I worked today all day. Julie, Jack and Maisie were here in the morning for the last time of childcare in a while as Julie has only 5 weeks until her due date and no idea when she will be up for getting all the way over here before 9am again. We’ve not seen a great deal of them this year really, partially I suspect due to some remarks I made about Chris and Ady’s mother over Christmas which apparently Chris was offended by. It hasn’t created any problem between Chris and Ady thankfully and Julie and I are fine but I understand he is sulking with me hence only seperate socialisation happening :roll:. I have recently realised that Julie tried to make up for it by doing a spot of mother-battering about my Mum which clearly fell flat as I was obliged to agree with all her criticisms rather than taking umbrage like Chris did :lol:.
Dad was here in the afternoon and I understand everyone had a good day. Julie took them all to the park for a while this morning but further reports on what happened during the day are sketchy :lol:.
My day was good. First thing I had some training with the Information Librarian who is very nice if a fairly text book example of a librarian ;). Then I did Baby Rhyme time with 20 adults and 22 babies. I always feel so not me being all Sarah-Jane from Tikkabilla and getting everyone to get their spider fingers ready for incy wincy spider. I long for Davies to be there and join in with one of our jazzed up versions of nursery rhymes- he likes to do for songs the same sort of thing that Mel C did in the Spice Girls and add twiddly bits and descant versions (not do backflips and wear tracksuit bottoms).
The afternoon was fairly quiet although Yvonne and I did conduct a very scientific survey to prove or disprove my statement that the chocolate limes in the top drawer of the counter where we keep sweeties were inferior to the ones we had last week. 😆 Oh it’s not all about books at the library you know :lol:. I also had an embarrassing moment coming out of Somerfield in my lunchbreak with a wine box carrier clinking with six bottles of wine and coming face to face with two of the mums and pushchairs from Baby Rhyme Time- I guess they know why I’m singing now :lol:.
Ady arrived home with replacement Omnitrix just in time for Scarlett and I to head off to Rainbows. When she was collecting up yet more of her cuddly toy collection to take in for show and tell I told her I could bring one of the chicks round to meet everyone if she wanted. She really liked the idea but it was on the condition that she spoke to the leader about it and I popped off leaving her there to get the chick, both of which she was more than happy to do :). The activity was sticking things to butterfly shaped cutouts to create a wall display for the church hall. I got roped into playing catch with several of the girls and then Scarlett finally went off to play with them herself. They all went through into the other room and I dashed home to collect a chick.
Predicatably a room full of 18 little girls aged 5-7 were very delighted indeed to meet a cute and fluffy week old chick. It got passed round the room so everyone had a hold, I answered lots of questions about it and Scarlett,who actually is quite an authority now on fowl answered even more :). I promised to bring it back again so they can see how quick they grow. Scarlett and I discussed on the way home how she could invite a Rainbow round to play / for tea if she wants. Given how many of them were interested in what other creatures we have at our house I think that would be a popular invite so hopefully she will now start to make some one to one friendships within the group.
Ady popped out to get a few bits and the children and I sat and read a pile of storyoooks that I’d brought home as new stock arriving today. Clearly I am an advocate of library books but there is still something very special about being the first person to turn the pages on a brand new book. It’s lovely when you get to do that with library books :).
Ady’s off and out early to QVC but he should be back round lunchtime when we plan to make the most of the forecast wonderful weather and do a bluebell walk.
imagining you being sarah jane made me laugh! i just hope she is a really good actress rahter than being herself!
has davies and beavers been resolved?
Comment by HelenHaricot — 27 April 2008 @ 8:21 pm