Last night hubby said he needed to leave on Saturday (tonight) when it was “fully dark” this announcement made me laugh. Actually, I couldn’t stop laughing. Are we now saying the night is partially dark or half dark? And then when it is finally really dark, it is then called, “fully dark”.
Fully dark night sky….yes it is fully dark!
When is it determined to be “fully dark”? Is that the same as pitch black, or nighttime? I had no idea how you check for the night being “fully dark”, wouldn’t it just be very very dark?
Maybe this is a new way to measure the darkness, you can ask people is it fully dark yet?
After my giggling subsided for a bit, I asked him why he needed it to be fully dark bro…. yep I thought I would get into the lingo that he was using.
He mentioned that he and a mate were wanting to go and take photos of the glowworms. We are lucky that this is in our area and we can visit easily.
Maybe this is what the glowworm photo will look like
I then started my giggle festival again, two men in the fully dark capturing photos of glowworms bums in the dark. Yes, I was off and giggling. I did mention that this was a bad date and that elicited more laughter. Walking in the dark to take photos of worms and in the freezing cold!
This silliness could be an outcome of lockdown or just due to me being super tired at the time.
So tonight the guys will venture out only when it is fully dark or getting close to it. Let’s just hope that the fully darkness doesn’t cause other issues, like not allow them to see where they are going. I am sure both will have torches to allow them to see where they are going, but if it is fully dark that might make it harder to see everything.
Has your partner said something that is rather strange? Is it now a phrase that all the family use? Let us know what words you are saying.
I have been dropping things, and due to being pregnant they have stayed on the floor for a bit longer than I have desired. If the kids have been around they have kindly assisted me with any item that needs to not be stepped on or maybe put in the bin as hubby will get over the fact it is still on the floor.
Dropping things have not been limited to just the house, it can happen at the shops, car park or really anywhere! I have no idea why I am dropping more things? Could it be a pregnancy related issue? Or is it just the fact that I am clutz! I am not sure that you can answer that and I’m sure hubby would tell me that I am the later. (hhahahaahaha)
Yesterday I went off a shop to see if I can get some more shoes to wear due to summer, a party to go to, and the other issue of pregnancy. These shoes need to be able to be slipped on easily and of course not make me feel like a big fat bloated pig. Yes I have a tall order I wish to look stylish while getting bigger. Hard to imagine I know, but I have seen other pregnant ladies do this with ease. So maybe it could happen for me??? Let’s hope that the dress with the new shoes at the party make look amazing!
So after I got all the items I wished to purchase I lined up to pay. A man who worked there had a ladder wanted to get through. This ladder then made a sign fall on me. Yes you heard that right. I had a sign fall on me. It got bumped with the ladder making it fall from the ceiling. Now what was the sign like? Well it was just cardboard but it landed on my hands and cut two fingers on the knuckles (and yes it is my dominant hand and the one I write with). The sign then fell on my arm and bounced off my pregnant belly.
My poor fingers were very sore when it happened. Love my long nails that have now been clipped due to breaking them yesterday cleaning up.
Other than the cuts and marks on my fingers all is well other than the shock it happened at all. I filled in an incident report and told the manager what had happened. I am fine, the baby is fine. Although I just think that I cannot leave the house without a disaster.
I have been ill and not well
I have fallen on my stomach
And now I have had a sign fall on me! Yes laugh, I have. I told the mother in law and she could not control herself. Yes very caring indeed!
Now for the bad jokes.
“I must have been born under a bad sign”
“Is this a sign of things to come?”
“I wonder if this sign is trying to tell me something?”
I have been told that maybe I need to stay at home to be safe or take someone with me to make sure I don’t have something bad happen.
Hubby just wants me to make sure I don’t end up at the hospital or have an accident before the baby comes (He leaves the house saying try not to go to the hospital today. He is also suggesting that I might be up for frequent flyer miles due to the visits that have happened lately). Yes it is a good day when there is no incident to report.
I know it is just the fingers but they are very sore. I am lucky it was just that. All is good, however when I bend the fingers they hurt a bit. They will be better in the next day or so.
Did you have incidents when you were pregnant? Were you ill? Did you visit the hospital or doctors more than you think you visited your mates? This is how I feel about this pregnancy.
Has your child said something funny? Was this funny thing clever as well? We had a full weekend of witty and smart comebacks. One could not help but laugh. At one point I was in hysterical laughter.
Saturday we went out for lunch. One child was eating her chips instead of the fish. Hubby said that a fish died to feed her and she should eat it up.
This child then said, “The fish is dead! It can’t feed me!”
Fish and Chips. However a dead fish cannot feed a person well physically that is.
Yes this is very true a dead fish cannot physically feed a person and of course a smart arse kid. She then went on to tell us what other things cannot feed her.
The same child on Sunday said something else clever and funny. I heard banging and a noise in the backseat of the car. I asked what it was. It sounded like she was doing something funny with the seat-belt. Of course she denied it, so then hubby piped in and said we can hear it and know what the sound was. Hubby told her that we are not silly and know what is happening due to being able to hear it and knowing what the sound might be.
Then this child replied…
“Daddy you don’t know the sound of a butterfly flying! You don’t know all the sounds in the world!”
She then went on to tell me that we only know the sounds we know and are aware of. We don’t sounds that we don’t know… you can’t know everything in the world.
Do you know what sound a butterfly makes when it flies?
Well this little person is a smarty pants isn’t she. Are you dealing with a child that has witty responses? What have they said to you that made you giggle?
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I have not posted for a while as I have been ill. Yes fighting a bad cold and it has made me want to curl up and not get out of bed, but I am soldiering on. However I was moved to write this about my beloved childhood actor that I just adored and still do.
I grew up with Robin Williams. I watched him on Happy Days, then, Mork and Mindy and of course in all his films and anything that he was in I would race off and see. I was even lucky to get tickets so that hubby and I could see him when he came to Sydney a couple of years back. I was so keen to see him no matter how much it cost. I idolised him and thought him wonderful as a kid. I still do even as an adult.
I was driving back from the kid’s school on Tuesday (12th August) morning and on the news it told me that he had died. NO! NO! NO! He cannot be dead. It cannot be true! But it was. How sad! How Horrible! Has the world gone mad??? This cannot be right? But it was! It was true and it was real! I was in tears and have been for a while every time I think about how magical he was and what a talent he possessed.
I cannot begin to imagine the pain and upset his family and close friends are going through, it must be horrible. I never knew him but I hoped to one day meet him. Yes it sounds strange but I had this belief that one day I would meet him. This will never be now, but I am grateful that I got the chance to see him live and experience what it is like to see my childhood favourite actor live.
There has been much outpouring of grief and upset on learning of the passing of Robin. I am not the only one that stars off in disbelief at the idea that this has happened. It is not what I expected would happen. I did know that he struggled with depression. If only he could see the world sending their love to him and honouring him for who is was and his work. What a pity he is not here to see how much he was adored.
My girls wondered why I was upset. I told them that a much loved actor who I adored had died. They were upset to learn who he was as they loved his films also. They think he is the man that invented Flubber. I did have to explain. The twins still think he is connected to Flubber! I now have sourced some copies of Mork and Mindy and now the kids are addicted as much as I was at their age. I have kids who want to drink with their finger, sit on their heads and both are now saying Nanu-Nanu and Shazbot! A job well done I say.
Not only have we lost Robin Williams we also mourned the loss of Lauren Bacall. Yes it has been a very sad week indeed.
Many articles are coming to light saying that Robin did not want to do movies as they drain him too much. This in turn does not help the depression. I had no idea. I knew that he got very involved in his characters and of course that would be draining but did not think that he would get terribly depressed afterwards. Also these articles are pointing to money troubles and concerns and that could have led to the depression. I just want to put it out there: You will never ever know why someone did something. I don’t want to assume anything as it is not my place. Just because he is a public figure does not mean that we can analyse every last detail of his life.
I have also been upset to learn of horrible people sending terrible images and taunts to Robin’s daughter Zelda. How awful, and disgusting of this trash to do this to someone who is grieving for her father. I am so sorry Zelda that is has happened and I hope these kids or losers get their accounts removed permanently. Why can’t people just leave others alone in times like this? Respect people! If only Robin knew about this I am sure he would have done something to make the rotters pay! Karma is a bitch and I hope it catches up with them.
We need to respect his family and just honour who he was as a person. I had no idea that Robin gave all the money from his stand up throughout New Zealand to the government so that they could rebuild Christchurch after the earthquakes. What a lovely thing to do. What a generous and loving thing to do! Williams also helped his good mate Christopher Reeve out after his accident. What a great friend.
I would like to thank you Robin Williams for lighting up my life, making me laugh and being a lovely person that everyone in the world wanted to be. Thanks so much. I am sorry you are not here anymore and I hope that you are in a better place.
Today we had a big or some would say a massive thunderstorm. Thunder made the ground tremble and at times felt like it was shaking the house. It sounded so close and a bit of a worry. I was glad that no trees or branches fell. I took a video to show hubby but as you can imagine the little people in the background did their own thing. One did a big burp while I was filming and the other was talking about the next puzzle to do. Busy with heaps of things to do inside today. See the rain come down and laugh when you hear the children in the background. You cannot plan for this!
Doing puzzles as it was a very rainy day. Great indoor fun!
Yesterday the girls were telling us jokes. We noticed very early on that they both have a good sense of humour, however now they are telling “Why did a banana cross the road jokes”. And yes the answer is to get to the other side. I checked with Daddy and he did not tell them this joke. The only place would be pre-school. I then asked the girls did they hear it at school, and at bed time Lillian told me that a boy was telling the jokes, she would show me what boy. I don’t mind who told the joke, or where or when it happened. I was curious about it as it is yet another skill they are learning, joke telling.
This skill of joke telling seems to be only funny currently to the girls, although that said the way they giggle and carry on it makes you giggle too. The crossing the road joke, was then told by Julia who told me about a house, with a roof and windows, and then she was in a fit of giggles. Lillian started off the versions of the pooh and wee wee’s crossing the road. It got to a level last night that it was all about pooh dingle something… not quite sure really.
The only thing matters is that they are having fun. After finally saying goodnight to grandma on the phone, she got them telling knock knock jokes. This as you might have guessed got into the same, there was a pooh or a wee wee at the door. Hilarious. Well it was for the girls, hours of fun giggling and not going to bed. Just was pleased it was giggles not screams and tears.
What jokes has your child/children told you? Was it funny to you or just the child? It is a great thing to watch the amusement that comes from telling jokes. It is interesting from a behavioural aspect that they are now understanding a lot more how to tell a joke, making up their own jokes and understanding about punch lines. The girls have done this before, however with the introduction of school, I am sure that we will get more of them. My little jokers will have enough to keep us all in stitches.
