Archive for May, 2009

And yet I still hit the post button

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

A long overdue course of antibiotics has done wonders in starting to banish the snot lurgy turned ear and throat infection for E and I.
Pity they don’t do anything for the crushing fatigue, sickly hunger, emotional overload and desperate lack of patience I have when not dealing with A and her unspeakable behaviour of late.
What [...]

Oh joy

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Forgive me, dear internets, for my slackening pace when it comes to the posts.  I’d almost love to be able to say that this is because I have been succumbing to early pregnancy nausea and fatigue…but it’s because you smell.
Well it’s only partly that.
I have been dealing with ‘just a virus’ for over a week [...]

Unexpecting

Friday, May 15th, 2009

For the few of you hardy souls that have suffered through my blog ramblings for at least the last little while two things would have become evident:

I would like a third child to complete our family
Mr hissychick and I aren’t exactly the most fertile myrtles.

Let’s start with point one.
I’ve made no secret of the desire [...]

Mother’s Day 2009

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

There is nothing more delicious that the excitement of your children as they hand over their lovingly handmade mother’s day gifts-a beaded bookmark and tea cup coaster from A and a painted fan from little miss E- and gathering them up for cuddles, still in awe that you are lucky enough to be their Mum.
Happy [...]

And the dog goes moo

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

How do you refrain from laughing when your twenty two month old fearlessly pats a two tonne cow at a local agricultural show, cooing “Nice puppy” lovingly in said bovine’s ear?
And follows up with a “Hello Molly!!*” to a kangaroo at a wildlife park a few days later?
While it is clear that miss E loves [...]