My singing diva!

Check out Kya singing the alphabet last week! You need to bear in mind that this was unstaged - she came up to me and said "mummy, can you please photo me singing my song, with my backpack on?" Check out the microphone!! Isn't she a scream!

Big Girl's Bed

Mimi had been trying to climb out of the cot, so I got a todller bed for her. She was so excited that she was a big girl and was allowed to sleep in a big girl's bed. Lulu was slightly jealous and tried to hop in with her until she realised that a toddler bed is pretty little and wouldn't fit the both of them in. The girls trying to squash in together

Mimi in her big girl bed (with the safety rail up)

Cheeky Lulu in her bed

sick again!

Poor Lulu is sick again. We saw Dr Lim this afternoon and she has another chest infection, but this time, her lungs are suspect too. So I get to work from home this week while she recovers. Mimi is thankfully fine.

I have been seriously trying to work out ways that I can sneak some sewing in this week. I am feeling so inspired to get into my craft again after not doing much for so long. Mum and Kat are coming down from Sydney this weekend to look after the cherubs and I am going to the coast with some other mums from EB. I am planning to read (still haven't finished The Time Traveller's Wife that I started on the flight back from LA, nor have I read any of my book club books for ages), and take down some of my applique work.

We have had some lovely gifts arrive in the mail in the last few weeks - lovely hand-knitted jumpers with matching beanies from Kyls' mum Lyn; Texas presents from my yankee friend Kel; and a little toy each for the girls from my sister Monique and her hubby Jon. Lucky us! I'll take some photos when the girls are better.

The girls are gowing up super fast. Mimi started to run on the weekend! It was so cute watching them play chasings (and listening to the giggling that was involved). Mimi also comes out with random complicated words - this morning it was "butterfly", as she had a butterfly on her top. Lulu is a little miss. I was watching her play with dolls on the weekend and she said "Oh my goodness, look at this mess"! (Wonder if I say that a bit too much?) and then she came out with "dont you DARE". (again, while playing with her dolls. I am sure that one is not from me)

My wonderful friend from school Mark is getting married in the UK this weekend. I know that he sometimes checks in here, so a message: Mark and Victoria - may all your dreams come true. Have a wonderful first day of the rest of your lives together. We must catch up when you are next in Australia. (and please email me some photos).

Lub Yu

When I was putting Mimi into bed tonight she gave me a kiss and said "lub yu". SO gorgeous!!

My God - how did 7 months pass by?

Far out - do I get the record for the slackest blogger? 7 months with no posts - that must be a record!

A very busy last few months including a whirlwind world trip for work (oh Paris in the springtime... plus London, Copenhagen, Canada and USA!!!)

I am going to make a concerted effort to blog more regularly and post pictures of my absolutley gorgeous girls! Partly because I am so slack at keeping track of all of the amazing things that Kya and Mali do, and I will forget it all if I dont start writing it down.

This photo is my favourite of the last few months - shows Kya in her bossy pose and Mali's mischevious look.

I can't believe how fast my little people are growing. Mali has been walking for two weeks - SO cute.

We had a great weekend away last weekend with our wonderful friends Tonia and Vicky (who I was in PNG with) for Toni's son Daniel's 21st. Kya has been telling everyone about going to "Dangle's party". Here are some pic of the girls with the birthday boy.
And a picture of me with Toni and Vicky at the party

What a busy life - promise it wont be so long until I post again!

How does everyone else do it?

I am at a bit of a loss as to how everyone around me copes so well. I feel as though I barely cope. I am a mum, run a house, work a full time job in part time hours and feel as though I don't do any of my roles justice. My house is an absolute disorganised shambles and I cant see my way clear. SIGH! I feel as though I take one step foward in my quest for a clean house and organised chaos and then two steps backwards. I just want to have some sense of order in my life before I start full time work again after Christmas.

On the home front my girls are great. Mali is a real giggle pot. She laughs hysterically in the car and claps her hands. Kya comes out with new things every day. Latest is "Stop Mummy" (complete with hand actions) and "no Wally (Mali), its mine". She "swims" like a fish in the bath, swishing actions and noises. Mali sits next to her in the bath oblivious and just splashing as hard as she can.

Kya refers to herself as LuLu, and responds to LuLu. If I say "Kya", she will often say "no Mummy, LuLu". Tangis always calls her LuLu or Bubbles (Princess Tiny Bubbles) and I think that I must use LuLu regularly too, for her to have picked up on it so strongly.

We are off to Mum and Dads on the weekend. I am heading to Melbourne for work (annual conference and AGM) and am leaving the girls with Nanna and Grumps for a night.

Work again tomorrow, so I'd better go and get some sleep - God knows that I will be up at least once during the night with Mali.

My new blog!

I have wanted to start a blog for a while now - partly because I wanted to keep a diary documenting my girls as they grow up and have just been basically too distracted to write things down, and also so that Tangis can log in from PNG when he is able and see how his girls are growing and what they are up to.


I am a working single mum living in Canberra with two precious girls - Kya and Mali. Kya is 22 months old and Mali is 6 1/2 months old. They are both little rascals and they light up my world. This is a photo of them after breakfast yesterday morning.