I'm gonna be on holidays for a few weeks, so you wont see me doing much on the blog or twitter, etc.
I'm taking the "opportunity" of no internet access to relax & take some real time off.... lets see how I can cope with that!!! ;)
Chat soon xxx
Oh... Happy Mother's Day for the 14th of March (in UK)!!! Hope you feel special & get lots of love on that day (& everyday!)
Monica x
Thursday 25 February 2010
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Sunday 21 February 2010
There is a Plan B
Tonight, by chance I stumbled across Plan B's Blog, the 1st post I read brought tears to my eyes...
People sometimes don't agree with mummies staying at home, some think we are lazy, some think we are crazy.
I think its a personal decision, some mummies prefer to have a bit more independence & money, some have no choice at all, I personally choose to dedicate myself to my kids, be hands on, yes I do miss the "mates" at the office, the laughs we had and having my "own money" but I have so much more... I have laughs with my kids, I teach them everything they know, I help them become who they are gonna be and I have never missed a single moment of anything... their first smile, laugh, crawl, step and so much more!
Both my kids have been with me 24/7 since they were born, until recently that my boy started pre-school (starting school this year...oh the pain!!!!), sometimes my mum nags me because of the way I am so attached to my kids but the truth is... I don't want to miss anything!
Anyway, Plan B put it just the way I would have put it if I could actually write properly!
The reason why some of us decide to stay at home to look after our babies (as they will forever be to us!), what we think & some of the issues we have come across...
Beautifully written for her children: A letter of resignation
It was a pleasure reading it
Monica x
People sometimes don't agree with mummies staying at home, some think we are lazy, some think we are crazy.
I think its a personal decision, some mummies prefer to have a bit more independence & money, some have no choice at all, I personally choose to dedicate myself to my kids, be hands on, yes I do miss the "mates" at the office, the laughs we had and having my "own money" but I have so much more... I have laughs with my kids, I teach them everything they know, I help them become who they are gonna be and I have never missed a single moment of anything... their first smile, laugh, crawl, step and so much more!
Both my kids have been with me 24/7 since they were born, until recently that my boy started pre-school (starting school this year...oh the pain!!!!), sometimes my mum nags me because of the way I am so attached to my kids but the truth is... I don't want to miss anything!
Anyway, Plan B put it just the way I would have put it if I could actually write properly!
The reason why some of us decide to stay at home to look after our babies (as they will forever be to us!), what we think & some of the issues we have come across...
Beautifully written for her children: A letter of resignation
It was a pleasure reading it
Monica x
Thursday 18 February 2010
It's Thomas' 65th Birthday Party & you're invited!
Make tracks to a fabulous destination on Sunday 7th March 2010 as everyone’s favourite little blue engine, Thomas the Tanks Engine, celebrates his 65th Anniversary in style at everyone’s favourite toy store, Hamleys!
The double celebration, as Hamleys celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, will see an afternoon of FREE family fun and Thomas & Friends based activities taking place at the famous Regent Street store.
Date: Sunday 7th March
Time: 12pm onwards
Location: Hamleys, 188-196 Regent Street, London
Entry: FREE
Children and grown-ups alike will be able to participate in fun storytelling sessions, exciting competitions and Thomas & Friends screenings. There will also be a fantastic Thomas window display, the opportunity to meet the Fat Controller and make your very own Fat Controller hat to take home at special workshops.
On the 7th March, Thomas & Friends will also be setting out to create the world’s longest Thomas train cake at Hamleys. With help from National Autistic Society’s patron and renowned cake maker, Jane Asher, everyone coming along to the party is asked to help by baking their very own carriage cake to be added to a very special Thomas cake created by Ms Asher.
Find out how to make your own carriage cake to bring along, visit http://www.thomasandfriends.com/thomas.mvc/anniversary for the perfect recipe and video guide from Jane Asher herself.
Throughout March, the following fun and free Thomas & Friends activities will continue at Hamleys:
* Storytelling sessions at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm everyday
* Meet the Fat Controller: Saturday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th March at 11am or 3pm
Sunday 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th March at 12pm or 4pm
* Fat Controller hat making workshops everyday at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm
* Daily competitions to win great Thomas prizes
Have Fun! Monica xx
Monday 15 February 2010
Turn your blog into a book
I just found something that is really cool, I wouldn't do it just now but would love to in the future!
More appropriate for the "personal diary" blogs out there...
Ever wanted to turn your blog into a book?
Maybe you want to keep it to show your kids when they are all grown up?
Or perhaps you have a recipe blog?
Now you can print your blog! Visit BLOG 2 PRINT
More appropriate for the "personal diary" blogs out there...
Ever wanted to turn your blog into a book?
Maybe you want to keep it to show your kids when they are all grown up?
Or perhaps you have a recipe blog?
Now you can print your blog! Visit BLOG 2 PRINT
Where are we now?
I wanted to share this with as many people as I can...I find this incredibly insightful...
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS
Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it
does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful
lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I
don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas
trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me.
I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a
ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all
brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't
bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key
intersection near my beach house inMalibu
it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think
Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think
people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around,
period.. I have no idea where the concept came from, thatAmerica
an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution
and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as
we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities
came from and where theAmerica
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is
a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not
funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham 's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?'
(regarding Hurricane Katrina ).. Anne Graham gave an extremely
profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply
saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God
to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out
of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly
backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His
protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in
our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read
the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt
not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they
misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we
might damage their self-esteem ( Dr. Spock 's son committed suicide).
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said
okay.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to
kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it
out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the
world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say,
but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes'
through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start
sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the
school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many
on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or
what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit.
If not, then just discard it.... no one will know you did. But, if
you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about
what bad shape the world is in.
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS
Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it
does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful
lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I
don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas
trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me.
I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a
ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all
brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't
bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key
intersection near my beach house in
it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think
Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think
people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around,
period.. I have no idea where the concept came from, that
an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution
and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as
we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities
came from and where the
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is
a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not
funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham 's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?'
(regarding Hurricane Katrina ).. Anne Graham gave an extremely
profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply
saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God
to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out
of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly
backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His
protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in
our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read
the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt
not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they
misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we
might damage their self-esteem ( Dr. Spock 's son committed suicide).
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said
okay.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to
kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it
out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the
world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say,
but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes'
through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start
sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the
school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many
on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or
what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit.
If not, then just discard it.... no one will know you did. But, if
you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about
what bad shape the world is in.
Monday 1 February 2010
Valentine's Cards
I just got an email that worked because I made a really cool impulse purchase!
This is the Valentine's card I bought my hubby (he doesn't really read my blog!!! so I can show it off! lol)
I bought it from Lou over at Looby Crafts, I have bought cards from her before and they have been great & fast postage too!
She is having free postage on all her valentines, engagement, anniversary & wedding cards!
So go and have a quick look to get your Valentines card sorted & out of the way!
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