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Snot and green sweaters.
I have been a veritable queen of busy bees this weekend, rediscovering the thrill of Ebay selling! It's verging on pathetic at how excited I get in those last minutes of bidding, I sit in my swivelly computer chair "OOH OOHing" as I refresh the page and see those numbers climb. I sold 4 items and made over £400 , ( double that for US dollars) shame I was selling for other people but I LOVE the thrill of it!
Isaac didn't have his picture taken at nursery today ( how extraordinary, he doesn't most days!) it was picture day and he has just the nattiest haircut and would have looked too gorgeous but I'm told he super freaked and he says " me juss too fraid"
In thinking about it I can see how the very idea of a stranger sitting him on a chair and looking at him would be terrifying, to point a huge lens at him and zoom in..well get the straight jacket and bolt the doors! Poor little man, it is just so hard for me to always be a few steps ahead and think about how things that seem so normal to us, would appear so frightening to him.
Seth DID get his picture taken and I am sort of hoping that they managed to snap him without the snot that eerily matched his green school sweatshirt that he didn't wear anyway! I say sort of, because actually I am a bit of a fan of the 'real' school pictures, I never quite got around to liking the lean against the wall looking dreamy whilst holding a flower type of school pics Sophie would come home with when we lived in California, and as for the studious looking Jordan smiling over a pile of text books, well gag me on a spoon, I NEVER saw him anywhere NEAR text books in real life, why would I want a picture of him posing with some? Now if he'd come home with a picture of him with biro scribbles all up his arms and a backpack with the arse kicked out of it thrown over his shoulder then I might have coughed up the ridiculous prices knowing that I would gaze lovingly at it when I was old and feeling whimsical. So, here's hoping for crooked collars and snot in Seth's school picture then.
This week is Isaac's Harvest festival assembly, we are all agog with excitement as the thought of spending an hour or so sitting on hard school benches, hearing other peoples' children sing " All things bright and beautiful" and talking about the blessings of autumnal fare, we shall smile sweetly at every beaming child ( but ours ) holding up carrots and turnips, while our child sits hiding behind his blanket ( if they can even get him anywhere near the hall, that is!) He is beyond excited about the whole thing ( in theory) and we hear him singing 'Jelly on a plate' when he thinks we're not listening, but reality will overwhelm him and bless him, I'm sure he will just not be able to join in.
Dare I say that actually, I know why these eccentric children were sent to me, it is because I absolutely adore their quirks. They are a joy to me, what would I write about if they weren't so whacky?
Isaac didn't have his picture taken at nursery today ( how extraordinary, he doesn't most days!) it was picture day and he has just the nattiest haircut and would have looked too gorgeous but I'm told he super freaked and he says " me juss too fraid"
In thinking about it I can see how the very idea of a stranger sitting him on a chair and looking at him would be terrifying, to point a huge lens at him and zoom in..well get the straight jacket and bolt the doors! Poor little man, it is just so hard for me to always be a few steps ahead and think about how things that seem so normal to us, would appear so frightening to him.
Seth DID get his picture taken and I am sort of hoping that they managed to snap him without the snot that eerily matched his green school sweatshirt that he didn't wear anyway! I say sort of, because actually I am a bit of a fan of the 'real' school pictures, I never quite got around to liking the lean against the wall looking dreamy whilst holding a flower type of school pics Sophie would come home with when we lived in California, and as for the studious looking Jordan smiling over a pile of text books, well gag me on a spoon, I NEVER saw him anywhere NEAR text books in real life, why would I want a picture of him posing with some? Now if he'd come home with a picture of him with biro scribbles all up his arms and a backpack with the arse kicked out of it thrown over his shoulder then I might have coughed up the ridiculous prices knowing that I would gaze lovingly at it when I was old and feeling whimsical. So, here's hoping for crooked collars and snot in Seth's school picture then.
This week is Isaac's Harvest festival assembly, we are all agog with excitement as the thought of spending an hour or so sitting on hard school benches, hearing other peoples' children sing " All things bright and beautiful" and talking about the blessings of autumnal fare, we shall smile sweetly at every beaming child ( but ours ) holding up carrots and turnips, while our child sits hiding behind his blanket ( if they can even get him anywhere near the hall, that is!) He is beyond excited about the whole thing ( in theory) and we hear him singing 'Jelly on a plate' when he thinks we're not listening, but reality will overwhelm him and bless him, I'm sure he will just not be able to join in.
Dare I say that actually, I know why these eccentric children were sent to me, it is because I absolutely adore their quirks. They are a joy to me, what would I write about if they weren't so whacky?
posted by The other me | 12:14 pm
5 Comments:
Hey, it was picture day for Matthew too. I haven't seen the results - his teacher came back to the room looking somewhat haggard, and told me that he at least didn't stick his tongue out, so we'll see. He did not have a good day today, and I am afraid as all get out that his 'eccentricities" are becoming more and more noticeable. It is great stuff to write about, I'll give you that though. I can't imagine my life without these little monsters! Be sure to post Seth's picture (in full colour of course) so we can all ooh and aah over your dreamy boy, and kudo's on the ebay selling!!
I'm hopeful when they do pictures at Zachary's school, he will sit for them. I'm crossing my fingers anyway.
I simply refuse to pay those prices when I can get a huge set of them from WalMart for 5$ WITH a cute background to boot... I just can't do it!
Hope yours are wonderful :)
Hugs
Julie
Great title. My mom always let me pick out whatever I wanted to wear on picture day. Needless to say I made some interesting choices which are fun to look back on now.
OH Helen,
YOu have such a way of painting beautifully vivid pictures for us. We don't need to use our imaginations much whilst reading your blog.
Thank you.
My imagination hurts. ;)
Seriously, I agree w/Julie about the prices.
But then, I'm so cheap that I don't even do WalMart.LOL I just take LOADS of pics w/my digital and print up what I want on my home printer. ROFL.
-Jes
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