Can I have a rage please?

It was the Eddie Calvert version.

I liked ECs "Cherry pink and apple blossom white" with the marvellous swoop down and up.

soop I hope Rory's tartan is the right one for his clan. You could cause no end of trouble like that. It could lead to the Glencoe massacre all over again!

I can't find a McFelix tartan?

I can find a Dunlop one! It's the McIntyre! They've been making tyres for years!

Hey jeni Rory is a name of Irish origen. Perhaps he needs an Irish tartan. That could but the cat among the Capercailie.

It's spelt funny in Irish isn't it?

A bit like Owen is Eoin.

" Ruaidhrí/Ruairí" according to Wicki. That is the Scottish way too.

You should be spelling it like that soop. Give the puss his true heritage!

Wasn't Ruairi the love child of Jennifer's husband in the Archers?

pettalus Yes he still is but keeps doing a disappearing act. I suspect he is a "sleeper" waiting to be activated if they run out of plot.

There was the private as opposed to state education argument about Ruari. Jenny Dahling wanted state, but caved in to Brian and the kid was packed off to prep school at an early age.

There was a lot of pressure from the Irish part of Ruari's family. who didn't think the local primary school was "stretching" his intelligence enough.

The script planners keep creating these little side characters and then never being quite sure what to do with them afterwards.

petallus your not pettalus sorry.

Petallus you're not pettalus sorry. I must proof read properly!

Just to make you laugh.
My cheeky 20month old GD won't go to sleep when DD puts her down but will play peek a boo for ages with her, even tho she tries to ignore her.
Difficult situation as three girls in same room. One asleep, one trying to go to sleep and this little darling ready to scream the place down if mum leaves the room.

I found when she was tiny and then was teething that I could get her to sleep very easily just by holding her. Told DD that's because I am very uninteresting and she sleeps through boredom.

As little terror has got older, I can still get her to go to sleep but its hilarious cos as soon as she is at that tired eye rubbing stage and she sees me heading towards her, she gives a little squeal of horror and tries to run away from me, crying as she goes. I catch her, pick her up, put her on the bed...and zoom she's asleep in minutes. I sit there shaking with laughter.
I just feel sorry that it doesn't work for poor DD.

Just realised as looked at my post that the subject has moved on a bit I think from difficult grandchildren. Must have blinked.
Apologies if story now inappropriate!!

Don't worry rinky it was nice to read anyway.
My DGS is like that. He is so cuddly and when he wants to sleep just rubs his eyes, looks round for a big person (anyone will do ), burrows his head into your shoulder and in two minutes he's asleep

We had a phrase with our DD that she was "looking for a lap" when tired and wanting a cuddle. It was obviously more comfortable than an empty armchair. When she was 3 I went through part of a short notice, job interview with her cuddled on my lap.

Reading the last few posts and then the original post again (I'd forgotten where this all started) made me think. My DGD was the most obnoxious, stubborn, negative 2-year old I've ever met, we still loved her dearly but she was a handful.
She had her 3rd birthday recently and all that anger, frustration and angst has simply disappeared and she's turned into the sweetest, most loving and caring little girl ever....overnight.
There is hope specki

That's good to know nanad - you've described my DGD to a T. We love her too.
She's 3 in January

My second GD went thro a phase at two of completely blanking me or glaring at me. Same at another couple of people. She refused to have anything to do with me and I thought it was because she resented me telling her off sometimes.
Decided to ignore it and hope she would come out of it but felt very hurt for a while. Couldn't even get a cuddle from her but caught her up from behind and cuddled anyway. First GD had no problems with me and she was told off more.

However, things resolved themselves and she is now four. The other day she said... I do love you Rinky! Aaaaah.

jane roll on January!!

Rinky those few little words just mean so much don't they?

I was skyping this evening with two of my grandchildren (not the anarchic twins) and they were scribbling away on the desk. they then held up two signs they had made which read, "Granny you are the best" and "I love you Granny". Oh for a private plane, so that I could zoom over and hug them. Their parents are divorcing so there are some sad times to come and I wish i could just gather them up and protect them from it all.