We’re all still coming down from our Thomas-cake-induced sugar crash, so we’ve been a little slow in sharing photos and news. I know, I know: thinking that taking three days off from a family blog constitutes being “slow” is more than a little warped. We do have a backlog of some fun pics and videos, though, so look for those soon.
This morning Mom-O headed out for Pilates plus a haircut, leaving me to manage both lads–including getting Henry down for his nap. I’d been weirdly psyched out about that task, but happily, he was a dream about the whole thing.
Afterwards, Finn and I headed outside to climb up a full-size ladder, among other things. Yes, that does sound like an unbelievably awful idea, but I was holding onto/following him the whole time. Finn, carrying his plastic crescent wrench, was “Handyman” and dubbed me “helper.”
“Handyman climbing up to the clouds!,” he announced.
Soon we were having fun with letters & wordplay. Pointing to the name of the ladder with me looking over his shoulder, Finn remarked, “Bunch of letters right there.”
“Yep,” I said, “W-E-R-N-E-R. That spells ‘Werner.’ Or maybe,” I said, cueing up an over-the-top German accent, “it’s ‘Vurh-ner.”
“No!” said Finn. “Not Vurhner! Dad-O say the wrong thing!”
“Dad-O said the wrong thing??” I asked, kind of taken aback.
“Uh-huh.” Then he turned to look at me slyly and said, “Vurhner.”
“Vurhner?” I repeated.
“No, no Vurhner,” he said, turning away again. “Finny no say the wrong thing.”
And thus concludes today’s performance of Nack Family Aerial Playhouse. 🙂
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The Werner Ladder website touts “the company’s willingness to take risks.” Is that what we want to hear from a ladder company?
[Heh–it all depends on whether they’re taking the risks with you. Maybe “Vuhrner” Ladders are a safer bet. –J.]