Spot the diffrerence!

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What will Kids bring in next?

Having a dad as a primary school teacher I got very used to him bringing random stuff home from work-stuff that he confiscated through the schoolday. Normally it would be things like premier league stickers etc objects designed to distract kids from their work however last friday's bounty was hmmmmmmm ..... interesting to say the least.

Dad brought one of these straws (see below) home with him which was quite disturbing
a) it was during the day.
b) didnt think that was his type somehow.

Found out that a kid from the high infants class was playing with it and getting the surrounding kids all excited. They do definitely start younger every year!!

First cassette i bought

A classic I had a dance to it and everything back in the day :D

first poem i loved

It used to scare me when my Speech and Drama teacher used to recite it in my Saturday morning class but when I had to perform it  for a grade I grew to love it:

THE DEVIL'S BAG 

I SAW the Devil walking down the lane 
Behind our house. There was a heavy 

bag 
Strapped tightly on his shoulders, and 

the rain 
Sizzled when it hit him. He picked 

a rag 
Up from the ground and put it in his 

sack, 
And grinned and rubbed his hands. 

There was a thing 

Moving inside the bag upon his back- 
It must have been a soul ! I saw it 

fling 
And twist about inside, and not a 

hole 

Or cranny for escape ! Oh, it was 

sad ! 
I cried, and shouted out, " Let out 

that soul ! " 
But he turned round, and, sure, his 

face went mad, 
And twisted up and down, and he 

said " Hell ! " 
And ran away

Ice and babies

Apologies for the lack of posting in the last while I was recuperating  after finishing Core's course (miss those crazy nuts) and the wonderfully pathetic solution for the recession that is otherwise known as the 4 year plan has sapped all creative posting ideas. Today is the 1st of December and there's a real wintery buzz  about the place-ice, snow and sitting beside an open fire.

Weekend was full of babies (thankfully not mine) it was the materiach's 88th birthday celebrations on Sunday and we all gathered at her house for a  mini  shindig and place were swarming with babies well ok just three ranging from 1 month to a year. Maddness trying to juggle babies when they are literally plonked on top of you :P I hadn't seen the twinlets for a few months so it was amazing to see the difference a few months make on their personality and motor skills esp when you compare  them to a one month real version of the Baby Born doll .