tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post6483750317649449013..comments2024-02-15T09:11:09.888+00:00Comments on Canadian Abroad: A Sewing Challenge of a Different KindCanadian Abroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13358781396739230934noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-65782443468553470622011-07-17T12:47:34.547+01:002011-07-17T12:47:34.547+01:00Your girls remind me so much of me and my sister w...Your girls remind me so much of me and my sister when we were growing up, and you remind me of my mom. I'm sure you would get on!<br /><br />As she would say, "Don't pet the sweaty things". <br /><br />It'll be okay tomorrow (i.e. today). <br /><br />:-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956802572396471528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-86263398028027960622011-07-17T10:34:55.848+01:002011-07-17T10:34:55.848+01:00Hope the ice cream and the pink fizzy did the tric...Hope the ice cream and the pink fizzy did the trick :o)<br /><br />There are days I want to go on strike..I've even threatened my family that I will form a one-man (woman) picket line outside our house! :o)Sew Create It - Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042708937494415876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-47647239675776265832011-07-17T10:33:59.841+01:002011-07-17T10:33:59.841+01:00Oh phew! It's not just us then! Why is it th...Oh phew! It's not just us then! Why is it that if you offer two choices, a small person has to choose the third thing that wasn't on the list at all..."Would you like juice or squash? I'd like Lemonade please...." Grr, well that wasn't an option grrrrr!<br /><br />Good luck with the outfits!Inspiredbyfelixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340110709280681792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-40932062673697684592011-07-17T06:32:31.731+01:002011-07-17T06:32:31.731+01:00Yeh, I thought this would be the first lesson in t...Yeh, I thought this would be the first lesson in teaching the girls how to sew. Maybe not eh?<br />I'm sitting here being Mrs smug of smug hall. No whinging kids here, just the wine and the ice cream! But I do love your stories.Dianne Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736776792425378741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-88752835041934514892011-07-16T22:44:56.399+01:002011-07-16T22:44:56.399+01:00I love the patterns and thought that the girls wer...I love the patterns and thought that the girls were going to make them with your guidance! My son has been a complete pain today too and yes, he already knows which buttons to press...he just needs to get back into his routine and perhaps yours are exhausted from a long term...who knows? Do show us the dresses when finished and the pic of Emily is adorable!Annabellahttp://www.kechquilts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-34235912926974941682011-07-16T22:38:48.031+01:002011-07-16T22:38:48.031+01:00Did you have my kids with you today and just not n...Did you have my kids with you today and just not notice? Sounds very like my life!! And I am well into a lovely cold Pinot grigio right now (after 2 hours of "stop talking/messing/crying/fidgeting and GO TO SLEEP") I love them so much more when they are asleep, lol ;-)Sarah @ FairyFace Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181786172902664738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-75708533398901998942011-07-16T21:26:37.089+01:002011-07-16T21:26:37.089+01:00You sound like every mother I've ever known. C...You sound like every mother I've ever known. Congratulations- your kids are completely typical!<br /><br />And that my friend, is why grapes were invented ..so they could be crushed into wine. So you could drink it- and love your kids again tomorrow.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-79568417832284242532011-07-16T21:10:51.198+01:002011-07-16T21:10:51.198+01:00Ybou did the right thing standing by your principl...Ybou did the right thing standing by your principles and tomorrow will be a better day. It's their job to whinge and want things and ours to tell them they can't!Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437815900953193788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-26640268553333154422011-07-16T20:33:03.665+01:002011-07-16T20:33:03.665+01:00oh dear :-( Take a deep breath, put them to bed ...oh dear :-( Take a deep breath, put them to bed & start on the wine and the ice cream. Like you say, tomorrow is another dayCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495058476707884772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-863619743974198982011-07-16T18:54:27.724+01:002011-07-16T18:54:27.724+01:00Oh deary me! I dont know what to say cos that wou...Oh deary me! I dont know what to say cos that would drive me up the wall! Just enjoy your ice cream, and I hope they're back to their lovely selves tomorrow! xxxSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401124377008075764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-46822301261333503922011-07-16T18:53:55.674+01:002011-07-16T18:53:55.674+01:00Oh I'm soooooo there after 2 weeks of school h...Oh I'm soooooo there after 2 weeks of school holidays already! So glad you didn't forget to put the wine & ice-cream in the trolley! Now that would've been a disaster!! JxoJudith, Belfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912127248240222402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-6163928668815756182011-07-16T18:42:22.639+01:002011-07-16T18:42:22.639+01:00I am reading this whilst my three fight whilst bru...I am reading this whilst my three fight whilst brushing teeth, having fought their way through teatime, and the afternoon, and morning and tomorrow will be groundhog day, and oh I am so looking forward to the school holidays...oh boy!<br /><br />Love 'em? When they are sleeping xMrs Flying Blind...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064004823351464643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524960354656106962.post-17860986017800651392011-07-16T18:23:15.468+01:002011-07-16T18:23:15.468+01:00It will all feel much better after an evening of c...It will all feel much better after an evening of chocolate fudge ice cream - there is only so much one woman can take (of shopping with chlidren, not ice cream, naturally)!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968403337120714399noreply@blogger.com