Parent blogger time capsule
15 Jun 2011 3 Comments
I’ve been tagged by Suburban Mum to complete a meme. The challenge is to choose three things that sum up 2011 so far, and bury them in a time capsule.
So what are the three things I’d put in there?
Sleep!
The boychild will go down to sleep very well and has been sleeping through the night since 4/5 months, however this year he has developed a new and highly frustrating habit… He wakes most mornings between 4:50 and 5:15. Mr H and I don’t manage to eat dinner until ~8 due to the children’s bedtimes and Mr H getting home from work. By the time we’ve relaxed and let dinner settle we’re not heading upstairs until 10 or later. I’m someone who needs 7.5+ hours of sleep a night in order to function properly, regularly getting 6 or less means I’m finding things tough going.
Church!
For the past 9 months we’ve been worshipping in the hall while we had building work done in the church building. Mr H has been very involved in the technical PA/AV side of this and this has taken a lot of his time and energy. It has really meant that there has sometimes been little time for the family inbetween this and work. Don’t get me wrong, I love what has been happening in church, I just wish it hadn’t taken so much out of Mr H. He’s exhausted, and now he’s got some big projects on with work that are taking him out of the country more frequently. The first service back in church last Sunday was amazing. The building was packed, not just with regulars, there were quite a lot of new faces too. The worship was awesome, many of us really felt like God was affirming to us that the work we had done was the right thing to do.
Family!
Much as family time has been lacking this year, we’ve had some good times. We’ve got more into board games with the girlchild, we’re playing with lots of cars with the boychild, we’ve been out for some good walks and had lots of fun despite the tiredness. My family bring so much joy (yes, frustration as well, we’re all human!), I simply cannot imagine my life at 30 without Mr H and our amazing children.
I tag anyone who reads this who hasn’t yet done it! Most people that I know read this have either already done it, or I know have been tagged by others.
And to finish this post off I just want to share a photo of my little monsters from a day out in London in half term. We headed to the Science and Natural History museums with friends before dinner at Pizza Express where this was taken.
Alphabet meme
08 Jun 2011 2 Comments
Stolen from Mumof4 and Suburban Mum!
A. Age:
30
B. Bed size:
King size. Our bed was our wedding present from my parents and Mum recommended a King size. It works well, I do like my space, however when we go away and there’s only a double it seems so tiny and cramped!
C. Chore you dislike:
Washing up. Cleaning the bathroom.
D. Dogs:
Nope, I’m a cat person. Sadly I married a man allergic to all furry animals so no hope for me! Any pets we have as the children ggrow up will have to be fish!
E. Essential start to your day:
A bath or shower and strong cup of tea.
F. Favorite colour:
Pink and purple. It used to be very rare that I wasn’t wearing one of those colours but my wardrobe has changed a bit lately.
G. Gold or silver:
White gold or silver. Yellow gold makes my skin look a really odd colour.
H. Height:
5’2″
I. Instruments you play(ed):
Violin and recorder. I played the violin regularly between the ages of 9 and 18, getting to grade 6 before A levels got in the way and I decided to play more for fun than to progress. I loved playing in the school orchestra and local youth orchestra. I picked up the recorder during my A levels and taught myself just for fun. Now I just sing, though I’m sometimes tempted to get my violin out and practice again (not easy with a crazy 21 month around!)
J. Job:
Chef, chauffeur, sanitation engineer, laundry lady…. stay at home mum!
K. Kids:
Two. the girlchild who’s 5 1/2 and the boychild who’s 21 months.
L. Live:
Essex, UK, I’d love to move back to Yorkshire where I grew up though.
M. Mum’s name:
Alison
N. Nicknames:
I dont really have any, unless you could mum mum mum being yelled from a cot far too early in the morning!
O. Overnight hospital stays:
Three when I had my breast reduction. Two when I gave birth to the girlchild. Two when we had a miscarriage. Two when I gave birth to the boychild.
P. Pet peeves:
People who stereotype me by the car I drive, at least once a week I have to brake on a roundabout for an idiot who thinks it’d be ok to overtake me when there’s not really space. I may drive a ‘granny wagon’ (Toyota Yaris Verso), but it does accelerate well when it wants to!
Q. Quote from a movie:
Argh… my brain’s gone to sleep – I can’t think of one!
R. Righty or lefty:
Right. I can’t even use my left hand to cut my finger nails on my right.
S. Siblings:
One younger sister, about as different to me as you can get and share biological parents!
T. Time you wake up:
At about 7 in the week, later at the weekends as Mr H will usually get up with the boychild
U. Underwear:
Erm… matching sometimes… Mr H would say I have too much!
V. Vegetables you don’t like:
Parsnip, sweetcorn. Raw/semi-cooked peppers and onions don’t like me!
W. What makes you run late:
The children! The husband!
X. X-rays you’ve had:
Teeth, shoulder, multiple fingers, ankle, knees, chest (can you tell I was an accident prone child?)
Y. Yummy food you make:
Cupcakes, fajitas
Z. Zoo animal favourites:
Penguins, tigers, elephants
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