Mum's in Town!

Ok I still don't have a whole lot of time to myself but I have caught up a bit on sleep.  Mum's rock...don't care who you are Mum's just rock least mine does.  Bless you, I'm only sorry I will have to return her to the rest of the family but it's given me a bit of a break the last week or so.  The girls are growing up so quickly!  Isabel is standing fairly well with a bit of assistance and Abigail is doing her best to try to catch up!

We are day dreaming about the possibility of trying to own our own home next year (I think we may still be dreaming but hey we might try after all what is the worst that can happen?)  We get turned down...oh well but it could be worth the headache.  Course we will probably have to come up with a large down payment but it would be almost worth it to have a place to bring the girls up in.  And the prospect of not having to move pay pet deposit etc is very tempting and oh do I want to move back to Livermore baad.

Ah well it's time for me to head to bed need my husband to drag me there as I'm just about sunk into the sofa and unable to move, some nights I need a crane to move my sorry ass out of the chair.

I spent the afternoon looking at old tv shows and playing clips to my girls of programs I grew up with.  It's amazing how things have changed over the years.  How myths about some things have started and also amazing who we can forget.  I was going through programs like the Clangers, Rainbow, Rentaghost....and remembered Jackanory oh how I loved that segment each weekday being read a story.  In looking on the internet I was reminded about a wonderfully talented actor who used to read for us on a regular basis, Kenneth Williams.  I didn't realize he took his own life in the end, and I have to admit I remember fondly his facial expressions and voices such a rare talent.  (Drifts on down memory lane)  I could get lost there for hours if I so wished, they just don't make programs and people like they used to.

Crazy Days

One thing I'll have to say is life is never dull now. Weeks seem to slip by so quickly we barely have time to breathe sometimes. We somehow manage to make time for us once the girls are asleep at least, and from what I hear we seem to have it better than some so I guess things could be far worse.

I was lying in bed last night and just resting against James with my eyes closed trying to remember what it was like those first few weeks when we came home from the hospital. The sleep deprivation, the constant worry, getting snappish at each other from just sheer frustration at not getting enough rest. I often remind myself when I am tired now after wrestling with the twins all day trying to get them fed and settled after each feed and getting them ready to go out for their walk that things really were worse. We at least get smiles and giggles from them which is almost reward enough.

James had a half day today and it was nice to have him home early. We spent the afternoon running around doing errands...including banking, so long BofA and your stupid penny pinching fees, hello Credit Union and no fees thank you very much.

Weekend will be interesting as we are putting the mini van into the shop to have the mechanics do a once over on it and see if it needs any major repairs etc. and as I still want to fit in the farmers market on Saturday morning before the appointment it's going to be interesting, I would love for us all to go to the market but I wonder at the sanity in that and if perhaps just one of us might make a better option.

So looking forward to next week and Granny Apple's visit and tho it might be for three weeks and it seems a long time I fear it will go far too quickly! Ah well must make the most of it while she is here.

Dinner smells great tonight! I'm baking some Caribbean Chicken Wings...will have to see if they taste as good as they smell, but I did marinate them overnight so they should taste yummy. I should probably be working on the shopping list for next week while James is out but I might just leave it till we put the girls down and we get some peace and quiet later. I'm very lucky that he's really taken a very active role in helping with everything :)

I will try to post some pictures and videos up over the weekend too, it's just hard to do much of anything during the week as almost guaranteed during the day I am holding one or the other of the girls at the moment, if I am not then I'm out taking them for a walk as well to just try and wear them out.