Tick tock tick tock.
All the while I am lying on her bed watching, thinking that if I were to lie here another five minutes I would fall asleep.
The 2 year old is shouting from the room next door "Socks, socks, Mummy, socks, Mummy". Not only is he unable to sleep without socks but now they have to be odd socks.
When I return from sock duty I say to her "Come on now, just pick one, it's getting late"
She looks at me like I'm mad and continues the selection process, this time getting five books out on the rug and 'umming' and 'aaahing'. She puts them back and picks another five.
Tick tock tick tock.
Enough is enough. "Right, I am counting to five, if you haven't picked a book I will pick one for you .......... 1 .......... 2 .......... 3 .......... 3 and a half .........." I say to her.
She gets up from kneeling in front of her shelves and says to me "Mum. You are giving my life away!"
I think "Actually, where have the last 4 and a half years gone?"
I am giving her life away to the time bandits minute by minute, hour by hour.
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It is also my little big sisters birthday today.
She is eleven years older than me and shorter than me.
My sister K is smaller than me
I can lift her up quite easily
She can't lift me
she's tried and tried
I must have something heavy inside
Happy birthday little big sister! I love you.
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