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Grateful for having control over my own uterus
This week I’m grateful for:
- Having control over my own uterus: This is the conversation I had with Ella this week: Ella: “Mum, can we have a brother?’’. Me: “No, darling, you struggle to look after your sister, let alone having a brother.’’ Ella: “Pleeeeeease, I’ll look after Holly more. I promise.’’ Me: “No darling, unfortunately we can’t’’. Ella: “Ooooohhhh, but I waaaant a brother. I will be very sad.’’ She then starts crying. Real tears. As I said. I’m grateful I have control over my own uterus. We are not getting a brother. (PS. A long conversation ensued after this).
- Going to Melbourne: After deciding we wouldn’t have any more trips to the big island this year, a bloggy trip for me, cheap flights and constant pestering from Princess Ella to see her uncle somehow swayed us. Within 10 minutes of the idea. So… woohoo! Any suggestions on what to do are most welcome.
- Dora: Did I really just say Dora? Yes, I believe I did. She entertained Princess Ella for an hour and a half this afternoon, with all her over-sized friends, extremely daggy backdrops and irritatingly high-pitched singing voice. And I’m grateful for “who I know’’ not “what I know’’. Having booked tickets so late Ella and I weren’t even meant to be sitting in the same row, because of my past as a music journo we got the entire VIP row near the front of the theatre BY OURSELVES. Although, I might add, the downside of being up front is choking on the contents of the smoke machine.
I’m joining Maxabella Loves‘ I’m grateful for, hosted this week by Jody from Lemon Rhodes.
September 30, 2011
Grateful for hot dates
This week I’m grateful for:
- Going out for coffee with The Bloke in The Shed… without children. Embarrassingly, it’s the first time we’ve done this in 11 months. How did that happen? It meant I drank a whole chai latte… hot! Every two minutes, we’d forget we were alone, resulting in a quick swivelling of the head and gasps of: “Oh gawd, we’ve lost the kids.’’
- Another hot date on the beauty front. After last week’s rendezvous with the beautician, tomorrow I’ve somehow wrangled a date with the hairdresser. Feeling like a Kate Middleton-style princess at the moment. Please don’t hate me. If only I’d thought to run the review and giveaway of Garnier’s new beauty phenomenon, BB Cream – complete with photos of my ugly mug – AFTER the appointment. This is probably why I’ve refused to show the vlog of me putting the cream on.
- Princess Ella teaching me good manners. She’s still oblivious to the world of swearing (thank ^&#*$), but if I say: “oh, stupid computer’’, she responds with: “we don’t say stupid, Mum’’. Or “I hate the skin on this mandarin,’’ she comes back with: “We don’t hate things, Mum’’. Sheesh.
I’m joining with Maxabella Loves’ Grateful For over at the LionessLady‘s blog.
September 23, 2011
Grateful for funny finds
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This week I’m grateful for:
- Cleaning out the desktop folder and finding this half written blog post – Ella: “Is it tomorrow today?’’ Me: “No, it’s tomorrow tomorrow. It’s today today. But when tomorrow comes, it’ll be today again.’’ Long silence… Then: “oh’’.
- And another: After cooking one piece of toast too many for Princess Ella, The Bloke in The Shed offers the other to me, knowing I’m always hungry (breastfeeding is sucking me dry!). He asks what I’d like on it. ‘’Marmalade jam, please,’’ I say. He heads to the fridge and a few seconds later I hear: “Is that the same as apricot conserve?’’ Me: ‘’Ah, no. That would be apricot.’’ He raises his eyebrows. Then the penny drops. “Yeah, right.’’ And who’s got baby brain?
- Lastly, on a serious note, tomorrow I have a super hot date with a beautician and some facial, pedicure and manicure tools. That’s right, no children. I can’t even begin to imagine what that will be like. So, my only question is: “is it tomorrow today?’’ If not, HURRY UP TOMORROW! (PS. I’m using a voucher I got for Mother’s Day – yes, Mother’s Day – that had already gone past its expiry date. Thankfully the fabulous salon owner is happy to accept my voucher anyway!).
I’m joining with Maxabella Loves ‘ grateful for, which is this week being hosted by the lovely Brenda from Mira Narnie.
September 16, 2011
Grateful for a good moon
This week I’m grateful for:
- Grabbing your attention with a cheeky (pardon the pun) headline. OK, it’s more than just that. This week, on the way home from childcare, Princess Ella came out with: “look Mum, the moon is following us. I think it might be coming home with us’’. We then turned a corner. “Oh dear, I think the moon has gone to someone else’s house now.’’ I shared this on Twitter and was inundated with tweets from people who admitted to thinking the same when they were a child. I’m grateful she’s pretty normal for thinking like this. Otherwise, there are a lot of crazy people out there.
- The judges of the Mentally Sexy Dad competition selecting my hubby to be honoured in the top 5 last Sunday and interviewing him this week. I know I’ve already mentioned it, but it really is an honour. Mostly because everyone has had the chance to learn what we already knew about him. He’s a wonderful dad and fabulous husband. Don’t know how I scored that one. Must have been those sexy legs of mine. *looks down at legs* Hmm, where did they go?
- Live puppet shows. I took the girls shopping today and stumbled upon the brilliant David Hamilton Puppet Show in the mall. Ella hasn’t yet learnt there’s a reason you don’t sit in the front row. The dog puppet stole her sunglasses (temporarily), after which she refused to take them off her face. Although, she hasn’t stopped talking about how much she loved it.
I’m joining with Maxabella Loves’ Grateful For, which is being hosted by Kimmie at ‘a day in the life of us’ .
September 9, 2011
Grateful for dads
The Bloke in The Shed and Princess Ella sharing a milkshake

This week I’m grateful for:
- My husband. Despite being under a lot of pressure at work, he took a day off this week when Baby Holly and I were particularly unwell to wipe our noses and bums. Well, Holly’s bum, not mine. We love him very much. Happy Father’s Day for Sunday, darling!
- Being able to document Princess Ella’s first year in The Advocate Newspaper and now having documented Baby Holly’s first year here on the blog. Sadly, in exactly one month and one day, she will no longer be my “Baby’’ Holly. My li’l girl is all grown up.
- Princess Ella’s leap in her drawing skills. Yesterday I was told: “you and Dad have oval faces and Holly and I have circle faces’’. Her attention to detail in her drawing now blows me away. As long as my nose doesn’t get any longer.
I’m joining with Maxabella Loves to share what I’m grateful for.
September 2, 2011
Grateful for my bloggy daughter
The last photo taken of Baby Holly before she “did the deed''.

This week I’m grateful for:
- Princess Ella starting to get this bloggy thing. After drawing a picture on her Magna Doodle of her and I holding babies each (yes, questions to be asked there), she said: “look at what I just blogged, Mum?’’
- That the fully furnished cardboard box doll house has been such a hit for her today, after battling a high temperature last night and chesty cough today. Was so lovely to see her happily playing.
- That earlier in the week she captured a moment in time that I wouldn’t think to photograph. I’ve decline showing it here, because Baby Holly may well divorce me in years to come. However, let’s just say the grimace on Baby Holly’s face told the full story. The odour in the room only complimented that. And the reason I’m grateful? Can you imagine how much ammunition I’ll get out of that on her 21^st birthday?
I’m joining with Maxabella Loves to share what I’m grateful for.
August 26, 2011