Thursday, January 1 09
The New Year was starting just as the old one had ended. Miss Bennet Number four was sitting on her twin sister’s head; Miss Bennet Number three was coughing and spluttering, informing the world for the umpteenth time that she had a runny nose; the older Miss Bennets were accusing each other of cheating at a board game and Miss Bennet Number Five was understandably upset that her hairstyle was now ruined. It was however a vast improvement on last year. Mrs Bennet had rapidly left a New Years Eve party as one of the twins had vomited violently over one of her friends, transforming his favourite t-shirt from black to white. Mrs Bennet and Miss Rosie Bennet ended up at the local hospital, as the baby clearly wasn’t well and her mother wasn’t taking any chances. Just before the party started, one of the older Miss Bennets had picked Miss Rosie up, but accidentally dropped her on the carpet. A bumped head, followed by sickness didn’t look good. The doctors wanted Rosie in Gloucester overnight.
“But she’s a twin and I’m feeding them both, she can’t go until I go home and get her sister!” exclaimed Mrs Bennet. So off the babies went, milk bar in tow. The cow slept on a put-me-up bed, enjoying the most peaceful New Year’s Day ever, with two happy babies – Rosie clearly fine and enjoying the attention.
This year, with five mobile, vocal excited daughters and a confined space to live in, the word “peace” didn’t come into the equation. However, now the cow days were over, 2009 marked a new start – a new decade - for Mrs Bennet. After carrying and feeding five calves, she finally had her body parts back – even if they did feel like the unwanted Christmas present wrapping. The big four-O loomed and toy boy Mr Bennet frequently reminded her she was getting old. But Mrs Bennet no longer cared. Vowing to keep her purple and red streaked hair, she determined to stay young on the inside, and as long as her humour was in tact, she would laugh her way through the teenage phase. Yes her home was chaos, but a happy chaos. And as 2009 began Mrs Bennet promised herself to escape to her office when she could and employ Mr Latte as her shed companion.
Monday, 5 January 2009
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