That's all I've been hearing the last few days. The two smallest are sick. Sick enough to be off school, but not sick enough to quit fighting and arguing and shouting for me, unfortunately. I prefer the sort of sickness where they are laying quietly on the sofa sleeping all day.
I'm one of seven children ( imagine that ), and when I was little my Mother frequently used to lock us out of the house all day, particularly during the long summer holidays, and can you blame her ? When we wanted a drink/wee/something to eat, we used to have to crouch down and shout through the letter-box to ask if we could come in. This request was normally met with a reply of
' Mum's bum ' or
' Mother's Ass ' or
' You bloody kids give my ass a headache ' ( I never figured that one out until I grew up and had kids of my own, and then it all became crystal clear).
My Mum is 83 now and she still swears like a trouper and behaves very inappropriately. The kids think she's hilarious. One day, when I'm feeling brave, I'll share with you the rude rhymes she's taught them.
Anyway, *amazingly* I have managed to do a little bit of crafting. I spent last night sewing the binding on to Molly's quilt that has taken me over 4 years to make.
This is the first big quilt I've ever started and finished, and quite possibly it'll be the last. Let's just say you are not going to be getting any close up shots. There are so many mistakes I wouldn't know where to start, but it looks just fine from a distance.
Unforunately, I don't have a 'Thomas' - in house colorist extraordinaire, to give me advice like Jane does ( I've tried offering her a swap - two of my children for one of hers but she's having none of it), so I made it up as I went along. If I try to plan things out I get in a tizzy-wizzy about not repeating patterns, and balance and stuff, my brain just doesn't seem to work that way, so I wing it - with mixed results.
Luckily, I like how this has turned out, I like the way deeper valued squares seem to have gravitated towards each other to make lines and shapes ( even though I seem to remember I was trying to avoid that happening), and I like the random-ness of it. I do like a bit of random in everything, so this quilt suits me just fine.
And the poorly girl seems to like it,
she's been snugged up today with Poorly Martin. I never showed you Poorly Martin's *piece de resistance* for cheering up sick children did I ?
Probably because, back then, I'd only just started my blog and I was trying to fool you all into thinking I was a nice, genteel English girl. Obviously, I didn't manage to keep up that pretence for long anyway, so I'll leave you with Poorly Martin..
the
bottom flasher.
Bad boy Martin !
Martin is great. Really funny! And that quilt is absolutely beautiful
Posted by: Nonnie | February 08, 2007 at 09:12 PM
Oh, I love Poorly Martin as well. My daughter hasn't been feeling well lately (lots of tummy aches) so I told her that this weekend I'd make her a Poorly Martin. She's dying to find out what it is and keeps asking for hints!
Posted by: Nicole | February 09, 2007 at 08:34 PM
Locked out of house: check
Dirty jokes we didn't understand til years later: check
Drank out of hose: check
Like to act nicey nice on my blog, but really I am a judging gross nut case: check
I would have loved a doll with a rear end sewn on it. Kudos. Brilliant.
Posted by: faithsalutes | February 10, 2007 at 12:06 AM
It sounds like you had the week I had last week. Now the oldest is back at school, the youngest is sicker, and Now me and the DH are both sick. (Laptop in bed with me is the only entertainment For me)
Posted by: Kate | February 12, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Ha! Love Martin's bum!
Posted by: erinberry | February 13, 2007 at 11:54 PM
Ha! Love Martin's bum!
Posted by: erinberry | February 13, 2007 at 11:54 PM
I WANT TO LEARN YOUR MOTHER'S RYTHMES!
Posted by: juju | February 17, 2007 at 12:44 PM
Such a pretty quilt.
Martin made me smile from ear to ear. :)
Posted by: Donna | July 03, 2008 at 04:24 PM
I don't know where to start.... I love the bottom peeking out of the little stuffed guy, love it that your mom cusses like a sailor (so does mine and my kids love her for it), want to make a cool bracelet with fabrics and what-nots. Wow- you made the quilt! I am "starting" one for my daughter, shes' 11 and I am hoing to finish it before she has to give it to her daughter! I keep gathering more fabric (and getting in trouble with my husband for it)- it has become my addiction. Love your blog- it's fun and your cool. So glad to find someone real- enough of the blogs living in candyland- sheesh, are their lives really that perfect and their kids so good= boring! My kids are rascals, but have good hearts- wouldn't change them for anything! haha!
Posted by: Melissa | November 17, 2008 at 03:28 PM
Oops- not "hoing" (haven't done that in quite some time), meant hoping! haha
Posted by: melissa | November 17, 2008 at 03:30 PM