So i headed up to the shops today to buy a Trampoline for Miles' birthday in August. I thought i'd lay by it... i pretty much never lay-by, think ive done it about 3 times in my life! but we are trying to life to a budget for the next year or so.. so i lay-by'd a 10f one, it was $199.
Also got a Dr's dress up outfit for Miles as well, he loves pretending to be a Dr and has a Dr's bag..
I took Greta to the shops with me as Miles wanted to stay and do 'boy stuff' ie, fixing light globes and fiddling in the shed etc...
So did the shopping, took Greta to a little outdoor play centre at the shops and then got the Jeep to come home - its been off the road for a month as we had to get a part shipped over, its a Jeep Cheroke so no parts for it in the country - so a month later! and some dramas with the part we ordered and customs, the part arrives, Jonathan fixed it and i went out in it today for the frist time - and it died!
i had no mobile with me and Greta was screaming as the sound of the engine cranking but not turning over scared her.
So i hopped out and grabbed Greta then asked a security guy at the shops if i could use his Mobile to call NRMA.. called them and the security guy says he will have a look - so he's trying to start it and i said"NO its a manual you have to put your foot on the clutch.. so he goes a manual oooh i dont know then.. and wanders off!
Then another shopper comes over and asks if i want a jump start, so i say oh perhaps, he looks inside and says oh its a manual, i dont know how to do it with a manual!
Honestly - in the UK pretty much EVERY car is a manual, everyone learns to drive in a manual, there are hardly any auto's over there - i cant believe everyone is scared of a manual!
SO NRMA comes and say its the diesel not pumping through and fixes it for me.. so off i head home.
Couple hours later we decide to go to the park, all hop in the car, but the damn thing wont start again! so i call the NRMA again while jonathan gets the kids out of the car.. same guy comes out and spends some tiem looking at it. Anyway cos it was sitting for so long he thinks the diesel wasn't getting through - he did somethig and it did a big burp and seems to work now.
Hopefully it will be ok tomorrow, dont fancy getting stuck at Miles' music class tomorrow with jonathan in Sydney at work.
So anyway... in other news...
Greta is most definitely walking, and she is getting so good at it - gosh cuteness overload! with her gorgeous long hair down her back and her pretty dress on and she so pettite its so cute to see :)
We decided to have a little weekend away before Jonathan starts his new job in july. We havent had a holiday since Feb!! thats a long time for us!
SO Miles has been doing about different countries and he took in his Beefeater toy that we got him from England and he talking about his mummy and daddy being from the Uk and that it snows over there etc...
SO he had been also asking about Australia as he knows he is from a hot country and we are from a cold country... so thinking of taking him out to Orange to see real Australia lol..
I also want to take him up to Story book Park in the Hunter valley - but thats only 1.5hours from home so just a day trip.
Forgot to say, took Greta down the doll aisle at the shop - OMG she was so excited!! such a girly girl, she was yelling Baby, i had to buy her a doll - to add to her HUGE doll collection lol.
So got Miles trampoline and dr costume... he wants some knights ands horses too.
Then its Greta's birthday.. no doubt she'll want more dolls lol... oh the joys of having 2 little ones close together.
And we're thinking of having a 3rd next year!!!
YIKES
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