:hug: Arte - I'm so sorry for you and your family. I know how much you loved your Nana.
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:hug: Arte - I'm so sorry for you and your family. I know how much you loved your Nana.
sorry arte xoxo
I havent' caught up with the rest of the thread but I saw your post Arte, I'm so sorry to hear your Nana Hazel has passed. :hug: No matter how ready she was it's a big hole in your life and your heart. xxx
Arte - so sorry babe. I know how hard it is, even when their time has come. thinking of you. xxx
Thanks everyone. Heading down to my hometown tomorrow for the funeral on Saturday. Clare, it is a weird feeling knowing she is gone, I don't think it will seem real until I see her :(
Seeing my Oma at the funeral home was really healing for me. it was a lovely way for me to just sit there and hold her hand and talk to her etc. I went up a few times, so take your time and see her as often as you want. funeral homes are REALLY accomodating for this kind of stuff. :hug: and TBH for me, being still relatively raw, it still doesnt always seem real ITMS. I guess because so much of our lives have them in it that even after they are gone we are still here...i dont know how to fully explain it but yeah, this is what i am finding anyway.
Arte, I'm thinking of you today. xxx
BTW I think the instant tanty upon hearing the word "no" has nothing to do with spoiltness and everything to do with a developmental stage. I always try to respond in such a way as to elicit cooperation, sometimes that means negotiating, but sometimes an outright no is needed and yes we get overreaction too (altho nowhere near as bad as with DD1 LOL). BTW - cutting your own hair is never a good idea :hug:. I'm guessing you didn't get to see the hairdresser yet? You might end up with a really snazzy style cut that you love!
MP - we're not really having any huge TT success. I've got E in pull-ups (found a cheap bulk source) and he happily goes to the toilet at the FDC but she's a bit resistant at home - I think it's because DH gets uptight about it - so we're holding on for the warmer weather and then I'll put her back into cloth training pants...in hindsight we were stupid to start when we did because she just wasn't ready. We don't really have any chores happening, although picking up toys and minding one's manners are expected.
Kate, :hugs: on your preggy crankiness...good sign you should be spoiling yourself I reckon!
Jazah, stop stressing, you will be just fine at your job! It's just beginners nerves. E goes to bed around 8 - 8.30, but I think that's gonna have to move forward when I start work and she has more early starts. She often stays awake and chats & sings in there, which I don't mind.
Cass - :hug: on your broken tooth. Dentistry is never fun. Last thing you wanna be dealing with preggy too. We have a huge tub full of bits we bought for H - some sets (house & furniture) and some random bits I've picked up 2nd hand (like an indian in a canoe LOL). E's just started playing with one set, it's got these tube bits that connect together, so you can make big long curly tubes and then roll balls thru them. She's fascinated by it.
Ginger what duplo did you get? We're big fans here too. I have a shop one in the cupboard for E's birthday.
Trill - love the idea of a giftless christmas and have seriously contemplated it in the past...also like the idea of a sustainable christmas - only recycled or handmade/sustainable gifts...but not this year. I still haven't made it anywhere near the shops/the catalogues...I'm suffering from a serious case of CBF'd right now...but I know a small amount of effort now will save me much effort later so I better get it sorted I guess (more for neices and nephews than for my kids, H is getting an ipod dock and we're repainting an old dollshouse for E so I'll probably kit it out with a wooden dolls house set (or similar).
My big news is...I got the job! OMG massive relief (saved from embarrassment that is)...still don't know what section I'll be in, so can't negotiate hours/times just yet, but sounds like they are totally flexible so I shouldnt be in a lather of anxiety about it (I am). I opened my big trap about having surgery on 3 Aug, is it weird to start work for a week, get all the admin/orientation stuff done, then take a week's sick leave? Given they *are* my current employer and I've got 3 weeks worth of sick leave accrued? Also, I'm freaking out about childcare (current FDC lady doesn't have a place on Wednesdays so if they want me to work a run of three days I'll be stuck), went to see a CCC that DD1 went to occasionally (it's a community one) and it's quite good as they go, and it makes sense to have her in there 1 day a week because it gives me a fall-back plan if the FDC (or kids) are sick, BUT I much prefer the kindy room set up to the toddler room (where she would have to go for a couple of months) and plus I really prefer the FDC setting BUT I know how freaking hard it is to get a place with a good carer and I've really only got a fortnight to get it sorted out.
ETA - yeah Ginger, maybe I should write a novel. ^^^ Seems like i"m already quite good at it :rofl:
hi girls
arte- i'm thinking of you hun xoxoox
md- congratulations!!! i secretly knew you would get it all along LOL
the duplo we got is the big farmhouse/barn type thing with lots of animals (for lewis) and a big construction site thing with trucks and diggers (for jimmy). i also bought an awesome big tub from kmart for $8 to put it all in and the best part is that the boys can't get it open themselves so can't just spread the stuff everywhere unsupervised (like every other toy in this house). i'm loving kmart atm- anyone else?
i have horrible hay fever atm and feel like crap!
Thinking of Arte... hope you are finding the weekend healing and not too overwhelming. and that the kids havebeen good for you at this time when you need some of your focus/energy elsewhere.
MD - CONGRATS! Like G I knew you would get the job - but excited for you now it is 'official' LOL! are you happy to be going back to work? I am sure you will be the CC sorted... wil miss E go to 3yo kinder next year? the C centre sounds like a nice one. though FDC is more what she is used to so that would be ideal. I am sure once you have it all in order you will cruise into this new phase...
Hmmm duplo. i think i will get someone to get N that for his bday - where do you buy it?
Arte, I hope yesterday was kind to you :hug:
MP, you can get Duplo anywhere - target, kmart, Bigw, Myer. I love it. Seriously considering getting a huge train track set for A for his birthday but put a wooden thomas track set on layby at BigW on friday.
G, I can't stand Kmart! They just seem so cheap and nasty and dodgy that I rarely set foot in there. That whole advertising spiel they have now about how you get change at Kmart just means that you get change because their clothes are straight off the slow boat from China CRAP! LOL. Seriously not worth carting home. DH went shopping on his own a few weeks ago and brought a jumper from there for himself and already it is full of holes after only being worn twice because it looks like the cotton has just given way ITMS. He thought it was a bargain at only $13, I told him it is an expensive oil rag :rofl:
MD, I knew you'd get the job :hug: Fingers crossed that they are able to work in with you for hours etc. I think they will be fine about it - like you said they are already your employer so they know what you've had going on :hug:
Is anyone else getting a big nostalgic that in a few short weeks they will all start turning 3? I was just thinking about it the other day and it made me sad LOL, not in a bad way but just that next year we will have them all at Kinder/preschool and very soon BIG SCHOOL! But at the same time it's also a celebration of just how long we have known each other too :grouphug: Our preschool will have their enrollment day late October and he just doesn't seem like he is big enough to go to preschool LOL but I know come February next year I will be more excited than he will be about going ;)
Had a big weekend - football was at Hillston which is 200km away and DH was on nightshift so he couldn't come with me so we decided that it would be best to go there on Friday and stay the night because the girls have to be there by 9am so it would have meant a 5am start if I just went up yesterday. I'd have to have given myself 3hrs to drive there as the roo's would have been bad and I didn't want to risk hitting any. But for all the early starts and travelling, I am LOVING it, it's such a family oriented club and they kids have so much fun doing it. I'm excited about next year already and we haven't even finished this one.
Arte - i am also thinking of you. I hope you're able to talk about all the good times you shared with your Nana. I know that after my Nanny passed away (1995 - i was incredibly close to her) I always enjoyed talking and reminiscing with other family members. It's something we still do today.
Ginger - I've bought a bit at Kmart recently. I've bought quite alot of clothes for the girls - shirts and leggings and stuff that they can layer. They were cheap too, which i love.
Trill - i can't believe how fast our babies are growing up. Hannah doesn't start Pre-prep unitl the following year (unless they don't fill all their spots with children who turn 4 before 30th June 2011) so I will have her home with me next year as well - which i'm incredibly thankful for . I know i'm going to be one of those Mums doing the 'ugly cry' when Hannah starts Pre-prep :(
Next time any of my friends complain about having to travel 30 minutes for their kids' sport, i'll tell them your story lol.
hi girls!
MD: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JOB BABE!!!! this is awesome news! :dance: :happyforyou: the universe will find a way for the kids to have someone look after them...this stuff just has a way of working out.
G: i do like Kmart! we get alot of Ls shoes from there as she is quite obsessed and *needs* diversity. in fact we are off there today LOL!
Sherie: ohh i was JUST thinking about how we have all known eachother for so long now lol! actually it was a thought that came to me as DH watched over my shoulder last night and saw that i had managed to accrue over 4000 posts lol!
JaZaH: did you 'ugly cry' with the other girls?? i *think* that i just might even with Leila...first cab off the rank LOL!
MP: Duplo is pretty awesome! like the others have said can be bought anywhere. usually near the lego etc. i love it because it is really easy to pack up and is virtually indestructible. two very important factors when i toy shop lol.
Hit me with all your birthday/christmas ideas ppl!! i am wanting to get Ls birthday stuff organised now, considering this bubs is due pretty much the same day...
DH wants to buy her a balance bike and i am leaning towards a smallish trampoline...for those of you with tramps are these any good? do the kids get much out of them??? i remember being on mine 24/7 for years....
Hi Cass - i did the ugly cry - but managed to wait until i was in the car. When Jessica went to Kindy, Zoe was really upset, which made it harder.
We have a trampoline, and all the girls love it. Hannah and i spend time on it when the girls are at school ( i have to make sure that i've emptied my bladder beforehand though lol!)
For H's birthday i've bought her some dress-ups, Dora books and puzzles, and a personalised Dora dvd - with her photo included in the cartoon - i know she is going to love it! I'm trying to steer clear of toys - i know they'll just end up in the toy box with all the other stuff we have - although i'm going to check out the duplo now ;)
I hear you about the shoes - Hannah loves putting her sisters shoes on - i have to work hard to convince her to wear her own shoes out.
Go the trampoline!!!! Our kids use it nearly every day - it's a big rectangle one and A loves it! Worth every last penny we paid for it. I think the balance bikes are cool, but the trampoline is a lifetime investment that will outlast the bike ITMS.
:rofl: at the ugly cry Jaz, I usually just cry on the inside LOL. I'm not pretty when I just let er rip with a good old cry.
well as long as you dont sound like a baboon in heat Sherie, you aint got nuttin' on me in the 'ugly cry' ugly stakes ROFL!
hmmm i reckon you guys are onto a winner with the tramp. i totally agree that it would be a much longer term investment. now i will have to do some research...we dont have a massive yard, so will need to factor that in as well...i'm guessing they arent like the 'good ol' days' tramps where you can just fling em up against the fence??
and it's a good point Jaz about the toys. leila has a heap and is just as happy with things like activity books and shoes and clothes. i do like the dress up idea though. do you get costumes or just hit some op shops or $2 shops for 'big people' stuff??
If you have a small yard, the round ones wouldn't be real suitable. We still put ours up on it's side when we need to but we have the room to leave it out anyway so it's only when mowing the lawn etc it gets moved.
Awww, i was just thinking the other day about our little thread family too :grouphug:. We're trying to get up to Qld for a family wedding (if my pay packets kick in fast enough to kick the wolf away from the door in time) and I was thinking how wild it would be to catch up with our Brisvegas ladies while we're there!!!
Seriously go the tramp. We held off getting one for DD1 until she was 9, but she'd been desperate for one for a couple of years before that. We've got an Action round 8 ft - small and low enough to not consume half the yard, and the round ones help stop the rebound effect if 2 kids are on there at once...BUT DD2 still needs to be supervised out there, so you could leave it another year or two and instead get something like a swing set, covered sand pit, cubby house. TBH I have no idea what the deal is with balance bikes, Missy E is going strong on her radio flyer trike, but also whizzes around on her scooter and rides a 2-wheeler (with training wheels) at FDC. Other thing Miss E is really interested in right now is gardening, and if you're going to be doing any gardening yourself over summer, Christmas is a really good time for their own little wheelbarrow/watering can/garden tools and their own little patch of garden to grow things in.
We have a fantastic dress up tub full of (mostly) weird and wonderful op shop finds and scarves and hats. The FDC lady has a million fairy/princess type costumes, but our tub has more variety in it.
Trill I'm sorry but I have to disagree - partly - about Kmart. We're shopping in the slummy end of the market this year out of financial necessity, and Kmart is one of the few places where I've found (plain but solid) clothes - without those rubbery pictures that are spray-painted on that decay & crack halfway thru the season (my pet hate). I agree there's a lot of crap there too, but we've had some good affordable finds there. Plus we have one near by where they always seem to have extra clearance prices on things that are total BARGAINS. But I hate those ads too...
ETA - forgot to say THANKS everyone for the congrats.