You girls are wonderful - thank so much for your support it truely means alot.
The funeral was beautiful, my nan would have loved it. Lots of laughter and funny stories which was nice. It was out your way Rory, in Glenroy. DH and I as always were running late and they had to wait for us (very embarrasing!!!). Of course when we arrived, everyone was inside and I was worried where my mum could be. Quickly sat and asked my brothers if they had seen her, they hadn't. The service started and a family friend got up to say a few words and the first thing he said was he had a letter from mum as she couldn't be there, she was in America! We'll my shoulders just relaxed and I could feel all the tension leave my body, it was the weirdest feeling. But at least we all knew we could focus on saying goodbye to nan and not worry about anything else. We don't believe she has gone back to America, I think she got cold feet and decided not to come. Thank god she didn't! So overall the day was nice, sun was shining and the eulogies were full of such interesting and funny stories. An amazing story for 90 years.
We got back about 7.30 to celebrate what was left of Marley's birthday. Thankfully MIL had made cake and they made quite a fuss over her. We bought her a Nintendo DS for her birthday, which she got so excited about when she opened it. I've never heard her squeal so much. Chelsea was excited too cause now she can play hers in peace for a change. That was one of the main reasons we bought her one, she is always taking Chelsea's. Even when she hides it somewhere safe, Marley always finds it. The scary thing is she can actually use it and most of the time properly!!! Amazing watching the dexterity of her hands and the understanding of what she needs to do. She has a few basic games and she has mastered a few already.
School disco was on today. Being chairperson of the P&F committee meant getting their early and staying back after it. Long day! It was heaps of fun and I love watching all the little kids doing their dance moves - some are such good dancers. I won a $50 voucher to a local restaurant which was great, will use it one night next week.
Ali - how did the cake go?
Hope all the Junies that have had their birthday or are having their birthday enjoy being spoilt!
Pool has finally started and I now have a whopping great big hole in my backyard along with heaps of mud!!! Trust the rain to start the minute they wanted to dig the hole (not that I am complaining about the rain) so they have been a bit delayed. They are back tomorrow to hopefully finish it. I have posted some pics on facebook. Kids are loving it, bobcats and diggers in their backyard! Its great to finally see some action and it should be finished in about 8 weeks. I just have to live with the mud for a bit longer.
Marley is finally doing wees on the toilet Its so exciting. The breakthrough came when she needed to do a wee in the shower. Rather than get her out, I told her to just wee in the shower and the wee will go down the plug hole. She looked a little confused but then let go and out came the wee. She couldn't stop laughing, then wanted to get down on the floor of the shower to look down the plug hole!!! Then that night she said she wanted to do wee, I took her to the toilet and BINGO! She did it. And she has been doing it ever since. We went to the shopping centre yesterday and it worried me having her in undies but I did it and she told me that she needed to go, so I raced off a quick as I could not knowing if she could hang on. Got to parents room toilet and a little boy was in there. Race to the ladies next door, there's a queue! Race back to parents room and the mum kindly asked her son if he was finished (which he said he was) and to hurry up. I thanked her and got in there as quick as I could. I reckon we just made it as the minute she sat down, out it came!!! I was very proud that she managed to hang on. Poo is another story - no poo in the toilet but almost daily a nice big poo in her pants. Thankfully she does firm poo. I hate cleaning it up. But I can't complain too much, at least she is weeing so thats a start. Will work on the poo!
Well done, Marley!!! That's great news, Mel
I've got hardly any battery left on the laptop and I'm resting up in the loungeroom - have cold I have to get rid of before Wednesday (have a band rehearsal) and definitely by Saturday (day of the gig!).
Oscar is going great guns, talking a million miles an hour, jumping and climbing with alarming accuracy. He's ridiculous, not just doing ordinary somersaults - he leaps into these rolls and also rolls himself to a headstand on the couch from the floor with a small run up. Ridiculous!
They're all 3 now, our Junies - they're so big, but still have so much to give
well done Marley what a good girl to still hold on even at the shops... it the hardest step isnt going to the shops for the first time in knicker... My kids always got wees much earlier than Poo dont know why that is, I hate having to clean dirty knicker, but they get there in the end...
Good to hear Melb is having some rain, I am sure it wont be enough to touch the dam though but you can hope...
Well we are in Mackay, so far so good... staying at the caravan park was intrusting but I got though ok... was so surprised to see how many people live there... I take my hate of to them I couldnt do it, I can understand why with the rental prices here are though the roof, but I need a house, just too hard with kids... There was a lady there who had JUST had her 3rd child he was only 1 day old when we got there! her other two children were 5 and 2.5... there is NO WAY you would get this priness in a caravan with 3 kids and a hubby in the mines!
we have moved in to the house... it is huge and has some wonderful views, which I execept to get better in the wet when every thing will be green again... we have view over the cane farms and out to the water and islands... I have taken some photos so I will try to put them on FB soon.. I have been enjoying the country life so far nice and quite, I have rung up about a playgroup and the lady sounded lovely so I hope to make some friends in the near future...
Apart from that we are still TTC without much luck so far, its been 7mths, but I still have hope that we will be able to get there soon, I keep thinking that I will concive in Oct... So you never know maybe my hunch will be correct..
I have 3 sister TTC ATM too... 1 has been TTC for over 12mths and has to get a op tomorrow to unblock her utrus or at least thats what they think they will be doing then they hope to be able to start IVF...
another sister already knows she has endo but has chosen to try herbs 1st
and my baby sister who has been TTC for 2 mths found out she was UTD the week I was leaving, but had a MC last week...
so all in all none of us are doing to well in the TTC frount, we have been joking with ourselves saying that because mum could get UTD without even trying she took away all our TTC abliltys. But I have faith that very soon we will be flooded with babies...
Hi all- I hope all the june babies had lovely birthdays! Can't believe they are 3.
Mel- Yay for Marley and doing wee's. Tori was the same,refused to go on the toilet for ages, and one day she was in knickers and soooooooo busting than I raced through the house with her and got her on the toilet in time, and she has been weeing on the toilet ever since. I got some tips from my GP for Poo in the toilet, because Tori was really really frightened to do it. She said to sit them on the toilet after each meal for 10 mins, and make it a fun time- sing, play puppets, read boooks etc, once they have sat there, even if they don't do a poo- you reward them with a sticker on a sticker chart- once they have reached a pre determined amount of stickers 5, 10 whatever you choose they get a reward. For us it a trip to the beach, and when she actualley did a poo in the toilet she got to go to the shops and choose whatever she wanted. It really worked, she loved the sticker chart- wasnt so keen on sitting on the toilet, but we got there. The GP said the theory behind sitting on the toilet after meals is to teach them that it takes a little bit longer to sit and do a poo.
Tali- Glad the move went well, and you are settled into a house. I take my hat off to anyone who can live in a caravan- sometimes I feel like our 4x1 is too small, cant imagine living in a caravan.
Maya- Hope you feel better soon.
Things here are good, on school holidays (first day today) and enjoying some peace and quiet while both kids are sleeping. Liam has been unwell, he had croup which turned into a 'viral induced wheeze' which is basically a precursor to asthma- he is on a ventolin inhaler which has helped, and we are hoping he will grow out of it.
Our trip to melbourne is booked..............woohoo, I am so excited we arrive on tuesday 29th Sept and flyout on Weds Oct 7th. We have booked a 3 bedroom apartment in East melbourne, so hopefully nice and close to everything. We are spewing a little bit because we wanted to see Wicked, but they are finishing up in August- but such is life.
Our other big news is we are buying a house, we have decided to by MIL's house which we already live- makes it nice and convenient as we dont have to move and we got it for a fairly decent price which is also nice.
Anyway I better go back to my baking, I am stocking up my supplies of baked goodes while I have some time, I have made 2 slices, next I am making a batch of lemonade scones and a couple of batches of biscuits and hopefully some pizza scrolls as well.
ooooh! I have jotted down those dates in my diary Ali! East Melbourne is lovely... just a short tram or train ride into the heart of the CBD... or a walk through a lovely park if it's nice!
Thinking of going up to the Birth choices Rally in Canberra on the 7th Sept too. Not confirmed though...
Mel: will get back here soon! Yay! Marley for wees!!! LOL
Tali: Good to hear you are starting to settle in! Enjoy the warmth and fresh air!
Bath - love the new avvy, one of your designs I hope
Maya - a gymnast in the making (or movie stuntman!!). Marley is just a non stop chatterer (if that's word). Chelsea got up the other morning and sat next to Marley at the breakfast table and Marley said with hand in the stop signal "don't upset me"!!! Poor Chelsea only said good morning to her. She is such a little miss! How is gig practice going?
Tali - dirty undies are gross!!! I am so lazy I just throw them away, can't be bothered trying to extracate the poo out! I don't think I do caravan living either, love my creature comforts a bit too much. Your new place looks amazing, the views are spectacular. Glad to hear you have settled in and I'm sure you make some lovely new friends. I'm sure you'll all be due at the same time, good luck to you all. It will happen.
Ali - might try that idea as she certainly enjoys sitting there. I think its me who doesn't have the patience to sit and wait lol! Sorry to hear about Liams asthma, I know so many young babies who have been diagnosed lately. How exciting about your visit. I really hope we can get a Junies meet up sorted out. Be great to meet you and your family. Bummer about Wicked, we saw it last year and it was amazing. Congratulations on buying a house and nice that you don't have to go through the hassle of moving. Yum, your baked goodies sound delicious and making me hungry!!!! Enjoy the school holidays.
I can't believe our school holidays are almost over. It feels like its gone super quick this time. DH took Chelsea to see Hannah Montana on Tuesday and they bothed loved it. DH said Chelsea was singing away to all the songs! She is becoming so grown up now, prefering Hannah Montana over Yo Yabba Gabba etc.
Marley was at dr's on Monday with a perforated ear drum. Second one in two weeks. Same ear. Dr wants to see her again tomorrow to check the ear drum as she said its very uncommon for it to happen so soon after the first one. Then we will probably have to see an ear specialist and then a hearing test to make sure it hasn't damaged her ear drum. Chelsea has never had antibiotics in her life and been to the drs twice. Marley has had 5 ear infections and been on antibiotics each time. Weird how they can be so different. Although MIL told me that both DH and my BIL had issues with ear infections so maybe its genetic??? They may suggest grommets which worries me a little. I hope it doesn't affect her going swimming as we are putting in a pool.
On the pool, thats progressing very quickly. Concrete hopefully being sprayed today and it looks amazing, so big. And we still have plenty of backyard left which is great. The mess is hard to deal with, being the neat freak that I am. I just have to suck it up and leave it until they have finished with the messy work. The end result will be well worth it though.
Hope the Melb girls are enjoying the sunshine today, its beautiful out there. Better get back to work.
Hiya all - I have been very busy lately but lurking around BB here and there. It was my birthday on Wednesday (I am not half way to 70 LOL!!) and mum and I had dinner with me stepdad and then saw the musical "Crazy for You" at the Arts Centre. I have been busy with Law Institute Council as well and this weekend is just chockers with stuff - it will be easter before I know it
My job is great as is Mick's health - the other day he actually said he was happy for no particular reason, which is great for someone who was previously depr4essed and anxious (WTG cognitive-behavioural therapy!!)
Boys are great - Ollie was a poor little DHS baby with a black eye the other day (decided to jump off a chair) and Flynn is really into space ATM (space ships say "4-3-2-1 ink-in-ission" AKA "ignition"). and we are TTC #3 - I had a really vivid dream last night that I had a girl this time She was very cute, as I am sure #3 will be if he is a boy
Happy Belated Birthday, Rory! I'm terrible with birthdays!! I'm great with names and faces, I think my improvement in those areas has come at a price...I used to be great with birthdays...:blush: Not even FB can help me...I often just don't look down that side of my profile page...!
Tali - great that you have settled in up north! The house looks fabulous and the lifestyle even better
Boy needs my attention and I ditched him this morning to go to Booby Club and he went to KinderGym with DP...
Have a good weekend all, planning a quiet one
Happy Birthday Rory! You spring chicken! Sounds like you had a great birthday. Great news about DH, CBT is excellent (alot of the psychiatrists I work with talk about) and glad it's having such positive effects. Boys and chairs are not a good mix lol!! Any one give you funny looks? Hope your dream comes true. Check out your chinese lunar calendar to see how conceiving a girl looks. It has been accurate with so many of my friends and me!
Maya - I forget to scroll down too! Might make sure I start doing it. Don't want to miss anyones birthday. I don't think Rory's came up though, some people don't put their birthday on when they register. Enjoy your quiet weekend, mine will be much the same I think.
Pool is going full steam ahead. Its been concreted and our pool fence is up and looks fabulous. I am really pleased with it. We have an issue with the size of the pool steps. I am not happy with them and are in the process of trying to get them fixed and made bigger. Thankfully I have a few contacts in the building industry who can tell me the truth about it. I have caught them out telling me that it can't ben done when it can. Watch out now! Someone is coming to look at it on Monday so fingers crossed I get my way
Girls are great. Marley is doing wee in the toilet all the time. Hasn't had any accidents for over a week. Poo is another issue. Constantly doing it in her pants and its gross!!! I am just chucking out so many pairs of undies as I hate washing them out. I have been trying Ali's trick and getting her just to sit there for a while. She is more than happy to do that. And when she has done it, she will happily sit in it and not tell me until I smell it! Frustrating She is having her creche photos today and she was practising her smile, it was hilarious. Hope she gives the photographer those smiles - they are beautiful.
I have a student workshop on today so better go check on them. They finish early today so that means I do too - YEAH.
Happy Birthday Rory! so glad to hear DH is feeling a little happier about life, and GL with TTC #3 hope it doesnt take you too long... I believe that dreams do sometime have a way of telling us things, I remember I had a very vived dream just after I had given birth to Kai, I was looking up into a tree and sitting on one side of the tree were Zayden Mayleaka and Kailaia ( in the dream Kailaia was about 4ish )looking very cheeky and giggling and pointing to the branch on the other side where there was a little baby just sitting and waiting... At the time I was quite freaked out as I was done I didnt want anymore kids I had my three and that all I thought I would have, but as you all know now we have been TTc our 4th, so I believe now that I dreamted of my little one just sitting and waiting to join the others on the other side of the tree...
Mel I had a look at your pool its looking so great, I am sure you will be almost living in there come summer time...
AFM, the winkies started school on wednesday, and seem to be fitting in nicely, its a very smally school of only 160 students, which is almost what they had in prep at the last school, the small school seems to suit them well Zayden anyway I think May been the socal butterfly that she is would fit in anywhere...
The mothers also seem very warm and welcoming, I went to a kindy group with Kai today for 3 / 4 year olds where we as the mums have to stay but are incuraged to sit in the coffee room and chat, but been Kai's first day she didnt let me out of her sight for long, but did much better than I thought... It is so surpricing how many ex- melbourne people are up here, there were two in todays group, but they both have been here for quite sometime... so with any luck I will find my feet and make a few friends, Pray that the banks ease up a little bit soon so we can buy a house...
speaking of houses Bath would your DH know if we were to buy a working cane farm ( BHL would still be working in the mines ) could we get that loan as a business loan or would it still have to be under a housing, and which are the better ones to get anyway? Just dont know if we were to get a cane farm if its better to ask as a business or just buy the farm/house and keep it as housing loan...
He he, I love a bit of collusion for a good cause! I had a great night talking about all sorts of things, including the hijinks our Junies are getting up to! There is no way DP will be as thoughtful as Bath's DP has been for her birthday...maybe he can give seminars on how to get brownie points that last forever??
Bath it sounds as though you all had a great night and that you DH did a great job on the organisation of your surprise, it must be the year for DH organising birthday's .
I think my sister said it all this morning: "You were looking a bit tired and flat by the end of the BBQ but you really seemd to perk up at the restuarant with the Junies!" Yep What can I say??? Thankyou Maya, Rory and Mel for helping me to celebrate that most sensitive of birthdays... the big 4-0. You have seen me safely through to the "other side" now and in such style!!! It was amazing that my DH did so much behind-the-scenes work emailing and contacting you guys! And Bec!!! (Hoobley) You all kept up your end so well! I was so surprised! I felt thoroughly spoilt! And how DELISH were those oysters????? Oh yum! Makes me want to go out and start earning a professional wage so I can eat there on a regular basis!!! AND best of all how good was it to have an uninterrupted catchup! Nearly 4 hours of constant chin wagging really says it all.... after all this time we can still deeply enjoy each others conversation!
Rest assured that I'll accept any and every excuse to do it again... especially when our interstate Junies find themselves in Melbourne.
Thanks Amanda , yep, my DH just loves a chance to "organise" I'll have to think big for his 50th in 7 years because this effort will be hard to beat!
It was a pleasure to celebrate it with you. A wonderful night and the food was delicious. Your DH certainly did a brilliant job organising it all. Brownie points for many years to come I think lol!!! It was so good to meet your sister, she is just beautiful! Very much like you. I am still having visions of her chocolate canolo - that was a crack up!!!! Ali is down next so might have to start planning. I totally agree that a disruption free evening is bliss - pity it can't happen more often.
Amanda - I might have to get my DH to talk to yours and Bath's DH for inspiration!!! Not sure he would even know where to start.
Just finished watching the Masterchef finale and was in tears at the end. My favourite won and the ending was really emotional. Even one of the male judges was crying and that just tipped me over the edge!!! Thankfully DH had already left for work so I just sit with my tissues and blubber lol!!!
Its so exciting. The breakthrough came when she needed to do a wee in the shower. Rather than get her out, I told her to just wee in the shower and the wee will go down the plug hole. She looked a little confused but then let go and out came the wee. She couldn't stop laughing, then wanted to get down on the floor of the shower to look down the plug hole!!! Then that night she said she wanted to do wee, I took her to the toilet and BINGO! She did it. And she has been doing it ever since. We went to the shopping centre yesterday and it worried me having her in undies but I did it and she told me that she needed to go, so I raced off a quick as I could not knowing if she could hang on. Got to parents room toilet and a little boy was in there. Race to the ladies next door, there's a queue! Race back to parents room and the mum kindly asked her son if he was finished (which he said he was) and to hurry up. I thanked her and got in there as quick as I could. I reckon we just made it as the minute she sat down, out it came!!! I was very proud that she managed to hang on. Poo is another story - no poo in the toilet but almost daily a nice big poo in her pants. Thankfully she does firm poo. I hate cleaning it up. But I can't complain too much, at least she is weeing so thats a start. Will work on the poo!
She was very cute, as I am sure #3 will be if he is a boy 
She is having her creche photos today and she was practising her smile, it was hilarious. Hope she gives the photographer those smiles - they are beautiful. 
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY BATH 
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