My New Fav Quote

"Sleep deprivation is a form of torture, and new parents who chronically lack sleep can become a little deranged."

I got that out of a parent's guide written by Dr. Christopher Green, aka my new hero. Cole had yet another rough night so here I am, probably looking like Amy Winehouse ( or a version of Amy Winehouse that eats hydrogenated fat on a regular basis), sinking yet another cup of tea. It is like a hurricane outside this morning, huge gusts of wind and rain are pelting the windows making me just want to dive under the duvet and sleep,sleep,sleep. However, the twins are in party-mode and I'm wondering if they had the same kind of night I did? If so, then why are they so happy?

They go to day-care today from 2-4pm and I'll "hit the gym", or probably sit in a gym and watch music videos while I slowly burn a whopping 142 calories over an hour by strolling around on a treadmill. There is usually nobody else in the gym so I have zero motivation to look like I'm doing something. However, once some of the 20-year-old future pilots of the Air Force/Navy arrive I suddenly kick it into 4th gear. This usually lasts for roughly 3 min before I'm gasping for air and have to get off the treadmill and go for a long drink of water, convincingly mopping my forehead as if I've been sprinting for 45 min or so. This has been going on for awhile now and it's probably time to end the charade and just go for a cup of coffee while the kids are at nursury as I'm sure I'm not fooling anyone!! There is also a sunbed but it's in between the locker rooms and the very thought that one of these guys might see me in an enormous towel on my way to the solarium is just too traumatic so I continue to maintain my vampire-like skin. Tim thinks I'm " pale and interesting", while I think I look like a celery with hair. Or on a really bad day, Chewbacca. Here is some footage of Indigo over Christmas standing and blowing bubbles, then falling, then standing again...

Good Morning!!!

The sun is shining, there is minimal wind, and we have just been out on a walk with some of the ladies and other babies in the neighborhood! The beaches looked amazing this morning and we were the only people out!! We have new neighbors on exchange from Austrailia, they are great and have a little girl, Bronte. Bronte is very cute, 14 months old, and she loves to play with the twins, so we have alot of fun! We were also out with my friend Lianne, who has a 14 month old as well, Robert, plus a 225lb. Great Dane named Callum. Needless to say, I feel very safe with Callum around and Robert is an old buddy of the twins!

Both twins have a chesty cough and were up for a few hours on and off last night so I'm about to pour yet another cup of tea for myself. Lets see, 9:39 am and I've changed 6 diapers, done almost two loads of laundry, read 3 books and have sung 3 songs for the babies. They are currently playing under the dining table :

If anyone is on Skype and has a webcam let me know, we have been on it for months and the only person I've managed to get convinced to use it is my sister!! It will allow you to see the twins and myself LIVE, and it's FREE!!!

I came across this on the internet yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmNCALGHOC4

It's Obama's response to Bush's State of the Union. If it's not your thing, I hate to inform you that more of this stuff will be on my blog site, but ignore it if you wish. That's what I do with some of the politically driven emails I get!!

Here's Hillary's:

www.hillaryclinton.com/blog/

Checking in, table for four please....

Hello everyone! This is the first of hopefully many posts that will keep you informed of what is going on in Northern Wales at the home of Tim, Indigo, Cole and myself. Should be a blast...

I should be able to add some pics and videos to help you all fully appreciate just how flipping cute the twins are these days! For example: here we have the twins in the bath a few weeks ago.

Today was another rotten day in terms of weather. Cole has bronchitis, which is a bummer, but was in a good mood today at baby club. Indigo toddles around the furniture and today they both learned how to climb on up onto the couch and spent a large part of the afternoon shouting at the neighborhood out the front window. See? The party never stops! Here's a clip of Indigo having some first steps!!