List 30 - Favourite board games

I always enjoy a rainy day staying inside playing board games. Favourites from my past include:

Cludo

Monopoly

Trouble

The Game of Life – I didn’t own this game so always wanted to play it when we visited friends who had it!

The Babysitters Club – I loved this as I loved the series – but others weren’t so keen to play with me as I knew the books so well it was hard for me not to win!

Battleship

Twister

Scategories

Canasta (card game) - spent many nights playing this one with my Mum and Grandparents when visiting them

Games I play with the kids (6 and 4 years old )

Trouble

Beetle

Mousetrap

Operation

Hungry Hungry Hippos

Connect 4 (but usually Savannah likes to just take turns putting the coloured circles in – no connecting 4!)

Monopoly (with Hunter)

I look forward to playing more board games with them – I might introduce family games nights!

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 "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Hunter: After attempting many sports which just haven't been "his thing", Hunter has started in Scouts. He is in the Joeys. In his 5th week he had his Investiture Ceremony. We now have a uniform and badges to sew on.

Savannah: She is big enough to make her own breakfast and choose her own clothes!

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Hunter: Even though he is nearly 7 it's still fun to make a mess with dinner!

Savannah: Pretending to listen to music with Hunter's headphones!

 

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List 29 - Songs that tell a story

I have a few songs in my past that meant something to me!

Queen - We are the Champions - this one we would belt out in the car - my Mum, my sister and myself on the way to netball matches - and definitely for finals! Got us pumped!!

Tiffany – I saw him standing there  – I loved this one when I was in school – I remember my Gramps made me a tape of the album (Tiffany) for my birthday (and I’ve now gone to google to find out more and are remembering all the cool songs she sang that appealed to me at 10 – I think we are alone now and Could’ve been) – He had somehow copied it to the tape and made the cassette cover for me. I didn’t realise it was a Beetles song at the time so was a bit confused to the mention of the Beetles – but I loved the tape he did for me.

Toni Pearen - In your room   – I loved Toni Pearen in E-Street so was of course in love with her song. This was the first song I bought on CD. I used to come home from school and play it over and over and over!  

There was a song which got me through the loss of our baby- and I can't for the life of me remember which one it was. I know it made me cry but also made me feel better. I've narrowed it down to either Angel - by Sarah McLaughlan or Fly by Celine Dion. Both beautiful songs!

Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 – Hubby and I really loved Bryan Adams and Summer of 69 was our favourite. We went to a few of his concerts and he has such great songs. We didn’t think Summer of 69 was suitable for our bridal waltz so we had I’ll Always Be Right There by Bryan Adams instead.  Such great words!

(This was the only clip I could find that wasn't a cover - not sure who the people are)

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List 28 - list of lists

I make lots of list but often use them when I need them for specific reasons....a list of my lists include:

• Menu plan
• Shopping list
• To do list – may be things to do that day – may be more general
• Work lists - I have lots of lists and schedules at work for my tasks
• Presents – I have many lists for presents – often one for the nieces and nephews indicating what I have bought the and one for each of my kids outlining what I have bought them or ideas for what to get them, then closer to Christmas I add in a list for all presents I have to buy including parents, Father in law etc
• I have a daily chores chart on the fridge – but we haven’t been following it lately :(
• I keep a list of books I want to read on goodreads (but also have over 500 books in my kindle – so generally just grab one that takes my fancy at the time)
• We are about to start planning our holiday so I will start a list of things to do - then I will also need a list of things to pack!

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 "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Hunter: Who says the fairy dress ups are for Savannah only?

Savannah: Playing on the ride at Harbour Town.

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List 27 - favourite names

When I was growing up I was going to have a boy called Logan (based on the boy in the Babysitters Club books) and girls called Ashleigh and Jordan. Of course as I got older and pregnant and actually started needing a name my mind changed.

When pregnant with Hunter I liked:

Boys names
Hunter
Trae
Bailey
Will (but not William)
Drew (but not Andrew)

Girls names
Lainee
Paige
Mackenzie

We ended up deciding on Lainee Paige if he was a girl. Lainee named after my husband's Mum who passed away just before we got married. Her name was Elaine - which I didn't like. But I was reading a book when pregnant with a girl named Elaine who was called Lainey for short. I decided I liked it and suggested it to hubby - but rather than the traditional spelling I decided on rearranging the letters of Elaine to get Lainee. It just takes 1 letter change - the E from the front moves to the back!

When pregnant with Savannah

She was going to be Ryder if she was a boy. We found out she was a girl so started concentrating on girls names. Our previously picked Lainee I changed my mind on a bit but still wanted to include it based on the significance of it. We decided to use it as a nickname. Other names I liked were:

Indiana
Ebony 
Zahli
Willow (hubby thought this one was too hippy!)

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