now while I'm pretty sure there are stranger out there than mine, (please tell me there are!!) on the weird front mine are up there with the best of them.
Take today for example... My delightful darlings are playing at being waiters and DS1 had taken an order for roast octopus from me (ok, that might be a little hint at where they get their strangeness from!)
DS2 piped up that he wanted a roast octopus & salad sandwich.... All good, right?
Cue a couple of minutes later when DS2 is sobbing uncontrollably... I ask him what's wrong, only to find out he's this upset because DS1 didn't put octopus in his sandwich...... How he can tell these things from an imaginary plate, I have absolutely no idea, but DS1 had to correct the error!!!
They get nuttier!!!
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Saturday, 10 March 2012
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
A tale of two concerts...
I know, I know - I'm not very good at this updating regularly malarky - but at least this time I have a genuine excuse/damn good reason!!
At the weekend, when I would normally have been posting witty & entertaining thoughts, I was instead in Manchester with my lovely friend from back in the day Woody & his slightly crazy (but very sweet) girlfriend. Now this wasn't just a social visit - we were in fact there to see the mighty Motley Crue!! (well, he lives in Manchester but you know what I mean!)
And yes, many memories from 20 years ago were dragged up over a whiskey (or 2) which I won't go into - except to say that they all seemed to revolve around drinking & debauchery!!! Ah - good times.
Anyway - the gig... (at this point I suppose I should point out that Def Leppard were headlining but that really is just a minor point).
Steel Panther opened & I really was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. And I still find myself humming "Community Property" to myself!!
As for Crue - they came, they saw, they ROCKED!! They were fantastic & I have no voice left to prove it (& by the way - this isn't a gig review, so don't expect one!!) Tommy brought over his rollercoaster drum kit - which looked absolutely amazing & I am so jealous of the girl who got to ride it with him! Mick Marrs looked healthier than he has in a long time, Vince was Vince & Nikki was the sexy beast that he always has been!! And they looked like they were really really enjoying themselves! (oh & it was Nikki's birthday so yes, a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday was sung by the crowd!)
I'm not going to go into Def Leppard - I wasn't impressed - I'm just glad I hadn't spent the money to go see them. Thousands disagreed but I just thought they were meh....
My feet are still killing me though but I'm not surprised considering the heels I was wearing!! I'll post some pics of the gig in a bit & I'll include a pic of the shoes!
Right - fast forward to todays concert. No rock chick moments today - just lots of Very Proud Mammy ones! Yes - it was the kids christmas concert (well, for 2 of them - one still isn't at school & the eldest one has his on Monday)
They were absolutely brilliant - Toby was an elf & had a speaking role - he was so clear (mind you he did shout his 2 lines!! I can't remember them both but one was "OK OK Sion Corn"
Brett was a shepherd & I think I was more nervous for him than I was for Toby because he's so shy bless him that I was worried that when it came to him saying his lines he was going to clam up... I needn't have worried because he was really clear with his lines too!!!
And the singing was beautiful (yes I'm a biased Mammy!) I'm so proud of my gorgeous boys & all the kids in Meithrin, reception & Years 1 & 2 - they all did fabulously....
(but damn these hormones that start the minute you give birth & make you well up at the slightest notice...)
At the weekend, when I would normally have been posting witty & entertaining thoughts, I was instead in Manchester with my lovely friend from back in the day Woody & his slightly crazy (but very sweet) girlfriend. Now this wasn't just a social visit - we were in fact there to see the mighty Motley Crue!! (well, he lives in Manchester but you know what I mean!)
And yes, many memories from 20 years ago were dragged up over a whiskey (or 2) which I won't go into - except to say that they all seemed to revolve around drinking & debauchery!!! Ah - good times.
Anyway - the gig... (at this point I suppose I should point out that Def Leppard were headlining but that really is just a minor point).
Steel Panther opened & I really was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. And I still find myself humming "Community Property" to myself!!
As for Crue - they came, they saw, they ROCKED!! They were fantastic & I have no voice left to prove it (& by the way - this isn't a gig review, so don't expect one!!) Tommy brought over his rollercoaster drum kit - which looked absolutely amazing & I am so jealous of the girl who got to ride it with him! Mick Marrs looked healthier than he has in a long time, Vince was Vince & Nikki was the sexy beast that he always has been!! And they looked like they were really really enjoying themselves! (oh & it was Nikki's birthday so yes, a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday was sung by the crowd!)
I'm not going to go into Def Leppard - I wasn't impressed - I'm just glad I hadn't spent the money to go see them. Thousands disagreed but I just thought they were meh....
My feet are still killing me though but I'm not surprised considering the heels I was wearing!! I'll post some pics of the gig in a bit & I'll include a pic of the shoes!
Right - fast forward to todays concert. No rock chick moments today - just lots of Very Proud Mammy ones! Yes - it was the kids christmas concert (well, for 2 of them - one still isn't at school & the eldest one has his on Monday)
They were absolutely brilliant - Toby was an elf & had a speaking role - he was so clear (mind you he did shout his 2 lines!! I can't remember them both but one was "OK OK Sion Corn"
Brett was a shepherd & I think I was more nervous for him than I was for Toby because he's so shy bless him that I was worried that when it came to him saying his lines he was going to clam up... I needn't have worried because he was really clear with his lines too!!!
And the singing was beautiful (yes I'm a biased Mammy!) I'm so proud of my gorgeous boys & all the kids in Meithrin, reception & Years 1 & 2 - they all did fabulously....
(but damn these hormones that start the minute you give birth & make you well up at the slightest notice...)
Friday, 25 November 2011
The joys of potty training (could this be the most boring post in history?)
So now my youngest is 3, I figured that I've really got to stop being lazy & get on with getting him out of nappies & into pants...
So, this time last week I bit the bullet & put pants on him.... Cue lots of wet pants & no wees in the potty...
The first time he did a wee in the potty (which was completely through sheer luck, I'm convinced of it) prompted celebrations totally out of proportion to the actual act!!
And still we had more wees "in the wrong place" (ie his pants & on the floor) than "the right place" (the potty) buuut - he was able to tell me that he'd wee'd & that it was in the wrong place - result!!!
Then yesterday, he did a wee when asked to - & his little face lit up! He was so proud that he'd done it in the right place bless him!!
Which brings us to today - he's actually asking to go for a wee!!! Hoo-fecking-ray!!! Even though it does mean that I'm up & down like a whores drawers!! I'm so hoping that we've cracked it with wee's!
BUT (& yes, there had to be a but) he doesn't seem to want to poo in the potty... well he doesn't actually mind pooing in the potty - but if he does it's more luck than judgement (usually prompted by the eldest shouting "Mummy, Nikki's taken his pants off & now he's going to do a poo on the floor" leading me to run like a fecking mad woman to get him on the potty in time...) He won't actually tell me that he needs a poo - which is leading to a lot of accidents & pants needing rinsing out before being flung in the washing machine.... gah...
Ah well - I've got nearly 7 weeks to get him to figure it out before he starts school!!!
So, this time last week I bit the bullet & put pants on him.... Cue lots of wet pants & no wees in the potty...
The first time he did a wee in the potty (which was completely through sheer luck, I'm convinced of it) prompted celebrations totally out of proportion to the actual act!!
And still we had more wees "in the wrong place" (ie his pants & on the floor) than "the right place" (the potty) buuut - he was able to tell me that he'd wee'd & that it was in the wrong place - result!!!
Then yesterday, he did a wee when asked to - & his little face lit up! He was so proud that he'd done it in the right place bless him!!
Which brings us to today - he's actually asking to go for a wee!!! Hoo-fecking-ray!!! Even though it does mean that I'm up & down like a whores drawers!! I'm so hoping that we've cracked it with wee's!
BUT (& yes, there had to be a but) he doesn't seem to want to poo in the potty... well he doesn't actually mind pooing in the potty - but if he does it's more luck than judgement (usually prompted by the eldest shouting "Mummy, Nikki's taken his pants off & now he's going to do a poo on the floor" leading me to run like a fecking mad woman to get him on the potty in time...) He won't actually tell me that he needs a poo - which is leading to a lot of accidents & pants needing rinsing out before being flung in the washing machine.... gah...
Ah well - I've got nearly 7 weeks to get him to figure it out before he starts school!!!
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