Monthly Archives: October 2015

Happy Halloween 2015

Posted on October 31, 2015 by admin

Y’know, I look rather wistfully at all the pretty fairies and what-not flitting about, even as I try unsuccessfully to squelch a snort and a smile as The Living Contradiction To Things Girly Currently zips up and starts running around … Continue reading →

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Miss-Speak #70 – We Can Make ATMs

Posted on October 29, 2015 by admin

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Rockstarism #385/ Miss Speak #69 – What D’you Want To Be When You Grow Up

Posted on October 26, 2015 by admin

#385/ #69 Something we ask them every now and again… Tells you a lot about where they are at this stage of life… Me: What d’you want to be when you grow up? Miss: Cat! Me: What exactly is in … Continue reading →

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The Rockstars’ ESF School PYP Talks And Workshop (Or, The Children Who Grow Socks And Tut-tut Their Parents’ Food Choices)

Posted on October 24, 2015 by admin

Caveat: Long post. There’s a side story in italics right at the end that you might like, though…  The Rockstars’ ESF School PYP Talks And Workshop – or, The Children Who Grow Socks And Tut-tut Their Parents’ Food Choices. Or, Schools’ Secret Plan … Continue reading →

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Of Cupcakes And Crayons

Posted on October 20, 2015 by admin

What, like, chocolate cupcake doesn’t do this to you? It was Kings’ birthday, and among the special things about this picture below are… a) How everyone is actually looking in the general direction of the camera, including the dog and the Miss. … Continue reading →

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Another Rockstar In Canto Music Class

Posted on October 18, 2015 by admin

The Miss has just started pretty much the same Yamaha creative music class that Rockstar did, albeit hers is with a teacher she’s had for a previous toddler class… (Rockstar looks grim, doesn’t he? Read on to find out why…… :D) Obviously, … Continue reading →

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Miss-Speak #68 – Mis-diplomacy

Posted on October 17, 2015 by admin

#68 After playing quietly with a bunch of girls she’s just met… Me: Oh that was nice, did you like them? Miss: <pause> I liked the one with the Minnie Mouse shirt. Rockstar: <not looking up> None of them were … Continue reading →

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Miss Speak #67 – Oops She Did It Again

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

#67 The Miss has made it her current developmental stage goal to keep Rockstar from doing serious school work….. Rockstar traditionally does schoolwork in arguably any location of his choosing within our apartment. (We don’t insist he sit perfectly still in … Continue reading →

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The Sweetest Thing To Happen To Us At The Charlie & Lola Best Bestest Play…

Posted on October 12, 2015 by admin

Written with permission from the rockstars’ friends’ mum… The Sweetest Thing To Happen To Us At The Charlie & Lola Best Bestest Play. Or, Make Magic Happen. We were seated here…    (Rockstar had a schoolmate seated quite a few rows … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #384/ #66 – Sometimes You Wonder How You’re Really Doing With This Parenting Thing…

Posted on October 10, 2015 by admin

#384/66 Rockstar and his friends occasionally sit and read Geronimo Stiltons at break, sometimes in holes or under tables, and recently have been seriously striving for the next new book to bring in and share, because they’re running out…  Given … Continue reading →

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