ETA: whoops! Sorry Jess and Neeny... missed your posts... reading now
WooHoo IK's home safely! ah yes, all your stuff is about to embark on the upward migration as you begin to child-proof your home... stuff will have to be placed higher and higher and you'll soon run out of high places to store things and decluttering will become the bane of your existence. if you buy new storage cupboards I recommend that are lockable. Alternatively barracade areas of your home eg the kitchen so that you don't have to raise everything. Oh and check that your bookshelves can't tip forward easily because little ones tend to try to climb them... i live in fear of this happening here and there's not much we can do about it because I can't imagine the owners wouldn't be happy about us putting holes in the walls to brace them back. Yep, TupperWare is the best... never never never buy Willow brand food storage containers like I mistakenly did... I now scour Savers for secondhand TupperWare which I bring home and soak in Milton overnight then blast in the dishwasher.
Went to church this morning with Verity... gearing up for all the kids to be Christened this Easter. What I love about this church is that the reverend often includes information about other religons: "oh and Jewish/Catholic/Lutheran people do it this way..." etc. So it fits in with my "mere Christian" beliefs rather than narrowly following a set doctrine.... it's a Uniting Church offically... but very inclusive. There's a play space set up for kids too beside the pews... today this little girl, proably about 16 months old broke loose and toddled past the reverend over the dias as he gave his sermon, squealing with delight but there were no frowns... just understanding smiles at the mum who was a bit embarrassed. Also, Verity is going to have her own mentor, a lovely, perfectly 'normal' woman who will make herself available if Verity has any personal issues in her life of a spiritual nature. I know this might all sound a bit "full on" to some people. It's hard to talk about personal spirituality without sounding like a "religous nut" but I thought I might as well mention all this as it's going to be a bit of a focus for our family for the first 1/4 of the year. Don't worry, i'm not going to start writing sermons LOL
Karen: Icecream: vanilla and chocolate, two sccops in a waffle cone. I also made a Chrissy cake flavoured icecream recently which was a massive hit with everyone... I've toyed with the idea of owning an ice cream maker... but can't really justify the expense as usual... hand stirring isn't too arduous... going to try to make another flavour soon... got heaps of frangelico, might make some with that and some chopped hazelnuts.
DH and Wade napping... Niall sleeping too (Verity rocked him to sleep in the pram)... have dug out my French Women Don't get Fat book... going to make something from that... not sure what at this stage...
Oh and Yes! Much more comfortable weather-wise today... lovin' it!
Howdy girls! I have had a relatively productive day today abut I can't believe it is already nearly dinner time. I got up late (7.30am) and gave Flynn his brekky (2 vitabrits with apple puree, no less!) before treating myself to brekky at my fave cafe (I had corn fritters with bacon, oven roasted tomatoes and avocado and a "virgin suprise" - cranberry juice with OJ on top so it is layered like a ****tail - yum!) Then I went to a free yoga class in the park and took Flynn to visit my parents before heading home for lunch. After lunch I sewed the hems on three muslin wraps I made for a GF's baby (due in March - can't wait!!) and now DH and I are trying to solve the Riddle of the Baby Gates! We figure any baby gates put in place are going to be there for a few years so he is looking for an elegant (clever elegant, not the attractive elegant) solution to the problem. Luckily moving everything to a high spot isn't so much an issue in our place as trying to block off the top and bottom of our stairs....
Bath - I soooooo agree on the Willow plastic - it sucks! I bought a heap a few years ago and ditched most of it when DH decided he wanted to store stuff in glass or ceramic, but I have a few bits left which are all warped - maybe they should be next to go in the decluttering?? Oh and the mentor for Verity sounds good - while I don't have a religious bone in my body I can really see the value in girls (and boys) being hooked up with a responsible adult who can "be there" to talk about things that the child may not walk to discuss with their parents.
Neeny, is the nappy bucket one of those that had little cartridges for the bags, so they are all sealed? They look pretty cool! I am settling for a deorderiser tablet in the bottom of our bucket ATM.
Oooouch, Jess, thinking of you . Try to lie still and get the other kids to help out maybe?
IK, good luck on the tupperware purchases - see if you can find one of the ice cube trays with the covers - they are great for baby food.
Karen, outings with multiples is one thing I am not looking forward to!!
Simone, that sounds like a plan. I am happy for people to rock up whenever and stay to whenever.
We should prolly (there is is, got that "prolly" from you Simone ) sort out catering girls - I have heaps of cakes recipies I want to try....
ah yes, all your stuff is about to embark on the upward migration as you begin to child-proof your home... stuff will have to be placed higher and higher and you'll soon run out of high places to store things and decluttering will become the bane of your existence. if you buy new storage cupboards I recommend that are lockable. Alternatively barracade areas of your home eg the kitchen so that you don't have to raise everything. Oh and check that your bookshelves can't tip forward easily because little ones tend to try to climb them... i live in fear of this happening here and there's not much we can do about it because I can't imagine the owners wouldn't be happy about us putting holes in the walls to brace them back. Yep, TupperWare is the best... never never never buy Willow brand food storage containers like I mistakenly did... I now scour Savers for secondhand TupperWare which I bring home and soak in Milton overnight then blast in the dishwasher.
. Try to lie still and get the other kids to help out maybe?
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