we made it!!!!!!!!!
cant say much now, as we are about to get some groceries, but quickly wanted to pop by and say that we are in bella italia LOL!
BBL to have a read over and tell you guys how the flight went....
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we made it!!!!!!!!!
cant say much now, as we are about to get some groceries, but quickly wanted to pop by and say that we are in bella italia LOL!
BBL to have a read over and tell you guys how the flight went....
ok. am back. survived a shop at a supermarket PACKED with the most delectable food known to mankind. found restraint.
what is MEGA cool is that cloth nappies here are a norm so i picked up HEAPS of awesomely beautiful nappies for like 10 bucks a pop. love it!
Cally: no fun on the gastro. it is truly awful, but thankfully (and pardon the pun) passes quickly. you can get some vitamin supplement thingys for K at the pharmacy if you are worried about her losing too much weight too...we did this with miss L as she was really run down...
PP: weird on the dust storm! did the weather man mention it or is a freaky friday occurence?
Arte: WTG with W recovering from the madness lol! must have been harrowing to witness those meltdowns considering he is usually cool, calm and collected...ahhhh how do i wish Leila were like that LOL!
Oz: ooohhh not long to go now!
md: so not cool on the unexpected visitors LOL. i would have been packing it lol...my house requires quite the "preparation" (read: tornado) to receive guests....good work on the lawnmowing though...ahh you have lawn to mow....
ok, leila is heading towards meltdown so must keep it quick...
AFM: well the flight was surprisingly great! we had lots of fun looking at planes at the airport and thankfully as it was a nighttime flight for the long haul (14 hours straight) she managed to sleep for most of it. it was made WAY easy by using the carseat as she was unable to run about (and also she knows her carseat and was able to relax). the flight between dubai and rome was more crapulent as the hostess decided that we couldnt use the carseat...mega wrong. but i wasnt interested in a fight. so leila couldnt be contained and didnt relax once. also we hit MEGA turbulence over istanbul and i swear i almost barfed up dinner LOL! leila hated that part.
in dubai i kinda spent a fortune :redface:. bought a pair of the most radical prada sunglasses and bought DH a gorgeous porsche carry on luggage bag. so nice.
leila is a bit tired but surprisingly she managed to beat the jetlag overall. she woke once at 3am but we dragged her into our bed and she slept with us. this is the first time she has slept with us without complaint so am feeling the warm and fuzzies lol. not to mention that i am loving the snuggly sleepy baby smell!
:happybirthday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE!!!! :happybirthday:
ciao Clare!!
gosh why when i have a baby with bronchialitis do we have to have a dust storm!! woke up and the sky was red! when i got out of bed i found my kitchen covered in dust coz the window was open!!! sorry i havnt been on much been really busy with 2 sick kiddies.. asha finally went back to daycare and swimming mon and tues, big relief! and weve decided to pick up an extra day for her at school.. it will be a struggle with money but totally worth it i think!!
ashas birthday is on saturday and if the weather is nice we will be off to the park with some family for morning tea and cake and so asha can play.. shes told me she wants a humpty dumpty cake lol will be very interesting!! was gonna give fondant a go anyone got any good tips for using it? was just gonna buy the ready made stuff..
anyways just a quick one here coz i really needa clean the dust since william isnt well but guess what? hes growing into 000's now haha how exciting! mostly its his length but hes getting chubby too im so happy :)
hope everyones having a good day!!
Happy Birthday Kate i commented on ur fb on the wrong day lol oops :)
Happy Birthday Kate have a awesome day
Clare- hope you have a wonderful time
Livi's molars are still trying to come though and she had temps yesterday, Xavier has another ear infection and Jordy has a runny nose other than that all is good.
Hello to eveyone
Happy Birthday KATE!!!
Clare - glad you made it over there safe and sound.
Me - feeling a lot better today, have made it in to work. Had a massive headache yesterday that didn't go with two panadeine forte, or a trip to a chiropractor or a big overnight sleep - however my cappucinno did the trick this morning, so maybe a sign I need to start drinking more decaf.....
Leanne - uhoh, sounds like lots of cuddles and panadol at your house!
Noni- hope the dust has cleared by the weekend! Everything down here is red (we had the storm yesterday) and very messy!
Trill - however do you manage to do things like crosstitch with Alister around? K would have all my threads all over the floor!!
PAP - mainly shopping for K. Bought her a toddler bed in Target (on raincheck), lots of clothes (would 13 Tshirts be considered excessive for the summer..... let alone the dresses and other smocky kind of tops) and a doona cover for the new bed. I got some sneakers, but they were easy as I got the same as always, so didn't even have to try them on. Also got K some new summer sandals. So I think she is right for summer!
Work time!
Cally, he's not usually a problem - he might come and have a sticky beak at what I'm doing but he doesn't worry about touching the threads for some reason. I remember it was harder to do with Paige around as she would get into it. I do it mostly at night though once they are in bed. I don't think 13 T's is too much - not when she's going to cc because they can wreck a shirt in a day if they get paint on it LOL.
Clare!!! So great to hear from you all the way over there. I got excited reading about your trip to the supermarket LOL - I can just imagine what it would be like.
I did a bit of retail therapy yesterday too and brought a stack of Gymboree stuff while the dollar is going OK LOL. All their summer stuff is reduced again so it's dirt cheap. Weather is terrible here today but at least it's not dusty again. Just super windy and cold!! It's not been this cold for a few weeks.
HAPPY BDAY KATE!
well i am home from the CR stuff - managed to do some visa damage but it was a bit disappointing to be honest... i was there at 11am but a lot fo stuff was GONE! anyway got a few tshirts for J and a pair of shorts for N.. and 2 tshirts (not on sale) and a wallet for me... so not a bad stash but not what i was hoping for... my RED GORGEOUS bag wasnt on sale.. so i am waiting it out for that one.. G I am dying to hear what you got LOL.
Cally nope 13 tshirts so isnt excessive, i think they go through so many more clothes in summer... just outside more and more messy play which we all love.. I have quite afew for N too and am still hunting. got a heap of cheapies from cotton on for kindy days etc too. Glad you are feeling better... and LOL at the caffeine headache - i have been on decaf for so long now that they are long gone here.. but i know how bad they are...
Clare - great to hear from you and a big WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOon the good flight. i am so pleased for you. Noice stopover shopping too...
Sherie - it is v cold here too.. after a few weeks of gorgeous weather. it is about 14 today MAX and it looks like the weekend will be worse.. like 11. you picked the right time to come visit.
Just found out DH has another oseas trip in Oct (so 2 trips in Oct) - NOT HAPPY JAN!
hi lovely ladies!
Happy birthday Kate! Hope you get spoilt :)
Clare - so glad that you made it safely, and without too many dramas. You'll have to post a pic of your new sunglasses - I'm waay jealous.
Trill - hope you get some time to read your book. I've got a book that i started ages ago, and was really enjoying it - I don't know what's happened, but at the moment i just like watching the tv. I'm sure i'll get back into it soon.
I might have to check out Gymboree.
Cally - sounds like you had fun shopping!! I don't think 13 tops is too excessive ;)
noni - i hope the dust storm doesn't affect W too much. It's really horrid isn't it. We've got it up here today - so no swimming in the pool today.
pap - ouchies on the knee. I'm hoping it's feeling better for you today.
md - hope your week is going well.
hi to all of you other lovelies :)
pap- you are not gonna believe it...i walked out with NOTHING!!!! Yes you read that right, nothing!!! and i was there at 9.30am.
there was too many people and heaps of the stuff was size xs.....lots of baby stuff and girls' but not much boys'
Ended buying myself a lovely pair of shorts from witchery and lewis a sick pair of blue nikes LOL
sorry i'm being brief but on dh's dad's crappy old laptop since ours died and it is so SLOW
pap and Ginger - that's a shame you didn't find anything at the sale. I thought about going too, but it wasn't too long ago I had a big CR blow out. Maybe when i've lost the weight i want to I'll head back in there. ( i love the Witchery stuff as well)
What a disaster the sale was LOL!!!! My SIL also couldnt get much in Melb (chapel st). I think they need to start splitting who they offer the pre sale to, only us hard core on day 1... i think they are offering it to all and sundry these days... (kidding - kind of!).
yeah it was crap. i won't be going again
The CR sale doesnt start here till tomorrow, but I dont know if I will bother. Mind you I keep eyeing off the gorgeous summer pinafore's they have for girls atm..... Also a Trenery has just opened here & I agree its nanna!
Anyone notice that Betts Kids are having 50% sale on the second pair of shoes? So I got M a pair of silver ballet flats for her bday & also a pair of summer sandles that worked out to be $20. Yay! Love a bargain.
Clare - So glad the flight went well. How long are you in Italy for? It must be just amazing. Who are you staying with? I am so envious. What a good idea using the car seat to keep L contained, that would so work for M too. Bummer about the mean air hostess on the second leg of the journey, obviously doesnt have kids. Mind you its probably a safety thing too.
PAP - No I so agree with you on not dressing young babies in little boy clothing. I know someone who had her 3 day old baby in a t shirt & shorts and they looked massive & ridiculous. Keep him looking like a baby for as long as possible I say!
Whats with this red dust thing?
Noni - Oh no didnt know W has brochiolitis. Poor mite. As for Asha's humpty dumpty cake, you can use fondant & knead colour into it & then shape it. Is that what you were thinking? I was racking my brain how to make a jup jup cake for M, in the end I've done the above & made a huge square cake that I will ice. Then I will put the jup jup figurine on top, rather than doing the cake in the actual shape iykwim. Mind you for humpty dumpty you could bake a massive round cake for his body and use fondant to make his arms & legs, if you see what I am saying?
Oz - On the home stretch now I cant believe how fast its come around.
MD - Cant believe the in laws rocked up early.....what a stressful day that must have been. At least they are helping around the house & enjoying the grandchildren.
Trill - This gymboree sounds tempting....
gosh i just spent ages cleaning red dust out of my kitchen!!! aaaanyway
re the cake what i was thinking was cut the cake into the shape and then use fondant as icing as well as for the facial features and the legs but the more i thought about it the more i went off the idea.. not only is it expensive to make or buy, its alot of trouble and im not sure asha should be having such thick icing hahaha!! im just gonna cut the shape out and do a few layers of thin icing and hope it ends up looking something like humpty dumpty lol..
gosh im jelous of you girls and your shopping!! im still wearing mat clothes or whatever i can squeeze into of my pre mat clothes.. as for william weve hardly bought him anything he lives in all the hand me downs weve been given and asha is desperate for new summer clothes.. haha u talk about cotton on for cheap clothes for us thats more like our expensive range hahaha its big w and best n less mostly here, with the odd pumpkin patch or myer brand thrown in when i go out with my mum but thats not often atm lol...
mm - theres been massive dust storms around blowing red dust everywhere.. or did u know that and meant whats with the storms? haha im confusing myself now!!
Hi girls!
PP: bummer on the CR disappointment. sounds like it was a universal let down! "fake sales" really irk me as they waste soo much time.
Rainy: wow, you truly were devoted to the CR sale lol! 9.30am!!! at least the trip wasnt totally wasted...nice buy on the shorts. was thinking today that i need a wardrobe revamp...hmmm.
Sherie: what's going on?! LOL everyone is shopping!!!! we soo need to buy stuff for leila it aint funny. here's hoping they have some sales here...i REALLY love Zara Baby. wonder if they have sizes for big kids, hmmm.
Noni: oh no! i didnt realise that he had bronchilitis! poor wee thing. how did he go with the dust storm?
MM: we are staying with the family. one week with DHs dad and wife and little girl (she is almost 7) and one week with his Mum. we are hoping for a week away somewhere nice like the cinque terre or something....i will need escapage from family time LOL! ILs are sooo much hard work as you just dont have the same ability to tell em to jump LOL!
Cally: are you sure that you are ok to be back at work?! sounds like you are still very crook! :hug:
Kate: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
AFM: all good here. Leila had a minor meltdown this morning around 5am as we were invaded by a swarm of mozzies (Pisa is built on a swamp, so imagine summer!). in the end we got up at 6am and by 9am she lost the plot so i have put her back to bed for an hour or so.
Leila is having a BLAST playing with her Aunty Sofia (who is almost 7). they get along so well and look sooo similar that when we go out ppl think they are sisters. pity that leila doesnt get that Sofia doesnt understand english though LOL! Leila understands and speaks italian but also uses english, so there tends to be some confusion. as a result though Leila has been speaking HEAPS. so great. and her love of food has morphed into an obsession. last night we were fed the most exquisite mushroom pasta dish that the whole time leila sat there exclaiming rather loudly: YUM! YUMMY! MMMMMMMMMMM lol!
Wow look at your ladies and your shopping. I want to go shopping!!! L is still in size 1 at the moment but could probably get away with some size two tops. We will have a shopping spree once bub is here, we all need some new summer clothes.
Clare I am so jealous of your trip lol. I cant wait to see photos when you get home.
MM nice work on the shoes, I like Betts, even more so when they have a sale.
Noni hope that the sick fairy stops visiting you guys. The dust is awful isn't it.
A huge big hello to everyone else. Where is Arte these days? Hope all is well with her little family.
Not much to report here, all good with bubs. DTD this arvo and have had heaps of nice strong braxton hicks since then. Hopefully when I go into labour L is asleep as every time I had a contraction tonight he would say "you right mum" and hold my face in his little hands kissing me until I was ok lol, very cute now but I imagine it will get old very quickly while in labour. This baby cant come before Sunday though, I am all booked in for some pampering on Saturday and a hot date with DH Sat night.
Lol Oz now I know why you were so excited about your DH coming home early from work today! Wow on the contractions, just another reminder that you will have a newborn before you know it