Self talk!

I was just contemplating going to bed early because I keep telling myself it would be nice to get up early to do some stuff before the kids wake up.

Who am I kidding?

Seriously.

Me??

Get up early???

Who am I joking?

I don't know why I even waste my time thinking these stupid thoughts!

I have taught my children not to get up until 7am, so I get a decent time to get myself out of bed. And as much as I love it, if I had done things differently, mabey I might just be able to accomplish my personal mission impossible?

Well..............

I highly doubt it! So I am putting to rest any guilt I may have about thinking about getting out of bed early!!!!!

Making your own decisions!

When my daughter was born, she come ready with a head of hair an inch long. And then it got longer, and longer, and longer. Her hair has never stopped growing, and as such she has had many haircuts.

For about the past year, whenever her brother or Dad have had a hair cut, Little Miss 4 has gotten jealous. To the point where she asks for a haircut like Daddy's (short back and sides).

Well, a week ago I noticed a few funny looking hairs on top of Little Miss 4's head. Oh no! I was devestated. Somehow, somewhere, she had a 'haircut'! The more we talk about it, the more details I get of the 'incident'. But it goes something like this.....


"My best friend and I gave each other haircuts, and we cut the babies hair too"

Now, when I heard the last part I got really anxious cause Little Miss 4's best friend has a baby brother!

Luckily the babies she was talking about were pretend, phew!

And today she told me they put the hair they cut off in the bin, (I would think of this as hiding the evidence!). Oh well, carrying on. I asked her what we were going to do about her hair now, and she said she could have a haircut like another little girl she knows, and have it all cut off.

Um, sorry Baby girl, NO WAY!

We talked with Daddy and decided to go with a bob cut, Daddy said shoulders, but I told her she could go a little shorter, and this is what we come out with.

Forgive the rings under her eyes, we had an early start to this day, and a lot of driving. But, she absolutely loves her new hairdo! Hopefully it is easier to maintain and she learns to brush it daily. Needless to say, the short hair is earier to clip back and hide the cut hair, which is in the middle of the top of her head.

A Big Day.

As I typed that title, the way I said it in my head reminded me of the mice announcing the chapter titles on the movie Babe!

Moving on!

Today was a big day!

My boy had his first school excursion of the year. He was not too excited earlier in the week until he was told he would get to milk a cow! I picked him up from the bus, they got back an hour later than scheduled, which put our afternoon behind just as far.

I went to town today. And you know what else? I got to go by myself! I know, what a privellage! Little Miss 4's best friends mother invited her over for the day, and she happily obliged! Mind you, as I was driving away after dropping her off, I did feel a pang of jealousy that she chose to stay instead of come shopping with her Mummy! Oh well. My trip to town flew by, and before I knew it I had to leave for school pick up.

I made it back just in time, to get told the bus was running late, so I raced home with Little Miss 4 now back in tow, unpacked the groceries, quickly packed a bag for Master 6, picked him up and drove off to town. There, Master 6 had a haircut, went straight to touch footy for the next hour, after which we came home and the kids went straight to bed (after a shower and teeth brush!).

As much as I got to sit down and eat lunch by myself (with a nice little chat with a friend I bumped into first!), it was a very busy day.

Failed plans.

Today we planned to go to a nice looking river area about 1hour from home. This is not the first time we have 'planned' to go here, but due to wet weather we have not made it to date.

Today is a beautiful day here, I even hung the washing on the line for the first time in a week, without checking the sky first! So, it should have been the perfect day to get away. Unfortunately it was not to be our day to get away just yet.

Last night, Little Miss 4 had a temperature. I thought it may have been a little heat exhaustion from the days antics, but the night turned bad. Around midnight she started vomiting (and unfortunately she is still going 16 hours later). The temperature has settled, but she still can't stomach anything. So, the days plans were foiled again.

Thankfully the past few months Little Miss 4 has been eating better and put on a little weight. I am now hoping a good sleep will see her wake up her usual self in the morning.

Time to get some dinner for Master 6 and I, DH is at work, so a quiet night of ironing I have ahead of me!

Feathers.

A few days ago one of my children said something about the Feather Fairy. Thinking it was just a game they were playing, I nodded and agreed and let them continue with their conversation.

Yesterday, Little Miss 4 was slightly disappointed cause the Feather Fairy had not come!

What the??????????????????

Ok, it was time to start asking questions!

It turns out the Feather Fairy is like the tooth fairy and she gives you a 'reward' for leaving feathers under your pillow for her.

Wow, that was a new one! So, I asked Master 6 where on earth he heard about the Feather Fairy?
The simple answer, Bugs Bunny.
Thanks Looney Tunes! I seriously have not seen that episode!

So, to keep their imaginations alive and their dreams real, the Feather Fairy collected her feather last night from Little Miss 4's pillow and left a little thankyou note.
I asked her this morning if the Fairy came last night, and she said no, almost as if she had given up hope. Not saying anything, I left her to her devices. Late this afternoon, Little Miss 4 came out so excited from her bedroom holding up her little note, which sparked a feather hunting adventure this afternoon.
There are now more feathers under the pillows...........................
Let's see how long this saga continues!

Learning for Life.

Today was a memorable occasion. Something I had never imagined I would do with my children. Especially not at their ages. But they had fun, and I loved watching them, and love that I was there for them, and I love that my Husband allows me to be a stay at home Mum to pursue these opportunities for our children.

Well, I will get to what we did in a minute. First I want to tell you what we got up to during the week.
Master 6 started playing tennis at the beginning of the school term, and he loves it. As he would! I think it is more alluring for him because he watches his Daddy go and play tennis also, so to be able to do something just like Daddy is a big hit with a little boy.

The only problem with doing after school activities is my boy wears down quickly. And gets really cranky. With everyone. So, our post tennis afternoons have been pretty horrid, until this last week. Master 6 asked to play touch football, which is an hour after his tennis lesson. I thought about it for a week before agreeing to let him do it, and I am so glad I did. He is so occupied the whole afternoon, by the time we get home, Master 6 has a shower and goes straight to bed, no more arguements! It worked out perfect, fingers crossed we can keep it up!

So, in my endeavour to keep my children occupied and have a rounded up-bringing, today they played their first ever round of golf! Nope, definately not something I would have told you 5 years ago my little children would be doing. I have nothing against the sport, it has just never been something on my agenda of things for them to do.

And they loved it! It took 2 hours to play 3 holes, and Little Miss 4 had blisters at the end (she had 3times as many mis-hits as her brother!), but they perservered and I couldn't be prouder. It was a great lesson for them both, the game requires so much concentration, for both of them to stick out all 3 holes was an achievement on their little minds. Hopefully this new sport will teach Master 6 to settle down, though I think that is a kid thing, being so excited about new things!

Growing Up!

To save money the past few years, I have been plucking my eyebrows with tweezers, or using home wax etc. The past few months though, I have managed to find time to get to a hairdresser to have my eyebrows waxed. Now, that may not seem like such a big deal, but to a mum (ie. ME!), the ability to close my eyes for 5minutes during the middle of the day is such a blessing, even if it is only once a month!

In doing such a thing to my face, I have to admit Little Miss 4 accompanies me on these outings. And I must tell you, she has picked up a thing or two....

Yesterday Little Miss 4 found a blob of blue tack. Cool, I thought. We had been talking about mediums like modelling clay and playdough to build her finger muscles and she thought this was just perfect to squish between her fingers.

Later in the afternoon however, she found a new use for her blue tack.

I found her in the dining room with her baby. She had set up her dolls high chair, sat her baby down and began to 'wax' baby's eyebrows. She was very professional, waited a minute for the wax to dry before touching it to pull it off. Upon the 'rip', she was disappointed that baby's eyebrows were still on baby's face! Oh dear, she pondered what to do next, luckily 'Mummy' was there to smooth things over or I think it might have been the first baby to meet a pen!

My children are growing up so fast, and I am proud that I can be there to witness these beautiful going-ons. But it does make me wonder how much of what we do, or they witness, impacts them???