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Safe travelling Arte!
No sign of the pox here, I think it was just one of those things (or maybe her teeth). We went and picked berries today, DD found a blueberry bush and was quite content to just sit and eat! We got 1.5 kgs of blueberries, so I've frozen them in batches and she can have blueberries for ages (they are a fave - after watermelon)
Rainy - feel free to vent. Glad you had a good meet up with MD, aren't her girls adorable!
Noni - yay for your iron levels!! Now just remember to take your supplements this time!
MM - how was the party?
Well busy day for us tomorrow. We're heading off at 8:30 on Tuesday so tomorrow have to do housecleaning, lawnmowing, packing and a few more Chrissy pressy wraps. And a quick trip into town to get stuff for the inlaws that are coming around for a bbq tomorrow night. Fingers crossed I also get an appt at the chiropractors, have had a shocking headache the last few days, although the panadeine forte has just started to kick in.
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Cally - Thank goodness, surely if it was the pox they would have shown up by now? If it is going to show up hopefully it will wait till chrissy is over! Hope you can get a doc appt, a headache over chrissy is the last thing you want.
Arte - Daycare, haha, they would not even think twice about putting their son in daycare. Fair enough everyone has their reasons, but I did not appreciate their little comments about us putting M in daycare. I just ignored them as I know how much M loves daycare and I know that she is getting so much out of it. Yes you are right he would be much better of having a day or two in care rather than stuck alone, & bored in his cot. They put their son in a daycare center at a ski lodge for one day when they went skiing and he got a cold (mind you its the one and only time he has been sick!), surprise suprise, so now they wont venture near it again. Ah well what can you do!? Thank god, thanks for saying what you said about getting at the end of my tether with M. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has blown my top. I always feel terribly guilty afterwards. Have a lovely time down south!!
Noni - Thats good about your iron. Did you manage to get the lounge room clean?
Clare - Hope you had a nice day out, & that L wasnt grumpy after her eventful night lol.
Andie - Its hard being a mum when you are sick because you just have to try and ignore it and get on with it!! You did well today. Hope it goes away quickly.
Rainy - Vent away, I love MIL gossip. Yours sounds worse than mine by far lol. I know what you mean about wanting to talk to your DH about your MIL, but having to remember that she is still his mum & too much trashy talk about her is going to get him down. I've learnt that lesson, so now I try to vent alot about it to my sisters, because you just have to get it out!! Wow you will miss your DH while he is gone, but at least you have him for chrissy day. VERY good idea to stay home & out of the way, you dont need that stress at the moment. Why does she give you so much grief? I cant wait to her her reaction to the marriage, but you know what who cares what she has to say. I have been wondering, were you sad not to have your dad there on the day? What was his reaction?
M loved the chrissy party last night, she ended up on the trampoline (one of the ones with the nets) with the twins and giggled like crazy. We so know what she is getting next chrissy! However when Santa came out, she wouldnt sit on his knee, no suprise there, but he did give her a beach play set, bucket etc, which will come in handy. Also one of the twins had a huge in the night garden upsy daisy stuffed toy, which M carried around everywhere. So we went looking for one today & they were all around the $30 mark, which I guess isnt a huge amount but we are going to wait till the chrissy sales to see if its any cheaper for her.
I bought wedding shoes today, they are simple, strappy & a creamy colour & so comfy. & they were only $50 woo hoo!
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Hi ladies, thought I'd pop on and let you all know we have crossed the border and are in SA!!!!!!!!! OMG I'm sooo excited even though we're not going to see anyone til tmrw! :D :dance:
Well I had a pretty amazing day yesterday, went out for a drive and bumped into our very own Rainy! LOL It was a real joy to finally meet you my dear and little L is just as gorgeous as he looks on the spotlight catalogue LOL. So sorry Ange you couldn't make it, fully understand. xxx
ALSO biiiiig apologies to Clare, but I'm sorry Rainy's chocolate shop is better than the one you took me too. LOL They bring out this tray lined with every chocolate they have in the shop and you pick the one you want complementary with your coffee. DD1's eyes practically bugged out of her head, she was still coming down off the chocolate high today. Also I'm feeling like a NER BRAIN because it didn't even occur to me to txt you re the meetup near Rainy's...just saw you in Canb a week ago! Wasn't thinking in Melb at all (brain prolly addled by the overhead tram wires). Derrrr. That wasn't very considerate of me. SORRY. :hug:
And I had an amazing day on friday, went for a stroll through Bourke St Mall and bumped into our very own Queenie! She said to send her love to everyone, she's pretty busy with study etc, little S is cruising so exciting times at her house.
OK, better go. DH thinks I can't last a week without BB and it looks like he's right. LOL Will try to read and catch up before my
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hey everyone
gosh i still didnt get to personals did i eeek..
thanks for all the congrats on the iron yep needa remember to take the tablets this time but its much higher to give u an idea the cut off for the birth centre i went to last time was 12 and it was a struggle to get me there n this time im starting off at 15 so very happy much better than 6 lol...
well my loungeroom is still a mess :( dp went off to his soccer game and ofc asha decided that was the time to get a temp, throw up her dinner, and have ore dioreah ughhh.. she seems ok now, really gotta get that sample but its kinda trickey coz it has to be at the place within 4 hours and i dnt drive mums coming over today so hopefully timing will be on our side today...
well its dps birthday today and when i asked him what he wanted for dinner tonight he replied with zuchinni slice and ceasar salad lol and ofc ill be making a cake as well so i will be super busy this avo!! mums taking me shopping as i havnt even finished xmas shopping yet lol oops and then shes gonna help me a bit with the house hooray!!
sorry for the selfish posting lately lovelys its all i can manage
biig hugs n kisses to all!!
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Hi girls!
MD: LOL! i am soo jealous now of the chocolate shop outing!! mmmmmm chocolate!! now i know why Rainy lives where she does LOL!! mmmmmm :lol:
i have to say that one of my all time fav chocolate shops is in italy, pisa where DH lives...basically you walk in and choose which chocolate you would like melted and they melt it into a big mug and put fresh cream on top and you just stand there and eat/drink away! it makes me a bit sick after the first cup, but hey, it's a sickness i am willing to make!
Arte: good luck with travel! hope W behaves himself well enough on the plane...
Cally: that is so funny about the blueberry bush! i am sure Leila would be exactly the same. ATM her fav is blackberries. just powers through them like there is nooo tomorrow.
MM: ooh exciting about the wedding shoes!!! are there any firm plans re the wedding dates and places?? no doubt i have missed all the crucial news! LOL!
Noni: YAY! on the iron levels!! that is exciting news! ha ha ha at you having to clean the lounge! i know i shouldnt laugh, but man, if i had to do mine, i would pass out! LOL! ATM we have wrapping paper, tricycles, stickytape, smeared weet-bix everywhere....urrghhh. should clean it i suppose...
AFM: all good here. Leila is still shocking me with her killer poos. i have no idea what is going on or if this is just the next level in toddler poo. urgh.
we had a great day with her yesterday. were a bit mad and decided on a whim to go to toys r us (MM you inspired me!). so off we went. Leila found a dolly on the floor and carried it everywhere through the store and we came across those radio flyer trikes with the parent steer handle and they were on sale for $75!! normally they are around the $170ish mark, so i had to buy one. DH and I were going to get one a bit later as it is meant for 2 yrs+ but we couldnt pass it up. Leila is stoked. has been playing on it all morning and ringing the bell like there is no tomorrow! LOL!
anyway best dash, safe travelling for those hitting the kilometres this christmas!
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Morning Ladies!
I hope everyone is well.
Cally:
If I remember correctly, the spots for pox only come out after the infected & contagious stage.
Hayley:
Thanks.
Alex found one of those trampolines whilst we were in holidays, the smallest one of the various sizes, think it goes up to 60kg. I am thinking the same, next yrs Xmas pres! (unless I can't wait!!).
Congrats on the shoes. I brought a pair of sandals (heels) & then when I found out I was preg I got some strappy flat sandals. Think all up, both pairs cost me $28.
Being away sometimes makes it harder to cope with what you would normally cope with at home. I am glad you are feeling better. We all get angry & cranky at times. :hug:
Noni:
Hope you are doing well. I feel you don't need to apologise, just take care of yourself.
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I'm sitting here watching Jack tring to take the dummy out of Alex's mouth, Alex is very protective of his dummies so it is making it interesting. Jack must be teething, he's done nothing but tanty one after the other since getting up. He was throwing things. I had to go clean up a mess & now he's trying to help with the rest of the floor.
Anyways, we off to have a shower & then play blocks & cars.
bbs .. xox
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Hi Girls,
Well a quick one from me today. Lots of work to do. Sent the boys off to spend a day
at Daddys work. lol . Livi is sleeping and the house is a mess So I have to go and clean it up before I go out for some Xmas shopping. Got all the laybys off now so its time to wrap wrap wrap... Livi has 3 new teeth and another on the way.
We are all good and looking forward to our holiday.
Hello to everyone and BBL to catch up.
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hi girls,
just a boring ol' vent from here...
decided to be brave and renew my license today at vicroads...with Leila....
she did really really well until the point where we had to leave. then she cracked it, decided she was hungry then and there and had a complete meltdown. the place was packed, soooo many ppl just staring and not moving outta the way. leila threw herself on the floor and started kicking and screaming, i asked her to get up and because she was soo busy raging when she did pick herself up she went face foward into the wall...twice. she was sooooooo not happy. so there i am trying to navigate my way with a pram, a bag and a raging toddler (in the end i was holding onto ONE of her arms and trying to push through a crowd to get to the lift whereby NO ONE moved to let me press the button. now, you would have thought that i was on my own, but no, DH was there. he DID NOTHING to help me. didnt take my bag, the pram or leila, he was too busy filing away his papers and watching me. i felt like the worst mumma in the world and must have looked really cold hearted, as i just wanted to be out of there so didnt spend anytime consoling Leila after she walked herself into a wall (twice!). urghh.
all DH said after i told him that he could of helped was 'oh, sorry'. arrghhhh!!
sorry about the me vent. i am almost in tears after that. why couldnt he have stepped in to help??! it was obvious that she was throwing a tantrum with me!
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Clare :hug: I would have kicked my dh square up the bum if he did that to me, men are such pains sometimes. Sounds like you could use a bit of chocolate (my answer for everything lol).
Will be back for more later girls.
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mmm yes, some chocolate would do very nicely right now LOL! may have to have a quick visit to the cafe downstairs for a brownie and latte...mmmm
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Clare: sorry to hear you DH didn't help. thinking back, I used to have to say something to my ex to get him to help me in situation like that. hope you enjoyed your brownie & latte.
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Clare- :comfort::comfort::comfort: You poor love. Sending you heaps of hugs. men are so dosile.
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Hi girls just a quick one form me. I wont be around for a week or so, we are leaving for the big drive to Sydney at 4.30am. We want wish you all a Merry Christmas!! This is going to be such a fun Christmas. Stay safe and enjoy the holidays.
Will check in if I can otherwise I will catch up with you all in a week.
MERRY CHRISTMAS BEAUTIFUL LADIES AND YOUR FAMILIES!!!
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hi girls, hope you are all doing well
clare- i think my dh probably would've done nothing too PITA!!!hope you're feeling a bit better about the whole situation now. sometimes going out is so stressful! no wonder i hardly ever leave the mountain :lol:
katie- have a great time in sydney, be safe :)
md- glad you enjoyed the choc shop, was so great to catch up :)
mm- i'm not entirely sure why mil hates me so much- she did scream at me a couple of times 'you've taken my son away from me' so i guess that's got something to do with it. she has absoutely no friends though, particularly women, and has always apparantely had problems getting along with people, so my dh tells me. he can't understand why i take it so personally and thinks i am way too sensitive about it all, considering he has been telling me for years she is a pyscho biatch. he can't understnad why i just can't believe him that she has something wrong with her and leave it at that. idk why i have so much trouble letting it all go, i just do.
i was a bit sad about dad not being at the wedding, but he completely understood where we were coming from and was happy to be an important part of the day by looking after L. he even gave us some money towards the rings. he wasn't upset at all by the situation as we spend lots of time with him, and is very much a part of our 'everyday' lives iykwim? so completely gets our headspace if that makes sense?
arte- if there was a forum on il troubles i would be on it everyday LOL, it's so nice to be able to vent about it here. you guys have all helped me out with this situation more than you will ever know.
have a great trip down south :)
i got my lovely nz made mountain buggy pram today, it's lovely!
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Rainy - Oh please she sounds like she needs to do some growing up and realise that her little boy is now a grown man with a family! Is your DH an only child/son? Thats very sad that she is like that with you. Aww thats sweet what you said about your dad, he would have loved his day with L. I so wish we had of kept with our plan to elope to Broome now, even though we are having a simple backyard job the cost is starting to add up and people are starting to pee me off. So I LOVE your idea of a nice intimate day, between the two of you, thats what its all about after all. Congrats on the new pram, they look awesome.
Oz - Have a safe drive & a merry christmas!
Clare - Sounds like your day was a tad disasterous your poor thing!
Leemar - Well done on sending the boys off to work with dad lol!
Andie - You sound like an awesome mum, you are always playing games with the kids!
Noni - Dont worry I am behind on the chrissy shopping too. Hope you got your house nice & clean and that the dinner turned out well. Have you spilled the exciting news to your families yet?
MD - Hope you have reached your destination by now, what an adventure for the kids.
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I have been so slack and not been posting in here! I have been reading though.
Off for haircuts for Paige and I today (and Alister if he will co-operate LOL) and then groceries. Luckily Lindsay is off helping DH for the day so it will only be the younger three, cause it's going to be a stinker here today and it always makes the kids so cranky
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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa kicks and screams!!
i just wrote this mammoth post finally replying to everyone and ofc my bloody net cut out and i lost it all waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
now i have to go coz ashas finished breaky.. its not fair!!!!
