Raising steam
“Today,” I said, “we are going on a steam train.” “Are we?” said the Boy Wonder, wide-eyed. “Yes, we are,” I replied firmly – crossing my fingers that the idea would land well, and that R and I would be … Continued
Tough crowd
The Boy Wonder brought his mother to see us again today, and so as to give L the time and space to do some work R and I offered to take the Boy to Stratford Butterfly Farm. We had a … Continued
Grandaddy Cool
Guess who’s been playing with Granddad today? The Boy Wonder and his mother had barely got in through the door this morning when he said to me, “Do you remember yesterday, when I said I wanted to make a cake, … Continued
Boy Therapy
I wasn’t sure whether the Boy Wonder was practising cranio-sacral therapy on Granddad here, or phrenology, but R seemed to be feeling some therapeutic benefit so I think I should give B the benefit of the doubt. I’m pretty sure … Continued
Sophisticated
As you may know, it’s World Book Day today, so all the children in the Boy Wonder’s class went to nursery school dressed up as various fictional characters. When the Offspring were at school I dreaded and railed against these … Continued
Learning new skills
Since starting at nursery school the Boy Wonder’s confidence is increasing by the day, and it’s clear that he’s very much enjoying being three. This afternoon at the playground he suddenly announced that he wanted to try the balance beams, … Continued
