Tracey, glad u got some u time with both boys asleep... I actually have got both boys down at the same time today!!YAY!! Jack actually came up to me and asked to go to bed cause he is buggered!! What a gem! I'm sure he is feeling crap like me cause we both have colds..
Cindy, I hope they fix the house up by Friday!! It's part of their lease to fix it isn't it?? I bet u guys can't wait to get in there and see where everything goes hey!!
And u must have got up super early to get to work at 7!! U poor luv.. I woke up at 8.45am...
Rachael, WOW, your house is coming along great and glad you could change the colour of the mortar..I've seen the off white done too and it does look great..
And are u going to the Target Toy Sale tonight?? Cause if u are, I'll prob see you there!! There was no way I was going this morn with the two boys!! Jack would want everything now!
Kristie, How did you go at midnight last night?? Was it really busy?I hope u got everything you wanted to... And hope u got a bit of a sleep in this morn ..
Well I'd better get dinner started while these boys are still sleeping.. I'd much rather crawl into bed and sleep cause thids head cold is making me feel so crap!! Oh well, no rest for the wicked...
Alex, Im not sure now, but yeh I think I might go tonight. I cant decide whether to get milo a trampoline or a play gym for the backyard at the new place.
This will only be quick and self serving, sorry! I'm in the middle of de-moulding the ceiling and planting things out the front, and some tree lopping... the photo man (for the RE) and the ant man came today, plus I've been to the bank talking about re-financing our car loan sot hings are a bit less tight. Phew! I cant wait til Neil gets home and I can relax..I am soo not cooking tonight.
Gotta go, need to do a drive by the new house, then get to bunnings before I pick up Milo from daycare. I hate him being there when I am at home, but the stuff I'm doing is too toxic, he really cant be around while its getting done.
Rachel you certainly are busy with all your house stuff sounds as though you know what you are doing though. Hope you can relax soon and you got take away for tea.
Cindy I hope they fix the house up for you, I am sure they will. We didnt get the original kinder I wanted but this one is good, its in the next suburb over and its only 1 year old so everything is new.
Alex how did you go at target sales? I hope you didnt have to wait too long in queues.
So today Jordan had no sleep and was falling asleep in the bath.....LOL He ate beans on toast for tea as dinner wasnt ready and I knew he wouldnt last another 10 mins. He fell asleep eating them, he always falls asleep eating when he doesnt have a day sleep.
Jamie went to target in the city and laybyd all stuff for xmas, we are getting a mini trampline for Jordan i am sure he will love it. We also laybyd stuff for friends kids which will make it easier when xmas comes around. Jamie reminded me off Kristie....he bought more than we circled in the catalogue for the boys.... he couldnt help himself.
Krisite did you make it to the target sales? I am sure you shopped up big
We've had a busy week! Just with the kids activities and then I went out for dinner with my school friends Tuesday night and last night went to the movies with Michael - we won free tickets! I've been sooo tired - I piked going to the toy sale last night as I couldn't keep my eyes open once we got home and it was only 9pm!! It killed me not to go but I really needed the sleep...
But - my friend Sharon from mothers group watched the boys for me today so I could go and it made me so glad I didn't stay up last night! It really wasnt that busy and it only took me 30min in layby so was good...I had lots of comments though at my full trolley as well as carrying Louis' new car seat...LOL! I've spent a fortune and Michael just knows not to ask how much I've spent...He knows I'm a shocker...I kind of feel a bit guilty but I'll get over it quickly! LOL!
Boys are well...they both had a sleep this afternoon so I had a nanna nap as well...I'm just soo tired...I don't really know why - I'm thinking my iron must be low but I'm taking a tablet each day for it...
I'm so in love with my little boys...we had big cuddles on the couch before they went to bed watching the end of "meet the robinsons" which was on foxtel...and they're just making me all sooky la at the moment...I had to laugh at Louis when I had them in the bath...he put this little squirty thing over his doody and goes "look mum - I've got a fanny"! hehehe. Then when they were splashing and being cheeky I go - what am I going to do with another one? and Louis says - "run away"....He's such a little comedian...I got the camera out at dinner cos Dylan had spaghetti everywhere and the bowl on his head and then go to take a photo of Louis and he pulls the funniest little faces at the last minute now - and then of course has to have a look how it turned out...
Anyway...enough of my blabbing on...
Cindy - LOL at already buying stuff for the house!!! I got the picture from Nikki as well -looks so nice! I hope she's having a good time! Got your tupperware specials in the mail - there's so much I want but I just can't afford it at the moment...grrrrr....
Oh no at the house being trashed - thats awful! I hope they get it all fixed! I can't wait to see it! I'm so excited for you guys moving in!!!
Rachael - Wow - your house sounds like it's really coming along! How exciting! You poor thing having to do so much work at home as well though...sounds so tiring!!
Glad Milo is sleeping well for you though!
Melissa - Omg...another op? Sounds really strange for them to be taking your gall bladder when it's not a problem...although when I was about 18-19 I had a kidney operation that was a complete waste of time...If it'd have known better I would never have had it done...I think sometimes they just like to have a look...LOL! Good luck with it all though...
Tracey - Bugger your having trouble with Jordans day sleeps...Louis has them about twice a week I suppose...depending on what we're doing...but we usually don't have fuss which is nice...I pretty much leave it up to him when he wants one though...We did have that fussy stage a while ago though...They just seem to go through that phase until they sort out what they need...
I can relate to your soft drink requirements! I'm having way too much at the moment..I'm sure it's just because I'm tired and looking for an energy boost though..I have to have a glass every night with dinner - it's like my glass of wine! LOL!
LOL at Jamie buying lots at the sales! I must say I pretty much stuck to my list aside from only a couple of little extras...But my list was big enough anyway!
I just hope I don't end up with spoilt little brats - hehehehe. I'll have to hide half the stuff after xmas when the pil come around....they'd have an absolute heart attack!
Alex - sorry to hear you guys are sick! Isn't it nice when they want to go to bed??! Good luck at the toy sale! There's so many good bargains...there's no way I could take Louis either...he would remember everything I picked up thats for sure!
Cindy - I hope your house is in better shape the next time you see it...
Ok, operation update...
I swear my life is all about hospitals at the moment. I'm really not happy being in them anymore.
Well, the end of August I'm going in for surgery for that pseudo cyst. They are going to drain it into the intestine which she said may take 2-4 weeks to do. They are going to stitch in place a drain for it. She also said that she is going to remove my gall bladder like it or not, as she doesn't want to open me up a 2nd time years down the track. There's nothing wrong with it now, but she feels that it has to come out. Anyhow, she's going to leave me a beautiful scar. She calls it a roof top cut. Where she will cut from rib edge to rib edge centering up to the sternum. 40+cms across. (sorry TMI) Not happy because I've now got to quit my last remaining job too. She said I will spend time in ICU but thinks I'll be out in a week. Yeah, with the emphasis on the week bit, hmmmm.
I'm sure this will put a stopper in the chances of actually starting IVF by the end of this year. but as long as everything else goes well, I'll be happy to go down that path when the time is right next year.
We are going away to venus bay tomorrow night i have a party down that way so we figured a break before the move might be a good idea! It was cheap too, im thinking a girls weekend away! was $100 for a 2 bedroom self contained cabbin...
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ON the house - they have cleaners and stuff going in over the weekend - its settles today at 2.30 but i have to leav them a set of the keys and then by the time we get there on monday it SHOULD be all fixed up!
While we are away my mum and sister are going to come to our house and do some cleaning and packing for us! How wondeful is that....
OK, got to go get the house organised - got a friend coming over soon and its filthy coz i have been working all week and al has been home not getting much done at all other than shopping - he is such a girl
Well I really couldnt have asked for better kids today. I went into work to have lunch with friends at 12.30 then went to MILs for the rest of the arvo. Liam fed in the cafe and Jordan ate his lunch in the highchair. He was in undies and didnt have any accidents YEAH Liam slept like an angel at MIl and on the way home both boys sleep. They are now both fed and in bed. Oh I just love it when they both co operate and the day goes well.
Getting myself waxed downstairs on monday.A little nervous about my c section scar but my beautition is aware of it as has been doing it with prev scar so will just be extra careful. I cant stand being hairy downstairs anymore ( sorry TMI )
Cindy cngrats on the house settlement and have a great weekend away I cant wait to see your new house
Melissa OMG you poor darling I hope all works out for you
howdy guys,we are home.the trip up there was anightmare.it is a 4.5 hour drive,we left at 11.20 am thinking we would be there by about 5 ish with a stop for lunch....WELL.....we kept losing all the luggage on the roof cos it was so windy and absolutly pouring so we stopped about 4 times trying to tie it all down,we eventually made it to the bottom of the mountain at 6pm and then there was a terrible blizzard going up.a bus went over the edge and cars were falling off the cliff everywhere.we didnt know how to put the chains on the wheel so had to pay a guy to do it for us.i pulled in under a carport for a guy to do it and knocked all the load off the roof..LOL....wasnt funny at the time,me and grant were really stressed and the kids were beside them selves as they had been in the car for 6 hours by this stage,then we crawled up the mountain and couldnt see a foot in front of us from the snow storm and the traffic was terrible due to all the cars slipping off the road,it took 3 hours to get to the top instead of 1 hour.we got there at 9pm. over 9 hours!!!!!
anyway we were all pretty excited when we got out of the car and found ourselves in the most beautiful winter wonderland.it was like being in a xmas fairy tale.we went into the chalet and it was geourgous and homy with a lovely fire burning,we unpacked and went to bed,we were exhausted,the next morning we ventured out and built snowmen and made snow angels in the snow and walked around the village,it was beautiful but half an hour for the babies was enough,they just wernt used to being so cold,grant and the boys went taboggening etc and i stayed in the with the little ones. the next 2 days went buy pretty much the same with lots of photos and restaurants for dinner,chantelle got really sick with tonsilitus so it was off to the hotham medical center to get antibiotics,she picked up the next day and seemed alot better by wednesday,so thursday we put the babies iunto the hotham day care and we went skiing,it was awsome,me and grant have got really sore bodies now and didnt even know we had muscles in some of these painful places,it was sooo much fun and corey was a natural,he pulled on his skis and was flying down the big slopes with ease,me and grant got a lesson and spent the afternoon skiing on our own,james hated it and took his skiis off straight away but was happy to watch.we were so sad we didnt get to do it earlier due to chantelle being sick cos we had to come homew today,we are already planning our trip for next year but will go to buller instead as it is only 3 hours away....much better i think.
i found out from a friend that you could order the big things from the target sale early so i went up last weekend and ordered the trampoline,doll house,kitchen and other large things out the front of target at a table before the sale.it was so easy and they just send you the receipt in the mail and it goes straight onto the xmas laybye at the sale price.....how easy is that.
cindy i cant wait to see your new house.
racheal i dont have msn but i use james all the time.otherwise i am on facebook.
melissa,i hope all goes smoothly and just try to put your trust in these proffesionals and try to keep positive for a successful ivf sometime soon,wow it is a huge op isnt it.the more i think about it the more i beleive that benjamin was truly a wonderful gift to bge able to come into your lives before all of this started,i am thinking of you and praying that everything goes as it should.
tracey,jordan will get there be patient and just keep reminding him and taking him even when he says no.Alex i hope you are feeling better i too have caught a cold probably from the snow.
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so have you guys teed up a day to meet up.i cant wait to see teeny tiny liam again and i also dont mind driving
thankyou all for your kind words last week,i was at an all time low and may even have discuss the posibilty of depression with the dr.didnt think i would be doing that but i should at least rule it out if it isnt the case.i am feeling better after a break away and am going to try to not let things bother me so much and try to look at the bright side of life.lets see if that helps,sometimes my job as mum,nurse,wife,housekeeper taxi chef etc etc just gets all too hard and i feel like i am drowning.anyway enogh of me.i have really enjoyed reading what you have all been up to
Well we have the keys to the house but coz we are going away it doesnt feel like we have a new house at all! I went there today to look at it again and OMG someone had been there and done a little cleaning but also REMOVED OUR SHADE SAIL!!!!!! Our solicitor is doing her best to sort it all out for us..... Its a never ending story with us!
OK, i must go start packing for tomorrow -Tori is very excited ahe is going on a holiday!
You guys organise a catch up day - fridays or wednesdays are my easiest days work tues / thurs and playgroup mondays - which i could wag but i have paid for it IYKWIM. I am happy to have you all over to my new place - and i dont mind when, we are all friends- if it hasnt been finished with painting etc who cares - you will get the unveiling at he housewarming.
OK gt to go, i just remembered i hve to try to condense my kit! OMG - I hate leaving anything out....
I dont know when i will be online next so be good and think of me doing YET another move!
Nikki glad you had a nice time away OMG what a terrible drive up you had but atleast you had an awesome time to make up for it. I cant wait to see all the pics
Cindy I hope you get your shade sail back.... there are always dramas when you move into new house. Have a good time away
Well today has been good I got to sleep in as Liam woke at 7am. Jamie got up to him and Jordan came into my room at 8.30am, he slept in also it was magic.
We are having people over for tea tonight so got all vegies organised this afternoon. Just got to remake the bed after washing sheets etc. I love a clean bed.
Take care everyone
I've just got home from dinner out and now I'm just chillin out with a cuppa at the puter...
Jack and Toby are buggered cause we had dinner with 2 other couples and all up there were 7 boys....Madness I tell ya!! But they all got along well except Toby is a bit little still and mainly wanted to stay with us..
But dinner was yummy and where we went had a huge indoor play centre, a minigolf course and loads of arcade games, so the kids were happy!
Cindy, hope you and you're family are having a lovely time away in Venus Bay..
Nikki, yeah my god what a drive up there!! But glad to hear you guys had a ball in the snow!! Sounds amazing..
Melissa, I can totally understand why you are over hospitals...I really hope that after all this stuff is over with, that next year, you guys are ready and raring to go with the IVF!!
Tracey, hope you had a nice tea with your friends and enjoy your clean bed...I know exactly what you mean...nothing beats the feeling of slipping between nice clean sheets hey!!
Kris, hope you've had a lovely weekend too..
Well better get off to bed...I'm being summoned...
Nighty night...
Alex where did you go for tea,it sounds great for families.
Well today we re arranged Jordans room and I really like it, feels like there is more room. We have just put him down for a sleep however he has gotten up a few times. As he hasnt had a sleep for a few days I would like him to have one today. FIngers crossed.
hope you all having a great weekend despite the crappy weather
sounds like you and i had the same bug today tracey,i also rearranged chatelle and coreys rooms today,my goodness i cant beleive how much stuff i threw out,it was good though cos i soughted out all of there wardrobes aswell and now there is more room and i know what they need for summer.i went shopping today and bought chantelle heaps of new clothes for summer.i also went through all of the kitchen cupboards and study and gave it a good clean out,i have finally caught up on all the washing after the trip away.grant has been wonderful and cleaned the whole house for me and cooked a roast dinner,he has gone to basketball now,he has started playing on a sunday night,which i think is great for him to have a hobby other than work and kids all the time.my cold is a dozy,i cant stop sneazing and my nose is so blocked.chantelle has a really bad rash on her bottom and gina,poor thing is in pain.i had her in nappies for the drive to and from hotham to make things easier but i think she has had a reaction from it.cindy i hope you are having a nice time away this weekend,when are you actually moving into the house?
We hada great break at venus bay-and my party was a good one too! 2 parties booked and about 800 in sales! yay!! The new catalogue coming up is helping!
Nikki - i have your thingo too!
With the move- we still havent packed anything - very slack - oh i lie! We packed some toys and some stuff we wont be needing in the kitchen tonight and al is at the house tonight pulling dodgy shelves off toris bedroom wall and filling in all the holes and painting an undercoat on one of her walls which is a deep burgandy - hoping that it will cover it up! We are picking up the truck tomorrow arvo and will get most of our stuff from the carport and shed packed and ready to be moved tuesday.
Mum has the girls for us tomorrow for a few hours (taking them to playgroup) so we will try to get the painting in the girls rooms done then and the big move will happen tuesday i think - or wednesday. not sure!
I need some gift ideas - its my baby brothers 18th this weekend - what can i get the little bugger???
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cindy pleased to hear you had a good trip and are safe and sound,yes i missed you
i just had my nephews 18th and i got him a voucher from sanity music.
Yeah Cindy..missed u too!..Glad to hear you had a good time away and that your party was a success too!! Hope u have an easy move too..
Umm, my brother turned 18 in Feb and I got him a tattoo!..Dunno if that helps u with ideas luv..
Anyway, better get my butt into gear and get some stuff done..
oooh a tattoo..i think my mum would have killed me if I'd ever got my brother something like that!
I have no suggestions Cindy. I think I got him alcohol or something boring. At least the tattoo is different! Your trip away sounds like it went well. I kept thinking Hervey Bay not Venus Bay and thinking wow thats a long way for Tupperware! LOL. I'm going to send out a bulletin this month and offer some specials!
Nikki, it sounds like you did have a good trip away one the traumas of actually getting there were behind you.
Melissa - wowzah. I hope that they get it all sorted and no more hospitals for you til IVF.
phew! our house is finally up on the interweb here if you want a peek. Just dont look at the backyard! Its feral.
Its sooo hard trying to keep it spotless all the time. I dont know how you did it Kristie!
Neil keeps finding art on ebay and wating to buy it for the new house, i told him to wait til we've moved in and get a better idea of what will look good where once our furniture is in.
Milo has started riding his little 3 wheeler using the pedals! I'm so relieved, he was just pushing himself around on it and people kept telling me it wasnt normal and he should be able to use the pedals properly by now yada yada yada. So we're very happy now!
He's also been singing a lot. He knows and sings all the words to the Bob the builder theme song, its his favourite at the moment!
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