The most we are doing is going out to Kuranda on the train to see the "jungle" as Jett says (aka rainforest). He wants to see the butterfly sanctuary. Otherwise we are winging it! Just doing it to say we did I guess JIC we get moved in July. Wont feel like we didnt attempt to see anything even though we are right on the doorstep to some fabulous places.
Happy birthday Ripley! Enjoy your day seeing the butterflies!!!
Shell my brother is staying with us.Perhaps alternating with staying at pops and our house. I was adament against it but aaron and i felt so bad and upset about it we thought we just see how it went. I didnt want to be the one to kick my own brother out. I would feel bad everytime i looked at him. The girls love him so they will probably annoy him to death.lol So for a while with mum and dad still there it will be "packed to the rafters" It was like that at xmas time with everyone back and dad said it was our theme song.lol
Ok hot weather galore again.Got to get this washing out on the line befroe i get cooked.
Hi all,
Hope everyone had a great New Year. Jsut got back from the Beach House. Had a very quiet new year, as by NYE everyone had left the beach house except J and I, so it was just the two of us. I was in bed by 10. I have a serious sinus prob at the moment and heaps f sinus pain.
Shell - J would call the nativity scene Jesus. Didn't really get it thoug.
Happy birthday to Ripley. Maz - what date it Mat's birthday on??
Chrissy - great that you have been able to get so much practical stuff.
I haven't really read the posts properly. Hope everyone is well.
I am going to go have a lie down while J is asleep, although I will ahve to wake him soon or he won't go to bed tonight......
Have a happy 1st birthday party today mateauz!! Im sure you will have fun being the gorgeous boy you are! Your family love you very much!!!! and of course us here too. xo caddie
Maz its quite understandale for you to be emotional.Especially after the year you have had so try and enjoy how far you guys have come. You have worked magic on mateauz remember!
Back from our trip, had fab time and BOTH boys were on their best behaviour even though we were on the go from sun-up to 9pm at night! Will post pics later, Im knackered and Jett is refusing to nap so Im the lucky one who gets to stay up tired and cranky while the other two sleep
Maz - I hope you had a good day with your little boy. I know this birthday would be a particularly special milestone for you.
AnnaT - Glad you had a good time.
J is off to my mums tomorrow. She is going to keep him there till Thursday. So that's great. I want sleep! (Even though I will be working during those days, work is easy compared to a 2yo)
Today was our 6th Wedding anniversary, and I forgot! Well I remembered late yest when DH reminded me. How bad. I just think that I am caought up with my Cousin getting her blood test results on if it was a genetic order that her bub died from, that I have sort of forgotten about everything else. Anyway DH and I are going to go catch a movie and dinner on Tues, while J is with mum.
Oh - and mum also asked if she can have J for the australia day weekend as she is going away and wants to take him, so i said "of course!" I will go to the races at Hanging Rock on Aust Day. (only 15 mins from here)
Meg- So did you find out the results? Or is that this week? Happy anniversary, can understand with so much going on that it can slip your mind.
Does yr mum wanna take Ash away also, lol, I could do with a break.
AnnaT- Yay on having great time, saw pics on FB, Df proposed to me in Karunda.
Maz- Saw pics on FB too of Mats birthday, looked like a great day, its exciting to see how well he is doing after the year you've had.
Caddie- Lol, I love packed to rafters, I keep joking to mum and dad we're all moving back in and they don't like the thought of it.
We spent the whole day putting together trampoline for Ash, we bought one with Ash's xmas money, got 25% off woohoo. She loves it but was bloody hard work.
happy new year and a big happy birthday to ripley little man!!!
hope you are all well
im sooo tired!!!
we went to gumbuya park yesterday with savanna and my cousins two little girls and another couple who are our good friends. then back to their house for dinner.
my mum took both girls last night as i am working this morning.
hubby ran a beautiful bubble bath with candles for me. i cant remember the last time i was able to relax with a bubble bath and a glass of red. it was amazing!!!
we built our house in narre south for those that were asking. its such a beautiful area and its in a court which i absolutely love. so peaceful and safe.
we were the second residents to move in and our neighbours who were the first are awesome too.
oh and the gardening is going great!! we had the backyard leveled out with a bobcat the other day. sooo much better no tripping over uneven ground.
nye was fantastic!!! had a party at our place with a bonfire hehe
we have two new doggys now.
Brandy and tyson - english staffys such sweeties
rocky the chihuhua is in love with brandy and is stuck to her like glue. its so funny
well im at work now so better get back to it.
have a wonderful day ladies!!
Amz-Yah on building a house, we are in the process of doing it as owner builders, such a massive headache, it is taking me ages to draw up plans. Hope the garden gets some lawn for your 2 precious girls soon.
Take care pregnant ladies in this heat. Still have sick bubs here, but getting a bit better.
aww helen i cant imagine how stressful and draining that would be!!! how are you managing??
as for the lawn.. well we have decided against grass and are building a playground area in the backyard with fake turf. the type they use in childcare centers. its bloody expensive though!! but so worth it for our little ones. We are fencing the playground off too so the dogs cant get in there. lots of work to do!!
also paving and a pergola going in this month .. arghhh
and for the front yard we are doing a low maintenance garden with white rocks and a palm tree as a feature. ill have to post pics once its done
Haha funny you should say your astro turfing Ambz, I told Dh many moons ago that if/when we finally buy a house or townhouse, there is to be NO GRASS and only astro turf Id happily buy an apartment when the kids are grown and gone but Dh dislikes apartments. Make sure you take piccies to show us!
Well Jett had his first day back at kindy today, starting TWO days a week, and he did not shed one single tear OR tell me 'no go play today' getting in the car to leave home He usually does this exact routine every morning he goes but is fine once Im gone. Today it was just "Oh yeah Bye mum love you!" and off I went. He adores his teacher though and I really think he missed going to play with other older kids while we were on holidays. So peaceful with just the Ripmeister toddling around the place.
So Ry and I vacuumed, mopped, washed, dishwashed and now Im knackered. Might go hang out in Rivers room doing some sorting while I can...........we shut Rip in his room while I mopped and I cant hear him now so maybe he is again.
Helen, hope the bubs keep on the mend! Kudos to you, your a supermum! Shell, so has Ash annoyed you beyond belief about the trampoline When Jett got his for his 1st birthday all we heard for months was "Jump jump, ampoline!" Drove me batty.
AnnaT- Lol, yes! All day we hear 'trampoline' then she'll go on for like 5 mins, 10 at max, come off, 15 mins later starts again, 'trampoline'.
Thats great Jett loves kindy, make things easier for you knowing he's really happy there.
Helen- how is everything going over in your busy world? You finding time to even breath with all the kids, how are the twins? How are the older 2 with them?
Ambz- Thats great, sounds like you are well settled in, nice to find an area you love with friendly neighbours, ooh it could be like Ramsey St! Lol.
We are off to Phillip Island tomor for just 3 days, going to be such crap cold weather while we are there so np beach for us! Will find other stuff to do and will be nice to get away for abit. Df insists he is going in the water no matter what cause he had bought a boogie board, I will have fun watching that!
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY RIPLEY!!! 
(8th Meg)
Id happily buy an apartment when the kids are grown and gone but Dh dislikes apartments. Make sure you take piccies to show us!
He usually does this exact routine every morning he goes but is fine once Im gone. Today it was just "Oh yeah Bye mum love you!" and off I went. He adores his teacher though and I really think he missed going to play with other older kids while we were on holidays. So peaceful with just the Ripmeister toddling around the place.
again. 
When Jett got his for his 1st birthday all we heard for months was "Jump jump, ampoline!" Drove me batty.
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