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International Women's Day 2008-03-07 22:53:06 today is Smiley Saturday (hosted by Lightening) ... and most importantly it is InternationalWomen
's DayThe day remains an official holiday in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, and is observed by men giving the women in their lives - mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc., flowers and small gifts. In some countries it is also observed as an equivalent of Mother's Day, where children also give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers. (source :Wikipedia)Wow - *sigh* not in my house !Though, I humbly admit, my husband treats me pretty well every day, better than I treat him. He isn'
It's time .. Ready, Set, Gather your recipes 2008-03-06 22:31:21 Yesterday, I told you about the great blog party going on all week long starting today 12.01am Eastern time USA?I have been seeing it around for the past two weeks. Today, I just had enough time to wash my hair and to put on my sweat pants fancy dress before one of the little monsters woke up and head on over at the last minute.Janice and Susan of 5 Minutes for Mom are the hosts The idea is to get out meet new bloggers and have some traffic fun!In my haste I did forget to mention that there are prizes to be given out to everyone that participates and that almost 1000 women joined in last year ? Well, where are my manners? My name is Trish (Babyamore - cause I know so many Trish bloggers) . Welcome to my humble blog, I’m delighted that you are here.I live in the Sydney, New South W
Are You Coming to The Ultimate Blog Party 2008 2008-03-06 20:06:40 Well tomorrow (8 mins for me in Oz) is the official start of the Ultimate
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over at 5 Minutes For Mom.Everyone is going and everyone is invited! ... as long as you are a woman!This is definitely my kind of party. I am not much of a party-goer, and who would invite me with my tag along 'twister' twins . So any event that allows me to stay at home in my Pj's or trackies with the Brothers, while hanging out with some cool new friends sounds like paradise to me !Some days I feel like I am just cleaning up after having a party every day with all the food I eat and the mess the Brothers make with the people I get to chat to online... The best thing about this party is you can win prizes.I am also looking forward to meeting lots of new people ... though my reader is bursting at the sea
Be careful what you wish for ... Identical Triplets 2008-03-06 07:12:28 I just have to share thisImagine having only one embryo transferred on your IVF cycle and getting this surprise package.Identical Triplet BoysOMG - as much I love S & J -1: I am so glad they are not identical - because I would have certainly mixed them up (I did in the dark a few times-even the other night) and even more that there are only two of them... three I cannot imagine!2: I confess at least twenty times every waking hour every day they drive me crazy trying to find my camera quickly to capture the many naughty or cute things they have done or are in the midst of doing ! or they have me rolling on floor laughing my @rse head off ! I don't want to bore you blog too much about the hard fun times. After all I got exactly what I wished for.What a blessing for these parents &he Read more:Triplets
Blogger in draft Scheduled Post - Future dated 2008-03-04 20:32:12 Just a quick one...I often write a few posts in advance especially when I know I have a busy week planned. Other times I get inspired by something so I will leave it sitting in draft until I need it.For quite a while I've wanted to write a post now and have it automatically published at some time in the future. I heard a little bit about this feature for Blogger
in the blogosphere and today I went Googling.I am pleased to say that this feature is ready for you to try out on Blogger in draft.I have been following Skelliewag for a while - No 1 in list of Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers (click on the pink map of Australia)Skelliewag has so many valuable tips and she shares them willingly. Her latest on Mar 2 was My #1 Tip for Creating Better Content: Write in AdvanceIt inspired me to Read more:Future
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Toddlers and Thankfulness 2008-03-04 18:57:00 What is so thankful about toddlers ...It is way past my bedtime and I am so tired after less than 5 hrs broken hours broken sleep last night (my fault staying up late reading my RSS feeds and demand nursing,twins, in middle of the night ... any advice on night weaning ???).I (we all) had to be up early to take J for a renal ultrasound to check how his kidney reflux is ..We get there through morning peak traffic crawl . I park in the huge Park - not car park .I huff and puff pushing the 17kg stroller, 24kgs of toddler and 1kg of stuff stroll up the hill to the hospital .I wait in line -9.10amMy turn. At last.Only ... I found they had stuffed up the appointments. She tells me it is 3rd March. WTH eck(I gave up swearing for lent but it is not going that well)Thankfully, after alot of whi Read more:Toddlers
Menu Planning & Mother's HoT Tips 2008-03-04 18:19:46 7 Mother's HoT Tips - flip a coin LOL1.The Perfect Mother's way:Stuff miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice-cream drips.The Busy Mum's way: Just suck the ice-cream out of the bottom of the cone for Pete's sake. You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway!!2.The Perfect Mother's:To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.Busy Mum's: Buy a packet of DEB (instant potato flakes) and keep it in the cupboard for up to a year.3.The Perfect Mother's:When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking tin, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.Busy Mum's: Woolworth sell cakes. They even do decorated versions.4.The Perfect Mother's:If you accidentally
Have you seen this ? 2008-03-03 06:54:19 I saw this on a link to Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, as reprised on Oprah by Just Jamie @ Choosing my own the other dayJamie said ...It should be life's prerequisite. Get some Kleenex. Take a few minutes to absorb. You'll be a better person for it. I hope I am.I couldn't have said it better myself... The guy is awesome !so what would you say ?how do you want to live ?what are your dreams ?
Weekly Winners 2008-03-02 01:12:52 (I found this shining on my wall yesterday ... true !!!)February 23rd - March 1stSunday is my favourite day of the week because of WeeklyWinners
and thanks to Lotus aka Sarcastic Mom we I get to show off my favourite photos. Remember anyone can join in.Also, please visit other Weekly Winners over at Lotus's - you won't be disappointed and we all love comments. Don't be shy , come on in ...Get out of my bucketAlways room for one moreLook - No HandsBrooooomCaptain ChaosOur church ... but we have a new building tooWhose turn to push ...enny meeny miny moeShould I call BobBlue eyesDreamingThat'S ALL Folks
Smiley Saturday 2008-03-01 07:03:39 I love Saturday
because it is time to tell you guys what made me smile this week.My little boys ... aka the Brothers -since they are 20 months old today and not really babies anymore (thanks to Jano @ Sidetalks sweet little girl,S for giving me this idea -she has twin boys too)They make my heart sing every day and my hair turn grey er!I could sing their praises all night ... they share mostly everything and if one picks up the two kiddy golf sticks they take one to their brother... I mean to share not hit them LOL.Sunday we stopped to buy Hungry jacks drive thru- the 'brothers' were asleep. J was woke up and we were feeding him fries (from the front seat) - then I noticed him sharing them with S , placing fries near his hands and down the side of S's seat. Aww so cute !They both love Read more:Smiley
52 blessings to be grateful for on Friday 2008-02-29 17:26:11 Oh ,where did my week go. Yesterday was Blog 365's day of rest ... not that I rested , not that I stayed away from my blog but I didn't post (well not counting I finished the post I started Thursday 11pm on Friday
.)So it was Friday 29th yesterday - happy birthday to all who celebrate birthdays ... one of my cousins is '32' but it's only her 8th birthday. Tiff's mum had a birthday too.An extra day ... did I put that extra 24 hrs to good use ? Maybe ? Yes ... I took S & J to an indoor play centre with some friends and they had a ball. Then DH & I ,with wee lads went to dinner at the local pub .The steak was overcooked ,very average but we didn't complain and send it back. They probably didn't like us using the buy 1 get one free !Today, I am grateful that I have been nursing my
Wordless Wednesday - How much is that ? 2008-02-27 00:32:16 Puppy Baby in the cupboard windowNO ! He is not 4 $ale ... ask me tomorrow!Uh oh this is the Late afternoon edition ... take two ! Twin 2 decided he wanted in on the action - not to be outdone.It was after I put the shelf back in ... he starts to call "mummeee" ...giggling... my back is turned (I am at the computer 3m away). I take a picture (of course) then drag get him out . Twin 1 again... eBay here they come ... Read more:Wednesday
Did you ever wonder ? 2008-02-26 06:56:52 Wonder or WanderSo have you ever wonder
eddo you wonder how you get rid of stains like this ...caused by climbing up on cupboards and stealing mummy's stash of thisdo you wonder how do you reduce time spent on this ?so you can spend time on you !Well wonder no more - wander on over to Kate@ Picklebums .Kate is trying to get organised, like me, and she asked a question on Organise ‘08 - Laundry!Then the wonderful and super organised Mommy Bee wrote this brilliant post to help us all get organised on Laundry dayNow if I can just keep my chocolate stash away from the little monkey(s)!Don't forget to visit Skittle's for more HoT 's
Menu Planning 2008-02-25 07:25:55 I am inspired to get organised and start saving money as I posted Thursday.Menu planning seems to be a big hit in the blogosphere and recipes and eating 'mmm' are my good medal sport !I have to add the toddler edition too. J eats everything we eat mostly- but not his brother - well actually he does taste him daily (bites) but you know what I mean !Tuesday : Spaghetti Bolognaise one of my family's favorite meal - everyone eats this (complete with hidden grated carrots/zucchini/mushrooms and even red Lentils if I am really sneaky.)Wednesday:Beef Stroganoff, steamed vegetables and Rice (cause S only eats rice)Thursday:Chicken Schnitzel, potato bake and salad (plus rice side dish and peas for J - he likes peas)Friday:Lite Honey Mustard chicken,steamed vegetables and Rice (again cause S like
Weekly Winners 2008-02-24 06:57:44 Come on in ...Today I am presentingFebruary 17th - 23rdWeek 8 of the great 2008Happy 1st Birthday to our friends - Chelsea & Haydenand Happy 3rd birthday to Brock & Sienna.I wish I took pictures of the young magician yesterday when he opened his wallet it lit up in a burst of flames ... I forgot to tell you yesterday.DH said Chelsea & Hayden's Dad laughed and said'that's my wallet on pay day - goes up in smoke ! 'Okay, I know you waiting for WeeklyWinners
... thanks to Lotus aka Sarcastic Mom we I get to show off my favourite photos. Remember anyone can join in.Also, please visit other Weekly Winners over at Lotus's - you won't be disappointed and we all love comments. Camp David RoseThinkingKnock , KnockAt the gate'Huckleberry Finn' Birdmmm !Going Fishingthat's all folks
Smiley Saturday 2008-02-23 06:30:42 I have lots of reasons to smile everyday and this week I smiled becausemy new planted zucchini seedlings, cherry tomatoes, basil and spinach are growing. It might only be a small crop but it is a start. I haven't had a vegie garden in almost 10 yearsBlogger spell check is working again ! Finally !We had a little rain and a break from the constant rainI found a new widget today ...{look below the clock} so I can click directly to your blogs if you visit me .I lost a few readers again today according to Feedburner but my heart is lighter by the sweet comments made yesterday . I know it is about quality over quantity.I made some new blogging friends (sadly I am still working on my blogroll) and have had many a giggle at their posts and also reflected on their serious ones ... Naomi , Jeanie a Read more:Smiley
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52 blessings to be grateful for on Friday 2008-02-22 21:28:25 ...err on Saturday this week - since I already posted twice yesterday. Plus I couldn't miss using Kate @ picklebum's new graphicSo , just a quick one - I am so grateful I got my subscribers back and a few new ones.I ♥ all of you. In my blogs early days I had so many days without a single comment ( ;) go through my archives and see *sob*) and I wondered why I bothered.It just takes time to get to know people ... and I know your time is precious too. Thank you , from the bottom of my ♥ to my lovely readers. You all make a significant difference to my world. I can't articulate how much it means.I know a few others too who need the company of a few more friends.Tracey @ Why bother , Laura @ A day in the life of a Mom of Six and A mother like all others - she is so funny - she had me ROF Read more:Friday
Saving money ...Thursday Thirteen 2008-02-22 05:34:32 Since S & J our twins were born we have pretty much gone back to a single income. It is our own business but we can hardly afford to pay me much when we have to pay other people do half the jobs I used to do.Not counting playing Solitaire before I discovered online forums.I made sure there is no internet there nowOver the past few months, I noticed that there are many blogs with money saving ideas included in daily tidbits.My new aim is to spend some time each day engaged in some sort of activity intended to cut costs.I am fortunate we can hang clothes out on the line to dry, I use modern cloth nappies, cloth wipes, read store junk mail and so forth to find weekly specials. I haven't done a good analysis yet on the latter.Starting next month, at the end of the month I hope to see the Read more:Saving
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Saving money 2 - two great links 2008-02-21 19:34:52 In my haste the other night to post (opps it was last night) I meant to add two great sites I visit whose authors blog about saving money and debt reduction.Lightening has a great post -with a very appropriate and catchy title at the moment - Cleaning Doesn't need to cost the Earth. This is an excellent articleShe also has lots of tips to reduce your grocery bills and spending in general.Louise at My Journey to Eliminate Debt has a lot of tips and links
to calculators . You can do your own sums on what you will save on your mortgage etc. She also has information on internet marketing and making money from blogging. Read more:Saving
Feedburner subscribers where did you go ? 2008-02-21 17:54:24 what happened *sob* in the space of a few hours I lost 21 readers last night - in one swoop ! I thought it was glitch ... was it something I said ... *sniff* or did ?Has anyone else had this happen ?
almost 10,000 visitors and Bling 2008-02-19 07:31:35 I wonder who will be my 10,000 visitor ...I just noticed I am at 9985 (well since I added the counter)- is there any way of really knowing. I just fixed my Google analytics page so who knows?My dear friend Tiff @ Three ring circus gave me this ... thanks ♥ I never miss your blog either.I will be back later with my link lists for the daily dose ... I only have limited time when my cherubs are sleeping.Rhonda Aka Chuck at Foster Me up gave me these (well everyone on her blogroll - I am still working on adding mine)So if you comment today please take an award or take both ...new friends and old and spread the bling. Soon everyones' counters will be spinning like a fan.- thank you I Read more:Bling
Heads or Tails .... beginning with P 2008-02-19 00:28:55 This morning as my husband left for work I observed this P ... not used on pee or poo but played with.No ,it wasn't on my watch ...he left the door open. Yesterday they got into both bathrooms but the paper was near the end of the roll. No such chance today.At least they didn't throw it in the bathtub of water like last week.That would have p'd me off. Read more:Heads
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Tips for New Bloggers: Recent Comments Feed Widget 2008-02-18 21:28:20 Tips for New Bloggers: RecentComments
Feed WidgetI love this site - I found another link somewhere but I couldn't get it to work -this one took 5 mins and was so easy.So now I have recent comments on my blog - yay ... so please leave a comment and make me smile &hearts
Happy Multiple Birth ... 2008-03-11 18:48:45 This week is the week Australia multiple birth families and clubs celebrateMultiple
Birth Awareness Week - Celebrating the challenges and joys of Multiple BirthsEach year, the Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA) promote Multiple Birth Awareness Week. Promoted at a local and national level it hopes to educate communities about the existence of AMBA and how it supports families as they meet the challenges of parenting twins, triplets and more.In 2008, Multiple Birth Awareness Week will be held on 9-16th March nationally.these are some of the eventsRead more Famed Connections to Multiples -that one had some new surprises for me andInteresting Facts, Statistics and Information about MultiplesPersonally, I love to lurk the triplet blogs because I say to myself 'whoa' ... you have it Read more:Happy
Green ... 2008-03-11 09:21:50 My favourite Green
H o T tips When shopping look for products that come in a reusable container or one you can recycle. Also products with minimal packaging.Use rechargeable batteries especially in high maintenance items kids toys and radios.Change your party habits - use washable plates and cups or next best paper - ditch the plastic disposable stuff or at least reduce the use of it - wash and re-use things like cutlery again. Repair more things rather than throwing them away automatically - if the fault is minor or fixable and you can't be bothered live with it offer it up on Freecycle(It is Worldwide) -someone might be able to use them as spare parts.Use Less washing powder - unless the load is really grubby half as much works (even on really cr@ppy cloth nappies ).Consider that a F
Weekly Winners 2008-03-09 09:17:42 It is that time already ? March 2nd - 8thWhere did my week go ... Sunday is almost gone. Once again I am late posting but for many Sunday is only just starting.Thanks to Lotus aka Sarcastic Mom we I get to show off my favourite photos. Last Sunday we ventured into Sydney for an appointment and then a visit to the Australian National Maritime Museum - it's free !I meant to include Kay Cottee for my International Women's day post but I was so busy I forgot. Kay was the first women to sail solo around the World 20 years ago - see some of the photos of her yacht the First lady that she donated to the museum.Follow me...Our week was filled with ups and downs but mostly we're had funWe crossed a few bridges and went under the harbour (I hate tunnels)SydneyLight houseWhat floats your boat ?James Read more:Weekly
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Why breastfeed toddlers ? 2008-03-08 21:46:33 As many of my regular readers know I continue to breastfeed my twin sons @ 20 months old. I plan to continue as long as mutually desirable.I know my brother disapproves . Even last night my MIL said to me she did 'I' think 'S ' would start to eat more if I stopped breastfeeding. This is what my brother says too LOL. The stock market 'guru' whose infant nutrition degree fell out of the Kellogg's box.Given that J my other twin eats mostly everything and always has a great appetite -but still breastfeeds - why would it make any difference ?I wouldn't exactly call myself a Lactivist - (see this sweatshirt for the definition- click the image to check out Attached at the Hips full range) but I believe breastfeeding was the right choice for me and for my children. They have benefited from bein
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