{quilt} while you're ahead

35//2012

The afternoons are full of light now.

and it's even harder to get the boys to do their homework.

I don't blame them.

If only my pelvic floor muscles were stronger....

I'd join them in a heartbeat!

32//2012

Still here.

I think I am.

I'm enjoying the warmer weather and the blue sky and the company of dear friends.

Patience is required.  But how to re-fill when empty?

Knitting is good.

18//2012

Seriously?

Oh dear.

16//2012

 

If yesterday my post was a tad random... today I'm giving myself permission to ramble on about this that and the other.

- Have you come across this article on the Huffington Post?  If you have/have had children do read it.  It really struck a cord and I'd be interested to hear what you think.  It poses into question the whole 'carpe diem/all diem and every diem' attitude that's out there.  The guilt inducing 'enjoy them now because time flies' type philosophy.  Of course we have all wished days away during hell-trip to the supermarkets with screaming babies and run-away toddlers.  We've all counted the minutes 'tll daddy comes home' on occasions... but does that make us BAD parents?  If we don't live all our days in a state of contemplation for the miracle fruit of our loins... if we don't stare in awe into grubby/muddy faces... are we terrible mothers?  I have recently just reached the stage when I can go to the toilette again and close the door behind me after 10 years... and let me tell you... I still love my children.  In actual fact I probably love them even more now that I don't have to hold a conversation while sitting on the loo!

The writer talks about two different types of 'time'.  The one when we just 'live' everyday, and maybe lose our patience and scream and struggle.  And then the other type, a time within time when all disappears and we stare enchanted at our sleeping children, or we just look at them wondering if anybody has ever loved another being this much.  As long as we have those moments all is well right?  As long as we 'carpe' those moments... the rest of the diem won't matter.

Right?  

Anyway, that's just me.  I just thought it was an honestly written article.  Whaddya think?

End of ramble no 1

- Because I've lived in England for the past 21 years and English people love talking about the weatherI'm entitled to speak about it in two consecutive posts so here I go:

Yesterday evening is snowed.  Generally speaking not amazingly remarkable if it wasn't for the fact that we had all kind of weather (except for hails) in one day.  It started cloudy then went sunny then cloudy and rainy, then sunny and windy and then snow.

Bonkers.

Today when I walked Lilli the grass was covered in crunchy ice.

The sun was out and the sky so blue it almost hurt my eyes.

Pretty.

163/2011

Finish quilt top in record time

tick.

Play cards with No 3 whilst working on long abandoned ufo

tick.

Dinner out with friends

tick.

New karate belt

tick

Bicycle ride in the forest

tick.

Phew.

And that was only the weekend.

 

160/2011

How was your weekend?

ours was full

very full

a whirlwind.

It's beginning to look

a lot like Christmas around here.

 

144/2011

- It's Saturday night, we've just come home from an early curry with friends.  Aubergines and potatoes balti for me.

- Now we're all in wearing pjs.  No 1 and 2 are watching television.  No 3 is in bed.

- I have 'Annabel' the cardigan, is next to me.  Still going strong.  The body is halfway done. Still loving it.

- Mr M is watching the England football, recorded from earlier on.

(Warhol? who?)

- I'm waiting till it's finished to watched the recording X-Factor episode.

- We're so rock and roll.

- 

(Lichtenstein? who?)

- Went to see "The help" the other night.  Loved it.  If you decide to go, bring tissues.

- This morning the boys got out the tub of Hama beads and I suggested they made Christmas decorations... this is what Mr M came up with:

- Nobody ever listen to me.  

- (yes, I know the photo should be rotated... I just can't work out why it's coming out like this because it's not like this 'in real life').

 

135/2011

Mr M took the day off.

We cycled,

we cycled through yellow woods

and we cycled through deep dark woods (not a Gruffalo in sight)

No 1's bike broke and had to wait for another bike to be brought to us.

We had a picnic sitting on mossy logs.

And rode through puddles.

and took home vast quantity of mud.

133/2011

Just because

 

131/2011

Half term is moving along nicely.

We've been baking

and eating the fruits of our efforts

and then eating lots of greens to compensate

A little bit of crafting has taken place too

to match the colour explosion of the little maple tree (mutilated by a wayward rugby ball, let's not dwell on that) outside my kitchen window

And yesterday we had the most fabulous day with friends.  

We went for a walk, had a wonderful pub lunch

and walked back home to homemade cakes and steaming hot tea

Today the weather couldn't have been more different.  Grey and cold.  And the rain!! oh my the rain.  All three boys had a hockey day and were outside for 6 hours.

They were completely soaked when I got to them.