Me: "Mim, go and sit down and eat your toast or you will get a smack!"
Mim: "Hohoho, we'll see about that!"
Mim: "I have a baby growing in my tummy!"
Me (thinking WTF!) "No you don't, you have to be 20 before that happens!"
Mim: "but I want a baby in my tummy!"
Me: "And what does your father say about that?"
Mim: "......................Daddy says NO"
Sunday 28 October 2007
Thursday 18 October 2007
School fete
The school fete has come and gone for another two years. I helped out by baking cakes and slices and even tried some caramels.
These are the items before Mim tried to "make snow angels Mummy" in the icing! Luckily not too much damage was done.
I got to spend two hours in charge of the Toilet Roll Chuck stall. For some reason, it was quite popular! Michael spent his two hours looking after the beer tent - yes, they had a beer tent at a primary school fete! The girls got unlimited access to all 5 rides, and Mim had her face painted.
Caitlin got her hair glitter sprayed - luckily she was wise enough to use a separate brush when she got home, although I would have just laughed if Michael had gotten glitter all through his hair!
These are the items before Mim tried to "make snow angels Mummy" in the icing! Luckily not too much damage was done.I got to spend two hours in charge of the Toilet Roll Chuck stall. For some reason, it was quite popular! Michael spent his two hours looking after the beer tent - yes, they had a beer tent at a primary school fete! The girls got unlimited access to all 5 rides, and Mim had her face painted.
Caitlin got her hair glitter sprayed - luckily she was wise enough to use a separate brush when she got home, although I would have just laughed if Michael had gotten glitter all through his hair!
Growing up - Mim style
I can't keep up with all the little things that Mim does that either make me howl with laughter, or despair.
A week ago, she went running down the hallway towards her bedroom. M was standing near the doorway and held out his hands for a cuddle. She stopped dead in front of him and sighed "I can't deal with this at the moment" and raced into her room. M just turned and looked at me with a "What the ...!" look!
This morning I was getting the girls ready for school. I told Mim to wait at her table whilst Caitlin was buttering her toast. " I can't wait forever!" was the response.
Monday evening 8.30pm, I'd been downstairs on the computer with Mim. She then headed upstairs. I proceeded to turn off the computer and followed her up 5 minutes later. There was no noise from upstairs, usually she sits in front of the TV. So I peered into her bedroom. There was a body under the doona, with the covers pulled all the way up. My Goodness, I thought, she's put herself to bed at only 8.30! I crept in and slowly peeled the covers back. This wicked grin looked back at me as she tried to hide the now opened packet of snakes, that until 5 minutes before had lived on the top shelf of the cupboard! Half of them were missing.
Mim loves the dog. The dog can be ambivalent about Mim, he sometimes even gets the shakes when she approaches him. After all, there's only so much being dragged around by your collar and being forced to sit on her lap that one can take. So, we were very surprised one morning to find this:
As soon as she started stirring, he was out of there - and she was none the wiser!
A week ago, she went running down the hallway towards her bedroom. M was standing near the doorway and held out his hands for a cuddle. She stopped dead in front of him and sighed "I can't deal with this at the moment" and raced into her room. M just turned and looked at me with a "What the ...!" look!
This morning I was getting the girls ready for school. I told Mim to wait at her table whilst Caitlin was buttering her toast. " I can't wait forever!" was the response.
Monday evening 8.30pm, I'd been downstairs on the computer with Mim. She then headed upstairs. I proceeded to turn off the computer and followed her up 5 minutes later. There was no noise from upstairs, usually she sits in front of the TV. So I peered into her bedroom. There was a body under the doona, with the covers pulled all the way up. My Goodness, I thought, she's put herself to bed at only 8.30! I crept in and slowly peeled the covers back. This wicked grin looked back at me as she tried to hide the now opened packet of snakes, that until 5 minutes before had lived on the top shelf of the cupboard! Half of them were missing.
Mim loves the dog. The dog can be ambivalent about Mim, he sometimes even gets the shakes when she approaches him. After all, there's only so much being dragged around by your collar and being forced to sit on her lap that one can take. So, we were very surprised one morning to find this:
As soon as she started stirring, he was out of there - and she was none the wiser!
Welcome to the new addition to our family
Here's a big welcome to the new addition to our family, as yet unnamed.
On Tuesday, we picked up my (sorry, our) new (slightly used) Renault Scenic. We are now a two car, one bike family. This means I won't be stuck at home Thu/Fri, Margaret can have some time off from school runs and I can go away for a weekend, or visit Michelle in Sydney without the great hassle of leaving M without a car.
In the honoured tradition of this family, the car needs a name from the Addams family. Would appreciate any suggestions. We've already got Pugsley (Peugeot), Wednesday (Scooter), Gomez and Morticia (dog and cat).
On Tuesday, we picked up my (sorry, our) new (slightly used) Renault Scenic. We are now a two car, one bike family. This means I won't be stuck at home Thu/Fri, Margaret can have some time off from school runs and I can go away for a weekend, or visit Michelle in Sydney without the great hassle of leaving M without a car.
In the honoured tradition of this family, the car needs a name from the Addams family. Would appreciate any suggestions. We've already got Pugsley (Peugeot), Wednesday (Scooter), Gomez and Morticia (dog and cat).
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