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Friday, April 18, 2014

It's Good Friday! The one day of the year when I wouldn't want to encourage Amelie to follow her school's Golden Rule about trying to be more like Jesus. Although if she wants to wear sandals, I'm right behind her.

As it happens, she's currently showing scant regard for the barbaric execution methods of past millennia, and is far more interested in chocolate. Although I'm forcing her to clear her palate between courses with a bit of melon...


It being a bank holiday, I decided to put the good into Good Friday by looking after the kids this morning so that Lisa could have a lie-in. And what better way to keep them clean and tidy than by chopping up a giant water melon and forgetting Toby's bib...


Those pyjamas needed a wash anyway. And let's face it, if I'm going to prove to Lisa that I'm a capable, responsible parent, then it's far better to stain the kids' clothes with fruit than with chocolate.

Anyhoo, in addition to being Good Friday, it's also my brother's birthday today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him. Being a devoted sibling with the mind (and body) of an elephant, I remembered to order him a card a few days ago, and asked for it to be posted first thing yesterday morning. Unfortunately I forgot it was a bank holiday today and the postmen wouldn't be working. I could crucify Royal Mail.

But still, it's the thought that counts. Which is why Amelie's taken it upon herself to make a card. Not for my brother, obviously, but for Lisa...


That says "To Mummy, I love you a lot, and Daddy too, love Amelie and Daddy". She said I could add some words of my own, so I decided to make it a bit more inclusive. Toby was still gnawing on his water melon at the time, but he was with us in spirit, so I thought he deserved to get a mention.

By the time Lisa got up, they'd both drawn her pictures too. This is Toby's modern, abstract effort...


... while Amelie took a more traditional, homespun route with a hand-decorated Easter egg...


I'm actually quite impressed with that. Admittedly, the Easter Bunny looks more like a seasick cat, but she did the whole thing in twenty minutes while I was doing the washing-up, and then walked into the kitchen, got the sharp scissors out of the drawer by herself, and cut out her egg without asking. She came dangerously close to stigmata, so it's what Jesus would have wanted. Happy Easter, everyone.

2 comments:

Phil's Mum said...

Happy Easter all of you, although I did hear Lisa telling Amelie yesterday that Easter is on Sunday, so of course you haven't given her any chocolate yet - the water melon is the warm up! Very good art work!!

Lisa said...

Have you got enough room left on the wall for Toby's drawings as well, Phil's Mum?