More weeks have flown by without me
having shared what we have been up to. It just flies by so quickly
sometimes that before I know it Sunday has been and gone without a
photo being snapped. Though I think missing three weeks is a new record. I guess that is just the joy of birthdays and living life.
Last Sunday we were at a friend's birthday party. He shares the same birthday as Teapot. In fact he is just a mere twelve hours older than her. His mother stole the midwife I was hoping for actually, though at the time we did not know each other. All of which is a story for another day.
While we were at the party I made a
point of taking a photo or two of dear Teapot. It was after all her
last day of being three.
I even managed to squeeze myself and Zany into a few shots
For those who stopped by the blog on
Thursday you would have seen I was thankful for Teapot's appreciation
of the simple things in life. Well at least that is what I wanted to
say, thinking about it now I am not sure whether I really got that
message across or not. Either way she was happy to have a quite day
with her sisters. To make the day a little extra special though we
headed to the movies in the morning to see what all the hype about
The Lego Movie was.
As I type this I am being judged in a
way I have not been for quite some time.
In preparation for our
#adventureofalifetime (yes I have finally decided on a hashtag, at
least for the time being) we hit the road this weekend to check out a
caravan for sale. The owner lives around three hours away in the
heart of Kakadu National Park (oh the hardship). While we could have
just done a made dash out there we decided that it would be much more
fun to stay the night. Especially since one of the hotels that way
just happens to be in the shape of a crocodile.
So after checking out one of our
favourite rock formations (Ubirr Rock) we spent the rest of the
afternoon hanging by the pool. Which is where we are now.
Now before I go on I should point out a
few things. Like Teapot is a fairly good swimmer for her age and I
can touch type. So to me having the three kids sitting on the albeit
rather deep step of the pool and splash around while I kick back on
the banana lounge and type away was more than ok. Apparently others
begged to differ. And by others I mean the older lady and her friends
that recently arrived at the pool.
While she may not have actually said
anything to me, the repeated questioning of whether those children
could swim to her friends made it quite clear that she was
disapproving of my actions. If only she knew that my plastic cup was
holding cider then perhaps she could have really has kittens. (Yes
the whole non drinking thing didn't last very long. McDreamy telling
me that I have a particularly happy healthy liver that was stopping
my medication from was taken as a sign to fall off the wagon, though
it is a highly moderated wagon).
I should also point out now that I have
spent years being a highly strung mother watching her children's
every move where water is concerned. It is only now that they are
older that I am starting to relax just a tiny bit. Which is probably
related to their ability to actually swim now. Water safety can never
be taken too lightly and as much as it may have looked like I was not
paying attention my eye was still very much on the ball.
For now though it is time to bundle the
children inside and shower them ready for dinner. It feels all kinds
lovely to be treating ourselves this weekend. We look at the caravan
in the morning and I can't help but feel it is all just meant to be.
But then again it may just be wishful thinking as well. Only time
will tell I guess.
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