Hello one and all.
Firstly let me apologise for the slow running site. It has been reported to the host and although I’ve had a reply, it didn’t really help, so I’m back in the queue again. Harumph.
Picture: lrargerich
I did try turning on the WP-CACHE thingy which made page loading a bit speedier but it chopped off half the page, so I’ve turned it off again.
I can’t help but feel I’ve been a bit unlucky with my hosting in the short time I’ve been blogging.
I was thinking about this on Friday evening while I was wrestling with the behind the scenes gubbins on the server. I have no real idea what I’m doing and everything I do with the inner workings of this blog is trial-and-error-best-guess-stab-in-the-dark kinda stuff.
After getting thoroughly frustrated with the whole thing I went to recline on the couch in a heap of defeated despair.
My littlest saw me and made a beeline for me. Up she hopped and decided to stand on my face. I don’t know why she felt inclined to do that, but she did and my grumpiness vanished instantly. I felt her little two year old feet press into my eye sockets as she giggled at her triumph and despite the discomfort I marvelled at the closeness that’s possible between a child and their parent.
My youngest girl is growing up quickly now and I know I’m going to miss the days when she and the other children used to use me as their personal adventure playground.
It was a perfect moment.
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Oh my god, that is picture is so cute!
My son is also at erasing grumpiness…even when he does make my kitchen look like the fridge threw up.
Hey, Dave, listen…if you need any help with your blog – just give me a shout. I know a bit about the inner-workings of WordPress.
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Matthew
Yeah, there’s often more food on the floor than in the fridge. Keeps the dog happy though.
Thanks fot the offer of help. I’ve got one more thing to try and when that fails, I’ll give you a shout.
When my children are grumpy or squabbling or unreasonable there is one phrase I can utter that will have them leaping around the house like sparkling jumping beans.
And yes, it involved mummy becoming their own personal playground.
The phrase? Who wants to ride the mummy horse.
I tell you, it bloody kills my knees and my back, but boy do we have fun. Except for the bit where they try to steer horsey up the stairs. Not so good.
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Tara
Where do I queue?
Seriously though, you’ll be fine as long as you don’t try to carry anyone heavier than your children. If hubby asks, tell him to bugger off!
As for me, I’m more of a Donkey or a Jackass.
Don’t feel bad. WD moved servers. I too had a rough start and am on my third server now. It’s never been zippier though.
Enjoy the final moments being a personal playground. Mia’s on the cusp of being too big. Well, she really is too big, but she doesn’t realize it and can’t feel the pain she’s inflicting.
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I know what you mean. Little ones smile & laugh almost continuously. It’s infectious. You have to work really hard to be depressed around them. My littlest one was 3 6 months ago. I’m treasuring every minute of her happy smiling stage.
Hi Dave – How can you top that? Who cares about the behind the scenes stuff. You’ve got a daughter to watch grow up. The other, it’ll work itself out.
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You need to get her to do that again (would your eye sockets be able to handle it?), and have a picture taken. That sounds so cute!
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Oh, what a great moment!
I’ve started stopping myself lately whenever I’m about to start being harsh with my almost 3 year old for doing something completely adorable and cute when he really should be getting ready to go out. So what if we’re 5 minutes late? It was my fault anyway for not getting us started earlier. And I always kick myself later if I’ve gotten all angry instead of just taking the time to smile and enjoy him being a kid.
He’s also started giving me a BIG hug if I’ve gotten angry at him for not coming already the fourth time I asked. I melt completely… Life’s too short not to cherish these moments.
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These are wonderful moments that stay with us all of our life. Thanks for sharing.
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It goes by so quickly – I have to tease and pester to get hugs and cuddles now from my kiddos!
And tomorrow I get a new server – I can hardly wait, I feel bush whacked by this ordeal…
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Hi all, thanks for the comments. I’m still playing catch up after trying to fix the slow loading issues. I need to find a host who provides the back end support – as it were – to save me the headache of learning to fix things myself. I wouldn’t mind if I had the time, but I don’t *Boo Hoo”
Dave, I remember how mine would sit high on my shoulders, queen of the world, as we walked back from the train station. That somehow ceased about 5 years ago as her weight, my dodgy knee and a putting away of childish things took us, unnoticed it seems, into the tweenie stage.
And now she’s 13 and away on a school trip to Hiroshima. They were in the peace park today and saw the preserved ground-zero building, listened to an A-bomb survivor’s live story and presented the 1000 paper cranes as a peace /remembrance gesture.
So much growing up, so fast. Live every minute of it!
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Writer Dad
You see that’s the thing. You’re a man about it. You donlt whinge and whine like I’ve been doing!
Robert
3 is such a lovely age for children isn’t it. Their little personalities really start to shine though!
Barbara
Of course. You’re right. My internet woes are just an unwelcome distraction
Davina
It was a lovely moment. I’d actually slowed down long enough to enjoy it. I need to do that more.
Adrenalynn
I’m the same. Sometimes we’re in such a rush to get places and when we get there I often wonder why we needed to rush.
Mark
Thank you for taking the time to drop a line here. It’s appreciated. I remain conscious that these little moments won’t last forever, but as you say, somehow the moments stay with us.
Patricia
Teasing children is mandatory. I’m glad I’m not the only one who does it.
Mark
Only 13? Get your dodgy knees strapped up and get with the shoulder rides. Hehehe. I suppose the point is, there comes a time when our children don’t need the same sort of close physical contact with their parents. A school trip to Hiroshima sounds wonderful, I’m envious.