Back to some kind of normality. The Boy has returned, opened his
Christmas presents and declared that father christmas must have thought
real hard this year because he liked everything, even what was not on
the list (guess who had a chat with relatives and persuaded them to
pool the budget and let me pick and choose, mind you they did not take
much persuading). Quick flashback to a few years back as The Boy
unwrapped an Action Man and asked "Mummy, why did Father Christmas
bring me a doll?".

After a quick visit to Him Indoor's
relatives in Cornwall we are back and The Boy has requisitioned the
dinning room table to set up his new train set. I had a quick go too
though my child is a bit of a spoilsport and won't let me try and see
just how fast his South West Train livery Class 159 3 Car DMU (yes
that's exactly how he wrote it on the letter to Father Christmas) will
go round corners before it derails.
2.1.06 11:47


"She reads Simone de Beauvoir, in her American circumstance"*



- Is your new book** good then?

- Yes, it is.

- What's good about it?

- It's got loads of stuff that boys like.

- Do you think I should read it?

- You won't like it mummy because you are a girl and it's full of boy stuff.

- What sort of things are boys stuff then?

- Just stuff, you wouldn't understand.

- I do stuff that boys like to do sometimes, I'm sure I'd understand.

- You do boys stuff sometimes but I don't think you'd understand. I
used to like some girl stuff when I was little but now I don't anymore.

- Such as?

- I used to have a pushchair for dolls

- Oh yes I remember you went everywhere with it. I don't remember you
putting a doll in it, just cars and your tube trains. Anyway your
father uses the pushchair to push your brother along and Him Indoors
used to push you along in one too so I don't think it qualifies as
girls stuff.

- Yeah, pushchairs are fun so they can be boy stuff.



* title courtesy of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions' Rattlesnakes

** The Outlaw Varjak Paw
by FS Said (he had read the first voraciously so the second instalment
made it under the tree for Christmas). You'll have to read it yourself
if you want to find out what "boys stuff" it is full of because I am
still none the wiser.
3.1.06 20:32


Hey, a birthday present from Richmond Council in the shape of 2 bins
for food stuff was left in the front garden today. Ok they probably
don't mean it as a birthday present and I am not likely to use it since
I already compost my food waste so don't see the point of giving it to
the council so they can make compost that they can then sell back to me
but the intention was nice I suppose.

Him Indoors has been secret
squirrel ordering on e-bay and has warned me that the surprise might
not come till the end of the month as it is making its way from
Australia. Alison has been joking it might be a surf board or a new wet
suit but somehow I doubt it.
6.1.06 20:06


Gossip with my sister all morning, seeing my grandparents, champagne and chips for lunch on saturday, a lovely birthday lunch from my brother, finding out Adrian Sevitz is not the only one who buys lingerie for other people when I opened the present from my mum, a whole week-end where "les sujets qui vexent" were avoided and unpleasant remarks were totally absent.


I could get used to that birthday lark.

champagne glasses
9.1.06 19:38


Since Princessfairytoes tagged me...

  • 7 things to do before I die.
    1. See my son grow up a reasonably happy person
    2. Work out what I want to do with my life
    3. Care more
    4. Worry less
    5. Travel more
    6. Spend more time trying things I have never done before
    7. Seeing and aurora borealis would be nice too
  • 7 things I cannot do:
    1. Stand on see through surfaces.
    2. I don't "do" eyes
    3. Swim the crawl
    4. Be optimistic
    5. Be romantic
    6. Eat just 1 jaffa cake
    7. Wait until I have finished one project before I start a new one
  • 7
    things that attracted me to blogging. Well I could give a whole lot of
    good reasons to be attracted to blogging but I can think of only
    one: because I could.
  • 7 things I say the most

    1. Bears - woods? (generally as the answer to "do you want a cup of tea?")
    2. Ta muchly
    3. Poppet
    4. Don't even think about it
    5. Huhu
    6. Riggghhhhht?
    7. You animal
  • 7 books I love: well there are 5 of them in this previous post. I suppose the other 2 could be The Little Prince and The Ship Inspector.
  • 7 movies I love: ok not automatically the favourites but the following spring to mind
    1. Les tontons flingueurs
    2. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
    3. Spirited away
    4. Corpse bride
    5. Harold and Maude
    6. The ladykillers (the Ealing Studio one I have not seen the remake so can't say if I like it or not)
    7. After hours
  • Who am I going to tag? If you fancy doing it, be my guest.
10.1.06 21:37


Sorry, couldn't resist a private joke.

box of vanilla ice cream
15.1.06 18:46


84

Thanks to Philippa for reminding me of this one:


I have a fear of dentist and a strange brain that makes me think that it is a good idea to persuade my friend to come with me.

I
was asked to point out that I was 8 months pregnant at the time,
fainted and that it was the first time she was coming to the flat but
that it must have been a good idea since it was nearly 9 years ago and
we are still friends.
15.1.06 18:56


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