Been Ages

Posted on | June 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

Since the last post… well, maybe by weeks but, still feels like it’s been forever ago.

We’ve been having to much fun Jubilee-ing, traveling, reading and researching the era that the book was based on. My last read: The Book Thief. Such a good book!! Are you a reader and/or on Goodreads? If yes, add me. I am always looking for suggestions on what to read!

I have A Thousand Splendid Suns in my Kindle. Still just a few pages in. And I can’t wait to bury myself in it! Laters!

I LOVE Tea

Posted on | April 22, 2012 | No Comments

And the beautifulness that comes with tea serving. I {heart}!!!

– Peacock’s Tearoom, Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK

Me Time

Posted on | January 2, 2012 | No Comments

I am writing a tiny bit of this post in advance. I hope that this post gets published because if not then well… I never got my me time.

BUT, since you all ARE reading this, today I got to go shopping on my own without kids OR husband. I love the guy but you ladies know what it’s like to shop with the man, right? So yes, that’s why I wanted to get some me time {::SMILES}.

I wasn’t sure if today would be possible since we’ve all been sick, in turns, since after Christmas. Jovie threw up first and after washing two blankets, and more to go, I got the bug. Then when we thought all’s clear, M threw up new year’s eve right before our friends were scheduled to come. Then hubby got it and well, we think the bug went home with our friends too. Damn bummer on that part!!

Hubby did feel better and I got to go out! I was soooooooo happy that I literally did a very bad version of the ‘Grand Jete‘ from my back door to the car. It was sooooooooo relaxing going out alone. I was so relaxed that I was completely fine standing in a full bus (the Cambridge park and ride bus has never been full each time us girls go), I happily waited for the cashier to finish up with all her customers and I smiled when the waitress lost my order – longer time to sit back and relax. I was fine, fine, fine!

I didn’t shop for myself. I was content with just having time to myself. But I did have lunch and tea ALL BY MY SELF! And oh, I could read AND have everything symmetrical (see, it’s not just a scrapbook/card making thing, everything needs to be in some order if I can have it my way).

Who knows when my next outing will be, maybe after Easter when Jovie goes to preschool, but for now, I will just remember this one.

Before I go, let me share a picture from Christmas day. One of Jovie’s most favourite gift. And if you’re outside the UK, you probably will not understand the whole Peppa Pig deal — I swear there are subliminal messages in each clip. EVERY child Jovie’s age LOVES LOVES LOVES Peppa!!! Subliminal I tell you!!!

I Love You

Posted on | September 12, 2011 | 6 Comments

BUT, you drive me nuts sometimes!!

The above is not a photo of her playing peek-a-boo. The above photo was taken during a little Jovie fit in the middle of the grocery store aisle. The story went more less something like this…

On a normal, somewhat chilly, evening the girls and I went to Waitrose to do a bit of grocery shopping. Since it was around tea time we stopped for tea, cupcake and sausage roll. All was great! Then the shopping started. As always we start in the bread section.

When we got to the hair aisle I stopped to look at a few brands. I have corse and frizzy hair you see. Before I got to looking I asked M to watch Jovie (who was checking out the kiddy toothbrushes and paste). Everything was good until I heard:

M: “Mommy, Jovie’s walking on the bars and dangling on the shelves.”

Eeeeeek!!!

I looked and sure enough, my child was dangling on the shelve. I told her to quit. She wouldn’t. So I quickly grabbed her, hoping to move her away, but that failed. She wouldn’t let go of the shelf. I had to pry each little finger and by the time I got to the last one she was angry. When Jovie’s mad she screams. She screams loudly! She also pouts, make noises and paces back and forth with arms on waist/crossed. This time, after a few stomps, she turned herself into a little turtle and refused to move. I tried to pick her up but she made herself into a straight plank and she kept on slipping. We tried this a few times but I couldn’t get a good grip. So, in the middle of the grocery aisle was my daughter and to preserve the memory I took a photograph of the above.

Jovie was like this for a good few minutes. I ended up leaving her that way and went to the lady at the deli section (a few steps from where Jovie was at) and bought some ham. The lady gave me a warm and understanding smile. When I turned around Jovie was up (Emma persuaded her to) and she came running over to me while spitting out “sorry!!” One day I’ll video tape her saying sorry. Once you hear the audio you’ll understand what I mean by this but when Jovie says sorry, it never sounds like she means it. She always sounds like the kid who didn’t want to say sorry but was forced to say it. It’s pretty funny and cute… for now {::SMILES}.

I think you’ve seen these, or some of these, but here are a collection of my youngest’s bad attitude:

Jovie refusing to apologize. The hat hiding deal was all her own doing.

This was in a B&B in Dijon, France. I cannot remember why she was mad. This was taken on her 2nd birthday. Terrible two right from the get go.

Jovie was mad at Emma. Emma asked Jovie to get in the house. They were playing in the garden.

Here’s something a little nicer, Jovie doing forward rolls. I think I will sign her up for gymnastics. Excuse the mess. Laundry day.

New and Old

Posted on | September 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

Year three. Second grade. Kingfisher. Seven-years-old and going on eight this year.

That’s M today. She’s in UK year three, US second grade, and her class was named Kingfisher. Ooooh, my baby is growing up!!! Remember how she was in 2007 when I started blogging? She was three, adorable, with the chubbiest little cheeks. Oh how time flies!!

I didn’t cry. She would have been vexed. But still, all day, when I could, I kept telling her she couldn’t grow up anymore!

While we did a small bit of school shopping I think my daughter went to school in only a new polo shirt. What do you think of her shiny shoes? I worked very hard in polishing them!! I’m the kind of mom who just buy things throughout the year. I like it for many different reasons. One they’re cheaper (buying when on sale), two she won’t outgrow them before school starts (the sales are in June here and school starts in September), and three she’ll look nice throughout the year (new pieces staggered out). Now that I am looking at her, I might need to grab some socks this weekend. The ones she has on look kinda small. I don’t think they’re suppose to be below the ankle that way…

I wasn’t being a tightwad. I am rarely that way with the girls. Just practical.

I do have a craft project but I’ll share that tomorrow. Going to bed. Have school in the a.m.!