New Home

I have been so very very busy these past few days. Moving house.


I found a new home! Moved everything. Have a new look, new name. Lots of exciting new things.

Visit me here  http://painting-mom.com/  



look forward to welcoming you there, 
xoxox

I'm moving

I'll be back soon, I promise 

Punctuation

Eats, shoots & leaves _ I started reading this book last week while I was still lazing around by the pool. It’s a book on....wait for it........punctuation!

I know, what was I thinking? The English teacher at my sons’ school lent it to them, to help improve English writing. Don’t laugh at me for saying this but it is a lovely little book, honestly! 

The writer is a stickler for grammar, and rightly so she is a writer. She hates that people use the apostrophe in the wrong place or that they totally forget to use it. If you use this little thingy  ‘  in the wrong place it changes the meaning of a word and even the whole sentence. Here is a phrase from the book that she uses to prove that punctuation is everything!  

A woman, without her man, is nothing.

A woman: without her, man is nothing.

Lovely isn’t it? I thought so too :)

I am sure I have used the apostrophe in the wrong place many times too. This book took me back to school and remimded me of when I was learning English, it has reminded me of my teachers and how they struggled to get me to pronounce certain words correctly never mind spelling and grammar. 

There are grammar rules for every language and the English language is no exception. I am not one that corrects people’s emails all the time and likes to point out grammatical errors. But sometimes it really does irritate me how some people write.

I can only really comment on the English language that is my first language although I speak & read Afrikaans and Portuguese writing in these two languages doesn't come naturally. I am also not a teacher or a writer or a stickler for the apostrophe or grammar but there is one thing that really drives me insane....

Huh? 

Huh? What language is that?
This was taken from some facebook comments I have seen (and there is plenty more where that came from) and this was simply a copy/paste job. I didn't change or add anything. Yes these comments are made by kids but I just can’t understand why they insist writing like this. The caps and lower case in the same word *argh* it's too much for me. 

Am I that old that the kids need to roll their eyes and tell me to ‘get a life’? My reply to them would be 'grow up'!

Honestly when I see this type of writing I try very hard to suppress actual screams. 

At work I take some time writing emails, check and double check that my tone is not aggressive or rude, I check spelling and then read again before sending. It's the same with this blog, takes a long time to put thoughts down in writing and I'm going to be a stickler with my writing from now on, making sure the 'apostrophe' and other important language and grammar pieces are always in the correct place. 

If you spot a mistake, please be nice, forgive me, I am learning and trying to forget years of bad habits.

  

   xoxo

Movie Review

Hello It's me again...

So it’s been 3 weeks at home and I have read two books started another but I’m bored...

I have watched lots of movies, DSTV should change their name to Repeat TV or re runs.

Here is my list so far - 

Labour Pains – with J Lo and I like most of the movies she’s in.  It’s a must see, very funny

She’s out of my league – so so, mostly boring, laughed once

My dad’s six wives –  quite funny

Charlie St. Cloud – sad, strange, weird, surprised I watched it till the end

Toy Story 3 – ah it’s ok

Dear John – yip its one of those army movies and he gets a dear John letter, if you have nothing else to do suppose you can watch it

Shanghai Knights – its fumy except I hate Owen Wilson’s nose and weird lips. Wish someone would smash his pretty face. Grrr

The proposal – with Sandra Bullock love all the movies she’s in and this was hilarious

Under the Tuscan Sun – ok, nice 

So this is what you do lying in bed or sitting on the sofa for three weeks.  Never mind all the cooking programmes and repeat Idols and CSI.  My eyes are squared and I have porridge brains!

Was at the doctor this morning for my check up everything is fine, he’s happy I’m sort of happy.  Still sore but it’s easier to move around.  Have gone from one H to another H (can’t tell you anymore it’s too gross)

That’s it for today cooking up a storm for Sabbath

xoxo

It's my first!

Well there's always a first time for everything!!

So what if I’m bad! Right?

Nah I don’t want this to be boring I want it to be informative to you, and my family far away from me.  If you don’t blog you are boring, that’s what everyone says. You need to keep up with the times stay hip. Modernise.   ;)

I’m trying, I’m at home and this can sort of be a recovery journal.  Want to know how I’m doing after my big life changing op? I have six weeks to talk to you about my swell belly and all the other horrible things that go with a hysterectomy.

Just by the way I’m in week 3 of my recovery and I’m climbing the walls with boredom.  It’s 23h00 and its way past my bedtime.  Let me see if this works and if I’m up to it tomorrow.

Cheers for now

xoxo