Living 2008

I did housework this morning while the Rs played although Ms R demanded help with learning to play her little recorder half way through the washing up. We now know about semibreves and how to play an A. There are two lines of music of B and A notes, crotchets, minims and semibreves to play. I really wanted to ’show her how it’s done’ but she refused the offer.

I heard the Rs decide to play Toy Story. It’s the first time they’ve enacted out a scene from a story, usually they make things up as they go along. Ms R quoted huge chunks of the script including an american accent for Andys mother. A bit of a surprise as they haven’t watched it for ages.

And then we spent the rest of the day with friends. I sat quite still using only my talking and coffee drinking muscles. The children played. Interestingly they’ve started including some organised (playground type) games into their time. The weather was great so they spent quite a bit of time outside and Master R wandered round on his own to check out the hens. They were all on top form which meant they managed to smooth out their usual niggles without too much trauma. It’s a pity I don’t have more to say about it because the amount of learning, enjoyment and satisfaction they get from spending hours playing together deserves more than three sentences.

Master R got tired and needed to go home before Ms R was ready so she asked if she could say. She was a bit surprised when I said she could and questioned me quite sincerely on whether I really would leave one of my children there. So she stayed for a whole twenty or so minutes while I took Master R home, organised him some dinner and then handed him over to Daddy. He was asleep by the time we got back and Ms R went to sleep very quickly.

Buzz always comes up for storytime and lays in the middle of my bed purring while I read. When the light goes out she stops purring and when all three are asleep I creep away. Tonight the Rs went to bed seperately into their own beds. When I went back up to check them she was asleep on the floor between their bedroom doors.

Master R wakes up in the morning and likes to sit very quietly for about half an hour before starting the day. Ms R starts talking almost the moment her eyes open, Daddy often sends her back to bed because he can’t cope with her bounce first thing. This morning he overheard this at 6 am.

Ms R "Do you know what two and two is? No? Is it four or is it two?

Master R "Two"

Ms R "No it isn’t two, look at my fingers, two and two is; one, two, three, four. See it’s four. Did you know that? Two and two is four. Can you say four?"

Master R "GO AWAAAAAY!!!"