And a great place for little people to test out those running legs!
I think we’ll be picinicing here quite a bit over summer, and the rose garden is right next door.
And a glorious Saturday it is too.
I guess it’s part and parcel of breastfeeding that you receive the odd nip here and there, I’ve certainly received a few over the years.
This morning’s “nip” however, was perpetrated by a 14 month old with plenty of teeth who didn’t let go until she realised I was screeching because of her! I have the wound to prove it too! Trust me when I say the offended area was throbbing and burning for quite some time.
In her defence, I think she thought she was biting my nightie which I was trying to wrangle out of the way in the wee pre dawn hours. My husband’s instant response was that I will now give up breastfeeding altogether – it not being worth the trouble.
But… but… I don’t want to! I’m not ready! Each of my babes have been the ones to give up, not me.
It’s such a special thing to be able to nourish a child in this way and to have close bonding time (not that chomping does much for the bonding!) Perhaps it’s because I know she may be our last baby because of my medical problems, that I’m more determined to hang in there.
Whatever the case, I have big apprehensions about the impending bedtime feed tonight.
We shall see…..
In much brighter news it’s a glorious sunny day today so I baked some fruit loaves. The girls had their hair washed and put on some pretty summery dresses.
I’m one of those people who has resisted signing up for Facebook – until now that is! I really have no idea how to use it but have managed to upload some pics etc and would love you to visit via the link on my sidebar. I noticed you can also link to Twitter from there. Hmmm….
That’s my brain at the moment. No sooner do I sit down to do something than I have to leap up again and then there is the constant noise – none of it’s very conducive to calm and rational thought. Add a teething little one (yes, again!!) into the mix along with sleep deprivation and life is, well, a little messy right now.
It’s been a full on week with the show preparation, music lessons, stitching group and …. what else? I can’t remember now.
Sound familiar to any of you Mums out there? š
Creativity with the children has taken second place but I’ve managed to fit in a few moments here and there.
Jamming with the girls. Did you know that finger sucking can be quite instrumental? Speaking of unusual instruments, check out these guys who make all their instruments from fresh vegetables.
I think salt resist is one of my favourite techniques thus far.
Christie over at Childhood 101 has recently suffered the tragic loss of an unborn baby and is asking for others to speak about their own experiences in order to help women going through miscarriage. I don’t feel inclined to go back over my experiences but perhaps you would like to visit her blog and make a submission. It’s a very good thing to have the support of others at these times and I think many of us don’t receive the sort of support we need.
I was really excited about attending the C & Q Fair so perhaps my expectations were too high. The last time I went was 2 years ago and basically nothing much has changed. I did make a few purchases that I’m happy with, but as far as inspiration goes the fair did little for me. I guess by going on the last day you would expect some frayed tempers and tired stall holders – I know I would be.
And now to rejection. Yes, I’ve just had another magazine rejection which leads me to contemplate whether anyone is actually interested in what I do, whether I should be bothering to do this design course, whether I should be thinking I can make it as a designer / artist / craftist?!!
Rejection sure does hurt, but I know I’ll get back on the horse – what else can I do? I love to design, I love to make things and I love the artistic skill involved in what I do. So, even minus the accolades I will keep on doing what I feel driven to do.
How do you handle rejection?
