Will and the Horses

Several weeks ago, we decided that we couldn’t stomach any more Bob the builder, Shrek, Madagascar, or even Shaun the Sheep (although Shaun is pretty cool). My suggestion was that we had a quiet night with a DVD. We would plonk MacK on the couch between us, and give him a bottle. Naturally he would go to sleep… We chose “Ladder 49” (stars John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in a movie about Boston fire fighters), as there is little by way of bad language or violence.

Well… MacK didn’t go to sleep. Instead he was absolutely intrigued by the movie, and couldn’t take his eyes off it. He has since watched it so often, that he can narrate the movie. He calls it “Jack and the fire engine”, and regularly spends time putting out fires.

After a couple of weeks, we inevitably got sick of Ladder 49, so switched out for “A Knight’s Tale”. This has now been rechristened “Will and the horses”, and MacK looks for sticks that he can use for jousting.

It has been a really nice couple of weeks. We haven’t had any commitments on weekends, so have been able to spend quiet weekends at home, which is quite novel for us. Mack was sick overnight – we think he picked up a bug of sorts, and vomited a couple of times. He had a very quiet day, and didn’t really pick up until later this afternoon. It was really lovely – He and I lay on the trampoline, and just looked at the clouds scudding across the sky. He told me the most wonderful stories, and really cracked me up at one point. He was talking about superheroes, and I asked him if he was going to save the world. His response:

“No, I’m not going to save the world. I’m going to have dinner and go to bed”. Nothing like knowing when your day has been too tough!

We haven’t posted about the house and farm for a while. We have put the project on hold for a bit while we ruminate over the house plan. It is still developing, and we want to get it right before we commence the build. We have built a scale model to allow us to get a better perspective on how our floor plan goes together. It is interesting, as it has allowed us to challenge a few of our thoughts and preconceptions, and to make what we think will be positive changes.

We are still looking at doing big things on the farm next year, and will definitely keep posting through that process.