Ta-Daaaaaaa!!!!

Gingerbread house decorating = done!

Such fun seeing the Playgroup mums too :)

End of an era as its their final year there this year.. I left in April when I came back to full time work, but I would have another year as Greta doesn't start school till 2015, however,working full time until June next year (if all goes well with my new job), and I wouldn't want to go back next year with none of the original mums there.. Sad but Greta never liked going after Miles started school.

Anyway, my gingerbread house photo (edited to add: arghhhh, won't let me post it grrrrrr, I'll try later).

Lil' sicky

Yep, Greta..

Started on Saturday after ballet, although she wasn't herself at ballet.  Anyway, full blown cold by Sunday. Jonathan stated home on Monday with her. Although she really wanted me so I left early and went home to her. Was home with her on tues & wed too.. Which was fine as I must admit I've kinda checked out of my job her.. I've 2 weeks left (less if I'm approved to leave early),
Hoping I can finish up on the Wednesday. Not much fun working somewhere when you've sorta moved on.. So was ok to spend the days at home with sick Greta but on the flip side of the coin, I have so many bits and bobs to finish up I really don't want to leave stuff for the 2 guts remaining in the team as they'll be flat out going form a team of 5 down to 2!
So lots to do...urghhh..

Greta is most likely just run down, we've not had a holiday all year, she's not had a full week off all year! That's a lot for a little girl.
Mind you, only time I've had off had been time in hospital of sick with Greta.

Looking forward to 2 full weeks off at Christmas.

Plus, we really need to go on a trip to Fiji or Bali or somewhere next year..need a break, but what with treatments for me thyroid cancer taking up weeks... That's taken priority.

In other news:
Christmas shopping is mostly done.
Just a book for Miles I want to get him and a chess set.
Greta is all done.

Socks & undies for the hubby.

Kids have cricket club tonight, see his Greta feels..

I'm going ginger bread house making with the Playgroup mums.
Will be back with a photo of my creation!

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2 weeks to go..

3 weeks till my official finish date but I've asked to leave a few day early.. So as little as 2 weeks left!

Greta is sick, started on Saturday, she wasn't herself at ballet, so excited to get her trophy though.



Here's a pic.. Oh and while I'm at it.. A pic from Miles dressed as a toy solider for his tap dancing concert:



So Greta is home sick with Daddy today..
Wish I was there, it's cold and rainy here today, but really, need to get everything up to date here.. Make sure I hand over with nothing left as the team is losing 3 members in total ovef the next 2 weeks so the remaining 2 will be snowed under.. So trying to leave my part of the work all up to date if possible.

Went Christmas shopping on the weekend., only got a couple bits left to buy. The husbands gift.. Socks & undies he's requested, and a couple bits for Miles., a children's encyclopaedia and a chess set.
I've asked for a pedi/massage for my present,

Just have to wrap them. Not got too much this year as I've just had a massive clear out of all the unused toys.. So not wanting to go crazy and get too much.
But really, now they're older its easier, Greta is really into Barbie dolls and babies.
Miles is really into board game and anything mechanical/with a remote.

Other than that.. Really enjoyed Christmas shopping on the weekend..got a Santa photo!
I'm not a massive fan if these pics but the kids really wanted one, so for only the 2nd year ... We got a Santa pic!
Went to Macquarie shops and it was way better than castle hill, they had a magical winter wonderland set up around Santa:
 

All for now

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Is it Friday yet

The hubby is away in Melbourne this week and despite complaining (which I seem to have done a lot lately) that he doesn't do anything and I do everything yada yada whinge whinge, hen he's away, jeez it seems so my h harder, do perhaps he does do a wee bit after all....

So I've stayed up far too late the last couple of nights, which means I've been up far too late, not been organised and had to rush the kids to get ready super fast, they're only little so of course they can't and I've got cross and shouted, and yelled, and screamed and really been mother from hell this week, gosh I feel horrid, really need to make it up to them.
So not their fault. I've tuned into this shouting banshee recently, need to be a better mum.
They certainly deserve it.
I'm such a lucky person t have such wonderful little people, I need to be better for them.

Anyway, a few odds & ends:

Job search went well and I've now secured a new job with Cochlear which I'm thrilled about. It's at Macquarie university.
There's on site parking and I get a little pay rise Fromm current job to $83,000 per year.. (And some odd change, nearer to $83k than $84k though).

I start on the 9th dec, finish up here 6th December but asked if I can go a week sooner, like 1 week earlier on the 29th nov.
waiting to hear.

Might just do a list of weekly activities as I've not done them since j started back at work this year but really, the activities haven't stopped, they've just become moved to evening or weekends..

So Monday:
Miles at Kindy, Greta at Ecec (her pre school which is attached to the school miles goes to)

Tuesday:
Same as Monday

Wednesday:
Miles at Kindy and Greta at elbelles (in Kenthurst, a preschool as I started working full time in April and ECEC didn't have space for her)
Miles tap dancing class at dance HQ, dural.

Thursday:
Miles Kindy, Greta ECEC (Greta loves Thursdays as her best friend Justin's is there and so is her fave. Teacher miss Kim)
Before school miles has campernellas, After school we go to the school cricket club for milo cricket.

Friday/
Miles Kindy, Greta elbelles.
Friday afternoons I r started doing mum & miles afternoons but stopped, should start this again.

Saturday:
Miles has piano lessons & swimming
Greta has ballet

Sunday:
Day off!

So it's a full on week.

Looking forward to 2 weeks off over Christmas.
Just need to organise a nanny for a couple weeks when we will be working and oosh is closed.

Heading to target today in my lunch break to make a start on Christmas shopping.
I've got my parents bought and posted, just need the kids and my nephews.
Need to make an effort as I've been pretty crappy last few years.

Ok.. Hitting the shops.. Will be back with a Christmas present list later.

Interview done!

I don't think that ones a goer, funny thing is, I'm pretty sure I'm not the right fit for the role but I wouldn't be surprised if the offered if to me!!
Crazy... I'd turn it down, it's really not a good fit for me.
I do procurement (only procurement) that role was a mish mash of 25% procurement/25% Facilities management /25% fleet management / 25% damn we don't know what we need you to do today!
Anyway..not a good fit, is I wasn't sure about the manager.. Plus it's way out west, I'm not a fan of he west of our city, I'm a north girl.
As I drove down the free way though...way, way down the free way.. I saw the new wet n wild park being built.. Must check out tickets for that place to take the kids.

I have an interview for a procurement role next Tuesday, really fancy that role, hope if lives up to my expectations!

Miles & Greta have cricket tonight.. They e joined the school cricket club, cute.. Hope they like it.. As with EVERYTHING at school (or even in this country lol) there's a sausage sizzle afterwards!

Ok, best hinting the pest inspectors.. Ants everywhere!

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Interview update

So I had a phone interview yesterday for a job I quite fancy.. I got a call later yesterday afternoon to say I'd got through that ok (yay) and would need to then do some online testing.. I did that last night.. Was ok, not too hard, think I did ok there.. So airing to hear if I get invited for a face to face interview now.

I do have an interview at 11am today but not sure the jobs right for me.. Anyhow, I'll go along and see.. It's good interview experience in any case.

On Friday I have to go pick up the 2 boys we are fostering..looking forward to that, seeing them again and getting to know them.
Will need to work out what we can do with then over the weekend that'll be fun for them.

All for now.

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Job hunting .....again!

After 6.5 months in my current role, I have a little over a month to go and ... I'm finished here.
Going to miss it.. The hours were perfect (7-3), the location is perfect, but it was always going to be an 8 month contract so ... Time to move on.
The idea of taking short term contract roles was so I could work the majority of the year and then take off the whopping 8 weeks that the private schools have off over the Christmas break.. Hopefully it works out that I can take some time off, but reality is that I need to work to pay the school fees and Greta's pre school fees - which closes down for 4 weeks over Christmas - so may (I hope not though) have to start sooner than the start of Feb which is what I'm hoping for.
I'm applying now anyway and have 2 interviews this week so can't see them waiting 3 months for me to start!
No idea how we're going to manage over the Christmas break though if I've just started a job... I'll have no leave and of course we have no family to help babysit.., well see how these 2 interviews I have this week go I guess...

In other news. We have finally after a year of interviews and training started our careers as foster carers. We have 2 little boys join us on weekends starting from Friday this week.
We've met the boys and they're quite boisterous so I think the plan is to take them out lots to burn off some energy.

Since I was last on here Greta has turned 4. Now have a 6 yr old and a 4 yr old!
Where have the years gone!

All for now

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