Gremlin’s Fireside Chat

Maeve, as readers of this blog will know is a little charmer and smart. When I went to pick her up from the creche on Friday she insisted in carrying her own (and fairly heavy day bag); every time I tried to help she slapped my wrist with a curt “No Daddy”. Its nice to know she is such an independent little girl who warms my heart because everytime I collect her at the creche I hear her squeal with delight shouting “Daddy” as she runs over into my arms and wraps her arms around my neck and planting her cheek firmly against mine. Sometimes if I am really lucky she will grab my ears and pulls me close for a wet kiss on my cheeks – she has picked up this continental kissing of both cheeks from somewhere. Anyway I am content with life.

Here is a picture of Maeve at the creche in a Jacket we picked up in New York a couple of years ago and everyone seems to like – I have been stopped in the street and asked about it even.

Saturday, my wife being away on business, Maeve and I met up with Will in toen. Will was one of the grooms-man at my wedding, and although we talk fairly frequently – usually via IM – we have not met face-to-face for at least a year (maybe two); Will splits his living between Fermoy and Dublin, and whilst in Dublin its at the other end of the city from from us in Donabate. Yes, I KNOW that is NO EXCUSE but life is life and matching our schedules and children is well problematical at the best of times. I digress. We arranged to meet up in the excellent Yammamori Noodles in Dublin Maeve in tow. Will and I shared various parts of our meal with Maeve – who in copying me – insisted on using chop sticks. To both Will and my amazement she managed to use them – something that took me a while to master – although I will admit she used the chopsticks to impale the chicken fragments and carrots before moving to her mouth, Maeve did however use two chopsticks to “shovel” rice from the plate to her mouth. Not bad for a two year old. Here is a picture of Maeve just after she has shovelled some food into her mouth with the chopsticks.