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10 January 2009
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I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.
I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.
I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.
I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.
I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.
Buzz is the Superhero who saves my day. He is a faithful friend and brother, willing to lead his sidekicks into intergalactic adventures ... to infinity and beyond.
Jessie is a feisty cowgirl who knows her mind and is willing to give anyone a piece of it. She is wild and spirited, she loves large animals but is terrified of small harmless critters. Jessie would rather find a rattlesnake in her boot than have her hair washed and brushed.
Woody loves rounding up his gang and charming the crowd. He's not keen on the war-whoops of the other varmints or on being smothered with too much affection, but he loves seeing the lay of the land while riding high in the arms of his Sheriffs.
Rex is the much-awaited newest member of our outfit. He joined us in July 2012, and is therefore too young to have much said about him. He drinks a lot of milk and all he can say is "Rarr!"
"No, Buzz, I AM your father."
Mr de Elba is dark and handsome with a loud laugh. He is a fun and loving father who enjoys spending time with his children. He's great at computers - this means I have my own personal IT Guy, but also that he often falls asleep in front of computer games at night. He makes great coffee, does the best Chicken Tikka Masala, cooks a mean barbecue and plays guitar frightfully well. He is, however, no good at doing accents.
Mr de Elba is dark and handsome with a loud laugh. He is a fun and loving father who enjoys spending time with his children. He's great at computers - this means I have my own personal IT Guy, but also that he often falls asleep in front of computer games at night. He makes great coffee, does the best Chicken Tikka Masala, cooks a mean barbecue and plays guitar frightfully well. He is, however, no good at doing accents.
Bullseye has been contributing to Blue-Tongue Lizard and Bandicoot Attrition Rates since we moved in to a new house which backs onto some forest. She either moves in quantum motion or possesses the power of ubiquity. She can often be seen, apparently simultaneously, at both the side door and the back door. Her arch-nemeses include dogs and other animals smaller than her. She harbours a deep envy of aeroplanes and birds who possess what she so desperately craves: Altitude.
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This is the story of me, Givinya de Elba, and my adventures with Mr de Elba, my children Buzz, Jessie, and Woody and our dog, Bullseye. We have plenty of good times, some weird times and a huge dose of drama.
Some of my posts are sad, lots are funny and sometimes I subject you to my pondering. We have our celebrations, when I write a decent poem I share it with you and when I'm held hostage, I do the occasional meme.
Other people who are special to me feature here too, some of them being my Dad, my Mum, my Crazy Sister (her blog), my Wee Brother and my good friend Hippomanic Jen (her blog).
I am a part-time speech pathologist, and try to cook, keep a garden alive and take photos that don’t make us look like we are pharmaceutically affected or dangerously homicidal.
I often suffer from Mumfail but I keep hanging on to the One who picks me up when I fall. If you email me, I’ll answer.
And if all that is too much, just read my “Best Of."
This is the story of me, Givinya de Elba, and my adventures with Mr de Elba, my children Buzz, Jessie, and Woody and our dog, Bullseye. We have plenty of good times, some weird times and a huge dose of drama.
Some of my posts are sad, lots are funny and sometimes I subject you to my pondering. We have our celebrations, when I write a decent poem I share it with you and when I'm held hostage, I do the occasional meme.
Other people who are special to me feature here too, some of them being my Dad, my Mum, my Crazy Sister (her blog), my Wee Brother and my good friend Hippomanic Jen (her blog).
I am a part-time speech pathologist, and try to cook, keep a garden alive and take photos that don’t make us look like we are pharmaceutically affected or dangerously homicidal.
I often suffer from Mumfail but I keep hanging on to the One who picks me up when I fall. If you email me, I’ll answer.
And if all that is too much, just read my “Best Of."
I know. It seems crazy to go back to pseudonyms now that Mister Internet knows our real (first) names. I blogged for 8 months with real names because I love the names that I gave my children, and I wanted my friends to know us better! Now that you do, I'm ready to go back to my original blog genre using pseudonyms, so here we go.
This does mean that "Jessie" is onto her fourth Blog Name. What can I say? I've never found the perfect one.
This does mean that "Jessie" is onto her fourth Blog Name. What can I say? I've never found the perfect one.
No, they didn't.
They called me Katherine.
I go by Kate.
I came up with the pseudonym Givinya de Elba in highschool and it was based on a joke from an episode of Dad's Army called 'A Soldier's Farewell.'
In the episode, after eating too much toasted cheese, Captain Mainwaring dreams he is Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. I don't remember much about the episode other than Mainwaring telling his loyal men (Jones, Pike and Godfrey) that he has been exiled to the island of Elba.
Jones quips, "Hence the expression - Givin' ya the Elber!" (giving you the elbow, i.e., pushing you around.) I thought that Givinya de Elba was a half-decent pseudonym for someone who likes to joke and push people around, and I stuck with that.
They called me Katherine.
I go by Kate.
I came up with the pseudonym Givinya de Elba in highschool and it was based on a joke from an episode of Dad's Army called 'A Soldier's Farewell.'
In the episode, after eating too much toasted cheese, Captain Mainwaring dreams he is Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. I don't remember much about the episode other than Mainwaring telling his loyal men (Jones, Pike and Godfrey) that he has been exiled to the island of Elba.
Jones quips, "Hence the expression - Givin' ya the Elber!" (giving you the elbow, i.e., pushing you around.) I thought that Givinya de Elba was a half-decent pseudonym for someone who likes to joke and push people around, and I stuck with that.
"Er, sweetheart, killing a fly with a ukulele is probably the wrong thing to do ..."
I thought it sounded like something I'd say; something that summed up the parenting experience quite well. A bizarre yet offhand, languid suggestion that pest control was best achieved without the use of musical instruments.
I thought it sounded like something I'd say; something that summed up the parenting experience quite well. A bizarre yet offhand, languid suggestion that pest control was best achieved without the use of musical instruments.
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21 comments:
Love it! Makes me drool just watching.
Don't suppose you got the billionth jar with the gold token under the lid? Just checking...
Is this Vegemite Day and no one told me?
For the record, I'm Australian and it makes me want to vomit too. *shudder* Evil, evil stuff. (Cute photos, though.)
No! Not the billionth jar! And I bought it especially because I held the jar in the shop, and I had a Good Feeling about it.
No idea what I would have won. a T-shirt or something?
So Femina, where are you from, originally?!
Hehe... my maternal grandparents were born in England, but I don't like Marmite either.
What do you get if you find the billionth jar?
Oh. You answered that question... you don't know. I didn't even know there was a golden token so you're one up on me.
LOL Thats gorgeous!!
Well, this American didn't vomit (perhaps because I never tasted it?). But now I have that goofy song stuck in my head...
She looks like she is thoroughly enjoying it. What a cutie.
I've heard of that stuff, but what does it taste like?
What a little ham she is. Adorable pictures.
♥
Joy
I wish we had that here! When I lived in North Ryde for a year, I loved spreading a tiny layer on my toast ~ but can't find it here in the USA.
That third pic is SO cute. :)
Those pictures are adorable.
I think that I had it wrong...they glopped it on in a thick layer...is it supposed to be just a thin layer? Are there recipes for it? Maybe I should just go with the fact that like the Nutella that you gave us (Australia, not you personally) it just isn't meant for Northern tastebuds.
Okay, so I've just looked it up and found that Vegemite does not actually have vegetables in in? So, it's like peanut butter or other spread but isn't sweet? Ummm...I'll take Nutella thanks.
Is it wrong that I just think that this is cute?
Yes, I'm sure if most of us knew what exactly it was, or had ever had a whif of it, you'd have that right. But I hear it's sort of your "peanut butter", and since it's practically illegal to have PB around because it's lethal to so many these days, we'd probably be much better off acquiring the taste for vegemite. Your little Smoochy obviously knows something we don't know!
yum! love vegemite lol. i'm the only person in my family who likes it >=(
i must confess i do eat it on its own sometimes, but in small doses and i manage not to get it all over my face (usually) ;P
I am curious as to what the main ingredient is?
I wonder if an American could pick it up at a World Market store? I would try it! I do like me some Nutella as well.
aha, so cute! She obviously loves it. Thanks for the link.
I believe it is sold at World Market stores in the US for those game to try it.
Isn't the main ingredient salt? It's basically yeast extract and is supposed to be full of vitamins. Oh, and salt.
I used to eat it off a spoon, but I don't now. I think it is supposed to be spread thinly, but I like it thick. But if I were an American trying it for the first time, I would spread it VERY thinly. Then again, a good whiff is probably enough to make them gag!
Aww...There's nothing more patriotic than a gorgeous little one smeared in a delicious poo-like substance... Does anyone know the words to the national anthem? I feel inspired to sing! No? Oh well, nevermind...
BLECH!! I'm not American (although we're the friendly neighbours to the north) but I must say...BLECH!!
*shiver*
I think it's the name that makes American's shudder. Vegemite...Termite...I somehow get the two confused! It just sounds freaking disgusting!
Nana Tantrum
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