Random thoughts

* I am looking forward to the upcoming long weekend. I get a day off work (Rob does too, but that’s nothing special – he never works Mondays; he works a 4-day week). The kids get a day off school and Kindy. But best of all, the boys are having a sleepover at Mum & Dad’s on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon, Rob and I plan to see a movie (or 2), go shopping (I pretty much need a whole new wardrobe, so I’m gradually buying new items when I get the chance to shop), go out for dinner, come home for dessert, and SLEEP IN on Monday morning. Bliss!

* Tyler started gymnastics a couple of weeks ago. He really loves it. I took Ethan when he was about Tyler’s age, but we had to give it up when he started morning Kindy. Tyler won’t be moving to mornings until next year, so we can get at least one term of gymnastics in.

* Ethan has started learning the drums! He had his first lesson on Tuesday. He was SO excited about it, both leading up to and after the lesson. I “borrowed” some drumsticks from church, and he’s been practising on an upside-down washing basket. A drum kit has been ordered and should arrive in 2-3 weeks.

* Athletics season has started again, and Ethan is proving that he’s still a little speed-demon! He’s had a 1st, 2nd or 3rd placing in all of his sprint races so far (they do 50, 60 and 100 metres), coming first in quite a few of them. I definitely think this is his “thing”; something he can really sink his teeth into and excel in. I’m proud of him!
Each week, Tyler races against the other 3- and 4-year-olds. He actually came 4th on Wednesday! He hasn’t shown signs of being a really fast runner like Ethan, so he was pretty chuffed to do so well.

* When I was taking Ethan to school on Wednesday, one of the boys (S) who lives in the adjoining street, and also happens to be in Ethan’s class, came up to us. He said, “Ethan, we were thinking of inviting you to our [adjoining street name] Halloween party, but C [another neighbourhood boy's mum] said you would probably be too shy, so we decided not to. And it’s really only for kids who live in [adjoining street name] anyway.”
WTH?!
Luckily Ethan doesn’t even play with S, and hasn’t shown any signs of wanting to, so he wasn’t upset about not being invited to the party. I don’t particularly like S, anyway. He can be quite loud and obnoxious. The boys Ethan DOES play with (some who live on our street or the adjoining one, some who don’t) are much nicer and I’d rather he spent time with them anyway. But seriously, I was pretty shocked to hear what came out of that kid’s mouth! And shocked that another mum (who I do know) would say that Ethan might be too shy. Yeah, he can be shy sometimes … but what better way to help him NOT be shy than to invite him to a neighbourhood party? And if it really IS just for kids who live on the adjoining street, and not ours, then why even suggest asking Ethan? Grrr!! I’m just glad Ethan wasn’t fazed by it.

* Have just started reading a really good book – “The Broken Window” by Jeffrey Deaver. I’ve read all his Lincoln Rhyme crime novels, and this is the latest one. It’s one of those books you don’t want to put down; my favourite kind.

* I won a Fiskars Stamp Press from Up2Scrap yesterday. Apparently it was the “club prize”, but I didn’t even know it was up for grabs. I didn’t enter anything, I think it was just a random draw of all subscribers. Anyway, it was a pretty nice surprise.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!