Maintaining structural integrity

I made that wall. The wall is there so the wind doesn't come in and blow me out the window.

The mystery revealed

Because everyone is dying to know the answer to the Quiz

It was a fireman's kit... of course!

Green foam = the hose
Goggles = Gas mask (that's an easy one)
Dummy = An air blower to help the fire
Brush = To scrub the dust off the walls (fires make lots of dust)
Hair brush = 'To fix your hair up' (I suppose helmet head is an ocupational hazard after all)

Master and Commander

You're not the boss in this house Granma, you know.

We're uncertain at this point exactly who is.

Magical Mystery Tour....

.... into the mind of Boy.

Today's quiz - what is this a picture of?
*Hint - this collection of items represents the tools of the trade for a particular line of work.

Double bonus points if you can correctly identify the purpose of each item

Germs, germs, out damn germs

Heading out for the day, I suggested that Boy and I could share a water bottle.

Yes, but mum, do you have wipes so you can clean your germs off before I drink from it?

I explained that it was ok for us to share germs since we were family and were in close contact anyway.

Naughty Tiger doesn't have any family. But Nice Tiger shares his germs with lots of people.

Somehow sharing germs is now a good thing....

The unbearable grossness of sharing

Mummy! Can you please wash this for me?

It's a bit gross. It's got baby slobber on it and that's gross

Boy is still getting the hang of sharing with his sister.

Like a Boy in a tool shop

Boy: Do tigers have bones?
Me: Yes. All animals have bones...
Boy: No they don't. Jellyfish don't have bones.

Sometimes I'm honestly not sure whether I should be proud of how sharp he is.... or annoyed at how sharp he is.

Today we went vacuum shopping. 'Mummy needs a new vacuum cleaner 'cos hers is broken' (Daddy broke it) he proudly announced to anyone who might (not) be interested.
Boy was eying off the Dysons: Can we get one of those funny looking ones? That's the one I want.

Afterwards Boy was promised a trip to the tool shop. Trying Behaviour Modification Tactic #3, Daddy offered Boy a biccie in the car.

No thank you. They have food at Bunnings.