.: Our Home (part 2)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Our Home (part 2)

Our backyard is bush (a whole lot of trees) with no grass. Tony likes that because he doesn't have to mow any lawns even though he has a brand new lawn mower sitting in the garage that he bought in LA before we left. The backyard is great for the boys. They enjoy digging for worms (and there are some enormous ones), swinging on the tyre, hammering nails into bits of wood on an old tree stump and just exploring. Eventually we plan to put a trampoline amongst the trees and build a tree hut. Our backyard ends with the mainroad but there is no way for the boys to get out and our house is approximately 120 feet back from the road (I've taken the steps!)

Noah's room is small (perfect for one child) but is very cute. He has a view of the city out one window and then a door that opens onto a balcony where he can ride his little bike around in the summer.

Our room opens onto the same balcony. We have a bathroom but I don't allow anyone to use it other than the toilet in the night (and I use it to put my make-up on) because I don't want another shower to clean! One bathroom is enough!

4 comments:

missyluluboutique said...: Hey Loretta !!!
It's Helen Edwards from the Bellflower Ward - thanks for inviting me to check out your blog :) I have one too - but just for selling my clothes. Oh my goodness the boys are looking so big and handsome !....And your house is gorgeous ! - wow it's not a typical kiwi house that's for sure - yay ! We are hot here in AZ - can't wait for the Fall - it has typically been around 110 ! Anyways - lovely to see your blog :)
Love, Helen; August 10, 2008 at 3:09 AM
Loretta Nizetich said...: Hi Helen, great to hear from you. I've been wondering how you've been? How are the kiddies??? How do you like Arizona? When we lived in our apartment for a year and a half we lost touch with a lot of people because we didn't have a computer and regular access to email, but now we do and it's nice to catch up with everyone again. Sounds like your clothes business is really successful (good for you). I'll check out your blog. Have you been back to LA since you left? Send some pics of Devin-I'm sure I'll be shocked how big he's grown.
Love loretta; August 10, 2008 at 7:01 AM
Loretta Nizetich said...: WOW...YOU ARE SO CLEVER TO DESIGN AND MAKE SUCH CUTE CLOTHES..they're beautiful. Just the type of outfits you would see in Pumpkin Patch (do you remember the store?) I hope you're making lots of money!!! You should be.
Loretta; August 10, 2008 at 7:09 AM
Anonymous said...: LOL! Amen to only wanting one bathroom to clean!!; August 12, 2008 at 8:24 PM

Funny Comments

Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!