Back whenthe girls were little, every second word out of their mouths was “why?”. Over and over, every day, in stereo. Back then, I thought it was tough, really tough. But I told myself…. “This will pass… One day they will stop asking ‘why’ every five seconds.” And they did stop asking ‘why’. They stopped […]
My Perfectly Imperfect Life – Day 5
Her hair is always full of knots. He cries, sometimes quite a lot. He hides in the corner and pretends the world doesn’t exist when something goes wrong. Sometimes he won’t settle anywhere but in the sling. They can only play together for five minutes before it descends into chaos. He has the best grumpy […]
Reading Is Magical
“Don’t buy a lemon” Zoe reads as we drive to Nanny’s house. “Does that sign say ‘don’t buy a lemon’ Mum?” “Yes!” I reply, impressed that she has not only been able to work out what that random sentence says but also do it quickly as we drive past…. As we drive I marvel at […]
Are They Identical Twins?
I had one of those moments this afternoon. One of those moments that make me want to stab my eyes out with a blunt object…. At the shops with the girls someone asked me ‘The Question’… “Are they twins?” Lets ignore the fact that the girls are now well old enough to be addressed personally […]
Born, Quatro’s Story.
Warning – This post is loooong. I tried to keep it short but it is a long story so I had no choice. I totally understand if you fall asleep half way through or just want to click away now, no hard feelings. In the early hours of a Saturday morning a boy was born, […]
Baby Things.
I’ve been up in the top of our giant shed…. slowly working my way through all the baby things we have stored over the years. It’s a walk through memory lane. A stark reminder. A strange little thread that ties all of my children together. There are clothes that both the girls and Muski wore. […]
A Little Look Ahead.
It comes around every six months and still I am never ready for it. I find it so hard to look at these faces and yet so compelling. With hair done and make-up on it’s like a sudden glimpse into the future. I’m transported forward eight or so years to a time when perhaps the […]
The Girl Can Run!
So they are in ‘red house’ in case you couldn’t guess from the above photo… Which necessitated a grumpy trip over the hill yesterday to buy two red shirts for them to wear in House Cross Country today. And who’d have thunk it, but I have one that can run! Run a whole kilometre at […]