Greta was so tired this morning, by 8am (nap time is usually 11.30am) but she was so tired, Miles had woken her up at 6.30am..
I gave up and put her in her cot for her nap after she had a tanty because i wouldn't go into the playroom to have my shower, then she wanted the cat to go in the playroom with her - cat wanted to snooze on my bed. SO all got a bit on top of her as she was over tired from waking early and ended up having a tanty and banging her head on the wall in frustration.. so i popped her into her cot and she has been asleep for 5.5 hours now.. so i guess she needed it.
So we ended up missing Playgroup, which isn't so bad, it meant i got a chance to get the paints out and get Miles going on the craft project for the Fathers Day pesent - thats just drying out in the sun now, and when its dry we can get Greta involved in the sticker and glitter process!
Should be good..
Need to pop up to the shops to buy nappies when Greta wakes up - totally out of them!
Oh in other news, i got a free Pieface pie! some scoupon thing..
And the couple came to collect the pram last night but the hinge was missing off it for when it turns into a baby pram, when the baby is tiny! So they said they would go and think about if they want it or not... i said you can get them online for $9.98 and gave them the website address.
So if they dont come back to me by tomorrow i'll just re-list it. Its like $400 so i wouldn't have minded that - it will help at the moment as we are buying air con units and have a few things to pay for at the moment..
But my own fault for not checking that it was there.
Ok thats all, need to back a cake for playgroup tomorrow, actually i made one yesterday but not sure if it will be any good by tomorrow..
Monday, August 29, 2011
A lovely few days..
I need to get some pictures ready for printing so i can put them in albums, but i will add a few pics of our lovely weekend and today.
So the 4th birthday party for Miles and his friends on Saturday, i came home and had a little afternoon nap! I got woken up at 7am by Greta with a (pretend) cup of tea from her tea set! It was Daddy's turn to get up and my lie in day but it seems Greta didn't want Mummy to sleep in so came to wake me with a cup of tea from her tea set ... oh my goodness, melted my heart <3 so of course, i had to get up then - and it was a total Mummy day! Wouldn't let Daddy near her!
So off to the park for Miles' party with his friends, he had a ball and spent much of the time chasing all the other kids around while he pretended to be a monster and they squealed and ran away!
Then on Sunday we went to the local school Spring Fair, it was lovely, Jonathan and Greta sat on the grass and watched a band play, then she asked to go home (it was her nap time) so Jonathan took her home and left Miles and I there, and we had a cupcake, got Miles' face painted
And we did some crafts there, painted and glittering etc and choose a couple of books and little toys from the White Elephant stall..
The we strolled home.
Today. We went to Miles' music class and then went to a friends 4th birthday party. It was great fun, Miles played musical chairs and pass the parcel, I sat on the floor in the circle with Greta while they all played pass the parcel, but she was more interested in watching the older (4yr old) kids play than actually play herself .. she did however like the gifts that Miles won and ran off with those :)
Then home and i sat outside while the kids played on the trampoline and the rollercoaster.. Greta LOVES the rollercoaster!
So thats all the 4 yr olds parties over, now its the countdown till Greta's birthday! Im pretty sure we will just do a little tea party at home.. im thinking about having a couple of friends over or meeting at the park or something, but not sure yet.
Other than that. I have sold the P&T pram, someone comes to pick it up tonight! so thats a few hundred in the bank - winner!
I still have Greta's - that used to be Miles' stoller to use for Greta.
And we have the meeting on Thursday for Miles' pre-school at THGS.
Playgroup tomorrow and i must get on with sorting out Jonathans Fathers day craft project - and clean the car plerghhhh!
Sold all my pregnancy books too!
I bought about 10 when i was pregnant with Miles, and ended up just liking one and reading if from cover to cover and using it as a reference, then when i had Greta i used that same one again.. so im keeping that one and getting rid of the others.
Anyway, thats about all.
x
So the 4th birthday party for Miles and his friends on Saturday, i came home and had a little afternoon nap! I got woken up at 7am by Greta with a (pretend) cup of tea from her tea set! It was Daddy's turn to get up and my lie in day but it seems Greta didn't want Mummy to sleep in so came to wake me with a cup of tea from her tea set ... oh my goodness, melted my heart <3 so of course, i had to get up then - and it was a total Mummy day! Wouldn't let Daddy near her!
So off to the park for Miles' party with his friends, he had a ball and spent much of the time chasing all the other kids around while he pretended to be a monster and they squealed and ran away!
Then on Sunday we went to the local school Spring Fair, it was lovely, Jonathan and Greta sat on the grass and watched a band play, then she asked to go home (it was her nap time) so Jonathan took her home and left Miles and I there, and we had a cupcake, got Miles' face painted
The we strolled home.
Today. We went to Miles' music class and then went to a friends 4th birthday party. It was great fun, Miles played musical chairs and pass the parcel, I sat on the floor in the circle with Greta while they all played pass the parcel, but she was more interested in watching the older (4yr old) kids play than actually play herself .. she did however like the gifts that Miles won and ran off with those :)
Then home and i sat outside while the kids played on the trampoline and the rollercoaster.. Greta LOVES the rollercoaster!
Other than that. I have sold the P&T pram, someone comes to pick it up tonight! so thats a few hundred in the bank - winner!
I still have Greta's - that used to be Miles' stoller to use for Greta.
And we have the meeting on Thursday for Miles' pre-school at THGS.
Playgroup tomorrow and i must get on with sorting out Jonathans Fathers day craft project - and clean the car plerghhhh!
Sold all my pregnancy books too!
I bought about 10 when i was pregnant with Miles, and ended up just liking one and reading if from cover to cover and using it as a reference, then when i had Greta i used that same one again.. so im keeping that one and getting rid of the others.
Anyway, thats about all.
x
Thursday, August 25, 2011
A visit to the Principals office!
So i have officially signed up Miles for 2 days a week at Pre-school for next year at TGS (The Hills Grammar) which is the school he will eventually go to.
So before they will officially accept him, we all have to have an meeting with the Principal!
I'll a friend to look after Greta for the morning while we go.. Miles will pretty much be the ideal student, quiet, respectful, well mannered, likes to sit and study things - Greta on the other hand!!! Well lets just say its probably best that she not be there lol, not she's fine she is just a bit of a drama queen, and chatting quietly wont do with squealing at the top of her lungs is available! So yeah, best get her to a friends for the morning.. goodness knows how we will go when she has to go for her interview!
Lets just say its a good thing that her older brother will already be there and they give siblings first shot at getting places so thanks to her big brother she will probably easily get a place lol. She's so funny i love to watch her...shes the total opposite of me :)
So at least we get to have a look at the grounds and everything, its only a 5 minute drive from home, its rather grand, has these big iron doors that you have to drive through and has its own pool and pony's and...well, its very grand.
Ought to be, cots a bomb! But he is worth it and i went to such a poor school, its very important to me to get the very best that i can for my kids..its still holiding me back now having gone to such a crappy school - i want to do a uni course but have to go and do some HSC qualifications first that i never did when i was 18 - damn crappy school i went to!!
So yes, its very important that my 2 go to the best school i can find.
So thats all really.
Dropped Miles at Pre-school today, and he was fine, sat doing a puzzle when we left.
Greta currently emptying out the contents of the shoe basket !!
She's been sleeping late, which is great as she went through a phase for a couple of weeks of waking at 6.30am - yawn... think her Daddy was waking he when he left for work.
But its been after 8 that she's been waking this week - she goes to bed at 6.30pm so thats 14 hours sleeping straigh !
Then a 3 hour nap usual.. wow so she's only awake for 7 hours a day!
Yep, she's still a sleepy bum lol.
Got to make a heap of sandwhiches for Miles and his friends 4th birthday party tomorrow.. then before i know it Greta will be turning 2!!
Ok all for now. Best go put the princess to bed for her nap.
x
So before they will officially accept him, we all have to have an meeting with the Principal!
I'll a friend to look after Greta for the morning while we go.. Miles will pretty much be the ideal student, quiet, respectful, well mannered, likes to sit and study things - Greta on the other hand!!! Well lets just say its probably best that she not be there lol, not she's fine she is just a bit of a drama queen, and chatting quietly wont do with squealing at the top of her lungs is available! So yeah, best get her to a friends for the morning.. goodness knows how we will go when she has to go for her interview!
Lets just say its a good thing that her older brother will already be there and they give siblings first shot at getting places so thanks to her big brother she will probably easily get a place lol. She's so funny i love to watch her...shes the total opposite of me :)
So at least we get to have a look at the grounds and everything, its only a 5 minute drive from home, its rather grand, has these big iron doors that you have to drive through and has its own pool and pony's and...well, its very grand.
Ought to be, cots a bomb! But he is worth it and i went to such a poor school, its very important to me to get the very best that i can for my kids..its still holiding me back now having gone to such a crappy school - i want to do a uni course but have to go and do some HSC qualifications first that i never did when i was 18 - damn crappy school i went to!!
So yes, its very important that my 2 go to the best school i can find.
So thats all really.
Dropped Miles at Pre-school today, and he was fine, sat doing a puzzle when we left.
Greta currently emptying out the contents of the shoe basket !!
She's been sleeping late, which is great as she went through a phase for a couple of weeks of waking at 6.30am - yawn... think her Daddy was waking he when he left for work.
But its been after 8 that she's been waking this week - she goes to bed at 6.30pm so thats 14 hours sleeping straigh !
Then a 3 hour nap usual.. wow so she's only awake for 7 hours a day!
Yep, she's still a sleepy bum lol.
Got to make a heap of sandwhiches for Miles and his friends 4th birthday party tomorrow.. then before i know it Greta will be turning 2!!
Ok all for now. Best go put the princess to bed for her nap.
x
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
relaxing..
Before a busy weekend.
today we have done story time at the library - didn't make it last week as we met freinds at the park on Thursday and on tuesday i had the interview at the Uni so dropped the kids at a friends house so didnt make it then either so Miles has been pestering to go.
So we swapped our books over adn got a couple of DVD's too.
Then did the food shop.. yes no fun for the kids i know! so took them to the park straight after.. then home for lunch and wow Miles is putting so much food away! he had basically 2 lunches! he had his sandwhich and some strawberries, and then he asked for another sandwhich and had a little pack of tinty teddy bic with it!
So Pre-school tomorrow for the Miles and we have SParkles again for the weekend :)
then Miles and his friends 4th birthday party on Saturday, the local school is having a spring fair on Sunday so will most likely stroll over the road to see that.. then in Monday we are going to Miles' friends birthday party.
Thats about it!
Back to our usual daily activities the rest of next week.
Oh i also enrolled Miles for Pre-school for 2 days next year, he currently goes 1 day a week to a little KU centre just a 10 minute walk away.. so we want him to go 2 days next yr so though we would enroll him to go to the actual school that he will eventually go to (The Hills Grammar School). So he is down to start there 2 days a week from next yr! Then the next year he will start Kindy 5 days a week - 21013 when he is 5.5 yrs old.
So at least he will be in the same grounds as where he goes to school.
I've pretty much decided to start the long road to the uni course next year, so thats all exciting!
Thats about it for now.
x
today we have done story time at the library - didn't make it last week as we met freinds at the park on Thursday and on tuesday i had the interview at the Uni so dropped the kids at a friends house so didnt make it then either so Miles has been pestering to go.
So we swapped our books over adn got a couple of DVD's too.
Then did the food shop.. yes no fun for the kids i know! so took them to the park straight after.. then home for lunch and wow Miles is putting so much food away! he had basically 2 lunches! he had his sandwhich and some strawberries, and then he asked for another sandwhich and had a little pack of tinty teddy bic with it!
So Pre-school tomorrow for the Miles and we have SParkles again for the weekend :)
then Miles and his friends 4th birthday party on Saturday, the local school is having a spring fair on Sunday so will most likely stroll over the road to see that.. then in Monday we are going to Miles' friends birthday party.
Thats about it!
Back to our usual daily activities the rest of next week.
Oh i also enrolled Miles for Pre-school for 2 days next year, he currently goes 1 day a week to a little KU centre just a 10 minute walk away.. so we want him to go 2 days next yr so though we would enroll him to go to the actual school that he will eventually go to (The Hills Grammar School). So he is down to start there 2 days a week from next yr! Then the next year he will start Kindy 5 days a week - 21013 when he is 5.5 yrs old.
So at least he will be in the same grounds as where he goes to school.
I've pretty much decided to start the long road to the uni course next year, so thats all exciting!
Thats about it for now.
x
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Uni for me!!
So yesterday i left the kids at a friends house for a couple of hours..Which was great as she's the Mum of Miles' little friend, a huge 5 acre plot with a huge house on it, great to run around for the kids, great fun.. except that as well as Miles'little friend (a boy) she also has 2 older boys - so a house full of boy toys.. total nivarna for Miles, he was on cloud 9.. but for Greta - who is a rather girly girl anyway, and refuses to touch her brothers toys and only plays with dolls and dolls houses.. she was a little unhappy lets say! i really should have just taken her dolls house but never thought - usually when they go to another friends house, she has 2 girls, so totally ideal for Greta, and Miles is fine to as he's happy to play shops or something like that - so anyway, Greta ended up following the Mummy around helping with household chores lol, so cute..
So anyway, this was all because i had an interview for uni... to cut a VERY long interview process short ..i had a great long chat about my options and it was great, but went on a bit. Anyway i am really torn between Social Science (i.e social work) or Radiography... the social science thing i can just do a diploma in and get to work in 2 or 3 yrs .. so idea as im not getting any younger shall we say! the other option is the Radiology course which is a 4 yr uni course, so fine, but i would have to study for 2 yrs to get into uni in the first place! Uni of Sydney so it has an entry level of 93 % YIKES!!
Now the 2 yrs i would have to do to even get in there is a full time course - no good with 2 kids to look after. But i can do that slowly over 5 yrs, so thats great and i can even do the social science thing along side it so in 3 yrs i am a fully qualified social worker - with an option to go on and do a degree in that too if i want - also i will be 3 yrs into the course to go to uni to do radiographyy if i so chose that option!
Lots to think about, but while the kids are young im pretty convinced that im going to start on the 5 yr road to the uni degree.. study Biology, maths, Physics and 2 others subjects yet to be decided.. that gets me on the road to Radiograhy - and then in a year or 2 - when the kids are older and start pre-shcool and school, i can start the social science diplopa thats 3 yrs.
So all very exciting, to start in Feb next yr - a couple hours a week on campus and then homework too of course.
Anyway, thats my news, got the cleaners coming this morning to best get on and also Playgroup too.
x
So anyway, this was all because i had an interview for uni... to cut a VERY long interview process short ..i had a great long chat about my options and it was great, but went on a bit. Anyway i am really torn between Social Science (i.e social work) or Radiography... the social science thing i can just do a diploma in and get to work in 2 or 3 yrs .. so idea as im not getting any younger shall we say! the other option is the Radiology course which is a 4 yr uni course, so fine, but i would have to study for 2 yrs to get into uni in the first place! Uni of Sydney so it has an entry level of 93 % YIKES!!
Now the 2 yrs i would have to do to even get in there is a full time course - no good with 2 kids to look after. But i can do that slowly over 5 yrs, so thats great and i can even do the social science thing along side it so in 3 yrs i am a fully qualified social worker - with an option to go on and do a degree in that too if i want - also i will be 3 yrs into the course to go to uni to do radiographyy if i so chose that option!
Lots to think about, but while the kids are young im pretty convinced that im going to start on the 5 yr road to the uni degree.. study Biology, maths, Physics and 2 others subjects yet to be decided.. that gets me on the road to Radiograhy - and then in a year or 2 - when the kids are older and start pre-shcool and school, i can start the social science diplopa thats 3 yrs.
So all very exciting, to start in Feb next yr - a couple hours a week on campus and then homework too of course.
Anyway, thats my news, got the cleaners coming this morning to best get on and also Playgroup too.
x
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Celebration
Finally got around to celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary yesterday.
Went to Ripples at Whale beach.
Got 3 courses for $49 each! i expected to pay that just for the main course! and a free glass of wine too - so well impressed!
I ate so much though, went for a stroll along the beach after and i could hardly walk - so so full of oh so yummy food :)
Then a drive up to Palm beach but was so full couldn't get out of the car to walk lol.
a (not very nice) photo of us at Whale beach (im looking pretty bad in the pic but never mind!)\
Kids went to a friends house for the afternoon... didn't want to come home! they loved it.
Greta was in bed asleep at 6pm, she was worn out! Didnt wake till 8.20am today! so i would have got a lie in but Miles woke at 6.45am :( oh well, got a sleep in yesterday at least...J got a sleep in till Greta woke this morning then she wanted her Daddy when she got up.
No plans for today, laundry i suspect... can't complain after a great week though, Zoo trip on thursday, lunch our, child free, yesterday.
Miles and his fridnds little party on Saturday, so got to do some food for that this week - ive already bought a gift for one of his little friends.
also looking into getting a zoo pass, the kids are old enough now to really enjoy it, and its a great workout walking up and down the hills! so will get one for Xmas for the kids.
Think its $110 for me and Miles is now over 4 so has to pay, so he will be $55, then Greta is free..
We get the Sparkles next weekend again for the weekend and again for the 2 week school holidays!
Miles is excited.. me too as i realy enjoyed looking after her, but was great to give her back at the end of the weekend!
Got a house clean coming up on Wednesday this week - paid $99 for 2 x 4hr cleans.. Scoupon! fantastic.
Also paid the $350 deposit for our family holiday in Feb next yr.. 5 months to go and counting!!
Thats about it.. all for now.
x
Went to Ripples at Whale beach.
Got 3 courses for $49 each! i expected to pay that just for the main course! and a free glass of wine too - so well impressed!
I ate so much though, went for a stroll along the beach after and i could hardly walk - so so full of oh so yummy food :)
Then a drive up to Palm beach but was so full couldn't get out of the car to walk lol.
a (not very nice) photo of us at Whale beach (im looking pretty bad in the pic but never mind!)\
Greta was in bed asleep at 6pm, she was worn out! Didnt wake till 8.20am today! so i would have got a lie in but Miles woke at 6.45am :( oh well, got a sleep in yesterday at least...J got a sleep in till Greta woke this morning then she wanted her Daddy when she got up.
No plans for today, laundry i suspect... can't complain after a great week though, Zoo trip on thursday, lunch our, child free, yesterday.
Miles and his fridnds little party on Saturday, so got to do some food for that this week - ive already bought a gift for one of his little friends.
also looking into getting a zoo pass, the kids are old enough now to really enjoy it, and its a great workout walking up and down the hills! so will get one for Xmas for the kids.
Think its $110 for me and Miles is now over 4 so has to pay, so he will be $55, then Greta is free..
We get the Sparkles next weekend again for the weekend and again for the 2 week school holidays!
Miles is excited.. me too as i realy enjoyed looking after her, but was great to give her back at the end of the weekend!
Got a house clean coming up on Wednesday this week - paid $99 for 2 x 4hr cleans.. Scoupon! fantastic.
Also paid the $350 deposit for our family holiday in Feb next yr.. 5 months to go and counting!!
Thats about it.. all for now.
x
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Great day at the zoo
We ended up spending about 7 hours there! but Miles had a blast with his friends, Greta ended up loosing a frog of Miles' - but never mind, he wasn't fussed over it anymore, its just that he used to have it as a baby so i was a bit sad to loose it, but neither of the kids really cared - oh well..
I then did the weeks grocery shop on the way home!
Left the house at 8.30am and got home at 4.30pm.. my feet are THROBBING so badly now, but it was such fun.
And all for free! i got a guest pass for free, so just paid $6 parking! winner!
Weeks grocery shop was $100.09 so i was well pleased with that.
So just pre-school tomorrow, i will be sitting with my feet up all day i think!
Then a nice meal out on Saturday :)
Ok here are some pics from the zoo:
I then did the weeks grocery shop on the way home!
Left the house at 8.30am and got home at 4.30pm.. my feet are THROBBING so badly now, but it was such fun.
And all for free! i got a guest pass for free, so just paid $6 parking! winner!
Weeks grocery shop was $100.09 so i was well pleased with that.
So just pre-school tomorrow, i will be sitting with my feet up all day i think!
Then a nice meal out on Saturday :)
Ok here are some pics from the zoo:
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