I am addicted to the Next Blog button.
There is probably an unwritten rule that I am breaking here - Thou shalt not idly flit through Blog Land.
But I can't help myself.
I used to play that game on trains: Who are you Strange Lady with your red dress and your pink stilettos? What keeps you awake at night? What is your deepest joy? Who do you laugh with?
Next blog... next blog...next blog...
A moment in someone else's life, a glimpse at family, hopes and dreams, passions, successes and failures... Just for a moment, a glance at a life I'm not living.
It reminds me how big and broad life is, how many choices there are, how many ideals and beliefs. And yet, it also makes me realise we're all living the same lives - as parents, spouses, siblings, sons and daughters, friends... We all want to love and be cherished, protect our children, laugh with our friends, work and play. We all have emotions and fears no matter where we live or what we do.
The world isn't quite so big when there's a Next Blog button.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
School holidays are exhausting
The boys are loving their holidays, but amazingly, they're more tired than when they're at school. They still get up at the ridiculous time of pre-6am, but they're sound asleep on the couch half an hour before bedtime. Surely, when they're at school their brains and bodies are more active! We're not even doing anything too exciting - a trip down to the park is about as good as it gets!
Today was one of the first gorgeous days of spring so we took the boys down for a run at the castle playground. It was swarming with hordes of kids which, was only to be expected on a rare sunny day in the holidays. But the playground is huge and the boys had a glorious time playing hide and seek and managed to get themselves completely coated in wood chips - it was even in their hair! We did eventually find a quiet, shady spot for a picnic - the highlight of the day.
The boys just get better and better as they get older, but I wonder if I'll look back on these as 'golden years' when the boys played hard, were easily amused and weren't embarrassed to be seen out in public with their parents! I'm loving every minute of it, anyway.
The boys were certainly in bed early tonight. I've just realised that daylight savings starts this weekend - goodness knows what that will do to their systems!
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| Xavier asleep on a chair |
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| Absolutely nothing more comfortable than Daddy |
Today was one of the first gorgeous days of spring so we took the boys down for a run at the castle playground. It was swarming with hordes of kids which, was only to be expected on a rare sunny day in the holidays. But the playground is huge and the boys had a glorious time playing hide and seek and managed to get themselves completely coated in wood chips - it was even in their hair! We did eventually find a quiet, shady spot for a picnic - the highlight of the day.
The boys just get better and better as they get older, but I wonder if I'll look back on these as 'golden years' when the boys played hard, were easily amused and weren't embarrassed to be seen out in public with their parents! I'm loving every minute of it, anyway.
The boys were certainly in bed early tonight. I've just realised that daylight savings starts this weekend - goodness knows what that will do to their systems!
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