I'm quite happy for people to be skeptical about global warming, just as long as they understand that they will be eaten first when it all goes pear shaped.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Call an exorcist (or two) AKA picking up Freya from creche
After a somewhat productive day doing some rehashing of the not very much liked Forensic elective (altho I like it much more than the horrid year 9 stuff) I went to get Freya at about 3 pm. She was lovely & happy to see me, giving me a big cuddle & wanting to put her jacket on. They had made some biscuits and she took one, and then asked for another, which I carried, and then as we were going out the door she wanted another... and when I declined, her head rotated 720 degrees and she SCREAMED absolute blue murder, while the creche manager was trying to have a conversation with someone at the door! I carried Freya to the car, & was trying to load everything in, and being short of hands I ate the biscuit - Freya howled and reached out towards my face as if she was going to mine the biscuit out of my mouth. We finally got into the car & she settled down, and said she wanted to go to the park... soooooo... off we went. She was much happier from then on, & Kate & Chloe turned up. After a bit of playing in the FREEZING wind we all headed back to ours for a while... the girls were pretty well behaved but occasionally got a bit freaky.
Not much else to report...
...except that when I walked out into the back yard today, my friendly magpie came swooping down right by me, so I gave her a piece of my bagel. She was quickly joined by the baby & the male, who aren't as friendly but were happy to receive some bits of bagel. A couple of big babbler birds were lurking nearby, hoping for some crumbs but I think they missed out.
Not much else to report...
...except that when I walked out into the back yard today, my friendly magpie came swooping down right by me, so I gave her a piece of my bagel. She was quickly joined by the baby & the male, who aren't as friendly but were happy to receive some bits of bagel. A couple of big babbler birds were lurking nearby, hoping for some crumbs but I think they missed out.
Funny dream
Last night I dreamed that I had two teaching jobs, one at Mt Doom SC and one at a private school, much closer to home (a bit like St Brutus's Academy). At the beginning of term 3 I went to work at the private school, even though I knew they still wanted me to work at Mt Doom. It all seemed nice at the new school, but then the kids all went feral & there was an enormous fight!
Not quite sure what to read into that...
Not quite sure what to read into that...
Wednesday
Freya woke up crying at 4.15 this morning. I went in to comfort her, and along with a slightly leaked nappy, I had to deal with the urgent search for her many small toys which she took to bed last night. "I want my little pink froggy". Well I had a hard time finding it Sweetie, because you hid it under your big Maisy. And you also hid your yellow frog, little lamb, piglet and little leopard cub. We are really going to be in trouble when I get you that life size toy ant, flea circus and soft toy microbe.
Anyway, she went back to sleep but was really cranky in the morning. She was most upset when I took her cereal away, after she'd been playing with it for about five minutes. Nassssty Daddy. We dropped Reb off at the train, she had to push past all the penguins that have come to Melbourne for winter, and then went to creche. Freya was really happy to look at the bunnies (in fact she asked twice to see them for longer), and then we went to the other room where all the kids were playing. After a couple of minutes Freya turned to me and said:
"Daddy, can you go to work now?"
Anyway, she went back to sleep but was really cranky in the morning. She was most upset when I took her cereal away, after she'd been playing with it for about five minutes. Nassssty Daddy. We dropped Reb off at the train, she had to push past all the penguins that have come to Melbourne for winter, and then went to creche. Freya was really happy to look at the bunnies (in fact she asked twice to see them for longer), and then we went to the other room where all the kids were playing. After a couple of minutes Freya turned to me and said:
"Daddy, can you go to work now?"
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Another fun day...
Foggy and Freezing this morning! Read in the paper that it's been unusually cold this winter... although we haven't really had any frosts.
Dropped Reb off at the train & Freya at creche... as usual she was enamored with the bunnies & was most unconcerned when I left. Spent the morning doing some housework & trying to get my head around some school work - pesky unit I am considering which just doesn't agree with me. Nerves & stuff. Perhaps I will do something else, altho I need to do something more biology oriented.
Later on I did some work in the shed, put my bike pump back together (it works well again) and repaired the base of the old clock Freya dropped on the floor. The mechanism is a bit stuffed too, and beyond my abilities to repair. Was interesting to see how it worked though. Fixed up a couple of extension cords and had a bit of a tidy up. By the time I had finished it was time to pick Freya up, and the sun had finally burned off the fog, & it was a nice clear day.
At creche Freya was just finishing her afternoon tea, but before she gave me a hug she carefully took her cup & plate to the carer to put away... good wee girl! Then I got a big hug & we looked at the rabbits again before going to the park to meet Kate & Chloe. We had a good time at the park, Freya was a little bossyboots when another little girl wanted to get on the equipment - with a big frown & her growly voice she said "Wait. It's Freya's turn."
After the park we headed to Bunnings. Freya was quite keen on the idea, which was nice! When we got there I committed the mortal sin of eating the grape she had just declined - "I HAD IT FIRST!!!!"
Freya didn't want to ride in a trolley so she walked around with me, saying "We at Bunnings!" and carrying one of the 75mm coach screws I had bought. Later on she wanted to take it to bed! Home again, & played with her new (salvaged) trike... it's a bit too big for her, but we had fun pushing it around the yard.
Usual bath etc... when I tried to sing one of her songs she said "Stop singing Daddy!". Oh well.
Dropped Reb off at the train & Freya at creche... as usual she was enamored with the bunnies & was most unconcerned when I left. Spent the morning doing some housework & trying to get my head around some school work - pesky unit I am considering which just doesn't agree with me. Nerves & stuff. Perhaps I will do something else, altho I need to do something more biology oriented.
Later on I did some work in the shed, put my bike pump back together (it works well again) and repaired the base of the old clock Freya dropped on the floor. The mechanism is a bit stuffed too, and beyond my abilities to repair. Was interesting to see how it worked though. Fixed up a couple of extension cords and had a bit of a tidy up. By the time I had finished it was time to pick Freya up, and the sun had finally burned off the fog, & it was a nice clear day.
At creche Freya was just finishing her afternoon tea, but before she gave me a hug she carefully took her cup & plate to the carer to put away... good wee girl! Then I got a big hug & we looked at the rabbits again before going to the park to meet Kate & Chloe. We had a good time at the park, Freya was a little bossyboots when another little girl wanted to get on the equipment - with a big frown & her growly voice she said "Wait. It's Freya's turn."
After the park we headed to Bunnings. Freya was quite keen on the idea, which was nice! When we got there I committed the mortal sin of eating the grape she had just declined - "I HAD IT FIRST!!!!"
Freya didn't want to ride in a trolley so she walked around with me, saying "We at Bunnings!" and carrying one of the 75mm coach screws I had bought. Later on she wanted to take it to bed! Home again, & played with her new (salvaged) trike... it's a bit too big for her, but we had fun pushing it around the yard.
Usual bath etc... when I tried to sing one of her songs she said "Stop singing Daddy!". Oh well.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Looks like we won't be rushing to bed tonight...
Freya finally went to sleep this afternoon, after the traditional just-in-bed-with-a-new-nappy poo, which MUST NOT BE SPOKEN OF, rather one should play and chatter quietly for as long as possible, wreathed in the stinky vapours, before Mummy & Daddy become suspicious & come to change the nappy. She chattered for a while longer before dropping off, the exact time of which is unknown because I took a short nap, based on the following extremely logical argument:
1. Freya may not go to sleep at all. Therefore, I can lie down on the couch for a little while, and if she doesn't go to sleep then we'll just get up.
2. If Freya does go to sleep at all, I'm sure it won't be for very long, and I'll wake up when she does.
3. I was feeling a bit tired.
Unfortunately (sort of) my second proposition turned out to be a tad flawed. I woke up about an hour later, and she was still coma'd. That's OK, she often sleeps until about 4 pm at home. But tick tock, tick tock, come 5 pm she's still asleep! Half her toys are scattered across the floor, and she's the wrong way round on the bed, on top of the duvet, with a platypus on one side of her head & a horse on the other. Might wake her in a min...
Gave her funky trike a wash while she slept, but we probably won't get a chance to play with it today!
1. Freya may not go to sleep at all. Therefore, I can lie down on the couch for a little while, and if she doesn't go to sleep then we'll just get up.
2. If Freya does go to sleep at all, I'm sure it won't be for very long, and I'll wake up when she does.
3. I was feeling a bit tired.
Unfortunately (sort of) my second proposition turned out to be a tad flawed. I woke up about an hour later, and she was still coma'd. That's OK, she often sleeps until about 4 pm at home. But tick tock, tick tock, come 5 pm she's still asleep! Half her toys are scattered across the floor, and she's the wrong way round on the bed, on top of the duvet, with a platypus on one side of her head & a horse on the other. Might wake her in a min...
Gave her funky trike a wash while she slept, but we probably won't get a chance to play with it today!
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