Babies Born June 2006 #50

[Bathsheba]

Nic: Good to see your new avvy finally up! I've been scarce in BB lately (mainly just flying visits) and need to catch up on a few avvy updates too... Jules: I haven't forgotten you!!! Mel: thanks for your comment in my gallery... that rainbow vest of Niall's has been worn by all my kids now... an old favourite that I will be sad to pack away... some clothes are like that aren't they? Rory: I've been thinking of your DH and his condition, hope everything has eased for him now. Maya: I think of your sig quote "procrastinating lactivist" daily LOL my weaning process with Niall is going veeeeery slowly. Posted a piccy of him having a feed last night in my gallery... everytime I feed him now (I only feed if he asks in a very definite manner!) I wonder if it's going to be the last time I ever BF... *wimper*. Tali: I thought of you during our 30'C Sunday! LOL hope you were a bit more comfy! Don't worry about the World Financial Crisis darl Everything will be fine... everything for a reason I guess.

Is any other Junie coming along to the Pregnancy, Baby and Child Expo this weekend??? (I am!) Free tickets seem to be available (I got mine from PlayGroup)... there's an Expo thread in the Meetup section of BB. I've been the last 2 years and it's been worthwhile.

ETA: just sent in your updated avvy Julie... bye bye preggy bump... hello Isla!

[New Dawn]

Bath you do such a great job on everyones avater when ever I see the new ones you have done it makes me want toget one too.... But I know I cant just yet... Maybe one day good thing happen to those who wait well at lest thats what I was always told LOL....

Rory - how is DH doing dont forget if you need a 2nd opion let me know and I will get my brother to help you out...

Mel- LOL at Marley climbing Kai does it all the time best not to look I say as soon as you do it when they will fall... Cheeky little buggers if I had known that June bubs were this dareing I would have tried to hole on until July ( a very long wait for me but not impossable just would have been 2 weeks over )

Nic- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYRON

How fast has the year gone cant believe he is 1 already.....

Best of luck tomorrow with the Op I will have you all in my thoughts

Hello to everyone else

Well same old same old here I am starting to feel like this is all I every write...

BHL got the cranks with his boss last night and asked a pay rise LOL want have much chance of that with current price for zinc but you never know, he has just gotten sick of everyone asking him for help all the time as he is the only one how knows what he is doing ( as he is a perfectionest so has to know how everything works ) but they are all getting $15000 more than he is getting but they dont know what they are doing and ask him all the time, as they all know that he cant stand it been done wrong...LOL he would truly be a horid person to work with.... But the boss did say he would talk to the people higher up and see what they can do as they know he works bloody hard, and meny of them dont....

I am still worried about whats happening around the world mainly as I worry about BHL job as they start to cut back on people... Plus we have to move again so it will mean what little we have managed to save ( which is next to nothing ) will once again be taken away with the move.... I am starting to think we will never buy a house of our own and that we are desended to rent for the rest of our lives... I just hope the next house we rent the owners arnt having any money worries and wont have to sell... as I am sooooo over moving.... would like to stay in the house until we can buy our own when ever that may be...

[MelS]

Happy 1st Birthday Tyron!!

Nic - Good luck with Nixon's op tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you and I'm sure it will all go well. You did an awesome job of the cake, I bet that icing stained lots of things!!! Of forgot to say your new av looks fantastic.

Bath - sorry to hear about your loss but what a lovely necklace Hoobley made for you. Extremely thoughtful. BB has such lovely people on it. Bugger about the childcare, I'm sure you'll get there soon and with no snotty noses. The vest is so cool - I can't believe it has lasted through all your kids and still looks good. I hate packing things away, esp the kids things. Frame it with a picture of each child with it on!!! Love Nic's av, great work! Can't make the expo, I've never been but always wanted to. Kids parties are ruling my weekends at the moment.

Tali - glad I am not the only one with a dare devil!!! I think we should get them together again before you leave. Could be chaos!!! That's not really fair that DH does the same work, if not more and doesn't get paid for it. How does that work??? Hope he gets the extra money as it seems he deserves it. Don't worry hun, I'm sure your dream house is not far away. You've got a dream to work towards and I'm sure you guys will get it. Good things happen to good people.

I got a lovely surprise at work today - flowers from my DH!!!

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary and it has been so long since DH has sent me flowers. And not just any flowers, a HUGE pink basket filled with pink and purple flowers. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME

Tomorrow we are seeing Wicked which I am so excited about. I bought the tickets as a present for DH. We are also going into the city early for dinner so should be a fantastic night.

Hi to you all - wonder how Amanda is going. Not long to go now.

[Bathsheba]

Good afternoon Junies happy anniversary Mel!

Well DH and I are in a bit of a snoot with each other. He's getting all jittery about finances (macro and micro) and he said we may have to enroll Verity in a public school... I said "Noooo", we've only got 4 more years to go (out of 14 years in her school life, including the fees we paid for her pre-school) and I'll be damned if we are going to start compromising now! The public highschool here is awful. The kids that go there harass the Girls' school students and verity gets taunted and yelled at at the train station by disgusting youth who have a fag in one hand and grafitti paint stains on the other (they are the ones defacing the station... Verity actually called CrimeStoppers on them once and now she has a reputation as a snitch.... they call her "Snitch B!tch" when ever they walk past our house and at the train station. She pretends not to seem phased... she "doesn't want to appear weak" and refuses to change anything because of this harassment... she refuses to avoid the train station for example. Imagine sending her to the school that these kids go too! No way! Not going to happen! I think all this is reinforcing her interest in becoming a police officer! Aaaaanyhow Dh and rarely argue over money... but Dh is also demoralised by a very similar issue to yours Tali: My Dh is the most experienced banker in his department now... but because he's been there the longest he is paid the least... the bank has had to lure the newer bankers there with higher wages. He also has asked for a pay rise... but of course with all the uncertainty with the World Financial Crisis his boss can't make any guarantees. So frustrating... and I totally empathsise Tali!!! Mel: is right... every dog has his day (good things eventually happen to good people). The thing is we have invested so much into Verity's education and to pull out now just seems crazy. If Dh was paid what the other bankers are being paid we'd be alright.... and YES he spends a good percentage of his day sorting out other bankers messes... calming client complaints that other bankers have incurred etc. because he too is a perfectionist and actually likes things done properly ie so that no one gets shafted and that deals aren't dodgy. Enough of my venting LOL

Thanks for the compliments on my avvys too .... I can't wait to do yours Tali I'm getting more particular on who i do them for LOL (the upkeep is getting unweildly) but I would definitely help out all my Junies

Happy Birthday Tyron!!! and I also hope Nixon has a smooth and successful Op!

Arrrrgghhhh..... only just mopped the floor and Niall has just dumped a spadeful of DIRT on the floor here beside me! I guess that is the natural law of things Better clean it up before it's spread any further!

[New Dawn]

Bath

As for school fee's have you thought about talking to the school about seeing as you have been going for so long, I know that when I went to school ( moldy twisty ) by the time I was going ( the 4th DD ) it was the 90's and dad was having a hard time making the payments for all of us and know that he just did some type of payment plan, which both he and the school was happy with.... But this of course ment he was still paying of school fee and while after the youngest was finish but still he did pay it off... You dont know unless you dont ask...

Happy Anniversary Mel

Mel as to BHL getting less money there are different companies who are meant to be looking after there own stuff and so the mining company pays them more as they are meant to be the one who know what they are doing ( but dont ) and the others have just been there longer so once again they expect them to know more and be the ones helping everyone else ...

[*Ang*]

Hello all. Just in case you dont read the birth announcements, fellow Junie Amanda had her 5th boy today! Name as yet unknown.

[MelS]

Thanks Ang, better go check it out - how exciting.

Nic - hope Nixon's operation went well yesterday. Let us know how both of you are going.

Bath - I hope you can convince DH to keep her where she is, as you said only 4 more years. The girls from the other school sound like right SKANKS!! Lovely behaviour, I would be mortified if any of my girls behaved like that. Verity is such a well grounded and sensible girl (thanks to you being such a good mum!) who can see those girls for what they are.

Thanks for your anniversary wishes. We had the best couple of days. On Tuesday which was our anniversay, I got home to this huge box on the kitchen bench. Opened it up for find my new KENWOOD PATISSIERE MIX MASTER I have been wanted one for so long but they are frightfully expensive but DH has had it laybyed for a while. I can't wait to start making pastries etc on the weekend. He is such a wonderful DH. Last night we went to see Wicked, and wow, what an amazing show. I absolutely loved every second of it. We went for dinner at a beautiful restaurant across the road, had a great meal and then the show topped off a fantastic anniversary. How will we top that next year? I highly recommend anyone who gets the chance to go and see Wicked. I am still thinking about it today. MIL was great looking after the kids for us as we left early and didn't get home until nearly midnight.

Hi to everyone else and hope you all get to enjoy the sunshine today.