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Strolling Saturday, June 2, 2007
Since Leila joined us Mark has used the Mazda to go to work, while I’ve had the Ford at home with the baby seat in it. The cost of fuelling the little car has become ridiculous in the last couple of weeks, though, so we’re going to swap cars. Although it’s not as fuel efficient, the Ford is much cheaper to run, thanks to the discrepancy between the costs of LPG and petrol.
The baby seat will go in the Mazda without issue and there’s a booster seat in there for Finn. The only problem with the swap is getting the Mountain Buggy into the Mazda’s boot. It fits. Just. With a bit of pushing and shoving. It’s also getting a bit crotchety in its old age and doesn’t take kindly to repeated folding and unfolding. Wrestling it in and out of the Ford can be quite a hassle. The prospect of getting it in and out of the Mazda is likely to make me even more housebound than I currently am.
We decided (well, I decided and Mark had the good sense to agree…) that an inexpensive lightweight stroller was needed. We do have one already but it’s intended for older kids and Leila won’t be able to use it for some months. I did a bit of research and found that there wasn’t a whole lot available at the cheaper end of the spectrum suitable for a little bub (ie. reclining). Undeterred, we headed off to the baby shop to have a look at what they had.
We found this one, which I hadn’t noticed while I was researching and bought it. It’s cheap, but seems to be pretty good quality. It folds quite a bit smaller than the Mountain Buggy and I think it’s a bit lighter. We might even be able to put Finn’s skateboard on it. And it’s a pretty blue as well.
She knows she’s not allowed on the couch Thursday, May 31, 2007
So she thought that if she curled herself into a tiny little ball and looked really sheepish she’d get away with it.
She was right.
Everybody wants a piece of me Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The dogs want me to do something – anything – that will propel food into their mouths.
Leila wants … well, she doesn’t know what she wants, but her grizzling indicates that she wants something and I’m the one who should be supplying it.
Finn wants:
me to turn off the computer in a different way
his seat back on the toilet
something from his Thomas box
something different on the TV
to sit on my lap
to get off my lap
Cosmo wants me to let him out, then let him in, then let him out again.
Zelda wants somebody to open the door NOW! Oh, no she doesn’t … yes she does … no she doesn’t …
I would like to EAT MY BLOODY BREAKFAST BEFORE I STARVE TO DEATH!!!!
… and at some point do you think I could have a moment to get out of my pjs and put on some clothes please?
