Recycling!

Cling film is just so handy but there has to be another way to keep the stuff fresh and not fill the landfill sites. Plastic containers and lids are about as tricky to pair in this house as socks.

We bought an Nintendo Ds game for the grown-ups to play while the little girl was in bed, a pre-owned, of course. She was a little reluctant to share until we explained that maybe we would not share our TV. Some lessons are hard learned!

On Thursday we headed for Edinburgh and the American consulate to renew our little girls American passport. As we waited for the Consular, herself, to witness our signatures and she clearly had more important things to be doing, we worked hard to keep our little girl entertained. We had to stop the forward rolls for the safety of the others waiting. She sat up beside me and decided to play with my three rings.

"This one" she said in a loud voice, "is your meeting ring. You got it when you met Daddy"

There were a few smiles around the room at that desciption of my engagement ring.

"This one is your wedding ring. And this one, Mummy, this one is your Granny's wedding ring isn't it?"

I nodded.

"Yeah, you took that one off your Granny when she died, right?"

The encouraging smiles disappeared behind hands with a lot of shoulder heaving, as I choked and went into a fit of giggles at the awful image she had conjured up. I may be big into recycling but let me assure you I am big into respect!