Still no rain .... but I am quietly optimistic

Another year...

Its going to be a quiet New Years Eve for us. We don't usually celebrate anyway , although last year I did feel the desire to put on my dancing shoes and even wore my little black dress and went to a party. I had a nice time and even danced for the first time in ages. But this year an early night with a book sounds even better, and maybe even a cuddle with my beloved. I've always been such a sucker for New Years resolutions, but this year I've decided not to make any. I was listening to someone on National Radio talking about how bad they are and how we usually use them as an excuse for a bit of self bashing. I realised that I usually choose things that I didn't like about myself, swear to change them and then when I didn't keep the resolutions past the first week in January, really felt terrible and worthless. So no more , I would like to be kinder to myself this year, hopefully then it will reflect out to those around me. This afternoon has come over , really overcast, I hope it rains soon.

Happy Chunukah

First big bath with Mum

Five minute blog

Today I got an email from a very special friend who reminded me how important blogging is, so that those you care about feel connected to your everyday life and have a sense of being part of it somehow. So here I am , its 10.56am , baby is sleeping , I'm having by midmornind coffee. Thought that I would do a rundown of my morning although its all very boring. Got up at 8.00 , Maia nursed twice during the night, I don't know what happened to her sleeping though but I hope that it will happen again soon. She has a stuffy nose so maybe thats what's keeping her up. By the time that I got up Yonatan had left for kindy so I missed seeing him, but the sleepin was good. I had a bowl of branflakes for breaky , as I am a big advocate of keeping "regular" ha ha (( now you are really getting all the tedious details ). Walked over to the laundry with the dog, who we finally bathed in the weekend and is no longer as smelly. Picked up our stuff from the main laundry. Picked up a bottle of yogurt and some yummy mandarins from the main fridge , which I can take the basics 24/7 , like fruit, veges, cheese , milk , yogurt etc. The yogurt is for a lemon yogurt cake that I am making today for a party in the older kids club, where Erez is working. A big thank you for Ms Janet from the Press for this great recipe. Came home , booked the neighbourhood washing machine and did a load of babys clothes there, ( I prefer to wash them myself ) and some stuff of Yonatans in preparation of travelling north tomorrow to a wedding of a friend and a weekend at the inlaws. So I have to pick up my washing in 15 minutes and do a second load , bake the cake and do some housework. At 12 ish I will go to the dining room for some lunch, come home watch Oprah and more cleaning probably. So thats it, cooking pasta for dinner , alone with the 2 kids and hopefully have an early night. So thats it , hope that fills in any curiousity about how I spend my days. Ok , I hear a squeak from the room, I wonder if I can vacumn, bake a cake, pick up the washing and juggle a baby all at one time. Oh forgot to mention that my sweet girl is 3 months today