My daughter was born and the midwife spotted that my wife was quite unwell, which turned out to be Strep A.

Was told that the wife was 50/50 for amputations and 20% for not making it at all. Didn’t get the odds on my daughter as she was carted off immediately to SCBU.

Now, seven years on, somebody has bought her a sodding recorder. 😕

Now, seven years on, somebody has bought her a sodding recorder.

Wives and musical instruments, eh!

They’ve both got one!

Would you ask her to play ‘London’s Burning’ and maybe ‘Three Blind Mice’ for me please 🙂

no.

It’s my Son’s birthday today, 11 – some fool bought him an iPhone… give me strength.

Greensleeves……FTW….. 😆

The wife bashed out Life on Mars which was pretty good. My daughter is just making a noise that could cause a double glazing unit to fail.

Theme from the magic roundabout surely.

Could have been a Violin or a set of Drums, think to yourself… at least whilst theres a screeching sound coming from the other room both are happy.

Buy ear defenders 😆

As above – thank your lucky stars it wasn’t a violin!

Can I borrow her for a day? She can play to her heart’s content whilst standing next to the party wall.

B@stard neighbours….

“Perchy is looking to swap a trumpet and would like a recorder” 😉

thank your lucky stars it wasn’t a violin bagpipes!

Now, seven years on, somebody has bought her a sodding recorder.

🙂

Happy Birthday to the little one!

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I played the recorder as a child. I once played “Little Bird” to the school assembly. Rock, and indeed, Roll.

Well, I’m very pleased for you that you can be annoyed in this way! All the best for the continuing health of Mrs Harriet_the_spider and Miss Harriet_the_spider. 😀

Happy Birthday to the young ‘un. I’ve only ever heard one decent tune using a recorder. They seem designed to put you off musical instruments 🙂

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This is her isn’t it?

I’d cut her some slack on the recorder *for ever* just for contributing this image to the world.

^ That is another STWer’s kid.

The day after I finalised the deal on buying our 4 bedroom house and a little voice in my head was saying “hang on, you may only need 2”.

It is amazing how your thought processes can work in such a hideous situation. It didn’t really hit me how lucky they both were to come away unscathed until a week or so later. If the midwife hadn’t spotted it and the ICU / SCBU teams hadn’t acted so fast it could have been a different story.

God Bless the NHS!

apologies – thought she was yours 😳

Your wife and your daughter have a bit of Henry in them don’t forget, you don’t get tougher and more determined than that.

As for the recorder surely they are banned by the Geneva Convention.

My lad started on a recorder at that age. Now plays the flute and piccolo at County orchestra standard, and the keyboard and saxophone to a decent level below that. His instruments are insured for about the same as my bikes!

But every day I offer thanks that he never got a violin….

wwaswas –
apologies – thought she was yours

IIRC that’s bluearsedfly’s girlie.

IIRC that’s bluearsedfly’s girlie.

ah, yes. blushes some more.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/not-every-day-your-daughter-meets-the-pm

Hah – my girls are 7 and (as they have a great interest in music) my mother in law just yesterday brought up a full sized and very complimicated electronic piano that she had laying around at her house.

They have been finding their way around the pre-recorded rhythms / beats etc and this morning before school it sounded like bloody Phantom of the Opera as they devised a very spectacular bit of ‘interpretive’ dance (ie ‘crap’ dance) to it.

Thanks MIL.