I woke up this morning with cold symptoms, feeling a teeny bit better than yesterday but still clearly got a cold.. bunged up, losing my voice, sore throat, tight chest, burning up..
SO i was thinking damn im never gonna get through everyting i need to do today, however i did.
Baked a cake for Playgroup - carrot with cream cheese frosting.
headed to playgroup for a couple of hours.. Kids played so well, i actually popped over the street for a carton of milk as i forgot to take any for the mums tea and coffee - i dont take milk so never think to bring it. Anyway i left the kids at the playgroup with the other mums and while i knew Greta would be fine, i was worried Miles would stress with me gone for 5 mins, however i got back and he was fine.. eating his morning tea - i wouldnt have left him if Greta weren't there as i knew he wouldn't have stayed on his own - although i would have left Greta, she would have been totally fine.
Then we jumped in the car and headed to drop the car off for its service, they said they had it booked in between 12-5pm !! i said erm no, 12 - 2pm, i have 2 little children with me, how am i meant to entertain them for 5 hours! Plus Greta needs to nap and i cant get home, its too far to walk and i cant call a cab as im pretty sure most cabs wont have 2 car seats.. so anyway there were fantastic and said they would do it in the 2 hours.
SO anyway i headed over the road as there is a play centre i was planning on taking the kids to - but wanted to walk to the other end of the shops first to pay some money off the Christmas lay by at the toy shop... so i didnt have a pram for Greta so she walked and held my hand all the way (so so cute). We got to store and wondered around a little looking at the toys while we got to the lay-by counter, i paid some money..
Then we walked out and Miles saw a book store opposite he wanted to look in - it used to be Angus & Robertson but had closed down a few weeks back - it has now opened up as Dymocks, we went in and they had great kids books for $5..Miles chose a big thick book with various short stories in.. its a gorgeous book, i read him a couple at bed time tonight..
So we left there and headed back over to the other end of the centre, with Greta walking and holding my hand again, planned on going to the play centre, its right next to the lift we needed to get in that takes us down to the garage to collect our car - anyway by the time we get there its 1.45 mins later OMG! we had only been to 2 shops! and i was worried about killing the time till the car was ready.. its amazing how fast time passes when you let your little one walk, she isnt the fastest of walkers and likes to stop and chat to people who always seem to stop and comment how cute she is, and she stops to look in windows at displays, as does Miles - so couldn't go to the play centre - poor Miles, funny thing is though i used to take him there with Mums group and he hated the place.. now he was so keen to go.. bless him.
So went and got the car, they had done a brake fluid change, filter change, etc etc.. so $401 in total - expected more so all good.
then the manager wanted to just take it for a quick spin around the block to check the brakes were ok, Greta sees him drive away in our car and yells "Man, No, Mummy car, Maaaaaan, Mummy car"and bursts into tears. :( poor princess she thought he had taken her mummy's car - so i had to cuddle her and explain he will be back, only gone 2.5 mins anyway so not too bad.
Anyway a great garage, i will take the car there again, we usually go to the Jeep dealer in Chatswood and they charge double and their customer service is shocking..
So got home at 3 pm and put Greta down for her nap - had a parcel card from the post office that had been delivered while we were out - so woke Greta at 4.30pm and went to get that - i hate to wake her, but since she had gone to bed 3 hours after her usual nap time, i realyl didn't want her napping so late..
Anyway it was Miles' birthday pressie, so brought that home, stuck the dinner on - homemade burgers and went outside with the kids to dismantle all the play equipment in the back yard, climb frame, cubby house, roller coaster, 2 little cars.. slide and some other bits and bobs - a play group mum is collecting it tomorrow for a couple of days.. then i get to put it all back up again when she brings it back!
Miles helped me carry it all over and stand it up against the pool fence so she can collect it tomorrow.
So now tomorrow is again going to be a crazy day - well from 12pm it will be fine but in the morning i have to do the food shop, go to story time at the library - thats 10.30-11am thats set in stone, and go up to a k-mart 25 mins away to pay for and arrange delivery of Miles' trampoline for his birthday next week - all that has to be done before 12pm .. as the playgroup lady is coming at 12.
oooh hubby is home, he has to call hsi works UK office so id best stopped typing so i don't bother him.
All for now.
x
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