We made it to 2014!

Scarlett has been complaining of a sore throat all day and this evening before bed everything was:

"I can't eat/ do that because it will hurt my throat."

This included tidying up, brushing teeth and getting undressed.

So still faffing about and with my patience waring at 7.45 pm, Scarlett was getting some milk to make her throat better, when while drinking it lets out the biggest fart. We both collapsed into fits of giggles, then whenever she went to take a sip of milk I would make a raspberry noise and we would laugh uncontrollably again.

"Stop making me laugh Mummy, I'm trying to drink my milk!"

Then she climbed back into bed and looked at me all serious and pointed at me

"You know what Mummy,  that very, very naughty girl Rapunzle cut off all her hair!"

We chatted for ages about her friends at playgroup and nursery then sung me to sleep (then pulled open my eyes and said "wake up!")

She's now in my bed again after crying her throat hurt (then knocked a cup of milk over my bed and demanded more milk as there was none left! No it's stinking out my sheets now, thanks love!)

We have come so far from the baby days, through the dark days and on the journey of being a single independent mother. Some days I have felt like everything is impossible, but tonight I realised nothing is impossible as long as we are together and as much as she needs me, I need her.

(Just as I wrote that she kissed me on the cheek, bless her.)

What I learnt today....according to slideshare.net apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee...well I will try that tomorrow after another predictible night of bed hopping with Scarlett tonight. I was exhausted today after being punched and kicked and swapping beds last night.

We may have made it to 2014 but being deprived of sleep, I may not make it to 2015.

Jackson Pollock

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock

Belated New Year ressie- Stop lying to Scarlett!

It occured to me today how much I lie to Scarlett. I only do it to protect her, or to stop her wasting time or money. It hit me when we were talking earlier, I was going to meet a friend and was dropping her home to my parents...

Scarlett: "Am I coming to see Charlotte?"

Me: "No you are going to see Grandma and Grandad."

Scarlett: "No, I want to come with you!"

She was getting upset, so I just came out with.....

Me: "Charlotte is not very well, I'm going to get her some medicine (*cough, wine*) then I will be back."

Scarlett: "Medicine to make her feel better?  Because shes not very well?"

Me: "Yes darling."

(Slap hand for being a terrible mother.)

If there is a ride outside a shop she wants to go on, Scarlett will ask me if she can go on it. I used to say it was broken but now she will say:

"NO IT'S NOT!"

So then I resorted to telling her I had no money...now she grabs my bag and says:

"You have got money, let me see."

And she rifles through and puts every coin she can find in the ride, I thank God for small mercy's when the ride is actually broken.

But I'm not the only porky teller. At bed time this evening after running around screaming, Scarlett dramatically fell to the floor and said:

"I'm sick, my tummy and mouth hurt from talking too much."

She moaned and groaned like the little actress she is, then she heard Grandma coming up the stairs and shreiked:

"Ahh Grandmas coming!!!!"

Me: "I thought you were sick?"

Scarlett: "Oh...."

Like mother like daughter.

I have also realised that I have broken 2 resolutions already and it's only the 4th of January

The first...Giving into Scarlett so easy.....she is snuggled in bed, my bed.

The second, The dryathlon is over. I cracked and had half a glass of wine....ok three quarters of a glass, It was a hard day!

At least I am being proactive on the driving front. I can't wait for my next lesson and am studying for my theory test already. Whoop road trip soon (ok in like a year when I eventually pass.) I have progressed from the last disaster lesson I had where I screamed constantly and refused to go over 20mph, I didn't get beeped at once and someone even thanked me....or was it just 2 fingers I saw?


Learnt today: Jackson Pollock was an American painter Who was well known for his unique style of drip painting.

Things I've learnt today

★ I can drive an automatic car
★ Blogging everyday is hard

"Mummy those tights don't go with this dress."

Scarlett informed me this morning when she chose a red dress and I tried to put navy tights on her. How unfashionable of me!

I was going through my Malta diary and found a conversation me and Scarlett had

Me: "Oh, I forgot my toothpaste! "
Scarlett: "Oh no, what you gona do?!"
Me: "Well you've got yours, can I use some of that?"
Scarlett: "No it's my own one."

She proceeded to brush her teeth while humming, I brushed my teeth with water, the water from my eyes   :'(

I'm so glad she stands up for herself. There is a new book out 'Raise the child you have got, not the one you want' by Nancy Rose. I agree to a point but when she says 'A parent needs to be a leader....' there is only one leader in our house, she may be small but she's no mouse.

Got my first lesson in an automatic car tomorrow! New years ressie 1 done (actually can't remember if it was on my original list, it is now. It maybe the only one I stick to. The diet starts Monday....)

Oh and first Friday no drinking in I can't remember how long. #dryathlondaythree. Though I can hear the wine calling, so far I have resisted.

New thing learnt today...
My surname (Frew) is a habitation surname created from the place name Fords of Frew.

Well there you go!

"My legs are broken!"

"I'm tired.....my legs don't work......moan moan moan." So for an easy life I carry her.

I can't seem to get Scarlett to walk anywhere. Even from the car to the house is effort, I feel like jumping for joy when she does that 5 second walk.

I shouldn't complain, I have biceps to rival Popey's and have kept some weight off from carrying her around since she was 2 (no the diet has not gone too well today before you wounder.)

I have bought buggies for her doll's, we have used the signpost trick (run to that bin, run to that sign. She got bored after 2 minutes.) I have bought her roller skates. I'm at a loss, I end up carrying her every time.

Carrying her is easier though rather than listening to the moaning and I am one for a symple life. But enough is enough, she's going to school this year and I'm not carrying her there. So I Googled how to make a 4 year old walk (insultingly, the first search it popped up with when I typed how to, was....how to eat less. -thanks Google.)

Well turns out not many people have this problem as they just put them back in a buggy, but there is no way I am doing that. So I was going to go on the netmums chat to ask on there, but I can't remember my blooming password.

Ahh I'm too tired for this malarkey! Ok the diet is starting tomorrow and I will continue my mission to make Scarlett walk further than 1 meter.

Oh new thing I learnt today...Dreamt is the only English word that ends in mt....I'm not going through the dictionary to verify that.

I'm so tired I feel ill so....night night.

Help! Thief!

There is a theif on the loose in my house and they have eaten all of the chocolate!  Oh actully I've found it, I seem to have gained a chin over the festive period.....

So first day of January and so that means resolutions time.....

★ Be less fat and exercise every day
★ Go on a detox
★ Complete dryathlon in January
★ Do thing that really challenge me (all of the above especially the first will be challenging.)
★ Learn something new every day
★ Go to Prague
★ Start driving again (ahhhhh!)
★ Blog everyday
★ Stop giving into Scarlett so easy (I will fail straight away on that, anything for an easy life.)

I've got plans for this year but as I have a habit of saying and not doing, I will say after I have done.

All of the above I will start tomorrow as no one actually starts their resolutions on the 1st. Today is for consuming your body weight in food for the enevitiable "diet starts tomorrow!"

Mmmmm pizza time.....