Caught in the Cupboard

As nan and I sat at lunch today, we noticed it was a little too quiet for our liking. We wondered where little Miss A. had gotten to, and what it was she was doing. I had a peep over the chair in the lounge, and there on the other side was the little miss, exploring all sorts of wondrous knick knacks she had discovered in the craft cupboard in the conservatory.

I tip-toed to the other-side of the kitchen, camera in hand, to get a better view. Placing my camera on the ground being careful to stay hidden around the corner, I began clicking away. These photos would serve as evidence of her shananigans if I was going to expose her to my mother when she got home from work, it was after all her craft cupboard.

Notice below Miss A. has no idea that she is under surveillance. Quietly her fingers explore the contents of a yellow plastic container.

I decide to call out to her to see if she knows she's being watched.

"Asher!"


She looks up and cant see me hiding around the corner.

"Asher!" I yell again, making sure to keep hidden, "what are you touching?"


Confused and convinced she'd been found out, she stands up to see where the noise is coming from.

"I can seeeee you!" I announced from behind the door as she realizes I'm closer than she thought.

Not knowing where to direct her frustration, she yells out "NO!" which translates into "don't come over here or you'll see what I've discovered and take it away from me."


Before long, she discovers my hiding place. I get up to check the sharp pointy objects haven't been found. We struggle for a minute to put things away, but we get there in the end.

Unfortunately, the battery life in my camera did not endure long enough to capture more of Asher's antics. It was fun to watch her experiment with buttons and pens and paper and ribbon. Who knows what she'll find tomorrow, I guess we'll find out as soon as we realize, its a little too quiet for our liking.

fun, time and sleeping kids.

Ever wanted to know what I do at night when I'm sure that both the kids are sound asleep and not going to get up for whatever reason? I knew you did, so here I am, letting you all in on my little world when the kids doze off to sleep.

First, I read a little of one of the books I'm currently reading.

Then I open a letter book my besty and I have been keeping since November 2004. I think about what to write in it, then I close it after only having read the last entry for the hundredth time and not having added to it.

Then I'll wander off down the hall to see how Eden is (because he's on his laptop doing some work.) More often than not, (like if he's stressed because he cant fix a problem) he's fine.

I go to the fridge to find something (I dont even need) to fill the tiny (its that small you can even tell its there) gap in my tummy.

Success! Instant pudding! (dont knock it til you try it, its actually not that bad.) Spoon, bowl, choo choo train into mouth. Walk away happy.

Then I'll see if the little green light on the computer is flashing telling me it's still on. If it is, I'll pull the chair out, sit down, turn on the screen and proceed to open the following pages;

1. Hotmail
2.Facebook
3. Whatever else my inbox tells me to open
4. Blogger

If the lights arent flashing, I'll go past the computer back to my room, pray, get into bed, then sleep.

Can you tell if the lights were flashing tonight or not?

Yes, they were flashing.

So here we are. Blogging. About every thing that has to do with nothing.

I might have a browse at what other bloggers have to say. That could be fun. But only if they have the same interests as me. Being a Mormon. Cultures. Photography. PHOTOGRAPHY!

I like it when people say they like photography. Im going to be a photographer one day. Even a commercial one. People who write photography in their interests fields, usually post photos they've taken up in their blogs. I usually have a sneaky look. That can be fun.

When I think of what I considered to be fun before the kids came along...I think, chatting away to Eden while driving around aimlessly late at night, all over town til we feel tired and want to go home. I think chocolate mud pie thingy from BK at 2am in the morning with the girls. I think road tripping to Hamilton with friends...that was back in the ra's.

Now, fun is tickling Asher and hearing her laugh like crazy. Its making houses out of giant lego pieces and picking "fa-le-wa's" (flowers) outside in the garden. Its coloring outside the lines in a Dora the explorer coloring in book. Its talking to Dallin and watching him pull his funny facials, and watching him respond to Asher when she talks to him.

It's nice to have alone time when the kids are snoozing, but I cant help it, Im either online talking about them, or looking at Asher's baby photos or putting away their clothes or something to do with them. So even my alone time's not MY time, its my "time to think about them" time. But it's cool. They're my kids and I love em!

Speaking of loving my kids, its definitely sleep time for me, so that in the morning, I can take care of them the way all good loving parents do. The alternative is for them to feed and tend to themselves while I sleep in which Im sure for them will NOT be fun...Kylie, out!