7:00 a.m. on a Saturday

And from the room across the hall pipes up a large voice from a little girl: "I no sleep again!"

We've cuddled in my bed for a while, while I tried to nap and Elizabeth pulled my hair, bounced on my tummy, played peek-a-boo with the covers, and told me and Daddy in turn to, "Ge' Up!"

I really didn't want to get up.

We're going downstairs now to get breakfast and watch something fascinating on TFO for an hour. Then I'll work out, go shopping for stock-up groceries as I haven't done in about six weeks, and mark, mark, mark.

Gah.

Usually, if no one is up and about, she'll sleep a bit late on the weekends - sometimes until after eight. Why did she have to get up at seven after I didn't get to bed until one?

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Toddler songs

In the last half an hour, while I've been marking and pyat has been looking after Elizabeth, I have heard her singing:
The Farmer in the Dell
Old MacDonald (ee-I-ee-I-OH!!!)
Ring Around the Rosie (All Fall DOWN!!!, as the toy in question hits the floor)

In all cases, she got stuck on one particular line and went around dancing and singing that line for five or so minutes.

Also, she heard the theme song for Forrest Gump on T.V. and said, "Who sad, Daddy?" She equates quiet, "sad" music with someone being sad - but there was nobody on the screen.

I'm constantly amazed by her.

Now I have to get back to putting marks into the computer. I hate doing report cards.