Tuesday 4th November 2008

Another stressful day :(. I am not handling this kiddie stuff too well - I lost my temper with Daniel. Plus, I am heartily sick of the Cartoon Network blaring out of the tv ALL DAY. I might plead some justification here, ie, Joanne's kids are wild animals, I got pain distractions, just...things ain't GOING right. I'll be better when I get some sleep.

No Thomas today....his other grandma had him for the day. While *I* welcome the minor break, Nell is now stressed out BECAUSE of the break. Probably because she's the 'default' mum, and missing him.

On a brighter note, I finally got some little videos of Thomas down to a manageable size. Not a world shaking event, I know......but some time in the future, those little vids might mean something to someone. Odd thought, that MY generation is probably the first that has the ability to present stuff like that to downstream. I mean, its been available to wealthy folk who could afford Super-8 movie camera's for a long while, but I would guess they is in a minority. No...my generation is the first that has the opportunity of presenting glimpses into the past for future generations. I guess Thomas is going to be real embarrassed sometime in the future :).

Rebeckah has a bad cold, and BOY is she like her mum!! Worst patient ever!! Demands constant attention (she does not get it!) and really gets up everyone's nose. Daniel does the same, but he does it both in good health and when ill. I have NO idea how he keeps going as long as he does. In fact, the only time he is STILL is when I am cooking - he likes to sit on the worktop beside me as I do the prep stuff. Well, when I say 'still' I mean physically.........his mouth never stops. He's got a new word (which I guess EVERY adult knows about)...........'WHY???'. God, he'd drive you insane with those constant 'why's'. And somehow, adults seem pre-programmed to have to ANSWER a 'why', even if the answer is total bloody nonsense....you just have to ANSWER.

I finally accepted the inevitable and cleared the tomato plants out of the greenhouse today. Those bloody things were NEVER going to ripen, now. A pretty fair crop it would have been, too. So...I have them all packed in a box (dark) and currently sitting in the hotpress. Those that know tell me they will ripen eventually in the warmth. I'll believe that when I see it :). However, I have a fondness for FRIED tomatoes, and I am elsewhere informed that fried GREEN tomatoes are pretty good. That also shall be put to the test

Kids...

I hope you manage to keep reading. Its not real exciting stuff, is it?..... but its day to day stuff that we have to deal with. And, if I go with statistics, I'll be shucking off this mortal coil long before your mum does. So pay attention, huh?..... ease her burden.