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59**2013

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

 

55**2013

Randomly.

Because it's Monday.

Because today I went running for the 2nd time in three years (both times in the past week, it's not that it takes me that long to recover!) and everything hurts.

Because I've spent the past three hours cleaning and tidying and I find it quite mind numbing...

See? running shoes.

I can't stop eating tomatoes.

On rice cakes and a veil of mayonnaise.

And those have got nothing to do with it but are my new shoes and they are beautiful soft and comfortable. (gosh I'm so pale).

if you give your children a blue slushy what comes out the other end... it's not blue but green. Bright green.  It frightened No 3 to death (he called me crying from the toilette, "mum my pooh is green!").  Sorry a bit TMI but quite funny.  I'll call it a life lesson; blue things are not meant to be eaten!

Talking of blue...

the sun has finally graced us with its presence. 

Feeeels good.

And you know what else feels good?

a bright patch on a boring dish towel.

 

Have a good week people.

 

12**2013

The snow still covers the ground

but that's mainly on the pavements... the roads are clear.

I'm seriously beginning to worry about the mental state of my fellow citizens:

(wouldn't you notice if suddenly only one of your feet started to slip around??? is it me???)

- No 3 dropped his Kindle Fire in the bath (he wasn't in it, but only showing something to his brother who was).

Tragedy.

I'm glad to report that 4 days in a bag of rice cured the device and it's now as good as new.

- Lunch:

(bottom of the cupboard/fridge soup.  Always the best ones)

- I got my first pair of glasses today (a part from a short stint during No 3's pregnancy - that was weird)

Feels weird.  Kids think it's hilarious.

11**2013

Today we woke up to this:

No this is not my house, but the local architecture is even more beautiful in the snow.

This is my driveway

Slowly we went from this

to this

(I know different bush... but I had my slippers on at this point and didn't want to get my feet wet!!)

So I dressed the boys (no school today)

and chucked them out...

the little angels...

Not.

I watched them from the window,

of course that was to encourage independent play... it had nothing to do with the blizzard like conditions and the mug of Assam tea with vanilla in my hand.  Of course.

After a while my guilt inducing Catholic upbringing won over and we headed to the park.

Sigh.

For a sledging session.

Or so I thought.

 

Sitting down on sledges is sooooooo last year.

8**2013

Mr M and hit The Big Smoke this weekend.  (We left the boys with my sister and yes, we did buy her a present!).

old cafes

lost gloves

controversial portraits (it doesn't do her justice in my humble opinion, tecnhically is quite spectacular)

exploring the back streets

unbelievable food

and the coolest of hotels.

We had a wonderful time.

 

 

 

5**2013

To me the year doesn't really begin till the tree and all the decorations have been taken down and tidily put back in the garage and the kids are back to school.  Then the house is mine again, it feels more spacious and light and my mind can focus on the hundreds of things in my head.

That day is today.

Two offsprings are packed away, the husband is in the office, the tree is half naked and the hoover ready to roll... (the big offspring is still at home but I'm sure I can barter some help in exchange for extra computer time).

Lilli and I will have a nice walk that won't include scooters/bikes/rugby balls/frisbies etc, and hopefully will find lots of lost things:

No 3 is fascinated by them too and thinks we should build a museum of lost things

and people can come and visit but they're not allowed to get their stuff back if they see it.

How sad that would be!

The weather hasn't been cold lately so our findings are few and far between.  No need to wear hats and gloves...

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I must go and reconquer the house now... wish me luck!

 

 

 

1**2013

Think happy,

be happy.

Let's make 2013 the best one yet.

131//2012

wordless wednesday

123//2012

Images of a getaway

It was only three days.  But it was fun and intense and terribly tiring.

And a little grey.  But we didn't care.

98//2012

What a night... 

I'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves otherwise I might start crying again...

I was there.

And I will never be able to forget the roar of the crowd, the cheering, the raw emotions.

It was a real privilege.  It was a beautiful thing.

Pinch me, please.