I saw this on the internet today

Teaching preschoolers the ways of the world...

I was downstairs doing some suitably stereotypical female domestic task with my 18 month old daughter in tow. Son (3 years) and husband upstairs playing with something altogether more masculine (fixing the computer). 3 year old son calls down to me 'mum, where's my camera', the reply went something like, 'in your toy box I think'. A few minutes later, 'mum, I can't find it'. I reply, 'have you looked?'. Son replies, 'We've done a man's look'. Husband asks, 'What's a man's look', son replies, 'it's where you don't look properly'

Needless to say, it was posted by a woman.  And to be fair, it is true.  Most of the time.  My daughter, like most girls her age, can be just as good as I am at finding things.  My son normally is worse.  My daughter has not been well, and therefore was not able to go to school.  We were tempted to send her anyway, but she had a rash and it was PE which would have meant that everyone would have seen the rash...  Did get to see both kids, as they came round to my work for lunch today.  And of course, I got to see my lovely wife.  All in all, today, seeing the family for lunch, was a great day.

You have never played "I spy with my little eye" until you have been to Chernobyl

Evening all.  I have realised that I forgot to mention that we watched a film yesterday.  Spy Kids.  The kids loved it.  They have watched the trailers for it before and both wanted to watch it.  I have to say, as a film for kids it was great.  As a film for adults, no, it was not good.  It was not terrible, well, it was bordering on it at times.  But while I would never watch it for my own entertainment, I did see why the kids loved it, and from a parents perspective it was a good film.  If you are not a parent, do not bother watching it.  Seriously, do not.  Mind you, being parents, my wife and I are doing our best to avoid having to watch Chipwrecked which both kids want to watch (sob).

Of course, one of the things they love about going to the cinema is the experience.  My daughter got to ask for the tickets and both kids loved getting the popcorn with my wife.  My son is getting used to watching films in the cinema.  Normally at home, he will play with toys rather than watch an entire film.  In past films, he has, when sat next to his mother, been prone to climbing on her.  Yesterday we was great.  It may have helped that I held the popcorn in front of him though!

Anyway, today they went to a fireworks party.  A spectacular one and one tailored to kids of that age as well as many watching fathers.  And the people involved in setting it up had done a spectacular job considering that they were volunteers and had to do this in addition to what they normally did (and for the record, I was not one of them).  Special thanks on that have to go to Neil who set up the spectacular display.  Anyway, I hope the video's below make you laugh as I have to go now.

Our cat really hates fireworks ...

Especially when we tie a rocket to its legs.

Fireworks are like Jedward; loud and pointless. The difference is, I know which I'd rather see explode.

"Dad, can we go out in the garden for fireworks?"

"No son, I've got a bad back and I can't move from this sofa."

"Please dad, next door are letting off loads."

"Next door? Okay son, grab me a beer and my coat."

What does Frankie Cocozza have that the other X-Factor contestants don't? STDs

Evening all.
Well first of all, the X factor.  Being at work yesterday, I did not get to watch it so taped it and just listened to the songs which in my view is the best way to watch it.  I also taped Strictly Come Dancing which I liked, though which the kids got to watch last night.  The two kids have different favourites and both have taken to dancing.  It helps that my daughter is at an after school club where she dances.  Still has no rhythm though!  Mind you, when it comes to clapping, my son, who appears to have natural rhythm has one then either.  Fankie Cocozza still gets my wife annoyed, but that seems to be the case with other people as well. She has been dancing to Olly Murs last term, I am not sure what she is dancing to this term. Maybe she will let us know this week!

Hopefully, I have recovered from Man-flu, which I had bad on the weekend. I got better for the week, but then got something else. Did not stop me going to work, but I was not up to my ususal standard when it came to getting through the amount of work I faced. Fortunately, it was not too hard when it came to the amount of work that I had to deal with, and most importantly, I have a great wife who takes care of me. The kids would be a bit under the weather for a day, and then get better, and then run rings round my wife and I. For while I have moaned about myself being not too well, I have forgotten that my wife has not been well either.

Anyway,it was nice that Arsenal kept two clean sheets on the trot.  I hope that will continue, but I doubt it.  While West Brom were not much of a threat, Marseille was.