Why is it....
That when one child has a birthday party the other one has to have the hump? Is it just the age? (8 going on 46) have the hormones already started? Is it the way the wind is blowing? is it just pure jealousy or is there a deep sinister demon lurking within my No. 1 daughter who takes over frequently and gives rise to the most appalling behaviour ever seen.
Mind you on canvassing friends of mine with girls of similar age it would seem that we are experiencing an epidemic of such demons, as all of their daughters seem to be likewise infected.
Now Sunday morning before my first cup of coffee is not a good time to be hitting me to referee prospective birthday party invitees!
My brain did slowly work out that perhaps that No. 1 daughter would like to invite a friend herself - just to give her someone to play with. I mean, when it was her cinema birthday outing, No. 2 daughter had a friend along, so I think its pretty fair. That sorted the sulky look started to clear from No. 1 daughter's face, but I don't think its going to clear for long today.
And while we are asking these questions of the universe, why is it that every time the much beloved and I get chance for some time together without the children about something goes wrong? So far I've been ill, I've had a period on, he's been ill and one of the girls have been ill..... I'm starting to wonder if someone up there doesn't want us to have time to enjoy each other's bodies and have lots of loud sex without worrying that the children will wake up or walk in.
Still he's got a new contract working in Liverpool for the next 10 months, which is a bit closer to home, although I think it will still mean him being away for most of the week like before. At least when he does get home on a Friday night he might not be so knackered and it might lead to a better weekend. I guess time will tell.
Anyway, I'm back off to bed now with my coffee for a cuddle while the girls watch TV and addle their brains for a while. Which I suppose is only fair as they haven't had any for nearly a fortnight now....
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Catching up... again
I've just realised its been over a month since I last blogged and what a month...
We had our first Christmas as a family together and I have to say it was wonderful. Not just the lovely presents that the much beloved bought me, although they were lovely and there had obviously been much thought gone into the buying of them. But it was the family feel. Not once did the Robin make the girls feel like an encumbrance, we laughed, played games, argued a bit, ate too much and lazed around as a family for two weeks - Granted that we were ready for the girls to go back to school before they actually did, but that is usual family life.
After Christmas we made a trip down south to see friends in Orpington and stayed at my Mum's in Shepperton. She managed to redeem herself somewhat from her previously awful first impression, but I sense that Robin and her are never going to be close! It was good to catch up with old friends and introduce Robin to people he'd only previously spoken to on the phone and on the whole a good time was had by all.
This weekend we visited his family which was lovely apart from the truly awful behaviour of the girls. To be fair the older one wasn't too horrendous, just the now usual taunting, criticizing and harassment of her sister. The younger one seemed to have left her brains somewhere and not found them all weekend.
The low point of embarrassment was at Robin's sister's house where the 3 yr old asked her to put the plug in the bathroom sink and turn the hot tap on. The 3 yr old walked off as they do, and then so did my youngest one.... Leaving the tap running. Somehow the overflow wasn't man enough to cope with the onslaught and the result was water through Suz's kitchen ceiling.... Which has only just been repaired following the last time she had a leak in her bathroom, although thankfully that was nothing to do with my girls.
Lets just say mine are grounded like they have never been grounded before... The oldest not so badly though as she did have the sense to take the plug out, turn the tap off and come and tell us when she found it.
Ho Hum, what fun, a whole week with the girls by myself. I can't wait.
We had our first Christmas as a family together and I have to say it was wonderful. Not just the lovely presents that the much beloved bought me, although they were lovely and there had obviously been much thought gone into the buying of them. But it was the family feel. Not once did the Robin make the girls feel like an encumbrance, we laughed, played games, argued a bit, ate too much and lazed around as a family for two weeks - Granted that we were ready for the girls to go back to school before they actually did, but that is usual family life.
After Christmas we made a trip down south to see friends in Orpington and stayed at my Mum's in Shepperton. She managed to redeem herself somewhat from her previously awful first impression, but I sense that Robin and her are never going to be close! It was good to catch up with old friends and introduce Robin to people he'd only previously spoken to on the phone and on the whole a good time was had by all.
This weekend we visited his family which was lovely apart from the truly awful behaviour of the girls. To be fair the older one wasn't too horrendous, just the now usual taunting, criticizing and harassment of her sister. The younger one seemed to have left her brains somewhere and not found them all weekend.
The low point of embarrassment was at Robin's sister's house where the 3 yr old asked her to put the plug in the bathroom sink and turn the hot tap on. The 3 yr old walked off as they do, and then so did my youngest one.... Leaving the tap running. Somehow the overflow wasn't man enough to cope with the onslaught and the result was water through Suz's kitchen ceiling.... Which has only just been repaired following the last time she had a leak in her bathroom, although thankfully that was nothing to do with my girls.
Lets just say mine are grounded like they have never been grounded before... The oldest not so badly though as she did have the sense to take the plug out, turn the tap off and come and tell us when she found it.
Ho Hum, what fun, a whole week with the girls by myself. I can't wait.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)