MM - glad you had a wonderful day, a bottle of wine with DH and a $100 voucher from Dymocks - you hit the jackpot girl!
MM - actually I've read Mem's autobiography and she worked long and hard and juggled in the early days, she was living in a car at one point. I'm not defending her, I think she's just trying to point out that a lot of ppl today consider certain aspects of expenditure as 'necessities' when a generation ago ppl wouldn't dream of making those choices, kwim?
Raino - at sunburn. I guess that hole in the ozone is getting bigger and bigger. My hairdresser was telling me she got medivac'd to the burns unit in hospy after less than 3 hours out on the lake. She's been waterskiing for years so it was a bit of a shock. It was third degree burns and she collapsed (!) So slip slop slap everyone, that sun's getting nastier than it used to be.
Kate the girls night in with Tupperware, what a great idea! Noice raffle win too.
JaZaH I bought the BH&G maggie 10 days ago and haven't looked at it yet ! I'm starting to think towards Christmas too as it's going to be craaaaazy with the removals, etc. I've got an advent calendar quilt panel but not sure it it'll get sewn this year! GL with the fete committee, we're currently organising our stall for the Guides fete. I had the brilliant idea of doing a "confectionary" stall as the cake stall was already taken and it was a complete winner last year. We sneak a few craft items in there too .
DD is being a complete royal PAIN today since her sleepover friend left. She's about to get her MP3 player confiscated if she's not careful.
Trill, sleepover was a complete success and her friend is such a lovely thoughtful kind and genuine girl, I'm just soooo relieved. It's doing H a world of good to have a special buddy after all this time. I guess i started to doubt that there were any other families bringing up their daughters to be genuine people but it seems like eventually they find one another! No muffled giggling, we watched Muppets Wizard of Oz (hilarious by the way), well actually I fell asleep on the couch and they watched it. So it was sort of an early night for me!
I told E it was time for a sleep, and she toddled into her bedroom ready to hop into the cot (!!!) She's been utterly exhausted these last few days. I took her to the dr as she had a bit of a temp and has been horribly whiney and clinging but he couldn't find anything wrong with her either. So now I'm wondering if she's just been overtired for some reason. I wonder if she's been awake at night but I've been too tired to hear her?
Ohh gosh too much wine & I just had to go and get on my box didnt I hehe. Marydean I know exactly what you mean, people putting their plasmas and flasho cars before their children. I can definately see her point, and I've learnt alot about young babies being put into f/t daycare (so not right) at uni, it just made me get the guilts about M.
The weather is so horrible here today and we have to go & meet with a marriage celebrant, really cant be bothered...
Rainy - Yep, cupboards are pretty full. Still the odd cheap chinese take away type container that DH uses for his lunches (I don't trust him with my tupperware, it comes back three months later with mould growing ) A lot of my tupperware though is in my kit which I rotate around, so am constantly updating both my kit and subsequently my cupboards.
Jaz - yep, Rock N Serves. They are awesome for freezing and reheating. Just let me know... Also, am very jealous of your sleepin. S has been getting up around 5am consistently (if not earlier) and not going back down until her mid morning nap. You'd think after so long of her waking at that time that I would be used to it...but nope, still knocks me for six.
MD - So cute about E toddling off to bed. Poor thing, hope she gets back to normal soon
Sherie - Tell that viral intruder to get lost and not come back. poor A
OH boy Kate IKWYM! I have my "approved for DH use" cheap stuff in one cupboard and then all the 'good' tupperware in another as he completely ruined a container once by taking it to work and putting in the microwave. he also puts the rock n serve stuff in the pie warmer at work too! Q for you though, why is it that the US gets differnt tupperware than we do locally? I have brought some great stuff from Ebay form the US because it's not available here.
Marydean great to hear of the sleepover success. IKWYM about the attitude though, Lindsay is always like that after a sleepover at a particular friends house and it takes him a few days to have an 'attitude readjustment' ie me telling him he better cut it out or else LOL. But I hope it doesn't come to that with H.
H, don't worry about the daycare, I really don't think she *directs* it at those who have to work, because she knows that it's unavoidable to use it, but I think her ire is mainly directed at those that use it excessively when they don't need too kwim?
md- yeah you're right, i think the sun is definitely getting hotter. i need to get lewis a hat that ties on and has a really wide brim, any ideas? might try pumpkin patch....
kate- so true about not trusting dh with containers! i don't trust mine anything. he tried to steal my bellybelly mug to have his stupid noodle soup in i don't think so....
hayley- how did you go with celebrant? it's all so exciting...
I am so bored tonight. I have read all the posts and cant remember anything that was written.
Cally how nice having some time to yourself today. Its good to hear K is settling in at CC better.
Kate I love Tupperware too, I almost got into selling it but decided not to.
Arte I so hear you on needing a break. I love when DH just takes L outside with him for half hour and I can sit in peace and do what ever I want.
Rainy we got L a wide brimmed hat form the chemist. He also has a cap and one of those cap types with the flap at the back. He seems to love his cap. L is always smothered in sunscreen.
Gosh I really cant remember much else lol.
I got a tone of cleaning done today which means I can just veg out tomorrow. Maybe I will head out for some window shopping and leave L with DH to watch the motor racing.
LOL Katie, my DD learnt to watch motor racing with DH very early on! Sunday arvo = mummy goes out and catches up with friends!
V jealous of all the babies who love their hats. K we got ours at the chemist too, it's an organic cotton legionnaire style, huge brim, E HATES it with a vengeance.
Cally I might try putting some toggles on E's hat, it's a bit tricky to tie when she's squirming and bellowing! Still 2 sleeps until DH to get home. I LOL'd at K moving the boundary markers. So cute
morning everyone
thanks for all your good luck wishes, im still feeling sick but idk if its just that i have a bug or something, am being careful not to work myself up because i do it everytime thinking that i am when im not haha.. af is due tmw, i was almost sure it had come this morning coz of cramping but nope so i spose i will know soon enough...
md - ashas not a fan of her hat either sometimes we will be lucky tho and she will get distracted and forget shes wearing it haha.. yay 2 sleeps!!
katie - hope you have a nice relaxing veg out day
cally - glad dd is settling well at childcare must make it a little easier
falguni - im coming to your house for some of that salad ok? lol sounds delish
sherie - wow 10 teeth lol asha still only has 6 and one on the way lol 4 at the top and 2 down the bottom with another one coming lol..
arte - glad dh gave you some alone time.. hope it becomes a regular thing now!!
hope everyones having a lovely weekend i have netball presentation today lol how exciting.. haha not
Noni I hope your preggas, but if your not there is always next month. Its always fun practising
Trillian I love window shopping at this time of year too, I dont like actually shopping though. People can be so rude and greedy at Christmas time. I love hearing the carols playing though and seeing all the decorations and Santas in the shopping centres.
MD you wont be able to sleep tonight. You must be so excited about DH coming home. Guess you wont be on BB much as you will have loads of "catching up" to do woot woo. Lol.
My house is all clean now and it feels great. I am off to drop off some photos I took then do some window shopping.
thanks for all your hat suggestions. i've got a cool oobi one with bats on it but i just don't think the brim is wide enough to cover his (very) chubby cheeks.
i ended up finding one online at the kids store (thanks for suggestion ange) and bought one with planes on it for lewis and bought a hat with cars on it and a big blue wrap for little j.
ange- i'm spewin you were in lilydale yesterday. i was soooo bored. i would've been down there in a flash. if you're ever looking for a playground, have you been to the one in montrose? it's the best playground i've ever seen.
md- thank you for the offer, but i seem to be drowning in breast pads around here. i bought sh7tloads before l was born and still haven't used them all.
arte- ahhhh the breakdown, i had heaps when i was in the 1st trimester of this pg, but i haven't had one for a while. think i must be due for one soon.
cally- you're so clever putting your own toggles on the hat. i could never do that
katie- have fun window shopping. all i get to do these days is interenet shopping
sherie - lol we came second overall, word is we are getting some track pants lol with our name and runners up 08 on them or something silly plus other stuff apparantly.. dont know about trophies lol we got a medal from the association for coming 2nd but this is club presentation.. as for the testing i am trying to hold of as long as possible as we dont have much money atm and i am a bit of a poas addict once i start lol af is due tmw so i wanna go atleast a few days over before i start testing just so i dont waste money..
anyways best be off to get ready hope everyone is having a lovely day
Hayley, sorry I missed your special day yesteday - Happy Birthday!!! When you meet the celebrant make sure he can say your name correctly - the only thing that went wrong at our wedding was that the celebrant announced us Mr and Mrs G pronounced incorrectly. Grrrrr.
Noni, fingers crossed for you
MD, glad the sleepover went well and that H has a nice friend. ONLY TWO MORE SLEEPS TO GO!!!!!!! Could Miss E have some teeth on the way?
Well, I had a moderate melt down yesterday and DH took W out for an afternoon so I got a couple of hours to myself. I am having a bit of a hard time adjusting to only having one nap a day for free time. I am hoping that DH will make it a regular event. It isn't that I don't appreciate that I get to stay home with W but it is long days and no breaks. Apart from quick trips to the supermarket, DH has really only looked after W when I am there but he is well and truely old enough to go out with DH now. I feel a lot better just being able to do some of the things that I have been wanting to do for ages - I got out the sewing machine and took up the bottom of some pants I have had for about 5 months. Unfortunately now I have lost a few kilos and they are a bit baggy lol.
LOL Arte, sounds like we really do need to take that holiday together Alister goes with DH out and about the place quite a bit - going around the sheep etc. It might only be for half and hour or so, but if you hook in, you can really get a lot done in that time.
G, Alister has 10, nearly 11 teeth now - 6 up top inc 2 molars and 4 down the bottom, with the 11th (a molar) trying to come through. With the hats, I got one for Alister the other week just from a kids clothes shop and it has the draw string to keep it on and he can't get it off no matter how hard he tries, so he just gives up now. PP might have them, but it's hard to find them with a decent wide brim.
Rainy- We should have gone to a play centre today. I was looking for something to do. DH was working, AGAIN. He didn't get home till about 10pm last night. They are cutting silage/haylige and it always seems there is some kind of F-up and he's been getting home at all hours. Anyway, shouldn't whinge, some DH's are home for looooong stints at a time, aint that right MD. How many sleeps? 2?
I ended up in Lilydale as there was a market on, but it was crap! Good to get out, we hung out in the playground for a couple of hours.
Arte- i am really hearing you on the constant long days. Again shouldn't whinge, i don't know how you girls with more than one do it, or those with hubby's away. I just feel like i need a break occasionally. I had my first baby free day last weekend and it was lovely to have a little time to myself. I really feel it at times like this when DH leaves at 6 and comes home after 8pm.
Trillian- WOW on all the little man's teeth! No molars here yet, but she has been clingy and grumpy, maybe there are on the way.
I'm making a mango avocado and chicken salad for dinner tonight, another craving!
Ok, PREGGY LADIES - I've got a heap of leftover sposy breast pads (nuk and pigeon I think) so I'm happy to post them to whoever wants them. If you all want them I will divide them up equally. Share the love around PM me.
MD - sounds like you've started the pre move clean out! Glad that H has found a little friend, shame you'll be moving soon - fingers crossed she has heaps of new friends at the next school. Hope the arrival tomorrow goes down without any problems and you're sitting on the couch holding hands again!!
Trill - wow, what a lot of teeth! We're up to 8 here, 4 top and bottom - no sign of molars yet though!
MM - Happy Birthday!! Glad you had a good day. How was your celebrant meeting?
Rainy - I got K a great hat from Target with a good brim. Also has some elastic in the band which makes it last a bit longer I find. I just bought some toggles and some ribbon so it couldn't be pulled off. She loves her hats, puts them on and wanders around the house with them!!
Kate - ahhh, Tupperware..... K went through my cupboard tonight and it was strewn across the kitchen floor. I love the rocknserves - not a fan of the new colour (I have the blue ones) but I do like the new 1L size. All my 600mL are looking like they might be a bit small with this extra mouth in the house! Oh, that 5am wake up is bad!
Cass & Pregpan - enjoy the big race next week!!
All is good here. Had to rescue a lizard today from the cat and then a currawong - and I'm really not good with reptiles! DH looked after DD at the cricket - she kept moving the boundary markers - and I went and had a nice wander around a nursery and got myself some new plants for all our new garden. Will try and put them in tomorrow morning before it gets too hot. I think DD is settling in better to childcare now - yesterday was less than a minute of crying when we left so that was nice.
at sunburn. I guess that hole in the ozone is getting bigger and bigger. My hairdresser was telling me she got medivac'd to the burns unit in hospy after less than 3 hours out on the lake. She's been waterskiing for years so it was a bit of a shock. It was third degree burns and she collapsed (!) So slip slop slap everyone, that sun's getting nastier than it used to be.
! I'm starting to think towards Christmas too as it's going to be craaaaazy with the removals, etc. I've got an advent calendar quilt panel but not sure it it'll get sewn this year! GL with the fete committee, we're currently organising our stall for the Guides fete. I had the brilliant idea of doing a "confectionary" stall as the cake stall was already taken and it was a complete winner last year. We sneak a few craft items in there too
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) A lot of my tupperware though is in my kit which I rotate around, so am constantly updating both my kit and subsequently my cupboards. 
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