Mummy Mine
Monday, February 27, 2012
You know what...
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Goodbyes suck
Below I've written what I wrote on my card to her. One, because I know how easy it is to lose a card when you're travelling and have kids, etc, so she'll be able to come here and read it, and Two, so that I can also go back and be reminded of how much she means to me now that we no longer see each other every week.
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To my dear big sis,
Thank you for the past 2 years, 3 months and 3 days (yes, I checked!) - who would have thought after that first awkward encounter that we'd have become such good friends!
I wish I had the words to express how much you mean to me. I (and BBB too I'm sure) am going to miss you and your little family more than you realise. You're family, and it's really going to suck not seeing you and the kids all the time.
Thank you for befriending this shy, awkward, often boring, naive mum! Thank you for your humour and honesty - you've certainly opened my eyes to a side of life I've never known! Thank you for your support through my pregnancy and birth with GG - I would never have had the beautiful experience I did without your support. And thank you just for being the awesome person you are - you are a gorgeous person my friend, and I hope you learn to accept that!
I am going to miss our 'cuppa time' and our maccas lunches, and just being there to watch our kids grow up together.
Good luck with your travels and new life back in the sunny state. Please don't forget us down here.
Much love to you and the kids,
from your little sis,
S
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At first her leaving felt surreal. Now it's slowly starting to sink in. And it really, really sucks. I keep wanting to talk to someone about how I'm feeling... and then I realise the person I want to talk to is her, and she's not here.
I know we'll see each other again (hubby and I have been talking and planning the trip already), but it's still not the same.
I'm really going to miss you sis... and all the kids. Off to have a little cry now.
Friday, November 25, 2011
On a not so rainy Saturday...
Monday, November 21, 2011
My poor neglected blog
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
More photo play!
I could honestly take photos of Gorgeous Girl all day!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Photo play - with my Gorgeous Girl


Then I thought I'd get creative, so I stripped GG down to her nappy and hung a white sheet behind her:


I'm hoping to take some photos at a friend's house soon. She has a beautiful garden full of flowers, so it should make for a nice background.
All this for 40 minutes of bliss
I'm lucky enough that BBB still has a day sleep, and a pretty decent sleep at that - usually 2-3+ hours every day. This means I am also lucky enough to quite often have both kids asleep for a little while through the afternoon. GG is more of a catnapper, so it may only be 40 minutes - but it's wonderfully relaxing to have that quiet time to myself. Some days, however, the effort involved to get both kids asleep makes me wonder why I bother...
Today for example: I got BBB down first after 3 or 4 books, while GG in that time had fallen asleep in her rocker. I come out of BBB's room and turn the monitor on - he's there chatting away to himself. GG had woken up so I took some photos of her in her cute beanie (another post). Suddenly BBB is crying, so I run into his room. No idea what's wrong but he's really upset. I bring him out to the lounge room and calm him down. We read more books and he goes back to bed. Finally I can feed GG and try getting her to sleep. She starts looking sleepy, then BBB bangs on his door so I have to get up to get him back to bed. I try feeding GG again, but she isn't looking sleepy anymore, so I move into our bedroom where it's dark with the curtains drawn to try getting her to sleep in there. She's almost out so I lie her down, but it was too early and she wakes up. I lie down next to her to try getting her to sleep that way. Then all of a sudden I hear footsteps and BBB banging on the door yelling for me. I put GG down (still awake) and go into BBB. His big cow (a cheap farm set figurine) that he had taken to bed with him was on the floor near his bike and he had to tell me and have me pick it up and take him back to bed. With BBB back in bed I try getting GG to sleep again. While I'm getting her to sleep I hear what sounds like BBB banging on the door again, but I only hear it once, so I leave it. Finally GG is asleep and I can lie her down. I go to check on BBB thinking he is still awake, but am pleasantly surprised to find he is asleep - it must have been the cat. Finally, an hour and a half later both kids are asleep and I can enjoy my 40 minutes of bliss... aaahhhh