What does your name mean?

So what does your name mean? Was it chosen carefully out of the thousands, possibly millions, of possibilities, to be the perfect one that fits just you?

Does it have a special meaning? Either honouring your culture, heritage, family, or special attributes, or even to show how very special, loved and wanted you were?

Yes? Probably.

My name? Well let's see, despite having had 9 months to think of one, I still had no name after I was born, nor for several days after that.

My brother** was in Grade 1 the year I was born, and so being the only one to actually think of anything, he got to choose my name.

Jane.

Wow, how unique, exciting and special! NOT!

And just guess where it came from??? No? No idea at all?

Well, I'll tell you, it's from THIS

It was his Grade 1 reader that week, for crying out loud!!!

Ok, please stop laughing, it's really not that funny, and I am scarred for life!

And the funny part, I married a guy called Richard. Geddit?
Richard = Rich = Rick = Dick!

** My brother is brain damaged by the way....

I am a walking joke...

This week sux ass

and I have nothing to say... many thoughts, but nothing to say.

So I'll just go through the motions of being a functional human.

J&B Met... was then wasn't

I was all psyched about going to the J&B Met today - we go every year... had my outfit, been kata-boxing to get into shape and everything.

Then our babysitting plans feel apart, so I am home sulking.... and rearranging the kids' room. Gee FUN! Not....

*sulk*

Arb and useless info

So I was driving home today and DJ Fresh played Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

I discovered that I know ALL the words. Thank God I was in the car alone... I am sure it did not sound pretty!

My new ring

As mentioned previously my (10 year) anniversary present this year was a replacement wedding ring!

My original one survived for about 5 years - and then got into a nasty accident (involving a hammer - don't ask!). So I have been wearing a cheap and ugly self-bought one ever since.

My new ring has been resized and is now proudly displayed on my hand. It's white gold, with a beautiful sparkling solitaire diamond.
Please keep all hammers away from me! ;)

What Does 200 Calories Look Like?

Some foods have significantly more Calories than others but what does the difference actually look like. When you consider that an entire plate of broccoli contains the same number of Calories as a small spoonful of peanut butter, you might think twice the next time you decide what to eat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average adult needs to consume about 2000 - 2500 Calories to maintain their weight. In other words, you have a fixed amount of Calories to "spend" each day; based on the following pictures, which would you eat?

This?

1425 grams Celery or 570 grams Baby Carrots

Or

385 grams Apple

or

50 grams Jelly Babies
or

33 grams Salted Mixed Nuts???

See all the pictures here. Makes you think doesn't it?

Back away from the scissors mom!

When am I going to learn that I am not a hairdresser!?

Frik man... his hair was looking ok, but too long, so instead of my usual scissor attack I went at him with the clippers, and well and truly butchered his hair...

Damn damn!!!

He just came in post swim and it seems better wet (as per last pic), so maybe I can gel him up for school tomorrow???

This is before, just after and after swimming:

So what should I do?
- Just use the clippers and give him a No 4 all over?
- Take him to the hairdresser asap tomorrow, hoping they can do something to salvage it?
- Gel it for now, and let it grow out a bit?

How bad is it?

Back to School - Grade 3 & Grade R

So we went back to school today, after a long holiday - something like 6 weeks! It went by surprisingly smoothly and we really enjoyed it. It was just the last day or 2 that the boys seemed slightly directionless, the rest of the time they just got on with having loads of good old fashioned fun and playing.

Both boys were ready and excited about going back, they both enjoy school and learning and socializing.

I took Quinn in, DH took Griffin.

This is Quinn on the first day of Grade 1, Grade 2 & Grade 3. See how he's grown! It has become a tradition to line him up against our back wall so we can compare his growth against the wall slats from year to year. It's fun to see the progression after 12 months. In some ways he has grow a LOT and in others not all that much at all. (Richard had his major growing phase at about 12 years old - I expect Quinn will be the same)

Here is a collage of the 3 of us this morning...

Quinn took his cake to school which impressed everyone from his classmates, teacher to the other parents.

I hope they enjoy it.

Have fun at school guys!