tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69855809325796077922024-03-08T10:26:29.730-08:00Anything that catches my fancyMadsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-4138761963684108082019-02-04T22:14:00.000-08:002019-02-04T22:14:26.540-08:00The Little Detective<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-31907761442665817042019-01-30T22:24:00.000-08:002019-01-30T22:24:26.968-08:00Too Careful?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When we are parents of small kids we try to keep our kids safe by giving them clean food and water . However things can be taken too far :)</div>
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Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-64517237801511174542016-01-07T02:36:00.000-08:002016-01-07T02:36:38.748-08:00How time changes perspectives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rianna's friends have been welcoming younger siblings - she thinks she wants one too. Parents clearly think otherwise......<br />
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As parents we love our children unconditionally ( at least I prefer to think of it that way). What about the kids? Is their love conditional? Find out what Rianna feels .....<br />
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Madsie is sorry that she was in hibernation for so long .....<br />
Ricky and Rianna are growing up too fast - and of course they have learnt to blame each other when questioned about any mishap ( and there have been LOTS of mishaps lately)<br />
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Sometimes Rianna does not understand that parents can see through fibs too :)</div>
Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-43444938563933502562012-02-23T11:53:00.002-08:002012-02-23T11:56:18.816-08:00Should Mommy go out to work?<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/42/95/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 682px; height: 1050px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/42/95/06/00/00/full.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Rianna has definite views about whether Mommy should go out to work or not. However she IS allowed to change her mind - isn't she?Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-91860924074949989312012-02-21T00:20:00.002-08:002012-02-21T00:43:48.388-08:00How education affects vocabulary<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/63/84/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 682px; height: 530px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/63/84/06/00/00/full.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This one is Ricky at the age of 4. He was SUCH a darling then .....Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-63690195571538652302012-02-02T19:32:00.000-08:002012-02-02T19:35:03.541-08:00Little girls at play<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/39/27/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 682px; height: 530px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/39/27/06/00/00/full.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Madsie is an adult now and has clearly forgotten how lil girls play. Shame on her for trying to moderate Rianna's playtime with her friendMadsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-5239799952673623352012-01-30T19:29:00.000-08:002012-01-30T19:31:38.297-08:00Random thoughtsI have been kind of lazy in creating cartoons these few days... (Not for the lack of material though)<br />Lots of stuff going on . I promise to be less lazy going forward ( Fingers crossed)Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-42936327523449907832012-01-30T19:16:00.001-08:002012-01-30T19:28:33.655-08:00Yet another excuse<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/47/94/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 682px; height: 270px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/47/94/06/00/00/full.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Ricky has an unending supply of excuses... Looks like he can churn them out on demand. Keep them coming Ricky ......Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-54617058170962478022012-01-20T19:59:00.000-08:002012-01-20T20:04:59.811-08:00The little shopper<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/61/65/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 682px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/61/65/06/00/00/full.png" /></a><br /><br /><div>Rianna is practising for the future !!! She is trying out her persuasive powers on Singho.</div><br /><div>She tried to take him out for shopping. Did she succeed? That gentle reader is for you to find out .......</div>Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-73673555306595862022012-01-17T18:27:00.000-08:002012-01-17T18:32:13.066-08:00More excuses ....<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/96/94/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 682px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/96/94/06/00/00/full.png" /></a>As I mentioned earlier - Ricky hates writing ( I mean there are so many other things that he would be rather doing) . So he is an expert at churning out excuses for not writing. Let us just say that some of them sound kind of ridiculous and go a long way towards raising Singho's Blood Pressure.<br /><br /><div></div>Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-56494168493875583632012-01-13T07:22:00.000-08:002012-01-13T07:26:57.457-08:00Weighty issues<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/55/07/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 682px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 530px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/55/07/06/00/00/full.png" /></a><br /><br /><div>Once we reach our thirties , the excesses of our past catch up with us. Madsie is no exception. She has weight issues and so do many other women she knows. However a certain female has a DIFFERENT weight issue</div>Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-45864931921362261182012-01-10T04:46:00.000-08:002012-01-10T04:50:54.939-08:00Rianna's poetic efforts<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/32/07/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 682px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/32/07/06/00/00/full.png" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>It sure looks like Rianna is trying to be a poetess. She bestows on Singho the great honour of being her first critic .....</div>Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-80574980567833560072012-01-07T19:54:00.000-08:002012-01-07T20:08:16.189-08:00Any excuse to not write<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/11/74/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 682px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/11/74/06/00/00/full.png" /></a><br /><br /><div>As I said before - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ricky</span> is an avid reader ( reads everything - even the daily newspaper) - whether he understands everything he reads is something up for discussion. He is also extremely lazy and will try to use any excuse to not write. </div>Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-65928541765339885942012-01-06T22:32:00.000-08:002012-01-06T22:37:32.516-08:00Cartoons - An introduction<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/27/46/06/00/00/full.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 682px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 1050px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stripgenerator/strip/27/46/06/00/00/full.png" /></a><br /><br /><div>I am posting my first cartoon strip here. In this strip I introduce the "Frequently Used Characters" of my cartoons.<br /></div>Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-90980938032826293682012-01-05T19:09:00.000-08:002012-01-05T19:12:35.676-08:00Creating Cartoon stripsMy latest hobby is creating cartoon strips.<br />I have made about 16 strips so far - mainly about the kids, family life and friends. I will keep posting them here from time to time. Do let me know what you think of them.Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985580932579607792.post-47657879663701568262012-01-05T10:39:00.000-08:002012-01-05T10:56:33.452-08:00IntroductionI suppose I should start by introducing myself. I am Madsie - mother of 2 kids aged 7 and 3. ( and the wife of a husband and the only daughter of my parents etc ,etc, etc).<br /><br />I love to read books , write and sometimes dabble in poetry (The said dabbling was more frequent when I was a teenager - which was lightyears ago). I have recently started experimenting with "cartoon strips" - lets see how long I remain interested.<br /><br />I also like to experiment with cooking ( though perhaps I dont enjoy cooking everyday ). I love listening to good music too. What I enjoy most these days is spending quality time with my kids ( a 7 year old boy and a 3 year old girl). I love teaching them stuff and "doing craft". "Doing craft" almost always involves one or more of the following - paper strips, scissors, glue, brush, water, paint, play dough ; results in a huge mess afterwards but leaves two very happy kids and one happy mother .<br /><br />I also hold a day job. I work in a large company and help test "networking equipment". In short I am a Software Engineer.Madsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198627758645406016noreply@blogger.com0