A conversation in bed this morning. Nicola was wisely staying out of it and trying to get more sleep.
Hannah: Daddy, you know when you’re a grandad…
Lauren (interrupting): Will you be a grandad or a grandpa?
Me: Oh… a grandpa I think.
Hannah: Why?
Me: Well, in my family we’ve always had grandpas and in Mummy’s family they’ve had grandads. So I’d like to be a grandpa.
[pause]
Lauren: What about our husbands?
Hannah: Yeah, will they be grandpas or grandads?
Me (after a short think): They can be whatever they want to be, girls.
We never did get to hear what Hannah started to ask me. As ever, I’m left thinking that a bit of forward planning is commendable, but all things in moderation.
Published on 4 December 2006
in Pictures.
I’ve submitted one of my family photos to a competition in JPG Magazine. Entries are put to the vote, with winners appearing in print and their creators showered with lovely prizes!
So, if you have the time and energy (and you like the photo!) please click on the picture below. I believe you may need to register in order to vote, but doing so is free of charge and very simple. All votes will be very gratefully received! 
We appear to have a serious mouse infestation this morning. Worse still, there’s no sign of the costumes we just finished making for Lauren and Hannah’s school play, The Night Before Christmas.
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this kind of pest issue, especially when they start striking poses in front of cameras?
