MicroMe has developed a new obsession, (to add to his list), of telling everyone to belt up. You barely get a foot inside the car, and it is, 'seatbelt Mumma, seatbelt Daddy' etc until everyone can confirm, (and prove) that their seatbelt is done up. Lucky for us that he takes it so seriously, as yesterday we got a couple of metres down the driveway, and he advised us that his belt had come undone! Speaking of belts, I managed to do his belt up on his gi yesterday well enough to keep it on for a whole session... Wonder of wonders!

As per the end of my last blog, we did keep our promise to take MicroMe to the park when he woke up from his 'little sleep'. Unfortunately by then the light was fading, so I didn't get many shots of him, (plus we were playing at the same time), however here is a little collage of us doing our thing at the park. The kids there were really nice too, and when I was up on the climbing 'thing', this little girl didn't hesitate to help MicroMe with his climbing. We are finding the local kids are really friendly and look after him very well when we take him out, which is awesome because he loves playing with 'big kids'. The week seems to have flown by; I think it has something to do with that saying, 'the older you are, the faster the days go by,' or whatever it is, I am too senile to remember such things now. Yesterday I got another step too close to becoming an Antique! This is Wikipedia's definition of it anyway: 'An antique (Latin: antiquus; old) is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era in human society.' I will try to console myself with this, as it doesn't sound too bad LOL!

The day started well, I woke up snuggled between MaxiMe and MicroMe, (for some reason at about 2am, MicroMe woke up and insisted that he wanted me... Yay). MicroMe woke confused, and he wasn't sure if it was a 'school' day or not. I told him it was a special day where we were bunking off and doing nothing that wasn't fun. We had a shower together, and blow dried our hair, (I never usually do my hair at all). We did a fashion parade, then we went down the street to do some messages. MicroMe was very good, so he got a ride on the merry go round, before we set off for MaxiMe's work to meet him for lunch. We whipped out to NannaTerri's, then back into town and had time for a quick play at the park before Jaydee's Little Tigers class. He is going great guns, and I was a very proud Mumma, even when he snuck off the side of the mat and hid under my legs and did a poo in his nappy. (He still wears nappies when we are on excursions and at bedtime). I was having fun talking to Angus about being firemen, (well he is, I am interested in being a fire person), and I thought a cat was rubbing against my leg, looked down and there was MicroMe looking all embarrassed. We managed a quick change and he got back on the mat in time for a last run, to say thank you to his class mates, and of course to get his special treat from Sensai Laura who is very talented and absolutely lovely.

MicroMe had a great time running around with his new friends, and he seems to have respect for the training mat now, and I don't have to worry that he will run on while the next class is running. He showed some of the kids his sticker book, and showed off to the other mums a bit before we headed off for afternoon tea. As you can see, we had the creamiest, dreamiest, ice-creamiest afternoon tea at Annies Ice-Cream Parlour. It was so scrummy, NannaSylv shouted us, and MaxiMe had the same ice-cream that he used to get when he was a little boy. MicroMe fell asleep in the car on the way home, so we slipped on his jammies and popped him in bed before heading back down to the dojo. I was going to do my usual boxing class, except the boys got geared up for Karate. I was umming and aaahing, when Sempai Cory said to get on and do Karate. So, I had my first class and it was pretty awesome. The stances are weird, and lucky MaxiMe had taught me a Kata, (which we did), and I really enjoyed the 100 sit ups, (a most unusual occurance). The class was a bit longer than boxing and kickboxing usually are, however when Hanshi dropped in (after just flying in from Japan), and advised us that he had been training 11hrs per day; the extra time seemed quite insignificant.

I got some lovely pressies! I got my hair cut by MicroMe and MaxiMe's AuntieLorraine and I need to make a time for to get highlights and all that jazz... Thanks to MaxiMe and NannaSylv. I got an uber groovy Billabong scarf and matching gloves from MicroMe and UncleDrew. PapaPete replaced the broken spokes on my bike wheel, and got the wheel straightened... It took me a while to notice, I kept thinking 'why is he riding that bike inside, and why hasn't anyone told him off yet?' I cleaned up with poor NannaKate's extra funds when I was on NZ already; however MicroMe and I had a lovely chat with her and my niece Livvy yesterday, which is always a treat. NannaSylv has booked a lady in to come and give me a colour consult/makeup/skin sort of thingo, and some $$$ toward getting something to make me look preeetttty after that ; ) All in all, I am feeling rather loved up and spoiled. xox