oh MD, i hear you on the movie front. it seems that it is all about the "in" jokes for adults rather than just the darn good entertainment value for kids IYKWIM. i mean, toy story is awesome and all but it really did change the way we view a "successful" kids moving. bah, off my soapbox lol.
i did a quick browse at the borders taht is closing here in 9 days and i must say that i also noticed that even at 60% off everything that the books are cheaper at BigW. so didnt buy anything.
Arte: i would still be barmy at him for only sending a frikkin' email...but i am petty lol. and sheesh about the 2 hours of "fun" in the middle of the night with W. i would be bonkers. How is your pg this time going? no doubt flying by!
MP: wow, J is turning 2. far out brussel sprout. gosh though you have me salivating with the friands mmmm mmm mmmm.
Trill: that is so awesome! woot woo! you are going to a concert!!!!!!!! ahhhhh concerts are nothing but a distant memory in my life...
AFM: not much to really report on. Leila is 3 going on 13 ; i bought the cutest little cardi for her from the BIG (Fiona Scanlon) store today that was having 50% off storewide, soooo cute! and i have found that stuff to be quite durable (especially as leila is rough as guts with her clothes).
Marta was wide awake for 13 hours straight today so i was going a bit troppo and feel like i have been hit by a legion of buses lol.
Oh, and you all must check out leila and marta on the babyology website . remember how i said that i won a hugg-a-planet prize? well, the put up a pic of the girls with the prize on their website . check it out! babyology com au (you can just scroll down for the article and click through!). that is my proud mummy moment lol.
Far out, you lost Borders??!! That is a sad day But you are right that the specials can't compete with what you can pay online. There are two major websites here that I use and I can order a book at 4pm and have it on my doorstep at 8am the next morning.
Cass, that planet thing is awesome! W would love something like that. I am going to get him a model of the planets. I can't keep up with everything he wants to know.
And I am still rather dirty about DH's lack of communication. I sent a...not nice... email but then I deleted it - I am sure he actually was trying and I don't want to ruin his trip - but there is definitely a storm brewing when he gets home.
The pregnancy is going fine - 30 weeks today! I should really get onto some sort of diabetes testing. I am a bit concerned it has cropped up again but my midwife is away and the locum can't prescribe the test sticks for the machine.
Meh, I was never a huge Border's fan, I did appreciate the in-house coffee but I always though the vast bulk of its stock was overpriced.
Wow that is fantastic delivery Arte, are they NZ companies or internationals? BTW I admire your restraint. I have been known to be a long-distance shrieking harpy before today. I'll blame it on having my moon in Aries.
Arte: I find getting all the words down in written form sometimes very cathartic although one must be careful not to accidently send it hahaha
MD: i am with you on the screaming harpy. if DH doesnt call me before 9pm on the nights he is away i open a can of whoop-ass lol. mebbe that is why he has decided that it just easier to take me to LA instead of leaving us here
oh and i am sooo much more excited about the italy side too. i think it is simply because i know where where we will be living and have friends etc etc. LA is the big unknown (and therefore a teeny weeny bit daunting).
I recognised the bed and fireplace before I recognised the girls!! That is such a cool looking win!
Arte - when is the nurse back, don't really want to risk diabetes. Have fun with your brother.
I liked wandering Borders, but did find it pretty expensive. I think they also suffered from just having too much stuff that was unusual and not necessarily highly in demand. Our local Angus and Robertson is still going, it became independent. (Katie has just sold DH a Miffy book for $20 - maybe she had something to do with the collapse)
No interest in the Cars movie here. Might check out Winnie the Pooh.
I don't think I ever bought much at Borders, I just like that they actually had stock to browse (which I could then buy online for half the price lol). I was looking in some book shops for kids science books and no one had anything at all - not even adult reference books. All the sales must be in biographies, new releases and magazines because the shops are pretty empty apart from that.
MD, fishpond I think is international, the other is mightyape. Depends what you order, some stuff is drop shipped from overseas and I have to wait for a couple of weeks but if it is in stock then it is really speedy.
Not much point in going postal on the phone. He will be back in a few days and anyway I don't really want to know what cool things he has been up to - just makes it more and more obvious how much I am missing out on. I hope he doesn't expect me to fake an interest in his photos, still too bitter to delight in his fortune lol
ahhhhh concerts are nothing but a distant memory in my life...
; i bought the cutest little cardi for her from the BIG (Fiona Scanlon) store today that was having 50% off storewide, soooo cute! and i have found that stuff to be quite durable (especially as leila is rough as guts with her clothes).
. remember how i said that i won a hugg-a-planet prize? well, the put up a pic of the girls with the prize on their website
But you are right that the specials can't compete with what you can pay online. There are two major websites here that I use and I can order a book at 4pm and have it on my doorstep at 8am the next morning.
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