soccer dad

i mean "soccer dad" in the sense that i'm a male, therefore, not a soccer mom; also, that my duties these days surround the oversight of a couple of kids, not that i'm necessarily taking them to soccer practice. in fact, we don't even have a car here for me to drive (which sucks, cause i really want an excuse to put this huge soccer ball decal on a car).

timmy is 4 and stephie is 2. they are really cute, but definitely a lot of work, especially at this age. i can tell i've been watching these little south african kids long enough, cause i catch myself almost saying phrases like 'for ages', 'come come', and 'but you must" in place of the more familiar 'forever,' 'come on guys,' and 'please.'

today we did all sorts of things. watched planet earth, played, slept, played out back, played cars, tickle fights, and we even went to the park twice, though the second trip nearly turned tragic as we almost lost a spade (see what i mean? i should be saying shovel!) in the street on the way there. believe me that might have been bad if we had!

anyways, i badly wanted to post a video of these little ones. i wish they would have said more so you could see what i mean, but i think they were a little camera shy.



we'll see what tomorrow brings! actually, i know what tomorrow brings. i'm the babysitter - and for the sake of sanity i must have a plan. we are baking cookies tomorrow afternoon. yes we will be doing other things, but that's the only thing worth reporting. for now =)

sleep time.

-m-

ps-- doesn't stephie look like a little natalie portman?