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STOP

Whoa there,

Slow down horsey…

How do you stop the world spinning so fast?

How do you catch a moment and frame it?

How do you stop time from slipping away.

Schools out for summer, technically I have children in Year One. I still haven’t’ quite adjusted to them being at school yet.

Twin boy can read anything, the days of spelling out words in front of him are over. He can add, subtract and work out when I am fibbing about not having enough money left over for sweeties. Twin girl can write and does so with complete abandonment. She writes stories of princesses locked in towers rescued by knights on horseback. She writes ‘I love you mummy’ on scraps of paper and leaves them in my bag for me to find at work.

BB is moving on; quite literally, she has perfected the art of the bum shuffle and I feel both glad and sad that she is shifting finally. In addition when we dress her now in the morning we pop a duster over her nappy and leave her downstairs on the wooden floor. The house has never looked so gleaming.

Twin boy got his 75 meter swim badge this week, twin girl managed a 100. BB can swim half a width under water. My water babies are becoming fishes.

I live in the moment savour the excitement as they break new boundaries and achieve their goals. Then I look to the past, to when they were smaller and I am filled with a nostalgic longing.

But to the future we go, my small ones and I, there’s no stopping time but I can make sure we relish every lovely second between the moments when they drive me potty.

Comments

  1. Crystal Jigsaw says

    July 21, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    I love this post. I’ve written about time on my blog today also. I think we’re all feeling the brunt of this rubbish weather and wondering if we’ve been asleep through summer!!

    Duster; absolutely fabulous idea. You could make millions from this invention, lol.
    CJ xx

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 21, 2011 at 2:22 pm

      Its flying past isn’t it.

      I remember as a child the six week holidays sounding like such a long time but as an adult it doesn’t feel like we will have long off with them at all. I find life much easier when they are out of school and we can just play.

      Maybe when I commercialise my duster nappy invention for bum shufflers I can pay for a home tutor?

      Thanks for comments Crystal. Are you looking forward to the holidays?

      J x

      Reply
  2. Tracy Cazaly says

    July 21, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    Really cute post! My girls are 11 & 13 and I still love hearing about what they have achieved and why. It can change a grey dark day into a something so sunny & wonderful!! x Look me up, maybe we can compare.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 21, 2011 at 6:20 pm

      Thanks and will do x

      Reply
  3. Amy says

    July 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Ooooh I have a bum shuffler to. Definitely the coolest way to move! Well done to twin girl and boy for their swimming badges! x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 21, 2011 at 6:20 pm

      Do you employ the duster trick?

      Reply
  4. lucy says

    July 21, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    at my 4yr old twins leavers assembly my husband and I sat wondering where 4 and a half years have gone x thanks for such a lovely post, its brought another tear to my already cried out eyes xxx

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 21, 2011 at 8:27 pm

      awwww!

      how does time pass so quickly?

      Reply
  5. Deliciousnessy says

    July 21, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    That’s so lovely! X

    Reply
  6. circusmum says

    July 22, 2011 at 5:35 am

    lovely post.
    wish i’d thought of the duster idea lol

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 22, 2011 at 7:37 am

      am going to patent that!

      Reply
  7. pamperedmummy says

    July 22, 2011 at 5:56 am

    Yes I know what you mean. My 3 are growing quickly, the eldest is entering into his last year at primary school, my daughter going into year 1 and my little mans last year before school. It is sad and happy at the same time. Well done on the academic and swimming achievements.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 22, 2011 at 7:37 am

      Thanks x

      Reply
  8. Helen says

    July 22, 2011 at 6:50 am

    I’m always trying to stop time. Remind myself that the teenage years will have lots of good times too …won’t they?! Love the dusting tip – will try that!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 22, 2011 at 7:37 am

      Bright as a button me!

      Reply
  9. The Mad House says

    July 22, 2011 at 11:34 am

    I feel the same as you. I need to capture them as they are just now, so perfect, so innocent and so bloody loud!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 22, 2011 at 4:29 pm

      Spot on Jen. X

      Reply
  10. Young Mummy says

    July 22, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    Lovely post – and we can get BB doing my cleaning once a week right?

    I spend my days torn between being impatient and excited about the next stage of development, and wanting to pause time and keep the twins as my babies for just a little bit longer.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 22, 2011 at 7:54 pm

      She is available for hire….

      Reply
  11. mummymummymum says

    July 23, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    How lovely! The twins sound very clever. I can’t wait to see the progress Z will make this year, but am also scared that time is going way too fast. xx

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 23, 2011 at 9:14 pm

      You always have baby h…..x

      Reply
      • mummymummymum says

        July 23, 2011 at 9:41 pm

        Even baby H has started rolling her eyes at me 🙂

        Reply
        • janeblackmore says

          July 24, 2011 at 7:48 am

          Tell her to stop that!

          they learn from the big ones so quickly!

          Reply
  12. helloitsgemma says

    July 28, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    feel the love, your mother, persil, the children! Mwah!!!!
    I shall quote this post back to you at the end of school holidays – lot of love, Me XXX your biggest fan XXX

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 28, 2011 at 12:46 pm

      Lol, I’m your biggest fan mwah

      Reply

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