Well am unsure what I'm going to do with this Blog but we shall see... am sure it will take on a life of its own. Another way to keep in touch with my Marnz and perhaps Chookie..... as we all have blogs now.... so..... had a pretty good day today. Some members in our family have been unwell lately....but am happy to report all nearly back to full health. Lola was the main little chicken to go down for nearly a week and due to not wanting to take her antibiotics had to fight the ailment on her own and did a pretty good job of it really, although cough hasn't quite dissappeared yet!
We all headed out to the girls school disco tonight. It was Asha's first one with friends there. Oddly enough most of the kids spend their entire two hours wondering around looking for friends and when they do finally find them they decide they need to find someone else now....so you can say they look quite confused for most of the night and occassionally stop to have a boogie, for about 30 seconds.
The 7 year olds already act like they are way to cool for Bob the Builder (the song) and of course go crazy when someone like Pink comes on, anyone would think she just hit the stage... really quite entertaining to watch I can tell you. Tonight ended with me having quite a heart to heart with my oldest.... had a sudden attack of hay fever, brought on by Jimmy the cat, so ended up lying on my bed chatting for a while. I thought I would ask her what she liked best about being Mia and she actually said 'I'm glad I'm not a boy'. Not exactly the answer I would expect, but hey, am really not sure what to expect anymore. It's good to know Mia enjoys being a girl...what she least likes about herself is her hairnyness which lead onto when is she allowed to shave, which I couldn't even believe I was already having this conversation. I said grade 8 and I am sticking to it!!!! (Yeh we'll see!). Life for our kids is sooooo different to what we experienced and I am sure it is both in good and bad ways. Our kids can't just wonder down the street to the park like we used to and I think are growing up in a somewhat 'paranoid' society, which I guess isn't without reason. This in turn makes our children a bigger more present part of our lives, which I am happy for as I think it does help to nuture a closer relationship then what perhaps we experienced as children (well I guess I should just speak for myself!), what I experienced as a child. I guess I am content with where life is for me at the moment as I was really ready to be a mum when I became one and did all those things I wanted to do before I had kids...which helps. Still I can't help but think how life for a mum would be easier if we lived in more of a community where we can share each other's burdens and keep each other company (as woman) on a daily basis... perhaps in another life!!!! Well that's enough babble for now.... will post again soon....
