Party boys! Riley and Brody at their cousin's 3rd birthday party.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Ode to Mr Cosby
Just thought I'd share a little story that reminded me of Bill Cosby's kid quote show:
Duncan was getting a little frustrated with Brody's whinging about his inability to play a particular computer game well. Rather than look at his own behaviour Brody turned to Duncan and said "Daddy, you need to calm down; you're too excited. Breathe in; breathe out. Breathe in, Breathe out."
Oh they say the darnest things.
Duncan was getting a little frustrated with Brody's whinging about his inability to play a particular computer game well. Rather than look at his own behaviour Brody turned to Duncan and said "Daddy, you need to calm down; you're too excited. Breathe in; breathe out. Breathe in, Breathe out."
Oh they say the darnest things.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Perils of Proxcimity to Parents #1
I will start with somewhat of a disclaimer: my parents are fantastic and wonderful grandparents to our boys, but.....
As anyone who has ever lived with me would know my father, Graham, likes a tidy garden. He liked to make sure that any rental property I was in was well mowed (whether or not that be at 7am on a Saturday) and now that he has retired and I live only 10 minutes away he is even more 'dedicated'.
Now this will no doubt appear really ungrateful, but the two of them (Mum and Dad) have caused our neighbours to question the way in which we have 'enslaved' my parents. To put this into some sort of context - my parents wait until the hottest part of the day (also the time of day during which Riley has his nap) to bring over their mower and chainsaw to do a 'spot of gardening'. Now maybe this is a bit of Catholic guilt coming in to play, but being out in the sun, in Brisbane at 1pm is not my idea of a good time to work, but as my parents are considerably older and my Dad has had heart surgery, I feel some sort of obligation to at least stand out there and appear to be helpful.
Not helping matters is the fact that our neighbours now drop comments about our 'gardeners' and joke with them about labour costs.
Is there a moral to this story? Well, no, just that there is no sense of time when you are retired and no sense of privacy when you live 10 minutes away from Mum and Dad.
As anyone who has ever lived with me would know my father, Graham, likes a tidy garden. He liked to make sure that any rental property I was in was well mowed (whether or not that be at 7am on a Saturday) and now that he has retired and I live only 10 minutes away he is even more 'dedicated'.
Now this will no doubt appear really ungrateful, but the two of them (Mum and Dad) have caused our neighbours to question the way in which we have 'enslaved' my parents. To put this into some sort of context - my parents wait until the hottest part of the day (also the time of day during which Riley has his nap) to bring over their mower and chainsaw to do a 'spot of gardening'. Now maybe this is a bit of Catholic guilt coming in to play, but being out in the sun, in Brisbane at 1pm is not my idea of a good time to work, but as my parents are considerably older and my Dad has had heart surgery, I feel some sort of obligation to at least stand out there and appear to be helpful.
Not helping matters is the fact that our neighbours now drop comments about our 'gardeners' and joke with them about labour costs.
Is there a moral to this story? Well, no, just that there is no sense of time when you are retired and no sense of privacy when you live 10 minutes away from Mum and Dad.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
I decided that as I succumbed to the perils of facebook in 07 that 08 would see me keeping a blog for the Beales.
Some facts you should know about the Beales:
1.Brody has developed a deep and lasting phobia around wet shoes - under no circumstances should the soles or, in fact, any part of his shoes come into contact with moisture of any kind.
2. It is essential that bedtime should be dragged out for the maximum amount of time to ensure maximum impact and the nerves of anyone over the age of four.
3. Riley has developed a new found love for dancing which resembles some Richard Simmons choreography. Meanwhile, Brody has discovered what can only be described as interpretive dance.
Three facts at this early stage in my blogging is enough.
Some facts you should know about the Beales:
1.Brody has developed a deep and lasting phobia around wet shoes - under no circumstances should the soles or, in fact, any part of his shoes come into contact with moisture of any kind.
2. It is essential that bedtime should be dragged out for the maximum amount of time to ensure maximum impact and the nerves of anyone over the age of four.
3. Riley has developed a new found love for dancing which resembles some Richard Simmons choreography. Meanwhile, Brody has discovered what can only be described as interpretive dance.
Three facts at this early stage in my blogging is enough.
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