It’s possible to wake yourself laughing. We’ve all roused ourselves with a start, or even a scream, from a nightmare or found ourselves coughing, sneezing and scratching ourselves out of slumber. It has even been known for certain people to break wind so loudly sleep was impossible. Boy Three, however, has started laughing as he […]

Something that in one child can be irksome and irritating, can be charming and funny in another. And so Boy Three put his first toe through his first sock probably as a consequence of much baby walker action. The Panther of News, not known for his kindness to socks, was very proud. Serene acceptance of […]

It’s always a good idea to hedge one’s bets. Both big boys have been very grown up about the Santa business. Boy Two said: “Of course he’s not real. It’s just you and the Panther of News. And you’re going to get me a PSP… aren’t you? Well you can pay three quarters and the […]

The Dyson is scary, proper hicoughing and yelling scary. AS people have problems with the idea of a surprise, or maybe it’s just ours. Boy One was very excited to spend his saved up pocket money at the school bring and buy sale last week. He came back with a bulging bag. And yesterday he […]