Sunday January 24th, 2010
It's 2010 and I am six. Mummy expects me now to tie my own laces, which is incredibly difficult. We have a new au pair from Croatia called Marina - she is lovely and friendly and keeps the house really tidy and plays batman and robin with me. When we ask her how much she likes something it is always 60:40 or 50:50 but sometimes also 100%. Today we all went to the Papilliorama and I was very pleased to show her around and explain a few things.
So it's a long time since I've written. Christmas was a blast (except dad was sick and nanny trod on the back of her slipper and landed flat on her face so she went home with a black eye). Dad had flu and had to go to the emergency clinic on Christmas Day - he was coughing so much that mum thought he might have pneumonia. He had a chest x-ray and they didn't find anything. I got some great presents. A hot wheels track and other cool stuff including a fantastic spider man t-shirt from Uncle Rob and Aunty Joy and a volcano you build and make explode with baking powder and vinegar. And a pop up geography book.
My birthday was even better. We had my party at the Bouncy Castle and all my school mates came and gave me really cool presents. I got a spider man toy and a great kind of garage with tracks, some spy glasses, videos and a great digital watch from Angie. Angie was sick and went home early but everyone else bounced a lot.
I had a small fight with William and ended up biting him a bit because he hurt my leg. Mum said that was wrong of me so I made her stop by William's house on the way home from the bouncy castle so I could apologise and thank him for his fantastic present. He went to shake my hand but my glove wasn't on properly so he shook my empty glove fingers, which was funny and we all laughed. His dad keeps exotic birds in a shed with no window.
School is ok. I like my teacher Vera. She told mum I had to make more of an effort at French lessons and had to be quicker at getting ready for stuff. I do my best. Mum has her first parent teacher meeting on February 5th and will find out if I have been good. I think I have been very good indeed and deserve lots of pocket money and gifts. Yannick laughs at me because I go to French lessons but daddy says I will have the last laugh because I speak English as well as French, am good at skiing and swimming and drawing and am also very clever.
We have a star system and if I am good for a week in a row I can get pocket money. Mum didn't give it to me this weekend, although I have been generally good, because we went to Scwharzsee skiing yesterday and I followed another little boy over a cliff. Well he seemed to know what he was doing. I didn't get hurt or anything but mummy was very worried and said I should not go over cliffs unless she is with me. So I did not get my pocket money.
Found out the other day that I can start swimming lessons in Avenches in February. And great news - my friend Simon is going too. I am already a really good swimmer so it shouldn't be too hard for me. It's on Sundays. I am a member of the lantern club and with this special card I have, get to go to the cinema on Wednesday afternoons with children my age. The next film is about monkeys. I really like monkeys. Especially Curious George. When I go to bed, I cuddle my little monkey that grandad gave me. He is a cheeky little fellow and has parties during the daytime when we are not at home.
So it's a long time since I've written. Christmas was a blast (except dad was sick and nanny trod on the back of her slipper and landed flat on her face so she went home with a black eye). Dad had flu and had to go to the emergency clinic on Christmas Day - he was coughing so much that mum thought he might have pneumonia. He had a chest x-ray and they didn't find anything. I got some great presents. A hot wheels track and other cool stuff including a fantastic spider man t-shirt from Uncle Rob and Aunty Joy and a volcano you build and make explode with baking powder and vinegar. And a pop up geography book.
My birthday was even better. We had my party at the Bouncy Castle and all my school mates came and gave me really cool presents. I got a spider man toy and a great kind of garage with tracks, some spy glasses, videos and a great digital watch from Angie. Angie was sick and went home early but everyone else bounced a lot.
I had a small fight with William and ended up biting him a bit because he hurt my leg. Mum said that was wrong of me so I made her stop by William's house on the way home from the bouncy castle so I could apologise and thank him for his fantastic present. He went to shake my hand but my glove wasn't on properly so he shook my empty glove fingers, which was funny and we all laughed. His dad keeps exotic birds in a shed with no window.
School is ok. I like my teacher Vera. She told mum I had to make more of an effort at French lessons and had to be quicker at getting ready for stuff. I do my best. Mum has her first parent teacher meeting on February 5th and will find out if I have been good. I think I have been very good indeed and deserve lots of pocket money and gifts. Yannick laughs at me because I go to French lessons but daddy says I will have the last laugh because I speak English as well as French, am good at skiing and swimming and drawing and am also very clever.
We have a star system and if I am good for a week in a row I can get pocket money. Mum didn't give it to me this weekend, although I have been generally good, because we went to Scwharzsee skiing yesterday and I followed another little boy over a cliff. Well he seemed to know what he was doing. I didn't get hurt or anything but mummy was very worried and said I should not go over cliffs unless she is with me. So I did not get my pocket money.
Found out the other day that I can start swimming lessons in Avenches in February. And great news - my friend Simon is going too. I am already a really good swimmer so it shouldn't be too hard for me. It's on Sundays. I am a member of the lantern club and with this special card I have, get to go to the cinema on Wednesday afternoons with children my age. The next film is about monkeys. I really like monkeys. Especially Curious George. When I go to bed, I cuddle my little monkey that grandad gave me. He is a cheeky little fellow and has parties during the daytime when we are not at home.
darwin - 24. Jan, 20:32
