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Dear TV Stations.

by Veronica on January 31, 2008

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WARNING: Rant ahead.

Dear ABC,

You have the only TV show that my daughter will watch. Honestly, it is the only break I get all day, that 20 minutes of Playschool, so you can imagine I was a touch pissed off when you showed uninteresting CRAP all afternoon (when my daughter was asleep thankyou) and then, just as my daughter woke up and the childrens programs were due to start, you announce that you won’t be showing ANY of them.

Instead you put GOLF on. At 3pm – 6pm in the frigging afternoon. GOLF! For your information, it is still school holidays here, so I am sure there were a bunch of pissed off mums, trying to cook tea while their children whined about there being nothing on TV.

Golf has to be THE MOST BORING sport to watch on TV. Especially if you are a slightly irritable, full of energy toddler, who loves dancing to Playschool.

Please, next time get a freaking clue and put golf on when nothing else is scheduled.

Dear WIN,

Today after being disappointed by ABC’s lack of childrens programs, I switched over to you, something I rarely do when the kid is awake.

You were showing infomercials. I COULD HAVE KILLED YOU!

All I wanted was something bright and shiny, for my daughter to watch for 10 minutes so I could make her a snack without her clawing my leg off because, ‘OMG MUMMY, I AM STANDING! ON THE FLOOR BY MYSELF! AND IT IS KILLING ME! I AM DYINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! PICK ME UP PICK ME UP PICKMEUPPICKMEUP NOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!’

I mean, you couldn’t cook while a toddler gnawed your leg off could you? Supermum I may be, but I have my limits.

Also, just to let you know, you did slightly redeem yourself at 4pm when there were psychedelic dogs dancing around and singing (am I the only one who finds that creepy?), but it still didn’t get my leg back.

AND for your records, Antiques Roadshow, does NOT make for interesting viewing at 5pm when mothers are cooking dinner and just. need. one. minute. of child-free time. Because we really just need a break while we chop things into little pieces.

Dear SBS,

On Monday nights you are my favourite TV station did you know that? BUT when I am ready to kill my daughter because she just won’t. leave. me. alone. I really don’t need you to be showing foreign news. I know you aren’t a station renowned for childrens shows, but honestly, would it kill you to put something on to keep me sane? Really.

Cooking shows would do. I know you do cooking shows well.

Dear Southern Cross,

I have one word for you.

INFOMERCIALS.

At 3pm in the afternoon? I mean, c’mon are you trying to make me kill myself? Then once the infomercials were done, you put on Neighbours.

ACK!

I KNOW Neighbours has churned out some good stars, but really I am not all that into it. Cartoons would suit me. Mindless shiny pretty animations. ANYTHING REALLY.

I am not that hard to please. Honest, just for gods sake, give me something to work with.

Dear TV,

I don’t hate you, really I don’t. But if you can’t fix your attitude and pick me up some decent programs, I will turn you off and let you get all dusty in the corner.

I swear I will do it and it will hurt me more than it will hurt you (because then I will go back to having a toddler gnawing my leg off, as I try to juggle boiling water, sharp knives and hot food).

Love

Veronica.

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I Can Haz Kittens?

by Veronica on January 30, 2008

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This post is for Taz, who has been begging for these photos for a month.

My cat is a stray that adopted Amy for her own. At first, we thought she was feral, but honestly? What kind of feral cat waltzes into your house and smooches on your daughter?

She knew when she was onto a good thing, I swear she thought about it and realised if she made the small human fall in love with her, then nothing could harm her. (It worked incidentally. Cats are smart)

She is missing her back foot, (to a trap I would imagine) so she limps everywhere. Anyways, when she started hanging around here, she was pregnant (dammit! I would love to know who dumped her!). She gave birth to her kittens on the 23rd December and I still don’t know where she chose to give birth. Stupid cat. (Okay, maybe cats aren’t that smart)

Monday she brought the kittens over to the house. The final kitten has been molested by a crow (yeah, word of warning? Don’t leave your kittens unattended near hungry crows.) but the wound is in it’s shoulder is healing nicely now and it can just about walk again.

Taz has been begging me for photos of them since she knew they had been born. Here you go hun.

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Aren’t they cute?! Amy thinks they are fantastic. She likes sitting in the middle of them while they are trying to feed, which unfortunately seems to mean that she sits on all three of them.

Poor things.

At least they will be kid friendly for their new homes? Or maybe they will never want to see a Toddler again.

Get your schizophrenic kittens here.

Cutez

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The Big Blog Giveaway

by Veronica on January 29, 2008

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And before you get all excited, no, I am not giving my blog away. Just sayin’.

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So about the blogosphere I have been seeing these little buttons. Isn’t it pretty? Click on it, and it will take you to a pretty awesome blog.

Okay the whole point to this is that I offer something to give away.

Now bear in mind that I live in Australia which ups my postage costs quite a bit and I am a complete cheapskate thrifty person, so I want to make this easier on everyone involved.

I was going to offer you a crossstitch that I stitched with my very own hands, but then I discovered that Nathan had packed the study and I couldn’t find it. And no one wants to win a cross stitch that they haven’t seen and may possibly be horribly lost by now.
THEN I was going to offer a crocheted baby blanket, but I don’t think the shop sells the wool I like anymore. Plus, then we come back to that whole postage debacle.

So then I was going to offer a book. But again with the postage. (Postage should really be free to blog friends. Lets all tell the post offices that okay?)

So now I have had a good long think and I am offering 2 choices. IF you live in Australia I will offer you a $25 Coles Myer gift card (is the Myer bit still in the name? I mean, after they sold Myer?).

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IF you live outside of Australia (Yes, I know that is 99% of my readers) I will be offering $25 via Paypal. If you have some great objection to Paypal then if you win, you and I can work out something that suits us both. Maybe a Starbucks card or something?

Come what may I WILL be offering $25AU worth of something to someone.

TO ENTER: simply comment on this post and tell me what your favourite hot drink is. This is open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike. All you need is a valid email address.

Prizes will be drawn 8pm Sunday night, MY time zone. So that is Saturday evening/Sunday morning for US readers.

Subscribe to my feed to get yourself a second entry. Just mention in your comment that you have subscribed and I will enter you twice.  (Hey, you can always delete me at the end of the competition if you don’t like my writing!)

(To my regular readers, I won’t be emailing in reply to these comments. I still love you though, K? PLEASE don’t think that I have abandoned you! It isn’t true!)

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Loads and Loads of Bling!

by Veronica on January 28, 2008

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I have been sorely remiss in handing out awards that I have been given. Better late than never though, right?

Just A Mom gave me this –

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How sweet and pretty is that?

I would like to pass it on to Alli~Mrs Fussypants because I have finally subscribed to her feed and I am loving it.

Lotus, because she always needs bling. And magical and golden? Just screams Lotus at me.

Frogpondsrock because her photos are pretty magical

Tiff from Three Ring Circus because I wish I had magic sparkly dust to make everything better for her. Chocolate will help, right?

AND finally

Amanda from Shamelessy Sassy because I discovered her blog when I was nominating for the Bloggies. She is a finalist in the ‘Best Writing of a Weblog‘ category. Go vote for her. Now!

Julie from Rats in Lab Cancer gave me this –

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Thankyou Julie! Have you seen Julie’s blog? Her Tato Head Tuesday post had me in stitches. Go read it.

I would love to pass this on to

Witchypoo for doing my maths problems in an email this morning. Also, because who else would make me laugh and cringe at the same time?

Ree over at Hotfessional. She ran out of bandwidth this month, so just bear with her until she can coerce some poor techie into fixing it for her.

Marie from Memarie Lane, she has just announced she is pregnant with her third baby and very happy about it. So don’t ask if she is pleased or *gasp* not.

Zoe from I’ve Come Undone. Simply because I love her header. Duct tape all the way baby.

Sandy from Momisodes and Tiff from Three Ring Circus gave me this –

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You guys are so nice to me! Thankyou. Tiff in particular has been having a hard time lately, her daughter Ivy is sick and she needs all the support she can get. Head on over to her blog and love her with your comments okay?

I’d love to pass this to

Cookiebitch because she ALWAYS makes me laugh. She swears a bit, so please don’t visit her and then get all high and mighty about her language. I promise you, she won’t care anyway. I can’t link to just one of her posts because they are all so damn funny. Just go read her. Then subscribe because you don’t want to miss a post.

Dawn from Alex Year One because she started the Hawtolucion.

Marylin at A Little Space For Me because she is awesome. ‘Nuff said. She got sleep this weekend! Sleep is good stuff.

Also, to Candy from Candy’s Corner. Because her post about her terrible holiday had me enthralled.

Okay we are getting there!

Mr Lady from Whiskey in my Sippy Cup gave me these

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Now I’m not entirely sure what the Be The Blog award is supposed to be all about, BUT I figure I can just pass it on willy nilly because I can. So there.

To Jenty, because she writes so well and her photos are drool worthy.

Badness Jones because she always makes me laugh.

Courtney because she is moving interstate with her 2 yo and she is due to give birth to baby Blake any day now. Also because I haven’t heard anything from her I’m starting to worry. What better way to bring her out of hiding?

And finally

Trish from My Little Drummer Boys. She chases after twin boys all day and still finds time to write a great blog.

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To Burgh Babys Mom. I always laugh when I am over at your place. Thankyou.

Maddy at Whitterer on Autism because she always makes me think.

Julie from Causes Rats In Lab Cancer because her comments are as funny as her blog.

And last but not least, Kelley. Because her colour scheme always makes me want coffee and chocolate.

Okay, I have crampy fingers now. Thankyou to all my lovely award givers. I *heart* you LOTS. Thankyou to everyone else for sharing your blogs with me.

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Weekly Winners

by Veronica on January 27, 2008

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Weekly Winners.

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She is taunting me. “Look Mum, I’m gonna put it in my nose, I’m gonna, are you watching me?”

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“Look see? I did it. HA! But wait….ummm, Mum? This isn’t as good as I though it would be.”

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“MUM! I’m trying to breastfeed and you keep snapping me! The flash hurts my eyes, alright? Enough!”

Before Dawn

I was up just before dawn the other day (4.30am) waiting for Amy to fall back asleep. The sky was just starting to lighten, so I ran outside in my knickers and snapped a bunch of photos. Luckily Amy went back to sleep for me, so I was able to go back to bed.

See more Weekly Winners here.

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