Bits & pieces

It would appear that Thursday afternoons are going to be extremely full.  They were already pretty busy with piano and swimming lessons for both girls.  Now they will also be having gymnastics lessons as well, as they finally had the taster session that they were supposed to have a fortnight ago.  The time changed, I didn't notice and we turned up at the end, fortunately although upset both K & M were both pretty sanguine about it.  The lessons are at the Notts Gymnastics Academy, so with fantastic facilities. 

We've had another Shakespeare dvd from lovefilm, having sent Much Ado About Nothing back, this time we received Much Ado About Nothing!  Evidently the two versions had much in common (including actor spotting in both for me - Clive Dunn and Ben Elton played the same part!), but it was interesting seeing just how much had been cut for the later adaptation.  K noted that she much prefered the Brannagh version, but also that she thought she would have enjoyed the BBC adaptation more if she'd seen it first.

This weekend was the first of A's cricket matches of the season (that has happened anyway!), and it was a home one.  K & M love to go and 'watch daddy play cricket', although I can't recall that they've ever watched much of the cricket after they've spotted him on the pitch!  They definitely like being able to have leftover cake from the tea though.  One thing that I love about HE, although to be fair I may be prejudging schooled children on this, is how easily HE children seem to mix and play with children of other ages.  K & M happily played with 3 other children, all at least 2 or 3 years than them, while I chatted with their mums.  It's always lovely to hear how articulate my girls are!  K had been telling one of them about Much Ado About Nothing.  And as so often happens, in the course of conversation I correct some misconceptions about HE and what is and isn't 'allowed'.

Finally, I just wanted to share a conversation I overheard between K & M.  M commented that in one of her current favourite books, it says 'Mommy' instead of 'Mummy', and K explained to her that it must be an Americain book because that's how they say Mummy.