27 Aug 2015 30 Comments
in Humour, Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, bloggimg, Bollywood, children, Humour, Kids Logic
We took the kids to watch a Bollywood film a couple of years ago, their first experience watching a 3 hour musical marathon in the cinema.
It was a great film, Chennai Express, I recommend to anyone who hasn’t seen it!
Antsy way, back to the kids, or Lil Princess anyway…
End of film climax… Hero, bloodied from fighting for his love, hugs heroine. All the viewers in the cinema are happy, true love prevails!
LP: but what about her hair??!! She’ll get blood all over it!
Typicall girl!!!
25 Aug 2015 28 Comments
in Family, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, bloggimg, children, family. mother, Thoughts, Tuesday
This is such a true thought.
If I go shopping, alone, my eye alights onto the things the children would love… I end up with bags of things for them, not me!
Going out for dinner, on date night… Inevitably, the talk turns to our children, and missing their annoying noise, to the point hubby dearest is ready to go get them from their grandparents!
Any time we are alone, and they aren’t there, basically, our thoughts are on those children. After all, we had them, we wanted them, it stands to reason that they are on our minds 24/7.
One thing I don’t agree with are those manuals that say that your kids shouldn’t take over your life, they are merely a kart of it. Yes, they are a part of it but you know, they didn’t chose to be born, we made that choice. Surely that means they should be the most important part of our thoughts. After all family is the biggest thing, to me anyway.
These are just my thoughts. I know there are many different family situations out there, but where kids are involved, maybe the children should be at the forefront of our minds…
Have a thoughtful Tuesday Peeps!
19 Aug 2015 24 Comments
in Children, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, books, children, library, love books
Guess where the munchkins and I spent our morning?
Can you believe that, given our collective love of books, it is was the first time they have been to the local library?! We got them memberships and while there, the were introduced to the Summer Reading Challenge which needs them to read at least 6 books over the break.
They were so excited that they eagerly chose their books, and said “Mummy, can we stay here and read some?” So we stayed for an hour or so, they read a couple of books each and got their first stamps too!!
It took me back to my childhood, and all the fun I had in our local library. Once we had our cards, I would walk there alone, and return my old books, and then browse for ages to find new books to borrow. I remember reading the whole Anne Of Green Gables series from that library! Slowly, as I grew older the library became less of a place to read fiction from, but as more of a study aid, and I spent must of my University study time in one. Gradually though, it became defunct for me, with me getting my own books to read, and the Internet for reference.
I forgot something! I loved the library and books at school so much that I was even the librarian in my fifth Year! Here’s a pic, but don’t laugh at the uniform and glasses!
Seeing these two enjoying this morning though, makes me yearn for those days again, and I hope many other children are introduced to the delights of their local library, for fun, not just for study!
Here they are, enjoying books!
Do you or your kids go to the library?
14 Aug 2015 34 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Acceptance, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, children, Memories, Past, Toys
You know when you think back to your childhood, there are always certain things that stick in your mind, memories, stories, people, books, toys… all things that were really important to you. Some things were premonitions of the future too!
I already detailed my love of books as a child, in a series of posts, including Enid Blyton, Roger Hargreaves, Roald Dahl, A. A. Milne, Ann Jungman, and Dr Seuss, amongst many others.
When I go home, I love the fact that my mum is as sentimental as I am. She keeps so many of the things associated with our childhoods. It gives me such pleasure to see my own children playing with the things that my brother and I loved as children!
As you will have seen in some of the author posts, she kept many of my books, which my kids love to read now, and so many of our favourite playthings are there too. From Duplo Bricks, to Matchbox cars, my Cabbage Patch dolls, to treasured teddies, they’re all there!
But what I will focus on right now are two toys that I had, that now my Lil Princess loves to play with. They are both toys that almost indicate my future and personality!
The first is this,
My Fisher Price Play School!
You know I was always going to be a teacher, don’t you! and Lil Princess brought this back with her after our last visit, and loves to play schools with it! I actually can’t believe that all the pieces are there, in tact, and all we needed to get was some new chalk so she could use the chalk board!
The other toy I found, which is due to celebrate its 39th birthday, as I was given it on my first birthday, is this.
My Fisher Price First Telephone!
Yup, this is definitely me, I talk far too much, and a fake phone was exactly what I needed, to stop me chewing everyone’s ear as a child! I haven’t stopped now, as an adult. The only difference now, is that I know not everyone wants to listen to me constantly, so I channel my babblings into posts for you, my lovely Peeps, to read instead! And as I always say, if you really don’t want to listen, you don’t have to read!
But, back to my flashbacks… it is great to be able to share my special toys with my children, and yes, that phone (not that specific one!) was even featured in Toy Story 3!!!!
As the children get older, they will play less with certain things, but fear not,  I have a beautiful Finnjabi nephew (Half Punjabi, half Finnish!) who is still a baby, and getting to the age where he will start appreciating these things too!
Did I mention we still have some original Star Wars figures too…? Maybe I should photograph them too!
14 Aug 2015 37 Comments
in Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, children, Facebook, Kids Logic, sense
I was sitting here minding my own business, browsing Facebook.
Lil Princess came over and looked over my shoulder.
LP: Is that Facebook, mum?
Me: Yup
LP: Hmmm, should be called Wastebook!
Me: Why?
LP: Well, it’s a waste of time!
Me: Not if used properly. I keep in touch with people on it.
LP: But people can be horrible on it too, you know…
Where do kids pick these things up from? She’s 7!
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