Archive for February, 2009

Men of the world take note

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

This morning, upon investigating as to why A was taking an inordinately long time in the toilet I caught her in the act.  She was doing something that all women wish their menfolk would do, but never seem to be capable of achieving.
That’s right, my four year old was changing over the empty toilet roll [...]

Time for a melt lockdown

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Anyone else know what it feels like to discover that your twenty month old has managed to escape out of the side gate and after a heart stopping two minutes you discover her down on the street next to the car, waiting patiently to get in and go out?

Like you are going to have a [...]

Our four year old: future scrabble champion or comedian?

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

That went well

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Chez hissychick last night, I’m at the loungeroom computer and mr hissychick next to me, simultaneously typing on his laptop and watching TV.
hissychick (deftly clicking away her credit card points while booking flights to Melbourne): We’re booked to fly out on the 25th and return on the 28th. A will be so excited to meet [...]

Ps and Qs

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Tell me, is there anything in this world much cuter than your not quite twenty month old using her manners in the appropriate context and in that gorgeous little oh so proper yet oh so singsong voice of the toddler?
It would appear that the delectable miss E has been learning a lot at daycare.  Surprisingly [...]

One for those of you that might need it

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Just a quick one folks as sit here on the train enjoying some me time at the end (ha!) of my working week.
This post was one I so badly needed to read after carrying around a huge lump of mummy guilt since a less than exemplary parenting moment on Sunday morning.
I will say no [...]

A belated birthday post

Friday, February 6th, 2009

My beloved miss A,
Today you are four years and one week old, testament to the fact that time flies so quickly.  Somehow I blinked, and you went from this:

To this:

What a beautiful, thoughtful and intelligent wonder you’ve become. A magic switch was flicked last Friday (”Mummy, I was lying in my bed and I changed [...]

I’m an Auntie again.

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Around 11:30 am this morning little Madison Rose was born.
Welcome dear sweet girl and congratulations to your parents on your safe arrival. It is especially lovely to see that you have made my BIL a father at last, a dream I suspect has remained well hidden in his heart until now.
Now I must get off [...]

Speed wobbles

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Hello lovely people inside the computer.
I am writing this as I endure a long train journey back to my little family (yay for Optus 3G wireless, boo to Shitty Cityrail for the slow commute).
Anyway I have survived my first day of paid break work, even if we got off to a wobbly start.
Was it because [...]

Calm blue ocean. Calm. Blue. Ocean.

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

So I wanted to thank you all for your words of wisdom and support about my secret hissy business and to give you on update because for the love of dog there’s more and I also wanted to tell you how A’s first day of preschool went which happened to also be her actual fourth [...]