Friday 16 November 2007

jack frost,

Jack Frost,
You caught me off guard!!

I had to scrape the car
It was covered in ice
Turn on the heater
And go around twice
Scratching and scraping
As best I could
Chipping at frost, with
A scraper that was dud

I dressed up warm
To ward off the cold
But my shoes are thin
And need to be re-soled
I danced around
To keep off the chill
Scratching and scraping
At frost, there still!!!

Dam You Jack, you are always sneaking around when I’m not expecting you!

Yay for parents Xmas present ( yes it is early ) yes a warm lined hoodie, lined with what looks like a mixture of goat or sheep ( it sounds worse than it looks, ) BUT man is it warm !!!

My mother worries…
- She says “is it weather proof “??
- She knows me too well
- NO of course not!!

(I can hear the sigh on the phone)
“BUT” (trying hard to salvage situation …..)
“It is warm….”

I need a get some new shoes…. Have a hole in the toe, (seriously) but they are comfortable!! And driving is great cos they are thin!! But they have a hole! Darcy is going to be SO embarrassed of me when she is older!!!

Talking of the Darcypops…. Yesterday she had Papaya!!! Oh the fruit intake is fantastic!!! And she put on 6oz, **health visitor wiggles with glea** = Jayne and I are glad and relieved!!


currently listening to Mother's Milk by the Chili Pepers

Thursday 15 November 2007

little thoughts

Today’s little innocent thoughts, but they mean so much !

Darcy I’m sure
Was trying to smash glasses last night!
Maria Callas would have been proud of the shrieking!



And what’s more is she did it whilst smiling!!
How can a baby gain so much pleasure from something so innocent!




Darcy last night sampled apple puree for the first time. She could not get enough of it!! She was kicking and shouting like mad with excitement!!



She now has sleep suits with the slogans
“Give peas a chance”


And “ Peas.. Love.. Happiness”


Cracks me up everytime I see her wear them !.

Wednesday 14 November 2007

shaving part 2 and baby talk

Ok, just a quick note, here
Shaving part deux.. !
I wet shave, and saw the latest updated version of my razor in the shops ! it has 4 blades, and a blade on the back, for trimming ?? !! ??
What ?? what is the extra blade for ??
Soon you will not be able to pick the razor up, it will have so many blades, also surely the fact that there are so many blades increases the chance of cutting yer chin off or something !! and the same razor is available with battery , to shave closer !! ?? Eehhh ?? do not get it !

On a different note..
Darcy was holding a conversation, with Neville the cow last night and was nearly singing, what the words were we had no idea, but there was definately a lilt to the words !! Jayne also swore that Darcy said Dadada hidden in the middle of a sentence ??? I am not sure but was trying to get her to say it again all night..... no luck !! oh well we will have to wait.. !!

Can I speak to my wife??

Jayne went out on Sunday with her mother, and Darcypops.
Due to my myspace commenting,
I forgot to sterilise bottles
I phoned Jayne at her parents to explain that I would be late

This is how the conversation went…..

ME… “ Hello, Is Jayne there?? “

Jayne’s Mother… “Yes she is….”

BBBBBEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

Yep she put the phone down on me !!

I try again,,,,,, bemused

ME “ Hello is Jayne there??”

J.Mother. “Yes she is….. ( Pause ) … You just asked that question “

ME.. “ Yes,……… Can I speak to her ??? “


J.Mother “ Ooh you want to speak to her??? “

( I have only been married to Jayne for 3 years, and seeing her for a further 10 yrs !!!!)

Now I have to ask permission to speak to my wife !! Haha

Tuesday 13 November 2007

Darcy Fly

I love Darcy.
She amazes me everyday
She soaks up new skills like a sponge
And she is getting tall… (Well long!)
She has grown 8cm in 6 months!
She chews her feet (an undervalued talent I feel)
Her vocab grows day by day, well nearly, she can hold conversations with herself, and Ahh Boo is very descriptive

She sleeps with her arms behind her head
And her legs in the air like a fly
Darcy Fly!!

She loves being held in the air and swung around a little, while singing
“Darcy is a fly
A fly in the sky
Buzzy buzzy Buzz
Buzzy Buzzy Bee “
I suppose you have to be there…. But she likes it

My shed

My Shed..

My shed has 4 walls
A roof and a floor
A creaking window
And a ledge and brace door

A lock, and Heater
Lots of seed trays
A table and chairs
For those summer days

It has a new pitched roof
It has restored floor boards
There are too many tools
And of course, power cords

It is a place I go
To escape and think
To try and make things
All I need is a kettle and sink..!!

My shed.

Lest we forget

Remembrance Sunday..

I am watching a programme on Wilfred Owen, perhaps the greatest of war poets. I do not think that today’s world can possibly comprehend the hell, he, and millions of others went (and still do today) go through.

Just one of 200 cemeteries in the Somme area in France, list 7,000 graves, two thirds of these are unnamed,

THE WASTE OF LIFE IS ASTONISHING

My Granddad joined up in the WW2... Volunteered... because he was so against Hitler. Could I ever do something so brave?? I can not answer.

I want to watch the programme, yet I do not. The trick is to get today’s and tomorrow’s youth to see and remember these images, and hopefully never go to war again.

Lest we forget…