Well I resisted the sundaes, shame about the family block of hazelnut chocolate I have eaten almost singlehanded today!!!
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Well I resisted the sundaes, shame about the family block of hazelnut chocolate I have eaten almost singlehanded today!!!
Christine, I taught in Sydney for 9 years. First I was in Wiley Park on blocks then I was made permanent and worked in Endeavour Hills.
this is my 4th year in Victoria, counting the whole 8 weeks that I worked last year. :lol:
Just thought I’d post tonight as I’m not going to be on much tomorrow. I am getting my hair done in the morning YAY!! And then will be studying for the rest of the day so you shouldn’t see me here at all lol.
I went to my best friends engagement party last night and she asked me to be one her bridesmaids – whoo hoo!! I’m so excited! I’ve never been a bridesmaid before (well I was at my mums wedding but I was about 12 then lol) so I’m thrilled!
Shazz ~ Buggar at Ryan keeping you up. I hope you had a good day at work today! I was working as well!
Sara ~ I had my ears pierced when I was about 6 months. I’ve heard that its better to get them done at this age because they won’t play with their ears and they’ll heal fine. Where as toddlers will play with theirs IYKWIM. Otherwise you can just wait till she asks for them lol. I can’t wait to see some photos! I’m glad that you and Brent are missing each other! Perhaps the time apart will do you both some good. How did that assignment go?
Alison ~ Its good to see you! How are things?
Leanne ~ :( I’m sorry to hear you’re having one of those days! I had one of them last week – just ask the girls lol! That picture of Katy is just gorgeous! She looks so grown up!!
Jodie ~ Would you be able to post the recipe for the apple muffins? Em loves his finger foods and these sound fantastic for him! Em started off all messy with his but now he eats heaps of fruit really well and all without teeth too lol.
Christine ~ What is your MSN addy? I will add you :D pmsl @ Jess wanting to go to the Mardi Gra!!! And crap hair cuts can do the most horrendous damage to your self esteem I swear! I’ve cried over many a bad hair do lol. I am jealous of Jess working at maccas. Can she get you cheap food? Can you tell I have a fast food addiction lol?
To be honest I don’t really have all that much to say lol. I’m rather boring. I really don’t feel like studying at all right now. But I’m not tired either. I think I might do a bit of scrap booking and then head to bed!
Mini Apple Muffins
2 cups plain flour
1 tblspn baking powder
1 teaspn ground cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup milk
125g butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
2 green apples, peeled, cored & grated
1. Preheat the oven to 200c. Sift the flour, baking powder & cinnamon into a bowl. Stir in the sugar.
2. Make a well in the centre & add the combined milk, butter, egg & apple. Blend together, stirring no more than 15 times.
3. Spoon into greased mini muffin tins (I used ungreased silicone mini muffin one).. until 3/4 full. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a wire rack & store in an airtight container.
Muffins can be frozen in a sealed bag for up to 1 month.
recipe said it makes 24... but I filled each muffin space & it made over 30!! After Yariv & I had a few... (they're yummy)... I've stored them in ziplock bags into the freezer. Shaun had one for breakfast and he loves it.
Thanks Jodie! :D They sound yummy!!! I will have to buy a mini muffin tin now lol!
I'm off to get my hair done! I haven't had it done since before Christmas and I'm excited hehe!
You could use a big muffin tin too (and cut them in half or quarters)... but the mini ones are easy to store, and are the perfect size for a baby snack!
But hey... if you need an 'excuse' to go shopping - go for it!!
I love the silicone bakeware! I have the whole range! I particularly love the flat mats and I have two of those. I never use oil or need to grease anything.
I have a cake one which I love. I've been meaning to start building my collection and getting them all. They are fantastic! I will pick one up in my next grocery shop I think.
morning all
Yum they sound very yummy Jodie
i have tupperwares silicon ware and lovvvvve it ( wearing my tupperware dealers hat for a second lol.... bit of a plug there )
oh and Jodie i'd love for you to send me those articles on controlled comforting thanks
hope your studying Nat ....
big hi to everyone else
Afternoon ladies,
Just jumping on while i am at uni! The speed of the internet is absolutely delightful!!!!
Well i gave in lastnight and came into mums for the night. She called me at lunch time and asked if i was coming in cause she was having a bbq. Little did i know that she excepted me to prepare "her" bbq!!! I nearly had a heart attack!! So i went in and we ended up having chinese for dinner!
Nat - Have'nt even started the assignment!!! I just can't seem to get motivated!! he he! Better a get a riggle hey. I will make a move on it some time this week and hopefully finish it when Brent gets back and can look after Briley for me.
Jodie - Mmmm mmmm those muffins sound yummy! I'll have a go. I brought a muffin tray a while ago and have'nt even used it!!!
Leanne - Sorry to hear you were'nt feeling to well. Hope your not in too much pain!
Hi to everyone else.
Well i have another lecture at 4pm and thought i would come in here and borrow a book and burn some time. I will be going home tonight cause i have no uni tomorrow.
Hope you are all well....
BBL
Shazz... have just sent you a huge email! Hope it helps.
Shazz ~ I was studying! :D Are you proud lol? GL with the controlled comforting sweety.
Sara ~ Mmmm chinese - sounds good! We splurged last night and had Indian! It was delicious though rather expensive compared to our normal take away of pizza or maccas lol. How big is your assignment on communication and how much of your grade is it worth? I'd say most of your subjects have exams hey?
Its been quiet in here today! I got a bit done and will hopefully get some more done tonight as well. I am heading to a friends for lunch tomorrow before uni so I won't have all that much time to study tomorrow.
We are going to the Raggs concert next week :dance: I can't wait. Em is gonna love it!! Ohhhh and I've almost got him clapping!! YAY!! It has taken for ever lol - I've been trying to teach him since before Christmas hehe!
Okay enough of my mindless chatter. Time to go and watch Neighbors and play with my little man!
Hey I now have msn!! Jess just helped me set it up.
We had a huge storm tonight and lost power from before 6 until 7.15pm. We had to buy hot chips and have hot chip sandwiches for tea! Its cheap takeaway at least. I was making spag. bol when the power went out.
BBL Riley is screaming his lungs out!
I'm baaack!
It's just taken ages to read the weekend's worth.
Nat you did have a crap day, but good to hear you've picked up. Poor Em, boys will be boys though. Good girl for studying and great news for Em. Cool about the bridesmaid. I'm doing my first go on Saturday too.
Vic, I couldn't live without mine either. I can recommend the LG round cavity one though. Great for square dishes.
Leanne, I could have typed your negative post. You poor love. Hope your back improves. I got sciatica when preggy, but it seems to have come back recently with a vengence. Must be that stupid gun belt (it weighs as much as the Dragon).
Jodie, thanks for the recipe. There's a good cheese one on here too for little muffins.
Allison, we all need mental health days (particularly on full moon days). Glad you enjoyed it.
hmmmm who else.
Christine - I was going to, but we were so flat out - and how hot was it???!!!???
Sara - you have to look at the positives of the IL's I guess, bit rude they just expect to live with you though. Darcy only has two day sleeps one about 9-10 and one anywhere from 1-3 - both about an hour. I've been giving her cheese for ages. She's not real fussed. In fact I give her a go at everything. Only three things I won't. Eggs, strawberries and nuts. She's an eating machine and never ever wastes anything. Theres no spilling, no wasting.
Well we had a huge weekend. For all of you that have non sleepers I'll make you feel better.
When I went to work last night (to drive for 12hours and be in charge of a firearm) i had had 6 hours total sleep since Thursday at 6am. I've only had 3 hours today cos Mum took Darcy so thats 9 hours sleep from Thursday to monday. Lucky for her she's asleep now or I'd propbably chuck her out the window. She was just overstimulated from her big weekend. Next weeekend's not much better so this weeks a quiet one.
Morning girls,
Quiet in here thismorning.
Not much on today. No uni so i am just chillin at home with Briley. I do have to make a start on that assignment when Briley crashes though. I wish i had a laptop so i could sit out in the lounge with her and do it. I feel bad sitting in here while she is out in the lounge.
Hope you are all well...
BBL
Oh and Christine i am going to add you too my msn contacts!! Hope you don't mind!
Christine ~ I had added you to my MSN as well! Hot chips mmmmm!
Sara ~ Are you a last minute assignment girl lol? Em has all his toys in the study with me so he plays in here while I'm on the computer. He does crawl off on adventures at times though lol.
Kim ~ OMG at the amount of sleep you've had. I hope you get some soon! What a big weekend for you! And I'm sure this weekend will be just as busy as well! I don't do eggs, strawberries or nuts either!
Just doing a bit more study before I head out to a friends place for lunch and then off to uni! Another 4 hours of arts today - hopefully it goes fast! I may pop back on later tonight otherwise I will chat tomorrow!
afternoon ladies
hope you are all well sorry no personals i have only got a second so i thought i'd pop in and say hi ............So HI ...........
ETA Christine i have also added you to MSN
oh my where is every one .....
it's so lonely in here i've been checking back every since i last posted and nada nothing ... so you all have lives ... maybe i should go find something to do like ironing ...:doh:
Shazz don't resort to ironing!!!! I got everyone's msn things, Jess teased me about only having 4 friends LOL. I kept signing in but no one was there! (then Jess teased me more)
I am getting a cold atm and DH has found out he has a broken rib from Touch football so has the week off. He is of course dying and can't possibly do anything to help at home other than watch TV or play on the computer. My sleep deprivation is making me forget everything I am supposed to remember, I thought I was getting alzheimers so I was relieved when someone told me it was the lack of sleep LOL. Today we were discussing how nothing had been said about school photos next week and I said "who is supposed to be organising them?" ummm- apparantly its me!! (I volunteered allegedly!) Then I was reminded I also said I'd organise the K-2 excursion to the Aquarium! I am getting back on track but I just feel swamped with things to do. Can't wait until tomorrow night when the school week is over, although I have said I'd work thursday or friday if needed cause we need money for DH to get a new chain for his motorbike.
Well I've finished whinging, hope you guys are all well.
Sorry Christine! I've had a personal training sesh tonight (I feel like I'm going to die) and a final dress fitting. Worn out.
I know what you mean about forgetting stuff! - Though, I function better at work on no sleep than some of the young-uns who've had heaps :dunno:
OH no ironing here lol i looked at it
and thought NAh ....
poor Dh ... well not really ... dam It is TOUCH football why don't men get that my Dh did his ankle in 2 years ago playing and WON"t stopp playing for a week to let it heal properly so now we ( should i say ME not We ) have to strap it before every game
oh and bugger about the school photo's hope you manage to sort something out in time
**** and a message for Jess ****
stop teasing your mother you norty girl lol you would so get on with my daughter her favourite past time atm is taking the mickey out of me ...
oh and i hope your feeling better soon Christine
talk to you tomorrow
oh i forget to say that we are getting family photos done tomorrow yay
i love photos of my babies
and something funny
i got asked again at work when the baby was due OMG didn't i feel like a whale after this one so i nearly cried then i laughed at the irony of doing a weight loss challenge and being asked that question for the 9th time in 4 months so the guys at the printing mob next door printed me up a tshirt that says ~ Nah i'm just fat ~ i love it and it is going to be my new uniform from now on and my boss is going to let me keep a small stash of scotch in the safe for when the going gets tufff (pity i don't drink ) and the rude so and so's can't keep their mouths shout any way off to bed thought i share that nite
OMG Shazz- thats so rude! I would be devastated if someone said that to me, I am always so careful about assuming people are pg. I agree about the touch injuries! although he did just dive and hurt it. The funny thing is that since his bike accident last year he hasn't played comp touch, only casual "old mans" (as he calls it cause nearly everyone except him and a few others, are over 40) touch on a sunday morning at a local park. So it wasn't even in a proper game. I don't play any sport so I guess I can't understand playing when injured LOL.
As soon as Jess wakes up I will let her read the message- your daughter will prob. get worse in the next few years I hate to tell you Shazz! Is she at high school yet?
Kim- personal trainer?? Is he hot?? (sorry had to ask LOL) Where is the wedding? You are lucky being a bridesmaid, I have NEVER been one ( always the bride never the bridesmaid I say!) I was never even a flowergirl LOL Erin has never been a flowergirl either so shes happy that I haven't too. Jess has been one twice which p#sses Erin off no end. Jess would have been 3 times but my brother and his fiancee split up and he married someone else and didn't have flowergirls.
This is turning into an epic so I had better go and get ready for school.
Hope everyone has a great day.
Rude alright!!! The betting lady asked me at the races the other day :angry: I would never ask unless I was sure.
Ah no PT is a girl, it's at Fernwood.
I would never be a bridesmaid either except it's for my sister. The wedding is at the Garrison (in the Rocks) and the recpetion's out at Rouse Hill at the Mean Fiddler. It's only the second wedding reception they've done, so it'll be interesting. It's a really long way between the two though so I bet the guests will be a bit irritated. Cameron's driving the boys in our EH, and I'm going in the limo with the girls. Luckily Darcy's good with Mum. They've hired a minibus to take them all to the church/reception/home and Mum asked the driver if it was OK for little kids. So Darcy's going to get a ride in the bus. They even have anchors for her seat lol.
Speaking of Darcy, she's a velcro child today.....can't get anything done.
Shazz ~ Oh no – not ironing?!? Grrr @ your DH not letting it his ankle heal properly! OMG @ being asked when your bubba was due!!! I can’t believe the nerve of some people! How funny of the guys next door to print up that T-shirt for you!
Christine ~ LOL @ Jess teasing you!! I hope you get all that stuff organized! I was the flower girl at my Dad’s wedding and also at my Mums (when they both remarried obviously).
Kim ~ Buggar @ having a female personal trainer lol. Arghh at the Velcro baby as well!! Darcy will look so cute in the bus in her seat lol.
I have to drop Em off at my parents in an hour so I can go off to uni again. Oh the joys! After the lazy day I’ve had I don’t really feel in the mood to concentrate lol. I want to laze around and watch TV hehe. It should be good though. I suppose I better go and get my stuff together, eat dinner and get Em ready! I hope everyone has a great night!!
Quiet in here tonight.....
Finally got her to go down. She's cried ALL day today. Don't know whether she's playing me or there's something wrong.
There's a new Betty Crocker thingy in Woolies that you guys have to try. It's called molten chocolate cake. You just add water and nuke for a minute and voila! It's a bit dry on it's own but woth cream or icecream - mm mmmm! Really really bad for the diet though.
Nat ~ my bosses brought me a big bunch of beautiful flowers today to make up for the incosiderate A holes in this place it was a lovely gesture really made my day ( thankfully they left the chocolate out )
ETA OMG how cute is Emmerson i love that photo in your ticker
Its so quiet in here lately!!
Kim ~ I saw that in the shops and thought it'd either be really dodgy or good enough for me to eat regularly. Either way it was bad so I didn't buy it hehe!
Shazz ~ Thanks for the photo compliment! He is looking so much older isn't he? And he is such a happy baby! That is so gorgeous of your work giving you flowers!
Have I mentioned before how my hair used to be dead straight and after having Emerson is now wavy? Well it was straight and its now wavy :D After having my hair cut Monday its gone even wavier. I used to be able to run a brush through it when wet and it would stay straight but now it just goes back to wavy arghhh! I suppose I'm getting my lifelong dream of having curly hair hey lol? Oh and the colour looks great! I'm a blonde bombshell again pmsl. And the head massage I got.... ohhhh heaven! I'd get my hair done everyday just for that head massage!!!
Other then that not much is happening. Uni is going great and it has forced me into a routine that I'm getting more done now then I was before I started which is nice. I've even been scrap booking more.
I'm not at all tired but I suppose I should get myself off to bed... Em & I had a beautiful cuddly sleep in this morning till 9 which was delightful though my arm did cramp up after a bit! Em is a little heavier then he used to be hehe!
Alright enough late night rambling from me lol.
hehe I thought they'd appeal to you Nat! That is a gorgeous photo. But they aren't babies any more are they. They're real little people.
I've gone back to blonde too. I'm definitley not a brunette, I feel so much better with lighter hair.
The weekend of chaos starts again today. My poor mum's water heater blew up yesterday - right in time for about a thousand people to need a shower Saturday. So as well as the packet they've had to fork out for this ruddy wedding now they need a new water heater - guess Dad isn't going to retire this year. So we're off to wait for the fixit man.
Tomorrow we're off to help set up the tables and then the wedding Saturday, a christening Sunday and we leave for Tassie Tuesday (which also happens to be my birthday). Weekend like this leave me filled with dread about my lack of sleep that's going to happen....just when i've got her sleeping through again too. :(
Gee its quiet in here lately!
I feel heaps better lighter as well Kim. I'm naturally lighter and the last dark colour I put through made my hair almost black lol. Arghhh at your parents hot water heater! What a PITA! Especially with the wedding costs! You sound so so busy you poor thing! I hope she sleeps for you and you get some sleep yourself!
I am procrastinating lol. There are dishes to be done and study to be done and I've just been sitting here for 15 minutes not doing much of anything! I'm hungry so I think I'll eat and then do the dishes. At least the housework is done and the ironing is all done I suppose. I just have to get motivated to do the homework lol.
I was reading through our archived baby buddies stuff last night! Its strange to read back. I'm going through it all so I can grab out bits to put in my baby journal so when I get around to doing my scrap booking I have all my details and cute things in one place.
Okay enough babble from me. I'm off to get myself some breakkie!
Afternoon girls,
Just poppin in to say hi. Just got home from uni and town. I am starting to get really tired from all this running around.
Sorry for no personals not feeling up too it. I have read all the posts however and everyone seems to mostly fine.
Hope you are all well.
BBL
Hi just popping in too before I say nigh night.
My back is heaps better. Kaitlyn's heaps better too so it's safe for visitors again! LOL. I am just having coughing (barking) fits at about 3am.... That's all.
Work is crazy (but you get that!), I'm not getting as much sleep as I would like (but you get that too....). So all in all.... all is well.
Tomorrow is Friday, and DH is not working this weekend. I am really looking forward to a 'family' weekend.
See you tomorrow.
Take care everyone.
Oh and before I forget (which I am doing alot of lately) - Happy 10 month b'day to all the 9 May bubbas for tomorrow!!!! Two months to go till their big days. Has anyone started planning first birthday party's yet?
first birthdays OMg ryans is in a month i can feel the tears welling up already
Who mentioned first birthdays??? :p I get teary thinking about it already :cry:
I was planning a huge first birthday and hiring a hall but I've decided against it. I just can't afford it and he's not going to remember it at all. I will have a small party on his actual birthday and then have a few things with family members so it will definitely still be celebrated but not on the grand scale I had originally planned.
Leanne ~ I'm glad to hear that everyone is starting to feel better in your household. It sounds as though you're going to have a lovely family weekend. I hope that cough eases soon.
Sara ~ I hope you are coping alright on your own sweety. Rest up won't you and don't work too hard!
I got lots of study done today and then Em was asleep by 8.30 so I'm just catching up on posts and will get back to it. There is so much to do and I'm trying to get in front because I know that it will be impossible for me to pull all nighters the night before assignments are due. It was great when I was in year 12 but I doubt it would work so well being a single mum and all hehe! Well technically single lol.
Alright its past 9.30 which was my cut off. Will chat later girls!
morning all
we have been up all night with a very sick little boy the Dr says it is just a viral thingy but man is he unhappy and HOT he kept zoning in and out on me yesterday very scary my daughter used to throw convulsions when her temp got to high so i'm hoping he doesn't follow in her footsteps cause i'm flying solo since yesterday and will be till sunday nite i just don't know if i'll cope on my own
Oh Shazz, that's terrible! Take him to the hospital if he keeps doing that! Viral my a**e, that's serious! You will cope though.....remember the positives we were talking about....bed all to yourself (except like me when you have to share it all night - at least there's not three of us in there), neatness (well at least until 3pm this arvie). I'm a bit disappointed my two weeks is almost over lol but i didn't have a sick kid.
I have been thinking about her birthday, but not like you guys. I'm wondering what drama the ILs will cause.....I'm not having two separate parties and they're not having their own for her, so they'll just have to learn to be socailly acceptable.
Awwww Shazz I hope he's feeling better soon the poor little thing! I hope he doesn't start convulsing either! :(
We had swimming lessons this morning. It was actually great being in early as there were heaps of free car parks and lots of room in and around the pool. The class was full of bubbas Em's age as well and they seemed a bit more advanced then Em which is good as I think he was getting a bit bored in his other class. Hopefully he'll learn more from them.
Em is just down for his nap and I'm going to have a quick clean up and shower and then do some more study. I was meant to meet a friend for coffee today but she ended up being called into work so I have no plans!
Kim I missed your post somehow lol. There will be lots of separate parties for Em. With my Dad & Mum separated its a given.
Vic ~ I hope those CC troubles get sorted for you. YAY for the IL's being away lol. You must be enjoying it lol :p The rainforest sounds like lovely as well!
Is anyone doing anything special for Easter? I will probably work the Thursday night and then the Saturday so we won't be going away at all. And I certainly won't be doing anything special for Emerson either. He's way too young for chocolate and its his birthday a month after so I really don't see the point.
Em has been a PITA today. Cries when I try to leave the room and wants cuddles and is very whingey!! I managed to make a cheesecake with him hanging off my legs intermittently whilst I distracted him with things to play with. And he finally just fell asleep watching Finding Nemo then so hopefully he wakes up in a better mood.
I am off to get some reading or study done seeing as I've done nothing all day! :o Will chat later girls!
Gosh it has been so long. How is everyone? I cant believe we have a pregnant chicky already. Way to go.
I wanted to announce that thank god my little one is sleeping now!! I just never thought it would happen!! 9 months of torture!! I have about 18 months of sleep to catch up on!!! Oh and 2 little teeth have popped up now!! YIIPEE
Hey Ange so good to see you back posting and wooohooo little miss Katerina got to go baby is creaming again took him back to the doctor and guess what ???? he has tonsilitis (sp) so it was another night of extremely high temps and screaming hopefully the antibiotics will kick in soon and we can have a happy baby again
BBl
Morning girls!
Ohhh poor Ryan! I hope he is feeling better soon Shazz.
Well i have some very exciting news!
:dance: WE HAVE A CRAWLER!!!!!:dance:
Briley crawled a little bit chasing the cat around the other night but today she really crawled. My mum and sister were watching her yesterday and found a balloon at tafe. Ofcourse she went crazy for it. So when we got home yesterday afternoon i deliberately brought it inside to entice her to crawl. Well it worked a treat. She has been chasing it around the lounge room all morning. Its sooo surreal seeing her move like that. I kinda feel sad that Brent was'nt here to see it but he will be home this week. He is definetely going to notice her changes.
As for me, i am pretty good. Woke up a few times lastnight for the loo! I can't remember peeing this much this early with Briley!
Not much planned for the weekend. Mum is on her way up to keep us company. I have to make a start on that assignment too. Something i HAVE to do!
Hope you are all well. Have a great weekend!
wtg Briley