tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post3998978214294287902..comments2023-05-24T15:17:41.155+01:00Comments on Carried Family: Things Jenna has done this week:arwen_tiwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-23921500254766161282013-02-11T12:08:20.009+00:002013-02-11T12:08:20.009+00:00Beautiful snapshot of your passionate daughter!
Ph...Beautiful snapshot of your passionate daughter!<br />Phoebe has also decided she wants to have a shop for her art. She's going to be drawing fairies apparently! XxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522140630879522066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-42807829039301239102013-02-09T13:26:51.166+00:002013-02-09T13:26:51.166+00:00That would help, I never get the time to journal m...That would help, I never get the time to journal much, but scrapbook, which has the same effect:)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865415952130476652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-22279650789381161682013-02-09T13:09:11.625+00:002013-02-09T13:09:11.625+00:00I'm struggling to think of her as nearly 9!!!!...I'm struggling to think of her as nearly 9!!!! Gracious me. I'm suspecting Rye is about to jump into a new phase; things have got relatively easy lately, which is making me nervous as it seems to usually mean there's about to be a big development that will make life with Rye trying until we both learn to adapt...Joxy34https://www.blogger.com/profile/08395070160887950878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-24213339490160439312013-02-09T13:03:59.166+00:002013-02-09T13:03:59.166+00:00It's comforting to know I'm not alone with...It's comforting to know I'm not alone with the ups and downs. :)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-54078287743980521022013-02-09T12:58:52.511+00:002013-02-09T12:58:52.511+00:00I'm an eldest child too, and my mama is a firs...I'm an eldest child too, and my mama is a first-child and strong independent woman. If I'm not managing to avoid repeating the butting-heads between myself and my own mama, at least knowing her as a close friend now is a bit reassuring!arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-70372850450978925482013-02-09T12:56:47.051+00:002013-02-09T12:56:47.051+00:00The gratitude journal keeps me sane (mostly). :)The gratitude journal keeps me sane (mostly). :)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-9470355219636275222013-02-09T12:56:11.789+00:002013-02-09T12:56:11.789+00:00It was delicious but very sticky!
The drama is ...It was delicious but very sticky! <br /><br />The drama is hard for me, as a fellow intense fiery one, but I love how responsible she suddenly is. She's an amazing girl. :)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-5747991607606237952013-02-09T12:53:18.966+00:002013-02-09T12:53:18.966+00:00That is just how it is here - no week is wholly on...That is just how it is here - no week is wholly one thing or another - I'm glad I can express how it really is. :) It's hard thinking long term, but I try to hold on to the idea of them as adults when it's particularly trying. ;)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-10781088656416092342013-02-09T12:50:50.719+00:002013-02-09T12:50:50.719+00:00It made me smile today. Yesterday I couldn't ...It made me smile today. Yesterday I couldn't decide if grief or joy would win! ;)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-18795933854855521872013-02-09T12:50:11.862+00:002013-02-09T12:50:11.862+00:00Glad to know it's not just me...Glad to know it's not just me...arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-88675163444059189992013-02-09T12:49:34.080+00:002013-02-09T12:49:34.080+00:00True, and familiar! :)True, and familiar! :)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-74793288988160109222013-02-09T11:17:17.915+00:002013-02-09T11:17:17.915+00:00Love this post ... i have a ninne year old too !Love this post ... i have a ninne year old too !gemmalulupinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566149005699411338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-68192612688706560062013-02-09T07:26:22.465+00:002013-02-09T07:26:22.465+00:00What a lovely portrait of such a vibrant little gi...What a lovely portrait of such a vibrant little girl. There's so much I recognise as a fellow eldest child too! What shines through your writing is that hard though it may be now, she is developing the character traits that you want her to have as an adult and that's what really matters in the long run. Carie @ Space for the Butterflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060566680311122115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-62572757273524656852013-02-08T21:43:15.598+00:002013-02-08T21:43:15.598+00:00Oh how that reads like some days here! Jenna sound...Oh how that reads like some days here! Jenna sounds feircy inderpendant as well, which isnt a bad thing at all:) But it gets to you sometimes! Hibiscus is very very like that, sometimes it really helps to write out all the good fun and amazing things that ahppen, that and a load of photos from not only now but the years gone by.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865415952130476652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-7107504755502425942013-02-08T20:03:11.661+00:002013-02-08T20:03:11.661+00:00What a lovely, spirited young lady... I also have ...What a lovely, spirited young lady... I also have a nearly nine year old, and it's a beautiful age to watch happen. Her cake looks delicious too :)<br /><br />Kate<br />xxx<br />http://newrhythms-kate.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314829514139326926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-22438477123245905542013-02-08T19:30:50.580+00:002013-02-08T19:30:50.580+00:00What an amazing list! Your writing is starkly hon...What an amazing list! Your writing is starkly honest - hope and despondency side by side in the same week, touches of humour. Just real. I wish I could say it gets easier in the teenage years .. . xxNellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104412226519227796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-33968236250418979062013-02-08T18:53:12.100+00:002013-02-08T18:53:12.100+00:00Such a perfect post! Made me smile :)Such a perfect post! Made me smile :)Shosannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848582110304798801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-45690810611751530762013-02-08T17:39:42.657+00:002013-02-08T17:39:42.657+00:00So many similar events at my house :-) Especially ...So many similar events at my house :-) Especially the shows and the art material borrowing!!Danigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074002411134627650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796229784379212331.post-22444274489678240732013-02-08T15:48:44.265+00:002013-02-08T15:48:44.265+00:00Oldest kids hey!? They teach us so much, put up wi...Oldest kids hey!? They teach us so much, put up with our mistakes and experiments in parenting and love us despite it all (even when they claim they don't!).<br /><br />Today I escaped into the garden when it all got too much. When I had calmed down enough to return Jake had them all making me a sorry card. The mess was still everywhere mind you.....Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964321391185915448noreply@blogger.com