June
28 June 2006 Crazy Hair Day
27 June 2006 Super Hero Day
We came home from work and found Becs and the girls dressed up as super heros.
Pictures from Pheonix Park. My girls are modelling some of sewing - Kimberly has the moo cow bag that I made on and Katie has the balaclava (which I need to change because the white around the face looks yuck).
Pictures of Kimberly from our day at the Aquarium.
26 June 2006
It might sound crazy but most Sunday nights I can't wait to go back to work for a bit of R&R, our weekends are so busy it's hard to find 5 minutes to just sit and do nothing.
I worked from home on Friday so even though I had to work I got to spend the day with Katie.
On Saturday I took Kimberly to the Aquarium because they are having a Barbie Mermaidia theme. We left just after 9am and didn't get home till after 3pm by which time Kim was very tired and cranky. She was very good and I had a terrific time, I think Kim did too.
On Sunday Kim and David did the grocery shopping when Katie had her morning sleep and when Kim woke up from her sleep in the afternoon we went to Phoenix Park (near Chadstone). It was the first time we'd taken the girls to Phoenix park, it has a really big wooden playground and was lots of fun. But the weather was cold and the girls were hungry by the time we decided to go home so we had to stop for hot jam donuts.
I took lots of photos at the Aquarium and the park which I will post later in the week. I knew I shouldn't have mentioned work; I was really busy last week. I had to log on every night so I am hoping that this week things will have quietened down a bit, but I doubt it :(.
19 June 2006
We had a lovely weekend, we had Becs and Scott over for dinner on Saturday so I arranged for some chickens to be delivered to the house on Friday. Bec's doesn't eat red meat and I wanted to get some fresh chicken to do a roast. I also asked the butcher for some chicken frames (bones) for J&J and to my surprise they gave me two huge bags about 20 kgs. So David and I spent most of the night cutting it up so that it would fit into the freezer. I got a blister from so much chopping :(.
Saturday morning we went to McDonalds for breakfast and to play in the playground. We had lots of fun. The Katie was ready for a sleep when we got home. I went to the fruit and veg shop to get some vegetables for our roast and was talking to the owner who told me that they could deliver if I wanted. So I can now get all our meat and fruit and veg delivered (how good is that!), but I think I'll only get the meat delivered as I prefer to pick out my own fruit and veg.
We had a great night with Becs and Scott, they were both lots of fun the the girls took to Scott very quickly. Becs bought a fruit platter - I think Kim ate all the strawberrys on her own.
Sunday we went to Gran and Pop's to see their new kitchen, I am very jealous and now want to renovate our kitchen but I don't think I could handle not having a kitchen for a few weeks. David took Kim to the park in the arvo because Katie and I were snoozing.
16 June 2006
I am a helicopter mum, what does this mean? I am always hovering over my children!
The first step to rectifying something is to know that it exists and needs fixing, so at least I know and admit that I am a helicopter mum. It was very obvious when we were at Rare Bears on Sunday, I was the only parent calling out to their child ever couple of minutes "Kimberly where are you, are you OK?" and I'd keep calling until I heard "Yes Mummy, I am here".
I am very fortunate that despite my character flaw(s) Kimberly is more than capable of standing up for herself and Katelyn is also showing signs of the same. Which is why my efforts to change are only half hearted, I know that kids can be cruel and it's always nice to know that you're going to have someone to back you up. Like when two bigs girls refused to let Kimberly into the cubby at Rare Bears. Kim stood there waiting her turn, just like she'd been told. But these girls were just being nasty, they weren't playing in the cubby and the only attraction was keeping Kim out!
So I went over and opened the door, I told Kim you can go in if you want to. The girls just looked at me, I told them they didn't own the cubby and that they needed to apologise to Kimberly. They were stunned, I was hoping that their parents would come over so that I could tell them what type of children they had raised. The girls just stood there looking at me, until I made it clear to them that they weren't going to be getting out of the situation until Kim got the apology she deserved.
I explained to Kim afterwards that those girls weren't being nice and if ever someone did that again she should walk away and tell a grown up (preferably me if I am around). I also told Kim that it had nothing to do with her or her actions and that she did everything right. To be honest I don't know if "I" did the right thing but it felt right and I don't regret it.
I was having a conversation a few weeks ago about how children aren't under parents care for long and that I believed they should have a good time because it was only a short time. I don't know how long I am going to have the priviledge of having my girls live under the one roof (if I am lucky it might be another 30 years) but while they are there I want them to know that they are treasured. And even when they are all grown up and move out I want them to know that there will always be a place for them in the family home. My girls really do make me very happy and they do and always will come first.
Work has been good, you'd think that I didn't have to work because I don't talk about it much. I was recently offered new position which is keeping me on my toes. The new role in addition to all the year end close stuff should make the next few weeks extra busy.
I am starting to plan Katelyn's birthday party, I haven't decided on a date yet or a theme for that matter. Part of me wants to just keep it simple, maybe a picnic at the park with just the four of us. But I know that won't be the case, a first birthday (any birthday for that matter) is a big deal for a child so I'm going to make the effort to plan a property party.
14 June 2006
We had a lovely long weekend, didn't do much on Saturday which was a bit of a mistake as the girls were a bit rowdy due to all the pent up energy. On Sunday we went to the pool in the morning and after the girls sleep we went to Rare Bears. Kimberly must have had a really good day because at dinner time she thanked us for a special day. She is such a good girl and a lot of the things that she says comes as a real surprise.
We didn't end up going shoe shopping as I found 3 pairs of shoes that I had previously bought for her stored away in the loft. We played pretend shopping instead, Kimberly pretended to pay me for the shoes and I gave her some change. Not as much fun as really going shopping but still good.
On Monday Kimberly and I had a girl's shopping day at Spotlight, she was so cute. She followed me around the store commenting on the fabric, too bright, not colourful enough, too busy etc. I had a 20% voucher that a friend sent me and I printed 3 out so Kimberly gave one voucher to the person in front of us in the line and one to the person behind. She was very brave because it wouldn't have been easy for her to approach them even with her mum standing next to her.
Kimberly picked up some "moo cow" fabric, I think it is Dalmatian fabric and I made two pairs of pants; for Kim and Katie when we got home. While we are at Spotlight Katie and David went food shopping at Coles.
Yesterday when we picked Kim up from Callisthenics she almost lost her Callisthenics Barbie (shock horror, then she would only have Gold knows how many left - I think she nearly has 20 Barbies). We didn't know that she had it with her and when she asked us for it we told her that Bec's might have taken it home. Kimmie wouldn't budge; she said no that little girl was playing with it. So I asked the girl and eventually the little girls mother produced Kim's Barbie. If it wasn't for Kim's determination and her memory she would have lost Callisthenics Barbie yesterday.
9 June 2006
The end of another week and a long weekend, what more could I ask for. We had Gran and Pop over for dinner tonight (F&C night) so that was nice, I even got us a choc mud cake for dessert.
Not much planned for the weekend, would love to get some sewing done. Kimberly and I have a shopping date tomorrow we are going to buy her a new pair of shoes because her feet have grown two sizes this season. I would like to go to Spotlight on Monday but I really don't need any mroe fabric, especially because I just bought some more Germany today. Oh well I guess it doesn't hurt to go and have a look ;)
I got a chance to go to the park with Becs and the girls during the week and had a great time.
8 June 2006
Yeah for me, I was very productive last night, I finished the pair of tights for Kimberly albeit a day late. I also had a go at making Katelyn a balaclava but because I didn't allow any seam allowance it was too small and could only fit Baby Born. Actually my girls have rather big heads, the Maternal Child Health Nurse told David that it must run in the family when he took Kim for a check up.
At the moment Kimberly and I really love making biscuits we made a batch of Anzacs last night, the ones Kimberly made turned out much nicer than mine. She made them smaller and flatter so they were more crisp, I had to squash mine with a fork half way through baking :(.
6 June 2006
I have finally found the time to organising my blog so that I can have all my favourite things in the one place, favouritethings . Now all I have to do is go back and find my old journal entries and favourite recipes.
I baked a batch of choc chip cookies on the weekend (77 cookies to be precise) I'm not sure how many David has eaten but I have had over 20.
I wanted to make Kimberly a pair of black footless tights last night but I was too tired, by the time I was sitting down Desperate Housewives was already on (thank's David for taping the first couple of minutes for me).
I have good news, I have locate the whole collection of Barbie DVD's, there are 8 in total but now my dilemma is whether I should buy them all. The newest one "The Barbie Diaires" is about Barbie going to school and being in a band; she wants to be the lead of the band or something but is made the assistant and doesn't get the boy of her dreams until she finds the diary and all her entries come true. Very dramatic, but not at all age appropriate. I don't want to be explaining boyfriends and envy to Kimberly just yet. I had enough problems explaining mould to her last night!
I have also updated the sewing blog with pictures.
5 June 2006
Why, oh why do I of all people have to have two girls! It's so cruel. I spend all my time shopping and sewing for them. Why couldn't I have had two boys, that way I'd have little interest in buying them clothes and would have more time to me!
I spent my whole lunch time on Friday buying things for Kimberly (mind you it was the only lunch time for the whole week that I set foot outside the office). I got Kim a new scarf with matching hat and matching tights (yes that's right matching tights) I also got her a funky pair of Benetton jeans that say Beautiful, Gorgeous and I can't remember what else.
Went to Lincraft and picked up some material to make Kim a black ballet wrap as I haven't been able to track one down in her size and it's starting to get cold at Callisthenics, while I was there I also got some wool knit to make a pair of black footless tights for her. By this time I was starting to get hungry and tired but I still managed one last stop to get Kim long sleeved leotards.
This weekend was very busy but we didn't really do much, on Saturday we went to Ikea look at beds. I am not keen on getting a bed for Kim from their but I wanted to get an idea of what she liked. To my horror she wants a loft bed, the ones that you have to climb a ladder to get in. I had to explain to her that she had to be a really big girl (as opposed to just being a big girl) to get one of those. While we were at Ikea we had afternoon tea in the "restaurant" there was a little boy "Thomas" that we chatted with. Thomas's parents couldn't get him to leave and at one stage Kimberly and I were both trying to convince Thomas that if he didn't go he would get left behind by his parents. Kimberly can be so good when she wants to.
On Sunday David took Katelyn to the pool while Kim had an afternoon nap, the reason why Kimberly didn't get to go is because she's been calling out when she goes to sleep so she doesn't get to go to the pool until she stops this. When she woke up from her sleep David took her and J&J for a walk to the park as a consolation.
I managed to sew three pairs of pants (two for Kim and one for Katie) and a skirt on the weekend.
Kimberly is also starting to get very bossy (more than before), when she is talking to us in the car if we ignore her she gets very upset. But if she doesn't say our name and we respond she will also tell us off, she says "I'm not talking to you daddy, I was asking mummy, did you hear me say daddy? Only when I say daddy you can talk". So I've starting doing the same to her, I know, not a good idea but I can't help myself.
I've got a collection of gifts for both Kimberly and Katelyn's birthday, a few little things for Katelyn and a mountain of things for Kimberly. It's not that I don't want to buy things for Katelyn, we just seem to have lots for her already - from Kimberly and new things that I buy. It's really sad but I recently found a box of brand new outfits that I had bought for Katelyn that no longer fit (David erase this from your memory). Kimberly also only wears a fraction of the clothes that she has, she seems to only wear her favourites and everything else just sits in her draws. It's really tragic because some of the dresses that I bought her cost me a small fortune and I am not exaggerating.
I lust (yes lust) over Oilily , Kimberly has quite of few Oilily dresses but she hardly wears them as she prefers the independence that skirts give her. There are a few dresses that I really love from the Spring range and would like to buy over the Internet from Europe (because we are two season behind in OZ) but I would loath to spend the money only for the clothes to sit in the cupboard. I might get skirts instead - but the range of skirts is booorrring. A while back I got Kim an Oilily backpack that she has only recently discovered and to my delight she loves it. I told her that it's Katelyn's (jsut because I want to be cruel) and Kimberly has "borrowed" it from Katelyn. Kimberly really does have great taste, most of the time she has no idea what the brands are but her favourite top is D&G, and her bag of choice is Oilily.
No photos this weekend. Better go now, my next mission is to track down the complete set of Barbie DVD's!
27 June 2006 Super Hero Day
We came home from work and found Becs and the girls dressed up as super heros.
Pictures from Pheonix Park. My girls are modelling some of sewing - Kimberly has the moo cow bag that I made on and Katie has the balaclava (which I need to change because the white around the face looks yuck).
Pictures of Kimberly from our day at the Aquarium.
26 June 2006
It might sound crazy but most Sunday nights I can't wait to go back to work for a bit of R&R, our weekends are so busy it's hard to find 5 minutes to just sit and do nothing.
I worked from home on Friday so even though I had to work I got to spend the day with Katie.
On Saturday I took Kimberly to the Aquarium because they are having a Barbie Mermaidia theme. We left just after 9am and didn't get home till after 3pm by which time Kim was very tired and cranky. She was very good and I had a terrific time, I think Kim did too.
On Sunday Kim and David did the grocery shopping when Katie had her morning sleep and when Kim woke up from her sleep in the afternoon we went to Phoenix Park (near Chadstone). It was the first time we'd taken the girls to Phoenix park, it has a really big wooden playground and was lots of fun. But the weather was cold and the girls were hungry by the time we decided to go home so we had to stop for hot jam donuts.
I took lots of photos at the Aquarium and the park which I will post later in the week. I knew I shouldn't have mentioned work; I was really busy last week. I had to log on every night so I am hoping that this week things will have quietened down a bit, but I doubt it :(.
19 June 2006
We had a lovely weekend, we had Becs and Scott over for dinner on Saturday so I arranged for some chickens to be delivered to the house on Friday. Bec's doesn't eat red meat and I wanted to get some fresh chicken to do a roast. I also asked the butcher for some chicken frames (bones) for J&J and to my surprise they gave me two huge bags about 20 kgs. So David and I spent most of the night cutting it up so that it would fit into the freezer. I got a blister from so much chopping :(.
Saturday morning we went to McDonalds for breakfast and to play in the playground. We had lots of fun. The Katie was ready for a sleep when we got home. I went to the fruit and veg shop to get some vegetables for our roast and was talking to the owner who told me that they could deliver if I wanted. So I can now get all our meat and fruit and veg delivered (how good is that!), but I think I'll only get the meat delivered as I prefer to pick out my own fruit and veg.
We had a great night with Becs and Scott, they were both lots of fun the the girls took to Scott very quickly. Becs bought a fruit platter - I think Kim ate all the strawberrys on her own.
Sunday we went to Gran and Pop's to see their new kitchen, I am very jealous and now want to renovate our kitchen but I don't think I could handle not having a kitchen for a few weeks. David took Kim to the park in the arvo because Katie and I were snoozing.
16 June 2006
I am a helicopter mum, what does this mean? I am always hovering over my children!
The first step to rectifying something is to know that it exists and needs fixing, so at least I know and admit that I am a helicopter mum. It was very obvious when we were at Rare Bears on Sunday, I was the only parent calling out to their child ever couple of minutes "Kimberly where are you, are you OK?" and I'd keep calling until I heard "Yes Mummy, I am here".
I am very fortunate that despite my character flaw(s) Kimberly is more than capable of standing up for herself and Katelyn is also showing signs of the same. Which is why my efforts to change are only half hearted, I know that kids can be cruel and it's always nice to know that you're going to have someone to back you up. Like when two bigs girls refused to let Kimberly into the cubby at Rare Bears. Kim stood there waiting her turn, just like she'd been told. But these girls were just being nasty, they weren't playing in the cubby and the only attraction was keeping Kim out!
So I went over and opened the door, I told Kim you can go in if you want to. The girls just looked at me, I told them they didn't own the cubby and that they needed to apologise to Kimberly. They were stunned, I was hoping that their parents would come over so that I could tell them what type of children they had raised. The girls just stood there looking at me, until I made it clear to them that they weren't going to be getting out of the situation until Kim got the apology she deserved.
I explained to Kim afterwards that those girls weren't being nice and if ever someone did that again she should walk away and tell a grown up (preferably me if I am around). I also told Kim that it had nothing to do with her or her actions and that she did everything right. To be honest I don't know if "I" did the right thing but it felt right and I don't regret it.
I was having a conversation a few weeks ago about how children aren't under parents care for long and that I believed they should have a good time because it was only a short time. I don't know how long I am going to have the priviledge of having my girls live under the one roof (if I am lucky it might be another 30 years) but while they are there I want them to know that they are treasured. And even when they are all grown up and move out I want them to know that there will always be a place for them in the family home. My girls really do make me very happy and they do and always will come first.
Work has been good, you'd think that I didn't have to work because I don't talk about it much. I was recently offered new position which is keeping me on my toes. The new role in addition to all the year end close stuff should make the next few weeks extra busy.
I am starting to plan Katelyn's birthday party, I haven't decided on a date yet or a theme for that matter. Part of me wants to just keep it simple, maybe a picnic at the park with just the four of us. But I know that won't be the case, a first birthday (any birthday for that matter) is a big deal for a child so I'm going to make the effort to plan a property party.
14 June 2006
We had a lovely long weekend, didn't do much on Saturday which was a bit of a mistake as the girls were a bit rowdy due to all the pent up energy. On Sunday we went to the pool in the morning and after the girls sleep we went to Rare Bears. Kimberly must have had a really good day because at dinner time she thanked us for a special day. She is such a good girl and a lot of the things that she says comes as a real surprise.
We didn't end up going shoe shopping as I found 3 pairs of shoes that I had previously bought for her stored away in the loft. We played pretend shopping instead, Kimberly pretended to pay me for the shoes and I gave her some change. Not as much fun as really going shopping but still good.
On Monday Kimberly and I had a girl's shopping day at Spotlight, she was so cute. She followed me around the store commenting on the fabric, too bright, not colourful enough, too busy etc. I had a 20% voucher that a friend sent me and I printed 3 out so Kimberly gave one voucher to the person in front of us in the line and one to the person behind. She was very brave because it wouldn't have been easy for her to approach them even with her mum standing next to her.
Kimberly picked up some "moo cow" fabric, I think it is Dalmatian fabric and I made two pairs of pants; for Kim and Katie when we got home. While we are at Spotlight Katie and David went food shopping at Coles.
Yesterday when we picked Kim up from Callisthenics she almost lost her Callisthenics Barbie (shock horror, then she would only have Gold knows how many left - I think she nearly has 20 Barbies). We didn't know that she had it with her and when she asked us for it we told her that Bec's might have taken it home. Kimmie wouldn't budge; she said no that little girl was playing with it. So I asked the girl and eventually the little girls mother produced Kim's Barbie. If it wasn't for Kim's determination and her memory she would have lost Callisthenics Barbie yesterday.
9 June 2006
The end of another week and a long weekend, what more could I ask for. We had Gran and Pop over for dinner tonight (F&C night) so that was nice, I even got us a choc mud cake for dessert.
Not much planned for the weekend, would love to get some sewing done. Kimberly and I have a shopping date tomorrow we are going to buy her a new pair of shoes because her feet have grown two sizes this season. I would like to go to Spotlight on Monday but I really don't need any mroe fabric, especially because I just bought some more Germany today. Oh well I guess it doesn't hurt to go and have a look ;)
I got a chance to go to the park with Becs and the girls during the week and had a great time.
8 June 2006
Yeah for me, I was very productive last night, I finished the pair of tights for Kimberly albeit a day late. I also had a go at making Katelyn a balaclava but because I didn't allow any seam allowance it was too small and could only fit Baby Born. Actually my girls have rather big heads, the Maternal Child Health Nurse told David that it must run in the family when he took Kim for a check up.
At the moment Kimberly and I really love making biscuits we made a batch of Anzacs last night, the ones Kimberly made turned out much nicer than mine. She made them smaller and flatter so they were more crisp, I had to squash mine with a fork half way through baking :(.
6 June 2006
I have finally found the time to organising my blog so that I can have all my favourite things in the one place, favouritethings . Now all I have to do is go back and find my old journal entries and favourite recipes.
I baked a batch of choc chip cookies on the weekend (77 cookies to be precise) I'm not sure how many David has eaten but I have had over 20.
I wanted to make Kimberly a pair of black footless tights last night but I was too tired, by the time I was sitting down Desperate Housewives was already on (thank's David for taping the first couple of minutes for me).
I have good news, I have locate the whole collection of Barbie DVD's, there are 8 in total but now my dilemma is whether I should buy them all. The newest one "The Barbie Diaires" is about Barbie going to school and being in a band; she wants to be the lead of the band or something but is made the assistant and doesn't get the boy of her dreams until she finds the diary and all her entries come true. Very dramatic, but not at all age appropriate. I don't want to be explaining boyfriends and envy to Kimberly just yet. I had enough problems explaining mould to her last night!
I have also updated the sewing blog with pictures.
5 June 2006
Why, oh why do I of all people have to have two girls! It's so cruel. I spend all my time shopping and sewing for them. Why couldn't I have had two boys, that way I'd have little interest in buying them clothes and would have more time to me!
I spent my whole lunch time on Friday buying things for Kimberly (mind you it was the only lunch time for the whole week that I set foot outside the office). I got Kim a new scarf with matching hat and matching tights (yes that's right matching tights) I also got her a funky pair of Benetton jeans that say Beautiful, Gorgeous and I can't remember what else.
Went to Lincraft and picked up some material to make Kim a black ballet wrap as I haven't been able to track one down in her size and it's starting to get cold at Callisthenics, while I was there I also got some wool knit to make a pair of black footless tights for her. By this time I was starting to get hungry and tired but I still managed one last stop to get Kim long sleeved leotards.
This weekend was very busy but we didn't really do much, on Saturday we went to Ikea look at beds. I am not keen on getting a bed for Kim from their but I wanted to get an idea of what she liked. To my horror she wants a loft bed, the ones that you have to climb a ladder to get in. I had to explain to her that she had to be a really big girl (as opposed to just being a big girl) to get one of those. While we were at Ikea we had afternoon tea in the "restaurant" there was a little boy "Thomas" that we chatted with. Thomas's parents couldn't get him to leave and at one stage Kimberly and I were both trying to convince Thomas that if he didn't go he would get left behind by his parents. Kimberly can be so good when she wants to.
On Sunday David took Katelyn to the pool while Kim had an afternoon nap, the reason why Kimberly didn't get to go is because she's been calling out when she goes to sleep so she doesn't get to go to the pool until she stops this. When she woke up from her sleep David took her and J&J for a walk to the park as a consolation.
I managed to sew three pairs of pants (two for Kim and one for Katie) and a skirt on the weekend.
Kimberly is also starting to get very bossy (more than before), when she is talking to us in the car if we ignore her she gets very upset. But if she doesn't say our name and we respond she will also tell us off, she says "I'm not talking to you daddy, I was asking mummy, did you hear me say daddy? Only when I say daddy you can talk". So I've starting doing the same to her, I know, not a good idea but I can't help myself.
I've got a collection of gifts for both Kimberly and Katelyn's birthday, a few little things for Katelyn and a mountain of things for Kimberly. It's not that I don't want to buy things for Katelyn, we just seem to have lots for her already - from Kimberly and new things that I buy. It's really sad but I recently found a box of brand new outfits that I had bought for Katelyn that no longer fit (David erase this from your memory). Kimberly also only wears a fraction of the clothes that she has, she seems to only wear her favourites and everything else just sits in her draws. It's really tragic because some of the dresses that I bought her cost me a small fortune and I am not exaggerating.
I lust (yes lust) over Oilily , Kimberly has quite of few Oilily dresses but she hardly wears them as she prefers the independence that skirts give her. There are a few dresses that I really love from the Spring range and would like to buy over the Internet from Europe (because we are two season behind in OZ) but I would loath to spend the money only for the clothes to sit in the cupboard. I might get skirts instead - but the range of skirts is booorrring. A while back I got Kim an Oilily backpack that she has only recently discovered and to my delight she loves it. I told her that it's Katelyn's (jsut because I want to be cruel) and Kimberly has "borrowed" it from Katelyn. Kimberly really does have great taste, most of the time she has no idea what the brands are but her favourite top is D&G, and her bag of choice is Oilily.
No photos this weekend. Better go now, my next mission is to track down the complete set of Barbie DVD's!
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