well, it really has been quite some time since mama did anything but take care of the kids. but a little something different is necessary once in a while, right? so, the neighbors' announcement to go shopping was a welcome opportunity there. and also a very welcome opportunity for *me* to prove my relevant qualities with the kids. again, that is... ...well, and also to remind myself of this actually being quite a full time job... so, i quickly put up my volunteer's index finger, dropped mama off at the neighbors' place and got into my dragon hero day's pleasure.

item 1: changing... well, true... not really everyone's favourite activity. nor mine. but after is always better thn before... :) over the whole day (yes, the shoppers really DID use the entire day, entitling me to riding clishé now :) ) that amounts to like 12 diapers, a number that takes other dads almost a week! :) and the bucket is half full each night.

item 2: feeding... wow, being the experimental hobby chef, i tried something new for dinner: spredable sausage on bread. and what would you think, i was a hero. again, of course! :)

item 3: playing... it hurts only very briefly while watching the building blocks box being emptied, when everything inside screams "noooooooooooooooo!", because you already know the dragon is who empties while you're the one who has to tidy up again in the end. but, whatever, you can't build towers while the blocks remain in the box. and daddy still builds the tallest! taller than vicky in fact, and she is - after all - the tallest of the dragon heads!

item 4: midday nap... as expected, no biggie here: undress, change, horizontal, quiet. as always. only, my hard earned lunch break does not really seem like two hours: prepare food, tidy up, research the internet a bit and a few other really little things... then, bam! over. the dragon is awake. already three o'clock. what had i all planned!

repeat items 1 through 4, then off to bed for the night. while i am not entirely exhausted, but also not exactly fresh like this morning - or like 20 years ago - anymore... :) but at the end of the day i was treated to the fashion show of the shopppers... wow, what a load they bought...

nice day, this one. but still: next turn is mine! a motorcycle trip to the alpes! :)