I’m at home this morning because Connor has a doctor appointment a little later (it’s a checkup after his tonsillectomy) and I’m listening to him chatting to Beauty while she’s making the beds.

Connor: “Look here’s money”  (picking up the coins next to Lance’s bed)

Beauty:  “Put it in your money box”

Connor: “No, you can have it”

Beauty: “Noo, it’s your money, you can save it”

Connor: “Nooooo, I have money already, you don’t have any, you can have it”

Awww

I actually missed something in the local blogging scene!! That hasn’t happened in a while

There’s a new blog aggregation service called Myscoop.

So, for all you local blogging types, it’s got real-time aggregation and a very easy to use search facility.  I like it!  It’s an easy way to look for other bloggers who write about similar things to you and connect to them.

Link your blog there, and let me know, and I’ll follow you.

Connor out of the blue this evening says “Mommy, why is my brain hiding?”

It took me quite a while to figure out what he meant .  He really can’t work out why his brain isn’t on the outside of his head!

I’ve never been one to read motivation books, and other crap like that, they just make me bored or sleepy.

So, in view of that, I laughed earlier on today at a work off-site when one of my colleagues said something similar.

He told us that one day he had to do talk on empowerment and motivation, so for an entire hour, he subjected the audience to sad posters and sayings that were de-motivational and dis-empowering.  At the end of this ramble, he asked them whether they were ready to slit their wrists.

They responded no… his reply was then why do they think that motivational posters would work… it’s the same thing!! We’re just conditioned to think that they make a difference!

Makes you think.. well earlier today it made me laugh… now at this very moment, I’m too tired to think anything, so goodnight and no, I won’t be reading some motivational book in bed, even though it will put me straight to sleep!

Some randomness that I found on Brazen’s blog

1. Thought for the day: Let’s get the show on the road
2. This week… I’m trying to get somewhere with my deliveries, and trying to concentrate at work, and ordering boxes for my photography business, and have 2 family shoots, 2 friend’s invites and 1 kids party booked for the weekend
3. Last night… I went to bed at a decent time, after reading 2 books to the boys, watching the end of Ugly Betty and doing some editing
4. Song of the moment: Puff the Magic Dragon… I know I’m sad
5. If I could be a crayon colour, right now I’d be… Green
6. Bella or Buffy? Probably Buffy, but only because I’ve never read the Bella story
7. I wish I could quit… procrastinating

I know, I should be excited about the World Cup, but I’m not really.

This morning on 5FM, Gareth Cliff was waxing lyrical again about the World Cup, and after being asked whether people will be working during this time, Gareth said yes, all businesses will be working, and should be profiting on the back of it… and only teachers will be off.

Well, I don’t see it that way.

I’m a mother who works.  Like most people who work, there are only a certain number of days leave that you get allocated every year.

I would like to know the following… if all the schools are closed, and all the daycares are closed, who is going to look after the kids for 6 weeks?  Who?

I don’t know about you, but I can’t take that much leave.

So, guess what’s going to happen, companies will have to let people bring their kids to work.  And guess what… productivity levels will drop… therefore less money to be made by everyone!  Let alone the increase in frustration and aggravation levels in the offices because of the kids creating havoc everywhere – and not just for the non-parenting, but also for the parents who will be endlessly hassled for drinks and entertainment during the day.

Oh yes, I see fun ahead.

Connor has had to have a pump every morning and night ever since he got pneumonia last year, and the only way to keep the mask on his face is to sing to him (and with him).  His favourite song while this is happening, is Puff the Magic Dragon.  So, I’m not surprised that he knows all the words to the song.

When he was in hospital last week, he was singing the song on his own while we waited for the anaethetist in theatre.  I think it was his way to relax.

I managed to catch him singing the song on Saturday using my Blackberry (so excuse the crap quality) and of course I have to blog about it!  He’s only singing the second verse here, he didn’t want to go back to the beginning for me to record the whole thing.

This is the part he was singing, if you can’t hear it properly:

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

I’m weird this way, to win this competition on Kim Gray’s blog to win Le Creusset stuff would be a dream come true!

Their pots are on my endless wishlist… I would LOVE to get one of their pots!!

Or one of the kettle that I could use on the gas hob when there’s a power failure.

Or one of the flat casserole dishes for making curries!

Oh how I wish!

A colleague was talking about his plans for the evening, and mentioned that a friend of his had got him tickets to see some musician… and that the show starts at 11pm.

I couldn’t imagine anything worse, than milling around waiting for this dude to start playing at that godforsaken hour.  Yes, I do work on my editing until that time… but that sounds like such an aimless wait!

I’m so past that!  I might be a fuddy duddy because of that, but you know what, I’m ok with that!

Enjoy your weekend, whatever you may be doing 

There was a blog challenge last week on Female2Female about 10 things, and I never did it, but while I’m waiting for this endless LR export, I might as well list 10 things that I’ve learnt this week.

It’s been a big week so far, with Connor having a tonsillectomy and I went on a photo workshop, so these should be easy enough to rattle off.

1.  Don’t wear a white jersey when your child goes for surgery, you will get it full of blood when he starts recovering from the anaesthetic and thrashes around madly.

2.  It’s required to wake your child up in the middle of the night for a snack of chips and sweets, when they’re recovering from a tonsillectomy because it stretches the muscles so they’re not as sore in the morning.

3.  It takes 1 day before the kids are tired of coke and other fizzy drinks… because they’re now allowed it.

4.  Lightroom takes too long to export… I get too impatient! But I have learnt it’s quirks now, and I know when it’s going to fail.

5.  I’m charging too little for weddings.  I know how much to charge now, so my rates will be going up.

6.  I need to define my style photography… apparently I have one, according to most people… but now to put it in words and that’s impossible

7.  I can say No.  I’ve turned down a few shoots this week.  I do have one or 2 days free in the next few weeks… but I actually need a day off! I’m starting to burn out, I can feel it.

8. There are a whole load of excellent photography bloggers that I need to add to my reader.

9. There’s only so much I can cook without using spices or tomato-based sauces.

10.  I’m tired