tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post4030563498331872966..comments2024-03-28T23:19:53.362+00:00Comments on A colourful life: Saturday night randomsChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-6771972801319409842015-06-16T10:08:20.734+01:002015-06-16T10:08:20.734+01:00Congratulations on the job! Wonderful news, I hope...Congratulations on the job! Wonderful news, I hope it is really fulfilling and interesting. Teenage tantrums are so much worse than toddler ones, as they are usually delivered with withering sarcasm and dramatic exits. XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-23459972421244361482015-06-16T09:01:55.449+01:002015-06-16T09:01:55.449+01:00That's great you got the job! Well done. The p...That's great you got the job! Well done. The pictures of leaves makes a nice change from pictures of flowers. Leaves are lovely in their own way - so much variety of colour, shape and texture. Things are bad when your children call you 'mother'! It's better than 'ma' of course.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-74427811724779602482015-06-15T17:52:22.257+01:002015-06-15T17:52:22.257+01:00Congratulations on your new job and the opportunit...Congratulations on your new job and the opportunity to travel to Columbia.<br />Sounds like your kids are at "that age." Love the calm down, mother comment. Bet that snapped you right out of your zen moment.susanhttp://simplecozyliving.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-87981907830678959382015-06-15T13:41:32.717+01:002015-06-15T13:41:32.717+01:00So sorry about your tip-up picnic bench accident -...So sorry about your tip-up picnic bench accident - hope you're not too badly bruised - those all-in-one table and bench affairs are ever so heavy. Well done about the new job - super! Looking forward to hearing more about it. If it's any consolation your comments about dramas with offspring made me laugh out loud with recognition! Anything H doesn't like the sound of, I get "stop shouting at me" - regardless of whether I am doing more than whispering! It's a trying time here at the moment on the whole university application front and my patience is close to evaporation - your post here has probably helped extend its shelf life considerably as yes, I have been pretty close to the hair-tearing thing not to mention shouting properly! Have a lovely week, Christina! E xThomasina Tittlemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574272724724663796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-48485814687308195342015-06-15T09:29:30.193+01:002015-06-15T09:29:30.193+01:00Your posts always make me smile... Congratulations...Your posts always make me smile... Congratulations on your new job and pleased to hear there was no lasting damage from the table collapsing!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-83303282514139711062015-06-15T08:52:25.402+01:002015-06-15T08:52:25.402+01:00Congratulations on your new job Christina, it soun...Congratulations on your new job Christina, it sounds exciting and I look forward to hearing more. I like all those leafy pics, leaves go too much unnoticed I think and are just as interesting as any flower. Have a lovely week and don't sit on any dodgy benches ;o) Jane xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929252398048579419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-39427013198878732902015-06-15T08:35:45.782+01:002015-06-15T08:35:45.782+01:00What a lovely post, huge congrats on the job it so...What a lovely post, huge congrats on the job it sounds super exciting!! And what a palava with the PTA event, it seems crazy that to fund-raise you need to lay out so much money in advance. I'm glad that Annie enjoyed the induction to secondary school, and hope the tantrums subside! Have a lovely week :)Helen https://www.blogger.com/profile/04372629236715188280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-34867517414056583382015-06-14T19:01:24.553+01:002015-06-14T19:01:24.553+01:00Great news that you are so excited about your new ...Great news that you are so excited about your new job (and that the head lice are gone - yuck.) I don't know how you manage to get so much sewing accomplished - looking forward to seeing the dress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-58374967930953767042015-06-14T16:08:06.764+01:002015-06-14T16:08:06.764+01:00It sounds as though it is all go at your house! C...It sounds as though it is all go at your house! Congratulations on the job! That is brilliant. The travel sounds exciting!!! I hope that you enjoy it a great deal. The tantrums on the other hand don't sound like a lot of fun. I guess that we all did it to our parents didn't we!! I can't remember the last time I slammed a door, perhaps I should give it a go! On second thoughts I'm not sure I can be bothered!!! I hope that it all calms down soon - she says hopefully!! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-54452638002490148342015-06-14T10:02:56.068+01:002015-06-14T10:02:56.068+01:00Congratulations on the job! I liked all the leaf p...Congratulations on the job! I liked all the leaf photos. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-91236829472649388912015-06-14T08:41:53.712+01:002015-06-14T08:41:53.712+01:00I've loved your moments of green calm amongst ...I've loved your moments of green calm amongst the descriptions of your week. Many congratulations on your job - the prospect of travelling is an exciting one. Don't look at the length of the contract as a restriction but as an opportunity for a new adventure in two years' time - who knows what future doors this contract will open for you?! Collapsing benches are always much funnier when it's not you on the bench; hope you're OK now. I found a Nitty Gritty metal comb the best thing ever for dealing with head lice - both my girls have long hair which is not ideal when there's been an outbreak at school. Luckily, the incidents get less as they get older. Wishing you a tantrum-free, dishwasher-filled (by someone else) happy week xxWinwick Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175666787916920144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-77634509541429876202015-06-14T08:22:53.404+01:002015-06-14T08:22:53.404+01:00congrats on the job interview! and ouch to the ben...congrats on the job interview! and ouch to the bench incident, hope you aren't too sore. I love going to the school productions, your's sounds great, and it sounds like Annie will have a great time there. driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-84773872888722326102015-06-14T07:59:14.404+01:002015-06-14T07:59:14.404+01:00Well done on the job! And I feel your pain (well, ...Well done on the job! And I feel your pain (well, mortification) at the picnic bench incident. Hope your back feels better soon. I fell off the windowsill last week after messing around with the curtain pole and met with several pieces of furniture on the way down. My legs are covered in bruises and there's a bump on my head but nobody saw me fall, fortunately.<br />Joe's been throwing huge raging tantrums of late. They don't last and he tends only to do it at home but there's no rhyme or reason to them. And he NEVER does it in front of his grandparents. It's incredibly annoying.<br />The school fundraising situation sounds very silly indeed. Logic goes out of the window sometimes, doesn't it?<br />I need to catch up with blog land too. It's on today's list.<br />I loved reading this post. Have a great Sunday 😊<br />SSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-66195077704339495412015-06-14T07:36:55.559+01:002015-06-14T07:36:55.559+01:00Oh Christina, I can indeed fully appreciate the pi...Oh Christina, I can indeed fully appreciate the picnic bench moment. It's a good job we're used to this kind of thing. I hope the bruises fade soon. Many congratulations on the job, it sounds fantastic. Columbia! I'm assuming that's actual Columbia and not Columbia University, but either is brilliantly exciting, I shall look forward to hearing more about it. The tantrums and needling made me smile in recognition. My eldest likes to say to me (when I am completely calm and asking him nicely to do something very simple) "Don't be so stressy". His very worst insult is "Woman". Could be worse. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Don't sit on any temporary or outdoor furniture. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-55425270726502690972015-06-14T07:07:02.323+01:002015-06-14T07:07:02.323+01:00Congratulations on your new job and future jaunts,...Congratulations on your new job and future jaunts, exciting times. I am sorry but I did laugh at your misfortune with the bench collapsing, shame on me.... It does get easier with the children...when they move out!!!! They go on to have children of their own and they have the terrible two tantrums and so it goes on.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-58692030983904048882015-06-14T01:34:47.585+01:002015-06-14T01:34:47.585+01:00I'm sorry about your back and the lice. I hope...I'm sorry about your back and the lice. I hope there is improvement on both fronts now. Congratulations on your new job. I'm very excited for you!Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-15298243811111091982015-06-14T00:03:55.726+01:002015-06-14T00:03:55.726+01:00Congratulations on your job and travel to Colombia...Congratulations on your job and travel to Colombia sounds exciting, do you speak Spanish?<br />Children, children, children, they do drive us to despair, ours is grown and still frequently gives us heartburn.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-80515309107789983302015-06-13T23:25:11.123+01:002015-06-13T23:25:11.123+01:00I'm hopelessly behind in blog reading due to a...I'm hopelessly behind in blog reading due to a week of guests. Congratulations on getting the job you interviewed for! And the trips to Columbia sound like an amazing opportunity. Sorry there have been some tantrums at your house. It's no wonder you've become fascinated with leaves. They are very peaceful and calming to look at. Have a great weekend, Christina!kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.com