Wednesday, 16 June 2010
POST IT NOTES
My boys are easily pleased, mum went on holiday last week and bought Jack a watering can, to water his sunflower she has planted for him, and bought Tommy a pack of post it notes, we now have post-its labelling things everywhere. We have one on the TV, the wall, window, bed etc I even found one with bum and willy written on them, even Martha had one stuck to her for a while.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
maxi tweeting
I have been reading lots of other blogs recently and come to the conclusion that I dont need to just blog when I ve got loads (or time) to write but maybe I could do extended tweets, if twitter is micro blogging then blogging can be maxi tweeting!
my favourite blog at the moment is www.hamishthewesthighlandterrier.blogspot.com
Its worth a read especially if you are westie lovers.
We have had a social networking revolution here as OH has a new blackberry and we have netbook on loan from college, in fact everything seems to have changed here as we have swapped the sitting room and dining room over, Martha seems more relaxed as we are not on show at the front of the house and the boys seem happier as the back room is cosier, footyboy even lay on the floor and played cars with biscuitboy the other day (photos to follow!)
my favourite blog at the moment is www.hamishthewesthighlandterrier.blogspot.com
Its worth a read especially if you are westie lovers.
We have had a social networking revolution here as OH has a new blackberry and we have netbook on loan from college, in fact everything seems to have changed here as we have swapped the sitting room and dining room over, Martha seems more relaxed as we are not on show at the front of the house and the boys seem happier as the back room is cosier, footyboy even lay on the floor and played cars with biscuitboy the other day (photos to follow!)
Friday, 19 February 2010
mummy I look like a naan bread.
Half term been and nearly gone and Jack heeded my request and managed to hold out until the day before half term to catch chicken pox...bless him. He has been quite well with it and just complains every morning that the spots haven't gone yet.
We've had a relatively calm half term although it did start with me doing my very best deranged mother impersonation in Asda. I decided to take both boys with me and they just were not in the mood to follow me round in a calm and pleasant way after quietly screaming at them to get off the floor, stop hiding behind the pillars, stay where I can see you, get off that shelf.....Jack (covered in spots!) then decided to kick an empty cardboard tray up and down an aisle... I told him to stop...he gave it one last kick...went flying...landed with a big thump on the wheel of my trolley! Blood and tears everywhere thankfully it was just a nose bleed but when I picked him up I was sure he had done much worse. I struggled to open the loo roll and wipes in my trolley and cleaned him up (not a single person came to help me) I then said through gritted teeth to both of them 'Now do you see why I want you to behaive' and stomped through last few aisles grabbed a bag of peas and held them on his nose!
The rest of the week has been a breeze!
Tommy went to a Birmingham City Football camp on Monday, I was so proud of him, I don't think I could of walked into a dressing room full of strangers at his age and stayed the day without my mum. He gave it 9 out of 10 when he got home.
My brother who has a 2 month old baby has avoided us like the plague which I suppose when Tommy was little I would of done if someone had mentioned chicken pox. All I asked him to do was come and get his furniture from my garage which I said I'd look after whilst he moved house 3 months ago, he now has a house the same size as mine and a car bigger than mine so...I have a football teams worth of equipment and bikes and half my kitchen appliances to squeeze round I don't need his stuff too. (its still here!)
Had a lovely lunch time play date with a friend who has 3 girls the same ages as my boys (the chicken pox didn't frighten her!)and all the kids played nicely and enjoyed a crazy game of hide and seek, Tommy and his female equivalent were hid in the down stairs loo for along time!!
Jack said with amazement 'I didn't know they were gonna play with me' after they'd left and thinking back he's now got to that age where he'll play with people rather than along side, these milestone come and go with out you noticing second time around!
The outside world is covered in snow again so not sure if the weekends fixtures will go ahead, We're supposed to be playing a team that was cancelled during the Christmas snow how ironic!
Not sure Martha is liking all this white stuff she had a play in it yesterday and a roll on it and then ran lots of it in to the house, most days start with me mopping the floor (thankfully we have laminate!) and wiping the setee of snowy/muddy footprints ( and again thankfully leather)
Well need to get the boys into some warmer clothes Tommy has his blues kit on and Jack has his pjs o...OMG naked..time to go!
We've had a relatively calm half term although it did start with me doing my very best deranged mother impersonation in Asda. I decided to take both boys with me and they just were not in the mood to follow me round in a calm and pleasant way after quietly screaming at them to get off the floor, stop hiding behind the pillars, stay where I can see you, get off that shelf.....Jack (covered in spots!) then decided to kick an empty cardboard tray up and down an aisle... I told him to stop...he gave it one last kick...went flying...landed with a big thump on the wheel of my trolley! Blood and tears everywhere thankfully it was just a nose bleed but when I picked him up I was sure he had done much worse. I struggled to open the loo roll and wipes in my trolley and cleaned him up (not a single person came to help me) I then said through gritted teeth to both of them 'Now do you see why I want you to behaive' and stomped through last few aisles grabbed a bag of peas and held them on his nose!
The rest of the week has been a breeze!
Tommy went to a Birmingham City Football camp on Monday, I was so proud of him, I don't think I could of walked into a dressing room full of strangers at his age and stayed the day without my mum. He gave it 9 out of 10 when he got home.
My brother who has a 2 month old baby has avoided us like the plague which I suppose when Tommy was little I would of done if someone had mentioned chicken pox. All I asked him to do was come and get his furniture from my garage which I said I'd look after whilst he moved house 3 months ago, he now has a house the same size as mine and a car bigger than mine so...I have a football teams worth of equipment and bikes and half my kitchen appliances to squeeze round I don't need his stuff too. (its still here!)
Had a lovely lunch time play date with a friend who has 3 girls the same ages as my boys (the chicken pox didn't frighten her!)and all the kids played nicely and enjoyed a crazy game of hide and seek, Tommy and his female equivalent were hid in the down stairs loo for along time!!
Jack said with amazement 'I didn't know they were gonna play with me' after they'd left and thinking back he's now got to that age where he'll play with people rather than along side, these milestone come and go with out you noticing second time around!
The outside world is covered in snow again so not sure if the weekends fixtures will go ahead, We're supposed to be playing a team that was cancelled during the Christmas snow how ironic!
Not sure Martha is liking all this white stuff she had a play in it yesterday and a roll on it and then ran lots of it in to the house, most days start with me mopping the floor (thankfully we have laminate!) and wiping the setee of snowy/muddy footprints ( and again thankfully leather)
Well need to get the boys into some warmer clothes Tommy has his blues kit on and Jack has his pjs o...OMG naked..time to go!
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
offically a working mum!
Well where to start!
Such a long gap between blogs I'm so sorry...but I have probably had the busiest year of my life so far!
My temporary work contract turns into a permanent one in January so I can relax a little bit and enjoy making the job my own I will have a bit of playground duty next term so Paul bought me a new water/wind/childproof coat today didn't want to take it off, very cosy and was very tempted to put it back on this evening god its cold!
The under 7s season has gone great so far a few petty bits here and there but to be expected I'm told! We are the only one of three teams in our club with money in the bank, a registered coach and regular training. Tommy is still our top scorer even though hes been in goal a lot and hip hip hooray we actually won a match recently made all the much sweeter as the 'manager' offered to take Paul out on the car park! Paul reminded him he was a member of the FA and watched him shrink away!
Yes i would say that was Paul's high light of the year he is now a FA (level1 - so far) coach and loved every second of it - he was like a kid at Christmas...already set his sights on level 2 and beyond!
Jack gets cheekier day by day and lived up to his name this Christmas with a tin of biscuits from Nanna.
Christmas also meant bikes , why do I have children who can only pedal backwards. I'm beginning to think there is a gap in the market for parenting books...the stuff you need to know once they're out of nappies and in school... how to to teach stuff like shoe lace tying, time telling, swimming, bike riding, falling out with friends,losing (in general - bad losers my lot) and general bribes and lies for an easy life..oh and why you can't swear.
Jack will be 4 in April and we had been telling him his birthday was after Christmas so what did he say boxing day morning....'is it my birthday now!'
Tommy has managed a whole Premier season so far and loves it more and more each game ...getting a bit jealous I mean who wouldn't enjoy being a Birmingham City fan at the moment?.....when I had a season ticket.....well we were crap! Hopefully Jack and me will be there next season...Europe?
Must'nt forget my little bro becoming a dad for the first time they had Ruby on Monday 14th December...they moved house Friday 11th December, crazy times for him but Ruby is gorgeous and mum and baby are doing great.
What about Martha?
I think she has enjoyed the peace and quiet when we are all out, she has a friend staying the night tomorrow! (we are dog sitting on news years eve!) so I'm sure she will sit up all night starring at him!
She has had a relatively calm time since her rabbit hunting on Shell Island, shes had her annual jitters around Bonfire night which cruel though it is can be very funny, its normally difficult to get her in at night but mid October to mid November we can let her out for a wee, someone up the road will let off a banger and whoosh shes in!
Oh yes its New Years tomorrow more fireworks!!!
Happy New Year All
Tommy and Jack made it to youtube!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyvhWBPUNoQ
Such a long gap between blogs I'm so sorry...but I have probably had the busiest year of my life so far!
My temporary work contract turns into a permanent one in January so I can relax a little bit and enjoy making the job my own I will have a bit of playground duty next term so Paul bought me a new water/wind/childproof coat today didn't want to take it off, very cosy and was very tempted to put it back on this evening god its cold!
The under 7s season has gone great so far a few petty bits here and there but to be expected I'm told! We are the only one of three teams in our club with money in the bank, a registered coach and regular training. Tommy is still our top scorer even though hes been in goal a lot and hip hip hooray we actually won a match recently made all the much sweeter as the 'manager' offered to take Paul out on the car park! Paul reminded him he was a member of the FA and watched him shrink away!
Yes i would say that was Paul's high light of the year he is now a FA (level1 - so far) coach and loved every second of it - he was like a kid at Christmas...already set his sights on level 2 and beyond!
Jack gets cheekier day by day and lived up to his name this Christmas with a tin of biscuits from Nanna.
Christmas also meant bikes , why do I have children who can only pedal backwards. I'm beginning to think there is a gap in the market for parenting books...the stuff you need to know once they're out of nappies and in school... how to to teach stuff like shoe lace tying, time telling, swimming, bike riding, falling out with friends,losing (in general - bad losers my lot) and general bribes and lies for an easy life..oh and why you can't swear.
Jack will be 4 in April and we had been telling him his birthday was after Christmas so what did he say boxing day morning....'is it my birthday now!'
Tommy has managed a whole Premier season so far and loves it more and more each game ...getting a bit jealous I mean who wouldn't enjoy being a Birmingham City fan at the moment?.....when I had a season ticket.....well we were crap! Hopefully Jack and me will be there next season...Europe?
Must'nt forget my little bro becoming a dad for the first time they had Ruby on Monday 14th December...they moved house Friday 11th December, crazy times for him but Ruby is gorgeous and mum and baby are doing great.
What about Martha?
I think she has enjoyed the peace and quiet when we are all out, she has a friend staying the night tomorrow! (we are dog sitting on news years eve!) so I'm sure she will sit up all night starring at him!
She has had a relatively calm time since her rabbit hunting on Shell Island, shes had her annual jitters around Bonfire night which cruel though it is can be very funny, its normally difficult to get her in at night but mid October to mid November we can let her out for a wee, someone up the road will let off a banger and whoosh shes in!
Oh yes its New Years tomorrow more fireworks!!!
Happy New Year All
Tommy and Jack made it to youtube!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyvhWBPUNoQ
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
We are half way through our summer holiday and all enjoying it, I finally got a job so I am not only enjoying the holidays but looking forward to starting work in September, its going to be a bit of a shock to the system! I'll keep you informed!We had a few days away camping last week,the boys and the dog loved it, Martha managed to get lost looking for rabbits, wouldn't even come out for a babybel! turned up soaking wet and a bit crazy (we presume she had been on the trail of rabbits could've been on the trail of sausages and got a bucket of water chucked over her!)
Mini football (under 7's) starts in September and Paul has volunteered to be Manager, I am secretary lots of paper work and petty bureaucracy but , well, I'm enjoying it! Searching for a reasonably priced kit at the moment and trying to raise funds, but its all fun.
The new season started on Saturday and Blues played Man U, we didn't look to bad, Paul and Tommy have season tickets again, in the family stand this season so hopefully Tommy will go a bit more this time.
We all went to a friendly and Jack loved it, he is a bit upset that he wont be going with Daddy and bro but I think 3 is too young. He's a fantastic footballer already though so may be fighting for the footyboy crown, not sure biscuitboy is going to stick but cant think of anything else!
Jack seemed so little today, he got stung by a wasp, I was in the kitchen and I heard him gasp then silence, then lots of crying, he couldn't tell me what had happened just that he wanted to go to bed, I checked his hand and managed to
work it all out and took him down to the doctors (he'd had a allergic reaction two years ago so was being cautious) she gave him some antihistamine, he spent the rest of the evening doing everything one handed.As for the dog, she is in desperate need of a haircut, not even sure she can see through her fringe.
September is going to be a shock for her too!
Monday, 17 August 2009
Long time no blog
will be back soon with tales of mini football, camping and general holiday exploits!
And maybe a few photos
see you soon
And maybe a few photos
see you soon
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