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ailbheJust before lunchtime a friend of Linnea's showed up to do gooey gluey things. They brought acrylic paint and brand-new plastic tubs to paint, and Christmas baubles. So the three children did that for a bit, got very messy and then ate beans and toast. Then the two older ones made felt turtles and the little one played running around. And then there was more cleaning up and running around and Lego and things.
Incidentally, the word Legos, to mean more than one piece of Lego. Valid or invalid?
Now we have damp artwork all over the house, hanging on lines and propped on trays. I've invited them back for tea on Thursday evening so they can retrieve things then. I'm hoping to invite a few other people too.
We have an adult guest coming to dinner shortly, so Rob has made Pat Kight's Curry again. And a clafouti. Rob is always happy to make food, so we've redivided chores so that he does cooking and I do cleaning, basically. This is good; I like being fed, and I find cooking for people who don't mention whether the food is good or bad or indifferent very dispiriting. He will remark on the food he prepares himself, so this works better for everyone.
It has been a good weekend. Linnea and I started the day by reading in bed; we read the Christmas bit from Little House in the Biog Woods, which is nice and non-carnivorous. I really need to work out where I'm inflicting my squeamishness on the children and where I'm protecting them from the unpleasantness of the world. They do know about death and have watched me clean up cat-killings before. But. I am a coward.
Oh - I've been wondering - tablecloths: Do people still use them? I like them. I've been using throws and baby-slings and things, even cotsheets on occasion. But I might buy some if I knew where to look for nice ones. I wonder what's available? There's a nice picnic cloth at Bishopston Trading. Perhaps that would do.
Luckily I already have a large one for when the table is all pulled out to max. As it will be on Thursday if I have my way. We should have at least seven children children here.
Incidentally, the word Legos, to mean more than one piece of Lego. Valid or invalid?
Now we have damp artwork all over the house, hanging on lines and propped on trays. I've invited them back for tea on Thursday evening so they can retrieve things then. I'm hoping to invite a few other people too.
We have an adult guest coming to dinner shortly, so Rob has made Pat Kight's Curry again. And a clafouti. Rob is always happy to make food, so we've redivided chores so that he does cooking and I do cleaning, basically. This is good; I like being fed, and I find cooking for people who don't mention whether the food is good or bad or indifferent very dispiriting. He will remark on the food he prepares himself, so this works better for everyone.
It has been a good weekend. Linnea and I started the day by reading in bed; we read the Christmas bit from Little House in the Biog Woods, which is nice and non-carnivorous. I really need to work out where I'm inflicting my squeamishness on the children and where I'm protecting them from the unpleasantness of the world. They do know about death and have watched me clean up cat-killings before. But. I am a coward.
Oh - I've been wondering - tablecloths: Do people still use them? I like them. I've been using throws and baby-slings and things, even cotsheets on occasion. But I might buy some if I knew where to look for nice ones. I wonder what's available? There's a nice picnic cloth at Bishopston Trading. Perhaps that would do.
Luckily I already have a large one for when the table is all pulled out to max. As it will be on Thursday if I have my way. We should have at least seven children children here.
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Date: 2008-10-05 04:34 pm (UTC)I would say Invalid. You have Lego, a piece of Lego, a Lego set, lots of Lego bricks. But definitely not Legos.