High Speed Chase

When Robbie got home yesterday he was very keen to tell me about a link that his cousin Wendy in USA had sent him. It enabled Robbie to guide the cursor and view the road where Wendy lives. It isn't like google earth where you are looking down on the houses from above, it is as if you are driving along the street and you can look at all the houses. Robbie doesn't drive, and he wasn't very good at virtual 'driving' with the cursor either, one minute we were looking at Wendy's house then suddenly we went speeding off down the road into the next road, and the next - we were practically in the next state before he released the cursor! It is an amazing link and it was really interesting to experience, it was like being able to walk down a road in a country that you have never visited. Well, actually with Robbie in the driving seat it was more like playing The Simpsons Road Rage game, but you know what I mean. Robbie said he would look again later when he had more time, I think he wanted to practice his 'driving' skills in private.

I am rather glad there is not a similar site that allows people to have quite such a close look at our house, the front hedge needs cutting and the hedge cutter is still out of action after Robbie last escapade - he cut through the electric cable! We have a gardening weekend planned, Robbie plans to restore order to the back garden and I need to tidy up at the front. I think we will avoid the electrical gadgets for the garden as far as possible!

Homage to Homer 16.02.07

Robbie was late home because his train was too full to get on! When he finally got home he sat down to watch the Simpsons with his clone (Sam), they both like the television and the Simpsons is a particular favourite. Not surprising really, Robbie is built like Homer and behaves like Bart. In this particular episode Bart said that he would like to run naked in the forest like a pagan it seems that Robbie and Homer even share the nakedness gene!

Laura was trying to get Robbie to speak proper English, but without much success. He can't say bus, he always makes it sound as if it has several z's in it, he also has trouble with the words stuff, tooth, grass, bath and countless others. He also has an unnerving habit of using the word 'just' at the end of a sentence, it doesn't make sense. We can't change him so we are teaching him new words instead. He will never have a chance to use them because he couldn't possibly fit any more words into 24 hours!