43??? Man, your girls are good. I get about 30 sec.but I'm working on it!!
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JM, the answer to that (as spoken to me by my mother everytime I asked her) "It's kids' day everyday" LOL
Ginger, good luck with that. I have found that kid's foot massages typically last about 43 seconds...
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43??? Man, your girls are good. I get about 30 sec.
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Well DH told me that his gift to me on mothers day is him going to soccer. his humour was not appreciated. so yeah nothing planned and definitely no small boxes hiding anywhere....even after i slowly walked passed the tiffany store with him the other day ('cause i'm subtle like ya know?!).
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Yeah well if I had my way it'd be tiffany all round for the mummas in our Sept fam, because I know you are all exceptional mums and wonderful people to boot. x
Cass, well I suppose at least it's registered that it's Mother's Day, not every DH twigs.
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*mwah* MD you are too spesh
poor DH just doesnt get it at all really lol. all the mums in my MG got little sparkly trinkets when they had their babies and yeah i was so the geeky gal left out lol!
i also just busted him pouring napisan into the fabric softener section of the washing machine after like the bazillionth time that i told him not to put it there (and showed him where time and time again) as it means that i end up with a blocked system...arghh!
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FWIW I didn't get any sparklies either. But I spose it doesn't really matter cos we got the good men, they are treasures in themselves. (Oh yeah, except when they put napisan in the fabric softener hole and smash the salsa bottles and knock the heads of our buddhas
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Happy Mother's Day everyone!!
We don't really celebrate it here. Was a bit miffed the first couple of years but now it isn't working out to be very practical. It is always the week of my birthday and feels like overkill, and then fathers day is bang in the middle of all the children's birthdays so we don't bother with that much either.
Thanks, I did have a nice birthday. W and I made a cake the day before and he and DH decorated it. Then DH took W to the shop and let him pick a present - he got a little cat carved from greenstone and held it all the way home to give to me. I love how excited W is about birthdays now! We even put all the candles on the cake (fire hazard!!!) and he helped me blow them out.
Had the worst night in ages that night though. W woke at 12pm and then 3 times in an hour until it was obvious he was wide awake so we plonked him in front of the telly. Then he came in every half hour to ask if I had had enough sleep yet. I realised he hadn't been in for a while at about 4am and he had finally crashed on the couch.
On the bright side, he went to be really easily last night and it is 7am and he is still in bed.
Downside, tired me = morning sickness all day.
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Happy mothers day to the most beautiful and wonderful mums I know.
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I have booked a night away! All by myself!! I am pretty excited about it. I am going to a show and then staying in the city for the night.
I think it will be alright, W prefers me to put him to bed but if he has no choice then DH will do. DH usually puts A to be and we both do resettles so he should be alright on that front.
Show is a bit embarrassing but it was the only weekend free after my exam and before DH goes to China.
A potential whole night of sleep and a sleep in!
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Arte that sounds fantastic! What show are you seeing? I say go for a massage and pedi while you're away too
Ended up at the most awesome playground ever this morning- st Kilda adventure playground. Anyone been there? I reckon it's one of the best playgrounds I've ever been to. The boys went completely nuts
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oh arte! now that is the BEST mothers day gift!!! oh wow, a sleep in, a bed all to yourself and meals all to yourself...WOW! now quick, stock up on trashy mags lol!
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Arte - sounds awesome, a whole night to yourself!!
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You will think less of me now, but the show is Kevin Bloody Wilson lol. It was the only choice if I wanted to stay localish and not waste all my time driving.
Ginger, I don't need a massage - had one yesterday! A couple of years back I made a friend here but she moved away and she has just come back and she is a massage/reflexologist and wanted a pregnant lady as a test subject so I got a freebie massage.
I am really starting to enjoy living here. I have my new friend that I have had quite a few playdates with and we get along well (and our DH's have become hunting buddies), and now my other friend has returned. And they are both newly pregnant!! I am so happy for them both, new friend has been trying for over a year and returned friend for around two years.
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LOL Arte, at least you'd get a good laugh at his show.
Mother's day is a non event here although the kids do make me things at school and preschool. It was all a rush today though because we had to drive to Albury to meet my sister and Mum to bring her home! So I left home at 8am, went down, got mum, went across to my grandparents place for a visit seeing as we were in the area and then came home. We only got home at 9. DH had nightshift tonight so it was just the kids and I. The things the kids made were lovely though and it was the first time that Alister had made me anything. It was hilarious though when the girls told him to go and get it for me and he said 'It's not Mother's day until I'VE had breakfast!''you can't argue with that though can you?
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Really?
that is so cool that you have got new friends with similar things happening in their lives. it makes such a difference to our social lives. i guess it was fate that decided that moving away wasnt the right time when you guys were thinking of it last (?) year...
kevin bloody wilson...is that dude still getting around lol
G: i have never been to the playground! whereabouts in St Kilda?
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Well i took Lu to swimming lessons this morning and she made a massive lier out of me! I told the lady she was pretty confident but didn't like getting her face wet and relied heavily on me. Well, she jumped in, no flotation devices, head went under, she popped up and swam about 5m to the lady?! Why are kids always so much better when their parents aren't there? Show off!So we're moving to a Saturday class for both girls, and i might not have to get in the pool at all, yippee! Although we'll see how S goes.
We then headed up to a Montessori kinder to have a look. It's the only place where they'd even entertain having a child there for just a few months. It's a bit $$$, but i have been a bit worried about Lu's social skills. She doesn't get to socialise much in the jungle. They have a fantastic set up, Lu loved it and didn't want to come home. The only problem is that it is a lot longer than i imagined. It's 3 full days, Wed, Thurs, Friday. 9-3. I am worried it will be too much for her. They assure me it wont be.......Am i doing the right thing???
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i reckon just fly by the seat of your pants JM. if she doesnt like it then you always have the option to take her out. are you *forced* to keep her there the whole time? or can you ninja her outta there a bit earlier if need be?
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That is earlier.
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