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Date: 10 June 2004 23:52:38
How come I still haven't assembled this filing cabinet? It's still hogging the middle of my lounge. I wonder if my visitors tomorrow will mind sleeping in a pile of filing cabinet components. Well, it's either that or the ironing pile... though I suppose that'd be cosier.
The tooth fairy didn't come last night. She's so unreliable, you know - I'm sure I'd make a better job of it than she does! We reckoned it could have been because she'd overheard Smudgelet saying he wanted to wait and write her a letter. Or alternatively, it could have been because Smudgelet's tooth fell out during his meal and was so covered with half-chewed quiche (yuk, what a thought) that she didn't want it. Amazingly, she managed to slip into the room while I was in the bathroom with Smudgelet cleaning the rest of his teeth, and he was delighted to discover his little tooth had been replaced with a pound coin. I wonder how that magic happened. He knows the tooth fairy exists, even though his friend says it's a parent that does it... after all, I'm far too mean to give him that much money just for a tooth!
I wrote the letters to one of the boys' birth families today. It's a strange task. Half of me feels very unsettled by it, partly as though I've stolen their children and partly as though I'm afraid of them "stealing" them back, but the main part of me enjoys sharing their news with someone I know loves them as much as I do and will absorb every snippet of news. I read a lovely poem the other day about how the child is formed by the two different types of love - from birth mother and adoptive mother - rather than it being a question of nature versus nurture. I loved that and hope I'll choose the right moment to share it with the boys.
I was planning an early night tonight. I must keep away from that Church of Fools! More to the point, what am I doing blogging at this time of night?
Quick, Smudgie... say goodnight and switch off the computer.