Babies Born ~ September 2007 #72

G, you've not been MIA, you've been living the good life by the looks of it :lol: So are you going to head down from the mountain or just ride it out? I really worry about some ****head lighting a fire just for ****s and giggles now that they have made a big deal on the news about how hot it's going to get. L is going to totally rock at school. He'll be the cool kid for sure LOL

Far out at 44deg MD! The hottest it is supposed to get here is 42. We are planning on hibernating inside for the day. Mind you though, A is totally mad and will quite happily play outside in the sun with no hat or shirt on. I can make him put them on, but I look out at him and he's taken them off! He is scarily like one of my brothers in that regard, but the only consolation I have is at least he still wears pants :lol: So what plans have you formulated to ride it out?

And I like the idea of having a rainbow of awesomeness...

Gosh Ginger that's a worry. We would be stuffed if we had to evacuate! I hope you've got somewhere cool and chillaxed to lay your weary bones. :hug:

So far the hot weather plan involves: short, early morning excursion (ie to shops to stock up on cold drinks LOL) followed by airconditioned lock-down complete with DVDs and icy drinks. LOL. Or cinema at shops with undercover carparking. We can break out the wading pool in the shade later in the afternoon. Sat is supposed to be cooler so there's talk of a daytrip to more pleasant climes. Sun will be hot again but not so hot so it might be a good day for the museum or swims or both. Strictly no hot food preparation.

ETA. And I have officially GONE THERE. To that place. Where you sooooo don't care anymore that you actually buy water in an aerosol can. To keep in your handbag. As the last line of defence against spontaneous combustion. :rofl:. And not just any water, either. French bloody mineral water.

Hi G! Hope there are no bushfires near your place. If it is any help, my friend has a DS is the same age as J and he won't TT either.

MD, I hope you don't think all NZers are as trashy as that Neighbours from Hell show portrays us! I didn't realise they export it! Apparently there was snow, but it was at the Lindis pass which is by Mt Cook so pretty high altitude. It seems a bridge is out on the west coast from the weather, they have until Thursday to get it fixed!

Cally, I think I get it - hold on to their ankles and fold them into a squatting position? My first thought when I read hold them by the ankles was holding them upside down lol - I spent a full minute trying to figure out how that would work!

french mineral water in an aerosol can hahahahahahahaha!

Arte: the ankle hold is definitely the way to go. and yep, it is kinda like a supported squat/sitting possy.

G: I totally lived vicariously through your holiday :) are you planning another cafe day today? it must get frustrating at times having to leave house for the day due to bushfire risk. although i guess with the boys a bit older there is not so much packing of supplies anymore!

Cally: ouch on the ankles! I got burnt on my shoulders and now have lovely peel happening. i feel so glamorous.

Trill: i second MD, you have are a rainbow of awesomeness.

Arte, the NZ neighbour I saw wasn't too trashy. He had a performing cow called Clarabel. Is that bridge sorted out yet? When are you leaving on your allstar caravanning tour of love?

Well we made it out of the house today. We went for a country drive to the National Motor Museum which was a MASSIVE hit with the ILs. My personal yawn-factor was offset by poking around in a couple of antiquey/booky type shops, so not too bad really. Also found a farmer's market not too far away, came home with 1.5kg of strawberries, some of which I will jammify. Cos I'm armed (with sterile jars) and dangerous. LOL.

For all of those with sunburn happening: witchhazel, ladies. You can also try cold yoghurt... supposed to help. xxx

Timely call on the Witchhazel MD, my girls look a bit red tonight. The sun was super intense today and E is so pasty white.

MD, the trip planning got left to me so I have avoided all the plane/motor museums :) We leave for our trip tomorrow. We spent the day packing so we don't have to do anything but have breakfast tomorrow and hang around until E is ready to nap.

Wish me luck. Hopefully they get that west coast bridge back up before we need to use it on Thursday.

OMG Arte, does this mean you are going OFFLINE for 10 days??!! Freak!! How are we going to cope without you, babe?

Hope it all goes really well, and you actually get to relax and yourself! xxx

I just love that you have every day so well planned Arte! certainly not like us where we fly by the seat of our pants hahaha.

Have a great trip Arte.

We just don't have holidays - no need for planning or flying with our pants at all then!!

Cally: no holidays??...you gotta have one dude! we aim for a road-trip of some sorts once a year. 2012 proved to be a 16,000km road trip across america, so i think our annual drive up to wollongong will be super short in comparison lol.

MD: ahhh i forgot all about witchhazel! i have just bought the aloe gel and popped it in the fridge...shoulda just gone the witchhazel :doh:

Hi all
Happy new year to you all, and it looks as though you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families too!
i can't even remember when I last wrote but have been keeping up with you on here and Facebook.
we are back from holidays and getting ready for the year to begin. I've just cooked up a storm for the week - barley and pomegranate salad, green cous cous, chicken san Choy bao and caramelised chicken breasts. Yummy.
did I write when we were all sick (while dh was away) was sucha nightmare, we had swine flu! N, j and I were a.l soooooo sick. Was therefore wonderful to get Way for
2 weeks and we are all great now. The holiday was amazing - beach, rest, friends, good food, wineries and lots of family time and proper catch ups with friends. Much needed recuperation.
dh is away again for 2 wks next sun so it all begins again.

Tomorrow j has his first day at the school - it is holiday programme and he can't wait! It's nice he gets to settle in with Noah too before the excitement of kinder and prep in a few weeks.

Il try to keep up now so I can stop with the selfish posts and actually respond to your posts.
much love

MP, glad you are feeling better and your holiday sounded awesome!

Cass, marriage to crap to fly by seat of pants - must have things planned so there is no confusion/blame/misunderstanding.

MD, we are away until the 29th - it is 21 internet free days! ATM I am in the car outside McD's while E is sleeping so I have taken the opportunity to plug in. I don't really do the roughing it thing well. I like my internet and flushing toilets!

OMG, they sold out of the burger I wanted so DH has just dropped off a lamb burger. ****ing disgusting!

I LOVE lamb burgers....om nom nom...but hang on...these arent your lambies perchance :lol:

oh and dont worry when the moments of NOT finding a motel during a dust storm have presented themselves we have had 'marital disharmony' bahahaha...and it's all his fault...always lol.

21 days.

Cass - I suppose we have little holidays, ie the trips to Canberra to see my family. Built in babysitters there. Wedding anniversary tomorrow, will be 8 years, there is a trip planned for the 10 year anniversary (thinking of heading back to Fiji or on a cruise) and I'm trying to persuade DH for something beforehand. DH is very focussed on goals - at the moment it is paying off the mortgage so he can't really think of spending any money that isn't that.

21 days without internet. Man, that's tough. I managed the 5 days at my aunt's, but to get back to Dad's and find he'd hit his download limit so turned off the internet was pretty tough.

Mp - woah, swine flu, that must have really knocked you around.

Well they are even predicting 43 degrees here tomorrow - in our little coastal place that only just got over 35 last week when everyone else was sweltering. Will be casual clothes for work I think - none of these fancy black pants. Loose skirt and flowing top with hair up!

Cally - hope you survived the heat ok. It's been crazy hasnt it. I couldnt survive without holidays - as you all may have guessed its high on our priority list! I dont know how you do it.
On that note, its only 10 weeks til DH and I go to Thailand!!!! Cant wait, though a bit nervous about leaving the boys.
It will be amazing though, and the place we are staying in looks DIVINE (check it out, the racha in phuket)

I wonder how Arte is going without the internet. That'd kill me.
I am trying to not be on the net, emails, texting etc when I should be focused on other things (even TV). I dont think the multitasking in that way is good for me and my stress levels etc.

I had better go, we are taking DH assistant and her partner out for dinner (I am in the offive) and DH just called to say he is downstairs. Going to nice restaurant (becco) so looking fwd to it.

In a remote campsite that has cell reception!

A truck in front of us carrying offal spilt its load all over the road and we had to drive through it so now the car and caravan are coated in blood and gore lol. Didn't help matters when we arrived at what is apparently the sandfly capital of nz.

Toilet training seems to have worked, only one accident in the last three days which is amazing considering the travel.

Hope you are all surviving the heat xx

Oh gosh Arte, that sounds absolutely disgusting! Does it stink?

Got throught the hot day OK. Office air conditioning struggled a bit, the building is about 2-3 feet off the ground and we could feel the heat coming up through the carpet and tiles.

MD - how are all the visitors going? Everyone else cope in the heat?

Sherie - any of those fires near your place? We don't have any in our shire, but big ones west, north and south. Very smoky today. Once again realising how isolated we can be - the highway north to Sydney is shut again, the one to Canberra was shut for over a day.

Hi girls!

MP: i forgot to say: woah! swine flu??! that is seriously scary stuff! so happy to hear that you guys are ok!

Sherie: :happybirthday1: hope you are having a fabbo time! no fires around i hope?!

Arte: you are just preparing for the eventual zombie apocalypse arent you?? and eewwwwwww to the flies as well....what a combo lol.

Cally: have been thinking of all you guys out taht way. i have friends in canberra too and was checking the news for updates quite often.