Yamyam

Hmm, sounds like I need to do some more practicing too. Oh well, I'm sure I'll manage somehow!

what hit him

evanescent

Looks like he is to me. I don't think he can get the off his face

Mmmmm High heels.......I'll say it again guys and girls, THE HIGHER THE BETTER, you'll all learn one day........

Perhaps we have, and we're just letting you have all the fun of finding out for yourself

squeeze (yes, I think so)

expedite

which would ensure

In general, bonding with a step child is hard to do, yes.

But for a weird person like myself, and a weird child like she is (in a good way) it somehow has been quite easy. We have fun together, and I think that is where it starts. But it is not about spending money, no, I am not paying for material objects to spoil her.

All I pay is attention. Talk, ask questions, things like that. Colour together, go out and play tag, go to the park, blow bubbles.. and then the teaching, lecturing, and other aspects are not viewed in such a harsh light.

It takes work, but for me, I love every moment of it!

Sounds like what I do with my little one! Of course, being with children is hard work, but it's so amazingly rewarding that it's well worth it. I love every moment with my child, and I wouldn't change any of it.

Oops! I didn't mean to to be pedantic or teach you English!

I suppose I failed to explain I had already realized my error. I meant to say I mistakingly thought 'lateron' is proper English.

That's OK. No problem.

It amuses me how we can tie ourselves up in knots over this English stuff. And I ought to know better, being as English is my first and so far only language

What is an EPM?

Oh, oops. "EPM" = Evil Pay Master, or 'employer'. It's a running joke me and some of my old University friends came up with.

Well the rule "If I can't do it in heels, I'm not doing it!", is nice!

But at some places, I know that I can handle heels for short time only

Thanks! It really started as a 'funny five minutes' thing, tho'.

Oh, and don't stay in those places for very long then!

Yes, I know should look for some high-heeled hiking boots

I'm looking for some high-heeled trainers. If I find some, I might start going to the gym again. Or at least drag my bicycle out of the garage and go for a pedal

The only style that really works for someone is their own style. I'm generally in either a suit or jeans and tee-shirts/sweatshirts. Oh, and heels whenever I can. It works for me, and that's all that matters. Personally, I quite like camo, but I think it'd look quite odd on me, being as I'm 33 years old, and a parent . I'd wear camo boots with blue jeans and a t-shirt, tho', if I can find some I like. Go for it!

Sadly, Ruud, the only thing we can do is to talk about heels... this may make matters yet worse Still, all we can do is to try, eh?

I like ankle chains too. I think they're a great extra adornment to a nice ankle!

If only I could keep my own rules. I don't think my EPMs are heel-friendly, so there goes another good idea

The problem is, I just want to do it again NOW!!!!

And how is this a problem? Sounds quite normal and unproblematic to me!

Ruud - of course you're right. It takes a while before this becomes easy. I don't want to take anything away from you. I guess that I meant something more like "you attract a bit less attention in a suit and heels than in jeans and heels". Or perhaps that's just my experience.

Nice one, Ruud. Well done. (It is a blast the first time, isn't it? Well, once you get over the shaking )

mark

oxymoron

the punishment continue.

Nice one, Laurie! I must say also, well done on bonding with your step-daughter. I know that's hard to do.

Well done jim and Ruud. Can't say I've had thigh-high boots under my suit, but I've found a suit and heels is easy to get away with - as I've said before, the suit is so conventional that people don't look any further to the heels underneath!

What? Home to die? Yam what have you been on? No don't tell me

I meant, drive her home for a nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Honest! Then, on reading it again, I see the bit about her looking like she was about to die. All right, then I'd ask the old friend to drive her to the hospitalm, while I wait at the bus stop!

(I think talking about shoes would have been *so* much easier )

So you think it was a typo? Well, being a moderately good English speaker, I thought it was English!

OK, not criticising here, but I think you missed the space between 'later' and 'on', hence 'lateron'. Oh, this probably doesn't make sense to anyone except me, but that's how I saw it.

About the old machine: Windows98 runs well on it, for as far as Windows runs well on any machine. It's not out of date.

I have installed a boot manager and some RedHat Linux version, but I haven't found the time to make myself familiar with Linux yet.

Well, if it works, keep it. I appreciate that learning Linux takes a while, so I just count myself lucky that it counts as work for me, so I get a whole 40 extra hours a week to play