Bradley is the best
Remember the post on my photoblog the other day about Bradley getting the term merit?  Well, Lance was cornered by the teacher this morning about it. Apparently it wasn’t just term merit – it was the year’s merit! She said he’s streaks ahead of the other kids in the class academically.  And

Grades and all
Overheard just now as I’m drinking my tea… Bradley: Dad, did you go to Grade 12? Lance: Yes, my boy Connor:  And did you come back? LOL!! Too cute!

Scary story about shopping with kids
Some of the comments from my post yesterday about leashing Connor when shopping reminded me of a story I got told at a kids party the other day, and also reminded me that I hadn’t blogged about it yet. This is a true dinkum story even though I haven’t heard about it in the news… a friend’s husband got told the saga at a local policing forum. This used to happen a few years ago in this country, and I haven’t heard this kind of thing happening in a few years, but apparently the cops are very worried about the increase in child trafficking in anticipa

I’m tethering him
That’s it! I’ve had it!! I don’t care what all the other shoppers think of me… I’m buy a leash for Connor! He did it again tonight! I went to the shops after picking the boys up from  my moms house.  He was as good as gold as I went around the shop because he was in the trolley eating grapes.  The minute we  got into the queue, he started performing and climbed out of the trolley! After promising me that he would stand at the side of the trolley, I let him go. As I was paying… he was still around but watching me.  As I put my card back in my wallet and took my eyes off him for a second, he ran.

The present thoughts have started
Thoughts of Christmas presents have started, and wonders never cease, I’ve actually started buying them! I went to Sandton yesterday to finish the New Zealand presents, which are being posted tomorrow… and hopefully they’ll get there in time!! I could have spent a fortune in Big Blue but I was good, and only got pressies! Then I went to the toy shop and bought the most awesome Fisher Price dinosaur for Connor!  Laura had told me a