No wedding is complete without cake but we do not want a cake of the traditional kind. I do not like fruit cake or sponge so it seemed silly to have one just because history says that you should. Lots … Continue reading
So the end of the day is drawing near. The end of Day One of my May Personal Challenge inspired by Tiddlyompompom and I am happy to report that I have not eaten any chocolate today and I have been … Continue reading
In the 80s I was given a challenge in May to learn to dance round a maypole. I was very very bad at it! I undid all the beautiful twisting patterns that the other dancers made. It was the start … Continue reading
This is the view from the hall where we will be having our wedding reception. Just wonderful! I can’t wait!
Oh I am so excited about our wedding I think that on this day of Bs I could literally BUBBLE over or BURST!! Today is all about accessories – balloons, bouquets, button holes and bunting! To be honest I am … Continue reading
“/> This week’s Listography is ‘Top 5 Things I’d Change About My Wedding Day’. Regular readers of this blog will know that David and I are not married yet but soon will be. Very soon in fact. We have just … Continue reading
Kerry at Multiple Mummy is encouraging us all to take some time out from being a Mummy and share things we are passionate about. I have only been a Mummy for 9 months but I have to say that my own passions and interests are already a hazy memory. What did I do before Esther and William were born?
Drama – acting and directing
I love the theatre. I love going to London to watch a show but I also love small theatre, amateur theatre and schol plays. I have always enjoyed acting from a very early age and have been lucky enough to play some fantastic roles in amateur theatre. I have also worked with some exceptional children when directing school plays. Theatre is my main passion. I have been involved in all aspects of theatre at one time or another and know that I will be again when the babies are older. This is a passion that I share with David and I hope that we will both tread the boards again one day.
Writing – blogging and poetry
I have written poetry, stories and plays since I was a young child. I love writing! I find it easy and can write a poem very quickly. My poetry is quite childlike in format and style but it works. My writing has taken a new direction in the last year since starting this blog. When I was a teenager I went mad with my Mother for reading my diary now I am publishing it online for all to see. I find blogging therapeutic, a release, an escape and a way of making friends.
Photography – taking photos and sorting photos
My camera goes with me everywhere. I have always loved taking photos and being in other people’s. I took GCSE Design and specialised in photography but spent more time modelling for other people’s photos than taking and developing my own. Photographs are another form of diary for me, I record very milestone I can, especially since the babies have been born. I am currently taking the 365 photo challenge to try and improve my skills and if I a feel at the end of the year that I have been successful then I am going to treat myself to a proper SLR camera and deveop this passion even more.
Reading – to myself and out loud
Any regular reader of this blog will know that I love reading with Esther and William. I want to encourage them to have the same love affair with literature that their father and I share. Our house is full of books of every genre and we all love to read. I love to read aloud. When David and I first met we used to read plays aloud together. Now I read out loud to Esther and William whenever I can. We generally share at leats three picture books a day and you can read about some of our favourites here.
The West Wing
David introduced me to this series when we first met in 2007. Since then we ave watched all 7 series about 5 times. I am sure we are on our fifth go through. This is an Amrican drama set in The White House with a Democtratic president. It is fantasticaly written, superbly cast and very well acted. It is easy to watch yet challenges your thinking. It makes you laugh and cry. It feels real. It sparked an interest for me in American political systems and I have learned so much through watching it. It is great! David and I can quote many lines from it and often share them as personal jokes. It is a shared passion and a strong bond between us. We have watched it every day for years. I love it.
Planning
I am a planner. I love to make lists and tick things off. At the moment I am busy planning our wedding, before that we have Esther and William’s first birthday party to arrange and after it their christening to plan. I love researching ideas and making plans.
So there we go, seems I can remember after all! But none of these things compare to the passion I have for my children and sharing in their learning and development. None of these things compare with my love for David and my desire to make him happy, to make us happy as a family. There is nothing in the world that beats that!
But it has been nice, really nice, to take a few minutes out to write this post and remember who I am for a while, who I am when I am not being Mummy x
On Saturday 10th September 2011 I will be getting married to my wonderful fiance, David. We were due to get married in August 2010 but Esther and William had other ideas and were born in the July. We have been … Continue reading
The ABC of Me
Age: 34
Bed Size: Double
Chore I Hate: Cleaning windows, I always seem to make them dirtier than before!
Dogs: I would like to own a Labrador one day
Essential start of your day: Extra sleep while babies are out on a run with their Daddy
Favourite Colour: Blue
Gold or Silver: Silver or white gold for me, though my engagement ring is platinum with a single sapphire and a diamond
Height: 5’6
Instruments I have played: Recorder, violin and guitar; sadly I do not play any of them anymore but I do love to sing!
Job: When not a full time Mummy I am a primary school teacher
Kids: Twins; Esther Grace and William Nairn born 24.7.2010, 3 month premature
Live: Charing, Kent, UK
Mum’s Name: Jean
Nickname: Old Bean
Overnight hospital stays: Appendix, twisted bowel
Pet Peeve: My own messiness and laziness – not a good combination!
Quote from a Movie: from TV actually, The West Wing, “How d’ya like them apples?” Has special meaning x
Right or Left handed: Right except for eating. I hold my knife and fork like a lefty!
Siblings: One sister, wee sis, Julie
Time you wake up: 6am but then snooze baby free til 8.30am after a busy night of feeding
Underwear: Mostly nursing bras these days. Is there such a thing as a sexy nursing bra?
Vegetable you dislike: Brussel sprouts
What makes you run late: Being unorganised, the Internet
Xrays you have had: Wisdom teeth, wrist (possible fracture from roller skating) possibly more just before birth of babies but I don’t remember
Yummy food you make: Stir fries and fajitas. Nom Nom!!
Zoo Animals: I love penguins and giraffes
The idea for my introductory alphabet soup came from Bacardi Mama and Sketches and Sentiments. Thank you.
I look forward to talking with you all through Jenny each Alphabe Thursday x
My alphabet is going to be on the theme of my upcoming wedding! I hope you will follow my progress towards the big day.
In just 5 months David and I will be getting married. To help us prepare for the day and be with us on the day we have carefully chosen our wedding party.
Today I would like to introduce you to the bridesmaids.
I have chosen five bridesmaids, two flower girls and two page boys. They were all very easy decisions as I would not want to have our big day without one of them there.
Firstly my little sister, Julie.
Julie will be almost 32 by the time we get married but she is still my baby sister, my wee sis. I love her dearly and miss her very much when she is away, which is most of the time as she lives in Australia, with her husband, Hugh. Julie and I are close sisters and good friends. We are very similar in lots of ways and strikingly different in others. Julie is a Vet Nurse and an animal lover. She is always adopting waifs and strays into her home, cats mostly. Really though we are dog people and have both wept buckets reading and watching Marley and Me. Julie makes me laugh more than any other person I know, apart from David actually, and apart from David she is the person in the world I can most totally be myself with, and she loves me no matter what. Just as I love her. She is also a fabulous aunty to Esther and William and is always in our thoughts every day. I really am very lucky and I know that I would not want to have anyone else standing with me on my wedding day. My beautiful wee sis.
Next is Michele.
Michele I have known now for about 6 years and she has played a huge role in my life during those years particularly since meeting David and the birth of Esther and William, her Godchildren. Michele is my rock. She is who I turn to in a crisis knowing that no matter what she will be there. Michele is like the big sister I never had with a bit of motherliness thrown in. I know I can write that and it be okay as I have tried to explain all of this to Michele in the past. She is everything that a person looks for in a friend and more. I cannot imagine my life without her now. She helps me make decisions and advises me on all manner of things. I tell her all my thoughts and ideas, my insecurities and worrries, my hopes and dreams. I cannot find words enough to say how much she means to me and how I would not be where I am today without her constant friendship and support. She is someone else who makes me laugh and can brighten up my day by knowing exactly what to say and when to say it. My friendship with Michele started when she was my Teaching Assistant at Kings Hill. She looked after me in the classroom and then took me in when I had nowhere else to go. She made me believe in myself and helped me to discover the parts of me that David fell in love with. For that I will always be grateful and that is one of the many reasons why our wedding day would not be complete without Michele. And why she was chosen to be Esther and William’s Godmother. Thank you, Michele x
Petra.
Petra and I have been friends since first we met in 1987. We were at school together for the final year of primary and right through to GCSEs. We did everything together for many years and got into all sorts of scrapes and bother. We also had the most wonderful times and made magical memories that we cherish to this day. I am now very proud to call Petra’s daughter, Maia, my Goddaughter and cannot believe that we have changed from little Girl Guides to fully grown up responsible mothers. In what seems like no time at all. I am so so glad that we have stayed friends for over 20 years.
Hannah
Hannah and I started out as colleagues and soon became friends but it was not until leaving the school where we worked that our friendship really began to blossom and grow. Hannah is great to talk to, she is very funny and she has a good heart. Hannah will go out of her way to do things for others and she made sure that after I left Frittenden I was not forgotten and still involved in school and social events. Since the arrival of Esther and William she has been wonderful visiting us in hospital and at home. She is the making of my social calendar!! Hannah is so good with Esther and William, they really do love it when she comes to play. We are hoping to spend lots more time with her in the holidays now we are able to get out and about more.
Francoise
Francoise lives in Grenoble with our best man, Mr Rew. Together they have a beautiful baby boy, Mael, who will be Esther’s and William’s playmate, penpal and friend in the years to come. It is such a shame that this family live so far away as we enjoy their company very much. Francoise is my bridesmaid because she is someone who I can always rely on, day or night, to say something to make me feel better. She is kind, caring and compassionate. She is funny and calming to be around. She is a great friend because she is so thoughtful and very naturally makes you feel at ease. She is creative and we share a passion for theatre and books. And now babies!!! I know that she will make valuable, memorable contributions to our special day.
I am so excited about our wedding, it has already been postponed once when Esther and William came so early, I am so looking forward to our day.
Girls; Let the countdown begin!
