Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: 24 January 2011

I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.

I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.

I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.

24 January 2011

Oh how we have looked forward to this day! Little Woody and I are hanging out together today and the big kids "do their thing" at kindy (pre-prep) and Year 1.

11 comments:

Emily Sue said...: Ha - love Woody's shirt! It's all about context. :)

Also... when did Jessie get so grown up looking???; 24 January, 2011 10:21
Tracy P. said...: Ah, back to school is the most beautiful thing! Blessings on their year and yours!!; 24 January, 2011 10:59
mamahasspoken said...: WOW that was a quick summer break for you and the little ones! I agree that Woody's shirt is too cute.; 24 January, 2011 11:16
The Accidental Housewife said...: Wow, they're all so OLD! Woody especially. I hope they all had a good day!; 24 January, 2011 19:17
Louisa Claire said...: What a gorgeous collage!; 24 January, 2011 20:06
Hippomanic Jen said...: They are so cute! And Buzz, who I've always thought takes after your family has a strong resemblance to Mr de Elba in the bottom right hand corner.; 25 January, 2011 08:43
Allegro ma non troppo said...: In my pictures, my kids are dressed identically, because HEY HEY! They're BOTH at school now!; 25 January, 2011 09:59
Swift Jan said...: Wowsers!! Your critters have grown up so much!!! I hope they enjoyed their first days!; 25 January, 2011 21:04
veiledturnip said...: Gorgeous pics! Enjoy your one-on-one with #3!; 27 January, 2011 18:46
Le said...: happy days :) two down, one to go - how spec are those days now you can have one on one time with your babe - best le xox; 29 January, 2011 18:38
Unknown said...: Woody and my husband have something in common. Attending the same primary school.

Hope your kids had a great first week.; 31 January, 2011 22:09

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This is the story of me, Givinya de Elba, and my adventures with Mr de Elba, my children Buzz, Jessie, and Woody and our dog, Bullseye. We have plenty of good times, some weird times and a huge dose of drama.

Some of my posts are sad, lots are funny and sometimes I subject you to my pondering. We have our celebrations, when I write a decent poem I share it with you and when I'm held hostage, I do the occasional meme.

Other people who are special to me feature here too, some of them being my Dad, my Mum, my Crazy Sister (her blog), my Wee Brother and my good friend Hippomanic Jen (her blog).

I am a part-time speech pathologist, and try to cook, keep a garden alive and take photos that don’t make us look like we are pharmaceutically affected or dangerously homicidal.

I often suffer from Mumfail but I keep hanging on to the One who picks me up when I fall. If you email me, I’ll answer.

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They called me Katherine.

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I came up with the pseudonym Givinya de Elba in highschool and it was based on a joke from an episode of Dad's Army called 'A Soldier's Farewell.'

In the episode, after eating too much toasted cheese, Captain Mainwaring dreams he is Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. I don't remember much about the episode other than Mainwaring telling his loyal men (Jones, Pike and Godfrey) that he has been exiled to the island of Elba.

Jones quips, "Hence the expression - Givin' ya the Elber!" (giving you the elbow, i.e., pushing you around.) I thought that Givinya de Elba was a half-decent pseudonym for someone who likes to joke and push people around, and I stuck with that.

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24 January 2011

24 January 2011

11 comments: