The Paddington CD has been lost!

For quite a few years the kids have relied on a Paddington Bear story book on CD to go to sleep. I don’t know why they didn’t tire of listening to it over the years as much as I did. But now it’s been lost I don’t know where it has gone, honest!

So we found a replacement CD that we thought might do. It is a Children’s Yoga Relaxation CD. The kids find it pretty amusing. Tonight I asked them to lay down in their own beds after we read our obligatory 20 pages of a Wimpy Kid Diary. Then I tucked them in and put the relaxation CD on.

Cheesy relaxing music started to play and a lady on the CD told the kids in a soothing voice. Now kids “Close your Eyes”. I heard Julian grunt from across the hall, “Oh for crying out loud, I already had my eyes closed”. This caused some little girl across the hall in the other direction to burst out laughing.

Then the lady on the CD said, “Now imaging you are climbing the world’s highest mountain”. Another groan from Julian and Maya yelled, “Look lady, our Dad told us to go to bed, NOT CLIMB A MOUNTAIN!”. Followed by another round of laughter.

So to try to settle her down, I went into Maya’s room and tried to relax her by rubbing her back. The Relaxation CD was clearly not working. Then the lady on the CD said, “As you are climbing the mountain feel the wind blowing by your ear”. I couldn’t resist. I blew in Maya’s ear. She screamed with laughter.

We’ve gotta find that Paddington CD.