Townsville Mums #2

[MissWingBat]

Good morning Ladies,
Welcome Ruby!! Have fun unpacking this week... Last time we moved, there was more broken stuff than not! (That was my packing though... Ooops!)
Welcome Deena! Hope to meet up soon when we all pull our 'pingers'(fingers) out and get a day organised.
Nicola - re - fishing - my hubbie thought it was unfair I get two whole days of no kids so he has decided on his own daycare day - hence the fishing days.
I don't work (see below) but I put the kids in daycare two days a week just to get things done around here. It's so nice to be mopping upstairs knowing the kids aren't downstairs causing chaos. It's also great to do shopping without having to child wrangle, and actually read the products (I am a coeliac so I need to do that!) And also, I like the break. Call me selfish, but I really think I am a better mum if I have one or two days to be ME, instead of MUM.
(I do work from home, I do paintings for people, but that's a whenever I'm feeling the mojo sorta job...)
Honestly, people like Mem Fox need to keep their opinions to themselves (instead of national television) unless they have experienced life. I really understand that some people NEED to go back to work so soon, we have so many friends going through heaps of stress with the interest rates etc etc. It's one of those really touchy subjects, and as Nicola said, Each to their own.

Soooooo good to hear that I don't have the only tantruming child in town. I am going insane. My children are going through the biggest 'turd' stage so far. It really is testing my patience. I really was the lady in Harvey Norman yesterday EVERYONE was staring at because my kids were being so bad... I was so embarressed. Then the phone on the desk started ringing, and I told Jamie it was Santa calling to tell me that he could see Jamie, and he wasn't getting any presents. He held my hand SOOO QUICKLY and stopped yelling!! So all afternoon all I had to do was grab my mobile and threaten to call Santa. I am soooo bad... But it gave some of my sanity back!

Better go and get these kids out the door so I can have a ME day!