I’ve been getting rather slack with the photo-sharing, and so after some loving hints (“We’d like to see more photos of Arddun, please!”), I thought I’d load up some random photos of Arddun and caption what she’s been up to lately.
















I’ve been getting rather slack with the photo-sharing, and so after some loving hints (“We’d like to see more photos of Arddun, please!”), I thought I’d load up some random photos of Arddun and caption what she’s been up to lately.
Overheard yesterday around lunchtime, at the café we frequent…
Beautiful blonde 4yo girl: Mum, I’m hungry.
Mother: I think it’s time for your tea anyway.
(Which, in Australia,could mean any meal from morning tea right down to supper. I mean, who knows. I get thoroughly confused some days. But in this context and given the time of day – 12:15pm – it seems clear the mother is referring to actual lunch.)
Mother: (Looking at menu) So… what would you like to eat, sweetheart?
Daughter: Chips!
(Mother looks slightly vexed.)
Mother: Anything else?
Daughter: Um… ice chocolate. And ice cream. And a milkshake. And a lolly. And chips!
(Pause)
Mother: If I get you the chips, will you promise to eat all of it?
Daughter: Okay.
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slow down mummy, there is no need to rush,
slow down mummy, what is all the fuss?
slow down mummy, make yourself a cup tea.
Slow down mummy, come and spend some time with me.
slow down mummy, let’s put our boots on and go out for a walk,
let’s kick at piles of leaves, and smile and laugh and talk.
slow down mummy, you look ever so tired,
come sit and snuggle under the duvet and rest with me a while.
slow down mummy, those dirty dishes can wait,
slow down mummy, let’s have some fun, let’s bake a cake!
slow down mummy I know you work a lot,
but sometimes mummy, it’s nice when you just stop.
sit with us a minute,
& listen to our day,
spend a cherished moment,
because our childhood is not here to stay!
R.Knight 2011
https://rebekahknight.blogspot.co.uk/
We had just finished breakfast, and Arddun was still sitting in her highchair and kicking her legs while I was getting ready to clean up her station.
All of a sudden, she started clapping her hands.
“You clapping?” I asked the obvious.
“Happy!” Arddun announced, grinning.
“Are you happy?”
“Happy.”
Tony and I double dated with Graham and Penny yesterday afternoon and went off to watch Les Miserable on the big screen. All this was made possible because of this fabulous family affectionately known in certain parts as The Turkeys. Again, thank you for babysitting so we can have some semblance of a date. :)
Anyhoo, while we were sitting through that amazing musical feast of pathos and high drama, this is what the Little Girl got up to:
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.