Patchwork Blanket no1

Finished!
It only took me 19 years to complete :-)

I know it isn't perfectly straight and all that. But that is a two person job. I had to do this on my own; well with hindrance, sorry meant help, from a three year old.

First day of school.

We survived the first day of school. No tears. Well, a bit when CS fell over and grazed her knee but other than that the day went smoothly.

D-Day

The uniform has been washed, ironed and name-labeled. Together with the socks and book bag it has been put out ready to be worn for its first official outing tomorrow.

My eldest is going to be taking her first steps on the road to education. I am worried. She can't wait to go, tough she "may miss me a bit at lunch time". I will definitely miss her at lunch. But I will just have to be brave - and of course she is right when she tells me that.

It won't be easy for me though.

Net Curtains

"My, My. That opaque glass is not opaque." I thought yesterday as I was drawing the curtains.
The neighbours' son is home from Uni. He has a rather toned and muscled body, not displeasing to the eye. Since the neighbours took the curtains down in their bathroom I saw a lot more of their son's body than either he or I ever expected. I am a married woman, so of course averted my eyes.

Today alas I had a rather less pleasing view. The mother from across the road was getting ready. Lets just say that she has less muscle tone than her son (think German sauna and you'll understand what I mean).

Now my dilemma is:

1. Do I tell them and risk embarrassment for them and myself?
2. Not tell them and face the possibility of seeing the pater familias in the nude (one business lunch too many)?
   
3. Wait till term at Uni starts again and then try to drop it casually into conversation that their bathroom window is see through?
4. Get net curtains?
   

Nuts

I am glad to note that "Allergen information: this product contains nuts"

Bemused

Whenever we go to see Opa and Oma Nederland the girls are given far too many presents, clothes and spoiled rotten. But as we only go twice a year I guess they will just have to endure this :-)

Oma bought then some clothes at V&D. This is the wash label. Wash inside out with the same colours.


This is the t-shirt. Which same colours. Would that be the green, pink or the stripes on the back?


Any suggestions?

Fear

"When I am old I am going to have a dog"
"Is this wise? You are afraid of dogs."
"Not when I am a Mummy. Mummies aren't afraid of anything."

If only it were true. I am still afraid of the dark - retrieving things from the garden in the dark is only done with a good torch. I am still afraid of thunderstorms (I do think they are spectacular but scary). Ghost stories give me the chills and I certainly think birds are fearsome. Yes, birds. I have a fear of their flappy wings. Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

I think mummies or in any case this mummy have plenty of things they are afraid of. But you must not let them know that. I think that is the big difference. If I ran to hide under the bed every time there was a storm where would we be?

I still don't like birds though.