Darling Harbour Dancing

We're off to Darling Harbour today, TJ is dancing again. Unfortunately this time we can't all go. The little one has her soccer presentation day and CJ (not all my kids have J as their middle initial) is playing in the Orange Blossom Festival this afternoon.

So last night we did the curlers again. I put in her hair 50 or the wiggly worm curlers and she tried to sleep on them last night. I hope next year her hairstyle calls for straight.

I did buy a curling wand but I'm not having much success with the curls staying in. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I can get the curls in but they fall after an hour. Not good enough when they need to be in for about 4 - 5 hours.

Here are the before and after shots taken for performances a few weeks ago.

Not happy

If your child played an instrument in a school band and the band was using music that was written by a convicted pedophile, would you be concerned?

What response would you expect from the school when you raised your concerns?

Would you expect that a parallel could be drawn between the "lifestyle choices" of someone who is gay and a convicted pedophile?

True colors - Cyndi Lauper

Despite my most recent posts. I heard this yesterday and saw the positive in it. It is not a reflection of my mood ie the sad eyes, it's a reflection of me seeing true colors shining through.

You with the sad eyes 

don't be discouraged 

oh I realize 

it's hard to take courage 

in a world full of people 

you can lose sight of it all 

and the darkness inside you 

can make you fell so small 

But I see your true colors 

shining through 

I see your true colors 

and that's why I love you 

so don't be afraid to let them show 

your true colors 

true colors are beautiful 

like a rainbow 

Show me a smile then 

don't be unhappy, can't remember 

when I last saw you laughing 

if this world makes you crazy 

and you've taken all you can bear 

you call me up 

because you know I'll be there 

And I'll see your true colors 

shining through 

I see your true colors 

and that's why I love you 

so don't be afraid to let them show 

your true colors 

true colors are beautiful 

like a rainbow 

Photo by tanakawho

Clean up

Seeing pictures and hearing people talking about cleaning up their towns and cities has made me proud. Not all of Britain is bad.

Riots

I am really saddened by what is going on back home in England. Also devastated to see and hear that my adored Manchester was attacked last night.

Firstly I want to say that I hope my family and friends are safe and that their properties are damage free.

I'm not exactly sure of where I stand in terms of who or what is to blame.

Obviously there are many opportunist thugs out there on the streets just looking to rob and destroy whatever they can but there also seems to be a lot of youths out there who are hurting.

Please don't misunderstand, I am not in any way excusing their behaviour, it is so far removed from anything I can comprehend but I cannot help feeling that in some way some one has failed them.

Is it the parents, the teachers, the government, the system?

I've been reading a lot of opinions and can agree partially with both sides of the argument.

I agree that we make our own choices and decisions in life but we can't choose who we are born to or where we are raised. As children others make choices for us. Right or wrong.

My generation is blaming the kids, maybe my generation failed them. Maybe by seeing this coming and leaving the country 10 years ago, I failed them.

RIP

Goodnight Uncle Jeff. You can rest pain free now. 

xxx

Birthday's and Movies

We celebrated Jon's birthday this weekend. The girls were so excited about it. It's lovely that they get just as much enjoyment out of other peoples birthdays as they do their own.

Jon and I were both pretty sore and tired yesterday, his excesses due to soccer and mine due to my Saturday morning long run so we decided a trip to the movies might be nice.

On the way, we were discussing when was the last time we had been to the movies as a whole family. Can you believe never?

We were going to see Mr Popper Penguins until we realised that Jim Carrey was in it. I can't stand him, and I really don't think I could have managed a full movie. We looked at Captain America and found that IMDB has rated it PG - 13 and the parental guide didn't look too bad. A few scary bits but for my girls who are major Dr Who fans, probably ok. But - the cinema has it rated M.

M or Jim Carrey. Sorry to say but Mr Popper's Penguins was never in with a chance.

Captain America it was. Vmax and 3D. The girls loved it, though didn't really understand it. For me, it was ok. Vmax was nice and I only got nauseous twice from the 3D.

Baskin Robbins afterwards for icecream and home for a roast beef dinner and birthday cake.