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Apr. 2nd, 2008
Operation Homebody
Apr. 2nd, 2008 10:02 amIt seems to be working. Linnea woke before the alarm today, leaned over to where I was sleeping in Emer's bed, and asked me to get in with her. She'd been nappyless all night and was still dry. So I snuggled up with Linnea for a while, then we all got up in fits and starts, and after Rob left for work (having made me a pot of coffee, because he is marvellous) Linnea and I played number games and did some simple adding up, which she has been refusing to do for months and months.
She and Emer are both wearing dresses today and I want to get a photo because they look very little-girl-ish. They're play dresses, not smart dresses, and they are very cute. I'm hoping we'll all walk to the post office later.
She and Emer are both wearing dresses today and I want to get a photo because they look very little-girl-ish. They're play dresses, not smart dresses, and they are very cute. I'm hoping we'll all walk to the post office later.
Numbergames. Phonecalls interrupted changing nappies, dressing children, brushing teeth. Trikling to town to meet people and change PIN on new bank card. Lunch out. Meet people. FIRE ALARM. Flee. Rob trikled Linnea and her friend to nursery and came back again. I tried to trikle a sleeping Emer home (off my back and into the trike with minimal waking! Go me!) but got PUNCTURE. One auto-repair place I passed pumped my tire up but it was a FAST PUNCTURE. So I pushed until the inner tube came OUT and tied itself ALL AROUND THE AXLE. Luckily this was on Gower street opposite the motorcycle repair shop so I WOKE EMER UP and crossed the road and begged for help and they took the inner tube off and fastened the tyre to the rim with cableties so I could push it home.
Pushed it home and the spare inner tube has a puncture TOO.
And anyway the rim tape is shredded.
Damn. I got a puncture last year too. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. The trike is only two years old. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DRAWING PINS? and why is it always drawing pins?
Anyway, now Emer is asleep and I have to wake her up AGAIN to go to nursery and get Linnea and I DON'T WANT TO.
But Linnea's-and-my relationship really is benefiting from getting out less and seeing fewer people, even though she seemed to be thriving on her previous extroverted lifestyle. Perhaps I confused "she's popular" with "she's happy" or something.
I must email the trike people about a service.
Pushed it home and the spare inner tube has a puncture TOO.
And anyway the rim tape is shredded.
Damn. I got a puncture last year too. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. The trike is only two years old. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DRAWING PINS? and why is it always drawing pins?
Anyway, now Emer is asleep and I have to wake her up AGAIN to go to nursery and get Linnea and I DON'T WANT TO.
But Linnea's-and-my relationship really is benefiting from getting out less and seeing fewer people, even though she seemed to be thriving on her previous extroverted lifestyle. Perhaps I confused "she's popular" with "she's happy" or something.
I must email the trike people about a service.
Nollaig and Tadhg: The Inquest
Apr. 2nd, 2008 07:28 pmhttp://www.independent.ie/national-news/tragic-mum-sang-lullaby-to-baby-before-drowning-1328056.html
At least now some of my worse mental images are banished. I couldn't bear to think of her holding him down. And she didn't.
At least now some of my worse mental images are banished. I couldn't bear to think of her holding him down. And she didn't.
Numbergames
Apr. 2nd, 2008 10:41 pmLinnea and I played Number Games today. That's adding up to you and me. She really, really enjoyed it. She and Emer have also been building and stashing Cuisenaire rods in their box. And making pies and chips from them (the red ones go nicely on the yellow ones).
Emer says "Dope" for soap. Well, first she signed it, then I checked I understood her sign, then she said it. A few times.
Rob has put an inner tube on the trike so we can park it for the night; I need to go back tomorrow and sort out rim tape and checking the tire itself. And properly secure the front light.
But first I must go to the library with my children and do the BfN thing and bring all my slings.
Oh - the police called; they have CCTV of the desperadoes who stole my handbag and will be coming to take a statement soon. Linnea says she will watch the pictures and then she will know who the nasty people are and she will catch them. But I bet she loves having a policeman visit.
Must get the fire brigade to call. There wasn't time to appreciate them today at the Town Hall because it was raining and they were busy.
Emer says "Dope" for soap. Well, first she signed it, then I checked I understood her sign, then she said it. A few times.
Rob has put an inner tube on the trike so we can park it for the night; I need to go back tomorrow and sort out rim tape and checking the tire itself. And properly secure the front light.
But first I must go to the library with my children and do the BfN thing and bring all my slings.
Oh - the police called; they have CCTV of the desperadoes who stole my handbag and will be coming to take a statement soon. Linnea says she will watch the pictures and then she will know who the nasty people are and she will catch them. But I bet she loves having a policeman visit.
Must get the fire brigade to call. There wasn't time to appreciate them today at the Town Hall because it was raining and they were busy.