bickster Posted October 16, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Xela said: Only been back at work a couple of days and booked another fortnight off (in November). Looking forward to it already! Will cover some more of the UK I think. Where to go this time.... Hull, that’ll get rid of the travel bug forever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted October 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2019 I don't say it enough, but my 2 lads (and wife). Big one (5 in January) is turning into a really nice kid. He definitely has his moments, and the harder moments are pretty challenging as he gets older, but he's turning into such a friendly, polite lad. He really tries to include his little brother (5.5 months) in things, passing him toys, hugging him, kissing him, being gentle and even starting to offer him little spoonfuls of weetabix here and there. He's so funny as well, unfortunately for him he's taken my sense of humour, so he'd probably go down like a lead balloon on here , but some of the things he does really make us giggle. We went to his first parents evening on Tuesday and his teachers say he's doing really well integrating and he's a good learner who they think will take to reading really well, which is nice to hear after I've been doing bedtimes with as many stories as time allows almost every night I can. He also won player of the week at little kickers a couple of Saturday's ago, giving him a trophy for the week and he wanted to take it everywhere The little one is doing the sitting up thing, stares at anyone eating intensely and starting to like rolling around, but he's just such a happy little thing. My family were dreading what he was going to be like because our first was no trouble, but he's turned out exactly the same, sleeps pretty well, isn't particularly fussy, goes from boob to bottle and just sits there smiling, chattering and giggling until he has a little moan about food. And let's face it, it's all because my wife is a brilliant mom, she's so organised for us and helps us all out, making dinners, doing the washing, buying Xmas presents (already), just doing everything for us. I'm lucky. We're just in that little magical moment at the moment where we're all getting along, we're all sleeping and the biggest moan I have is big one is too busy playing to brush his teeth Good times. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: goes from boob to bottle and just sits there smiling Yeah, so less about you, what does the carpet crawler do? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Yeah, so less about you, what does the carpet crawler do? same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2019 33 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Big one (5 in January) is turning into a really nice kid... Great post, that will ring bells with all the parents, and have the childless rolling their eyes and skipping to the next post. The nice thing about getting to be a grandparent is that you experience it all over again - everything you say about your lads applies to my granddaughters (four and nine months, with a third on the way). It's great. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 One of many things I could improve on being a parent is taking more interest in the bedtime stories and playing with their toys with them. I’m not going to lie I struggle for patience with it. It seems you enjoy it as much as your kids do @lapal_fan so credit to you there mate . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: One of many things I could improve on being a parent is taking more interest in the bedtime stories Absolutely the best bit. There are poems that I know so well from reading them to my kids and now grandchildren that I can recite them off by heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Absolutely the best bit. There are poems that I know so well from reading them to my kids and now grandchildren that I can recite them off by heart. I never liked reading out to the class in school, so it’s probably carried on. That doesn’t mean i am comparing my old class to my kids. It’s just something I’ve never had enjoyment doing. My wife on the other hand is good at it, and puts on all the different voices needed to identify characters in the book and show emotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: I never liked reading out to the class in school, so it’s probably carried on. That doesn’t mean i am comparing my old class to my kids. It’s just something I’ve never had enjoyment doing. My wife on the other hand is good at it, and puts on all the different voices needed to identify characters in the book and show emotions. Oh yeah, that's the trick. The fun I had with all the voices reading Lord of the Rings (took us a year of bedtimes). This was before the films came out, btw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 You’ve either got it or you ain’t . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: You’ve either got it or you ain’t . I dunno, that time between you and your kid when the door is closed and the little nightlight is on is magical. You can be anyone you want to be. Your kid isn't thinking "my Dad is doing Noddy in a French accent, what a clearing in the woods" they're probably loving it. It's one of my favourite parts of the day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, AVFC_Hitz said: I dunno, that time between you and your kid when the door is closed and the little nightlight is on is magical. You can be anyone you want to be. Your kid isn't thinking "my Dad is doing Noddy in a French accent, what a clearing in the woods" they're probably loving it. It's one of my favourite parts of the day. I’m not denying it isn’t. That’s why I said a few posts back that I wish I was better at that kind of thing and it’s something I should improve on. They are only young once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 When my daughter was young she really loved a comic, an x men one and she used to love that to be read to her at night, that and the owl sho was afraid of the dark, anyway, the x men comic she loved because I changed the story completely and made it about a workers uprising. Makes me smile thinking about how much she used to giggle at me reading that comic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) Maybe I need to have a kid so I’ve got someone to play with action figures with Edited October 18, 2019 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 19, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 19, 2019 Opened a readly account today thanks to @mjmooney Really happy with it. It'll save me loads. Music Mags (We Love Vinyl, Uncut, Mojo) I rarely play the CDs on the shop versions these days plus We Love Vinyl has gone subscription only which I was about to do and now get access to all three for about a quid more plus all those mags that I occasionally see and think, I'd like to read that then can't justify the expense Can't see me ever buying an actual magazine ever again except Private Eye as that isn't on here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Had a new sofa for just over a week and my arse is now officially settled in. It was touch and go for a while as it seemed a bit firm for my boney arse but it's all good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 26 minutes ago, bickster said: Opened a readly account today thanks to @mjmooney Really happy with it. It'll save me loads. Music Mags (We Love Vinyl, Uncut, Mojo) I rarely play the CDs on the shop versions these days plus We Love Vinyl has gone subscription only which I was about to do and now get access to all three for about a quid more plus all those mags that I occasionally see and think, I'd like to read that then can't justify the expense Can't see me ever buying an actual magazine ever again except Private Eye as that isn't on here. Will sign up for it before I go on my next break. How is the experience of reading it on a tablet? Does it take anything away from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 19, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Xela said: Will sign up for it before I go on my next break. How is the experience of reading it on a tablet? Does it take anything away from it? Prefer it so far if I'm honest, Tablet is just about the right size (iPad), my only issue will be reading in the bath (which I do quite a bit), I guess I'll have to read a book instead On the iPad a double tap zooms in if needed, most of the time it isn't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2019 28 minutes ago, bickster said: Opened a readly account today thanks to @mjmooney Really happy with it. It'll save me loads. Music Mags (We Love Vinyl, Uncut, Mojo) I rarely play the CDs on the shop versions these days plus We Love Vinyl has gone subscription only which I was about to do and now get access to all three for about a quid more plus all those mags that I occasionally see and think, I'd like to read that then can't justify the expense Can't see me ever buying an actual magazine ever again except Private Eye as that isn't on here. I don't normally bother with FourFourTwo, but this month's has a feature about Villa's Tommy Ball, the only British league footballer to have been murdered (in 1923). A story I was previously unaware of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 19, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 19, 2019 Just now, mjmooney said: I don't normally bother with FourFourTwo, but this month's has a feature about Villa's Tommy Ball, the only British league footballer to have been murdered (in 1923). A story I was previously unaware of. Well yes, there are loads of magazines that I think, I'd like to read that but have no desire to read anything else and dismiss it as a waste of money. Or another example is, I'll often buy a Hi-Fi magazine if I'm thinking of upgrading my kit etc but wouldn't normally bother, same for many of those device specific magazines. I never buy photography mags any more because I'm currently cameraless so the expense isn't justifiable, now, I can read away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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