tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post8503144389782107405..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that Fran's day involved chickens, dogs and plucked pheasantsFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-13150863207777798292013-11-06T11:52:02.846-08:002013-11-06T11:52:02.846-08:00Ah! He has his own tambourine! We are sorted. Ah! He has his own tambourine! We are sorted. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-52107206959630296432013-11-05T03:03:20.830-08:002013-11-05T03:03:20.830-08:00Sounds like the perfect family day out ... the &qu...Sounds like the perfect family day out ... the "weather's not too bad version". Elijah will remember these fondly . <br />And for any future bad weather visits , I recommend keeping a couple of fold-up removal boxes in the back of the garage . With the addition of torches , some sandwiches and a tambourine you can keep him amused for hours in the comfort of your own home .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-84244306728511095162013-11-04T09:47:50.672-08:002013-11-04T09:47:50.672-08:00I love the chicken story! I have a chicken story ...I love the chicken story! I have a chicken story too. We had a lot of people round for dinner when one of our youngsters was quite small and we had roasted a load of chicken legs, which we served, and he piped up, looking very puzzled, 'Gosh, how many legs did this chicken HAVE?' <br />Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-45890978383653779172013-11-04T09:45:04.292-08:002013-11-04T09:45:04.292-08:00We should sing more. No one sings enough now. I ...We should sing more. No one sings enough now. I sang in one of my lessons last week and one pupil said, 'That's ACTUALLY quite an up-to-date song.' Talk about subtext.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-10816909069958149482013-11-04T01:43:34.076-08:002013-11-04T01:43:34.076-08:00I remember playing the colour game with my kids, b...I remember playing the colour game with my kids, but with a slight difference. I had them bring me one of something red, (or blue/green etc) sometimes I would ask for two or three, this way they learned to count as well as their colours. At the end of the day it would be "put away all the red toys, blue toys" and so on until all were back in the box and I didn't have to pick up a thing!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-23415361539021029872013-11-03T23:55:25.385-08:002013-11-03T23:55:25.385-08:00When he's seventeen, Elijah will phone his ord...When he's seventeen, Elijah will phone his order to the fish & chip shop asking, " Have you got a chicken ?" Joe did this & had us in stitches; he did eventually order " one portion of chicken & chips please "<br />Garden centres & little boys don't always work; same boy aged three poking his fingers into a wall of flower arranging bricks - we had to beat a hasty retreat !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-6980465383808242702013-11-03T20:55:05.575-08:002013-11-03T20:55:05.575-08:00I think you were very fortunate that Elijah fell a...I think you were very fortunate that Elijah fell asleep. I've never heard of that film, and I usually like artsy-fartsy stuff. I think singing the U2 song is brilliant. I quite often walk around singing anyway. People just ignore me. They can see I'm soft in the head.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-83840422846981781092013-11-03T14:40:30.722-08:002013-11-03T14:40:30.722-08:00Yes, I'm beginning to know that feeling well!Yes, I'm beginning to know that feeling well!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42584279162096167012013-11-03T14:40:07.408-08:002013-11-03T14:40:07.408-08:00I know someone whose mum told him that if the ice ...I know someone whose mum told him that if the ice cream van played a tune, it meant they'd run out of ice cream.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54526080657217269172013-11-03T14:11:52.747-08:002013-11-03T14:11:52.747-08:00I'm with you on the feeling sad bit. We've...I'm with you on the feeling sad bit. We've just had a weekend with all our lot and now they've gone. Waaaaah.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-57821705124958327202013-11-03T09:30:27.500-08:002013-11-03T09:30:27.500-08:00If he's happy with garden centre chickens I wo...If he's happy with garden centre chickens I wouldn't waste money on other stuff until he realises it's there and demands it!! My mum got away with not buying us ice creams for years by telling us it was 'the music van'broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-73242102780487505772013-11-03T07:44:37.219-08:002013-11-03T07:44:37.219-08:00For a whole afternoon?.... You are a mega-grandma....For a whole afternoon?.... You are a mega-grandma. I heard a mum say to her child on the bus this morning, 'You ask too many questions.' We'd all been listening to him for about 20 minutes and were thinking exactly the same. But it's how they learn, isn't it? Annoying, but true.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-39473919735142045452013-11-03T07:43:06.316-08:002013-11-03T07:43:06.316-08:00In my day, soft play meant leaping up and down on ...In my day, soft play meant leaping up and down on people's beds until you got told off and put on the naughty step. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-66366553061775275072013-11-03T07:41:57.009-08:002013-11-03T07:41:57.009-08:00Yes. One day maybe he'll be able to tell us.Yes. One day maybe he'll be able to tell us. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24944951922211130252013-11-03T07:41:36.402-08:002013-11-03T07:41:36.402-08:00If you mean the one on the left, yes it is. If you mean the one on the left, yes it is. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-17644115638886298192013-11-03T07:41:20.066-08:002013-11-03T07:41:20.066-08:00My lips are sealed... My lips are sealed... Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-62014503607590904992013-11-03T07:40:01.895-08:002013-11-03T07:40:01.895-08:00If you can't see any of the signs on the gates...If you can't see any of the signs on the gates, what the heck are people doing with these?!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-15644570705972330602013-11-03T07:39:13.435-08:002013-11-03T07:39:13.435-08:00We actually had the discussion about cardboard box...We actually had the discussion about cardboard boxes and how to create a whole kitchen (oven, washing machine, fridge, dishwasher) out of large ones. It kept ours going for months. Fisher Price, go hang.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-87105169227446715492013-11-03T07:36:14.374-08:002013-11-03T07:36:14.374-08:00I've just played the 'What colour is this?...I've just played the 'What colour is this?' game with my 3 year old granddaughter (har asking me). It costs nothing, whiles away a whole afternoon and you don't need expensive hairdresser bills as you'll have torn all your hair out after the first hour!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-6285049946152699592013-11-03T06:37:00.427-08:002013-11-03T06:37:00.427-08:00Have you discovered soft play areas yet? They were...Have you discovered soft play areas yet? They weren't around when mine were small, but grandchildren love them, find it hard to get hurt (hard, but not quite impossible), and there's plenty of coffee (for you) and unhelathy snacks (for them. But chickens only come in nugget form. <br /><br />BTW Elijah looks gorgeous. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-28739077398111552842013-11-03T05:45:03.959-08:002013-11-03T05:45:03.959-08:00I'm sure Elijah thought it was a splendid day....I'm sure Elijah thought it was a splendid day. (And that's all that really matters.) Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799429286538446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-89419761218447268052013-11-03T05:31:34.755-08:002013-11-03T05:31:34.755-08:00Is that really Elijah in the photo? He's gett...Is that really Elijah in the photo? He's getting so big!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-86384481765135825792013-11-03T00:43:58.311-07:002013-11-03T00:43:58.311-07:00Hatton Country World. I bet it was. I had to cash ...Hatton Country World. I bet it was. I had to cash in my life savings just to get in to use the toilets. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-14497706273089793072013-11-02T21:32:20.096-07:002013-11-02T21:32:20.096-07:00When I feel sad I usually watch Monty Python's...When I feel sad I usually watch Monty Python's Holy Grail, cheers me right up<br />Those dog warning signs are here too, haven't seen any on garden gates, but there is a big stand of them at the local newsagency. The German Shepherd and Rottweiler ones are all sold out. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-12712760108886912332013-11-02T16:37:08.827-07:002013-11-02T16:37:08.827-07:00I think it’s high time to introduce Fran’s offspri...I think it’s high time to introduce Fran’s offspring’s offspring to the family sense of humour. I need to know what he said to the chickens, other than what he wanted for his lunch. And what the chicken replied.<br /><br />Aren’t those ‘fun for all the family outings’ a rip-off. If you really go as ‘all the family’ you need a second mortgage to pay for them. Much better to introduce Elijah to cardboard boxes and saucepan lids now; he will be used to making up his own entertainment in no time and you’ll have the pleasure of conducting his early attempts at playing percussion.<br /><br />A bit too early for arty films though. Give him a few months.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com