E - Vida

I'm thinking about my friend Lydia in Buenos Aires today. Businesswoman, wife and mother to boisterous Sinden...and to Baby no.2 due next month. I'm thinking of how they have embraced the challenge of life in BA and how quickly the time is passing now for their term. 1 Tough month starting out has turned into 17 months under the belt and a lot of Spanish to prove it! Well done, Miller family! Our BA time was my best blog record, ever... And time most certainly waits for no man! You'd think that by now I'd learnt: If you don't post it while it's there, it's probably going to be forgotten! I will try harder... ... Like a certain someone I know (BRAG moment coming up) who's had a sterling record, since Sunday, of going to bed unaided and sleeping through in her own bed until 06:30 - Well done, big girl! So - today I am especially thankful for Lydia and Sinden and our cherished BA memories of play dates in the park, and for their continued perseve...

She loosens her neat plaits and shakes her hair wild, She plays in the garden on her hands and knees - scuffing her trouser legs, She wants to stir the pot and add the flour, She scribbles her thoughts on every piece of paper that she can find... ...She is enthusiastic! Our dear Jorja is quite a determined little lady and I sometimes wonder when to stand back and just leave her to discover things for herself. We strongly believe that one of our primary roles as parents is to protect our children. Give them the opportunities and pleasures that we couldn't afford. Teach them what they need to know earlier rather than later so that they are armed with the knowledge that benefits them. But where is that line between curbing their enthusiasm...and killing it? In the beginning: The stains made me sad, The mess made me mad, The scuffs ruined the look, It just wasn't by the book, And yet, over time I have realised that this was part of me ...