And I love you too Top Ender!

Top Ender had been promised that if she completed her word box before Easter that she could have a treat. The decided upon treat was a teddy from the Build-A-Bear Workshop.

When putting the heart into the teddy the assistant asked Top Ender to give the heart a kiss and to make a wish. A couple of young boys (around eight or nine years old) were next in line and their Mum watched as Top Ender screwed her eyes up and mouthed a well rehearsed wish. The Assistant also noticed that Top Ender had made a rather long wish and asked

"Did you wish for Chocolate pudding?"
"No, I made my usual wish"
"Oh, what was it?" Said the Assistant
"That I would always have my sweet loving family of course!"

Making Candles

Last weekend Top Ender was able to make a beeswax candle, the process thrilled her and had nothing at all to do with the fact she was able to chose two of her favourite colours as the candles colours.
The candle is going to be lit during our Easter Dinner, which was Top Enders idea.

A new game

Top Ender was in the hallway this morning when the post came through the letter box. Knowing that I like to have the post to open and file and deal with, but that her baby brother was sitting the other side of the living room door she decided that it would make sense for her to pass it to me, by pushing it under the living room door.

Baby Boy was sitting in front of the door calling to his sister when a letter appeared before him.

"Mama!"
"Ooh Post, Mama's letters" I said
"No!" And he started to push the post back to his sister on the other side of the door.

Top Ender and Baby Boy sat either side of the door passing letters to each other for a few minutes before Baby Boy realised that if a letter could get through so might toys and fingers; So he stuck his fingers under the door and started to wiggle them. As soon as Top Ender saw wiggling fingers she started to wiggle hers back which ended up with both children wiggling and giggling!

A is for Asda, M is for Morrisons and T is for a thick assistant!

Today we went for a walk round one of the local supermarkets. We tend to do this every few weeks just to get out of the house and to spend time together doing silly things. I always try to turn at least part of it into a learning experience, it might be reading, counting or learning about different types of vegetables or fruit or fish.


Today we needed to purchase some quick microwave rice for Daddy. I asked Top Ender to look for rice that started with a "P" as he likes pilau rice. Top Ender started scanning the various packages muttering "P, P, P" when an assistant stocking the shelf next to us asked if I needed help.

"Thank you, but we are okay I am teaching my daughter to read and so she is looking for the item we require to improve her reading skills."
"Oh, okay" said the shop assistant

Top Ender found the desired package and then asked what rice I wanted. I set her about looking for this item on the shelf in front of us.

"E, G, G" said Top Ender
"E, G, G" I repeated
"Boobs!" shouted Baby Boy
"Do you require help finding an item?" said the assistant who was still stocking the shelf.

I paused for a second and looked to check that it wasn't a different assistant before replying;

"No, my daughter is still learning to read"

"Oh, right." said the shop assistant.


It isn't just me is it?

At least Top Ender thinks I sound great

Top Ender, Baby Boy and I were in the car when Gabriella Cimli's "Nothing Sweet about me" came on the radio. I started singing along to this when Top Ender replied back;

"Yes there is, your singing Voice is soooo Sweet!"

I love Top Ender!

Top Ender Giggles - And then came along a Irish man, a Welshman and a Rabbi

Top Ender, Daddy, Baby Boy and I went for a walk a couple of weekends ago. It was lovely and warm and as we were walking along the road we came upon a man walking towards us carrying a window frame.

Top Ender noticed this man and seemed a bit puzzled as to why a man would be carrying a window up a road.

"Look at that Man Top Ender, He is carrying a window" said Daddy
"I wonder why he is doing that" I said
"So when he gets hot he can get a breeze Mummy!" said an exasperated Top Ender

Top Ender Giggles - But its free!

Top Ender was just watching TV when an advert came on asking for people to adopt Orangutans.

"I am not adopting an Orangutan!" she said defiantly
"Why not Top Ender?"
"Because, I don't want one messing up my stuff!"
"It wouldn't come and live with us you know..."
"Oh! Well we should then as you get a free toy."