House is back to normal

The house is back to normal: the furniture is back in its usual place; Papa comes home most nights now; Va left hospital only after being there a few days. The doctors took some black bits out so Va would feel better, but he's still on a liquid diet.

Today was the last day of term. Papa took me to school, where we had a Christmas party. We all took along some snacks to share, and I grubbed up well (as usual). A big fat guy with a white beard and a red suit gatecrashed. We were all slightly bewildered, but I was the first one to get a present from him :-).
I then spent most of the afternoon wearing Papa out around the house. I also waddled around in Va's slippers like they were a pair of skates.

I'm still a man of few words, but "Dub-a-dub-a-dub" has been a favourite phrase for the last two weeks, while "ehn, ehn" has fallen off the top slot. Of course it means "Stop it, Stop it!", from when the grown-ups see me throwing things ;-).

I can now identify belongings : cups, bottles, shoes.... etc. One day, I burst into tears when I saw one of the helpers wearing Grandma's slippers. Grandma told me she had given them up to her, but it didn't make me like it any less :-(

A little cockney thug ;-)

Since my last diary entry, my hair has been cut very short again. I was having a laugh with Gugu and Va in the bathroom when heard this buzzing sound around my head. Next thing I knew, there was hair in the tub behind me and my neck started to itch, I realised that it was too late :...-(

My vocabulary has grown quite a lot. I can identify many objects and say a lot of everyday words now, but always dropping my aitches: I say " 'ead", " 'at", " 'and" and " 'ot", so I sound a bit Cockney. I am very strong, and I like moving my furniture about in the house. My favourite is tipping the tables and chairs over, sometimes while Bear is sitting in the chair in question. With my skinhead cut and behaviour to match, Gugu is now calling me "a little thug".

The house is in a state because we have all had to decamp into half the usual space during renovations, so Papa has been sleeping over at the hotel where he works; I miss Va because he is in hospital for an operation.

School picnic

Today, there was a school trip to the park for a Teddy bear's picnic. There was plenty of food. I brought along a box of teddy bear biscuits to share. While the other children snacked a bit and then played games, I made a bee-line for the grub and stuffed my face first. Grandma says that I'm just like Va when it comes to food. It goes to show: I am still in the top quartile for children my age, having now grown to 87cm, now weighing 12.5kg (28lbs).

My bed has been getting too small for me, which I have demonstrated by climbing out of it a few times already. Grandma decided it was about time I had a bigger bed to sleep in. So, now I have a bed so big that I can even breakdance ;-).

School Fete

Today, Papa took me to the annual school fete at his old school. It was warm and sunny, and there were lots of people about. I saw some of Papa's friends and got to drink some Coca Cola :-)

It's cooler these days, so I wear long sleeves around the house. I guess I will go swimming less frequently.

Country excursion

Today, we went for a very long ride to the countryside where I've not been before. We had lunch and then Papa took me to the pool there, and I swum around a bit [movie]. I had so much fun when Papa took me down a water slide [movie] that I wouldn't let him stop :-O I had so much fun on the water slide today that I made Papa promise to take me back next week for some more.

I'm didn't have my afternoon nap. So, although it's Hallowe'en, I'm too tired to go trick-or-treating tonight. I'm off to bed early......