Comments for ManicMammy's Blog http://www.manicmammy.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on True Love? by YummyMummy http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/16/true-love/#comment-974 YummyMummy Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:16:55 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=267#comment-974 you is lucky,you is...wot a true romantic!!!LOL you is lucky,you is…wot a true romantic!!!LOL

]]> Comment on Review of The Pink Elephant Bar and Restaurant by Manic Mammy http://www.manicmammy.com/2007/09/10/review-of-the-pink-elephant-bar-and-restaurant/#comment-876 Manic Mammy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:07:42 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=65#comment-876 Hey Dena, I'm not sure if its the same Pink Elephant restaurant. I just ate there, its not my restaurant. Here are their contact details should you wish to contact them directly yourself. Best of luck <a href="http://www.pinkelephant.ie/contact.html" rel="nofollow">Pink Elephant, Cork</a> Hey Dena,
I’m not sure if its the same Pink Elephant restaurant.
I just ate there, its not my restaurant.
Here are their contact details should you wish to contact them directly yourself.
Best of luck

Pink Elephant, Cork

]]> Comment on Review of The Pink Elephant Bar and Restaurant by dena cole http://www.manicmammy.com/2007/09/10/review-of-the-pink-elephant-bar-and-restaurant/#comment-874 dena cole Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:10:40 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=65#comment-874 My name is Dena, and I was watching the foodnet work show. A the showest Sandra Lee, had some Pink Elephant Martini Glasses, she stated that her sister had gotten the glasses from I beleive your resturant. They were a Martini glass with a pink elephant in the middle of the stim of the glass. If this is your resturant that have these glasses, I would to know if the glasses is a item that can be purchased. My name is Dena, and I was watching the
foodnet work show. A the showest Sandra Lee, had some Pink Elephant Martini Glasses, she stated that her sister had gotten the glasses from I beleive your resturant. They were a Martini glass with a pink elephant in the middle of the stim of the glass. If this is your resturant that have these glasses, I would to know if the glasses is a item that can be purchased.

]]> Comment on Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Manic Mammy http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/11/chugga-chugga-choo-choo/#comment-873 Manic Mammy Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:45:44 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=248#comment-873 Yep Deborah, Fionn assembles the track, sets the train on it and then hits the button and loves watching it travel around. I hadn't seen these trains before. He's already bargaining for extra bridges and tunnels. Would be perfect for your wee man YummyMummy. Yep Deborah,
Fionn assembles the track, sets the train on it and then hits the button and loves watching it travel around. I hadn’t seen these trains before. He’s already bargaining for extra bridges and tunnels.

Would be perfect for your wee man YummyMummy.

]]> Comment on Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by YummyMummy http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/11/chugga-chugga-choo-choo/#comment-872 YummyMummy Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:08:10 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=248#comment-872 Mmmmmm..just thinking I might know of a small man who could put this on his Xmas list ;) Mmmmmm..just thinking I might know of a small man who could put this on his Xmas list ;)

]]> Comment on Nature or Nurture by Deborah http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/09/nature-or-nurture/#comment-870 Deborah Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:32:04 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=232#comment-870 Heh. Well we sold his Steinway grand piano to move here, so he doesn't play. As for singing, I get the occasional church gig from family and friends, but I'm not too into it any more. But I love karaoke! :) Yeah, it's a really tough call. Sounds like you have the right approach. Heh. Well we sold his Steinway grand piano to move here, so he doesn’t play. As for singing, I get the occasional church gig from family and friends, but I’m not too into it any more. But I love karaoke! :)

Yeah, it’s a really tough call. Sounds like you have the right approach.

]]> Comment on Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Deborah http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/11/chugga-chugga-choo-choo/#comment-869 Deborah Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:29:13 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=248#comment-869 Every kid needs a Brio train according to the in-laws! Ella got her first when she was 2 months old! They are brilliant though, they love them. Haven't seen battery powered train, will have to check it out! Every kid needs a Brio train according to the in-laws! Ella got her first when she was 2 months old! They are brilliant though, they love them. Haven’t seen battery powered train, will have to check it out!

]]> Comment on Nature or Nurture by Manic Mammy http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/09/nature-or-nurture/#comment-858 Manic Mammy Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:26:30 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=232#comment-858 Hey Deborah, thats really interesting about you and Paul. Do either of you play/sing anymore? I'm totally with you on wanting the kids to play some musical instrument. I regret now giving up the piano in my teens. Usual teenage rebellion on my part. I was never in the child prodigy league but I was good at it and did enjoy playing. Oscar is now learning the piano aged 9. Its a total chore to get him to practice and he moans about going to each lesson but I see him coming out of each time buzzing, delighted with himself. I'm usually fairly easygoing with the kids. I'm as happy for them to hang out with their friends, play, run around and use their imaginations as to go to structured activities. The older boys have tried and given up going to GAA, Tae Kwon-do, soccer, athletics, badminton. Sibéal is also hopefully starting ballet in September, something she too has been requesting for an eternity or so it seems! Its really hard to know and very easy to concede to your child when they're moaning and whinging, I guess I'm more strict this time with the piano and Oscar sticking to it as I can see it is something that he does have a talent for and does enjoy despite himself. Or maybe its just wishful thinking and my living vicariously through my children! Who knows? Hey Deborah, thats really interesting about you and Paul. Do either of you play/sing anymore?

I’m totally with you on wanting the kids to play some musical instrument. I regret now giving up the piano in my teens. Usual teenage rebellion on my part. I was never in the child prodigy league but I was good at it and did enjoy playing.

Oscar is now learning the piano aged 9. Its a total chore to get him to practice and he moans about going to each lesson but I see him coming out of each time buzzing, delighted with himself.

I’m usually fairly easygoing with the kids. I’m as happy for them to hang out with their friends, play, run around and use their imaginations as to go to structured activities. The older boys have tried and given up going to GAA, Tae Kwon-do, soccer, athletics, badminton. Sibéal is also hopefully starting ballet in September, something she too has been requesting for an eternity or so it seems!

Its really hard to know and very easy to concede to your child when they’re moaning and whinging, I guess I’m more strict this time with the piano and Oscar sticking to it as I can see it is something that he does have a talent for and does enjoy despite himself.
Or maybe its just wishful thinking and my living vicariously through my children! Who knows?

]]> Comment on Nature or Nurture by Deborah http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/08/09/nature-or-nurture/#comment-855 Deborah Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:41:17 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=232#comment-855 Oh that would have been interesting to watch. Paul was a piano prodigy and he and his sister have been playing since they were three. Both forced into it and both were excellent, but he had the edge. An inherent talent that she couldn't quite match. He finally copped on and realised he had been forced into it and felt like he was brought up a trained monkey. I was sort of similar with the singing but to a lesser extreme. The obvious difference being you can learn an instrument, but you can either sing or can't. It's a tough call with the kids given our background. I think music is great for them, but where do you draw the line? You don't throw in the towel when they don't want to practice or do you? Ella is starting ballet next month, but she's been begging to do it forever, so we'll see how it goes. This parenting lark is hard, I tell ya, don't know how you do it with 5! Oh that would have been interesting to watch. Paul was a piano prodigy and he and his sister have been playing since they were three. Both forced into it and both were excellent, but he had the edge. An inherent talent that she couldn’t quite match. He finally copped on and realised he had been forced into it and felt like he was brought up a trained monkey. I was sort of similar with the singing but to a lesser extreme. The obvious difference being you can learn an instrument, but you can either sing or can’t.

It’s a tough call with the kids given our background. I think music is great for them, but where do you draw the line? You don’t throw in the towel when they don’t want to practice or do you? Ella is starting ballet next month, but she’s been begging to do it forever, so we’ll see how it goes. This parenting lark is hard, I tell ya, don’t know how you do it with 5!

]]> Comment on Wexbird here we come by YummyMummy http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/07/31/wexbird-here-we-come/#comment-825 YummyMummy Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:11:25 +0000 http://www.manicmammy.com/?p=228#comment-825 Hope ye have bagfuls of fun....ain't the packing a killer??? Think I could train the youngfella to pack his own yet??...lol Have a FAB time :)) Hope ye have bagfuls of fun….ain’t the packing a killer???

Think I could train the youngfella to pack his own yet??…lol

Have a FAB time :))

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