September 10th, 2009
Diary----.
Well, we got Mama's money. In British we got 21,432 pounds. I can hardly believe it. Erik has already given most of his share away to various charities and Gisela has given some to Mair and Gareth. Georg promptly gave us 4,000 for the Triplets because they will be very expensive. What did we do with ours, you might well ask----
We bought a car and a new PC. That came to just under 14,000. We gave the kids some each for their bank accounts and put the rest into our joint account. Then we went out to celebrate. Not just to celebrate having the money but to celebrate Mama. She really was a great woman and I didn't appreciate her enough when she was alive.
Harry passed both his GCSE exams that he took a year early with A grades. He is such a lovely boy I can hardly believe he is mine. He is great with the littles and spends ages with Rhys reading to him and playing with him and teaching him things. Anna-Louise is very happy in her new Schule class because her Teacher is Sister Anna and she has a mustache. This, coupled with a great sense of humor makes her, somewhat weirdly, a favorite.
Rhys has discovered the fun of peeing up walls and trees etc. Spotted him in the back yard yesterday happily watering the Pear tree. I went out to him and he shouted happily to me as I approached "look Mama, I can make it go up ever so high, look!" He has stopped carrying Thomas the Tank engine about with him which is a great relief but BJ has become attached to a shirt of Dan's. It is blue and he sucks the right sleeve. Not the left sleeve, just the right. Hmmm.
I am well and the Trips are getting more lively. I am already huge and when I am out with Anna and her 2 and my younger 2 everyone gets out of our way, which is very lucky as I am needing more space every week. Great excitement in the US as Sophia is pregnant. Aron was talking for ages with Dan about it. Dan's Mother admitted to Dan that his Father had red hair. She also said she was not saying anything else because it would be too shocking for Dan, whatever that means. We are all very curious about this and Harry has decided that his mysterious Grandfather was someone very important who was already married. We are not short on imagination in our family!!
Listening to Rhys and BJ playing together can be very funny. Rhys builds things and if he isn't careful BJ knocks them down, so Rhys now lets him knock them down but only when he is ready. Sometimes BJ gets tired of waiting and then there is some pushing and shouting and I have to sort them out.
Adverts can be misleading for Toddlers. Example: Cheese Strings. In some adverts these have faces. I bought some and everyone liked them {especially Dan, I don't eat cheese] but Rhys was cross his strings were faceless. Harry spent ages explaining about Adverts and Rhys listened. He listened well because when he was watching a program and the Adverts came on he got up and ignored them. He glared at the TV and stamped out of the room! Note to self, watch BJ when he has a cheese string. Found JB chewing some cheese and he had some stuck on his back too.
Ringo disappeared for hours and came back carrying a dead crow. It was headless and blood and crow innards were dropping out of it. Very neatly he brought it through the Flap and dropped it by my feet. Anna-Louise started to cry and before anyone could do anything about the crow Ringo grabbed it up again and took it upstairs. Just what a large pregnant female with kids wants-- a dead crow in her bedroom. We all went upstairs, except Dan who was at work and Harry who was out, and waited for Ringo to drop the crow again. The third time he dropped it Rhys picked it up. He held it carefully in both hands and said "will it go to Heaven now?" I told him it was already there and we should bury what was left, so we had a little ceremony in the back yard watched by a very cross Ringo.
The final part of this story is that when the kids were all at Schule or kindergarten the next day I looked out into the back yard and saw Ringo coming toward the House carrying the crow yet again. Rather cruelly I blocked the Flap so he couldn't get into the House. After a while he gave up throwing himself at the Flap and took the crow someplace. I suppose he will find it again if it hasn't rotted by then!
Off now to see what the screaming is----
September 14th, 2009
Quick note--September 14th 2009.
Usual Hospital visit confirmed that Trips are fine. My Blood pressure is slightly high and my ankles are swollen so I have been given orders to spend some time each day lying down or I will have to go into Hospital to stay. Gisela is coming over to stay and help until Trips arrive. Mair is back at Uni before too long and Gareth is coming with Gisela. He will have to go to Schule here although how this is to be arranged I do not know.
Andrea takes Littles and Anna-Louise to and from Schule and kindergarten and when she came in today with them she told me that Rhys has been telling everyone his Mama is having a litter. This is because they had a story about a Cat having a litter of Kittens and she had three, of course. BJ has now added more words to his repertoire. He knows words in 3 languages. Hmmm.
Off to bed now as very tired and very large already-------
September 15th, 2009
Note
Gisela phoned and said Gareth is not coming as he is in last year of Schule and it is too hard to organize. Gareth wanted to come as he and Harry are great friends. I think he was hoping to have less Schule work!! Anyhow, Gisela is coming Saturday and Tom and Gareth will soon be alone. Gisela told me they will probably burn the house down------
September 16th, 2009
Torchwood 4 is on hold----
My cousin, who is a TV producer, has just finished a job for the BBC and is back in Ireland. He spent some time in Cardiff at the BBC and told me that as far as talk went there is to be no more Torchwood, at least for a long time, as John Barrowman is too busy and has other projects in hand. He actually met briefly someone who had worked on COE and he said COE was the last, as far as he knew, and was intended to be the end of Torchwood. Torchwood is evidently incredibly expensive to make and despite the success of COE the BBC are reluctant to fund any more of it. I only have my cousins word for all of this, of course, but I believe him. Despite RTD's overwhelming love of Eve/Gwen, the BBC know the main draw is John.
Finally a note to all those folk who are saying everywhere it has been renewed. It has not.
Anyhow, I am not happy as my Doctor has told me not to go to La Cage in November. I will be 8 months then and I am already the size of a small well fed whale. So he is obviously correct but I do not have to be happy about it.
September 17th, 2009
In Town--odd coversations.
Went into Town with Anna and her 2 and my 2 youngest and had a snack for Lunch. Over heard two interesting conversations while kids were playing---
Number One between 2 elderly ladies:
Lady One: Ye', 'ee 'ad this lump come up on 'is back an' 'ee took it to the Dorcter an' 'ee di'nt know what it were so 'ee sent 'im to the 'orspital.
Lady Two: Oh, an' did 'ee know what it were?
Lady One: Ye', 'ee took 'is lump to the 'orspital an' 'ad it looked at an' you know what it were?
Lady Two: No----what--
Lady One {interrupting}: 'You know what 'ee said? 'ee said it were a wart-----!! 'An you know what?
Lady Two: What?
Lady one: 'ee still 'as it to this day!!!
Number Two between an elderly lady and gentleman:
Lady: He had to go into Hospital with pneumonia.
Gentleman: Oh dear.
Lady: Yes, and while he was there he caught Listerine.
Gentleman: I've heard of that, what is it exactly?
Lady: It's an infection, they treat it with antibiotics.
Gentleman: Did he recover then?
Lady: No, it was terrible because they said he died from the Listerine and he only got that in the Hospital. I think that's bad catching things like Listerine in Hospital.
Gentleman: We never got things like Listerine when we were young.
September 17th, 2009
Trips---
Meant to say that at last Hospital visit there was another woman there expecting Trips. She told me it was her first pregnancy. She was 7 months and ENORMOUS. She said they may take her in soon to watch her until the birth. I asked what they were and she said they wanted to be surprised! I would have thought having three was enough of a surprise!!! She had had some trouble with high blood pressure and something else I didn't understand. She was only 20. I am so lucky to be so healthy.
Rhys has now come in with his Teddy. It is wearing a Doll's dress which has a rip in it. He wants to show me he can type his name----
rhys rhys rhys
I have to go now as here comes BJ-----have to put PC to sleep quick----
September 20th, 2009
Quick note.
BJ swallowed Gwen's head yesterday but it is OK and we just have to watch for it coming out the other end. Great scenes of screaming and gnashing of teeth in the hospital---
Evidently JB is fully booked for 2010, according to BarrowmanTalk. No Torchwood then------
September 29th, 2009
JB and Captain America.
I am wondering if I am the only John Barrowman fan who HATES the idea of him playing Captain America. I think these type of movies are ridiculous, all of them. Men wearing idiotic clothing, underpants over tights, flying with their arms out in front, climbing up walls wearing clothing covered in a web pattern, they are all unbelievably vomit inducing to me. Also the acting in these things is dire and over the top. John is too good to be stuck in a role like this, so I fervently hope he doesn't actually get the part. If he does I will not watch anyhow.
September 30th, 2009
JB unwell?
I am very worried that John is ill and unable to be on Stage. So many folk will be upset about this as most people are going just to see him, I think.
As I haven't time or energy to write, my cousin Jean has sent me her Stargate Story "knitting" to post. She has altered it slightly to the original version. She had an unfortunate time on LJ some time ago and wont join again. I think it is very good.
Second part of Anna-Louise's story is delayed by Harry not checking the grammar. I said I would do it but no--it evidently has to be Harry---
October 7th, 2009
Tired and huge
I am tired and huge and can't do anything without feeling it is too much effort. My legs have disappeared now, and the Trips are fighting--at least that is how it feels--they are all wearing boots too---
My cousin really enjoyed La Cage and told us it was fantastic. In fact, she is going again---
BJ said a sentence today, his first. He will not be 2 until January. Where do my kids get their intelligence from I wonder? We were having lunch and Gisela had cooked chicken legs for Rhys and BJ. Rhys grabbed his and started to gnaw it right away but BJ just glowered at his and said loudly "Auntie Gise---put it in a bun."
Rhys told me his Teddy is having babies. The poor thing has now to endure having a scarf tied around its middle with Kleenex stuffed inside. He keeps patting it and saying "put up your feet now and rest." It is quite funny really.
Anna-Louise is rewriting the second part of her Crockery story because she said she didn't like the first version much. Hence the delay in Posting it. Harry is busy studying for more exams and Dan has a new job and YES it is another extension. He will start it when he finishes the job he is doing now.
Gisela is an Angel and I am an ungrateful moaning sister. I wish it was December---
October 14th, 2009
Still huge and fed up with Jack/Gwen as well
I am even bigger. I will explode soon. Youtube has even more Jack/Gwen. I have gotten a bit cross about this even though I know that is stupid. However, in my state I have a right to be stupid---
I love Jack/Gwen they rave--Gwen kissed Rhys while looking at Jack--well--she would wouldn't she--I suddenly had a real wicked thought--since she had an unplanned pregnancy and she isn't Catholic or anything--how do we know she hasn't gotten an STD----oh dear--poor Baby and poor Rhys-----
Some wicked person should write a fic in which she spreads some alien STD throughout Wales----
October 16th, 2009
La Cage--Anna-Louise--Rhys
Anna-Louise is now 11. She told us all several weeks ago that she wanted an old fashioned birthday party--like we used to have when we were young--in the olden days --where is my lute-that's what I want to know. Anyhow, she is having it on Saturday. She is getting quite grown up now too.
Harry is practicing for his Black belt and the house resounds with him shouting "haa" or whatever it is that they yell all the time.
Rhys is turning into a real little character. Yesterday he came running into our bedroom as he has done many times before. He usually jumps on the bed. This time he stood at the side, gazed at my huge bump and said "oh dear me" and left. He is now quite red headed.
BJ is talking more and more. He likes to shout though. Dan shushes him and as a result of this he now shouts very loudly "SHHHUS BJ".
Gisela is an angel. This weekend Tom and Gareth are coming. Where everyone will sleep I do not know---
My cousin went to see LA CAGE again and got John's autograph. She told us that he is shorter than she thought he would be and also has much darker skin--quite brown. I said it is probably the remains of a suntan. She was raving about how marvelous the show is and evidently talked to some folk who had seen the much praised Douglas Hodge {whoever he is} and they said John was by far better---
Doctor told me if if do not rest he will make me spend the rest of my pregnancy in Hospital. So I am writing this from my bed----I AM BORED----BORED--BORED------
October 24th, 2009
Still huge.- family news--John Barrowman is a Sim.
I am now so large my legs and feet have totally gone. Even lying down I cannot see them. I spend lots of time using the Laptop while resting on the bed. It is very weird. Last night I awoke and found Dan asleep on the floor wrapped in a blanket. He said I pushed him out of the bed! Seriously --evidently I rolled on him.
Rhys came home yesterday and gave me a card he had made in Kindergarten. It had an huge ball on the front that had three blue spots in the middle and two small black balls at the bottom. He told me it was me.
Anna-Louise has passed another Violin exam and has been allowed to play in the morning at Schule. They call it something, when the kids all get together, but I can't think what it is in English. Harry came home yesterday and gave me a big bunch of flowers. When I asked him what the occasion was he said it was just because I am me. He is a lovely boy.
Dan is doing a new roof now. It is blue he told me. UGH! Tom and Gareth were here last weekend and Gisela was very happy to see them. Gareth taught Rhys and Anna-Louise some Welsh. Just what they need, another language. Anna-Louise has learned to sing the Welsh anthem in Welsh. She really has a great voice, like an angel.
BJ managed to cut his finger and the screaming he made was terrifying. In the end, once he was bandaged and just sobbing, Dan heard the word "blood" over and over again. I hope he does not get a phobia----
Have been playing Sims 3 and have started an Apocalypse neighborhood. I have moved John Barrowman Sim into it on his own---cannot write much as brain is resting until later--much later----
A moan about John and stubble--
November 4th 2009 07:27 am
I am irritated that once again John came second in the Gay male top list, or whatever it is called. Neil Patrick Harris, who came first, is quite a talented actor but is not even good looking to me. All the top ones except JB were pictured unshaven, which always turn me off.
This unshaven business has gotten ridiculous. There is even an Advert featuring a Wedding scene where the Bride looks fantastic, and has obviously supposed to have spent hours on her appearance, whereas the Groom is unshaven and looks as if he has spent the night in his clothes. I wish magazines etc would drop this, if you can't be bothered to shave or wash or look tidy this is a great look, theme. Dark haired men look especially grubby if they don't shave. Why don't they just grow a beard? Beards can be quite sexy.
Now we get TV programs in which Doctors are shown unshaven. Hair can be unhygienic, which is why whenever you have any operation all the hair from the area is removed. Unshaven Doctors are the pits---
Then you get women swarming all over an unshaven man. Don't they get stubble burn? Stubble is PRICKLY--------------
November 4th, 2009
Jen is in Hospital----a note from Dan
11/4/09 10:13 pm
Jen had to go into hospital this morning. She may have to stay in now until the Triplets arrive. She wasn't feeling good and her blood pressure was too high. They have gotten her stabilized and she is complaining about the food, so things are going OK. They do not want to have to deliver the Triplets yet, so it looks like we are going to be Jenless for a bit. Jen asked me to post this so being totally obedient I am.
Dan.
November 10th, 2009
The babies are here. -- a note from Dan.
Jen developed pre-eclampsia so they gave her a cesarean early this morning. Aimee-Rose came out first then Joshua and then Joseph. They are doing fine although they all have jaundice. Jen is OK, much to my relief. Here are the babies weights in pounds because I like pounds.
Aimee-Rose 4 pound 4 ounces
Joshua 4 pound exactly
Joseph 3 pound 14 ounces
November 15th, 2009
I am back.
I am home again. I came home yesterday but was too tired to post anything. The Trips are doing OK and are a present being bottle fed. It's from me but they get it in bottles. Luckily they could all suck and swallow. Everyone is very pleased with their progress and Aimee-Rose may be home late next week. It is depressing to be at home without them but I wanted to thank folk who wished me and the babies well. Everything is ready for them coming home. Three cribs in a row and all the other stuff. Will catch up on the news from everyone later.
Great news
11/24/09 02:22 pm
Just back from Hospital and all 3 babies have regained weight they lost after birth. Even better--Aimee-Rose will be coming home Friday---she has done fantastically well and everyone is delighted with her--the Twins are doing great also and no problems with any of them--I am so happy and so lucky---
November 28th, 2009
Aimee-Rose is home
Aimee-Rose arrived home yesterday at 5.35pm. In pounds she weighs 5lb 3oz. She is now lying on Dan's knees and is asleep. She looks like Anna-Louise did when she was born. She is gorgeous. Everyone made a great fuss of her when we came home except BJ, who hid his face in Gisela's skirt and refused to look at us. We had to fuss and love him very much and he is fine today. The twins may be coming home next week so we will be very busy then---
Thanks to those who wished us well.
December 2nd, 2009
Babies and Collectormania {or whatever it was called}
The Twins are coming home Friday, definatly. We are all very exited by this great news. Everything is ready ----
Saw some photos someone had posted about Collectormania and was quite shocked. Gareth looked awful--unshaven, messy horrible hair, overweight--ugh---perhaps if there is more Torchwood it is better he isn't in it after all. Kai looked like a convict--he appears to have been attacked by some demon barber---only John looked OK and at least he shaves. I have never been convinced that not bothering to shave is a good look on anyone and it PRICKLES.
Now I have had my moan I am off to see to Aimee-Rose who has what Dan calls "the Sierakowiak scream"---
December 3rd, 2009
Horrible news from New York
12/3/09 07:50 am
Heard yesterday late that Julian, Dan's best friend, was out walking late and he and his boyfriend were attacked by a gang of so called "gay bashers". They are both in Hospital. Dan was very shocked and was actually crying he was so upset. Julian is such a good guy and he has always been such a great friend. He would do anything for anyone.
This is an example of what Julian is like---when he was young his Mother didn't have time to make him a lunch for Schule so she would give him lunch money. On the way to Schule he would give his money away to anyone who was begging {they didn't live in what you would call a good neighborhood}. He always arrived at Schule with no money and Dan shared his lunch with him. Now he is in Hospital just because he is gay--when will this sort of thing end? There are really some disgusting people in this world---
We had to tell Harry and Anna-Louise because Julian is coming here at Christmas if he is well enough. Harry just clenched his fists and went very red and Anna-Louise cried and said she was going to write to John Barrowman and tell him about it. Just what she thinks this will achieve we do not know---anyhow, she and Carly have made a Christmas card to go with the letter---
Diary update December 22nd 2009-----hurrah Jennell has updated----
House is bursting with folk for Christmas so Trips and BJ and Rhys are getting lots of attention. The Trips only have to open their mouths to scream and hoards of people descend on them, probably because their screaming ability is phenomenal.
As of this moment we have the following in the House:
Dan, Harry, Anna-Louise, me {of course}, Rhys, BJ, Aimee-Rose, Joshua, Joseph.
Julian, Alex, Skye. {Alex is boyfriend and Skye is his daughter, she is 5 years old. Alex was married once and when he came out his wife left him and their child. He has custody and Skye hasn't seen her Mother for 2 years.}
Georg, Helga and Henrietta Helga, who is now 6 months old.
Tom, Gisela, Mair and Gareth.
This makes a grand total of 9 adults, Gareth, Harry, Anna-Louise and Skye, 2 toddlers and 4 babies. We also have many visitors who say they have come to see me and Dan and then spend their whole visit admiring the Trips. Our Priest came to see them also. I am expecting Gordon Brown to arrive any moment. {Joke}.
Harry is finally scheduled to try for his Black belt at the end of January. He says he isn't nervous but I can tell he is. Harry is quite quiet and calm most of the time and only rarely lets his true inner feelings show. I can read his mind though.
Anna-Louise, Carly and Fern sent a letter to John Barrowman wishing him happy Christmas among other things. They made a card but couldn't send it because BJ ate part of it. Here is the start of the letter {got permission for this, I must add}.
---Dear Mr. Barrowman,
Me and Carly and Fern made you a card for Christmas and it was very nice with a tree on it in crape paper and sparkles, but my little brother BJ ate the tree and the sparkles stuck to his tongue so we have to make another. I wanted to ask you something so I am sending this without the card. I hope you do not mind. I am typing because my writing is horrible.-------
Getting sparkles off a toddlers tongue is not easy actually. However, crape paper is evidently edible. Another piece of useful info for those with kids or those thinking of having kids!!!!
The Rabbits are in the Garage due to the cold and all 3 cats are almost permanently inside the House. JB ran outside, when the snow came, to pee and was very puzzled. He ended up peeing on the Lawn and then looked around to cover it up and couldn't find where it had gone. It was very funny.
We have a snowman in the back yard and the number of people making it was amazing. Everyone from next door{that is Clive and Andrea etc}, plus Molly, Dan,Harry, Anna-Louise, Rhys and BJ, and Skye. As a result we probably have the largest snowman in London.
Dan came back from NY with Julian, Alex and Skye. They didn't look too bad and Julian's broken nose is getting on OK. He joked that he never really liked his nose anyhow!!!
BJ and Rhys have enjoyed the snow a lot. BJ especially loves it and rolls in it when he gets the chance. They throw it at each other and BJ has tried eating it and found it was too cold. Their Kindergarten had a Nativity Play and Dan filmed it. It is quite unintentionally hilarious. The singing at the end has to be heard to be believed. Rhys just stood throughout with his hands over his ears. The peril of being musical. I know just how he feels.
Anna-Louise got 2 solos at Schule. She played a bit on her violin on her own and also sang the first verse of "Once in Royal". Harry got a prize for writing something called " Charles Dickens--the original soap writer." Hmmm.
Anna-Louise is writing a poem which I will post when she has finished with it. It is called "Missing you" and is actually quite sad. The start is very good, I think, and here it is {proud Mama time folks}------
Missing You.
By Anna-Louise Tesia Sierakowiak.
I miss you.
I miss you when I awake in the morning alone in a cold bed and you are not there with your welcoming smile.
I miss you.
I miss you when I'm working and the coffee is cold like my heart and the phone rings and it isn't you.
I miss you.
I miss you when I'm eating Lunch because you are not there and you will never be there again.
Frohe Weihnachten und ein gesundes neues Jahr!
Jennell.
Diary---December 30th 2009.
House is still full of people and kids and a number of them are sleeping on the floor. We had a very enjoyable Christmas and Midnight Mass was especially lovely this year. Having friends and relatives to stay at this time is great. Dan and I are very lucky.
Julian and Alex are sharing a sofa and this fact obviously made Anna-Louise somewhat curios. Whereas Harry is capable of keeping his thoughts to himself and can keep secrets, Anna-Louise is totally different. So I wasn't very surprised when she came to me as I fought my way through several smelly baby rears and said:
"What do they do, when it's two men instead of a lady and a man? Because I can't see what they can do."
Dan and I have always made a habit of being as honest as possible with our kids when they ask questions so I attempted to explain without getting into too many graphic details. I made a point of saying that when two people love each other anything you do together in bed is private between the two of you and is an expression of your love, so nothing is right or wrong if you love each other.
Anna-Louise listened intently and even helped with wiping operations on the Triplets. Then she said : "So that must be how it is with John Barrowman and his Scott then?''. So I said yes. She seemed very pleased with that idea. Alex seems to be a great guy and I am glad he and Julian have found each other. Everyone deserves a chance of happiness with another person, whatever their sexual orientation. It is a pity that some folk find this impossible to accept.
The Trips can all smile now and when we talk to them they watch our faces. Of course, if you stop and go away they then scream, in protest according to Harry. Aimee-Rose looks just like Anna-Louise did as a baby. Oh hell--I cannot believe I just wrote that----I am going to leave it as proof that I am as hopeless as everyone else, comparing babies -----
We are going to the Pantomine to see John soon and I was worried that we wouldn't see him as he has been unwell. However, he seems to have improved so----we are going to descend upon Gisela. Everyone goes home and we go off to Wales, Trips, Toddlers and all--Gisela is a Saint. I wish I had appreciated her years ago.
Have to log off now as I have a Toddler pulling my left leg----
NOTE:
My kids are called the following;
Harrison David Sierakowiak.
Anna-Louise Tesia Sierakowiak.
Rhys Daniel Sierakowiak.
Benjamin John Gottfried Sierakowiak.
Aimee-Rose Victoria Sierakowiak.
Joseph Adam Sierakowiak.
Joshua Aron Sierakowiak.
Sierakowiak is a Jewish-Polish name. Husbands family escaped from Warsaw leaving behind some close relatives who died in Auschwitz Gas chambers. One of them was a 4 year old girl called Eva, hence my daughter Evie, who died aged 6 months, was really Eva.