im having the time of my life....

...and i never felt this way before (c'mon i know you are singing it too!) so im in florida with my girlies. just me and the girls and i have to say although im tired, im totally loving it. dont get me wrong - there is not perfection here - estelle is testing as every three year old must...imtotally overwhelemed by the constant meaningless incessant chatter, and sometimes i just want mabel to sleep while estelle sleeps so i can read...do yoga, tan...but mostly, im thrilled. im thrilled to have this time just me and my girls. like, how often will this ever happen? and i am so proud of them both. my cup runeth over.

today i took them to the shops and estelley wanted to go in the disney store - sure no prob. and although there was "princess" just literally barfed all over the store...and all the sales people kept asking who her fav princess was...she chose woody. (toy story) phew. (granted she is still media impacted hahah but none-the-less proud moment numero uno.)

two - yesterday i took the girls out for lunch. by. my. self. i felt mildly confident at the outset. and thrilled with the outcome! don't get me wrong we didnt linger, and we werent fine dining, but it was a success - both girls brought their a-games.

numero three - today estelle kept referring to herself as an artist. (pause for true overload of pride) hahah she said "mummie im putting on my artist shoes", "mummie, im going to be an artist with those cupcakes" (trust me it makes sense in the context) ...im not poisoning her mind i swear and we have been painting a very large canvas for grandma and grandmas place so there is some artsy vibe in the air no doubt (which by the way i quickly realized she handled far better than i who was continually noticing how contrived my brush strokes seemed) but still...an artist!

but despite my mummie pride, mostly i am just happy to be us three. i love having others around and i know estelley misses her dad from time to time (2 more sleeps till hes back) but god....in the true sense. this is spot on the mark.

oh and one more thing - after we were at the playground today estelle told me "mum i need hand sanitizer" ...sigh.