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October 2007
A Glimpse at Elmo's Future
Friday, 26 October 2007 4:55 A GMT-08
There is something very satisfying about buying yards of beautiful fabric, admiring it and touching it for days, dreaming about the possibilities and then cutting it with abandon to see what takes shape. I didn’t have patterns but I had ideas and now
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Not a Good Idea
Thursday, 25 October 2007 12:59 A GMT-08
Ashley and Caitlin attended a friend?s birthday party last Friday and received a little tub each of Glitter Putty in their goody bags. They immediately fell in love with this slimy, gooey, rather fun (even if I do say so myself), green substance. On
Congratulations Caitlin
Sunday, 21 October 2007 8:08 P GMT-08
Today marks two full weeks of dry nights for Caitlin. I noticed when she was sick at the start of October that she awoke from an afternoon nap in order to go to the toilet. She had also been waking up most mornings with dry pull-ups. I explained to h
Category: Children
Elmo's Ready
Saturday, 20 October 2007 9:55 P GMT-08
Shortly after Caitlin was born, nearly 3 ½ years ago, Granddad bought a very large Elmo as a gift for Ashley. Big Elmo has become something of a mascot in our home and enjoys a very special role at Halloween. While our entire little family head out
Rowing with Our Mermaid
Saturday, 20 October 2007 10:59 A GMT-08
I can tell that the disruption of adjusting to kindergarten, preschool and James' new job (he started 2 weeks ago after being home for nearly 7 months) is starting to ease. This morning the girls were very vocal about missing James and not want
Category: Children Crafts/Activities
Hail the Size of Marbles
Friday, 19 October 2007 10:40 P GMT-08
Oh My Goodness. We have suddenly been hit by a storm. There is thunder and lightning and hailstones the size of marbles are falling in a torrent that makes me wonder if our skylights are going to crack. It is amazing. I feel for anyone caught out doo
Category: Children Motherhood
Navigating Mothering and Cultural Minefields
Friday, 19 October 2007 10:31 A GMT-08
So I had myself a ?moment? this week and it has taken me a few days to get my head around it. I?ve been trying to figure out if the cause is being a mother or being a stranger in a strange land so to speak. I?ve decided it?s both, and would appreciat
The Boring Song
Monday, 15 October 2007 8:57 P GMT-08
To classical music lovers it is known as Tchaikovsky’s waltz from the Sleeping Beauty ballet, to Disney fans it is the ‘Once Upon a Dream’ song from the Sleeping Beauty movie. In our house it is “The Boring Song”. We spe
Mothering Me
Monday, 15 October 2007 9:32 A GMT-08
I was sick last week. It started Monday night. I felt myself drained and went to bed at 8pm. I was asleep by 9 but then woke up at 4am with nasal congestion and feeling wide awake. On Tuesday, during the day I felt fine, just a little tired. Tuesday
Category: Nature
So Many Great Unreads
Thursday, 11 October 2007 2:27 A GMT-08
I am such a huge book lover and have been for as long as I can remember. I sometimes pause to think about what my life would be like if I didn’t read books or if I just gave away all the books I have amassed. It’s hard to contemplate what
Playmates
Wednesday, 10 October 2007 6:10 A GMT-08
Yesterday Caitlin and I had a lovely afternoon playing with our little friend Eliza. We have known Eliza since she was an infant and we used to spend a lot of time with her and her family. In the last year Life has intervened and our opportunities to
An Irish Breakfast
Sunday, 7 October 2007 6:45 A GMT-08
Following our delicious Chicken Supreme last night my mouth was watering as I awoke and planned our breakfast. Standing in front of the fridge it was out with the Galtee back rashers, the sausages, the eggs and the mushrooms. The girls ate their Weet
Category: Food Cultural Issues
Pumpkins A'Plenty
Saturday, 6 October 2007 4:23 P GMT-08
The day before Grandma/Janet returned to Ireland, Ashley was unwell with a headache and a fever. She didn?t go to school on Monday and in the afternoon when Caitlin came home we decided that it was best that I stay home with the girls so that James
Sizzling Supreme
Saturday, 6 October 2007 6:27 A GMT-08
This weekend I discovered from our local Irish shop (Galway Traders) that the Greenwood Market is stocking Galtee rashers and sausages. Off we went and discovered these little treasures in the freezer section, recently added to the market’s inventory
Category: Food Cultural Issues
Zen Kitchen
Friday, 5 October 2007 10:30 P GMT-08
Last night I spent a very satisfying few hours returning some Zen to my kitchen counter. I figure I spend so much time in the kitchen I want to enjoy the view. I finally hung up the postcards I bought in Japan 10 years ago and recently framed. They'd
Halloween Countdown
Friday, 5 October 2007 8:23 P GMT-08
We've come up with a solution to the morning question of "Is it Halloween this day?" We have a huge amount of horse chestnuts gathered in September during our walks to and from Ashley's school. We decided to take 31 of them and place them in a jar
Photoshop, Milk and Cookies
Wednesday, 3 October 2007 10:19 P GMT-08
My fantastic hubby installed Photoshop on my laptop and now I am in happy photo editing land. My primary goal was to optimize my photos before uploading them to my blog. It is remarkably easy to reduce the size of the file and the uploading now takes
Tears and Time
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 10:33 P GMT-08
This morning I heard Caitlin as she came up the stairs whimpering. She had just woken up. As I met her in the hallway she dropped her much loved little pink teddy, looked at me with huge sad eyes and asked, “Where’s Grandma?” I told
More Early A.M. Laughter
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 6:14 A GMT-08
I've been reading a blog periodically by a homeschooling mother of seven who also manages to keep two blogs! Her blogs are aptly named In the Trenches of Motherhood and Notes From the Trenches. This morning I received my early a.m laugh
Category: Languages
Grandma Leaves for Dublin
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 3:43 A GMT-08
Janet left this morning for her return trip to Dublin. It’s sad to see her go, I love her dearly. However, we had a lovely visit and the girls were delighted to spend time with their Grandma. Yesterday, both girls were sad that she was leaving