that absolutely sux! i would be furious if that happened to me. yeah no wonder we shop online
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that absolutely sux! i would be furious if that happened to me. yeah no wonder we shop online
MD, that would be super annoying if the shops had nothing I was after - especially since it is a day trip to go to the shops from here! Online shopping all the way!
Trill, yay for your DH's fab bonus!! Bet your mind is filled with a million ways to spend it lol
We have had a busy weekend - town Christmas parade and market yesterday (toy library float that I helped with won, kids went on the kindy float). Then today was DH's work kids party. They had a foam pit and a massive inflatable slide and free BBQ and drinks. It was a good afternoon. Then my friend finished moving around the corner so we had them all over for a BBQ dinner which was nice.
hi guys!
phew, a few big days at our end! sorry for being rather MIA!
MD: i so hear you on the gripe about shopping lately. i am so so tired of shopping for things and finding them incorrectly priced, or being overcharged at the checkout, or not finding the right thing despite there being a million signs saying that it is there :wall:
(can you tell that i braved toys r us and had epic failure lol?!)
arte: i see you too are in the christmas party land! we had to write a list and put it up on the fridge so that we can keep track lol. first time ever! i guess this *might* mean that we have finally moved in to melbourne...only to move out in like 5 weeks hahahaha.
G: how is L now? probably all better and conquering the world again?
AFM: all good here. finally realising that i am now in fact dr clare lol. sooo weird! after all these years of studying to have it in my hand; very surreal.
in between all the parties and graduating and Opa visiting we have been battling the usual cold and flu etc. thankfully no more febrile convulsions from Marta (thank goodness...those things are really freaky!).
other news is that we have found a place to live while we are in LA! :dance:. so that is all going ahead; have booked the furniture to move in on the 19th of jan :o. oh my goodness, we are really going!!!!
MD I hate that. As you know I have ages to drive to anywhere decent for shopping so if there is something I really want I will just get it online now. Been burnt too many times with shops not having advertised stock. Did you end up getting them though online?
G, how is L going now? I bet he was glad for the time outside the other day.
Arte, I love it when employers have the sense to have a work function that includes the kids. We had DH's work party saturday week ago and as usual the kids had a ball. makes you feel more like going if you know you can take the kids and they wont get bored.
Cass, Yay for having a house! that date is going to come around super fast. Once Christmas and new year is out of the way it seem like no time at all and its already the end of Jan. I'm a bit bummed that you will be gone before I get down there in Feb though :( But I know you will have a fab time over there. And I think it is truly fantastic that you are DOCTOR!
Yeah, so DH's bonus. Totally shocked at him getting that. They always give a bonus of some sort, but DH reckons because gold prices are so high they are earning an absolute pile of money so they need to pay people bigger bonus' via their salary and write off some tax LOL. But they can write off all the tax they like as far as I'm concerned ;) I thought he was going to use it to buy some fuel and fertiliser, but last night he said he wanted to keep it for us which would be great. So many little things around the house need replacing or fixing and we've just been putting it off.
Also got my Uni marks which I couldn't be more pleased about. I even got a credit pass in the PE subject I did and I thought for sure I'd only get a pass. After we got our last assignment marks back for that one she emailed all of us and said whoever got a credit or higher really earnt it as it was a really tough assignment which made me feel pleased because I did get a credit for that one. I was talking to a friend who is a year ahead of me and she said next year will be a lot different for me because she said they weren't as tough as they were in first year so that is something to look forward too. SHe said it seems like in first year they want to weed out the ones who aren't sure they will stick with it so they come down hard.
And it's the last week of school this week!!! Bust week too, shock horror! LOL. Today is fine though, but tomorrow is Presentation day and we're all crossing fingers that L will be Captain, or at the very least, a prefect. I got the letter in the mail the other week saying that "Dear Mr and Mrs Brown, we are excited to inform you that your children are getting awards at this years Presentation Day assembly" so we dont' know if that means all 3 of them are, or at least two of them. Either way it's pretty exciting. The only downfall is that it goes for 2 hours! I was thinking I might take the DVD player in for A to watch when he starts to get really bored and fidgety. Then Wednesday we are starting shearing for 3 days, Thursday E has her class christmas party and they are going to a chocolate factory!! They get to make a giant freckle. Pretty cool way to celebrate instead of the usual class party at school. So I will have to go into town to pick them up as she wont be back till after the buses have gone already. Then Friday is A's preschool christmas party and concert and L's class party at the pool, then I have to take them home and shower them before picking up MIL and going back into town for Little A's presentation and then letting her take the kids home for the night while DH and I go to his second work party. Then Saturday we are heading to Wagga to do Christmas shopping, which should be interesting because I know DH will be hungover as anything! But he can suffer in his jocks :lol: I wouldn't be surprised if he told me to go on my own though. Then on Sunday E has to sing in the school choir at Carols by Candlelight in town. Just to cap it of I am taking the kids to my grandparents for two days so we can catch up with my Aunty who is coming down from Mackay and we haven't seen her in years. Its going to be a crazy two weeks! I can finally rest after Christmas I reckon.
oh my goodness...i think i need a rest after just reading all of the things you guys are up to lol!
you must be so so proud of your kids, they seem to be really level-headed and enjoying their schooling. i have :crossfingers: that L gets Captain!!
Trill, well done to your kids for prize giving! Sounds like they are doing really well. And congrats to you for your uni marks too.
Cass, Congrats to you as well for having your PhD firmly in hand - that is probably the most expensive bit of paper you will ever own!
Kindy party today. W wanted to go as Santa so I made them some Santa outfits to wear. It was really good apart from the weather but we were able to use the school hall next to the kindy so it was fine. They had a bouncy castle and a merry go round. W was completely shattered - all these parties and the general wear of the year is catching up with him. The other day he cried when I left him at kindy which he hasn't done a single time this year. I got him in to bed at 7 tonight so hopefully a bit of catch up sleep helps him.
It sure is a crappy time of year for getting overtired isn't it? Last day of school tomorrow and it's going to be a relief! Not that I will be any less busy but having to do the whole get kids up and ready for school thing will make like a little more relaxed anyway.
i hear you on the party overload! Leila went to the street xmas party crying (because she wanted to go but was tired), then sat on my hip the whole time, so decided that she was too tired and took her home only to have her cry once again that she didnt want to leave!
today was a bit of a sad day in that after 4 years, Leila had her very last ever kindy day :(. i cannot believe it! all her carers were quite emotional (as was I!) as they have followed her for those 4 years, so have known her and looked after her 2-3 days a week since she was 6 months old. such a strange feeling walking up to those doors to pick her up knowing that we won't do it again. i guess this is what seeing your kids growing up is all about really...just the beginning...
Hiya! Hope everyone's out there having happy-busy-Christmassy times and not all frantic and over-stressed!!
Cass, I so totally relate to the whole transitions thing! We've done moves before over Christmas/Jan and it really adds a whole other element to a time of year that's already full of busy-ness, sweet moments with people that matter, and (if you're anything like me and I KNOW you are LOL) more than just a few teary moments as well. :hug: I can't believe how close you're getting to blast-off and TBH I'm still wrapping my head around ...LA??!! Of all places... LOL. I hope you're going to start a blog or just be a mad FB updater or something cos i'll be living vicariously through your travels, ok? OK???
Trill, go you! And congrats to all your gorgeous kids. I scraped through with a pass in one subject and a credit in the other, which is a bit of a come-down for me, but nonetheless it's a personal achievement for me at this point in my life so happy with that. I thought we were busy this week with all of H's graduation carry-on but gosh yours is crazy! Good luck with your saturday shopping.
Arte, gosh you're good whipping up the santa costumes like that! Creative lady. E's been to a few 'parties' (end of year celebrations) with the FDC lady and she's getting a bit worn down too.
Ginger, How is L going now? All better? Can you see the difference in him now? BTW I ordered that Angry Birds thing online, and then DD announced yesterday in the toy shop that she thinks its great and would love to get it. LOL. I acted like I'd never heard of it and didn't know what it was, so I'm looking forward to seeing her open it on chrissy day!
I went shopping in town yesterday with H and we had a really lovely day, from our date in the fancy cupcake shop, through to the fun we had finding things in the fun thingammys shop. But i tell ya it's like herding a flea around at times, she's so distractible. And that's saying something, coming from me.
Big milestone for our family this week - Hannah graduated from primary school! So there were events on for THREE DAYS and I had to leave work early every day and am now in flex-debt over it all LOL. She was so beautiful all frocked up, but the poor darling had a really messy cry at the end of the grad dinner. I think saying goodbye to her posse of friends was harder for her because of all the other goodbyes she has had to withstand in her life, and because after all the nastiness she experienced in her old school she has such an appreciation now for the value of these positive friendships.
I forgot to tell you all we had a massive SANTA FAIL last weekend. Stood in the queue for about 20 mins before E said she didn't want to see F.C. So we went into the Magic Cave and had a great time having a ride on Nipper and Nimble etc and came home with a photo of the girls next to a plaster reindeer instead of with F.C. LOL
:hug: to MD and Cass for the end of an era milestones. Far out about the three day graduation marathon - I think back in my day we might have gone to the pools or something, but there wasn't anything out of school hours. And it would be super sad saying goodbye to carers after three years :(
Hope everyone is ready for a great Christmas (or Hanukkah :)) The BIL that I don't get along with (smashed our garage door in last year etc..) isn't coming, so our holiday now has potential to be fantastic.
I was going for a walk today and I came across the skinniest cat I have ever seen in my life. I could see every single bone. It looked grateful when I stopped and talked to it and I picked him up and gave it a cuddle. I didn't know what to do with the poor thing so I took it to the vets which happened to be only 2 doors back. He must have weighed less than a kg. They said they would hold him for 24 hours in case an owner called and then put him out of his misery. (Trill, stop reading lol). I cried. And then I cried all the way home. Seriously, I have no idea how someone could let an animal get like that. Even if he was loved, there comes a point where you have to stop avoiding the vet for fear of bad news and do what is right! I called back later and offered to rehome him but the vet thinks that there is an underlying illness, not just neglect. He even looked purebred, with soft grey fur :( Poor thing.
Awwwww Arte, that would have been awful to see that. I was shattered when we had to put Marvin down back in January. It was just too cruel to let her keep going the way she was. LOL at you having a potentially fabulous Christmas now BIL isn't coming. We feel like that with DH's brother and his wife, which is awful, but I cannot stand all the palaver and snobbery that goes on when they are there. BIL thinks he's some wonderful wine buff and carries on about the wine he's chosen to go with lunch, but he talks out of his bum! I reckon you could bottle horse piddle and he would think it was great. So we are all rather glad when they spend christmas with her family, which is this year!
MD, it's a huge thing to deal with when your children finish primary school. I'm dreading it already and we have a whole year left. I said to him the other day that I can't believe he will be in year 6 next year, he seems too small kwim? But I am just so happy that H has found some truly special friends to spend her last year at primary school with give her the confidence to start highschool.
Just sticking my head in to say hello. I hope everyone is ready for Christmas (and didn't do Big W layby's- that sounds like a nightmare). Work is finally finished for the year woo hoo.
I am sure I read a few recipes a few pages back so I am off to check them out.
Trill, it is going to be bliss not having to watch everything I say in case it is taken the wrong way, and not having to sit through rants about how you can't learn anything from text books (everything in them is wrong), lecturers at uni don't know anything, all statistics are made up etc.... but you can't say anything to disagree or he thinks everyone is against him and ends up acid to be around. I mean I know it is the brain injury that is the cause of it, but knowing the cause doesn't make it any easier to deal with him.
So yay for us both having a low maintenance Christmas :)
I was just wondering the other day how your new pup is going. My old girl has been gone for a year on Boxing Day. The vet must think I am a freak - I am crying every time I see her lol.
Last day of kindy for the year tomorrow. We are going for a walk around town and give out Xmas cake to the businesses that have helped us out over the past year. I left Amelia at kindy today while I did a job in town - she didn't even care! She isn't going to be any problem at all when it is time for her to start.
Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you have a day filled with lots of love and laughter!
I can't believe everyone in this house is still asleep!
*dances in wearing her elf costume and hangs up the mistletoe*
Happy Christmas to all my dear September mummy friends. I love you all. I hope you're all having a wonderful day with your gorgeous kidlets and I'll be back later when all the fun dies down with a brandy egg nog to hear all about it.
*MWAH*
Merry Christmas to everyone, hope you have had a wonderful day.
Miss K had a sleep in to 7am this morning which was lovely. She has just been so excited with the whole idea of Christmas this year, it has just been wonderful. She was pretty impressed with all her pressies (and I was happy with all mine too). Now we're just blobbing for the rest of the day, listening to the thunder in the distance.
Merry Xmas to you all - hope you all had a great day
Hi girls. Sorry I've been so mia. Hope everyone had a great Xmas. We are on our way up to Sydney for a little summer holiday. L is going absolutely fantastic. Never been healthier. Is eating me out of house and home and has put on over 1 kg already. He looks great and people have been noticing and commenting. :) hope you all have a wonderful new years!