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Bad blogger...

as always....

I really need to come in here more often, but i get side tracked and then get too tired to worry about updating...

All is going well here, Amelia is going GREAT........
She is so wonderful and a great little baby girl..
The older 3 kids are going great too.. We are full into the swing of sports & activities, it can be hard to keep up some days...

Here's a run down of what we do after school.................

Pickup from school is 3.15pm..

Monday-
Jordan soccer training 4-5pm
Taylor netball training 5-6pm

Tuesday-
Jordan dancing 3.45-4.45pm
Dan dancing 4.45-5.45pm
Taylor guitar 5.30-6.00pm

Wednesday-
Jordan soccer trainging 4-5pm
Taylor dancing 6-6.45pm
Taylor singing at the club 7.15-9.00pm

Thursday-
Dan soccer training 4.30-6.00pm
Taylor netball trainging 5.00-6.00pm

Friday-
FREE yahooo!!!

Saturday-
Taylor Netball either 9 or 10am
Taylor Singing 11.30am
Dan & Jordan soccer, times TBA

you can see why i have to have it done up as a timetable stuck on our pantry door.. lol.. I have a shocking memory lately, never use to, but it seems to be getting worse...
Taylor was half an hour late to Netball training the other week, well she got there at 5.30pm, i thought it started at 5.30pm, but when every said, 'nice of you to show up Taylor'. She replied with... 'hey, i have a new baby sister in the house and mum fell asleep'!!!!!!!!!!
*blush* gee thanks Taylor......
YES, i had fallen asleep, but she got there right on 5.30pm,...............................
which is when i thought training started............ but nope, its at 5pm, has been for the last couple of weeks now................. ok ok, i still have baby brain.... can i blame that??????

Taylor's new news..........
It is all getting exciting here at the moment..........
i'll leave you hanging and be back soon.................. lol...xx

Fun Facts..

Congratulations!
Your baby's birth date was Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Your conception date was most likely 5/22/2007
And your baby is 26 days old!
See what's happening in Week 4 of your baby's life!
The above information is based on a LMP date of 5/8/2007 and a 28 day cycle.


Fun Birthday Facts
Your baby's birthstone is Amethyst (Sincerity)
Your baby's Astrological Sign is Aquarius
Your baby's Flower is Violet or Primrose (Violet, Sky Blue or Yellow)
Your baby was born in the Chinese Year of The Rat
Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2024, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?
This time last year you weren't even pregnant yet!

Its a ........................

GIRL....

yes i have been a bad blogger and need to do a HUGE update...

I'll have to come back again soon and do it though, as im off to bed now... lol, sorry...

here's a sneak peak....

Thankyou Kris for my wonderful beautiful photo...xx

3 days to go......

I really need to update, esp. before i do 'pop'....


(but im ready for bed right now, sorry... but i want to share a couple of photos first, just incase i go now... i'll come back asap...)




Well i was worried i wouldn't get this photo, not that i thought id go early, but i just kept putting it off & off..
As you can see, i 'forgot' to get my 38wk photo... oopppss...
I also weighed myself this morning and i have put on 11.2kgs this pregnancy..I think that is still pretty ok. I think i had roughly put on about 20kgs with Jordan, and i had had him by now..I think i have doubled my weight since being on Maternity leave... :o( No wonder with what i have been eating while at home... I guess cause i have nothing else to do, so im eating...
Well i do have things to do, but i can' be bothered and i just can't seem to do what i want anyhow cause of my BIG bump and my HUGE sore feet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My (short) tall boy arrived the other day (i thought it wasn't going to get here before baby arrived!!), yippeee!!!
So now the baby's room is complete!!! if you can call it that??!!
Thankfully we don't use our lounge room, but have just renovated it, it is sooooooooo nice... Anyhow, the bassinet is now in here (so is the computer) and my tall boy that i had ordered to put in my room, is now in here too.... Its not really a nursery, its not really a baby's room, its not decorated at all, but it is still a nice place for baby to sleep.. (its actually the best room in the house now..lol..)
(sorry its not very big)...
The colours of the walls are actually a white colour & the carpet is a real chocolate brown (they actually gave us the wrong shade, i like it, but Brendan doesn't) The only thing yet to do in here is the tiles above the fire...
I used my old camera to take these, so there not the best..
The carpet looks a little odd, cause its new, it shows up every single mark, ie. foot prints & all.. lol.. (but it is the same carpet we got in our bedroom in early Dec. last year and it doesn't do it anymore.. )
This is a really old house, just more modern now.. lol.. (well, we think so.. )
Wish all rooms could be this big (there are 12 lights in the ceiling, thats how big it is..lol..). Our rooms are big (being an old house, but imagine all b/rms being this big!! lol.)

I went shopping the other morning and bought a new U-shape pillow, ready for feeding.
I really want a new recliner to put in the corner of our 'baby's room', Brendan is thinking about it, but it wont be here before baby comes though.. I also then went to the new HUGE baby shop that just opened up in the next town... I was in there for what seemed like ages, (i was asked by about 4 ladies if i was right as i was just wandering around for ever).. i wish i had an open bank account to buy EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!i found a couple of cot sets i really liked, but thought i might just wait and see if baby is a boy or a girl and then decide. The bassinet is going to be used for as long as we can, so ive got time to pick out something when we know the sex... (i actually wanted a little lamp, but there was nothing that jumped out at me, or they were either too boyish or girlish, so i'll wait!!!) I did buy a little basket though (in the above picture), for my new cupboard though (it had a little cow on it..lol..)... I couldn't buy nothing... lol

Ok, im going to bed now...
i'll try & catch up better soon......xx

4wks to go...

Well i have been a very bad blogger lately..
Everything has been up in the air for the past 5wks and not in a good way either..

Baby wise, all is going well..
I have been having extremely strong and LOTS of branxton hicks, very OFTEN!!! but my midwife puts it all down to me being over worked & over stressed..
I have started Maternity Leave now, WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!! and i have to admit, even though i have still been having them, not as much as before...
From my most recent photo, it looks like i have grown, but i haven't actually (according to my measurements at checkup) but baby has dropped a little bit, so that throws my bump out of shape too..

After sitting with my Nan for 4wks, almost every single day and sometimes over night (sleeping in her recliner) she had had enough of fighting it and passed away at 10.10pm Friday 4th of January 2008... She was in so much pain, (but thankfuly was medicated enough for her not feel it) so she is much better off, being at rest now...
It is still so hard to comprehend that she has gone. It sure has been a struggle lately.
We had her funeral last Wednesday and it was just beautiful..
It was pretty hard to see the kids break down and be so upset for the whole thing, but they needed to be there as they were close to Nan and loved her very much..
Jordan was the hardest to watch, as when we (just the family) got up to put a rose each on the casket, he just broke down. That broke my heart (again)...
Mum is going well, but she is finding it hard at certain times. Thats understandable though. It will just take time for everyone to come to terms with it all..

Reno's wise...
The lounge room is looking EXCELLENT.. it looks like something in a display home, if i do say so myself.. lol
We have 12ft ceilings and they are VERY decorative (hence, taking Brendan AGES to paint), but they are so worth it..
Brendan ripped up the carpet a couple of weeks ago and the floor boards are beautiful..
We're just waiting for the sander/staining guy to come tomorrow or Friday to give us a quote and hopefully it wont be too long and he can get stuck into them..
Not that we use that room that much, it is a big chunk of the house and is right THERE in your face when you walk in, so it will be good to have it finished..
Plus that is where the baby will be sleeping too.. :o)

Well the kids and i are having a lazy day today. I really would love to go for a drive to the beach or something, but i think its going to be to hot today (that makes sense, doesn't it, NOT!!!) i just don't want to have to be sitting around in the heat!!!! OH and an icecream from Cold Rock would be just devine.. But, i just can't be bothered going anywhere today... lol
So, a lazy day at home is on the cards i think...........................xx

my big growing belly!!!!

just wanted to share this while i was in a sharing mood...

bbl with more of an update.. baby is doing well though...

:o)

3D scan..

Oh i can't believe i haven't made the time to show off my new photos...

I have just about worn out the printed copies of these, showing them off to anyone & everyone that will stand still long enough near me, to show them off...

A couple of weeks ago, someone from the parenting forum (EB) posted that they were getting 3D scans done locally..

It was purely for 'looking', nothing medically at all.. The cost was $40 and WOW, what a bargin that is these days for 3D scans.....

Anyhow, i sussed it all out and made an appointment to have a little lookie at my baby... (i want as many looks as i can possibly get!!!!) :o)

I also decided to take mum with me, as she has never seen any of my scans, even though she has been at all 3 deliveries. She has also never seen a 3D scan either.

And i wanted to take the kids with us too...

The appointment was for last Thursday, the 29th of November at 2.30pm.
I picked the kids up from school early, headed on into Maitland to pick Mum up from work and then headed to the John Hunter Hospital. At the Medical Suites there..

Well, as soon as the scanner was put on my (big) belly and the image came on the screen, i cried!!!! I couldn't stop then...

OMG how beautiful was my baby and how wonderful was it to see my tiny little baby, even though he/she is still in me!!!! (gosh, im going to start crying now)...

then WOW!!!!!!! my gosh, doesn't this little baby look like Taylor!!!!!!!!!??

well that's the first thing i though anyhow, and then so did mum too...

(the boys were a bit roudy, but) both Mum & Taylor were just in awe of it all too...

The lady doing the scan said how beautiful my baby was (she probably says that to everyone??) and how clear the scan was, how perfect baby was & how cute too... :o)

here are a couple of photos of my little baby...

She did try to get some images in 4D, but baby was sound asleep and didn't move at all, so i didn't get much of that... :o( (well only 7secs, but baby didn't move)..

Baby did move his/her fingers (you can see his/her hand up near his/her far cheek) the tiniest bit, but not much..

more baby & reno update...

Well im 28wks & 4 days today...

I can't believe how fast this is going...

I know i only showed this similar photo 2wks ago, but when Taylor took my photo this morning, i couldn't believe that i looked a little bit different??!!!

I feel i look bigger in real life than i do in this photo. I still feel like i look like i do in the photo at 26wks. And even though that is only 2wks ago, looking at today's belly shot, my bump does look a little different????

Only 7wks left of work, yahoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Im getting alittle bit worried about my legs & feet, just like when i was pregnant with Jordan. They are really really puffy already, and i still have just over 11wks to go, so im sure they will only get bigger.. They were HUGE with Jordy, so no doubt they will this time round again.

im off to have my GD test on Thursday and then a clinic checkup a week Friday.

The reno's are still coming along.. Our bedroom (sorry boys, your old room) is now finished!!
The built-in was done last Saturday (the one before the last), but there was some problems with it, so i had to get them back to fix up there stuff ups!!!
Oh still waiting on the blinds and then its finished.. :o)

which should be, in about 1.5wks...

I moved our bed in last week, not reallly a good idea for a 27wk pregnant lady, but i did it anyhow. (pulled it all apart first & dragged it in, then put it together in the new room)

I LOVE sleeping in there, it is so nice & fresh, except for the street light coming in through the big exposed window... lol

I have slowly started putting our clothes in, but im taking my time, cause i can't be bothered too.. lol.

BUT, the first thing i did put in there, was the baby's clothes... I MUST take a photo and share.. It looks so cute.............

Brendan is still doing the lounge room, but it is a HUGE job. will be so worth it when its finished. Even having the new lights in looks fantastic, so once its all painted it will look even better..

Once we have finished the lounge room, we'll then move onto our old room which will be the boys new room...

Taylor had her singing Christmas concert on Saturday.

She sang Tomorrow (from Annie) and a Christmas song with another girl, Cassie. She did a wonderful job...

im kicking myself, my bloody video camera was dead i discovered just before she was to go on stage. I did have my little camera (photo) with me, so i taped it on that.. Its not the best recording, but at least i got it..... I'll have to see if i can YouTube it... :o)

Nothing else to report on though, i don't think???

Finally put some Christmas presents on lay-by today, talk about pushing my luck!!!!
I always seem to leave things to the last minute, but i have never been this late with Christmas presents...

I have only (i think) done the kids now, i have no idea what im going to get anyone else????

Its turning out to be a bit of a pain in the butt Christmas this year!!! Wrong time of the year to be pregnant... lol

ok, till next time.....................xx

:o)

baby & reno update...

When i first found out i was pregnant, i had all intentions of taking photos every week to see the difference/growth. As i hadn't taken ANY photos with my other 3 babies.. :o(

But, in true (hopeless) form of me, this is only my 3rd photo ive taken!!! :o(

I am so cranky with myself....... but nothing i can do about it now..

I MUST try & remember to take one every week from now on, but sadly, there wont be as much change, noticeable change now as there would of been much earlier on..... oh well...

Here's my scary 3 (& only 3.. :o( ) belly shots..
BEWARE........

really scary look here!!!!!!!!

im counting down the days till i finish up work.. 9wks today and im on Mat. leave...

Scary in one way (money wise) but SO great on the other hand!!!!!!

And i can't belive that im 26wks & 4 days!!!! gosh the time is flying..

We are so much in the middle of renovations at the moment its not funny, so it would be good to be home full-time at the moment to be able to do things around the house. But then again, its probably better not to be here and have to do the work... lol

The new fence is FINALLY getting put up today, yay!!!!!!
the new carpet for the (old) boys room, our (re-newed) room, the 'storm damage' room, is getting laid on Thursday YIPPPEEE!!!! and the built-in will be put in on Saturday, DOUBLE YIPPPEEE!!!! it is so exciting..

I CAN'T WAIT to put our bed in and stock up the cupboard with our clothes & the baby's clothes!!! then i can concentrate on cleaning out our (old) room empty it out ready for Brendan to put the new downlights & ceiling fan in and then paint it..

THEN the boys can move in to there (new) room... :o)

We probably wont get to the boys room until the lounge room is done, but that shouldn't take too long, but at least things are going ahead, finally!!!!

Baby is really kicking up a storm these days.. I lied in bed the other night and Jordan was interested to feel the baby kick.. So i kept his hand on my 'exposed' belly and he felt some really great big kicks. I then told him to watch carefully, and he could see my belly jump up & down. He thought that was facinating.. He then bend down and gave my belly a great big kiss.. Just as he was moving away, a great big kick was seen, almost reaching him..

We have decided to move into the boys old room. Even though it was there room before the storm and we told them it will still be there room when it gets finished. Guilty now, we have decided that it would be best for us to move back into the room. It is actually a 'parents room' and that is obvious. So we want it to look its best and what it really is, when we put it on the market, hopefully soon.. Plus, even though we will have the baby (bassinet) in the lounge room, baby will sleep in there, we will be able to push the bassinet into our room on 'inspection' days while trying to sell the house. In other people's eyes, it looks better to see a baby sleeping in the parents room, than it does in a lounge room.. Im not the type of person that likes to have a baby sleeping in with the parents, so baby wont sleep in with us, but the bassinet will sit in our room (as in the 'new' room, it will fit nicely) only at inspection times...................

I can't wait for our room to be done this week though, so i can have the baby things set up in our room/built-in.. :o)

We have a clinic checkup this Friday. Im really looking forward to it. To see how things are going. Plus i'll have to book in for my GD test and hopefully, Cherly might let us know about having another scan??? hopefully????I'll come back later and up-date...

ive had HEAPS of people tell me they think i am having a girl, even Brendan is dead set sure were having a girl?????????

I first thought i was having a boy and that was/is my prediction, BUT i have predicted the wrong sex with ALL the kids!!!!!

Now im really confused??? I sort of have a feeling this is a girl and from looking at the scans too, but there not that clear really and i think im looking for what i want to see??!!!

But do i stick with my original prediction or do i go with my new predicition???? It is killing me, i really want to know?!!!!!!!!!!!!

ive copied & pasted parts of this post from the baby's blog, and now its all out of order.. The worse thing about this 'blogger' is you can't really cut & paste that well??!!! oh well, at least its here... :o)

just a bit of a rave..

Hi,
Just popping in to say hi.. I don't seem to get here as much as i would like to. I know i will kick myself later on, way down the track when i want to check on things and ive been so slack & not been in here...

Baby is going well, but i guess i don't really say much in here about that either, slack-arse mum i am. But baby does have his/her own blog, so that gets more attention than here... *ooppss*

House is slowly coming on..
Its hard to believe that a little bit of rain (well, it wasn't a little bit) could do so much damage and cause so much stress..
The boys room has been gutted & lined. Brendan is up to the painting side of it, only just sealed it this week, but thats a start.
Went up & pick the carpet out this morning and thats now on order.
Built-in has been measured & quoted and that has been ordered too..
THANK GOODNESS for insurance is all i can say..................
i know we have had to wait well over 4mths for it all to get started and i have had so many problems with the house & stress from it all (plus with the baby too), at least i am grateful that it has started.
The area was so badly damaged here & around us, that some people still don't have homes to go to. I have never seen such rain/damage in all of my life (& neither has alot of older people around us) and i never want to see it again.
I have got some photos of the walls in the boys room (not of the actuall flood, :o( ) but im at work at the moment, so if i remember, i'll share them..

Our old fence was ripped out & down today, BOY what a big job that was. The new one comes on Monday & Tuesday, yippppeeeeee..

Im still stressing myself out about the whole house thing and hoping everything falls into place for when the baby arrives, but theres nothing i can do about that really.. But in true form of me, i can't stop the stressing...
I don't have a 'baby checkup' till the 16th of this month, so i need to try & stop my worry.. Hopefully when we go for that checkup i'll get to book in for another scan, as Cheryl wants me to have a 'growth scan' to make sure everything is ok (cause of the tablets i take, but shhhhhhhhh don't tell her, i didn't have to have these scans with Tay, Dan or Jordi..lol..)

Oh & im 25wks & 1 day today......... :o)

We got some bad news today... My nan found out today she has Ovarian Cancer. I still don't think its sunk in properly yet. She's been sick for a little while now & waiting on the test results, plus she has Macular Degeneration (which she's had for ages/a couple of years) so that doesn't help her much. But her news isn't very good. They are booking her into hospital straight away and will then look when they get in, to see if it has spread at all??
Its all a bit worrying too, as my mum had Cervical Cancer when she was 33, twice. So its something that is going to have to be always looked into & after..

Anyhow im raving now, sorry bout that..

I went with the guys from the office today to buy plates & cutlery etc. for our new kitchen here at work. We will probably be spending about $20,000. just on that sort of thing. We are getting 700 of each size plate & folk/knife/spoon, etc. Then there's the pots & pans, carving knives, utensils, etc.. You don't realise how much there is actually to buy when starting up something like this.. Even though we already have everything. We are still buying EVERYTHING brand new, as we want to impress with a clean, fresh new start. Spending 2 million dollars, we hope to impress.. lol

Well i best go, only an hour before i can go home..
have a great weekend
love Peta..xx

Well guess whot!!!!

We have just had our building approved by NRMA, YIPPPPPEEEEEEE!!!!!!! this morning...
We are so excited, we just can't believe that it has finally come through. Its been 4mths today (by date) and we really have been living in a 2 bedroom house for the past and boy has it been hectic and a PITA..
At least now, we can finally see the end of the tunnel. Its going to be all steam ahead though...
Our bathroom will finally be finished this week, YIPPPEEE fingers crossed (just waiting for the glass to be installed)..
The boys bedroom will be underway soon, then new carpet & a new built-in, our loungroom will be repaired and renovated & hopefully when we rip up our carpet the floorboards are the same (perfect) ones that we have in our family room.
We are getting a new fence down one side of the house and then paint the outside of the house & Taylor & our bedrooms AND THEN hopefully, put the house on the market!!!!!!!!!!!!! fingers crossed.... hopefully....
i just can't believe that we are finally getting the boys b/r done!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And i think i over did it a bit today. I moved the computer & desk (big timber desk) out of the lounge room and into our family room today, big job (& dusty too, my gosh ) and then felt really off.. So went and lied in a warm bath for about an hour..
Think i'll have a day at home tomorrow and get some more clearing & clean out done, bit by bit, while i have the kids at home with me..

ok, rave over with.. Just had to share it, i am so excited i can't believe that it is FINALLY happening!!!

19wks 5 days

---------arm & hand ------------------------hand up to his/her face

waving hello

-----------leg & foot ----------------------------- 2 feet

-----------------face ---------------------------- 2 feet

foot

-------face (yawning)---------------------- arm & giving the thumbs up..

--------------------------------------------- leg & foot

2 legs

Oh, the post under the this on, titled 'still here', i found in my drafts box here..
so i thought i would post it anyhow.. I must of been online the day after the 'big storm'..
obviouslly ive tried to post some photos, but they haven't worked...
when im more awake, hopefully soon. i'll blog more about 'that weekend' and share some photos...

off to bed i trot...
:o)

Bad blogger...

Yes i have been a very bad blogger and haven't been in here for ages..

not only are we getting the house all ready for some major renovations and repairs (due to the June Long weekend storm, which im yet to blog about) we are also very excited to announce..............

Im pregnant..............

Yes, baby no. 4 is on his/her way..
only 9wks today, but everything is up in the air at the moment.. well in a good way, but just a hectic way too.. lol

i am really tired at the moment (& still suffering from morning sickness) so i'll have to go, but i'll try not be a bad blogger from now on and keep this place up to date with all thats happening with the renos, the move and the baby of course...

:o)

Still here....

Well after such torential rain for the past 48hrs we are still here.. We thought we were going to have to get the Ark out, but thankfully things have started to ease off now.

But it sure was scary...

this photo i have 'borrowed' off the Newcastle ABC website.. It doesn't state where its at, but it could so easily be around here..

after getting some groceries this morning (incase we need to stock the Ark) and before any more rain trapped us, i did a quick whizz past the local park down the road..
this part is EXTREMELY popular. It is just a hollow inbetween 2 towns, but the coucil finally did something worthwhile a couple of years ago and fixed all the drainage, made new ponds, put in bbq area's, toilets and an excellent park area for the kids. Also they put a walkway around the whole thing, that is really popular with walkers (me being one of those!!!)
SO, we were saying last night, how we wondered how it faired with the extreme heavy rain, as we haven't had anything like this in years & years...

back from the unknown...

Well today i had to go through 1000's & 1000's of files all stored in the back docks of my new computer to find an important address. And guess what i found while there??????????

Here.............

lol
so, just thought i'd post in here again and see how things go...
i might have a go at updating this better now that i am back online as there just seems to be so much (even more) things going on around here that it is a good place to vent...

Now that we are back in the land of the Wide World of Web, i should be able to do some updating, but DON'T hold me to it... :o)

ok, now that i have found here, i have to go, i have to go to bed...
:o)

its so heartbreaking...

i have been lurking a bit on the Photography boards over at EB and some of the girls there are members at another forum as well..
They were telling us about the poor little girl that passed away on Monday after fighting for her life for 2 days. She had accidently locked herself in her parents car and no one could find her for half an hour. What was 36 degrees outside that day, was 60 degrees inside the car...
My heart just breaks when hearing/seeing stories like this..
I just can't imagine what her parents & family must be going through...

Here is a bit of a story from a family friend....




The above banner is courtesy of Carrie Young....
My colleague and amazing photographer Sheye Rosemeyer, lost her 3 year old daughter last night. It was a horrible tragic accident. She got locked in the family's black car which was parked outside in the full 36 degree sun and no one could find her for half an hour of panic stricken terror. The grandparents live next door and it is normal for the kids to flit between their house and home. Sheye said that Ava was being mischeivious as little kids are...and told Grandad she was going home but really she got in the car. Mom & Dad thought she was at Grandad's, he thought she was at home and by the time she was discovered she had been in a 60 degree car for too long. She fought bravely for two days in an induced coma but lost her battle last night. I can't even imagine the horror that family is feeling right now and their despair. The worst of it is, this is the fourth child this month in Australia. So please, hold your kids a little closer and tighter today and then take them outside and teach them to blow the car horn...hard and long if they are ever stuck in one. Sheye said she could go over the what ifs forever but the reality is, she can't take the last 72 hours back, all she can do is say to other parents, please teach your little one's to not play in cars, always lock the doors when you get out and show them where the horn is.



Please give your loved ones that extra special hug & kiss every moment you see them....xx

back to school

Well, Tuesday the kids went back to school...

how exciting it all was too... Daniel cried he didnt want to get Miss Higson and Taylor was hoping she didn't get a male teacher!!!
Well, just like last years hopes for who we got & didn't get and then all our worse wishes came true, this year, EXACTLY the same!!!!!

I was a bit worried about Daniel as he really really didn't want Miss H and then he did, but when i picked him up in the afternoon, he said she was great....

Taylor didn't have Mr. Sergon until the next day and she said, HE IS FANTASTIC, HE IS SOOOOOOOO COOL.... He is the best teacher there, so she says..

So it all worked out great in the end.

Both the kids didn't get any of there immediate friends in there class though, but i say thank goodness for that....

Taylor did great last year in the 'special class' and in saying that, i don't mean 'special'. I mean she was picked out year 3 to go into a year 4 class cause she is a smart cookie. So now that she has done all year 4 work last year and going into Year 4 this year will be interesting to see how things work and what sort of work she will do...

Dan did great last year, but he has too many fans.. You know how it is being SOOOOOOOO popular and all with the opposite sex you just can't help these things... lol Well not this year buddy, he has to tell the chicks to lay off a bit and put that little bit extra work in..

Not wanting to 'compare' the 2, but with Taylor being way off the charts last year doing the Basic Skills Test, it will be interesting to see how Dan goes with it this year...

Jordan started back at Pre-school this year. They do the first day in 2 shifts and this being his second year there, he got the 2nd shift. Which was just perfect as we could take Tay & Dan to school and then have time to spend with Jordan. It was going to be a bit of a worry with Tom (his bestest mate) not being there this year, but thankfully we saw him in the morning at the 'big school' and he was fine with that...

There was only a hand full of kids at pre-school when we got there (he started at 12.30pm) and only 3 other boys that he knew from last year... Riley being one of them and he was happy with that....

Now he doesn't go back till Monday next week, but thankfully he loves school too and enjoys he's 2 days at pre-school...

I can't believe my baby will be at big school next year, i am SO not looking forward to that...

Dancing starts next week..

as much as im looking forward to the kids getting back into some moving stuff and my dancing too, im not too keen to start the whole running around & $$$ side of it...

Taylor is starting guitar lessons on Tuesday, so thats an extra thing to run around too. Thankfully we was able (thanks Dad) to find someone in Kurri. She has given up Tap this year, but is still doing Jazz...

We have our timetable all worked out, but just have to wait for Soccer & Netball to start and then try & slot them in too....

Monday, Daniel, Jordan & I took Mum to Sydney to see her Dr.

I was worried about the trip home, because if he hadn't of gave mum good news she would of killed him.. But thankfully, he is happy with how her hand/wrist is going and she is now allowed to drive. THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!!! she has been really depressed lately (more than usual) cause of her wrist.. He doesn't want to see her for 6mths now, so thats good...

The boys LOVED there visit to the big city.. Jordan though the Monorail was just the best and he couldn't get over how big CentrePoint was, it frightened him a bit when he first looked up at it from standing RIGHT underneath it when we got off the monorail..

He also thought it was great when we went over the Harbour Bridge...

Australia Day..

Love it or Leave it....

as John Laws would say... :o)

Lets all see the flags flying high on our beautiful Australian soil for Australia day....
Happy Australian Day to everyone, i hope everyone is out enjoying themselves and celebrating what is very important to us all..
me... im at work... Doing the right thing by little Johnny and putting in the hard yard to make ends meet for my family... I know, don't get me started on that A-hole, isn't he just a treasure, NOT!!!!!!!!!

i don't mind being at work today, Friday's are pretty good around here, its air-conditioned (its bloody hot outside) and the pay rate is double & a half... Its good to make up some extra cash while i can... lol ;o)

School starts back on Tuesday and i still have a few things to get yet..
Im taking mum to Sydney on Monday (with the kids too, yes, im insane.. lol) and dancing starts in just over a weeks time, so there goes ANY money i'd hoped for... lol
Oh & soccer rego is next weekend too and without a doubt, netball rego will be the weekend after... Woohoooo the joys of parent hood!!!!!!

Gosh, no idea where that little rant came from...

Happy Australia day to everyone.....