Yesterday, Mim was asking when I got my necklace. I explained that Daddy gave it to me for my birthday many years ago.
"Was I there?" she asked.
"No," says I, "there was only Mummy, Daddy and Caitlin then, it was before you were born."
"But where was I?" she asked.
"You were just a twinkle in your Daddy's eye" I explained.
Then I thought I'd have a bit of mischief. "Next time you look into Daddy's eyes, you look for any twinkles, they're your brothers and sisters that haven't been born."
She looked at me forlornly, "But I can't see any twinkles in Daddy's eyes".
"Well, maybe you don't have any brothers or sisters."
"But I want one!"
Later, last night, I told Michael to be aware that Mim might look deeply into his eyes, looking for twinkles and explained the conversation.
"That's what she was talking about!" he exclaimed. "I wondered why the hell she was looking for 'prickles' in my eye."
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Monday, 8 September 2008
Oh, Crap
A few months ago, Carla blogged with pride how Charlotte had memorised a book and could "read" it with her.
I am now able to blog that my daughter, also, can do the same.
Despite having Mem Fox, Little Golden Books and other worthwhile literature lining her bookshelf, the book that my daughter has chosen worthy of memorisation and recitation is called "Everyone Poops"!
I shit you not!
This book was bought for Mim a few months ago when we were starting to dispair of her ever growing out of the double handling defecation stage (crapping in her pants).
The graphics in this book, whilst not photo quality (thank God), are pretty descriptive. It has giraffes pooping, hippopotamuses pooping, camels pooping and little boys pooping. Mim, with a smirk, pointed at the little boy and said "That's a boy. I know, because he has an udder!"
PS. Apparently this book appeared on Kenny's World the other night, so maybe it is a worthwhile piece of shi... literature.
I am now able to blog that my daughter, also, can do the same.
Despite having Mem Fox, Little Golden Books and other worthwhile literature lining her bookshelf, the book that my daughter has chosen worthy of memorisation and recitation is called "Everyone Poops"!
I shit you not!
This book was bought for Mim a few months ago when we were starting to dispair of her ever growing out of the double handling defecation stage (crapping in her pants).
The graphics in this book, whilst not photo quality (thank God), are pretty descriptive. It has giraffes pooping, hippopotamuses pooping, camels pooping and little boys pooping. Mim, with a smirk, pointed at the little boy and said "That's a boy. I know, because he has an udder!"
PS. Apparently this book appeared on Kenny's World the other night, so maybe it is a worthwhile piece of shi... literature.
Saturday, 6 September 2008
How to dispose of rubbish
What do you do on a Saturday afternoon when you are not an AFL fan? When Finals fever has hit the state?
You clean up the paddocks, the woodshed and the garden in one fell swoop. You don't worry about hiring a skip, you have a bonfire!
Caitlin helped us stack up bits of old wood on the pile of fallen branches, Michael added a bit of diesel and ...... woof! Of she goes.
I carted a heap of dead climber that I had been pulling off the lattice near the house and happily watched the damn stuff burn.
Lulu decided to come and be with us as the fire consumed the crap that had been lying around the house/garden/woodpile for some time. When the girls and I had a rest in the grass, she decided to rest with us...
...and nibble on the camera!
Mim had a turn at taking some photos
which didn't turn out too badly!
Caitlin and Mim were very helpful today, Mim was excited to be wearing her new gumboots (the pink Wiggles ones had finally split)
notice the sheep smear on the lens!
This morning started out foggy, which lasted until midday
and then the sunshine really kicked in.
You clean up the paddocks, the woodshed and the garden in one fell swoop. You don't worry about hiring a skip, you have a bonfire!
Caitlin helped us stack up bits of old wood on the pile of fallen branches, Michael added a bit of diesel and ...... woof! Of she goes.
I carted a heap of dead climber that I had been pulling off the lattice near the house and happily watched the damn stuff burn.
Lulu decided to come and be with us as the fire consumed the crap that had been lying around the house/garden/woodpile for some time. When the girls and I had a rest in the grass, she decided to rest with us...
...and nibble on the camera!
Mim had a turn at taking some photos
which didn't turn out too badly!
Caitlin and Mim were very helpful today, Mim was excited to be wearing her new gumboots (the pink Wiggles ones had finally split)
notice the sheep smear on the lens!This morning started out foggy, which lasted until midday
and then the sunshine really kicked in.
A Week In Review
Not much happened this week, apart from Spring being in the air. Working evenings is wonderful, I managed to get out into the garden a few times and do some much needed weeding. Michael managed to get the mower working and cut down some of the knee high grass.
Mim went to Kindy on Tuesday, and had a ball. She is glad to be back with her beloved Merrin as a teacher, although next term she will have to go on a Wednesday and have a new teacher.
Mim had her hair cut on Thursday afternoon. It is now the same length as Caitlin's, and she is very happy to be like her big sister. She was sitting on Michael's lap on Thursday night, brushing his hair (or what's left of it) into all sorts of trendy styles (not)! Suddenly she put down her brush, put out her hand and demanded loudly "Give me money!" Yep, she'll be a business woman when she grows up!
Friday night was pub night again. Michael dropped Caitlin off at badminton by 7, then he and Mim hit the pub. By the time I'd picked Caitlin up over an hour later, they were tanked up on a jug of raspberry lemonade. Dinner was rather delayed, Julie was in bed sick and Mrs Potts was snowed under with orders. This wasn't a problem, until Mim demanded at Paul "where's my dinner! I'm hungry". Paul just laughed at her, poor thing, he wasn't well either.
After Mim had finished most of her steak (medium rare) and chips, she waltzed into the public bar to harass the locals. Mouse came out a few minutes later "Michael, I want a word with you! Your daughter keeps harassing me!" Michael laughed and told Mouse that men in Melbourne pay a lot of money for young women to 'harass' them. Mouse just laughed, Mim has told Mouse that he has to drink lots of lemonade, not beer. Mouse told her to wash her mouth out! (Paul would go broke if Mouse did as Mim told him to).
Mim went to Kindy on Tuesday, and had a ball. She is glad to be back with her beloved Merrin as a teacher, although next term she will have to go on a Wednesday and have a new teacher.
Mim had her hair cut on Thursday afternoon. It is now the same length as Caitlin's, and she is very happy to be like her big sister. She was sitting on Michael's lap on Thursday night, brushing his hair (or what's left of it) into all sorts of trendy styles (not)! Suddenly she put down her brush, put out her hand and demanded loudly "Give me money!" Yep, she'll be a business woman when she grows up!
Friday night was pub night again. Michael dropped Caitlin off at badminton by 7, then he and Mim hit the pub. By the time I'd picked Caitlin up over an hour later, they were tanked up on a jug of raspberry lemonade. Dinner was rather delayed, Julie was in bed sick and Mrs Potts was snowed under with orders. This wasn't a problem, until Mim demanded at Paul "where's my dinner! I'm hungry". Paul just laughed at her, poor thing, he wasn't well either.
After Mim had finished most of her steak (medium rare) and chips, she waltzed into the public bar to harass the locals. Mouse came out a few minutes later "Michael, I want a word with you! Your daughter keeps harassing me!" Michael laughed and told Mouse that men in Melbourne pay a lot of money for young women to 'harass' them. Mouse just laughed, Mim has told Mouse that he has to drink lots of lemonade, not beer. Mouse told her to wash her mouth out! (Paul would go broke if Mouse did as Mim told him to).
Monday, 1 September 2008
Few more photos
Visited Wannon Falls on the way home one day, just before sunset (although it was cloudy). Would love to get some shots of it in sunlight. Mum, you'd hate this one, you get to stand out on a viewing platform (that wobbles whenever you walk) and look down into the gorge.
We've had more rain here over the past couple of weeks. The grass is knee high now despite attempts to mow it regularly. We need to rent some sheep/cows to get it down. Anyway, managed to get a shot of a rainbow during a recent sunshower.
The tree that can be seen outside our loungeroom (that I boasted about in a previous blog) is now covered in pink blossoms. This is a shot of it at night, under the spotlight.
This is a photo from Dr J's farewell lunch. The slices from Woody's Cafe were very delicious, as were the chicken and garlic balls!
We've had more rain here over the past couple of weeks. The grass is knee high now despite attempts to mow it regularly. We need to rent some sheep/cows to get it down. Anyway, managed to get a shot of a rainbow during a recent sunshower.
The tree that can be seen outside our loungeroom (that I boasted about in a previous blog) is now covered in pink blossoms. This is a shot of it at night, under the spotlight.
This is a photo from Dr J's farewell lunch. The slices from Woody's Cafe were very delicious, as were the chicken and garlic balls!
Pub Girl
I was getting Mim breakfast this morning (milo cereal, followed by fruit muffins), when she declared that I had to stand behind the bench the whole time... "because we are playing pubs and you are the pub girl"!
Time to change the radio station?
Driving Mim home the other day, I had the radio on in the car. Down here, you have a big choice of two radio stations - one ABC and the other one not ABC. I choose the not ABC.
Anyway, they play current songs (well, sort of current songs, most of the time). No Michelle, it's not a country music station!
Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" came on, not that I was paying any attention to it..... until I hear from the back seat "I kissed a girl and I liked it, nah nah nah nah cherry chapstick".
Ooooppps.
Since that episode, I've kept a close ear on the back seat. She sings along to Delta Goodrem's "In This Life" and loves the refrain of The Veronica's "take me on the floor" (nah nah nah nah nahnahnah nah), and MetroStations "Shake It".
Caitlin has been singing Sandy Thom's "I wish I was a punk rocker, with flowers in my hair". Mim is now wandering around singing "I wish I was a bum cracker with flowers in my hair", sort of changes the meaning of the song, doesn't it! Have no idea what a bum cracker is, and don't think I want to know!
Anyway, they play current songs (well, sort of current songs, most of the time). No Michelle, it's not a country music station!
Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" came on, not that I was paying any attention to it..... until I hear from the back seat "I kissed a girl and I liked it, nah nah nah nah cherry chapstick".
Ooooppps.
Since that episode, I've kept a close ear on the back seat. She sings along to Delta Goodrem's "In This Life" and loves the refrain of The Veronica's "take me on the floor" (nah nah nah nah nahnahnah nah), and MetroStations "Shake It".
Caitlin has been singing Sandy Thom's "I wish I was a punk rocker, with flowers in my hair". Mim is now wandering around singing "I wish I was a bum cracker with flowers in my hair", sort of changes the meaning of the song, doesn't it! Have no idea what a bum cracker is, and don't think I want to know!
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