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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

From the Archives!

I've been keeping a diary of some of the things my children say and do.   I thought I'd share some of them on  my blog from time to time.  Here's one from 2nd August 2008, when E was 3 1/2 years old and A was almost 2.


It’s rare that my P and I get an opportunity to sit down and have cup of coffee without either of the children climbing all over our chair. On Saturday morning he had made a nice cappuccino. I was really enjoying the coffee and the quiet time in the lounge room while the children were in the rumpus room, happily drawing pictures. It wasn’t long, however, before I heard A's little voice: “Mummy, I need a cuddle.” I looked up, and there he was, stripped to the waist and covered in green texta.


After giving him the needed cuddle, I went to check on Esther and to see what further damage had been done. She was sitting on the sofa in nothing but her undies. “What have you been doing?” I asked, exasperated. “I’ve been drawing, Mum,” she said, with a big smile. “Arthur was going swimming and he needed green bathers on.”

6 comments:

  1. I love it and I love that you call markers Texta's! =)It's great when you get to be around and listen to people from other countries...though I really don't know what a rumpus room is? Is that like a family room?
    (We have Pastor's here from NZ and it took me a while before I could really understand them totally....now, they've either been Americanized, or I'm just used to them. =)

    The children are so precious. I wish I had thought to keep a record of all the amazing things mine have said over the years. =)

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  2. Yes, Anita, a rumpus room is a family room- we call it that, too! It's where we have a pool table for me to fold laundry on, the children spread out their toys, we watch TV and I usually do my painting, even though I have a workroom upstairs, because it's more fun being where the action is!

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  3. Oh dear, I can sympathise with you! Although mine just stick to drawing on themselves (and the walls and furniture - yikes) rather than each other, LOL.

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  4. I have to laugh, because my girls are currently covered in marker, too!!! Green and red. You know, they say washable, but it doesn't seem to apply to skin!

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  5. Lovely children, did they do that again? Look forward to following their adventures.
    God Bless.

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  6. So cute! My children have looked like this before, but covered in stickers, too!

    Thanks for stopping by Creative and Curious Kids!

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