I am a bit irked for a few reasons though:
1) My keyboard which is a wireless one and has just had new batteries put in, is playing up something chronic!! So annoying.
2)My microwave just died after I nuked a bag of popcorn and now there is a strange smell coming from the utility room where it is housed and I am too scared to unplug it!!
3) My man is away on business -he left yesterday morning and is only back in another 5 days. Sniff, sniff....I need him to unplug the microwave dammit! :)
Okay now I feel better I have that off my chest! LoL!
The Ivy house by Bonnie van Esch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License.
Here is part two of "The Ivy House"...enjoy!
“Mommy where are we?” Sandy jumped, not expecting the air to be broken with words. She looked in the car and there sat Charlie, awake, but rubbing his eyes.
Sandy went to his door and opened it, unbuckling his seat-belt and helping him out the car. He stood looking up at the house. His blue eyes widened in surprise.
“What is that?” He asked, pointing to the Ivy house.
“It's a house darling. The ivy has grown over the bricks.” She explained, “Do you like it?” She asked
“Yes.” He said simply and smiled. “It looks like a tree with windows. Is it the magic Faraway tree?”
Sandy laughed, “No,” She said, “But it does look like it.”
Sandy looked at her son, his brown hair was wet with sweat. He still had the glistening of sticky lollipop around his mouth. My sweet boy, She thought. She knelt next to him and pulled him close to herself hugging him. Feeling his small arms go around her neck and smelling the strawberry shampoo from yesterdays hair wash.
“I love you mommy.” He said.
Times like that She still choked up.
“I love you too” She said smiling.
Kay awoke just then too, like she could sense she was missing out on some love and attention. She rubbed her fat little fists in her eyes and yawned. They still looked swollen with sleep.
She scrunched up her nose at Sandy and grinned, revealing little white peaks for teeth. Then the smile disappeared and she popped in her dummy once again. Kay sat blinking at her mom, serious and waiting. Waiting for Sandy to come take her out the car seat.
She went around the car to kay's side,unbuckled her and lifter her out. Her nappy was heavy and fat. She grinned and patted her mom on the chest.
“Mama” She said.
“Yes, Kay, mama.”She smiled kissing her little head. Her little red curls plastered to the back of her neck. Her T-Shirt wet with perspiration.
Charlie came running around the car, and grabbed her hand.
“Lets go mommy. I want to see the Ivy house.” He said, pulling her along.
“Okay, okay, hold your horses. It's not going anywhere.” She laughed letting herself get yanked along by her four year old son.
They walked along the driveway and up the steps. Which amazingly were not covered in Ivy.
The front door had a sign on it, “Welcome” it said.
Sandy was nervous, almost agitated. She had no idea why She should be feeling like this. Her heart wanted to separate itself from her body and leap out. Taking a deep breath she knocked. No sound came from inside the house. She wondered if anyone was home. Maybe she had made a mistake with the day she thought. Or maybe it was the right day but the wrong time. Just as She turned to go back to the car, the front door opened. ...
Stay tuned!!
Sandy went to his door and opened it, unbuckling his seat-belt and helping him out the car. He stood looking up at the house. His blue eyes widened in surprise.
“What is that?” He asked, pointing to the Ivy house.
“It's a house darling. The ivy has grown over the bricks.” She explained, “Do you like it?” She asked
“Yes.” He said simply and smiled. “It looks like a tree with windows. Is it the magic Faraway tree?”
Sandy laughed, “No,” She said, “But it does look like it.”
Sandy looked at her son, his brown hair was wet with sweat. He still had the glistening of sticky lollipop around his mouth. My sweet boy, She thought. She knelt next to him and pulled him close to herself hugging him. Feeling his small arms go around her neck and smelling the strawberry shampoo from yesterdays hair wash.
“I love you mommy.” He said.
Times like that She still choked up.
“I love you too” She said smiling.
Kay awoke just then too, like she could sense she was missing out on some love and attention. She rubbed her fat little fists in her eyes and yawned. They still looked swollen with sleep.
She scrunched up her nose at Sandy and grinned, revealing little white peaks for teeth. Then the smile disappeared and she popped in her dummy once again. Kay sat blinking at her mom, serious and waiting. Waiting for Sandy to come take her out the car seat.
She went around the car to kay's side,unbuckled her and lifter her out. Her nappy was heavy and fat. She grinned and patted her mom on the chest.
“Mama” She said.
“Yes, Kay, mama.”She smiled kissing her little head. Her little red curls plastered to the back of her neck. Her T-Shirt wet with perspiration.
Charlie came running around the car, and grabbed her hand.
“Lets go mommy. I want to see the Ivy house.” He said, pulling her along.
“Okay, okay, hold your horses. It's not going anywhere.” She laughed letting herself get yanked along by her four year old son.
They walked along the driveway and up the steps. Which amazingly were not covered in Ivy.
The front door had a sign on it, “Welcome” it said.
Sandy was nervous, almost agitated. She had no idea why She should be feeling like this. Her heart wanted to separate itself from her body and leap out. Taking a deep breath she knocked. No sound came from inside the house. She wondered if anyone was home. Maybe she had made a mistake with the day she thought. Or maybe it was the right day but the wrong time. Just as She turned to go back to the car, the front door opened. ...
Stay tuned!!
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