New Boba

20 August 2012

A couple of weeks ago we left our Boba sling on the beach in Dorset. I was so sad when I realised because we have used that sling every day since Arte was born. It was like losing a limb and they are expensive to replace. I posted a message on Boba's facebook page saying how sad I had been. A day later, the Boba lady asked me to email her.
So I got in touch saying how sad I was and she responded with a voucher for 50% off a new sling! I sent a gushingly appreciative response. She replied asking whether I was in the US, as the code would only work there. When I said, no UK, she said "Ah well I'll just stick a complimentary one in the post then"!!!!
I even chose which lovely design I would like to have.

Brave Zephyr

24 June 2012
Last week we went to Oxforshire and were playing in a playground. There were some older boys playing on the equipment, about 5 or 6 years old. They had obviously come together from school and were involved in a game together. As Zeph approached the equipment they shouted that he wasn't allowed to climb up. He ran back to me and asked whyand I responded that the playground is for all children to play in. He marched right back to them and said
"That's not true! That's not fair! I AM allowed!"
He began to climb up again and the ringleader protested that he had to be wearing school uniform tobe allowed. Zeph came back to me looking sad. Then suddenly an idea came accross his face. He ran to grab his much prized strawberries, he had just picked and ran off with fistfuls of them.
"Would you like a strawberry? Here you go.I'd like to make friends and play"
This touched me so deeply. He was able to resond to their meaness with his beautiful generosity of spirit. The boys continued to gang up against him, saying they'd already had strawberries, but I told Zephyr why I felt so proud of the way he had handled the sitiuation.