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Gah. what an evening
Sep. 10th, 2007 09:41 pmWe're on to weekly tutorials now, since the End of Course Assessment (ECA) is due at the end of the month. I do my best to ensure Rowan's in bed and, if not asleep, settled enough that he's not inclined to leave his room. Not tonight, though *sigh*
He's been playing in the garden all evening, and while he was getting his bike, football etc. back inside, he admitted he's lost his baseball in the overgrown grass out there (The council haven't sent the guy with the lawnmower in ages, and we've had a long period of rain followed by a decent period of sunshine. Result: long grass) So, while I was trying to hunt it down, our upstairs neighbour left the building to take the dog for a walk. I'm on good terms with this particular neighbour, and she occasionally checks on the cat if I have to go away for any length of time. Anyway, she invited Rowan to go along while she walked Willow, and I agreed, thinking they'd be back in about half an hour and I'd have time to settle him down before my tutorial.
Nuh uh.
They finally got back at quarter to eight - almost an hour after they left - armed with a carrier bag of blackberries. So I had to rinse and refridgerate them and get him ready for bed quickly, and he got rather upset that we didn't have time for his bedtime story. So upset, in fact, that he wouldn't settle at all and I ended up attending class with him messing around behind me in the living room. *sighs* At one point he was chatting to Jenny, who I study with a couple of times a week - she was cool about it, having a gorgeous little boy of her own. Our tutor knows we study together in our own time, so when she assigned groups to go off for practice she put us together *relief* I like working with her.
I managed to put him to bed once the class was over - it's a good thing neither Jenny nor I were in the headspace to stay on afterwards for a little one-on-one. He's not given me any trouble since, despite doing the whole "I'm hungry! I'm thirsty!" act as I tucked him in. Not that I believed him, since he'd just downed a full cup of warm milk.
So now I need to either find that baseball (hah - no chance, I already tried) or find a replacement. It was one of those foam balls that, in theory, you can safely play with and not risk breaking someone's window. I got him the Cleveland Indians bat and ball set for Christmas a year or so ago.
He also managed to lose Willow's ball *facepalms* Pat was alright about it, though she was rather overwhelmed at just how much Rowan talks *giggles* He could talk for Wales, that one. Maybe even the British Isles!
When I get some time, I need to upload the pictures from Saturday; we went to a fete, and Rowan got to play some fairground games. One of which was the Coconut Shy, and he hit one down! *grins* So we brought a coconut home, and I had to learn how to open it. We tried the coconut water, and both of us hated it. And the flesh tastes just like any other nut I've ever tasted - I have no idea what to do with it.
Anyone have any ideas what to do with coconut flesh? I have tupperware in my fridge filled with coconut and blackberries, and I have to do something with them soon before they go off. Would be quite nice to combine the two....*ponders*
Oh and Rach? If you have any of that domestic energy going spare, I'd be grateful if you could send it my way. I've gotten bubkiss done this weekend, and Iesu do I need to get my arse in gear!
He's been playing in the garden all evening, and while he was getting his bike, football etc. back inside, he admitted he's lost his baseball in the overgrown grass out there (The council haven't sent the guy with the lawnmower in ages, and we've had a long period of rain followed by a decent period of sunshine. Result: long grass) So, while I was trying to hunt it down, our upstairs neighbour left the building to take the dog for a walk. I'm on good terms with this particular neighbour, and she occasionally checks on the cat if I have to go away for any length of time. Anyway, she invited Rowan to go along while she walked Willow, and I agreed, thinking they'd be back in about half an hour and I'd have time to settle him down before my tutorial.
Nuh uh.
They finally got back at quarter to eight - almost an hour after they left - armed with a carrier bag of blackberries. So I had to rinse and refridgerate them and get him ready for bed quickly, and he got rather upset that we didn't have time for his bedtime story. So upset, in fact, that he wouldn't settle at all and I ended up attending class with him messing around behind me in the living room. *sighs* At one point he was chatting to Jenny, who I study with a couple of times a week - she was cool about it, having a gorgeous little boy of her own. Our tutor knows we study together in our own time, so when she assigned groups to go off for practice she put us together *relief* I like working with her.
I managed to put him to bed once the class was over - it's a good thing neither Jenny nor I were in the headspace to stay on afterwards for a little one-on-one. He's not given me any trouble since, despite doing the whole "I'm hungry! I'm thirsty!" act as I tucked him in. Not that I believed him, since he'd just downed a full cup of warm milk.
So now I need to either find that baseball (hah - no chance, I already tried) or find a replacement. It was one of those foam balls that, in theory, you can safely play with and not risk breaking someone's window. I got him the Cleveland Indians bat and ball set for Christmas a year or so ago.
He also managed to lose Willow's ball *facepalms* Pat was alright about it, though she was rather overwhelmed at just how much Rowan talks *giggles* He could talk for Wales, that one. Maybe even the British Isles!
When I get some time, I need to upload the pictures from Saturday; we went to a fete, and Rowan got to play some fairground games. One of which was the Coconut Shy, and he hit one down! *grins* So we brought a coconut home, and I had to learn how to open it. We tried the coconut water, and both of us hated it. And the flesh tastes just like any other nut I've ever tasted - I have no idea what to do with it.
Anyone have any ideas what to do with coconut flesh? I have tupperware in my fridge filled with coconut and blackberries, and I have to do something with them soon before they go off. Would be quite nice to combine the two....*ponders*
Oh and Rach? If you have any of that domestic energy going spare, I'd be grateful if you could send it my way. I've gotten bubkiss done this weekend, and Iesu do I need to get my arse in gear!
