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Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Ours was nice - family around the corner, then off for our traditional debrief with my GF's family in the next township
Off to see my parents today, more pressies for DS!
Thrush (2nd bout) has just about cleared up and T is being so wonderful.
Stay safe, all. xxx
God I thought when I 1st saw the closed sign that our babies had gotten too big for us to chat... Thank God that isnt the case and we still have our little thread, gee its going to be a very sad day when that really does happen though isnt...
well I have to be quick my lap top is about to run out of power, we have had a lovely Christmas with BHL's family, I do miss mine though and wish we could have been there, if BHL said he wished we were too... but we cant do that every year I guess... not much new here for the time been but will come back soon once we are in the new house...
love to all and I hope the next year gives you all what you dream for...
A new thread! I didn't even realise until I read Amanda's from the last thread.
Merry Christmas everyone, hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends.
Maya - How was trip up to your parents place? I love celebrating xmas with friends. We headed over to friends for dinner and it was fabulous! They are Indian/Italian mix so had food from both countries (yumooo!!!), and they sing, play guitar and bongo's. So we had our own little band night - kids thought it was great. One of the most fun, relaxing xmas nights I've had in a long time.
Tali - we'll still be chatting till were old and grey lol!!!! Talking about our grandchildren by then! How did the move go, you all settled in?
Our Christmas was fun. Lunch out with DH's parents, relatives, back to our place for a while and the kids swam. No idea why, it wasn't even hot! We did turn the spa on before we left but the spent more time in the pool. Then off to a friends for dinner. Exhausted by the end of the night, didn't get to bed till after midnight. Then my family came over for dinner on Boxing Day. Great day/night, kids in the pool/spa again, but DH said he just loves seeing the enjoyment on their faces, they loved it. Another late night. Sunday a quiet day. DH and I bought ourselves a new TV and Wii. Spent most of the day playing around with that - its so much fun and very addictive!! Chelsea is brilliant at bowling, has beaten me evertime. Also got the Wii Fit which is fun, but a bit tricky at times. Chelsea did the aerobics, she did better than unco me!!!
Heading to Philip Island on Wed to see our friends new holiday house which has just been built. Then a NYE party here on Thursday. Its going to be 35 degrees - YEAH!! We have 4 families and their kids coming and they are all excited as they can swim all night!!!
Hey everyone, hope you all had a lovely Christmas!
Mel - sounds just ace, both Christmas and NYE!
I think we're just gonna have my GF's family over for NYE, as nothing else has been organised and it would be nice to spend it here on the deck, now that it's finished and it's our last summer here.
My parents' place is gorgeous! The house is divine and the gardens really impressed me - someone really loved that place before my parents got there. After a series of homes that needed work, it's about time they got this place that only needs garden maintenance - no structural issues, no need for renos or paint jobs...it's all there! I'm so happy for them. Oscar just loved it there with them, too and didn't want to leave - good sign, we can send him up on his own now, I reckon
Better go, we got back at 6pm and Osc slept most of the way...so he's still awake but in need of bedtime.
Good Afternoon girls! Good to hear you had lovely Christmases We had a quiet one on the day then on boxing day travelled to Sale for the weekend to stay with DH's family. We also played lots of Wii games and Wade was ace at the tight rope one! My record for downhill skiiing was 45 seconds, pretty proud of that! LOL Yes it sure is addictive Mel!
Well I have just let Tina the hen inside as it's so hot outside I felt sorry for her. She is so cute how she drinks water... like she's doing ATM.
Verity has stayed on in Sale with family as they have a permanent camp site right on the lake... apparently she will be learning to water ski.
No real plans for NYE other than to sit with DH (after the boys are asleep) and do a large jigsaw, having a few drinks and listening to music as is our tradition since having kids!!!
Tali: I agree with Mel, we'll be chattin' in here when we are grannies LOL giving our poor in-law children a real going over! I think I'll be first when Verity finds her "keeper" man LOL God help the woman that settles down with Niall (although he'll give her lots of laughs as she pulls her hair out!)... the one that catches Wade will be quite lucky though (he is still my polite and tidy little man).... how funny... no jokes we'll be doing this, mark my words!
Just a quicky... Am about to dash out the door to collect Wade from
school. All is well. I'm trying to be good and avoid sitting infront of the 'pure too much while Niall is at kinder crèche but in reality I am getting my fix via my phone now but at least it's usually while waiting for public transport or Wade to emerge from class. Great to hear that your Mondays are going to be free Maya... they are still the best days for me... For a meetup. Congrats Nic!!!! Sounds like an ace job... If I knew how to manage the new fangled phone systems they have in reception these days that would be something I'd love to do as well. I'm considering doing a short course on Medical Terminology soon though so who knows where that might lead. Good to hear your preg is going well Rory and also that you gave decided to brave the cold and return to Melb Tali
Bath - now we know Monday's are good, we should get on it. School holidays are fast approaching so we can either do it before or after the holidays? I enjoy reading your FB status lately, very funny!!! Have you got over the guilt of "borrowing" the school hat???
Rory - fantastic news that all is well.
Amanda - how did dating scan go?
Nickers - YOU GO GIRL!!!!!! You must have been the standout. Well done. That's such a good effort out of so many applicants. You should be very proud of yourself and sounds like a fantastic job.
Maya - I hear ya!!!! My fuse has gotten shorter and shorter over the years lol!!! Marley just knows how to push my buttons, and me, being the idiot, falls for it. I hope its like Tali said, gets better when they go to kinder. Although Marley will do kinder via creche. She is so fabulous on her own, the minute Chelsea is home the bickering starts. And Marley loves to shout, all the time! Then Chelsea shouts back - such a peaceful house How is the packing going? Are you a hoarder or a culler???
Tali - great news about the move. Save, save, save then we can have you back in Melb!!! We can buy you some thermal underwear to make winter bearable!!! I'm so glad you had fun last week. The pics looked great. Your mum must have been so surprised.
I went to see surgeon about my toes and unfortunately they have to remove both toenails - OUCH! They are too bad to fix so they are coming off. Bit scary but at least after I get over the initial pain, they will be normal again (albeit without a toenail for up to 5 months!). So booked in for 19th March. Crutches for a week and only walking when necessary on my heels. That should be fun!!! I better get used to no shoes for a while as the toes are packed alot to avoid infection and hopefully avoid anyone stepping on them.
My move to Caulfield has been made official. They have allowed me 15 minutes paid time at the start and end of the day for travel time so they will pay me from 8.30am but I don't have to be at work until 8.45am and then I can leave at 4.15pm but be paid until 4.30pm. So I am happy they decided to do that as it will help. Went over and chose my office and its really nice. Very bright and has a really big window (that still doesn't open!), nice furniture. I did a practice run home on Thursday and it wasn't too bad. About 10 mins extra travel but that might have been a good day? I don't move over until end of June so at least I don't have to rush.
maya- im still doing Tupp but i think it will slowly die off now with the new job. I stepped down as a manager 6m ago and have been enjoying just a demonstrator level and getting all the gifts!! i had an awesome week a few weeks ago and sold $5K in one week! (lol couldnt even do that when i was a manager)
so i have afew parties still coming up but i wont be chasing for them, ive been doing it 3yrs now so have a pretty good client base and can just do a party for someone when they want or some outside orders. are u still on the books?
i see my old Manager Antoinette is still going really strong! i always look out for Evolution in the recognition and there seems to be lots going really well.
Mel- i hope you had a nice birthday! ouch about your nails, thats coming up this week? i hope it all goes well and your not in too much pain or discomfort
been busy with thr outside reno's still going on, having Nix's party here in 5wks time so trying to get as much done as possible! just having a break from some painting while dh gets more and next w/e is dedicated to gardening!
the job is going well. im still training, gosh there is a lot to learn! its not all about taking phone calls lol! i have about 2-3wks left of being with someone then i'll be on my own!
Nic - reno's are looking great, can't wait to see the finished product. Love the new deck! Sounds like you are really enjoying your new job - you'll be fine when you are on your own.
Had an awesome birthday and lots of celebrations!! Firstly a bbq dinner with my family, then my actual birthday and DH got me tickets to see Jersey Boys 8 rows from the front (can't wait) and sent flowers to my work, then on Saturday I did a Chocolate Indulgence Tour through the city with 15 of my beautiful girlfriends. What a day, it was fantastic. Went to some amazing chocolate shops and tried some delicious morsals. And we walked through some of the laneways, it was so much fun. Then we headed down to Federation Wharf and had drinks, then dinner at a beautiful tapas restaurant at Fed Square. They had a Bollywood Festival on so we got to watch the dancing and listen to some great music. Got home around 9.30pm so it was a very long day (got into the city at 11.30am!).
Bath - have you been to the GPO Building? There is a a chocolate shop there called Cacao - you have to go there! They serve coffee and the most amazing display of chocolates you have ever seen. Most of them are hand polished! They are works of art. I bought something at every shop (we visited Koko Black, Cacao and the new Lindt cafe) and then we finished, went to Tiffany to drool over their jewellery!
Toe operation is this Friday. Still getting nervous but glad to be getting it over and done with. Having dreams that the kids will step on my toes - OUCH! Will have to be extra careful with them around but I have to keep my feet elevated for 48 hours so that will help.
Hi girls... I've been quiet here I know... so sorry meet up plans haven't eventuated. DH and i have had major issues with Verity In a nutshell she has been sneaking out of the house every few nights (unbeknownst to us) since late last year to hang out with a criminal boyfriend (has held up a servo with a knife and is known to police... it's been confirmed) and he's got her into smoking dope.... and that's only the start. As a result I have had to check on her several times a night... almost hourly on some nights (weekends were the comon night apparently)... it's like having a newborn that you cant co-sleep with. I've been so tired. So to cut a long story short we are all going to Tamworth this weekend. Verity may be staying there to board at a school DH and I have been in contact with. My sis and aunt/uncle have rallied with lots of support. We have no support down here (obvious when Wade was in hospital in January) and DH has finally realised that his family are not to be counted on to help in times like this. DH said that he will look to move up as a family in September, coincides with the end of the bank year and the lease on our house.
I'm so sorry i haven't sent the two cards and token gifts for your birthdays Mel and Maya... you have both been in my thoughts and miss you both heaps. I'm not sure what's going to happen... it's a day by day thing at this stage.
One positive thing to come out of it though is that I'll get to see my Nana who doesn't have long with us next week And also i'm going to get my Learner's License renewed this week so i can get some drving practise up... i always told DH that I would drive if we moved to the country.... always a silver lining I guess.
I'm down but not out... love to all
ETA: DH bought me a box of Cacao chocolates from that shop once... yes, gorgeous... i even took a photo and it's in my BB gallery.
Hiya Tali thanks for your newsy post! All is going well with us... DH has a job interview for the job in my hometown tomorrow! Fingers crossed! It's actually colder there in winter than down here. It snows within about 40km quite frequently there in winter because it's near the highlands.
Wish I could post more but I am using my iPhone and for some reason it doesn't like me posting lost posts... They often get lost... When I get on my pute I'll add more.
It has been a while between posts!!!! But like you said Tali, Facebook keeps us well updated.
Toes are doing beautifully! I have a small bit of nail regrowing on both nails which I am very excited about. I am now wearing shoes for the first time in over 6 weeks. Took much longer to heal than I expected but thankfully its all behind me now!!
Tali - I have a friend who recently had her second child and she has MS. It did set her back a bit, but things have improved a lot for her. Best of luck to your sister. And I'm sure if you just try and forget about conceiving, it might happen. I've heard that happening many times - fingers crossed for you as I know you really want it. How exciting to have some firm plans. Moving in winter will be a bit tricky, but make sure you buy/build a place with great heating!!
Bath - good luck to DH, hope he gets the job but I will be very sad to see you move. How is DD going at school and how are the boys coping without her? It must be strange for them.
Hope all our preggie mums are doing well.
I'm in the midst of organising DH's surprise 40th birthday party which is in July. I think I have found a venue and my graphic designer whizz cousin is doing the invites. DH has no idea and hope it stays that way!!
Still having toilet training issues with Marley (#2's) which feel like they are never going to end.
I've just come on for a quick lurk too! Just home from school swimming lessons with Wade and Niall. Yes they miss Verity terribly Mel! But maybe it won't be too long... because right as I type DH is having his interview up in Sydney with the Westpac area manager that might employ him in my hometown! that DH says all the right things and they have the same rapport as they seemed to have over the phone!
Mainly came in to see if BB Admin have uploaded Rory's preggie avvy yet... sent in it well over a week ago now.
Looking forward to the big BB May Meetup! Check out the Meetups area of the forum. Might add a link to my sig. I hope as many members come as possible so i can have one final hurrah!
Only other news is that DH bought us a new car on the weekend. A 2008 Kluger Grande. Need to Google for reviews... anyone driven one? I haven't seen it yet... DH had to do the test drive without me as our car has died and he had to go up alone. All I know is that this new car seats 7 and has an inbuilt DVD system to keep the kids entertained... maybe this will help them enjoy car trips a bit more... the trip up to Tamworth and back was pretty horrible as they were so unsettled and fought most of the way. Except when i was driving hehe I noticed 3 sets of huge eyes in my rear view mirror and didn't hear a peep for the whole 50km I drove! They were all so spun out to see me behind the wheel! I just hope this 4WD is going to be easy enough to drive... oh well, at least it's safer with seven impact cushions.
Bath, a new car how exciting!!!! My BF's DH works for Toyota and that is what she drives and loves it. And it looks great too. Marley thinks the best part of it is when the boot closes by itself!! You just push a button and it closes very slowly. I can just imagine the kids watching you drive!!! As they don't see if often it must have been quite strange - but good tactic to keep them quiet . Poor boys, missing their big sister. I'm sure DH will get the job - he has such good experience. Are you excited to be moving? Will have to check out the May meet up, haven't been on much lately and must have missed it. If not, we'll will definitely have our own Junies farewell.
We are looking at getting a new car too. DH wrote his off in March (he wasn't hurt) and he doesn't know what to get. Thankfully he is using his dads car for the time being. His mum has offered to sell us her 2007 VW Polo at a bargain so we are seriously considering that. DH has got a job transfer to the city so will only be using the car when he does afternoon shift.
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hope all is well now.
How is the packing going? Are you a hoarder or a culler??? 
In a nutshell she has been sneaking out of the house every few nights (unbeknownst to us) since late last year to hang out with a criminal boyfriend (has held up a servo with a knife and is known to police... it's been confirmed) and he's got her into smoking dope.... and that's only the start. As a result I have had to check on her several times a night... almost hourly on some nights (weekends were the comon night apparently)... it's like having a newborn that you cant co-sleep with. I've been so tired. So to cut a long story short we are all going to Tamworth this weekend. Verity may be staying there to board at a school DH and I have been in contact with. My sis and aunt/uncle have rallied with lots of support. We have no support down here (obvious when Wade was in hospital in January) and DH has finally realised that his family are not to be counted on to help in times like this. DH said that he will look to move up as a family in September, coincides with the end of the bank year and the lease on our house.
that DH says all the right things and they have the same rapport as they seemed to have over the phone!
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