skeleton

skeleton
Originally uploaded by Crit Chicken

Today was "Crazy Random Dress Day" at school. We got three days' notice of this one, and inspiration was at an all time low. So I said "how about wearing your skeleton jammies? They're cool, and if you do that you won't have to get dressed in the morning". I've never seen someone so enthusiastic about something for a long time. He was happy about it all day too. As we walked into school we got to see some of the other kids ideas on what 'crazy' and 'random' was. My favourite was the kid who had put on his school uniform, but backwards, and inside out.

In other news, the deck is now finished. Expect photos soon, now that it's stopped raining for a while. Gotta take D to his dad's tomorrow, and people coming for dinner tomorrow night, so a bit busy for the next 24 or so.

construction

construction
Originally uploaded by Crit Chicken

Playing with the Cuisineire rods again and this tower got built. I remember that this is the fun thing to do with them when you're not using them to learn maths.

Oh dear, it's happened again

look mum...
Originally uploaded by Crit Chicken

Lost another tooth. Hope some more grow before the next round fall out.

Eyes

Eyes
Originally uploaded by Crit Chicken

Not much going on. We blew more things up last weekend. I've been playing with the new toy though, and there's a series of new photos on Flickr. This one of D'Arcy's eyes was taken while sitting in a Starbucks and he was 'bored' and hanging off my legs, so I started taking close-ups of his face to relieve his boredom. It mostly worked, and I like how he framed his eyes for me in this one. We've been getting a deck added on to the house. I suspect there are photos on the camera that haven't been downloaded yet, but as the beloved was supervising the decking I'm not sure whether there are photos or not. I guess I'll find out. He's off travelling again this week, so the deck guys will be left to their own devices while I'm at work.

In honour of the Queen's birthday

In honour of the Queen's birthday
Originally uploaded by Crit Chicken

It's the weekend for blowing things up. In our case, that means small children and my ears. We had a firecracker go awry. It burnt a hole in D'Arcy's trousers through to his skin, enough to blister a bit. It also temporarily deafened me.

Also we have a new toy. A Pentax toy, which enabled me to take photos of the fireworks. Well only one photo 'cos the battery went flat. But it's kind of a nice effect. It was very windy tonight. We might try another night if we can get over our fear of blowing up the child.

What's wrong with this picture?

what's wrong with this picture?
Originally uploaded by Crit Chicken

So this shelf contains a collection of cocktail shakers. It is directly behind the dining table. We were sitting having dinner, and the beloved pointed quietly over my shoulder.(You may need to look at the Flickr version which is bigger). I turned around to be confronted by this scene...