Me & Nie...

Remember how the kids when younger would get over-tired and then you had to battle them down into dreamland? Yeah, that was me last night. Well and truly past the point of exhaustion after a multiple of sleep interrupted nights. Broken - a perfect term in relation to sleep-deprivation - no wonder it was a form of torture years ago. Finally, around 11pm after laying in bed for 2 hours, I began to doze.

Only to be brutally snapped back into wakefulness by a series of loud thumps and bangs from the room of Boy 1. Right above my room. At that point I would have happily thumped and banged him around the room, but being the Mum, instead settled for stomping up the stairs (by this point he had awoken Boy 2 in his room also) to yell at him.

Return back to bed to begin the process again, by this time totally wired. Turn on the television. Search for something to lull me into slumber.

11.30pm, I stumble upon the American show: 20/20. And there she is, NieNie. Now I have read NieNie on and off for a couple of years. See the blue typewriter button over there ->
yeah, that links to her blog. It's been on my sidebar since just after the first post. This is another:

I also e-mailed her many moons back, she probably thought I was a crazed stalker, but her story had inspired me so, and we also share something personal.  No, I'm not telling.

NieNie is Stephanie who was in an horrific plane crash in August 2008 with her husband. They were both severely injured and the prognosis was critical with little chance of survival. NieNie was severely burnt, in her words she still is: Returning from a near-fatal airplane crash, burned 80% of my body, and will have surgeries for the rest of my life. Probably. But I am alive. A brave, brave inspirational woman

So, there I am last night, near mad with lack of sleep, frantically looking for something to numb my brain and instead I find the story of my cyber-friend. Of course I sat up and watched it all. Of course I cried. Of course she inspired me once more with her wonderful spirit.

Sleep deprivation, bah, no biggie. Truly think it was divine providence, and I was meant to watch it.

Do you read Nie Nie?

Sunday Sessions - For Lori

As Thea says:
On Sundays she pops two favourite songs onto her blog.
An oldie but a goldie.
And a newbie, fresh off the charts.
You can play along by linking up on Thea's blog.
And grab the button on her side bar if you want.


This is the one I sing to my boys, thinking of you Lori.



And this one for Tony...

Tina Turner

And for both of you, a more recent one:

Simple Plan

Sunday Sessions are hosted by Thea.



How Can We Ever Know What The Universe Plans?

I thought I'd be coming back in to FYBF after a lovely healing week of holidays with my family, but find the universe (as always) has other ideas. Today I am posting whilst my thoughts are consumed by another, our darling Lori at RRSAHM. If you have read my last post you will know her husband is in ICU (no updates or details yet) and this beautiful little family needs our thoughts, prayers; and if you can and want pop over to Kirsten's blog to add financial help into the equation.

Most of us have experienced that horrible bedside wait, no matter where in the world a hospital is they are all the same under the cloak of darkness. The quiet only broken by a monitor, the smell of antiseptic masking other far more distressing smells, the desperate fear that overrides all logic as you wait. And the joy and ecstacy as you walk through those front doors with your loved one to freedom.

Today, it is the image I am  holding in the front of my mind for Lori and Tony. Walking away together, whole and healed. It may be days or weeks, but I have to believe it will happen. It WILL happen.

The Rules (according to the big boss - Lori, previously Brenda, and for today, Kirsten)Follow my blog, the Random Ramblings of a SAHM. I never seem to get to reading all the links here. But believe me, I try. Not that any of this is my idea anyway- FYBF is MummyTime's brainbaby. I stole it.


1. Grab the bubbly button and post it on your sidebar.
2. Link your First Name and/or Blog Name and URL of your post or blog.
3. Add a short description (max of 125 chars). It could be a description of yourself, your blog or a teaser to your latest post.
4. Follow at least 1 linkyer/blogger (Be nice and spread the love).
5. The list will be open for linkyers on Fridays (and for the foreigners Friday as well).
6. A new and fresh link list will open every Friday. And you will have to link up AGAIN. The previous link list does not carry over to the following week.
7. And lastly, have lotsa fun. I mean it. If I detect anyone not totally loving the awesomeness, I will bump you off the linky list. (Joking) (Kinda).


Ripping off my stuff- including these rules- makes baby Jesus cry. If you are doing your own blog hop, please write your own rules. You know who you are.