Monday, December 03, 2007

What a bastard.

My sister Jackie half a generation younger than me has 3 little Blondie's who rocket around the chilly (that should be "chully") wilds of the very southern most tip of new Zealand. These are wild kids... but lovable.... mostly.


So Christmas is coming and one of them has a birthday so that 4
pressies.... I always give them a book each but each year a really devilish part of me gives them a toy...one which makes noise...hee hee hee


This year its a set of Maracas, a tambourine and a kid's squeeze box... they are going to have a ball.


SOOOO MUCH NOISE!


My eldest sister is going to spend this Christmas with them and when I swore her to secrecy she was quite "disgruntled" and said "Thanks a lot"


Ah dear...every year a good book each and a good loud toy something which gets them moving and making sound...Santy (or is that Sanity... ) would approve...

11 comments:

Jules said...

Brilliant, although it's bitches like you that drive insane mothers like me to our wits end!! LOL!! Where do these raggamuffins live??

This reminds me that I need to buy something very noisy for my brother in law's kids, payback.

Anonymous said...

cute kids and what's the point of having kids if you can't stand the noise the little darlings make? as they say, better worry about them when they are quiet.

Ann ODyne said...

Sibling Rivalry.

a very funny film.

Middle Child said...

Jules
They live right down near Milford Sound, but are in the process of moving to Dunedin.
Old man of the sea...never have to worry about this mob, they are noisy from 6am till 10pm...
Ann I used to change my sister's nappies...we are 11 years difference... she owes me! : )

Citymouse said...

A believe you are the wild one for giving them such "loving" toys!

Cazzie!!! said...

That is so bloody excellent and I am peeing my pants laughing reading this..ahhaa. You are wicked..in a nice way!!
Where DID you get the counting Maracas?? I so want to get them for my kids!! Please tell me...sanity...lol

mirk said...

I hope you tested them all out to make sure the were loud enough!!

Middle Child said...

CM... kids should get loud things but out on the verandah or in the year please...like we were made to do

cazzie sent you an email Big W

Mirk yes I shook them all often and actually would like to have been able to unprize them from the box and have a goooo

Sling said...

Are you kidding me??...
The gift of music is irreplaceable!..
That's what it is you know.
I've had the good fortune to hang out with some fine musicians in my life,and a few handy percussion instruments to pass out to the young ones is a true gift!

Jules said...

I grew up in Dunedin. Great place for kids to grow up!!!

rosemary said...

I gave my grandkids each a squeeze box and those keyboards you can dance on...my revenge to their parents.