A Mother's Monologue

Reality Bites

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It's happened finally. I received my annual blood test results. Not good. High Cholesterol (potential heart attack). High Blood Sugar (potential diabetes). Above Average Uric Acid (potential gout). I was warned to exercise at least 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes........click to learn what next.

Youth Cooking Competition

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It finally happened. Me and my brilliant idea of a cooking competition for my Mother's birthday. I really needed to see how far today's youngsters were willing to go to make an elderly (not that you're old, mom...) happy and I was curious how.......click to learn what next.

Fat lady Insomnia

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

5am - I am not asleep. Tomorrow:- 830am blood results arrive 930am window blinds supplier comes in for measurement 11am kid's birthday party to attend 1600 help/supervise amateur chef's cook in my kitchen 1800 final touches on my chocolate surprise dish 1900 guests.......click to learn what next.

Validation of a good day

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

7 blog posts in one evening. See? Definitely a good day!

Some days are sane, some days are not

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today was a sane day. I could live with days like that. There have been moments where I've told the Hubs, "I can't do this anymore. I'm not cut out for this. Help me....I need an outlet. Let me get back to work........click to learn what next.

Pee on Hearts

Posted on May 11, 2007June 9, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst I was busy baking my mother's birthday cake today (yeah, the cost of medical bills this month threw all plans to buy a cake out of the window. It was that bad.), Tee ran up with some blue paper that she'd rummaged.......click to learn what next.

Caught in the act

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This is Tee's class on a Friday. They usually have uniform but this week is book week and they were asked to come in their favourite book characters. Tee was out partying the night before hence the yawn....can you see??? Hang on! Wait!.......click to learn what next.

My little mermaid….

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee doing her best mermaid pose under duress... And then came the protests..."Are we done yet?!!"  

Printing onto a mug can make you commit crime!

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

2 weeks ago, I walked into the neighbourhood print shop to order a mug for my mother's birthday. It was to be a present for my mother from Tee. I had selected 2 cute photographs of Tee to be printed onto the mug.......click to learn what next.

Sharing toys – Don’t Undermine Your Kid

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

What do you do when your kid snatches a toy away from another kid or vice versa? For the longest time, I've made Tee give in. Give in to anything. Just because it is the simple solution. If she takes a toy away.......click to learn what next.

Depression – A Mommy’s Burnout

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

You know you have it when you don't feel like lifting a finger to do anything. I mean..... ANYTHING. I have tons to do. A house to sell. A house to rent. A proposal to pitch. Some articles to write. A house to.......click to learn what next.

Super Healthy Fish & Vegetable Pasta

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I modified this dish ala Annabel Karmel (who is great with baby/toddler food) and it turned out real yum, not only for Tee but for the Hubs. So here it is if you want a really nutritious meal for baby that tastes fantastic.......click to learn what next.

My Little Miss Bossy Boots!

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee invited a school friend round today. The girl had been asking Tee for the last few days if she could come over so we finally invited her. She came with her Mommy and her elder 5 year old sister. The girls had.......click to learn what next.

One Pet Peeve of mine

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For as long as I can remember, I simply CANNOT stand it if somebody comes over my shoulder to read the newspaper that I'm reading; or grazes my arm to peer into the magazine as I turn the pages, or watches my pen move.......click to learn what next.

Advanced toddler speech

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I took Tee for her Hepatitis A jab yesterday and her Paeditrician was really impressed at her level of speech. She is forming grammatically correct sentences of 7-10 words and he was just like "WOW!!!" I wasn't sure how to feel. Pride would.......click to learn what next.