Market day at school

My little entrepreneur.

I stood there.  Looking at you selling your goods to these kids, so much older than you. You are still just a little boy and they are so much bigger. They could so easily be intimidating, yet you had no anxiety…no fear. You stood there and managed your little shop as though you have been doing this for years.

I’m so proud of you.

Quintus’ school had a market day today. You get to ‘rent’ a space, where you can set up your shop. Quintus wanted to do this last year already but I felt he was too little I still think that lol but this year we decided to give it a go.

My folks went through a lot of trouble to get him the stock (it helps that they have a shop hey!) and to help us set up everything. From there he pretty much did his thing and I am very proud. I don’t think I would have been able to do something like that when I was a kid.

I love that he wants to do that. That he has such great self-confidence. That he has a business mind at such a young age.

JJ spent his money to buy me and my mom gifts. He is such a sweet natured little boy.

Gotta love these little guys of mine.

 

Do not go there

Kids weren’t invited to my cousins wedding last weekend.  They offered to have a babysitter look after the kids but I don’t know this person AT ALL and my kids have never stayed with a babysitter.  I sure wasn’t going to let them stay with I-don’t-know-how-many-other-kids with a babysitter I dont’ know.

From the beginning I said that I was not going to stay too long.  Tommie was at the guesthouse alone with the boys and I know that Zander doesn’t go to sleep easily if I’m not with him. 

I greeted the family including the bride’s sister (who also has a daughter aged 3) .  She wanted to know why we were leaving so early (it was 8:30 pm and the wedding started at 3:00 pm already).  I explained to her that Zander doesn’t like going to sleep without me and would just be giving Tommie a hard time.  “Oh you spoil them too much” she said.

I spoil them too much?  I of course jumping on my high horse replied with “No I just love them”

I mean come on.  My kids weren’t with me.  I wanted to go back to them.  I wanted to make sure Zander goes to sleep easily.  I didn’t want to be at the wedding without my husband even though I think the wedding was stunning and relaxed and probably one of the nicest I have ever been to.

We are different.  She doesn’t mind leaving her little girl in the care of someone she doesn’t really know.  I do.  Don’t judge me on that and say I spoil my kids.  Don’t go there.

 

Long awaited but not this

Quintus is the only kid in his class that has not lost one of his baby teeth. He has been anticipating this day for a long long time.

Last night he called me because he could feel something behind his tooth. Well…his permanent tooth has pushed through his gums but behind his baby tooth. Obviously it then didn’t do anything to get the baby tooth loose and now have both.

I spoke to the dentist this morning and he said we should give it a month in which Quintus must try and wiggle the baby tooth until it comes out by itself. If it does not, he would have to get it pulled.

I don’t want that at all. Look at those teeth. My child has perfect teeth. He has never had to have any work done on them. Imagine his first experience having to have a tooth pulled!

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething.  ~Mark Twain

 

On the road again

We are on our on way home. I am typing this as we are leaving Pongola and have zero visibility on the screen. So if it makes no sense just smile and wave. Do not point and laugh

I can totally see why people love Sodwana so much. There is nothing. No mall, shops, cafe. Niks. just relaxation. I could have stayed there for weeks. I sat on the beach last night and thought how easily I could become a bum. Just sit there and watch the sea all day long. No worries. Catch fish and sleep in a little tent. Then I heard my kids ask for food and I was ripped back to reality

Yesterday was the perfect day on the beach. The boys and I swam and body surfed till we could no more. Zander had a lot of fun pulling his little car behind him and he too got rolled by the sea once or twice.

We seriously considered staying another day but the mom in me decided that the kids need to get back to school.but we do have to go home and face reality.