We sat with friends and hundreds of other people by the side of the road and waited
flags ready
and then it arrived
the Olympic flame...
I felt quite emotional and very excited to see it meters from our home.
65 days to go to the start of the London Olympic Games.
I can't wait.
When the weather is this beautiful
meeting with friends
and flying kites
is definitively the best idea in the world
Hope you're spring break is just a good.
The weather... ah the glorious spring weather...
No 3 is practicing his skateboard moves
and I'm hanging clothes in the fresh morning air.
It's a peaceful start to our Spring break...
And that is exactly how I like it.
(In the spirit of honesty and realism I'd like to confess that actually my morning started at 7.30 when I found myself cleaning the kitchen floor on my knees after Lilli the dog vomited 8 times and pooed twice during the night)
No 1 turns 11 today.
1 - you're kind and loving and still not embarassed to hug me or dad
2 - you're a whizz with the computer
3 - you love cars and can recognise the make and model from the tiniest of details (and have done so since you were little
4 - little you're certainly not! Please tell your feet to stop growing for a while
5 - your favourite food is ribs in bbq sauce
6 - you're a bit of a groover on the dance floor
7 - you have an amazing sense of direction and never get lost
8 - you never ever put your dirty socks in the laundry basket
9 - you're so handsome I know my life will be a misery in a few years' time. I'm telling you know, I'm not sure anybody will be good enough for you
10 - you told me you were too old to take a birthday cake at school
11 - I love you so much it hurts
By No 3. Age 6yrs old.
What the...?
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!
Rambling randomly on... on a Friday
- It's sunny.
- It's been unseasonally warm for the past two days.
- I'm not complaining.
- I've been doing some 'free' embroidery and I'll show it to you soon.
- I bought a light pink sweater to celebrate the oncoming of spring.
- I've had my hair done and booked an eyebrows appt. Spring cleaning has started!
- No 1 has been given a big project to do at school. He's chosen the history of "Ferrari". When I did mine I choose the American war of Independence. It's obvious that school isn't what it used to be.
- 'o tempora o mores'. My dad used to roll his eyes and say that to me on a weekly basis. Now it's my turn to unleash it on my offspring. A bad case of history repeating itself!
- I have got about 4 loads of washing waiting patiently for me (name the song AND the artists)
- I've painted my nails blue. Just because.
- Tonight Mr M and I are going to the cinema to see "The Artist"
- Tomorrow Mr M will disappear all afternoon on a rugby fuelled afternoon/evening.
- When you step into No 3's bedroom his robot/money bank speaks to you and its eyes lit up. Very scary.
Money banks should not to that.
- Do you ever read the last page of the book you're reading to see what will happen? I do.
- Yes, I agree it's stupid.
Have a good weekend.
Do you ever wonder what goes on inside your children's heads?
(No 3, age 6 1/2)
I'm not sure I want to know.
Are you familiar with Dante and the circles of hell?
Well today I descended another step, a deeper circle in the 'mud hell' which is winter with boys. Dirty rugby boots? They are baby's toys compared to what went on this afternoon.
It started up innocently enough, bikes in the boot of the car and an outdoor bike park...
the dog, a pale sun and three happy boys...
and MUD
and MUD
and MUD
and MUD
and MUD
That's all I can think of.
Sigh.
Hope your weekend was cleaner than mine.
Still tidying up.
Today it took me 1 1/2 hours to sort out through three drawers in my bedroom. I am sure that the stuff I ended up throwing away amounts to more than what the drawers can actually contain. And they're still pretty full.
It's a mistery.
What I did find and will most definitively keep are these:
No 3's shopping list
I especially love the 'soarcream' and the 'springkles'. So sweet.
And then there is No 2's letter to Santa
Another example of horrid spelling I know... but also of charming childhood faith in the power of Father Christmas. Bless. Needless to say he did not get the tv or the computer in his room (ha ha ha) nor the 'helly copter' and only a little chocolate!
These two I'll keep.
What I'm keen to get rid of are the three huge rubbish bags plus two charity bags that came out of No 3's room. It's the smallest in the house and yet... the amount of 'stuff' it contains it's staggering. It defies the definition of Impenetrability. In there I'm sure two bodies can and do occupy the same space...
Anyway both me and No 3 survived the ordeal and won't have to be repeated for a few months.
Onwards and upwards.
