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Chinese proverb saves the day

Written by amanda on 9th October 2010. Posted in Sunday round-up. 1 Comment on Chinese proverb saves the day

Chinese proverb saves the day It’s an ancient proverb, I’m told – and I thought it should be recorded here because I’d never heard it before, I doubt I’ll ever hear it again and its effect was nothing short of astounding. Picture this: Sunday lunch, six of us sitting around the table talking Stephen Hawking. Ah yes, well, ‘some’ of us were talking Stephen Hawking. Chris has rediscovered his love of physics so conversation has stepped up a notch from unintelligible to completely unintelligible!!...

Innocent revelations …

Written by amanda on 5th August 2010. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Innocent revelations …

At the recycling centre with Sebastian yesterday. Almost done. Handed him the bag full of Saturday night’s bottles (yes, there were quite a few!). We strolled over to the bank and he threw in the first bottle – and shivered. Quite innocently, he turned to me and said … “Oooooo, I don’t like that sound’ (i.e. the sound of smashing glass). In true Pavlov’s dog style, he continued … ‘I always get into trouble when I hear that noise!!!’ ???...

Never a dull moment

Written by amanda on 5th June 2010. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Never a dull moment

It just doesn’t let up, does it? This mother stuff … but it’s all good fun – most of the time. I’m currently dealing with career matters and it’s been challenging to say the least. I’ve got one who has gone from medicine to media in the space of a week, one who wants to be an actress, one tossing up between professional pianist and street dancer and one who is going to be a mermaid! Joy! On a different note, the Hyatt family has indeed been enlightened....

‘Sno good!

Written by amanda on 9th January 2010. Posted in Anything goes. 1 Comment on ‘Sno good!

Oh, it’s all very pretty when you live in a country that doesn’t come to a standstill at the sight of a snowflake, but this is completely ridiculous!!!!! But I’m not going to start on that now because I’ll just get all het up and flustered – again!! Meanwhile, back at the ranch … I can’t believe I’ve got a 16-year-old son! My God, where does time go? And that is SUCH an old-person sort of a thing to say that I’m truly embarrassed. It’s surely on...

The Morning After

Written by amanda on 13th December 2009. Posted in Sunday round-up. No Comments on The Morning After

Oopsies! It simply doesn’t bode well for the day when you find yourself yelling ‘STOP BEHAVING LIKE BLOODY CHILDREN’ – at the children! And it’s not even 9 a.m. So things can only get better, right? Good, then. Ashamedly, it reminds me of the time I yelled at poor Chris to stop whining and grow up! I think he was three years old at the time! What a bad parent I am. I often wonder how my children made it this far. They must be very resilient. Of course, in terms of today,...

Star struck

Written by amanda on 16th November 2009. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Star struck

No, no! Not me, silly! Would I ever be starstruck? Well, with the exception of Johnny Depp walking into my living room (oh, the very thought – best go and lie down a minute!) Now – where was I? Ah yes. I just had to share a couple of almost simultaneous texts I got from my two eldest children that really made me giggle. I mean – is it a boy thing, a girl thing? An age thing? A maturity thing? Don’t get me wrong, both kids were REALLY excited. In fact, I shall leave it up...

And God made …

Written by amanda on 8th November 2009. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on And God made …

Church schooling might have a lot going for it, but don’t you just love it when it falls a bit short? I caught a great conversation the other day between my Rebecca (8) and Sebastian (11). Rebecca, always curious, was contemplating the family tree. She’d just worked out that every mummy must have a mummy – so where did the very first mummy come from? A valid question, no doubt about it. Before I had time to answer, Sebastian popped his head up from behind his game cube and offered...

So Proud

Written by amanda on 13th October 2009. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on So Proud

My children never cease to amaze me. I mean, I almost feel guilty writing this particular post because all four of them are constantly making me proud, but this one was a first and I think it definitely deserves a mention. Dealing with death is not something you wish on any child, is it? C lost her granny a couple of years ago and she really felt the loss for the very first time. Actually, my heart went out to her then if only because I think she was the only one who particularly grieved. Not...

Hamsters – what the books don’t say

Written by amanda on 10th October 2009. Posted in Anything goes. No Comments on Hamsters – what the books don’t say

If they’re still in 3D format, they’re probably hibernating. If they’ve reverted to an environmentally-friendly sort of flat-pack format, then they’re probably dead. So … Cute + flat = Dead. Harsh, but true.

Evolution – Hamsters next to go?

Written by amanda on 8th October 2009. Posted in Anything goes. No Comments on Evolution – Hamsters next to go?

Oh yes. If we’re going to talk about evolution in terms of survival of the fittest, then hamsters have just got to be on the hit list for forthcoming extinction. They have to be. ‘Oh no!’ I hear you shout. ‘Not the humble hamster?’ Well, I’d never have thought it either – until this morning. But to fully understand the situation we need to step back in time all the way to last night. It was ten o’clock, upstairs was in darkness, the TV was on downstairs...