Just went to update my blog and found this in my drafts so I'll post it here, obviously I got preoccupied before posting it.....
I was just sitting here chatting with Emily and decided to ask her some questions so I've recorded them here.
What is your favourite food: Prawns, tuna (cans of smoked tuna), Lollipops, chocolates, apple, wraps with ham, cheese, carrot and lettuce,
What is something you say all the time? I love you
What is your favourite colour? "You know what that is" so I assume she still loves Pink!!
What do you want to be when you grow up? a horse rider. Up until recently it was a doctor and an artist so I just asked if she was over that and she says No, I'll still do that too! She's gunna be busy LOL!
Does anything scare you? Thought about it for a while then..Nup!
What is something that makes you really happy? Hugs and kisses from you and Dad.
How much do you think bread costs? ummm...I don't know, is it a lot? like $20? (hmmm close....I currently pay $1.29 for one brand from our local petrol station or $2.09 from Aldi)
What is something that you think is amazing? Art, sport, gymnastics,
What is something that makes you sad? Nothing, because everything is happy.
What is something that you would like to do that you have never done before? Cartwheels and handstands (she's working on it though!!!)
If I was a genie and could give you anything you wanted what would you want? ummm...that's a stupid question sorry mum! LOL...um....OK!
Who is your best friend? I've got lots of best friends but I'd have to say my best friends are Brookie, Paige, Josh Toohey, Marco and Dominic...oh and Sarah
What is your favourite TV Show: Spongebob, Lazy Town, Simpsons, Peppa Pig
What do you think of Matthew and Sarah? I love Sarah and I love Matthew. Why? 'cause they are beautiful and handsome and fun to play with. Sassy is my best mate though, Matthew's not very fun because every time we play with him, he plays with me then he says he doesn't want to play anymore so that's not very fun but he's still my best brother. Sassy always plays with me.
Do you have any secrets? I do but I don't want to tell anyone. Is it a good secret or a bad secret? A good one, its a funny secret! :) Then she very cheekily added, "I might tell Daddy I think"
What is the best present you have ever got? My art stuff. Which ones? Ahh, all of it! LOL! (Well derr Mum)
Tell me 3 of the best things about you? I'm gorgeous, I'm loving and I'm kind.
What is your favourite thing about school? I like my teachers and friends.
Is there anything that you don't like about school? Nothing, I love everything! (Wouldn't it be nice to keep this enthusiasm all the way through school!)
What is your favourite song? The Father's Day song we sang at school for Dad's Father's Day celebration yesterday and Hannah Montana (ie "See you again" by Miley Cyrus)
Hey Mum, do you want to know who my favourite teacher at school is? Mrs Selese, she is really nice and funny.
What is your favourite piece of clothing? My Hannah Montana shirt (yep she conned Dad when they went shopping!!)
Do you know any funny jokes? Knock knock, who's there? Sarah, Haha, you laughed (and of course Sarah did laugh at that!!)
and of course....if Emily is doing Sarah wants a turn too "you ask me some questions too Mum!"
What is your favourite food: Teddy bear biscuits (ie tiny teddies), ham sandwich, chocolate, pasta (not sauce though), mashed motato (potato)
What is something you say all the time? Emily is my buddy
What is your favourite colour? Green, and I do like pink too
What do you want to be when you grow up? Do painting
What is something that makes you really happy? Playing with Emily,
How much do you think bread costs? ummm 5 cents
What is something that you think is amazing? Hair bands. Huh?? :)
What is something that makes you sad? Sometimes when Emily hurts me, when you and Daddy put me on the thinking step, when Matthew doesn't play with Emily and me, when Matthew doesn't give me cuddles,
Friday, September 05, 2008
Look who's 30 (oh and 27!)....
Yep that little baby on the left is now the babe on the right! My little sister is 30!! Unbelievable!!!
But of course she shares her birthday with her twin brother...he however has decided that he is turning 27 this year...(until the house settles then he will allow himself to be 30). LOL! He wanted to have 3 things achieved before he turned 30, 2 are done (boat and work promotion) but the 3rd is still pending (buying a house).
I don't have a baby photo of Mikey though :( but here's one with Milly (who adores her Uncle Mikey!!)
I really can't believe that you guys are 30! I was about to turn 4 when you guys came and crashed my world LOL! and I remember you guys being little so vividly!
Some quick memories ...
...Michael wearing thongs everywhere, including into our little above ground pool.
...Tammie playing with Barbie's....in fact Tammie having every Barbie thing ever made - caravans, horses, townhouses, cars, Ken, Barbie, Barbie's sister/daughter, furniture...etc etc etc (I on the other hand had 1 Barbie and can remember biting its foot for some strange reason!)
...Michael pulling everything apart to find out how it worked, including a pen in Marnie's bathroom and splattering it all over her white curtains.
...Tammie reading Babysitter Club books
...playing Softball and/or teeball in the front yard. There was a mound of dirt that had been delivered on the footpath and never got used so grass grew over it so we used to use that as home base, the water manhole as the pitchers plate and then we'd dodge the persimmons as we ran the bases!
... jumping the fence to run over to the Robsons, Heinrichs or 'Jameseses' house
... many many camping trips - yabbie pumping, walks on the beach, icecreams of our choice
... Thursday night Dad's cooking - homebrand pizzas "Dad style", homebrand burgers "Dad style"... plus our choice of chocolate bars or Tam's standard Chomp!
... Honey patrol for each other when the mustard came out LOL!
... hiding the rulers!!
... sneaking Mikey into our room at night to play. He'd get down low and crawl along the floor into our room and we could never work out how Mum and Dad knew...derr, where Mum and Dad used to sit in the lounge room was about 2m from where Michael was crawling!
... Staying up late and giggling then getting into trouble but putting pillows in our PJ pants in case we got a smack (and thinking we were getting away with it!) LOL! Now that I have my own kids I have to laugh - 1st I now realise how frustrating it is when you just want your kids to GO TO SLEEP! and 2nd - how Mum and Dad kept a straight face when telling us off!!
... Tammie's "goth" stage...ewww!
... Watching the Sound of Music - EVERY TIME it was on! LOL!
We had a lot of fun growing up. We also had some not so great times but their were definitely more good times!
You have both achieved so much. You've grown into amazing people and I love you both! So Happy Birthday to my little brother and sister. Hope you have a wonderful 30th birthday and that the next 30 are just as great as the last 30!
Keep smiling
Love Trish
Happy Birthday Moo!
Happy Birthday to my amazing little man Matthew for yesterday. I cannot believe that 8 years ago you came into my life and I became a mum! Last night Stephen and I were talking and it is so hard to remember life without Matthew in it. You changed our lives in ways that I can't even begin to explain.
I remember when I was pregnant with you...I was pregnant and working in town and Dad used to pick me up in the afternoons. I got in the car one afternoon and burst into tears. I had always wanted to be a mum but as it got closer and closer I started to worry, really worry. I didn't know anything about babies and now I was going to have another little life that was my responsibility, what if I was a bad mum? what if I didn't know what to do? what if? what if? what if?
So I was starting to panic and worry about all of the bad things that may happen....but what I never stopped to think was:
what if this baby is the most amazing baby in the world?
What if your newborn has an adorable squeaky cry rather than an earpiercing one?
What if it all comes naturally for both you and your baby?
What if the baby is a really easy baby?
What if he loves snuggling in?
What if he is so adorable that people stop you to tell you how gorgeous he is?
What if he grows into a really smart little toddler?
What if he is easy going and a joy to be with?
What if he learns to talk early and is easy to communicate with?
What is he has the most infectious little giggle?
What if he loves playing outside and loves having fun?
What if he welcomes his new little sister without any problems and adores her?
What if he never gets into all of the things he shouldn't?
What if he is well behaved and polite?
What if he rarely chucks a tantrum?
What if he is one of the best things you have ever done in your life?
What if he makes you so proud that you could explode?
Matthew, I am so glad you came into our lives. I don't know what I was so worried about. Right from the start you have been such a joy. You were such an easy going baby and toddler and you are growing into such a wonderful person that I am so proud of. You have had your obsessions (Blue's Clues, The Wiggles, Stargate, now AFL and sport) and it has been amazing seeing you enjoying something with so much passion. You are so smart and I truly believe that you will be anything you want to do, just believe in yourself. You are handsome and even though you hate your freckles, I think they are gorgeous. You sometimes get upset that your aren't as tall as some kids in your grade but Matthew you are fit, funny, smart and incredible. You have had some rough times but you always handle life's hurdles with maturity beyond your years.
Matty, I can't even begin to say how proud Dad and I are of you or how much we love you. Before you came into my life I didn't realise that it was possible to love THIS much! I hope you had a great birthday and enjoy your party this weekend.
Love you,
Love Mum xx
I remember when I was pregnant with you...I was pregnant and working in town and Dad used to pick me up in the afternoons. I got in the car one afternoon and burst into tears. I had always wanted to be a mum but as it got closer and closer I started to worry, really worry. I didn't know anything about babies and now I was going to have another little life that was my responsibility, what if I was a bad mum? what if I didn't know what to do? what if? what if? what if?
So I was starting to panic and worry about all of the bad things that may happen....but what I never stopped to think was:
what if this baby is the most amazing baby in the world?
What if your newborn has an adorable squeaky cry rather than an earpiercing one?
What if it all comes naturally for both you and your baby?
What if the baby is a really easy baby?
What if he loves snuggling in?
What if he is so adorable that people stop you to tell you how gorgeous he is?
What if he grows into a really smart little toddler?
What if he is easy going and a joy to be with?
What if he learns to talk early and is easy to communicate with?
What is he has the most infectious little giggle?
What if he loves playing outside and loves having fun?
What if he welcomes his new little sister without any problems and adores her?
What if he never gets into all of the things he shouldn't?
What if he is well behaved and polite?
What if he rarely chucks a tantrum?
What if he is one of the best things you have ever done in your life?
What if he makes you so proud that you could explode?
Matthew, I am so glad you came into our lives. I don't know what I was so worried about. Right from the start you have been such a joy. You were such an easy going baby and toddler and you are growing into such a wonderful person that I am so proud of. You have had your obsessions (Blue's Clues, The Wiggles, Stargate, now AFL and sport) and it has been amazing seeing you enjoying something with so much passion. You are so smart and I truly believe that you will be anything you want to do, just believe in yourself. You are handsome and even though you hate your freckles, I think they are gorgeous. You sometimes get upset that your aren't as tall as some kids in your grade but Matthew you are fit, funny, smart and incredible. You have had some rough times but you always handle life's hurdles with maturity beyond your years.
Matty, I can't even begin to say how proud Dad and I are of you or how much we love you. Before you came into my life I didn't realise that it was possible to love THIS much! I hope you had a great birthday and enjoy your party this weekend.
Love you,
Love Mum xx
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
And the World's Worst Mother Award goes to....
.....ME :(
It's Book Week at school this week and Emily's grade are having a dress up day. They had to dress as their favourite character. Emily's current favourite book is Uno's Garden (which is an absolutely divine book!!)
so it was no-brainer that she would want to go as a character from this book. Originally she thought she might like to go as Uno but then changed her mind as "well, he's a little boring and he's a boy and he's bald" so she decided that she wanted to be a Feathered Frinklepod (the red bird looking character on the left side of the cover).
So on Sunday I went and got everything we'd need - feather boas, a red outfit, pom poms, pipe cleaners, headbands, some elastic.... then Sunday afternoon we made the beak (I was going to try to buy something but Emily came up with the idea to make it like you would make a party hat and then she could wear it on her nose instead of her head). Sunday night I finished it off and had it all ready for her Monday morning.
She got up Monday morning and excitedly got dressed and kept thanking me for being the best Mum ever (awww!) I took a few quick photos and Steve dropped her off.
She was so happy and excited and I couldn't wait to hear all about the day when she got home. Steve picked them up from school and she gets out of the car. She was in her uniform (which we had packed so she would be able to change for lunch time play). I asked her how she went and she said "Not good".....why I asked, thinking that she must have ripped her costume or something. "Because it's tomorrow not today....I was so embarrassed!"
OMG! Poor little thing. The world's worst mum had put it on the wrong day of the calendar! She said that as she walked in to the school ground and towards her playground she realised that no-one else had their costume on and then remembered that dress up day was going to be a Tuesday. So she put her bag in the racks and then looked at the kids in her class and quickly grabbed her uniform from her bag and ran to the toilets to get changed.
I felt sooooo bad, how embarrassing for her. But I am so incredibly proud of how she dealt with it so maturely. She's only just turned 6....I know that if it had of been me at her age I probably would have burst into tears. She amazes me at how mature she is. She said she was a bit sad and embarrassed but she knew that she could fix it so "no need to worry!" LOL!
Anyway, we had a giggle over it last night and I told her that at least she knows that it stays together! (I'm not a terribly good costume maker!)
So here is my Feathered Frinklepod.....
I am so proud of her and how she handled this. Once again she proved how truly amazing she is.
So if you are having a bad day, remember it could be worse, you could be wearing a bird suit a day too early ;)
Keep smiling,
Trish
It's Book Week at school this week and Emily's grade are having a dress up day. They had to dress as their favourite character. Emily's current favourite book is Uno's Garden (which is an absolutely divine book!!)
so it was no-brainer that she would want to go as a character from this book. Originally she thought she might like to go as Uno but then changed her mind as "well, he's a little boring and he's a boy and he's bald" so she decided that she wanted to be a Feathered Frinklepod (the red bird looking character on the left side of the cover).
So on Sunday I went and got everything we'd need - feather boas, a red outfit, pom poms, pipe cleaners, headbands, some elastic.... then Sunday afternoon we made the beak (I was going to try to buy something but Emily came up with the idea to make it like you would make a party hat and then she could wear it on her nose instead of her head). Sunday night I finished it off and had it all ready for her Monday morning.
She got up Monday morning and excitedly got dressed and kept thanking me for being the best Mum ever (awww!) I took a few quick photos and Steve dropped her off.
She was so happy and excited and I couldn't wait to hear all about the day when she got home. Steve picked them up from school and she gets out of the car. She was in her uniform (which we had packed so she would be able to change for lunch time play). I asked her how she went and she said "Not good".....why I asked, thinking that she must have ripped her costume or something. "Because it's tomorrow not today....I was so embarrassed!"
OMG! Poor little thing. The world's worst mum had put it on the wrong day of the calendar! She said that as she walked in to the school ground and towards her playground she realised that no-one else had their costume on and then remembered that dress up day was going to be a Tuesday. So she put her bag in the racks and then looked at the kids in her class and quickly grabbed her uniform from her bag and ran to the toilets to get changed.
I felt sooooo bad, how embarrassing for her. But I am so incredibly proud of how she dealt with it so maturely. She's only just turned 6....I know that if it had of been me at her age I probably would have burst into tears. She amazes me at how mature she is. She said she was a bit sad and embarrassed but she knew that she could fix it so "no need to worry!" LOL!
Anyway, we had a giggle over it last night and I told her that at least she knows that it stays together! (I'm not a terribly good costume maker!)
So here is my Feathered Frinklepod.....
I am so proud of her and how she handled this. Once again she proved how truly amazing she is.
So if you are having a bad day, remember it could be worse, you could be wearing a bird suit a day too early ;)
Keep smiling,
Trish
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