Guest post: Tadpole by petite anglaise

Guest post: Tadpole

26.08.2005 12:01 pmTadpole rearing

Bonjour!

Ive grown!!!

My trousers and my old jeans are too small and my new jeans slip down a bit.

On Wednesday Grandma washed my hair - I didnt mind at all!

Do you remember the sponge balls that I used to bite? Now I know what they are for! They are fun! Grandma says I can Bend it like Beckham - what does she mean?

I think I’ve convinced Grandma that potties are just for fun. Anyway she says it’s too cold to play in the garden with a bare bottom. She has something she says is a toilet seat but I know its a picture frame as my face just fits in it. She says you can borrow it but I don’t think you’ve got any pictures that size.

Grandad and Auntie R took me to the swing park again. There’s a slide (a “super-toboggan”, just like in Dora), an elephant and a great roundabout. When I got back to the car I couldn’t get in my seat. I said in my best tired voice “Auntie R do it – je suis fatiguée.”

I’ve drawn some really amazing pictures. Tell Daddy I drew Mamie and Papy in their car. And Noddy. With a bell on his hat.

I gave my dolly with the blonde plaits a name – Michael, like Auntie S’s boyfriend - but after a day I decided it didn’t really suit her.

I’d better go. Grandad needs me to help him with his vegetables for the Gardeners Guild show tomorrow and the sun has come out at last!

See you in the morning.

Lots of love,

Tadpole xxxxxx

18 comments

My mum has been sending these emails all week - and I just thought something should be saved for posterity. So humour me/us…

I will, of course, address the worrying issue of Tadpole’s overuse of exclamation marks as a matter of urgency.

Note to JonnyB - I know you have copyright on the use of opening sentences with 3 exclamation marks. If I buy you a drink on September 17th, will you please hold off your lawyers?

petite | 12:04 pm
Oooh, what’s happening on September 17th? Are we all invited?!

Antipo Déesse | 1:39 pm
I’m going to meet some bloggers in London. International jetsetter that I am.

petite | 2:08 pm
Me too

anxious | 2:12 pm
Ooh, that’s too cute! (Tadpole I mean, not JonnyB, Molemolester)

Claypot | 3:23 pm
Oh my Goodness!

I’ll have to bring my Bloggers-Autograph book.

Greavsie | 3:23 pm
Three exclamation marks, eh? Sounds serious. Next thing you know, she’ll be sitting down and *writing* a maniacal laugh.

Sierra | 3:41 pm
What a lovely post by Tadpole! So cute!

Been reading your blog for awhile but had not commented before. Love your writing style!

melusina | 5:24 pm
Sounds like Tadpole is having a wonderful holiday–and so are Grandma and Grandad. That calls for exclamation points!!!

Bluegrass Mama | 7:39 pm
Tadpole is showing progress beyond her young years!
But with all the !!! is how our younger blogger blog.
Looks as if I’ll be at the London Blogmeet.

Andy | 7:55 pm
Careful, you don’t want Tadpole turning out like JonnyB, and it’s certainly not looking good at this point.

Mr. Andrew | 10:39 pm
say hi for her if she remembers this big bearded dude

Mathieu | 11:15 pm
a) Lovely post

b) I shall see you there

anna | 4:21 pm
Who knows, Tadpole might decide to keep a blog that’d soon turn out to be as succesful as her mother’s. Lovely post, Petite

Peppermint | 9:51 pm
Everyone in London, miss p alone in tokyo… how sad…

Miss Pink | 3:05 am
Hello Tadpole ! Remember ?
I have my own blog… http://ava-pearl.blogspot.com

ava | 9:31 am
I’m with Peppermint- blogging is clearly in the family! Aren’t you a lucky Tadpole to have all those people who love you? Sounds like you and Granny had a ball. Trop mignon. Looking forward to other postings!

suziboo | 1:33 pm
Greetings from sunny Brinklow near Coventry!
Typical - I come over here about once a year and I’m going to miss the blogmeet - return to France the 7th.
BUT the 17th is my youngest’s birthday!

Lucy-Jane not in Rennes | 2:10 pm