that his baby sibling will be a baby brother, which he thinks should be named Newo Aral. Lara, thinks that she will have a baby sister called Newo Echo. Hmmm, interesting.
Lara has a pink rocket. She also has a pink planet. They are both called Caesar Glarza. Notably, the planet has chairs. Pink chairs and blue chairs. Orbiting it, at a fair distance, are 4 moons. Two yellow, one green, and one tiny moon which is also green.
Every night after going to bed, Owen turns invisible before going to the shed, unlocking the shed, and fetching all the equipment he needs to build a special and important machine. This is what he uses to transport himself across time and space to SuperBugFishLand. The machine is not unlike a green plastic garden chair, with the legs chopped off. The chair comes fully equipped with a safety harness (my red bungee chord) and the device is propelled by an enormous jet engine bin (which looks a little like the bin that I use in the shed). Cleverly disguised as black plant pots, in between the seat and the bin, are "shooters - in case there are any comets in the way". Owen points out that an important part of the superstructure is a large wooden cube that is under the seat, as well as "some grey string that holds the red thing". Apparently, the device is powered by a magic spell from a good witch, & Owen doesn't need a spacesuit because he can breathe both in space & in SuperBugFishLand.
I love kids' imaginations.
At the moment, Owen thinks that his baby sibling will be a baby brother, which he thinks should be named Newo Aral. Lara, thinks that she will have a baby sister called Newo Echo. Hmmm, interesting.
Tuesday 3 August 2010
A Note-Worthy Week
This week Lara had her first swimming lesson. The instructor commented that she was so excited by the realisation that, not only did she float, but by paddling she could actually move, that she was a little reluctant to return to the side of the pool to receive instructions!
A bee also stung Lara, who was curious and wanted to pick it up. We also had family visits to both the dentist and the cinema, which were fun. Lara was in her element with unlimited access to her bag of chocolate stars, generously sharing them, even when not requested. Owen was a little harder to prise from his toffee popcorn. He also found the prospect of seeing Buzz Lightyear melt down in a fiery furnace a little disturbing :S
Owen returned from the cinema and asked for his tool bag (from G.Aunt Jo & Fam). I don't know where the idea came from, but he had a plan and was on a highly focused mission. He drew some pencil lines on some wood and told me where he wanted me to saw them, and before I new it, he had designed and built a bird table!!
This evening he walked into the room after brushing his teeth and declared "I've put my brain behind the radiator in the bathroom because it's too stupid and I've put it there to grow". Er ... OK. LOL.
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Saturday 10 July 2010
Spring 2010
1. Prescription Glasses2. Fun Garden chairs, in the days before we sold the Toyota
3. Allotment fun
4. Cranespotter
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Fire Starter
A new perspective on lighting a bbq from an Afghan friend. A splash of petrol, a match, slow burning (and therefore slow lighting) coals, and an electric fan.
Very effective.
Friday 5 March 2010
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Sunday 17 January 2010
Thursday 7 January 2010
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