We are a family of geeks. There is no denying it. The actor Wil Wheaton once said that being a geek is not about the things you love but how you love them and it is very true. My particular geek love is Lego I spend ridiculous amounts of money on it, I spend hours sorting bricks into separate piles so I can find any particular brick I need a little quicker, I have shelves of Lego castles and buildings (much to my husbands annoyance) and I spend hours on eBay trying to get a bargain on the stuff. And it would seem that Charlie and Alex are following firmly in my footsteps.
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They are still a little young to really build much short of a few very long straight towers but they are crazy about the mini figures so you will often find little Lego men and women hiding in all kinds of strange places in our house. They have the Lego Clutch Powers film on DVD that came out a few years ago and it is a close second in favourite film status to The Hobbit. In the film there is a female character who carries around spare hair for when she wants a change of style. This has led to a little confusion with Charlie;
Charlie - Mum where is your other hair?
Me - What other hair?
Charlie - Your spare hair
Me - What are you talking about?
Charlie - Yesterday you had your other hair on, today you have new hair so where is the other hair?
Me - You mean I had it tied up in a ponytail yesterday
Charlie - Yes where is your ponytail hair
Me - Its the same hair, I have just got it down today
Charlie - No you take it off and swap it for different hair
Me - No I don't honest!
Charlie - Yes you do!
Me -(pick up hair band and tie it back) - You see?
Charlie - Yes (brief pause) ...So is your other hair in the bedroom then?
I gave up then!
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