Ethan Reads……..
Bears in the Night. This was one of my faves when I was little. Tonight Ethan picked it off the shelf and read it beautifully. Amaze.
Author: Melissa
Good Day Stats
CRAVE: Mainland Special Reserve Blue Brie COOKED: Turkey Meatballs OMG. I have a new favourite meat. Turkey is a staple in the states, it is super lean, yummy and really cheap over there. Quite the contrast to here. However, Dave and I were shopping in …
Chur Chur
Have I told you lately how much I love Poi E?
Campbell Live had Patea Maori Club on live tonight and it made me cry with joy as I danced and pretended I had some poi. Seriously. The song first came out when I was 4 and I would be willing to bet that I saw all 22 episodes of RTR Countdown when it was number one in New Zealand because I know for a fact that my Mum loved it as much as I did and we turned it up loud on the old Thorn TV every time it was on. Number 1 by Christmas!
The Little Rascals
Ethan’s soccer team are ruling the competition this year, they have won every game so far! The talent in this team is insane, some of the boys look like they came out of the womb kicking goals. Ethan was awarded Player of the Day on …
Monday. It’s over
After my most marvelous day yesterday Monday morning came way too quickly. So quickly in fact that I remembered about an 8.20am physio appointment while I was in the shower. No problem, I was a little rushed but I made it. Except the appointment was …
Mothers Day, I like it
I am celebrating a wicked mothers day by blogging on my new iPhone! The stars have finally aligned and all my wishes come true. Aside from Ethan’s obession with my new phone (he assures me that 5 year olds need iPhones too) we had such a great day. The boys cooked us the best eggs Benedict ever – Ethan calls it eggs burn a dick – and then we headed off to Muriwai. The day was perfect, light offshores so it was fairly warm for this time of year. Louie even seemed really happy on the beach for once.
The tide was too high for safe rockpooling so we finished up at the ramp and the bmx track = happy tired boys. We love Murivegas and I love being a Mum xxxx
He may or may not have hunted and killed this sheep himself……
A Shi-tzu wearing a sweater chewing on a sheep skull. This is what Lou did all day after he dragged himself out of {my} bed. It’s getting cold but still no rain. This time a year ago I was obsessing about how to get my …
Our house was full of flowers…
One day it wasn’t and then the next we had bouquets out the ying-yang and we were all sad. Baby Peanut had missed the bus and it was a BIG shock. I never in a million years had considered that I would miscarry, or that …
Eventually the whole story comes out
For the past 6 weeks Ethan has been really into the sandpit at school. Everyday he comes home with sand in every orifice, pockets and socks full of sand and the occasional story about injuries sustained in the course of sandpit play. This last part had me puzzled from the get go as I have never heard of so many sandcastle related accidents! Then there was the occasional whimper of bullies in the sandbox.
To clarify, the sandbox at Ethan’s school is fully fenced to keep cats and teenagers out, it is surrounded by trellis so the kids feel pretty invisible whilst they’re ‘playing’ in there (I’m guessing).
So, yesterday Ethan was on the receiving end of a kick to the nads. He delivered a kick back and apparently peace was restored between he and his BFF. At this point I was unable to gather what had started the two boys off. Of course I had been speaking to Ethan’s teacher about my sandpit worries every time Ethan had voiced concerns himself, so she was aware that there were problems in the sandy oasis.
This morning at 6.45am we got the whole story.
Ethan came into our room to tell his daddy that he had taken his first kick to his ‘privates’ and for the first time he broke the first rule of Fight Club and told us about the Five Year Old Fight Club! The boys had all been gathering in the sand-pit to fight and wrestle and when the duty teacher came around they got busy pretending to play! There is one bigger boy who is one of the special needs kids at the school who is a ringleader of sorts (from what I can gather) and invites challengers to take him down!
So the full story finally came out, albeit like a stubborn prickle that could not be forced. Ethan told us what was going on in his own time. It is so frustrating though, I knew something was going on weeks ago but he wouldn’t talk about it, and obviously he is no innocent bystander as he was going back to the sandpit every morning tea and lunch to either take part or watch more beat-downs.
So, Dave went to the principal this morning with our findings and the doors to Five Year Old Fight Club are going to be locked for the next week. I have an ominous feeling that this is what the teenage years might be like, knowing something is going on but getting nothing from your kid despite numerous avenues of questioning and interrogation. We just have to hope that they trust us enough to eventually talk the situation through of their own accord, which is what Ethan did this morning, and for that I am grateful.
School Holidays #2: Fishing w/ Nana & Grandad
The weather has been pretty lovely for Autumn which is good, but bad because of the drought and our empty tanks, but Ethan made the most of it with a little fishing trip where he got to practise hooking ’em and releasing ’em!