Packing list

Andrew sat down with the boys the other night to talk to them about the possibility of going on a camping trip over Easter. He had Bailey make a list of things they would need to to bring. I was busy cleaning up after dinner so wasn't part of the discussion.
I found Bailey's list the next morning...

There I was at number 22. Mum

Nicely positioned between 21. torch and 23. monkey (his stuffed night time teddy).

Ward (NO)Talent Night

I know you all know I have a hard time saying "NO" to people. Particularly people who I feel sorry for. Well this was the case with the ward activities co-ordinator. She is a lovely lady and was telling me how very few people had volunteered talents for the talent evening.

My problem of not being able to say no is overshaddowed by my problem of not being able to sing, however somehow I agreed to 'present' some sort of song on the evening. I knew it would need to be a funny song rather than a serious attempt, so after some thought, I decided to try to sing "The Mom Song" by Anita Renfroe. (As seen on You tube)

I used the kids as guinea-pigs and practiced over and over. I suppose while I was practicing I must have been moving around a bit to the music because when I asked Mitchell what he thought of the song he replied in all seriousness, "Yeah, maybe do it without the dancing!"

I managed to rope two other ladies (both propper singers) to do it with me. They were the quality and I was the quantity.




Way out of my comfort zone, but we did get a few laughs.

Football's Back

Football season has started with a bang - or in our family's case- a bang, whallop, clash and smash!

This is how four of the boys (incl. Andrew) fared after the pre season trials...

Jordan needed 6 stitches after a head clash, although he was more disturbed about having half of his eyebrow shaved.

Josh and Mitchell had trouble with their left eyes too.




Andrew didn't want to be included on the injured list as his injury didn't look as tough as the kids, but he still has bruising to the left eye due to rugby, so he made the list.

In all seriousness, this is the first time we have had so many injuries at the same time. Andrew said we should just tell people we have decided not to intervene in the boys arguements and say we are letting them fight it out amongst themselves!

Turning up to church on Sunday was interesting! Our Bishop thought it was hilarious and couldn't stop laughing at our family as we sat in the pew. Considering this is only the pre-season, I am a little concerned about enduring the rest of the year. In addition to head gear and mouthguards, we are considering introducing protective goggles for our family on the field.