tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74221299628908525012024-03-13T08:06:47.848-07:00solo-adventureNot affliated with
"Go ahead and start a solo adventure." -- Belkar (2009 Rich Burlew www.GiantITP.com)^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-49388483507965865382017-12-10T07:00:00.000-08:002017-12-10T07:00:12.955-08:00Draft I.Infamous.
"Life. Don't talk to me about Life."
A weird chaotic Thing. Full of stress. So unnecessary. Humans. So unnecessary. Odd weird Things, humans.
Life is simple. Exist, Eat, Expire.
Then Mammalian Things get in the way. Things like: Love. Or, Laughter.
Then Human Things get in the way of that. Things like: Memory. Glory. Inheritance. Civilisation. Efficiency. Empire. Justice. Law. ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-7818065333578181282017-10-08T07:00:00.000-07:002017-10-08T07:00:08.212-07:00Life: what did I miss 08 Oct 2017I miss my daughter my son scoffing ice cream
I miss my son my daughter playing in the playground
I miss my daughter my son walking home just before the spring rain
I hug my son my daughter my husband I miss them so much
I hug my husband my daughter my son I love them so much
I kiss my daughter my son my husband I owe them so much
They hug me
My daughters sings to me
My son clings to me
My ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-9520081579231160842017-09-13T07:00:00.000-07:002017-09-13T07:00:24.668-07:00verse: the finest now am I the finest
arbiter in town
the go-to
the final
the latest
the ultimate
the best
they don't do it without me.
The Laundry Fairy.^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-57606417628002618992017-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:002017-09-12T07:00:04.616-07:00verse: tantrum 11 Sept 2017why o why my tempestuous rise, with each screech she accuses
I am all reason in all seasons, yet with each screech she doth dispute
my ire perturbed and equilibrium disturbed, tattered mine repute
was I ever a calm personage, gracing my fellows with respect
was I ever a calm visage, spake softly my peers with circumspect
was I ever a calming engagement, just and wise - or just suspect?
my ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-66927302327102139452017-09-11T07:00:00.000-07:002017-09-11T07:00:05.368-07:00Verse: hear play 9 Sept 2017Brushing hair with pinky-sized pink plastic brushes
Solid plastic purple- and yellow-dressed
Princesses turned upside down
Their heads used pretending to squirt
Miscellaneous unknowable gooey hair product
Into eager clever hands
Mushing pretend goo
Scrunching as a stylist
Through my curtain
Silver-streaked and brown and variegated black
Pulled and tweaked and teased
She chortles and cackles and
^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-24836885596199533742017-09-10T07:00:00.000-07:002017-09-10T07:00:00.470-07:00Story: Bundle's storyOnce upon a time there was a little girl named Bundle. She is a delightful person and I am pleased to introduce her to you.
She enjoys her scooter very much. With her Go-go-green helmet to protect her head and brain, she became very skilled.
She can scoot up a hill, with her mother chasing after. Sometimes she let her mother catch her.
Sometimes she let her mother pull her and her scooter up ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-29461432945498764142017-09-09T07:00:00.000-07:002017-09-09T07:00:13.301-07:00Verse: Spring rain 8 Sept 2017in a life so bland and damp
in a home so moistly warm
in a bed so fully shared
loud it drops on sturdy roof
loud it thuds on thundering panes
hidden are the wary beasts
muzzle peeping out snuffling
scent warily for the hint
yea, verily seeking scrabbling
any break retreat and pause
easement grateful aural remission
bombardment ceases^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-56257159583435997032013-12-11T07:00:00.000-08:002013-12-11T07:00:07.715-08:00Bringing up baby: regrets, and other newsSadness from mummy. I have regrets.
I am regretful I haven't played with him as much as I used to. I am regretful I worked so much and hard in October.
And so, I don't know my little boy so well anymore. I am regretful for that, too.
I love him so much, and I don't know how to show it. I am lacking time
to look after the house, care for my Bundle, and care for Tilly. Toys
and TV are a poor ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-26568415528544719652013-11-25T07:00:00.000-08:002013-11-25T07:00:01.823-08:00Bringing up baby: "Dum(p) Truck"In late September, I was fortunate enough to be read to by Tilly.
It was a lovely morning, and we had a very nice few minutes at daycare. It is one of my fondest memories.
Tilly picked a book from the communal basket, and indicated that I ought
to sit down beside him on the couch. We settled in, and he began
reading to me.
"Dum truck," he pointed to the picture of the yellow dump truck on ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-27883154107046375462013-09-26T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-26T07:00:00.120-07:00Bringing up baby: 21-22 September 2013Update so far:
Tilly is vocalising and storytelling a lot more. He is beginning to tell us about the interesting things he's done ("I mow the lawn!") and the interesting things he's observed ("babble babble babble red balloon!" "babble babble babble knock on the door driving to Ah Mah's house").
One of the more amusing things I hear him say, apart from his standard "What doing?", is "How about ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-11063529893212573552013-09-25T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-25T07:00:03.031-07:00Bringing up baby: Highlights 15-22 Sept
Tilly mows the lawn (c) ^_^ 2013
Last week Atilla helped to mow the lawn. He was so proud of himself.
Tilly vacuums the house (c) ^_^ 2013
This week Atilla helped to vacuum the house. It was a heartwarming sight.
^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-53661437252760123662013-09-24T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-24T15:34:26.184-07:00Bringing up baby: Amazing Siberian Slippers for kidsThese are the variations of the slipper pattern "Amazing Siberian Slippers" I've knitted for Tilly in the depths of winter 2013, as he's outgrown moccasins.
outside view (c) ^_^ 2013
insole view (c) ^_^ 2013
These ones were the second set I made, in complete certainty I had got the sizing correct this second time around. He wore them a few times, but they were too big and kept slipping ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-64286533047816906682013-09-23T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:00:09.105-07:00Bringing up baby: Tilly's world view a while ago
2013 sometime
This is what Tilly sees when he has to climb up the stairs to the second level of our house. Intimidating, isn't it? No wonder he always wants to be bau-bau'd (carried).^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-77077771393875097832013-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-12T07:00:08.578-07:00MS Access: Really Basics - Use a form to update multiple tablesSo at work I am learning something new about Microsoft Access Database. I want to use 1 form to update at least 2 tables, and there are 3 tables involved all together.
For the past 2 and a half hours I've learned that my form needed to be have Recordset Type = Dynaset (Inconsistent Updates). For a majority of this time I've been searching and puzzling about where I can find this property so that^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-57125598439556580482013-08-19T07:00:00.000-07:002013-08-19T07:00:09.038-07:00Bringing up baby: update 18 August 2013
Life has been so full.
Mainly due to lots of pressure at work.
Atilla is thriving and maturing and still a wonder to be
with. He is so playful. There's been so many memories I want to capture. In no
particular order:
His running is still a bit like a speeded up
black&white movie; jerky, abrupt, and fast. It gets him where he wants to
be.
His hidden security retreat - under the ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-54332933488347738182013-08-02T07:00:00.000-07:002013-08-02T07:00:04.150-07:00Bringing up baby: what Atilla thinks as 'Mummy'Around two years ago I received my ipad. Around two years ago I downloaded the Baby Signs app. Tilly took to it quite happily, and always focused on this flash card:
"Hello"
Or at least, this little character. It was his favourite. I wondered whether it was because she also had dark hair and brown eyes.
This year, 13 July 2013, about 19 months after we first met her, Atilla smiled at me and^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-37327376144204112432013-07-29T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-29T07:00:07.549-07:00Bringing up baby: Hamilton Gardens, with child
We had a brilliant day, and mostly everybody stayed
happy.
Highlights:
Getting out of the house on time,
Tilly staying awake the whole 1.5hr it took us to arrive
there, A very nice weather day, Seeing lots of interesting things with Tilly,
Tilly's interest.
Tilly's highlights:
"Dragon Turtle".
I dressed Tilly in his going-out gear, complete with his
much-despised vest (it ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-34894301555032377972013-07-19T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-19T07:00:06.276-07:00Bringing up baby: 4 July Painting
04Jul13 paint (c) Atilla 2013
Medium: paper, paint, glitter, sparkle paint.
You don't get the full effect. There is sparkles on the blue-purple paint, and glitter painted over by green paint.^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-48971861776570103332013-07-08T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-08T07:00:04.348-07:00Bringing up baby: 6 July 2013 what a nice day!
It was absolutely amazing. Atilla was nice all day! He
was friendly, playful, and listened to his parents!
It was my turn to
parent Tilly in the morning. He had his milk, his nappy change - he scarpered
off, so I waited for him in the nappy changing room, and he wandered in after a
brief while.
He played ("Tasty!) while I installed the new
kettle. He did have a tantrum when I took ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-32866639344645671372013-06-25T07:00:00.000-07:002013-06-25T07:00:00.276-07:00Bringing up baby: 22-23 June 2013 Walks in the rain, and Kelly Tarleton'sRemembering the good times.
22 June 2013 - Walks in the rain.
As per routine, I parented Tilly on Saturday morning. This was the weekend of wild woolly weather. This was the weekend of wet, cold, and rain. Most of the weather completed on Thursday and Friday, so I thought that Saturday was a good time to go for a walk.
Saturday morning was a good time to go for a walk, as Daddy was still ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-49138398951602566642013-06-06T07:00:00.000-07:002013-06-06T07:00:02.934-07:00Bringing up baby: vocabulary, and PlayPlay vocabulary: "Poo-kah poo-kah poo-kah" "Poo-ba poo-ba poo-ba"
***
I've probably mentioned before, but I'm saying it again. Tilly has taught me how to Play.
My spare time is usually spent on a Goal, e.g. knitting an item, watching DVD, reading, working on a project, playing computer/Nintendo/app games (not in that order). Something with a defined end-point, "finished".
Playing with Tilly ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-28421463579496373512013-06-05T07:00:00.000-07:002013-06-05T07:00:07.442-07:00Bringing up baby: Queen's Birthday year 3
It's been a great weekend. Today was marvellous. I spent
the day playing with Tilly, more or less. He was nice to us too, mostly. He
didn't have any screen-time at all. Wow.
We're experimenting with no daytime sleep for Tilly. Mum
and Dad will still take a nap when we need it after lunch, so Tilly has to look
after himself. He seems ok with that ad hoc plan. He's got his water bottle,
and I ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-76204959938064230822013-06-04T07:00:00.000-07:002013-06-04T07:00:01.978-07:00Bringing up baby: 1 June 2013 - Drawing: Spider web
spider web draft i (c) Atilla 2013
spider web draft ii (c) Atilla 2013
spider web draft iii (c) Atilla 2013
spider web final (c) Atilla 2013
Atilla was busy using ColorPadFree app on the ipad and I was worried he might erase his work again. So I saved draft I and II and III, and he saved the final version, saying "Finished". This kid is smarter than I give ^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-68140133000082054812013-05-29T07:00:00.000-07:002013-05-29T07:00:13.666-07:00Bringing up baby: Other milestonesIn other news, Tilly achieved the milestone of completing his spiral animal jigsaw puzzle all by himself. The puzzle was for aged 3yo+.^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422129962890852501.post-38017018494090469152013-05-28T07:00:00.000-07:002013-05-28T07:00:00.892-07:00Bringing up baby: Atilla's picture 26 May 2013
(c) Atilla 2013
This is Atilla's first drawing using ColorPadFree app on the ipad.^_^http://www.blogger.com/profile/05129005384157363572noreply@blogger.com0