Silly mummy
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Somehow I survived the first day of daycare
almost as well as the girls did. Did somebody say first extended solo
shopping trip by and for myself in nineteen months?
Let’s just leave it at that tonight. Although the outcome and the number of tears shed was better than expected it’s still an overwhelmingly raw topic and for [...]
Beyond the pale
Friday, December 19th, 2008I was that mother today.
The one who missed her eldest daughter’s performance in the end of year Christmas concert and initially did not realise it.
The mother who then saw some footage with her baby girl anxiously scanning the crowd for her beloved mummy and daddy.
The mother who had to put on a bright smile and [...]
Odds and ends
Friday, December 5th, 2008Am still here, dear people inside the computer, I just don’t have an awful lot to say right now.
A is my adorable angel thanks to her lovely current regime of sleeping from 8:30 pm to 8:30 am (!!). I’m fairly certain she is also undergoing a massive developmental leap, as now she is doing such [...]
Completely suss(ed)
Thursday, November 20th, 2008A (playing with some new Little People that I had thrown into our weekly shopping on a $4 whim): Emily*, I need a plane for my dollies so that we can fly to Nanny and Pa’s house together.
Me: Well why don’t you write a letter to Santa and ask him? You never know, if you’re [...]
Bad karma part 2
Friday, October 3rd, 2008It is only amusing in hindsight, when, mid heated slanging match spirited discussion with your threenager you look up to see your fifteen month old standing at the top of her sister’s 1.5 metre high slippery dip.
You will only laugh afterwards that said toddler actually managed to sit down and safely whizz down said slide [...]
Wish me luck
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Tomorrow I am taking the girls into the city to visit Daddy and have a yum cha lunch. I will also be popping into my work to extend my leave. Again.
So what? You say. This little outing involves a mere hour and a half trip to get there and the same on the return leg, [...]
Meaningful or meaningless?
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Hi there? How’s things? Nice weather we’re having….
Um.
So I’ve been a whole lot of nutcase a little bit craazzy of late. I’d blame the French, except they’re not the ones still waking me up for a feed once or twice a night now that they are in their own room. No names mentioned, miss E [...]
Postcards from the edge
Friday, August 8th, 2008To whom it may concern at Huggies Inc,
I have lined your pockets with many dollars over the past three and a half years, initially because of the fact that the scary plasti-chemical combo you include in your nappies is the only one not to give my oldest daughter nappy rash.
So please tell me why my [...]
Adventures in poor parenting #1324
Thursday, July 17th, 2008It’s probably wrong that A requests, dances and sings along to Flight of the Conchords’ Mutha Uckers, She’s So Hot and Business Time (’the bed song mummy’) on YouTube.
I blame my own parents, who happily let me watch and learn the songs from Grease.
Would write more, but I’ve managed to hurt my freaking back. [...]
Thanks
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Thank you everyone, for your lovely comments/emails. You provided some much needed support and encouragement just when I needed it most.
I am happy to report that last night E did a whole lot better than usual, only waking at 9:30, followed by 1:30, resettling herself at 5 ish before waking at 6 for a feed, [...]