Boy #2 continues to impress.
I left him at a playdate this afternoon whilst I went to collect his brother from school. (It has warmed up - a little - but I still figured that if I didn't have to take him out into a minus 18degC day that would be no bad thing...).
When Boy #1 and I arrived to pick Boy #2 up, my friend greeted me at the door.
Me: "How was he?"
She: "Oh, fine, very well behaved. But I have to tell you..."
Me (heart sinking): "What? What did he do?"
She: "He went to the loo. When he came out, I could hear that he hadn't flushed the toilet, so I said to him, 'Honey, did you flush when you finished?' And you know what he said?"
Me: "Ummmmm?"
She: "He said, 'My name's not Honey! It's Boy #2. And - no.'"
Apparently, he did then go back and rectify the situation. And planted a couple of unsolicited large smackeroonies on our host (a gorgeous blonde) as we left.
Being Boy #2, of course, he then rather diluted the charm of that action by continuing on her other cheek with some raspberry kisses....
Play dates? You've got play dates? You've only been there half a minute! Only managed our first play date last week, we've been here for 20 months! I'm seriously impressed. x
ReplyDeleteOh dear! This may not bode well for the teenage years! My boy #2 was (and still is) very quick with a 'prompt and pertinent' reply. Have to keep practising that straight face PM.
ReplyDeleteCan I just chime in with Brit in Bosnia and go YOU HAVE A PLAYDATE??? You have been in Moscow for five minutes and you have a PLAYDATE?
ReplyDelete*falls down and has a fit*
You are doing so well!!!
How did you manage to have FRIENDS and PLAY DATES in such a short time! I am rather impress like the rest :)
ReplyDeleteOn another note, boys hey?!
actually this whole moscow thing is an exercise in showing us what a marvellous networker you are!!
ReplyDeleteBig respec' PottyM!
Pigx
Love it! He's got some spirit ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo she's American, then?
ReplyDeleteAnd I echo Brit in Bosnia and the others. Play dates already! Are you making this all up, and really just sitting in your flat in Kensington?
LIke everyone else said: you are a social butterfly. There I thought you'd left your child with a russian and he was going to return home a fluent speaker and show you how to neck vodka straight from the bottle.
ReplyDeleteBrit, it's all down to my networking husband's contacts rather than any special talent of mine...
ReplyDeleteSharon - I know. But it makes my face ache!
Mwa, see my comment to Brit - and you must know what networkers the Dutch are!
PHM, well, OK, maybe I WILL take some of the credit myself then. Since more than one person has commented on the playdate thing...
Pig, yes, it's all down to me. I am an amazing networker. (I'm going to assume you won't have read the responses above that I wrote about my husband being mainly responsible)
Part Mummy Part Me, that he certainly has.
Iota, busted. Blast, you found out my deep dark secret. And I thought I had found such a good blogging hook and all. Might as well take those research books on Russia back to the library then... (And she was Dutch, actually - but speaks American English).
Ah, HOM, no Russian play dates yet - although Boy #1 is working on that with some of the kids in his class (it appears that the apple doesn't fall very from the tree as far as networking goes...)