Hayzey:
We were sitting down eating dinner and Hayzey started having a conversation. With herself. I can't recall what it was about and it doesn't really matter. She was babbling away to herself and every now and then would blurt out "Right Mummy?" or "OK Daddy?" or something similar. She didn't care that we had no idea what she was talking about or that we weren't particularly listening. All that matters was that she wanted to talk and that was what she did.
I remember another child of my'n who used to conduct in similarly amusing conversations.
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LGR:
The poor duffer was exhausted last night and needed to sleep but wouldn't admit it. We took him up to bed and encouraged him to go to sleep. I was told not until a drink was delivered. I replied that I would probably take longer to get the drink then it would take for him to go to sleep but would get one just to be nice. About 10 minutes later I decided to go to bed and though I should check on LGR.
He was stil awake - flat on his back and staring at the ceiling. I pretended I had left his drink downstairs, made one up and bought it up. He said thanks, asked what it was and when I told him it was water he said thank you again then put it (undrunk) on his bedside table and asked me to turn off his light so he could go to sleep!!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Early Start
I had to get up at 01:00 to start work at 02:00 this morning. I'm going home soon :-) I'll need to get some sleep today - the work I was doing didn't pan out as expected and we (there's a group of us covering 4 different sites and 3 companies) need to have another crack at it tomorrow. Bugger.
I'll put up some more pictures later today.
I'll put up some more pictures later today.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Smiling LGR
We went to a 5th birthday party on the weekend which ended up covering two days and approximately 15 hours .... LGR had a ball. So did Hayzey. They got to hang out with their mates for a very long play, dress up, eat cake, have a BBQ, jump on a superhero jumping castle and completely and entirely wear themselves out.
Mr and Mrs Gazzarus had a good time too.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Snow Day?
We got busy again today - this time going up the mountains to Katoomba for what had been advertised (in some very professional brochures) as 'Snow Day'.
I have never felt more ripped off in my whole life - and everything at 'Snow Day' was free. It turns out that 'Snow Day' actually meant a couple of chunks of ice in front of an inflatable snowman, 4 small fans blowing 'snow flakes' and a game that involved throwing a ball through a hole in some plywood.
Geez. Not good.
The rest of the day was ok however. We cut our losses pretty quickly and went driving out to Blackheath and out to a place called Anvil Rock. It was magnificent. I lived in the mountains for approx 12 years and never knew this place existed. More people should know about it - but maybe it's better they don't. The vista was amazing - vertical orange and sandstone cliffs topped by rolling mountains and intermittent views to the horizon. Fantastic. While there we also visited a spot called the wind eroded caves which are also quite amazing. The 4 of us went for a bit of a clamber on the 'cave' and there should be some reasonable pics out of the adventure.
Best of all LGR has decided that driving on rough dirt roads, walking through the bush, looking at views and climbing rocks is all pretty ok. We now called it 'adventuring'.
I have never felt more ripped off in my whole life - and everything at 'Snow Day' was free. It turns out that 'Snow Day' actually meant a couple of chunks of ice in front of an inflatable snowman, 4 small fans blowing 'snow flakes' and a game that involved throwing a ball through a hole in some plywood.
Geez. Not good.
The rest of the day was ok however. We cut our losses pretty quickly and went driving out to Blackheath and out to a place called Anvil Rock. It was magnificent. I lived in the mountains for approx 12 years and never knew this place existed. More people should know about it - but maybe it's better they don't. The vista was amazing - vertical orange and sandstone cliffs topped by rolling mountains and intermittent views to the horizon. Fantastic. While there we also visited a spot called the wind eroded caves which are also quite amazing. The 4 of us went for a bit of a clamber on the 'cave' and there should be some reasonable pics out of the adventure.
Best of all LGR has decided that driving on rough dirt roads, walking through the bush, looking at views and climbing rocks is all pretty ok. We now called it 'adventuring'.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Delayed
I've missed a few days - sorry. Been busy.
Going back to the weekend ..... We had a good one. The kidlets were back to swimming lessons on Saturday morning. The kids are in their own class now - just the two of them. The both loved it and neither of them have suffered too much from the break.
The afternoon was spent at the Chef's place - mainly so the kids could all ride their bikes around the park. It was a beautifully sunny day but quite a chilly breeze. Nobody was overly upset when the kids decided they would rather play inside.
Afternoon tea turned into dinner so our night out at a local pizza restaurant was missed. No biggy - it was cheaper this way and the kids probably had more fun.
Sunday was a similarly mellow day. We did the groceries in the morning (incredibly expensive this week - but we did stay buying stuff for LGR's pending 5th birthday ...) and had a visit from Aunt BJ in the afternoon. What happened during the visit? Not a lot really. Aunt BJ and I went out with LGR while he rode his bike (I was surprised by how much stronger he has gotten in the space of a few short weeks), and then some time was spent on the back deck enjoying the sun. Very mellow; quite nice.
The work week has been a mish mash. I've personally gone from having nothing to do to (seemingly) every person int he company suddenly converging on me telling me their issue is the most important thing in the world. Mrs G missed most of Monday because poor little Hayzey was throwing up everywhere. She's got yet another ear infection and also had some sort of tummy bug ... She seems to be getting much better now.
Our air-con is still broken. The manufacturer is coming out next Tuesday to take it away and completely rebuild it. On a positive note we are certainly saving on electricy costs (and being a bit 'greener' I would imagine) bu I guess it goes without saying that it's missed quite a bit - particularly on those mornings when you get up and there's a frost outside and the radio says it is 0 degrees. I'd prefer it happened now than in summer however ....
What else? I've booked most of our accommodation for our trip to NZ later this year. All of my enquiries have been via email and it's amazing to see the range of responses. Some businesses just don't respond at all - which to my way of thinking is as rude (and stupid) as not returning a phone call. Why would a business advertise a contact method and then not reply to information requests via that medium? I dunno .... There are some who reply but are very short in their reply (I got one that simply said 'Can't help you') then there are others who are prompt and very helpful - even if they don't have vacancies.
Suffice to say I've gone with the businesses who are more friendly.
I owe some people some phone calls. I'll try to call tonight but can't make a promise ...
Going back to the weekend ..... We had a good one. The kidlets were back to swimming lessons on Saturday morning. The kids are in their own class now - just the two of them. The both loved it and neither of them have suffered too much from the break.
The afternoon was spent at the Chef's place - mainly so the kids could all ride their bikes around the park. It was a beautifully sunny day but quite a chilly breeze. Nobody was overly upset when the kids decided they would rather play inside.
Afternoon tea turned into dinner so our night out at a local pizza restaurant was missed. No biggy - it was cheaper this way and the kids probably had more fun.
Sunday was a similarly mellow day. We did the groceries in the morning (incredibly expensive this week - but we did stay buying stuff for LGR's pending 5th birthday ...) and had a visit from Aunt BJ in the afternoon. What happened during the visit? Not a lot really. Aunt BJ and I went out with LGR while he rode his bike (I was surprised by how much stronger he has gotten in the space of a few short weeks), and then some time was spent on the back deck enjoying the sun. Very mellow; quite nice.
The work week has been a mish mash. I've personally gone from having nothing to do to (seemingly) every person int he company suddenly converging on me telling me their issue is the most important thing in the world. Mrs G missed most of Monday because poor little Hayzey was throwing up everywhere. She's got yet another ear infection and also had some sort of tummy bug ... She seems to be getting much better now.
Our air-con is still broken. The manufacturer is coming out next Tuesday to take it away and completely rebuild it. On a positive note we are certainly saving on electricy costs (and being a bit 'greener' I would imagine) bu I guess it goes without saying that it's missed quite a bit - particularly on those mornings when you get up and there's a frost outside and the radio says it is 0 degrees. I'd prefer it happened now than in summer however ....
What else? I've booked most of our accommodation for our trip to NZ later this year. All of my enquiries have been via email and it's amazing to see the range of responses. Some businesses just don't respond at all - which to my way of thinking is as rude (and stupid) as not returning a phone call. Why would a business advertise a contact method and then not reply to information requests via that medium? I dunno .... There are some who reply but are very short in their reply (I got one that simply said 'Can't help you') then there are others who are prompt and very helpful - even if they don't have vacancies.
Suffice to say I've gone with the businesses who are more friendly.
I owe some people some phone calls. I'll try to call tonight but can't make a promise ...
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Proud as Punch
This is LGR's first medal. He went up on to the stage in the auditorium to receive it. He has since told me he was very nervous about going on the stage in front of all the people, and he thought he might have to 'somersault all around the stage'.
All parents involved were proud as punch.
I chose this picture because it also shows some of LGR's mates. They were all thrilled to do this together.
All parents involved were proud as punch.
I chose this picture because it also shows some of LGR's mates. They were all thrilled to do this together.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Dad and Truck
This is a picture LGR drew a while back. He's moved on quite a bit from this type of picture now - they tend to be much more detailed and a lot neater. This one is Dad and Truck - apparently it's me. I don't have a truck. I suspect it's our recently acquired SUV ...
There's not much art comes home from kindy these days - for either of the kidlets. I think they are far more interested in socialising and performing.
There's not much art comes home from kindy these days - for either of the kidlets. I think they are far more interested in socialising and performing.
Sweet and Sad
Hayzey is very sweet. While I was cooking dinner tonight she was playing with her stove set. She was crouched over and fussing around quietly; then suddenly stood up and walked over to the kitchen bench. In her hands was a little toy saucepan with some toy veges in it. She reached up to give it to me while saying "For you to cook. Don't burn yourself."
Fantastic :-)
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Some sad news. One of the fist at kindy died this week. The kids had a little funeral for it. They made a small cross out of paddle pop sticks and buried Mr Fish (apparently the fish was a male) in the garden. LGR tells us the fish died because nobody in his class fed it in the morning. He was very solemn when relaying the story to us and concluded with "Sometimes sad things happen."
Fantastic :-)
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Some sad news. One of the fist at kindy died this week. The kids had a little funeral for it. They made a small cross out of paddle pop sticks and buried Mr Fish (apparently the fish was a male) in the garden. LGR tells us the fish died because nobody in his class fed it in the morning. He was very solemn when relaying the story to us and concluded with "Sometimes sad things happen."
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Sleep Walk
I'm not 100% certain but I think LGR had his first sleepwalk last night. At about 22:00 we heard him start yelling out "Mummy, Mummy." He sounded a bit worried but not scared, not agitated. I wandered out of the adults bedroom to find him standing at the top of the stares apparently thinking Mummy was downstairs watching TV.
I'm a bit vague on what was said by me (I probably told him Mummy was asleep); but LGR said nothing. I took his hand and walked him back into his room and without a single word he climbed back into bed. No conversation, no requests. Nothing. As soon as his head touched the pillow he was straight into his sleep breathing rhythm.
LGR can't remember a thing about it.
I'm a bit vague on what was said by me (I probably told him Mummy was asleep); but LGR said nothing. I took his hand and walked him back into his room and without a single word he climbed back into bed. No conversation, no requests. Nothing. As soon as his head touched the pillow he was straight into his sleep breathing rhythm.
LGR can't remember a thing about it.
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