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Last edited by Olive; January 17th, 2009 at 07:29 PM.
Nikki I am glad CHantelle woke up ok and I hope she doesnt feel to rotten. Poor little munchkin. I will try and bring Jordan over for a visit sometime before I start school when she is feeling better. OMG about your sister, thats awful I hope they find her and she is ok. Are you ok? Please call me if you need ANYTHING
CIndy I dont even have a book list so dont worry about having no books I guess they expect us to be able to buy them all in a week.....they are SO unorganised. I am getting really excited for enrolement, we are enrolling same day I think, 23rd Jan. I will call you when I am all enrolled HOW EXCITING
Rach DOnt worry about Milos sleeping, he will sort it out. I always seem to make issues worse with Jordan when I am around, he is just a mummies boy. YOu arent doing anything wrong, boys just know how to work their mums. Sometimes dad mean business and mums are push overs. You will cope fine with the 2 boys I am sure.
Krisite Hows thing in your neck of the woods? How are the boys.
Alex Hope all is going well with you and the kids. I see from facebook you have been cooking heaps, you need to share that love around
Well my bday is 13th feb so not too far away. WIll try and organise something for us all. DInner maybe??? or day thing with kids????? hmmmm so hard to decide. Does anyone need a night out on their own?
Tracey - you beat me to it in here!
I cant believe how last minute these 'instututions' are!! With your b'day, i presonally dont mind day/night, its all about you love and what you are in need of.
Wel i am sick AGAIN! I have tonsilitis and had blood taken today coz my dr thinks that I may actually have glandular fever which is just great! If I do then i wll have to quit my job, i work with people who are so compromise medically that it wouldnt be right for me to be around them especially with something like that. I have been feeling pretty crappy since before x-mas but assumed that it was my chronic fatigue coming back or the stress of things with my sister.
ANYWAY- for the first time in my life my mother is coming through for me big time and has offered to come and pick my girls up for the day so i can have a day in bed tomorrow!!!! YAY
if its on the friday night, or day on the weekend Im in.
14th is my wedding anniversary though, so that would not go down well with DH.
Yeah alex, you can come bake for me any time you like!
Oh Cindy thats not good to hear. Arent GF and CF related? When they thought I had GF, I was told tht if i did there was a % chance I would end up with chronic fatigue as well I hope its not that for you.
Oh yeah Trace..I love me cooking!!!! Next time I see you, I'll try to have some goodies stashed in my bag for ya!!!!
I would LOVE a night out babe!!! I say us gals go out for dinner somewhere to celebrate your birthday....sounds great!! You choose the place cause it is your special day!!!
And maybe we could meet up with the kiddies another day too????
Rach, I hope Milo does settle down for you and let you get him to sleep with less drama...I do hope it is just a stage..Has he been doing it for a long time or only recently??
Nikki, so glad Channy is ok and the op went good too..And HARRY, Happy 2nd birthday matey for Sunday!!! I can't believe he is 2 babe!!!! And I do hope your sis is ok and found asap!!
Cindy...my god you guys start school so soon!!! Very exciting hey!! And do they have 2nd hand books you can get so they are not so exxy?
Anyway, better get going cause I am craving a cuppa and it is not gonna make itself!!! And i am downloading some movies to watch cause there is never any thing on!!!!!!!!Bloody holiday tv!!!
Oh and puppy Zoe is going along very nicely and growing everyday...she is sooo cute and Lara is accepting her now!!
Chat sooooooooooooooooooon
P.S: Looks like I will have to have all you guys over soon and cook lots of goodies for yous...!!
Rach - the CF and GF are related and i have had GF in the past which resulted in the CF but it is rare for the GF to flare up again aparently and it isnt a good thing, usually hangs around a while 2nd time around!
Me Me Me,i would love a night out and it would be so nice to do it celebrating your birthday trace.
mmmm yes Alex,i will definently be available to eat your yummy cooking.hehehe
Cindy my girl friend had glandular twice,she ended up having to repeat yr 11 cos she was home for months,my ex had glandular as well and i was amazed at how nasty it is,he was a mess poor bugger.i hope the results come back good for you and they can treat what ever it is that is making you feel so crap.i have been thinking lately that you havn't been yourself but put it down to your sister and other stresses,do you have any news on how she is and what is happening. I'm not sure if i missed it or if it is too raw for you to share.
Chantelle was so brave in the hospital and very cooperative with the dr and nurses etc,she was an angle and didn't fuss at all.she absolutely refused any pain relief and at 10 pm last night she was in agony,poor little thing,it didn't matter how hard they tried she would not take any medicine so had to give it through IV.she slept better after that but woke often cos she was so dry in the throat.they finally let us go home tonight after she accepted tramal orally,she is asleep again now and is a bit sore and sorry.
harry really missed her and he was so happy to see her come home,they are like little twins,he just doesn't cope without her at all,they just adore each other,he kept smothering her with kisses and cuddles tonight until she couldn't take any more.LOL!
my BIL and SIL rang to see how she was and then told us they were going away today and that they were going to miss harry s birthday again,they know they are the only bluudy family we have.i was really disappointed for harry,any way i decided to still try and make his day special tomorrow and take him to the Melbourne zoo,he wouldn't remember it last year.i will take the pram so that chantelle can rest and sleep if she wants to anytime and the weather will be perfect for it,we will move around the zoo quickly so it doesn't have to be a long day and try to get through it by lunch time, it's just a shame that he wont have anyone to sing happy birthday and blow out the candles for except us,i bought a great big truck cake too.boohoo! anyone want to come?
My sister is still missing and we have grave concerns for her,we have had no news so holding our breath and praying at this stage but not a minute goes by when i am not searching the streets while driving or making phone calls etc.this is absolutely and completely out of character for her.we are baffled.
anyway enough chit chat.
nikki
Poor Happy Harry! I would love to come but as it is i am going to fish creek tomorrow to do a party even though i am sick! Al is taking the girls to Coopers B'day party tomorrow!
Glad to hear channy is home now.
Um with me yeah your right i havent been my self for a while now and untill the doctor mentioned it i hadnt even put it together that i might be sick although i have had cronic head aches and my body aches and sore throat for at least a month now. I even went and had my eyes checked and got new glasses coz of hte head aches so it will be interesting to see if it ends up being GF/CF - I had put it down to stress!
With my sister - I never really went in to it, christmas eve she went back to the doctors for the millionth time about her constant sinus problems and FINALLY her doctor took her seriously and listened to everything she was saying and sent her for a head MRI - she also mentioned to the dr that she could feel a hole in her head when she puts her hair up in a pony tail - her finger kind of falls into it and it weeps from time to time so he had a look and took a biopsy of it but told her it was definatley cancer, just needed to work out what type.
anyway so time goes by and we finally get the MRI results which show she has a massive tumor in her sinus (cancer) and some extra floating bone in there and loads of exra soft tissue and needs to go see and ENT - down the track finally get in with the ENT - he says she needs surgery and this will invole a full rebuild of her sinus and nose as one side is fully obstucted- he doesnt think the tumor is going to end up being cancer that will need further treatment other than being removed (good news) but thta he wont know for sure untill he gets in there of course - now she is put on a list and is waiting for the surgery......
Hole in the head - turns out it is skin cancer and it has eaten in to her skull (not good) and now they are waiting to get her in with a plastic surgeon for that to be operated on as she is going to lose a faily big chunk of scalp and skull! So again, on waiting lists!
So thats it in a nut shell and she is only 27 with a 7yo daughter and way to young to be dealing with this ****e! She should be right though, I just wish the surgery was over and done with already.
I was going to put my study off so i could be there for her but then i got thinking that if i put it off i may never end up doing it so I am going to try my absolute hardest to kick some asssss while i do it.
got my test results and it was just tonsilitis! Yay! I can actually start socialising again!
Rach - are you still doing tupperware?? I might have a party for you some time in march in geelong if your interested - i am happy to do it if your not keen
Omg...was thinking it was just quiet and realised that I haven't been getting notifications! GRRRR!
Nikki - Happy Birthday Harry! Hope you all had a great day! I hope Chantelle's recovering quickly as well...poor little thing...How gorgeous that Channy and Harry are so close!! How awful about your sister being missing...I hope you find her or at least hear from her soon!
Tracey - How exciting that enrolment is happening soon! and your birthday!! Just let me know what you organise and we'll try and be there...a bit hard for me to get out on my own just yet though...
Cindy - Big hugs...I hope it's not glandular fever!! That would be awful. Mind you, it doesn't surprise me that your not well with all that you fit into a week...and you don't sleep enough! You need to look after yourself!!! Especially with study this year! Do you take multivitamins or anything? Might be worth a visit to the naturopath...
Omg - you're poor sister! I hope everything turns out ok...what a worry for you all at the moment. I hope she doesn't have to wait to long to be operated...this waiting around stuff seems awful...I know a few people that have had to wait for operations on cancer...I always thought you got seen to straight away...
Rachael - How romantic you got married on Valentines day!!
Alex - A visit with your cooking sounds great! LOL! Glad your puppies going well! That will be our next purchase when I get clucky - LOL!
We're going well...had a bit of a moment last Friday where I was very over everything...Ethan must have known as he slept 9 hours straight that night! I just have to accept that he's a baby that needs his mummy so I have him with me all the time - he just will not be on his own! He's such a gorgeous little boy though! We had a great visit to my friend Beans on Saturday - the boys fed the chooks and Louis collected the eggs and they had a great time in the "bush". Mum stayed over Sat night and yesterday we went to the sand sculptures at Frankston - the boys loved it! They also had a Fair thing on there so I took all 3 boys up on the ferris wheel which was great! Mum was to scared! and they had snakes there so Louis and Dylan had a pat which they loved. We didn't realise it was on though so we couldn't see everything there cos Mum had to go to work but it was a great day out! Michael and his Dad went and picked up his new Cortina...project car sitting in the garage now...omg...boys and their toys - LOL! So Ethan was up late again last night so I just usually watch tv with him now...I fed him at 9pm and then put him down around half past and then he slept until 7am this morning! OMG!!!! So hopefully this is a sign of things to come! He's feeding quite a bit through the day but I'm loving the full nights sleep...although I'm not getting my hopes up too high just yet - LOL!
Louis is well - he's starting to talk all about the sound letter make and what letters words start with - he's doing really well with it - he just decided to do that all on his own! and Dylans well also - really learning lots of words - he's not to clear with a lot of it but he certainly knows a lot!
So yeah...we're all well...
It's taken me all day to write this...2 out of 3 are asleep so had a moment to finish..
Hope you're all coping in the heat - I think we're going to head to the beach later after Dylan wakes up...Michaels home soon as the union doesn't let them stay working when it's so hot! He has more time off for hot weather than rain these days - LOL!
Well i have decided to hang up the expresser and give Liam a formula bottle at lunch. I am finding it hard to make 140ml (which he is happy with) but now that school is starting I am not sure where I would be able to express and where I would be able to store the milk. I dont think he will have a lunch bottle for much longer anyway so if its a few months of formula I am ok with that. I am feeling guilty about it but have to let that go.
Krisite Glad you are getting a few decent sleeps in with Ethan, what a great boy he is. Hope it is the start of something permanent.
Cindy great news on the test results not that tonsalitis is pleasent but better then GF. Are you freaking about enrolement on friday? I am.
Nikki awesome party yesterday. Jordan hasnt stopped talking about playing with all his friends LOL He loves your kids.
Alex it was nice to catch up and have a gasbag. Jordan has been chatting about havng a bath with Jack and Toby SO cute.
Cindy - Yeah at it only being tonsilitis!! What a relief - hope you feel better soon!
Tracey - Fair enough - I think you've done an amazing effort expressing for so long! I'm sure I would have given up ages ago!!
I've never studied anything!! I'm thinking of doing a dip in Life coaching though...Looks really great and I'm thinking I'll team with with a Personal training course to specialise in that health/fitness area to help people lose weight and make better choices to improve their health and vitality! I've always had an interest in all of that (not that I always practise what I preach - LOL!) Anyway...we'll see...
Krisite I think you would be an awesome personal trainer, you could start a business for mums who want to get back into shape, co ordinate the babies into the workout.
Rach I think if you want to do something you will eventually work a way to do it. There is never a good time to get back to school always other things you would prefer to do.
Talk about health and vitality - I feel sooo sick. I woke up to feed Ethan at 2am yesterday morning and felt dizzy and nauseous and felt sick all today and ended up throwing up tonight...have been hot and cold and achy as well. I can't believe how sick I've been in the last couple of months! It's crazy! I was so annoyed as well cos Michael was meant to finish work early and come and help and give me a break but he ended up going to pick a part with a guy from work and got home at 2pm rather than 11.30am!! I was so cross...he reckons he didn't realise how sick I was and that I was just nagging - wtf????? I called him like 4 times asking when he was coming home and that I felt like throwing up etc. So I finally got a couple of hours to chill out and he organised a dodgy dinner for the boys and after they went to bed went back out to the shed to play with his new car - I called him at 10pm cos Ethan was still up and I was going to be sick and he was like annoyed...GRRR!! I knew this car idea was not going to be a good one!
Anyway...feeling a bit better now than I did earlier - just have a major headache from dehydration I think...I just don't feel like drinking and I'm worried about my milk...
Tracey - Thanks! We'll see what happens - I have a book full of business ideas and things I'd like to do - I'm great at thinking things up but not that great at implementing and sticking to anything! LOL!
Well i have one more day before it become an official student! YAY!
Um - talking to nikki and nicky - nicky (charleecooperjake) is keen to catch up next wednesday, 10 am her place I can text you her address if you can make it.
Nikki is coming so far so i believe!
Well i am off to pack a tupperware order and go to bed! Big day at work tomorrow unfortunately. I am hoping to finish up at the surgery in the new financial year!!
Babies Born October-November 2005 #24
I hope its not that for you.
I dont know what to say, I hope things turn out well for your sister
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