Father's Day with a funny Brucey babe.Byline: Lindsay Bruce IT should have been the perfect start to a Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
The previous night I arrived home at 9pm to be told by my other half Nathan that he was off to bed (I had been working then out on a girls' day). Exhausted, he was quite insistent in·sis·tent adj. 1. Firm in asserting a demand or an opinion; unyielding. 2. Demanding attention or a response: insistent hunger. 3. that I should not attempt to wake him up. There were cries of "don't even turn the light on" and some sort of threat involving the television, a window and his foot if I was to think about turning it on. So making the most of our new found freedom (the lodger An occupant of a portion of a dwelling, such as a hotel or boardinghouse, who has mere use of the premises without actual or exclusive possession thereof. Anyone who lives or stays in part of a building that is operated by another and who does not have control over the rooms therein. has moved out) I took myself off to the spare room with my new book, a pint of lemon, lime and Angostura Bitters Angostura Bitters Noun, pl Trademark a bitter tonic, used as a flavouring in alcoholic drinks [from Angostura in Venezuela] and the promise of a good night's sleep. I left the baby monitor with Nathan. And it started off well. I was barely through the first page when my eyes started dropping. My wake up call, though, was not so relaxing. The older of my offspring, remembering that it was "Fallers' Day", came bounding in to retrieve the present and card. This wouldn't have been so bad had he not then asked me how to spell every word that was going to go on it. On his exit, son number two woke up, TOMORROW: Dave Robson DAVE ROBSON as did his daddy. Very soon my quiet Sunday morning had turned into a dj vu moment of me and four friends going to Glastonbury squashed into my Mini Metro - only this time it was me and three Brucey boys in a single bed. For a brief period I enjoyed the blissful family scenario. There was hugging and even big wet kisses from my youngest who can now, thankfully, kiss with his lips together instead of the "Hoover" approach which he had opted for previously. It was, however, short-lived. Young son found the toy laptop belonging to the older son. The ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. battle involved the big one screaming at the wee one, and the wee one shouting his anthem "Oh no... Oh no" in return. Words were exchanged for violence. The laptop went flying, ricocheting of a wall before coming to land on my face. The burst lip was easy to clear up - but whether the blood comes out of the bed sheets remains to be seen. But, actually, not even a bloody mouth could stop me smiling throughout the day whenever Corban tried to get his dad's attention. Instead of dad or daddy he decided to employ his official title for the whole day. "Faller - can you bring a drink please Faller." Or "Faller, can I watch my pwogwammes please Faller." It sounded quite grand until my personal favourite holler: "Can you come and wipe my bum please Faller?" Now then, who wouldn't want kids?There were cries of "don't even turn the light on" and some sort of threat involving the television, a window and his foot if I was to think about turning it on |
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