52 ancestors Week 43 (Oct. 21-27): Quite the Character

 

Week 43 (Oct. 21-27): Quite the Character

From Amy Johnson-Crow - The clown. The eccentric. The one who follows the beat of a different drummer. Who is that person in your family tree?

For this weeks theme of “quite the character” I have decided to go with my youngest son Blake again. This boy is something else!

As I’ve already said he’s really small but has a big personality and can make anyone smile and laugh. He is not afraid of anything and will quite happily sing (badly I may add), dance, entertain wherever he is. He doesn’t care who is watching him.

A few years ago we were at the Christmas panto and before it started they had party songs playing, he just stood up and started doing the actions to the songs. If he has to stand in a que he will just randomly start singing songs. He has happily made up his own songs and dances – one that comes to mind was “cutting the grass with a lawn mower” – he was singing that his brother is cutting the grass with a lawn mower, moving forwards and backs and missing loads. As he was singing it he was also doing the actions of mowing grass.

He doesn’t always see rules as something to be followed but to be challenged and broken (which is good in a way but not in others.) He is his own person and is very head strong. If he is in that type of mood you could tell him the sky is blue and he would argue its pink and end up winning!!! He’s very much a spade is a spade, if you don’t like it or agree he will hit you with the spade!!!

I really hope he never changes from how he is.

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  1. purple-roses10:09 am GMT-8

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    Week 43 (Oct. 21-27): Quite the Character
    From Amy Johnson-Crow - The clown. The eccentric. The one who follows the beat of a different drummer. Who is that person in your family tree?
    For this weeks theme of “quite the character” I have decided to go with my youngest son Blake again. This boy is something else!
    As I’ve already said he’s really small but has a big personality and can make anyone smile and laugh. He is not afraid of anything and will qiute happily sing (badly I may add), dance, entertain wherever he is. He doesn’t care who is watching him.
    A few years ago we were at the Christmas panto and before it started they had party songs playing, he just stood up and started doing the actions to the songs. If he has to stand in a que he will just randomly start singing songs. He has happily made up his own songs and dances – one that comes to mind was “cutting the grass with a lawn mower” – he was singing that his brother is cutting the grass with a lawn mower, moving forwards and backs and missing loads. As he was singing it he was also doing the actions of mowing grass.
    He doesn’t always see rules as something to be followed but to be challenged and broken (which is good in a way but not in others.) He is his own person and is very head strong. If he is in that type of mood you could tell him the sky is blue and he would argue its pink and end up winning!!! He’s very much a spade is a spade, if you don’t like it or agree he will hit you with the spade!!!
    I really hope he never changes from how he is.

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