I have finished cutting! All up I have done 1300 2.5 inch squares. Seems like a lot but once they get sewn together.....well who knows how big it will be OR how I will quilt it because I am fairly sure it will be big. Then I will move on I hope to making a quilt for a single bed for someone's birthday. Better motor on as the birthday is not that far away!
Elijah is now nearly 9 weeks old! I can't believe how quickly time goes by but at least I didn't feel terribly busy until baby number 5. I am sure things will settle down soon it's just go, go to look after all these precious little ones.
One thing currently on my mind is....is Double Jeopardy really James? Jewel seems quite 'plump' around the belly! Eek! FYI I am talking about guinea pigs :)
Oh, oh! Just remembered Ethan had a sleepover with scouts last night and had a blast but gee whiz I missed his wonderful presence in the home! :(
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Showing posts with label Ethan. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 11, 2010
Mandarin Duck
E: What is that duckie called?
K: A Mandarin duck....Mandarin like the fruit....
E: Ohhhh.....so you kill the duckie and cut it open and look inside and it looks orange like a mandarin.
K: A Mandarin duck....Mandarin like the fruit....
E: Ohhhh.....so you kill the duckie and cut it open and look inside and it looks orange like a mandarin.
Friday, June 4, 2010
I've been searchin'
Lately I have been thinking about my kids.....no scrap that, I prefer the word children....ok, let's be honest go back to old faithful....the midgey's
They are so amazingly wonderful and cute! I find it so amazing to think I have had 4 children occupying the same space inside of me but yet they come out different...and the same...
I watch Ethan these days. Such an interesting FIVE year old! I used to wonder before I had children and let's be honest up until April 30th 2010 if I could handle a five year old. They (the other children, not my own) all seemed so annoying and selfish and tantrumy and annoying).
Children can appear to be annoying (for those following at home I am jumping back to my children now) but is it my lack of discipline that makes them seem annoying. Lack of discipline on myself and them. Surely, my husband and I steer the ship when it comes to their literal punishment?
I digress......what I have reeeeally been wondering is......have I wasted those 5 years, 3 years, 2 years and nearly 9 months? Not enough kisses and smooshing of my lips into that pillowly soft JUICY cheek. Smelling the smells that last for but a brief time?
Now I am told "Mummy, kisses on the Wips are DISGUSTING".
So now we barter and trade for them....of course!
So kiss your babies, tell them you love them and praise the One who has entrusted you with them for but a short time.
They are so amazingly wonderful and cute! I find it so amazing to think I have had 4 children occupying the same space inside of me but yet they come out different...and the same...
I watch Ethan these days. Such an interesting FIVE year old! I used to wonder before I had children and let's be honest up until April 30th 2010 if I could handle a five year old. They (the other children, not my own) all seemed so annoying and selfish and tantrumy and annoying).
Children can appear to be annoying (for those following at home I am jumping back to my children now) but is it my lack of discipline that makes them seem annoying. Lack of discipline on myself and them. Surely, my husband and I steer the ship when it comes to their literal punishment?
I digress......what I have reeeeally been wondering is......have I wasted those 5 years, 3 years, 2 years and nearly 9 months? Not enough kisses and smooshing of my lips into that pillowly soft JUICY cheek. Smelling the smells that last for but a brief time?
Now I am told "Mummy, kisses on the Wips are DISGUSTING".
So now we barter and trade for them....of course!
So kiss your babies, tell them you love them and praise the One who has entrusted you with them for but a short time.
Friday, April 30, 2010
What did people do before....
What did people do before they had computers and mobile phones?
Lately I have been thinking about something quite a bit. More in a reflective sort of way or a wondering way. Not all depressed and sigh-worthy.....
Anyhow, I'm already going on too much.
A part of me doesn't want to ask this question cos I feel like I might seem pathetic (one last time for those up the back this is not a pity party post). I think I am just FINALLY getting it outta my head and out into the web so it can get tangled up there and not in between my ears. :)
Here is my little story.....
I wondered the other day. "What did I do before having the internet and a mobile phone". Let's break this up into 2 parts shall we.....
1. The internet (emphasis net)
I get up in the morning and feed Levi whilst going online. Basically every feed I am on the net. Plus a lot of time snuck here and there. At night when the kids go to bed.....on.the.net.till. bed.time.....sigh
I am finally at the stage where I feel like I have 'read it all'. BUT yet I am snared.....it is like I have to be on the net!
I do know when I am not online I do get a lot done but still I have this niggling 'just quickly jump on the net' feeling.
So, how to do I re-train myself and not go online so much? I feel I got into this terrible habit of 'escaping' to be online. Some reasons/past experiences that I know led me here but how do I lead myself away. I guess more importantly how do I stop thinking about this? Now it is this ingrained habit.
Getting it out now and semi re-reading I think it may seem like I should just stop.
Stop....
Hmmm suggestions have been made "Limit yourself to when the kids are in bed only". Tried that.
Time yourself....been there, done that.
I wish we didn't have a computer at all but that really would be foolish. I need to have the self discipline and not just remove the opportunity therefore I would learn nothing.
The main thing I keep thinking about is the kids. I do have the added disadvantage that they play so well like soooooooo well together so they kinda keep each other occupied but I am worrying about the lasting memories. Mummy always on the pc :(
Plus, I can't just 'snap' out of it and suddenly be this switched on mummy go, go homeschooling doing fantabulously wonderful HS projects from 9-3 then cooking these wonderful homemade healthy meals. Having family sing-a-longs after dinner. Ha! Am I just dreaming?
So I am trying to 'snap' out of it now rather than waiting till the 11th hour (bad habit I got into in school) when the children simply must have my all the time busy with them.
Ramble over, share your thoughts please.
p.s the 'old' me (when I was living at home and only dad had the computer'......I think I did watch a lot of tv but I also read and did crafty things i.e cross stitching, old fashioned hand written letters to friends etc.
Shamed to admit but if I did get into those things again. I still sit there thinking about the stupid computer!!
2. Mobile. Ben and I sms a lot. Not necessarily a bad thing
But those 2 things combined I feel very 'successfully marketed' in a way.
Entertainment driven. I really hate that and that would be the thing that annoys me the most. I give Ben a hard time about this but I am probably worse in some ways.
Don't get me wrong. I am busy with the kids, washing, cooking, tending to the yard (pooper scooping and my raking obsession)....you know the list.
Seems like I have lost sight of what I want to do and what I am actually doing.
I honestly sit here and think 'those who are much more self disciplined....what the heck do they do?'
No tv, timed or limited pc time and no mobile or only kept for safety......what do you do! Please share and now realize I am really obviously not busy enough and I do have too much time on my hands!
My biggest baby is 5 tomorrow and we are surprising him with Puffing Billy.
Levi has cut his first tooth so is starting solids now (goodbye sweet smelling poos *sob*). Also commando crawling and up on all 4 all the time. Sooooo cute!
The girls are very cute and amazingly so Ashley is now in size 3 pants (her waist is still size 1 though).
Lately I have been thinking about something quite a bit. More in a reflective sort of way or a wondering way. Not all depressed and sigh-worthy.....
Anyhow, I'm already going on too much.
A part of me doesn't want to ask this question cos I feel like I might seem pathetic (one last time for those up the back this is not a pity party post). I think I am just FINALLY getting it outta my head and out into the web so it can get tangled up there and not in between my ears. :)
Here is my little story.....
I wondered the other day. "What did I do before having the internet and a mobile phone". Let's break this up into 2 parts shall we.....
1. The internet (emphasis net)
I get up in the morning and feed Levi whilst going online. Basically every feed I am on the net. Plus a lot of time snuck here and there. At night when the kids go to bed.....on.the.net.till. bed.time.....sigh
I am finally at the stage where I feel like I have 'read it all'. BUT yet I am snared.....it is like I have to be on the net!
I do know when I am not online I do get a lot done but still I have this niggling 'just quickly jump on the net' feeling.
So, how to do I re-train myself and not go online so much? I feel I got into this terrible habit of 'escaping' to be online. Some reasons/past experiences that I know led me here but how do I lead myself away. I guess more importantly how do I stop thinking about this? Now it is this ingrained habit.
Getting it out now and semi re-reading I think it may seem like I should just stop.
Stop....
Hmmm suggestions have been made "Limit yourself to when the kids are in bed only". Tried that.
Time yourself....been there, done that.
I wish we didn't have a computer at all but that really would be foolish. I need to have the self discipline and not just remove the opportunity therefore I would learn nothing.
The main thing I keep thinking about is the kids. I do have the added disadvantage that they play so well like soooooooo well together so they kinda keep each other occupied but I am worrying about the lasting memories. Mummy always on the pc :(
Plus, I can't just 'snap' out of it and suddenly be this switched on mummy go, go homeschooling doing fantabulously wonderful HS projects from 9-3 then cooking these wonderful homemade healthy meals. Having family sing-a-longs after dinner. Ha! Am I just dreaming?
So I am trying to 'snap' out of it now rather than waiting till the 11th hour (bad habit I got into in school) when the children simply must have my all the time busy with them.
Ramble over, share your thoughts please.
p.s the 'old' me (when I was living at home and only dad had the computer'......I think I did watch a lot of tv but I also read and did crafty things i.e cross stitching, old fashioned hand written letters to friends etc.
Shamed to admit but if I did get into those things again. I still sit there thinking about the stupid computer!!
2. Mobile. Ben and I sms a lot. Not necessarily a bad thing
But those 2 things combined I feel very 'successfully marketed' in a way.
Entertainment driven. I really hate that and that would be the thing that annoys me the most. I give Ben a hard time about this but I am probably worse in some ways.
Don't get me wrong. I am busy with the kids, washing, cooking, tending to the yard (pooper scooping and my raking obsession)....you know the list.
Seems like I have lost sight of what I want to do and what I am actually doing.
I honestly sit here and think 'those who are much more self disciplined....what the heck do they do?'
No tv, timed or limited pc time and no mobile or only kept for safety......what do you do! Please share and now realize I am really obviously not busy enough and I do have too much time on my hands!
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Levi has cut his first tooth so is starting solids now (goodbye sweet smelling poos *sob*). Also commando crawling and up on all 4 all the time. Sooooo cute!
The girls are very cute and amazingly so Ashley is now in size 3 pants (her waist is still size 1 though).
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Brothers and sisters.....the real life kind
I love how at such a young age my kids seem to have a genuine love for each other. Maybe they now know mummy isn't a push over.....they have started sorting out their own differences, treating each other with compassion and genuine concern. They are big in the 'huggling' and 'kussing' each other. I know time will pass and when they are older the whole repetitive hugs and kisses on the 'wipps' will get a bit old and maybe even become 'yucky' but for now......I will enjoy watching them (and encouraging them).
The 2 girls share a room.....
Ashley is very loving and 'motherly'. Ashley is also very independant. She rushes off after breakfast and puts her dishes in the sink and then promptly dresses herself. She then asks Grace is she needs help getting dressed and of course Grace's face lights up! A bit of a struggle usually ensues. You know, the old needtotakeglassesoffBEFOREshirt part?
Grace is showing signs of being just as loving and 'motherly' as her older sister. She has graduated from saying 'Wawwy' (her version of Larry) to saying 'Weewye' (her version of Levi). There was a bit of confusion when we decided to ditch Levi's dummy cold turkey as she loved *giving it to him (*read shove it in his face at every opportunity).
This is such an encouragement to me. To think deliberately about my actions. Cos they are learning from me and watching everything!
Grace has taken to her new glasses like a champ. Keeping them on all the time. Oh and boy oh boy is she funny! Always hamming it up for us! She really is so funny.
Grace looks very much like me (but exceedingly more cute and with devine blue eyes). I love it for many reasons. One reason is the joy it gives my parents. Grace is a good version of me as a little child. I was grumpy, she rarely is. I think I got away with being grumpy too much! She is also at this young age showing a major preference to using her left hand. I am left handed as is my dad. Time will tell!
So these little girls have each other for sisters for life! What a blessing to each other and to us! They like to chat in their room. I find it so funny how Ashley says they 'talk to each other'. When I ask what they talk about I get all sorts of exciting responses. I feel like I have gone on a journey with them. Into their little 'sister world'.
Brothers.....ahhh! These little guys melt my heart! A nearly 4 year old and a 7 month old to be such little buddy's already! These two little guys share a room too. On a side note I am a huge fan of siblings sharing rooms. Ethan and Ashley actually cried when I told them they wouldn't be sharing a room anymore in the new house. :( I am not opposed to boy/girl siblings sharing a room and have even thought about putting E,A and G on the same room but Ethan said 'Levi will be lonely, I will stay with him'. Melt my heart!
The similarities between the boys are amazing. Well least to me. Having Levi is like having a baby Ethan all over again, just with a different eye colour. Both boys have such tender hearts. They love cuddles (especially Levi who looooooves mummy and no, not just for my milk....although that helps). Ethan only sparingly gives out 'kusses' now. I savour each one he gives me!
The 2 girls share a room.....
Ashley is very loving and 'motherly'. Ashley is also very independant. She rushes off after breakfast and puts her dishes in the sink and then promptly dresses herself. She then asks Grace is she needs help getting dressed and of course Grace's face lights up! A bit of a struggle usually ensues. You know, the old needtotakeglassesoffBEFOREshirt part?
Grace is showing signs of being just as loving and 'motherly' as her older sister. She has graduated from saying 'Wawwy' (her version of Larry) to saying 'Weewye' (her version of Levi). There was a bit of confusion when we decided to ditch Levi's dummy cold turkey as she loved *giving it to him (*read shove it in his face at every opportunity).
This is such an encouragement to me. To think deliberately about my actions. Cos they are learning from me and watching everything!
Grace has taken to her new glasses like a champ. Keeping them on all the time. Oh and boy oh boy is she funny! Always hamming it up for us! She really is so funny.
Grace looks very much like me (but exceedingly more cute and with devine blue eyes). I love it for many reasons. One reason is the joy it gives my parents. Grace is a good version of me as a little child. I was grumpy, she rarely is. I think I got away with being grumpy too much! She is also at this young age showing a major preference to using her left hand. I am left handed as is my dad. Time will tell!
So these little girls have each other for sisters for life! What a blessing to each other and to us! They like to chat in their room. I find it so funny how Ashley says they 'talk to each other'. When I ask what they talk about I get all sorts of exciting responses. I feel like I have gone on a journey with them. Into their little 'sister world'.
Brothers.....ahhh! These little guys melt my heart! A nearly 4 year old and a 7 month old to be such little buddy's already! These two little guys share a room too. On a side note I am a huge fan of siblings sharing rooms. Ethan and Ashley actually cried when I told them they wouldn't be sharing a room anymore in the new house. :( I am not opposed to boy/girl siblings sharing a room and have even thought about putting E,A and G on the same room but Ethan said 'Levi will be lonely, I will stay with him'. Melt my heart!
The similarities between the boys are amazing. Well least to me. Having Levi is like having a baby Ethan all over again, just with a different eye colour. Both boys have such tender hearts. They love cuddles (especially Levi who looooooves mummy and no, not just for my milk....although that helps). Ethan only sparingly gives out 'kusses' now. I savour each one he gives me!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Thank goodness!
Despite still needing to recover from missing Bahrain (how COULD we forget!) we enjoyed seeing the Grand Prix today on home turf today. I refuse to pay to go and sit on wet grass and use toilet's that 'store' the poo. Why would you when you can sit on your own couch with a toilet close by that flushes!
Ben and I really enjoy watching the Formula 1. It is kinda our 'thing'. Considering we basically watch no tv (i.e the tv is 100% off when the kids are awake and on maybe 3 hours total in the evenings during the week.....usually less) I don't feel bad watching something we both enjoy. I sit there all anxious just not wanting Hamilton (Ham Ham as we call him) to win or get podium. I know, I'm mean. Today was a good race but by golly I am glad it is over! I stress!
Ethan was so cute wearing his little racing suit and pretend waving to his fans. haha poor deprived child getting overly excited about tv. Grace and Ashley couldn't give two hoots!
I am in decluttering mode. Funny how hard it can be to part with things even though they are only 'things' and even though those 'things' aren't being used and are just taking up space.
Who's hearin' me here? Hello? Hello? Anyone out there?
My mind is constantly saying less, less, less. I do wish I had 'more' money though. One day my ideas of home improvement will happen. Bills piling in. Onward and upward. No time to spend being upset. Just need to be stricter with money. That's the un-fun bit eh?
Ben and I really enjoy watching the Formula 1. It is kinda our 'thing'. Considering we basically watch no tv (i.e the tv is 100% off when the kids are awake and on maybe 3 hours total in the evenings during the week.....usually less) I don't feel bad watching something we both enjoy. I sit there all anxious just not wanting Hamilton (Ham Ham as we call him) to win or get podium. I know, I'm mean. Today was a good race but by golly I am glad it is over! I stress!
Ethan was so cute wearing his little racing suit and pretend waving to his fans. haha poor deprived child getting overly excited about tv. Grace and Ashley couldn't give two hoots!
I am in decluttering mode. Funny how hard it can be to part with things even though they are only 'things' and even though those 'things' aren't being used and are just taking up space.
Who's hearin' me here? Hello? Hello? Anyone out there?
My mind is constantly saying less, less, less. I do wish I had 'more' money though. One day my ideas of home improvement will happen. Bills piling in. Onward and upward. No time to spend being upset. Just need to be stricter with money. That's the un-fun bit eh?
Monday, March 1, 2010
Simpler
I am after a simpler life. Don't get me wrong. My life is good most of the time but even though we are pretty relaxed and mostly carefree it still seems rushed. My mind feels rushed and I am tired.
So very tired. Not a 'I need a break tired' but tired of shops, consumerism, ads. I saw an ad this morning. Another 'no surprises here' moment but at the same time SHAME ON THEM!
An ad for Fernwood gym saying "Join in for Fox sake". Deplorable! Think of some newbie reader kiddie reading that and think of how they might pronounce it. It is about the principle. I am sick of people like me being told to calm down, relax, don't worry about it, its harmless! It is NOT harmless.
Unfortunately to have a simpler life with a larger property in a more rural area costs money. Money we do not have (and strongly suspect will never have. :( Oh and it is not about the money. It is not about being rich but how do you get from where you are now to where you want to be. Out in the country, on our own property and giving the finger the 'the man'?
I am tired. More tired than I have been in a long time and I don't know why.
Life is good. I am in love with my husband (more than ever) and my children. I could eat them they are so good but.......
I want a simpler life
p.s did you know that playing ice hockey and figure skating is easy. Hockey players have 'knives on their 'shoes'? I do, Ethan told me :)
So very tired. Not a 'I need a break tired' but tired of shops, consumerism, ads. I saw an ad this morning. Another 'no surprises here' moment but at the same time SHAME ON THEM!
An ad for Fernwood gym saying "Join in for Fox sake". Deplorable! Think of some newbie reader kiddie reading that and think of how they might pronounce it. It is about the principle. I am sick of people like me being told to calm down, relax, don't worry about it, its harmless! It is NOT harmless.
Unfortunately to have a simpler life with a larger property in a more rural area costs money. Money we do not have (and strongly suspect will never have. :( Oh and it is not about the money. It is not about being rich but how do you get from where you are now to where you want to be. Out in the country, on our own property and giving the finger the 'the man'?
I am tired. More tired than I have been in a long time and I don't know why.
Life is good. I am in love with my husband (more than ever) and my children. I could eat them they are so good but.......
I want a simpler life
p.s did you know that playing ice hockey and figure skating is easy. Hockey players have 'knives on their 'shoes'? I do, Ethan told me :)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Quote of.......yesterday
Good morning!
Ok before I forget....
Yesterday morning we went to a different Church (one that I usually woud avoid) because we were told that
Juan Carlos Ortiz
Was going to be there.....we along with a few other people were told it would be yesterday morning....the messenger delivered the wrong messge! The 'messenger' didn't even come himself. He miss out.....BIG TIME. The girls looked positively beautiful in the dresses!
We will visit again either March 21st or March 28th when Juan will actually be there!
Anyhow.........when the pastor was praying. waffling, going on Ethan got this big smile on his face when the pastor said 'Heaven'. It then went like this....
E: "Heaven! Heaven!"......smiling,smile,smile
Then he said " Heaven! Kevin! Kevin Rudd!". He was so impressed with himself with making the correlation between the rhyming words Heaven and Kevin. Ashley still just loves Kevin from UP
Lots I want to do but I have hurt my back. I have just joined a book club with my mum and tonight is the first one (for me, not her). The first book for the year is The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker. I read it from start to finish yesterday in four hours. As a result my back, ain't so happy.
On a side note, Ben has this guy come into his work every now and then to do sessions called 'Backs of the future". I always laugh when I think of this geeky little title. It has however, helped Ben learn correct lifting techniques. Unfortunately they have nothing that can help 'readinglyingdownonabadangleforfourhours' :)
Ok before I forget....
Yesterday morning we went to a different Church (one that I usually woud avoid) because we were told that
Juan Carlos Ortiz
Was going to be there.....we along with a few other people were told it would be yesterday morning....the messenger delivered the wrong messge! The 'messenger' didn't even come himself. He miss out.....BIG TIME. The girls looked positively beautiful in the dresses!
We will visit again either March 21st or March 28th when Juan will actually be there!
Anyhow.........when the pastor was praying. waffling, going on Ethan got this big smile on his face when the pastor said 'Heaven'. It then went like this....
E: "Heaven! Heaven!"......smiling,smile,smile
Then he said " Heaven! Kevin! Kevin Rudd!". He was so impressed with himself with making the correlation between the rhyming words Heaven and Kevin. Ashley still just loves Kevin from UP
Lots I want to do but I have hurt my back. I have just joined a book club with my mum and tonight is the first one (for me, not her). The first book for the year is The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker. I read it from start to finish yesterday in four hours. As a result my back, ain't so happy.
On a side note, Ben has this guy come into his work every now and then to do sessions called 'Backs of the future". I always laugh when I think of this geeky little title. It has however, helped Ben learn correct lifting techniques. Unfortunately they have nothing that can help 'readinglyingdownonabadangleforfourhours' :)
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