Under the Weather

Just as we neared our departure date for our little trip to Sydney, the vomit bug decided to pay us a visit. Well not all of us, just poor Jack mainly. I must say, he is a brave little puker and never got upset by the pretty rotten event that it is. Instead, he would just say, oh Mummy what a mess, you clean it up? And yes, of course, it was always my delicious job of mopping up the floor, the bed, the car, my hair, my shoulder, Vinnie's shoulder and our bed.
So this morning, after another unsettled night, I was considering putting a halt to this trip until things improved. But the wind must have changed or something, because out of nowhere, our little boy blue turned rosy again, requested Weetbix, toast and some water, none of which came to visit us in any shape or form again. Roll on Sydney and phew says me!

The image above is from http://artistlittlecorner.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

The Drought breaks...

It's been a pretty good week in the little brick house and I thought I'd share some good news with you. Firstly, I will be visiting my pals in Sydney next week for a whole ten days...good news for me, not so much for Vinnie, who has to stay behind and cook. Secondly, my younger sister will be making a guest appearance in Sydders and we'll get to see each other while she is in transit to the Gold Coast. Woopeee! I will also be in Sydney to help out at my future employers Trade Fair. Yesssireee, that's right, I got myself a job (cue deep sigh of relief). I will be assisting the lovely people at Babes in Arms with their sales and marketing and learning all about the world of online business. I can't wait to start and am quite thrilled to be working with a rather inspiring mother of three. So if you don't hear from me quite so regularly over the next 2 weeks, please forgive me, you'll know the reason why.

Oh and while I'm talking about myself, I am quite proud to say that I have just completed (well a couple of weeks ago actually), my Diploma in Book Editing and Publishing, making that 2 diplomas and 1 degree in total to my name...makes me sound a bit clever doesn't it, hee hee! What else can I brag about, since I'm in the mood? Oh one of my favourite online stores has approached The Brothers Trimm to make a guest appearance on their blog soon. I'm tickled pink and very excited. You'll just have to keep your eyes on the blog to find out who, when and where! Have a terrific weekend and if you like this image, you can buy it here. 

Girls Night Out

I actually made it out this week, and it was a near no show due to Vinnie's work commitments. However, I made it and before you all think I went out on the town, I didn't. I did something much nicer and super relaxing. A new found friend has introduced me to the loveliest bunch of women, who meet every fortnight, to chat, drink wine, eat, share a book or watch a movie. All with young children it's a really welcome respite in our sometimes exhausting parenting lives.
This week we were treated to yummy beetroot soup and the nicest apple pie I have ever tasted. Something to do with adding sour cream to the pastry apparently? Yum Yum. The host's suggested theme for the evening was to bring along any darning or mending that sits idly in the corner, waiting patiently to be attended to. Now when would you ever feel like approaching this task, so what a perfect way to tick it off your list, with friends, and a healthy glass of wine? Along with this, some girls brought crochet hooks and some wool and when someone asked if they could learn a little, I thought, hmmm can I too?
And so began my new granny hobby. I am proudly showing off the results of my first foray into the world of hooks and circles, and I have to admit I am rather proud. What am I making? Well I am hoping to create a rather stylish winter beanie for myself, but it is my first attempt so be kind... I'll show you the result in due course.

New Tricks

Following the departure of the visitors last weekend, I was feeling a little sorry for myself, all to be instantly vapourised on Saturday, when I heard a yell from the kitchen. On arrival I was greeted with a scene of cereal sabotage. Charlie Charming (now so nicknamed at daycare) had successfully emptied an entire bumper pack of rice all over the kitchen floor, right under his Daddy's nose. He has quick manoevring down to a fine art, and did such a good job that he managed to get rice right under the cupboards and into all those nooks and crannies that no super sucker will ever reach. This was comic relief at it's best, because it didn't stop there. Once the action had taken place, his brother thought this was FANTASTIC, and so both of them decided to play handball with the rice, seeing how fast they could whizz the rice all around the room. Brilliant! So the only thing that could be done was let them at it, and once we had reached our limit of patience, we introduced two new 'toys' for them to play with. They say it's never too young to teach your children about housework, so armed with brush and mini vac, the boys happily swept and scooped the rice around the floor for another session of supercool fun. Needless to say, I'm still picking up rice...

Sisterly Love

I have just enjoyed a very supercool fortnight with my older sister and her fiance. Our youngest sibling is also in Australia, and we had hoped to get all three sisters together, but she, who is turning heads in the polo world up in New South Wales, was sadly unable to make it down. How and ever, I still revelled in the novelty of having two family members in the same time zone, at the same time!
Just before they left, I took my sister and her supercool boyfriend to Bruny Island, where we spent the day giggling and joking around like school girls. We dropped the boys at daycare and made it to the ferry terminal, scraping onto the boat as paddy last. The relief of making it then turned to nervous giggles, and that set us off for the day. There we were, without a care in the world, back being 8 and 10 again...
On reflection, our time together made my head swim with so many different emotions. How happy I was to have quality time with not only my sister but, my very best friend. Mix that with the heart wrenching sadness that comes with living so far away, and all I was left with was a fog of pent up emotions. Exhausting.
Now they are gone, I have decided not to fall into my usual depressive melancholy, but focus on our many happy memories, a very tidy house (after a gentle reawakening of my role as housekeeper!) the most exquisite photos, and be thankful that our two little boys  now know their auntie and (soon to be) uncle, a lot more. Next job is to win the lotto so I can get our wee family up to Europe ASAP!

Spring Forward, Fall Back

You may have noticed the slower pace of posting lately. With The Brothers Trimm, visitors and the boys consuming my minutes, poor old Super-cool is losing a little steam. This is not to say that I don't think about my first love daily, but this poor little blog is sitting at Number 180 in the To Do list. Should I share with you that our youngest chose to wake at 5am this morning? Hmm no maybe not... oh and that the clocks have changed? No no no, thanks. Oh so that makes my daily start to be, what, 4am? That would just be a rude time to wake up now wouldn't it?
I feel I may need to revert to desperate measures and watch Supernanny. Oh no, what has my world become? Not so super-cool...