Benjamins 2nd hair cut.. so cute

Just before i was meeting a few friends for coffee, i thought I would stop and get Benjamin's hair cut... they fit him straight in, and he sat perfectly.. at the end, she asked if I wanted a mohawk.. so i did.. (out of my comfort zone there) and he looked adorable :)

Our Big News...

After many hours of thinking, discussions & research.....

We have decided to pack up home and move 1900kms north to Townsville.
there is heaps of work up there for Glenn.. and its about time we have a change.
So at the end of December we are off.. around here long enough for xmas with the family.

Alot of work ahead of us../me... but i think its the change we need in our lives right now. a new start.. and I haven't seen Glenn this happy in awhile. it has to be right :)

wish us luck with the new adventure

C

My Attempt at art

its a rainy day yet again. And well.. what else is there to do but muck around. so i grabbed the canvas's i had.. and started to paint.


I am not the arty type so for me this is a wild side lol





and i know when i tell some people i did this... i get "i want pics" so here it is :)

the first one is my fav.. :)

Out of the mouths of babes... LOL

Kaitlyn's latest....

When i asked her to stay inside because it was raining.. all she had to say was.....

"but mum its just a pile of drips"

it took the 2nd time for her to say it before i could laugh LOL

Lunar Eclipse

I know its nothing new to alot of people.. but the lunar eclipse happened here the other night. The kids were amazed and I got to try out my camera on a tripod.. took heaps of pics and only some i am happy with. Oh the life of a photographer LOL
anyway here are some i took :)

New pics

Benjamin's First Hair cut!!!

My baby just suddenly grew up.. he had his first hair cut. and looks like a big boy.

quick update.

Well.....

I posted earlier that my foot was sprained.. well last week I found out it is infact broken.. so now I have a stupid boot to wear, that is like a cast.. horrible thing.

I put in an application for work at the local nursing home... got a call today, and have an interview on Wednesday.. so I'm nervous about that.

We are still waiting to hear back about another house.. doubt we will get it tho. Will be like all the others.

Benjamin is now 17mo... he loves to kick the ball around, and thoroughly enjoys being outside. Such a boy LOL

thats about it
Catch ya later
OXOXOX

WE ARE SO PROUD!!!

Our Melanie was voted by ALL her class mates to be the Student Representative for her class.. this is a big honor, as she has a special task ahead of her... She has meetings every Monday lunch time, and takes ideas from her class, to the meetings.
she gets to wear the Special badge on her uniform and all..
She was so excited this morning that she got her uniform all ready, all the way to hair ties and the style of hair she wanted, as she wanted to look her best infront of the school..

new pics

got some pics of the girls today.. Benjamin has been a grump.. so he was here whinging away. i love the pics tho :)

OUCH

Oops... I stacked it on the way home.. sprained my ankle.. the dr was concerned about ligament or tendon damage. so we wait for it to heal.. and I get to sit on my butt for a bit longer.. but there goes he gym for a week or so.. :(

Benjamin Is 16mo..

Can you believe Benjamin is 16mo already? I can't.

He is such a little boy now. and cheeky as..

he runs after all the girls.. and can say Nat.. and plenty of other words.. his favourite is "look" but sometimes it souds like dog..

He is mastering the art of kicking a ball.. and loves it. He also loves to thow the ball and make a noise/grunt at one of us to get it for him, when he is quite capable LOL

My baby is growing up!!!

Come Check it out!!!!

Hey Guys, come check out my fav scrapping sites blog.. Memories and More.. They have heaps of fun comps each month.. and lots of inspiration..
If you are a mad scrapper, you will love it, and even if you are a beginner... you will love it :)

busy times...

Howdy howdy howdy!

wow we have been busy this last little while.. thursday we picked up the loan car while ours gets fixed.. its toooo nice to give back. Friday we went to sydney, I had my 6wk check up and am cleared for normal duties, but still take it easy, as the internal stitches still pull sometimes and that can be for as long as 6mo.. then after my appointment, we headed down to Kearns and spent the afternoon at my family's place.. the kids had heaps of fun, and it was nice to sit back a bit, and be in a tidy house that isn't destroyed as soon as i do something else LOL

We came home saturday afternoon, and got kids fed, then our good friends Rosemarie & Andrew from QLD came for a visit.. let the boys get to know me a bit before I babysat them on sunday.. So great seeing them again.. wish they were closer.. anyway.....

Sunday we did.. ummm cleaning in the morning.. then at 130 the boys came around.. Rosemarie & Andrew rushed off to the wedding.. and Kyal(2) slept, while Damon(4) played hard with the girls..

Not long later I came in to check on the others, Glenn had taken Benjamin for a walk, and Kaitlyn went too.. And the quiet outside worried me.. so mel checked on them. THEY WERE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!

Mel & Nat checked out the back, in the cubby and all around until i noticed them on the other side of our back fence and running down the other people's driveway, which leads to a main road!

I jumped in the car, told glenn where i was going (he was nearly home from the walk) and drove down the people's driveway until i got to them... they had climbed THROUGH a barbed wire fence to see a.... wait for it...... HORSE!!!! Oh one detail i forgot.. they were stark NAKED!!!!

A couple of very small scratches, and lots of dirt later.. they climbed into the bath.. phew

the boys went home at aroun 9pm.. :( and left for QLD the next morning.

now we are on our 2wk of holidays.. we are looking at finding a new rental. something bigger.. but it hasn't looked too good for us yet.

I'm looking at going back to work soon.. which scares me... we need the money.

and that is about it...

take care

xxooxoxox

My Poor Car...

The photo doesn't really do it justice..

Thursday night, after procrastination, I decided to go to the shops to get the present for Glenn, it was his birthday after all (22nd march) get there, and the shop is closed. Found something else, and when leaving decided the kids were good and could have an icecream..

waiting in the drive thru of Macca's... a large 4wd, with a large bull bar, rammed up the back of us. They weren't watching I guess..

We are ok, I am sore, and its effected the recovery from surgery.. but thankfully the kids are fine, and the other people have insurance, so we have no out of pocket expenses..

maybe its a hint to stay away from the shops LOL

Take care

C

xoxoxox

What a weekend!!!

Natalie tried out her new snorkelling gear, and loves it!!!!

we went to the reptile park, and had a heap of fun... Held the big python, and got a pic taken, as well as had personal introduction to 2 very cute Koala's.

Benjamin wasn't impressed with the snake, although he shouldn't have a fear of them yet, and the one who runs in the house yelling "snakes" grabbed the head/neck of the huge python!!! Weird kids LOL

We went with our good friends Marlene & Jonathon, and really enjoyed their company

**thanks guys**

Im off to recover from yesterday LOL

Catch ya

xoxoxox

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAT NAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday to our Natalie... she is 8 Now... can't believe it!!!
She took 3doz cupckes to school on her birthday, and opened pressies before she went to school.. then came home, mucked around, and Nanny & Poppy came over fo a visit.. Nat loves her nanny and popppy and didn't want them to go home.
Last night as Glenn was home we had her birthday dinner...... HOT DOGS. and her #8 cake for dessert.
She had heaps of fun and thats all that matters.

C

New Look...

here is Miss Mel, with her new sophisticated look.. We finally picked up her Glasses.. they are just for reading tho. At first she was worried about being called "four eyes" but now she is happy. She knows tshe looks good LOL

Day 13 post op

well its day 13 post op.. wow time does go fast!
I am not recovering as well as i thought. and spend most of the time in pain. So im ringing the dr today to ask for more meds as i am nearly out of these ones.

The kids are going well.. Natalie is on an excursion today to Glenrock Lagoon.. Not sure whats there other than a hike for them LOL and she is of course on a count down to her birthday.. 1wk today!!!

I have booked Kaitlyn and Rachel into preschool again for tomorrow. g will be at work 10-4 and I am hoping to get to Rhodes for a meet of lovely ladies. So today will be another day of rest.. at least i hope it will be.

Im off to continue my Alias seasons LOL

C

what a slack blogger i am

its like a month since our last post.. oops.
I guess so much has happened.
Girls started back at school and love it.
twins birthday.. they are now 3 WOWSER we had a bbq dinner with friends for them. I made 2 number 3 cakes. went well..
They continue to enjoy preschool, they take turns with who is the grumpiest to be left, but that lasts a whole 5mins after we leave.

biggest news is i guess, i was scheduled for a hysterectomy on march 5, and then it was moved forward. so on feb23 I had my guts ripped out, ok well just the uterus & cervix. definately no more babies for us now. :(
and a long recovery ahead :(

Natalie's birthday is next. I hope i will be up to it

Im off for a sleep.. i go home tomorrow from hospital. And I guarantee this isthe best hospital to be in :)

take care
C