tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598305545007680092024-03-05T15:31:30.660+11:00Home Is Where The Heart IsI love my little family. They are my world. So here I share all the little going-ons that make our house a home.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-14026922506866012702012-10-01T09:19:00.001+10:002012-10-01T09:22:55.456+10:00And another 5 months downWow am I slack. <br />
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I recontracted and got an iPhone so switched from android to apple. I have only just thought to download a blogger app. Whoops. <br />
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So, life is busy of course. I'm feeling more settled taking care of 4 Children. To be honest it was a tough gig for a long time and I've never felt quite so mentally unstable in my life!! My Mum is fantastic and has been my saving grace and I also have to admit here that my hubby has been brilliant too. They got me through some precarious times. <br />
All this led me to learning to take care of myself. And by this I mean doing things I enjoy. At times it's hard to justify when I have so many things to do and so little time, it's so tempting to just drop the things I had planned to myself. <br />
I have been lucky enough to score a teaching contract from July until the end of the school year. It's brilliant because it is just one day a week. I am teaching Grade 4/5 (10/11 year olds) which is a huge challenge for me. I am much more comfortable with 5-8 year olds! Add to that it is a challenging class anyway makes for some stressful times but it is worth it. <br />
I also took it upon myself to begin going to the gym. Of course I have a few kgs I would like to shift but mostly it was to own my body again. I felt really cumbersome and awkward. I needed to get that athletic feel back. Plus some headspace time is always a bonus. It has worked wonders for me mentally, just having the freedom to listen to my music and connect with it is something I had lost, and missed more than I realised. <br />
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I found the Blogger app for my phone, so stay tuned!</p>
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In 16 days, give or take, Little Miss will be here. Holy Hell. That excites me and scares me all at once. I am ready, well let me correct that, I have everything ready to go. Just need her. We still can't agree on a name, so that will be decided when we see her, hopefully then it will just come to us. <br />
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I am finding in these last weeks I am very anti-social. I don't want to go out. Taking the kids to school is a real chore, and I find myself trying to put my head down to avoid conversations....which are always the same "still on deck?? how long to go? you must be over it?" I just want to live in my little bubble a little longer......<br />
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I'm a little worried I'm not going to cope so well with 4....it scares me so much. Not too long ago I was feeling really unbalanced, feeling sure I had some sort of pre-natal depression, it did clear up by itself, but only after an incredibly dificult month or so. I'm worried if I'm not coping so well I'll end up with PND this time around, which isn't to say that PND is wrong....but you know what I mean, of course it's not something I want to deal with by choice. Hopefully Little Miss will arriv and just be perfect and fit into our lives easily. In my world she will feed beautifully, sleep beautifully and never do more than whimper. <br />
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16 days to go......Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-27112963023885041322011-03-13T15:47:00.000+11:002011-03-13T15:47:51.887+11:00It's been a year!!So yes...it's been a year (almost) since I posted on here. Jake is about to turn three!!<br />
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Lots has happened, biggest of all is that we have a little Miss due in July :) We are very excited an impressed!!<br />
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Life has given me personally so many ups and downs in the last year. I went to work, got my first contract for .4 (two days a week). It was tough, a tough school but I plugged on for two terms, only to be told I wasn't needed for the third. This put a spanner in the works. <br />
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Just the day after discovering I was pregnant, my much loved Uncle passed away suddenly, shocking us all. The worst part for me was telling the kids, and having them understand it. He was like a Grandfather to them since we moved back down south, and it's the first person they have really lost. That killed me inside, and their heart wrenching sobs just broke my heart even more than it already was. It's easy for me to go a day or so not thinking about it, but then I catch myself going to say something about him or thinking I need to ask him something, and I realise I can't.<br />
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A wonderful inspirational online friend of mine passed away suddenly, in tragic circumstances....this hit home a few realities too. I still miss her, she was fabulously unperfect ;)<br />
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I also recently lost another friend, who just chose to count me out without even giving me the chance to tell my side of things. This still bugs me a lot. I am upset to think that someone I would consider a close friend thinks so little of me. I can't and won't say too much, only that I did do her wrong in the first place, I will admit that. She saw me painting her badly, when I really thought I was helping her out and saving her a little. I did come clean about it, but I never got the chance to say so. *sigh* anyway, no point dwelling on the past huh?<br />
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Things just trundle along here.....we have bad weekends, and others are great. For now things are going well, little Miss is proving to be a settler in our family, at least so far.<br />
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I will update some pictures later on, kids have grown so much of course :) Ben and Chloe are both in full-time school and I enjoy spending special time with Jake. Life is busy, and hard financially, but good.<br />
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xxxBechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-22447125633338767882010-03-18T22:30:00.001+11:002010-03-18T22:31:03.875+11:00Jake turns 2!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLI3fLpH0xdYpH52f-lcmofYgMgrVjU1bFQPSM1OavM1iX3leqMA2p0UtcmBi4ezi5dT8AqNNvVcVQwJbCfhWElVEctHBXMbza6gHay05v-RKu9d2mw9gmhvcr-UgL7wPdnoOzBBWdDA/s1600-h/DSC06159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLI3fLpH0xdYpH52f-lcmofYgMgrVjU1bFQPSM1OavM1iX3leqMA2p0UtcmBi4ezi5dT8AqNNvVcVQwJbCfhWElVEctHBXMbza6gHay05v-RKu9d2mw9gmhvcr-UgL7wPdnoOzBBWdDA/s400/DSC06159.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgJRvylj3eXInGKj8zxGBCEzRvVYHzGwsfhKOG96QLe_kOHXrgqlx9R3rxPboH0788zQOo4W1mrBN49SoiM7afaoBkpCROr7nVue2LoUjW9I6C58R49pKJ5ybYH1QdPd7KCBbk1uPFQI/s1600-h/DSC06200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgJRvylj3eXInGKj8zxGBCEzRvVYHzGwsfhKOG96QLe_kOHXrgqlx9R3rxPboH0788zQOo4W1mrBN49SoiM7afaoBkpCROr7nVue2LoUjW9I6C58R49pKJ5ybYH1QdPd7KCBbk1uPFQI/s400/DSC06200.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes it's come and gone. As of 7:50am this morning, my baby was officially TWO!!</span></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-89167313025971481482010-03-18T22:16:00.000+11:002010-03-18T22:16:34.521+11:00It's not MY birthday, it's Judy's!!For some unknown reason Jake is certain it's Aunty Judy's birthday and not his. So on the eve of his 2nd birthday, this is what he had to say. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Sometimes I look at everyone and the things they have accomplished in their lives and I haven't.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then I look at one of my kids and I know not a single day has been wasted, and what's important are the days still to come."</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Nora Walker - Brothers and Sisters.</span> </span></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So very true. I often look particularly at Facebook and all the people I grew up with and went to school with and feel a little envious that they are travelling or have built their dream homes or been successful in their careers.</span>But what I'm doing now, where I am now was my dream. And still is my dream. Since I was young all I wanted to be was a Mum, and then a Teacher ;) But a Mum first. And it's my job to make all the days to come count, each one more than the last.<br />
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xxxBechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-88543151823456323122010-03-17T09:02:00.002+11:002010-03-17T09:03:30.655+11:00In the words of Mumma Bear.....<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">5 things I am greatful for</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. My gorgeous kids. They are all so clever and smart and wonderful. I am so blessed to be their Mum.</span></span></div><div style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. My wonderful hubby. We are both imperfect and that's why we are good together :)</span></span></div><div style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. My awesome family. I am so lucky and I have a wonderful support system in my whole family, and extended family. </span> </span></div><div style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="color: white;">4. My awesome friends. IRL or online, there is always someone to listen to me whinge, or brag about the kids, lol.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: white;">5. That I AM lucky. Especially after my last post. I have a home, and family and healthy kids. I have stuff. Stuff I probably don't need but still, I have stuff. There is always someone worse off than me :)</div><div style="color: white;"><br />
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</div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-20713852429915696842010-03-17T08:49:00.012+11:002010-03-17T08:56:03.619+11:00a bad postOk so this has been brewing for a while. I'm not looking for pity or sympathy or anything, I just need to get it OUT.<br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Things are sucky. Yes down right sucky at the moment. </span><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: black; color: white;">I am so over it. I'm over worrying, I'm just OVER IT!!!</div><div style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: black; color: white;">Financially, we are in the shit.....again. It just never ends. And nothing has particularly happened, it's just a series of weeks and months of never really having the bills and income match up and bingo...we're done for. </div><div style="background-color: black; color: white;">At the moment we are spending every last cent every week just keeping afloat....just. We have no outgoing calls, no money to put credit on the mobile and I'm wanting to go pre-paid on the net too but seeing as it's my only communcation tool at the moment I'm reluctant. There are so many things we are paying off it's just not funny. And each week we are breaking ourselves to pay those......and leaving yet more regular bills behind. Not to mention the massive other and extra bills we have like the lawyer and car repairs and regos.</div><div style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: black; color: white;">You cannot budget when you are beginning behind.</div><span style="background-color: black; color: black;">And my biggest dramas at the moment are no tea-bags and running out of loo paper which the kids seem to </span><br />
And to add to it, I'm almost out to tea-bags!!! Argh! Imagine that, I don't know how I'm going to survive!! Oh and loo paper, I swear the kids eat it!<br />
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Jake turns two tomorrow and while I did get him a few things already.....I couldn't get him the thing I wanted most, and I don't know when I will be able to. That breaks my heart. We haven't spent much on the kids this year for birthdays, $100 tops which I still think is quite reasonable. I know he's only two and I know he'll love the Wiggles stuff I've got him and I know he won't care...but I do.<br />
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I still haven't bought or sent my lovely SIL and nephew a pressie from a month ago :(<br />
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I've shaved and shaved and shaved the grocery bills till there's hardly anything left, and since it's been going on so long the freezer is empty, except about 20kg of sausages (don't ask!)<br />
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Anyway whinge over. <br />
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Time for the next post.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-60032108933025683982010-03-15T13:14:00.000+11:002010-03-15T13:14:59.657+11:00Mission Complete! - Take 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTvUdANrDo9zOWnA9uwP457tHHH5sI8UBCFI5OdtZQ5mTHuxBWIcyOYDReVh42hY4YGlq2J8uzItnaCcOWuauMPdmWyYgBIbsJX5pqFwQxnR4jOivykG6Eb_oA2CvMiGpQcMS1Fgo2dk/s1600-h/DSC06141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTvUdANrDo9zOWnA9uwP457tHHH5sI8UBCFI5OdtZQ5mTHuxBWIcyOYDReVh42hY4YGlq2J8uzItnaCcOWuauMPdmWyYgBIbsJX5pqFwQxnR4jOivykG6Eb_oA2CvMiGpQcMS1Fgo2dk/s320/DSC06141.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Ok, looking at that pic was really depressing me. So I tried again. I took this this morning, and I think it's better, I look less boy-ish.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-56803262338584397112010-03-11T13:57:00.001+11:002010-03-11T13:58:55.103+11:00Having problems with this editor.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg51YgEvh5PbrCnOEAHdoZlBu_zYvGgR5IiHU2bdH5iXY-wD8TrfDzYXTD_2AZKOkxNREvg4LCQ3Rp43TKtNTZr37w4NvKIXmDYLZvvIWqp4X27kGCGpGAqbSDMN9yrmVlZ07AFTS22F4/s1600-h/DSC06090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg51YgEvh5PbrCnOEAHdoZlBu_zYvGgR5IiHU2bdH5iXY-wD8TrfDzYXTD_2AZKOkxNREvg4LCQ3Rp43TKtNTZr37w4NvKIXmDYLZvvIWqp4X27kGCGpGAqbSDMN9yrmVlZ07AFTS22F4/s320/DSC06090.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOgTyemqEMBx1MBkDJNlwm-Nu6FFfegrTLfN-njH3yJ9ci8oVcX3hcnM8-Agr4ymF_uNAWu5gD47IwCMjYyQEPk333x0cra2IqqsTSAkzAJ55gP4KMeVj1U-ZHihHUDIDFKK6AYAipnA/s1600-h/DSC06083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOgTyemqEMBx1MBkDJNlwm-Nu6FFfegrTLfN-njH3yJ9ci8oVcX3hcnM8-Agr4ymF_uNAWu5gD47IwCMjYyQEPk333x0cra2IqqsTSAkzAJ55gP4KMeVj1U-ZHihHUDIDFKK6AYAipnA/s320/DSC06083.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5p5v9yixKjvaNrtm4EjjfWnHa3knDscSAzXgxXCMk_37Ps9xZTS6gebrFXgkHVza4UVfvrKFDzqJt7SnSRZk1doy-BFV_8v2dmMQdkypOS-sGFzlUVQ0b7ZU-QXeDB9Du2hOvOx2Z_8/s1600-h/DSC06071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5p5v9yixKjvaNrtm4EjjfWnHa3knDscSAzXgxXCMk_37Ps9xZTS6gebrFXgkHVza4UVfvrKFDzqJt7SnSRZk1doy-BFV_8v2dmMQdkypOS-sGFzlUVQ0b7ZU-QXeDB9Du2hOvOx2Z_8/s320/DSC06071.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcHI5ABzPEhjJzzKe_Yjy2zx8NIc7SnkEkKZmw7ACU-DawWSVUK4FM2T8so6r9eOYkK37s5NSMMQ4mCEgqv0lwLfzLtlCEjwdw967tz543e5kRLMVQQLdugkBWmDvg0wa_kvpFS_uxe8/s1600-h/DSC06073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcHI5ABzPEhjJzzKe_Yjy2zx8NIc7SnkEkKZmw7ACU-DawWSVUK4FM2T8so6r9eOYkK37s5NSMMQ4mCEgqv0lwLfzLtlCEjwdw967tz543e5kRLMVQQLdugkBWmDvg0wa_kvpFS_uxe8/s320/DSC06073.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTlooAFeLWZ5K2A8ErKmZFdypGJuJr_2sC4DYTTyR2PXjcxEs3vaRIOOT-FYwysscDj_VCmr_U856so3FHDlF5x-1UYGN_6pI3qIw8y0kRaaag18RsPJTylNbflDmlxjOVVwZkwhoIvE/s1600-h/DSC06075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTlooAFeLWZ5K2A8ErKmZFdypGJuJr_2sC4DYTTyR2PXjcxEs3vaRIOOT-FYwysscDj_VCmr_U856so3FHDlF5x-1UYGN_6pI3qIw8y0kRaaag18RsPJTylNbflDmlxjOVVwZkwhoIvE/s320/DSC06075.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliFpBdRJmKcRhf1RWAwAFbgwi11U1L8Yyz_PaiROcJjGP6jNOE448Yl65DJ-ibKJMyhjKkSujJlCujbK8K1R3TFMP3rgsWmCWZsmD9VaDoim7B-zeXbLfjkIpGjG2ojqSaPi_oaufOhg/s1600/DSC06077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliFpBdRJmKcRhf1RWAwAFbgwi11U1L8Yyz_PaiROcJjGP6jNOE448Yl65DJ-ibKJMyhjKkSujJlCujbK8K1R3TFMP3rgsWmCWZsmD9VaDoim7B-zeXbLfjkIpGjG2ojqSaPi_oaufOhg/s320/DSC06077.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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So I'm having trouble moving photos.....no matter :) Here we have.....up the top, Ben's first athletics carnival...if you open the pic you should see him. No ribbons here.....but then again the Preppies were too scared to run fast into the finishing ribbon LOL. Next is the Feral Princess on the trampoline. Gorgeous! Jake and his Itty Bitty nappies I had on layby for 7 months *blush*, modelling the cow print nappy, gorgeous too :)<br />
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And then Chloe and Jake nursing our new little addition to the family, little X. How cute is he?? I know he looks like he's screaming but he wasn't, Chloe nursed him for ages and loved every second :)<br />
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AFM....I am off to the gym......finally!! Gotta get this gut a-moving....Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-89406758365359387782010-03-11T13:21:00.000+11:002010-03-11T13:21:34.190+11:00Mission Complete!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSEhWQQhOKXgpr1gzuGd3bdiHWQBYLypOfjAdaJJha7FDpkaCcrkkP2uJkI3N0YLT4bAF8QmXQIbG1VV_HokLBEKETFKG36YrSL2SBbCGNq8pmMzZ3sguDFoJjubX-_5q3mJ9jd0N-QE/s1600-h/DSC06131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSEhWQQhOKXgpr1gzuGd3bdiHWQBYLypOfjAdaJJha7FDpkaCcrkkP2uJkI3N0YLT4bAF8QmXQIbG1VV_HokLBEKETFKG36YrSL2SBbCGNq8pmMzZ3sguDFoJjubX-_5q3mJ9jd0N-QE/s320/DSC06131.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Yes I hate it. BUT, it is me. And it's precisely why I try to not look into a mirror too often....can you tell??!! LOL. This is typical me. I'm a trakkies or jeans and a t-shirt Mum, my hair is curly and hard to deal with. I have freckles and a scar on my left cheek. I still get spots, and rarely ever wear make-up except mascara....my face tends to eat the makeup. I have crooked front teeth. And it's me :)Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-77816864794477098712010-03-09T18:52:00.000+11:002010-03-09T18:52:34.685+11:00So....I need a new profile picFor everything. For forums I frequent, for Facebook, and for my blog. Problem is I HATE having my photo taken, and apart from that there is very rarely a photo of me I actually like. I have nothing recent, that is decent (haha I'm a poet and I don't know it :p), so I guess my mission is to try happy snapping. I usually get away with putting up pics of the kids but I think I've gotta stop hiding. So, mission objective: to get a half decent photo of moi....wish me luck.......Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-78636173007676396172010-03-04T22:20:00.000+11:002010-03-04T22:20:51.795+11:00Just ramblings....So here it is a second post...whoo hoo!!<br />
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I'm too lazy right now to upload pics, so just some scratchings from me ;)<br />
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I'm loving how organised I am at the moment. Lunches packed the night before, a tidy house when we leave for school drop off, washing ready to hang out when I get home, I LOVE IT!! don't get me wrong, there is still much room for improvement.....like de-cluttering and dusting and scrubbing walls etc but for now I'm feeling good. I've even IRONED every night since Sunday....thats 4 TIMES! :)<br />
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Now my challenge is to keep it up, which I''m feeling very worried about. Once Ben gets off to Karate two nights a week next week and I finally drag my sorry butt back to the gym....somethings got to give right? Why aren't there just a couple more hours in the day, for me??Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-53145475185731366182010-03-02T21:20:00.004+11:002010-03-02T21:54:41.934+11:00Oh the slackness!!!*blush* Forgive me.......I have been terribly slack. I check my blog most days to look for new posts on the blogs I follow, but never make time to post on mine.<br /><br />SO much has changed! Well it feels like it. I feel like my life is changing. Ben is now a big Prep boy. At school 5 days a week and he loves it. I know I'm going to be a typical bragging Mummy but my gosh he has learnt SO much in the last 3 weeks it's incredible! I have nothing but good things to say about his teacher!! He's now able to have a really good crack at his home readers and is running at about an 80% accuracy rate per page. He's using all his cues to decode the words without being prompted...he's just flying!! It's just amazing for me to see close up...I've done all the theory, I know all the procedures etc but to see it happening within your own little one is just amazing. He makes me so very proud, and the other day at his first ever assembly, Ben and his little girl friend (read not girlfriend, but friend who is a girl ;)) G were awarded the first Principal Awards in the class.....I thought I'd burst with pride!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVeA1JHjp5oCSW15QDbHezR_PqT2WcN1hs_K0CTyd2Y3DzWjO7z3CvK-waLWcQ3uq8RGx9t4X4uk2X8sra-LWt7HN8-DFICu4j9PtAUTC9SrmgpMFc7prKGp6DiFqnpl0S5a4jwYSUYA/s1600-h/DSC06013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVeA1JHjp5oCSW15QDbHezR_PqT2WcN1hs_K0CTyd2Y3DzWjO7z3CvK-waLWcQ3uq8RGx9t4X4uk2X8sra-LWt7HN8-DFICu4j9PtAUTC9SrmgpMFc7prKGp6DiFqnpl0S5a4jwYSUYA/s320/DSC06013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443986153462858034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My other life changing moment is that Chloe started Kindergarten this week!!! Off she trotted yesterday morning, in her tiny dress and jacket just as big as her dress and her big bag on her back and said "Bye Mum!!" all too keenly!! :) So Chloe is now a school girl too, on Mondays and Tuesdays. She was VERY tired after though!! Chloe had a late start to the school year, mainly because the school was having a new Kindergarten built. Of course it was finished behind schedule, and Mrs B only just moved into to it last Wednesday! It's a beautiful new room, complete with all the mod cons, they are all very lucky little Kinders! So here she is...how gorgeous does she look?? What a little Princess :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZKg6_eJFq4PZX-9kzUPulmWwL1mZ5FDhkUAiQ9hARZeJbnwjaG9H7BUm1Iv0qJbJ0ecqew0gO8o1P8ayJ3TvHtLzzBX3wU2wp-lTSi-qV9rBChTmkCz7TcXeCKMh-TlCnKtSpmQFny0/s1600-h/DSC06017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZKg6_eJFq4PZX-9kzUPulmWwL1mZ5FDhkUAiQ9hARZeJbnwjaG9H7BUm1Iv0qJbJ0ecqew0gO8o1P8ayJ3TvHtLzzBX3wU2wp-lTSi-qV9rBChTmkCz7TcXeCKMh-TlCnKtSpmQFny0/s320/DSC06017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443986172602591714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshcuFwSm5HBqhzQ_5WqEDL57non2p6sPiFqAyURo2OzA-phhiW7jXIyPFHNy9AZcB3sq6OmsvEv1yJ-zMTP_up9YwugWM9KqOdxam6DE9GucfLhDCQkcSYG3TP1d2bASF4EV2PG96lQk/s1600-h/DSC06015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshcuFwSm5HBqhzQ_5WqEDL57non2p6sPiFqAyURo2OzA-phhiW7jXIyPFHNy9AZcB3sq6OmsvEv1yJ-zMTP_up9YwugWM9KqOdxam6DE9GucfLhDCQkcSYG3TP1d2bASF4EV2PG96lQk/s320/DSC06015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443986162086085410" border="0" /></a>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-81516425595419149222009-09-09T21:31:00.002+10:002009-09-09T21:48:53.762+10:00New blogsSo I've finally updated my blogs I read list.....it's taken me a while.<br /><br />I love catching up on blogs, some are entertaining, some are just so interesting, some are so cute and some are educational.<br /><br />These are two of my newbies that you should check out: Making Cents at Home and Towards Sustainability. For some reason I can't link them but you can find them in my blog list on the side.<br /><br />We've been getting more fluffy mail,I need to upload pics. I have some coming 2nd hand from the lovely Mel (bargain!!) and some more on layby (2nds....super cheap!! lol) but then that's it. I'm all done....until next time *insert evil laugh* (hubby won't let me :( ).<br /><br />I was so chuffed to see Chloe and Jake breastfeeding their 'babies' the other day, even though it's been 6 months since I have BF Jake. I was so pleased to see that neither of them had forgotten and it warmed my heart that they now have it as their normal baby experience.<br /><br />Hubby gets signed off his apprenticeship early in a couple of weeks. It's exciting news, but I'm worried. It means him working as a contractor which = being responsible for business-y stuff like GST and ABN's and tax and superannuation............eeeeeeeeek!!! Although it's so good that the four years of crappy apprenticeship wages are almost at an end!!<br /><br />What else is news?? Umm.....well I've had some family return home from the mainland which has been really nice. My cousin has come home to test the waters in Tassie on her own and is living with Mum. And Dad and my Step-Mum have returned home from Darwin after almost 5 years. It's been strange to see my cousin as a grown up woman, and she's grown up beautifully. It's nice having Dad and Step-Mum so close, the kids are getting time to warm to them and it's so nice to see.<br /><br />The GDUNH is on again but I just can't get into it yet.....not saying I won't.....but I just haven't yet. It's no fun when you know you can't buy!! lol<br /><br />Kids have their first day of FDC tomorrow. They are all going as Ben is on school holidays and seeing as I have to pay for his spot anyway. I'm so very worried about Jake, it's his first day with anyone other than Aunty J or my Mum. Although i'm trying to take comfort in the fact that hopefully with the other kids being with him he'll feel a bit better. Pffft....who am I kidding, I'll bet he has a blast and doesn't even miss me!!<br /><br />xxxBechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-7119231081423456872009-08-09T22:01:00.000+10:002009-08-09T22:04:45.504+10:00Our Princess<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3izVQnSihsSUejdristSnHzOcEn2vf9VheffuqCEKRgBrm2Ky_Bzsm6GBbB0GqcUYna2IdbKJZ8nkQVng-RVXqiAVLm0Wfvbws32mWdFrCQa1i0aNYrhI1avCWpACMYiTyTrMOGkRm0/s1600-h/DSC05257-785505.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3izVQnSihsSUejdristSnHzOcEn2vf9VheffuqCEKRgBrm2Ky_Bzsm6GBbB0GqcUYna2IdbKJZ8nkQVng-RVXqiAVLm0Wfvbws32mWdFrCQa1i0aNYrhI1avCWpACMYiTyTrMOGkRm0/s320/DSC05257-785505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367933814050177202" /></a></p><div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>As soon as we moved in here Chloe was desperate to have her photo taken in a tree. The kids love that we have trees they can climb here. Not too sure about the cheesy grin but it’s still Our Princess.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-65615729383352688602009-08-09T21:51:00.000+10:002009-08-09T22:02:08.269+10:00Maz-a-licious fluff<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVYLcDVI_QF8BoAKuwGeJvuN10v0QqlQplRfQnLIkmyWJmTZ8dtnNdrmKxY6f6TLxPTRb7CW_cG9mvuysWlr2yOCeoe9g5hRi-QDRbYFm0mM_0zjGU_1v4K1wIqShyphenhyphenCq76TST_QcSoHE/s1600-h/DSC05310-728270.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVYLcDVI_QF8BoAKuwGeJvuN10v0QqlQplRfQnLIkmyWJmTZ8dtnNdrmKxY6f6TLxPTRb7CW_cG9mvuysWlr2yOCeoe9g5hRi-QDRbYFm0mM_0zjGU_1v4K1wIqShyphenhyphenCq76TST_QcSoHE/s320/DSC05310-728270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367933140141834754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXDnMbuZ7V2e3u04X-2mYWJPn1QRimBX_nQm_L9gDAzpDaGk4n90HPIolqjXwnLG_qHz0pyhSop-jXUQrOPaYVF2MhHLmodxN4Oc4XG2thcMhGqTbGsrVE9DZ0-K0-5wXOU6P09Uuu_Y/s1600-h/DSC05307-729817.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXDnMbuZ7V2e3u04X-2mYWJPn1QRimBX_nQm_L9gDAzpDaGk4n90HPIolqjXwnLG_qHz0pyhSop-jXUQrOPaYVF2MhHLmodxN4Oc4XG2thcMhGqTbGsrVE9DZ0-K0-5wXOU6P09Uuu_Y/s320/DSC05307-729817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367933149712468626" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3VTeWhAPtDYeRU8qcWCEoSSV2CO6aIJ39sUT3fyjW6ujKSmBOybDLkX8flWB0_npamZawgFaFDZ8mJlKPYtA3a_F998hHcSnBXUIVuSVvQtW4-5Anggt1MfisAlKMunZtkh7FP7FeSo/s1600-h/DSC05317-731311.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3VTeWhAPtDYeRU8qcWCEoSSV2CO6aIJ39sUT3fyjW6ujKSmBOybDLkX8flWB0_npamZawgFaFDZ8mJlKPYtA3a_F998hHcSnBXUIVuSVvQtW4-5Anggt1MfisAlKMunZtkh7FP7FeSo/s320/DSC05317-731311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367933156424476754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyie1wzYcEt3Wd1IhKPAmSjlgOz__aByIxPOI5i2yFQLrfr9DWnZYE1r-byIjCmlHwcijTgDAdFE3q6ufVvDhyXOsn_WkAmS_8WbLUdMCMITwGdZdq_Xd7AuDFYSX3OvaTSsFmPbq5x7M/s1600-h/DSC05316-732927.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyie1wzYcEt3Wd1IhKPAmSjlgOz__aByIxPOI5i2yFQLrfr9DWnZYE1r-byIjCmlHwcijTgDAdFE3q6ufVvDhyXOsn_WkAmS_8WbLUdMCMITwGdZdq_Xd7AuDFYSX3OvaTSsFmPbq5x7M/s320/DSC05316-732927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367933161878584962" /></a></p><div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>After a frenzied stocking and help from a Super Hyena I managed to walk away with one Licious Lullaby Nite Nappy and one Minkee cover (Thanks Mel </span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> xxx). I thought I’d scored two Night Nappies (which I needed, lol) and two covers but alas…..carts seem to oversell items </span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>L</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> But this is what I got. I LOVE the Night Nappy, and the Cover is much prettier in real life than in the photo. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-71240230473667251252009-08-09T21:31:00.000+10:002009-08-09T21:34:12.419+10:00Mei Tai<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC8z_GqayjPHSmOTzoQkKaXwHV1bACqnBCEiSsTen0UheegnWo-XuMf6HJe5VnhQdcbrrvTF4brZEEI85Fkad-RwB9-jAm_l_CBaxlTIAiRRSQuuo-Wx0PmKc4s3fc9wFRBmJWLXCPpk/s1600-h/DSC05366-752420.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC8z_GqayjPHSmOTzoQkKaXwHV1bACqnBCEiSsTen0UheegnWo-XuMf6HJe5VnhQdcbrrvTF4brZEEI85Fkad-RwB9-jAm_l_CBaxlTIAiRRSQuuo-Wx0PmKc4s3fc9wFRBmJWLXCPpk/s320/DSC05366-752420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367925944684548402" /></a></p><div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I finally bit the bullet and bought a Mei Tai. It was super cheap off ebay brand new and I’m really happy with it. I didn’t think Jake had missed being worn but he sooked at me every time I put him down. Awwwww </span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-60363468234312488612009-08-09T21:00:00.000+10:002009-08-09T21:12:49.522+10:00New bath<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOw2Y1lLUbu9skTKIVYrM-LykuPzphdpQXS4bZ0Qi1BFQZXf_YJmJlytlM4TGWNr-xlyME2RT8-lQ9mhsLgimUytKSr6HoH_VdUwlD24Jj_iMemXt6TqFNgnxwvLM7C-va5lyvofKCzD4/s1600-h/DSC05345-769523.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOw2Y1lLUbu9skTKIVYrM-LykuPzphdpQXS4bZ0Qi1BFQZXf_YJmJlytlM4TGWNr-xlyME2RT8-lQ9mhsLgimUytKSr6HoH_VdUwlD24Jj_iMemXt6TqFNgnxwvLM7C-va5lyvofKCzD4/s320/DSC05345-769523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367920434587356994" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrjeMUC_KhNh2uyA8vuz8Ws9QWGftyJpTvISUWbM4yd-0hEdN1mEhBAMmdVtXTg5D9J0tTzTzxVBd_653AbsV8W2xpA2MnjIT5PF4yGEzwWnOWoTUhX60D1oieY1G3NR2yMISXrLNo_E/s1600-h/DSC05342-771013.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrjeMUC_KhNh2uyA8vuz8Ws9QWGftyJpTvISUWbM4yd-0hEdN1mEhBAMmdVtXTg5D9J0tTzTzxVBd_653AbsV8W2xpA2MnjIT5PF4yGEzwWnOWoTUhX60D1oieY1G3NR2yMISXrLNo_E/s320/DSC05342-771013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367920443624955906" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3_2cF_g5s8g2TDRENZUyfw_O7JsCAL7JSfwuJ0pmtS-7BtB8TkOvoN_apUDbWwCDUwKngRmVxSd2_rIMQNxhd8dbZtQefOHNi-Izg40n7W2ZREJB_dItwpIKlfdv-rDrMJKarG9SdTQ/s1600-h/DSC05334-772084.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3_2cF_g5s8g2TDRENZUyfw_O7JsCAL7JSfwuJ0pmtS-7BtB8TkOvoN_apUDbWwCDUwKngRmVxSd2_rIMQNxhd8dbZtQefOHNi-Izg40n7W2ZREJB_dItwpIKlfdv-rDrMJKarG9SdTQ/s320/DSC05334-772084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367920445092909762" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03Gcc8PhZJNDjPItoYLZtiZ-mS03K9E3yHuLwGUyHiTRMBQjsHTGOH6cA-I0YySQ0lzinC-xbDm6u7LlwCx4MtHyQYdV_AScfl5IBJvbFZFC16Ea13AYO50h4831h7TGIMsrLx1IzjEU/s1600-h/DSC05275-773013.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03Gcc8PhZJNDjPItoYLZtiZ-mS03K9E3yHuLwGUyHiTRMBQjsHTGOH6cA-I0YySQ0lzinC-xbDm6u7LlwCx4MtHyQYdV_AScfl5IBJvbFZFC16Ea13AYO50h4831h7TGIMsrLx1IzjEU/s320/DSC05275-773013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367920449953413010" /></a></p><div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Since we have a new house we have a bath!! YAY!! So here are some snaps from the kids enjoying their bath.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-18371593491593849322009-08-09T20:42:00.001+10:002009-08-09T20:57:09.122+10:00Quick catch up<div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > Ok so now I’ve got that sorted I should give you a run down of what’s been happening! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >We moved, we arrived and are all settled </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10;" >J</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > I have to say I am enjoying being closer to shops and other stuff but I do miss the ‘Ville too. Kids seem happy, Ben is really happy at school. Not that he was even unhappy at his old school but he just fits in really well at his new school and has worked his way into a very tight knit group of lovely kids so I’m pleased with that. Of course he’s doing well at school he loves that he gets to do Music, and his Auskick coach up here was just fantastic!! He had his last Auskick Friday night and then a sausage sizzle and medals after.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Kids are back into swimming, Chloe however decided she didn’t want to do dancing again. We’ve been going to Playgroup on Mel’s recommendation and it’s fantastic! So many great activities the kids really enjoy. Then Chloe does Pre-Kinder on a Wednesday which is really great as <st1:personname st="on">Mum</st1:personname> has time off to watch the boys so for a morning I get to spend some time with Chloe alone.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnsiBMRTx01RkLZTPOZFyZgilNuC8kcBCUlFp-IW9Z5_2zBRucMWs4U3KjDb-aiYkoMrU68Jqejt3urc4xt9Ale6ndk_j78SaIABwraFnpb85m4c74Gs0WTQ_d3o5BEbsHhcisd39Pgk/s1600-h/DSC05355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnsiBMRTx01RkLZTPOZFyZgilNuC8kcBCUlFp-IW9Z5_2zBRucMWs4U3KjDb-aiYkoMrU68Jqejt3urc4xt9Ale6ndk_j78SaIABwraFnpb85m4c74Gs0WTQ_d3o5BEbsHhcisd39Pgk/s320/DSC05355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367915248153683378" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEleuEF1IoImNA0Mfb-S-L-bpFWeyF1NoO9vrhxGvZbbK7NHFXtdiapw2ZnGPSnEkS_NjtUVzsV2QB3DmtEorQHn8xTFJAOMJHQ4eQtZux44IkOVr2YafcR0shwCEviu_k84OC2vBnZuQ/s1600-h/DSC05255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEleuEF1IoImNA0Mfb-S-L-bpFWeyF1NoO9vrhxGvZbbK7NHFXtdiapw2ZnGPSnEkS_NjtUVzsV2QB3DmtEorQHn8xTFJAOMJHQ4eQtZux44IkOVr2YafcR0shwCEviu_k84OC2vBnZuQ/s320/DSC05255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367915240615732450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-72148607167416454682009-08-09T17:01:00.000+10:002009-08-09T17:04:34.735+10:00didn't work at all!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uHjbnIjQz3xzxlmS0vYNNtyB-NcVQMEu6tS9TwJkws4N53DAQV-cx63PeGBv7koMiCAZMYJFB0w4rI4J6yGgd2SG1vIdA4KDFhgsBrVmyxj95YqzmyPQD_EveO_Hw2v6m3F_WAFSm_4/s1600-h/DSC05338-774736.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uHjbnIjQz3xzxlmS0vYNNtyB-NcVQMEu6tS9TwJkws4N53DAQV-cx63PeGBv7koMiCAZMYJFB0w4rI4J6yGgd2SG1vIdA4KDFhgsBrVmyxj95YqzmyPQD_EveO_Hw2v6m3F_WAFSm_4/s320/DSC05338-774736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367856465560030258" /></a></p><div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ok test 2…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-18764736637453209592009-08-09T16:51:00.000+10:002009-08-09T16:52:19.828+10:00Another tester....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ok I’ve been bad and haven’t blogged in AGES. I’ve just uploaded all our photos and will try uploading one via email now….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><img width=1365 height=1024 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CA1911.A4D79250"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-41421868436253165202009-06-09T11:54:00.002+10:002009-06-09T12:01:54.620+10:00*sigh*Well I haven't blogged about much good lately, there hasn't been anything good to blog about.<br /><br />We are moving this weekend, we have to move closer to hubbys work for reasons most people know about.<br /><br />I'm so sad to leave this house, I love it. I love living in this area, I have friends and Ben has a lovely school.<br /><br />On the bright side though we are going to be much closer to everything, closer to my old friends around town and with a lot of help from Rae Ben is going to Lindisfarne Primary, which I'm happy about.<br /><br />So much happening, whether I plug in or not so I'm just trying to get on with all the practical stuff and not think too much about all the other crap that is happening. Bit like being on auto pilot.<br /><br />We are very lucky and have a ton of support from family who are making our move possible and I would be lost without. xxx<br /><br />So things are happening, life is hard but we'll get there :)<br /><br />xxxBechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459830554500768009.post-30965948186867374542009-05-21T08:00:00.002+10:002009-05-21T08:25:44.026+10:00Drowning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisApgT-DYZ2lKyFXOELU8hLg2xEtc7Vx44qz1yvjeTlMRsDZY1Li7QEaKPzkRW8jh4H9zAJRo1GOXcGMEHjlCdnnL2CkcTXquI243ZjKml_Y4vKXNbJwKLupwgQOCu9z9Cd0P2YNp24KY/s1600-h/DSC05201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisApgT-DYZ2lKyFXOELU8hLg2xEtc7Vx44qz1yvjeTlMRsDZY1Li7QEaKPzkRW8jh4H9zAJRo1GOXcGMEHjlCdnnL2CkcTXquI243ZjKml_Y4vKXNbJwKLupwgQOCu9z9Cd0P2YNp24KY/s320/DSC05201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338033640057349314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG0Y6N4AgRWugbwqhFV14bPv4byG2xzEnyDDBhyphenhyphenBg5FShUqEs0Pvw7UmBfvnPjIDRL7wwIksQjmsnaLoRStaMnYtCKBBlKdGAoCmlHB5-wcCHVyVcBQLO7SnAKqK-kTGyiU-frZudIZ4/s1600-h/DSC05198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG0Y6N4AgRWugbwqhFV14bPv4byG2xzEnyDDBhyphenhyphenBg5FShUqEs0Pvw7UmBfvnPjIDRL7wwIksQjmsnaLoRStaMnYtCKBBlKdGAoCmlHB5-wcCHVyVcBQLO7SnAKqK-kTGyiU-frZudIZ4/s320/DSC05198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338033637730145122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXlFI_F0fc6otU6zCSyHySZfgAb9Sfr305OZcYsWIysYuiD7eEG3Np0gNZGqfNfvQGbYuqtjTN5nTFltNBPrHjxzkLAXLYOJSrLaI0xykkqJw2SMQYLG5ufCGuyRwL8nH3iy74VEw8Uo/s1600-h/DSC05196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXlFI_F0fc6otU6zCSyHySZfgAb9Sfr305OZcYsWIysYuiD7eEG3Np0gNZGqfNfvQGbYuqtjTN5nTFltNBPrHjxzkLAXLYOJSrLaI0xykkqJw2SMQYLG5ufCGuyRwL8nH3iy74VEw8Uo/s320/DSC05196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338033630424568034" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >It’s 7:40am and I feel like I’m drowning today already. Kids are fighting over looking at each other and stupid crap like that, Jake is teething….two molars and two front bottom teeth. He’s sending me batty. Oh and Chloe just got hit with a ball in the head….BRB…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >God knows I love them all to bits but some days………some days I really struggle to not scream and yell!! Not that doing that gets me anywhere anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >I think I might go shower and take quite a few DEEP breaths. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >I was going to add a picture of my beautiful cherubs to remind me why I’m so lucky but that didn’t pan out either. This is what I got.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Heh heh heh! I DO love them <3></span>:)<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">xxx</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620215130443111469noreply@blogger.com3