The inventor

That's what Nathan wants to be when he grows up. He has an older friend C who is right into inventing and Nathan thinks that's so cool.

We are going away on holiday this weekend, and yesterday he asked me if I had sorted out someone to look after the chickens (awww, when did he start forward planning like that?) and I responded with a yes and that we would also need to make sure we water the garden before we go too.

Well, today he got to work.

A week back we had out a movie called Arthur and the Invisibles. Arthur invents a means of irrigating his grandmother's vegetable garden from straws I think. Yesterday our friend E had given Nathan a few packets of straws since she had heaps. His little brain must have been ticking over on how they could be used and came back to the movie and set to work this morning.

He asked for my help to get them linked together and wondered how he could get the water to go through the straws from the tap - so with a suggestion from me to use the ice cream container, he was on his way and came up with this. He then pierced the tubes to let the water out.


Our vege boxes then arrived on the courier and as soon as they were unpacked, Nathan took off with one and transformed it into a flying car with a little assistance from me as required.

My kids have discovered (or been introduced to by their friend C lol) that age-old annoying game that siblings inverably do to each other. You know the one? That copying-everything-you-say-game-that-is-guaranteed-to-annoy-the-other. LOL. Danielle is way better at it than Nathan. She really has the staying power of a 3yr old. Nathan hasn't quite figured out the way to diffuse it is to not rise to the bait.

After lunch Nathan announced he'd like to set up his stall on the front grass to sell some of the potatoes. So he hastily made a sign, took out his chair and table and set up. I busyed myself up in the herb garden with a book and cup of tea. I did send a text to a friend to let her know that he was setting up, so she saved the day by doing a drive by to buy a couple of bags off him. He didn't seem to think it strange that they turned up and never questioned their appearance. The road wasn't particularly busy today, but he had the patience to sit there for 45mins before saying he was bored. It was interesting to hear him changing his tactics a few times. "Mum, I think I need to wave to people as they drive past". "Mum, I'm going to yell at people as they drive by that I'm selling potatoes".


(Three sets of clothes in one day?!!)