More things & good Mums.

My husband doesn't think I'm neurotic, he thinks I'm prissy. PRISSY!!!!

This stems from a chat we had the night the Biggest Losers had to walk through mud during one of their challenges, which I thought looked fun (if it was warm, and they chucked in some minerals & lavender!)and Trev said he'd never seen me dirty. He has. I pointed out I was covered in mud from head to toe covered in mud 3 days before the wedding- then the nice lady scrubbed it off with a salt scrub, then gave me a massage and pedicure! He says a) he paid for it but never saw it, and b) warm mud doesn't count! Pah!

He also says I need to list more "things" I have.

I'm scared of birds- terrified! Not a thing- a phobia!

I have a cold thing. I don't like the cold, and to cope with the Canberra winter I wear 2 pairs of PJ bottoms, a thermal top & a hoodie, and 2 pairs of socks. That's why my babies have not been conceived in winter!!!!!!

I don't like the food on my plate to touch each other. OK, even I admit that's a queer thing, because I then put a piece of everything on the fork and eat it! I just like the food to come together on MY terms. I also eat things from least favourite to most favourite, so my favourite thing is left until last. Eli kind of does this too- he eats everything in some kind of random order that makes sense only to God & him, but he keeps a piece of whatever's his favourite until last.

I don't like sour cream- it's already sour! Why would you eat it?? I eat it if it's cooked in something. Same with yogurt, I KNOW it's good for me, and I've tried, but it's OFF!!! I don't eat avocadoes- it's slimy & green, I think it's like eating snot!! And I don't eat stone fruit unless it's from a can, because we drowned in stone fruit as kids. That's all my food things, I think!!

The last thing I can think of is my toothpaste. I don't like mint, and I HATE toothpaste- it foths up and is yucky, makes me gag. Trev used to try and talk to me while brushing his teeth, but has now learnt miming is the the only acceptable communication involving toothpaste! It's made for some pretty funny "conversations", I can tell you! I can only use one brand of toothpaste- and when I'm pregnant, even that one makes me throw up! Every time!!

Now, while my husband sighs as he reads over my shoulder, saying that's just the start of the list, let me tell you about some of my good things...

I love my kids, and try to surround myself with other good Mums who inspire and encourage me. As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, so to Jenni, Jenny, Jenny, Roz, Roz, Judy, Sandy (especially Sandy, 7 BEAUTIFUL children and counting!!) Ellen, the playgroup crowd, Kay and my own Mum- THE BEST there is!!- thanks!