Yesterday we celebrated 5 years in our house. Initially I only planned to live there for three so I'm a little bemused by the whole thing. The time seems to have gone by pretty quickly and it would be fair to say that we have achieved a few things in that time.
Mrs G is back home. The kids were pretty happy to see her come home - Hayzey so much so that she tried to climb out of the bath to give her a hug :-) Apparently the trip was quite a success.
The kids have been quite amusing at kindy this week. Each day when I pick them up Hayzey rushes over for a hug (as does LGR) and then she drags me by the hand to pick up her bag. Once this is achieved Hayzey races to the door waving to everybody in her regal little way and saying "Bye" to everyone - but the way she says it is with a very definite Southern (American) inflection. It's very amusing and very cute. LGR is the opposite - he's content to hang around and talk to people and let everyone know that I'm there.
They have a student teacher for a couple of weeks - she told me LGR likes the Wiggles!! It's not like I wouldn't have noticed that .... She's helped LGR write a letter to the Wiggles, and has bought in a karaoke set which LGR loves to use. There's even pictures of him singing into a microphone on a stage he built out of wooden blocks. Mrs G and I are starting to seriously consider the possibility of taking him to some sort of entertainment/music classes. He loves it and never stops talking about instruments and the Wiggles.
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I got this list of advice in an email earlier today. Words to live by?
1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto. The blockage will be almost instantly removed.
2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.
4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.
5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the toothache.
8. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are: You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.