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DoulaRobyn

05-06-2009, 13:50

I am soon to be 31.... I had a difficult day the other day at the shops... I had three people ask me where the kids mother was... I had to tell them that I am the mother and they said I looked 17! - two different people told me I looked 17 that day - without me prompting them or asking them for their opinion. I also had a lady come up to me and tell me that I seem to be coping well with my life... I said thanks, I think! and then she said 'Well if I had your life I would commit suicide' I was so shocked and busy then explaining to my 10yo what suicide was and telling my kids how silly she was because I love them and wouldn't be able to live withOUT them, that I didn't come back at her with a quick answer!

We were in the fruit and veg department and the kids were helping me decide which vegies to buy - no use buying ones they don't feel like eating - and they were all saying which ones that they wanted - they get two have three choices each - and some lady walked past and said 'I bet they don't really eat them' and I said 'Oh yes, we eat quite healthily actually' and she said 'Oh with that many kids you would have to buy no name and eat minced meat all week!'

Do you get sick of the judgement in public some days?

*I should say this was an unusual day of negative people - it is not usually this bad!*

sweetseven

05-06-2009, 13:52

Crazy Bananas

05-06-2009, 13:57

I had someone comment on how young i looked with all "those children" :thumbsdown: I knew she was being a nasty person so i just said "thankyou very much you have made my day" :flowerz: she goes "what" i said" love if you knew how old i am, it's a compliment" :laughing:
that shut her up

Hokey Pokey

05-06-2009, 14:03

Can I join too?

I am a mumma (26) to four beautiful daughters: 10, 6, 2 and almost 1.

I would love more but not sure we will :no:

fozzie

05-06-2009, 14:33

:wave: Can I join in too.

I've got four 3 boys and a girl. DS1 10 DS2 7 DS3 2 and DD 5 months.

I can safely say we are definatley done now. DD was a very welcome suprise.

I spend my days with the school pick up/drop off feeding bub and playing with DS3 trying to keep up with the house work but I don't seem to manage that.

Hi Oopsie.

The only comment I seem to get is "you've got your hands full" and I would agree with that. But I've had a few older people comment and say good on you al ovely elderly gentleman came up to me the other day and commented how lovely the kids were and that he'd just been to visit his wife in the home and how she would have loved them and that it was lovely to see a larger family.:flowerz: Made my day.

LoveMyBoys

05-06-2009, 14:38

LoveMyBoys; Whats your business venture if you don't mind me asking?
Making and selling mcn :)

I have to admit, with being 25 with 5 kids, i havent received a lot of negitivity, like i thought i might! I get the :eek: look when people realise they are all mine tho :laughing:

It does shock me tho.... the things some people think the can say to/about large families....especially infront of the kids:(

Crazy Bananas

05-06-2009, 15:09

It does shock me tho.... the things some people think the can say to/about large families....especially infront of the kids:(

I agree, i wish some ppl would just say nothing.
I think for the most part going out in public is fine, unfortunately there are those days when you get negitive ppl.

YMo7

05-06-2009, 15:10

i dot get so mauch of the negatove ones, but we get ppl telling us how great it is to see such a big family. :)

sweetseven

05-06-2009, 15:21

It does shock me tho.... the things some people think the can say to/about large families....especially infront of the kids:(When I was pregnant with #7, my girls went to school and proudly told everyone that I was having another baby. Then, after school, one mother (with four of her own) came up to me and asked, "You're not really pregnant are you?" When I confirmed that I was, she responded with, "Dont you know what causes it yet? I worked it out and got rid of him."

I supposed the "another one" disparaging remarks whilst pregnant were a bit of a downer when I just wanted to be happy and excited about welcoming a new member into our family.

melbryan

05-06-2009, 15:44

Hi to you all I just wanted to come in and join.
I have 4 children the eldest 4 ,2,1 and 12 week old. (BBBG)
Life is hectic but hey I love my kids and will never leave them so yes, we, like all of you get the comments at the shops. MOst of the time I only take a couple of them or share them out with DH.
I have just had my tubes done I am so done with having kids as I have been pregnant over 5 consecutive years.
I have a little one wo has just been diagnosed with diabetes Type 1 at 16mths which has thrown us but I know ther are plenty of families out there with more than this to handle so we cope OK.
I love to scrapbook and be with my kids. I am a school teacher (HS) and plan ongoing back 2 days next year bit of time out really.
Love to get to know you all don't get out much but only a playgroup close to home on tuesday but that is about all I can handle at the moment. My house looks like a bomb has hit most days but on a day like today all 3 are asleep Ds1 is at preschool and I am sitting in total quiet. Ahhhhhh!

anewme

05-06-2009, 21:14

:wave:Hi melbryan, tiera3, YMo7, Crazy Bananas, fozzie, OppiseDaisy and DoulaRobyn. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.:o I have bad memory, I am always calling the wrong kids name and go down the list till I end up saying You the one doing the wrong thing, Yes you.:laughing:

I had a good day today.:smiliedance: Mind you the house looks like a tornado went through. Oh well there's always tomorrow for housework.:yes:

JabberJaw

05-06-2009, 21:24

Wow this thread is taking off! had a few pages to catch up.

loving5, my day was good...after school was hectic, i had a friend bring her 3 kiddies over (family emergency all 3 currently asleep on blow up mattresses,, a 2,3 and 8 yr old) and also had a mum from school call round with her 2 so she could use the Internet! Meanwhile i borrowed a lawn mower (mine wont start) and had to get the front lawn done before the rain :laughing:

So all in all a good day and my 3 extra little munchkins have been on their best behavior too. I thought having 4 was stressful but having 9 of them here was downright hectic!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, i will be on here infrequently, may have my extra littlies for the long weekend so all wish me luck :laughing:

6fornow

05-06-2009, 21:35

Good Evening everyone!
I've already posted about my morning, but thought I'd mention my day did improve, so that was awesome! We spent this evening doing the usual- Dropped my son to his maths class, made dinner, picked him up, ate with all of us home, baths and teeth done, and decided we would make a bit of music together with all our percussion instruments- Didn't take off too well, but once we put the kindermusik cd on and did some dancing instead, it was a hit! The kids have a ball just watching Daddy dancing- Even bubba was weeing herself laughing and bopping along with excitement! So, a good night all round for DS,DD1,DD2,DD3 and DD4..And Mummy and Daddy, who now get to sit back and relax with a cup of tea and each other:hugs:
Nighty Night ladies

Just Add Water

05-06-2009, 21:58

Hi Everyone :)

Decided we were a large family when the two medicare cards came through with bubs on it lol. We have DSS (9); DSD (6); DSS (5) and DS (3 months). I was never getting married and never having kids... whoops, not a good idea to marry someone with three kids then lol. We're talking about whether to have another one now :) My step kids live with us full time and always have (see their mom about 7 hours a fortnight for a day visit only) so I am a sahm for them all. The eldest two are at school (Yrs 3 & 1), the next one is at preschool 3 mornings a week and bubs is at home with me. The eldest two go to after school care on Mondays and Master 5 is at daycare on Mondays so that is my long day with bubs and catching up on stuff around the house (ok, lets be honest, I usually end up going out for coffee with friends).

Our house is crazy but I love it... I quite often take all four out on my own as DH works in our own business and can have crazy long hours. Last Sunday was the best - four perfect (well almost) children at the shops, sitting nicely afterwards having a treat and hearing another parent say to her two kids "Why can't you sit nicely like those children?". Made me forget how feral they'd been the day before lol.

Pax

05-06-2009, 22:04

Thought I would nosey on in and say hello.

My kids in order of age:

DD1 16
DD2 14
DS1 12
DD3 8
DD4 5months

I love having a lot of kids. I have however recently had 2 of my teens move to their dads and I cant get over how much easier it is to care for 3 rather than 5 .. its a huge difference. :yes:

fozzie

05-06-2009, 22:18

Last Sunday was the best - four perfect (well almost) children at the shops, sitting nicely afterwards having a treat and hearing another parent say to her two kids "Why can't you sit nicely like those children?". Made me forget how feral they'd been the day before lol.

That might have been me to the older two :o:laughing:.

Glad you've had a good day. Mine was so so DD didn't sleep much at all and is up again now. :hair: DS3 has been sick all week.

DS1 is 10 tomorrow happybirthday I can't believe it.

We've had to postpone his party though because DS3 is sick and we all needed to go to transport all the kids to the lazer quest place. Oh well DH istaking DS1 & 2 to see Night at the Museum 2 instead then hopefully all is ok for his party next week.

House looks like a tornado hit today though. I'm thinking of getting DS3 intodaycare one day a week so I can get on top of things.

Oh well better go and wrap DS's presents.

Just Add Water

05-06-2009, 22:24

Hi Morrigan - how are you going with your daughters' move?

Crazy Bananas

05-06-2009, 22:49

Good luck :laughing: may the force be with you :)

Crazy Bananas

05-06-2009, 22:53

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, i will be on here infrequently, may have my extra littlies for the long weekend so all wish me luck :laughing:

Sorry by the time i responded ther were more posts lol

Pax

06-06-2009, 16:23

Hi Morrigan - how are you going with your daughters' move?

son has taken her bedroom now and he is happy with that. she came home one night last week. she was missing me but didnt want to do longer than that. she has a new boyfriend now. so i guess he will take precedence ..:laughing: but my 14 year old daughter came home on a different night.

i tell you it is so easy with just 3 kids compared to 5.

:yes:

Hokey Pokey

06-06-2009, 16:24

Fozzie - Happy Birthday to your son! :)

Pax

06-06-2009, 16:44

we (Me DD3 & DS1) spent the morning lying in bed watching 'twilight' then off to pick up DD2 from her fathers and take her to work. strolled around the shops admiring the budgies and kittens in the pet shop and having Macca's icecreams. then off to the Library.

we are working on our trivia knowledge so had to get some books out on that. DS is in a trivia challenge and wants a bit of learning under his belt. :laughing:

all in all a fun day.

fozzie

06-06-2009, 22:55

Fozzie - Happy Birthday to your son! :)

Thank you. He's had a good day.

Well my day has been a bit boring DH got to take the older boys to the movies and I was stuck at home again. I haven't been out all week with DS3 being sick and I'm going round the bend.

DS2 had a freak out tonight he's just so angry all the time at the moment and we don't know what to do with him. It's always someones fault and alot of it kicks off when he doesn't get his own way. Well he went to bed without dinner tonight.:banghead: DH and I are close to tears at the end of some days we don't know what we have done wrong with him.:crying:

sweetseven

06-06-2009, 23:53

We took the two little ones into Southbank today for the BubHub homebirth and AP meet, and met some nice people. Stayed much longer than intended so didnt get to go to Greenfest.

Then I go to collect the five bigger ones from their fathers place, only to discover that they hadnt had dinner because I hadnt messaged him about when I was arriving. Revcent weeks there has been reason for an early or late pickup, so communications had been made to indicate the diversion from normal. Today, being back to normal I saw no need for a message. However it appears he had gotten used to them.

Then we start driving home, and the children decide to raise the subject of birthday parties. DD5 will be six in a few weeks, so her concern is valid. However we have more pressing matters to attend to first. But DD1 & DD3 want to plan their parties for next year, right now. Eeek!

Just Add Water

07-06-2009, 08:30

Then we start driving home, and the children decide to raise the subject of birthday parties. DD5 will be six in a few weeks, so her concern is valid. However we have more pressing matters to attend to first. But DD1 & DD3 want to plan their parties for next year, right now. Eeek!

:laughing:Upon hearing that she wouldn't be having a party this year Miss 6 announced that she would hand out invitations for next year instead. She's already done a stash of Christmas Cards for this year as well... somehow this planning ahead never seems to kick in when it comes to bring lunchboxes / jumpers / notes home. :D

We had a bunch of people over last night for cracker night (we're in the ACT where you can still do crackers). I bloody hate the things but bit my tongue for the most part. Everyone had a good time but it was a late night, kids didn't go to bed until after midnight :eek: the latest Miss 6 and Master 4 have ever stayed up. They slept in until 7.30 so that's a bonus!

We're off to our property today to catch up with my dad... 200 acres of nothing but trees, wombats, kangaroos and the odd person rambling about lol. Kids will sleep well tonight hopefully.

Hope everyone has a great day :) :flowerz:

Ffrenchknickers

07-06-2009, 08:45

Ffrenchknickers

07-06-2009, 08:47

[QUOTE=Nomadic;3787050

We're off to our property today to catch up with my dad... 200 acres of nothing but trees, wombats, kangaroos and the odd person rambling about lol. Kids will sleep well tonight hopefully.

Hope everyone has a great day :) :flowerz:[/QUOTE]

That sounds great! Nothing like having 'nothing' around to stimulate the kids creativity! We live in the country but are in town, although it is still very quiet and 'country-like' (we back onto paddocks and there are only 500 people in town) our next move will be to some land I think..can't wait!

anewme

07-06-2009, 09:09

Thank you. He's had a good day.

Well my day has been a bit boring DH got to take the older boys to the movies and I was stuck at home again. I haven't been out all week with DS3 being sick and I'm going round the bend.

DS2 had a freak out tonight he's just so angry all the time at the moment and we don't know what to do with him. It's always someones fault and alot of it kicks off when he doesn't get his own way. Well he went to bed without dinner tonight.:banghead: DH and I are close to tears at the end of some days we don't know what we have done wrong with him.:crying:

I'm so with you there, my hubby takes one of the kids on a daddy date roughly every second week, mummy always stays home.:gloomy::laughing:

Our DS1 sounds a little like your DS2, He is our most sensitive child. Sorry I am not much help but I am sending you and your DH lots of hugs.

As for the birthday parties. My DD2 planned her birthday a year in advance, a few years ago. She was so cute she prayed for it every night for that whole year. It was at dreamworld and she had tweety bird and bugs bunny come and sit with us for about 3/4 of an hour. It's was great. She having her birthday in a few weeks too. I'm not sure if we will have a party this year.

We had a good day yesterday, I managed to get twelve punnets of plants in the ground and few hibiscus too. i had to stay home from church this morning for the second week in a row:hair:. My DD3 has been vomiting this week and last week I had mastitis as well as the flu.

I hope everyone has a great sunday.

Ffrenchknickers

07-06-2009, 09:11

We are home from church ffor the 2nd week running too! :( DH has been working round the clock and I can't bear to wake him.....he is still asleep at 9.11am!!

anewme

07-06-2009, 09:32

I hope things slow down a little for him soon.

fozzie

07-06-2009, 10:23

I'm so with you there, my hubby takes one of the kids on a daddy date roughly every second week, mummy always stays home.:gloomy::laughing:

Our DS1 sounds a little like your DS2, He is our most sensitive child. Sorry I am not much help but I am sending you and your DH lots of hugs.

As for the birthday parties. My DD2 planned her birthday a year in advance, a few years ago. She was so cute she prayed for it every night for that whole year. It was at dreamworld and she had tweety bird and bugs bunny come and sit with us for about 3/4 of an hour. It's was great. She having her birthday in a few weeks too. I'm not sure if we will have a party this year.

We had a good day yesterday, I managed to get twelve punnets of plants in the ground and few hibiscus too. i had to stay home from church this morning for the second week in a row:hair:. My DD3 has been vomiting this week and last week I had mastitis as well as the flu.

I hope everyone has a great sunday.

Thank you

We were supposed to be going to church today but this morning has not gone to plan. We don't go regularly I find it hard with the two little ones to be honest but I want to get DD baptised soon so I really need to show my face a few times. That is so cute that your DD planned it a year in advance bless.

Not doing much today DS1 has a friends party to go to this afternoon.

We live on a 1.6 acres I'd love more but don't think we'd manage it at the moment. I love that the kdis have lots of room to run about that is if I can get the older two outside :hair: DS3 absolutley loves being outside. DH has got to help DS3 with his school project this afternoon got to build and paint a model of a rocket. I helped with the last one so it's his turn :yes:.

fozzie

07-06-2009, 10:24

We are home from church ffor the 2nd week running too! :( DH has been working round the clock and I can't bear to wake him.....he is still asleep at 9.11am!!

Oh I hope things ease up a bit soon.

anewme

07-06-2009, 10:33

anewme

09-06-2009, 07:39

Good morning to all,
Back to school today :(.Well only for two of mine. My eldest has no exams today, so she doesn't have to go. My youngest school child is not completely well so she's home too. My Hubby is still on holidays but he's got a touch of the flu but that won't stop him. I think they are starting some inside walls today.:smiliedance:
Well I hope you all had a good long weekend.

Jenny

fozzie

09-06-2009, 09:08

We are on 1 acre and that enough to mow:laughing:. I agree about it being great for the kids to run around on. My toddler stands at the door crying to go outside constantly. We haven't got a fence yet so he has to wait for hubby or I to go out.

Yeah we had that over the summer. We have fencing but DS3 can open the gate so we have to be out there too I don't trust him not to end up at the top of the gum tree either:laughing:.

Hope the flu leaves your house soon. DH is back at work today but it's raining so don't know how much he'll get done he's a brickie.

Just Add Water

09-06-2009, 10:22

Oh I hope all of you get better soon :hugs: We are so far managing to keep the flu at bay but we all have a few sniffles and coughs, but that's bound to happen when you have kids who don't seem to understand the cold = jumper theory :D.

How lovely that some of you live on property, we have talked about it but I think I would become too much of a hermit... that and we need to consider DH's ex and her access to the 3 eldest (wont even get into that right now!). My family has owned the property for over 20 years now and it really is just a piece of the bush, not a working farm at all. It was a great place to visit growing up and our kids now love going up there. They had a blast on Sunday though it was raining... didn't stop them jumping in the mud though lol. Our kids don't watch a lot of tele but it was still nice to watch them sitting together and playing cards in front of the fire (or the bush television as they called it). My dad had to pull us up the hill as our Kia couldn't quite make it on the slippery hill out of the property lol. We need a 4WD bus!

DH & I are trying to decide if we want another baby or not... When I met him I didn't want to get married or have kids. He already had 3 that he had full custody of so I basically became an instant step mum to 3... and then I decided that I want a baby so we had Bayley. Something tells me that we aren't quite done yet though... we will just have to wait and see what the plans for us are from the universe.

Rug up warm & hopefully you all get better soon. I think I'm going to ignore the housework and take Master 5 out for morning tea. :)

Mitchlan

11-06-2009, 14:50

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to drop a line into your thread to let you know how amazing you all are!! Not a member of the four-or-more club yet (only have 3: DS 3yrs, Ds 1 yr and DD 11 weeks) but hope to be one day and have been 'eavesdropping'. Would love 4 kids but need to convince DH that it CAN be done. All your daily chatter is inspiring. Well done ladies!!

sweetseven

11-06-2009, 15:04

Took DD5 to the OT yesterday afternoon. Was going to take bub with me 'cause there was no EBM left, but she fell asleep whilst I had gone to pick up the girls from school. Thinking she would have a good long nap, I left her behind. Upon my return, two hours later, DP announced that she had awoken 4 minutes after I drove out. She wasn't crying when I got back, but DP said that she had tired herself out.

The other thing that got to me was when the OT spoke to my daughter directly, she talked to her as if she were a three year old. At first, DD5 thought it was fun, but as the conversation progressed, it was obvious that it had gotten old fast. The OT was drawing a diagram, explaining "there is a tube that runs down from your mouth to your stomache" and I was sitting next to her with my internal voice screaming: it's called an asophagus! But I was polite and didn't interfere. Actually, come to think of it, I would explain the correct terminology even if talking to my toddler (who is under three). Is that really how these specialists are taught to speak to children? All complaints aside, we are making progress so I guess it is worth it to suffer some baby talk.

Just Add Water

11-06-2009, 15:59

We talk to our kids honestly as well and use "big" words. I remember when DSD was at physio (after breaking both arms at once :rolleyes:) and she picked up a pamphlet on breast screening. She asked the nurse what the lady in the picture was doing and the nurse deferred her to me, I simply answer "She's checking if her boobs are sick". The nurse was taken about but said it was nice to hear someone being simple and upfront with their children.

Our bodies are what they are people.

Ok, vent over. lol.

Mitchlan - if I can go from 0 to 3 and then 4 and now want to go to 5 then anyone can :D Seriously. It would really surprise you how anti-having kids I used to be. :laughing:

fozzie

12-06-2009, 12:13

Good morning. Well my poor baby girl has her first cold. Poor little thing. I hate it when they are ill. I'm just hoping it won't last long.

Hope you are all well and not freezing too much. I am. brrrr

Crazy Bananas

13-06-2009, 17:14

Hi Ladies :wave:
My youngest has tonsilitis and ds2 has a cold :( looks like it's going around.
Well i have a friend coming over on Wednesday and she likes to be waited on hand and foot :no:.
She drives me crazy and she thinks she has the right to call me a lazy cow if i haven't vaccumed when she pops in unannounced. She has one child and thinks having 4 kids is the same and i shouldn't complain cause i chose to have 4 kids. I'm am worried that i'm going to say something i will regret very soon.
Any tips beside finding some friends with larger famlies lol.

Just Add Water

13-06-2009, 17:30

.
Any tips beside finding some friends with larger famlies lol.

Be out when she gets there? :yes: Doesn't sound like a good friend to me. I'm really lucky in that regard, we don't have any friends with more than 2 kids but they all play really well together and the parents understand that sometimes it can take longer to sort out more kids. I love having friends over though, the more kids the merrier generally... I actually find it easier when they have a load of friends over as they bug me less often and can suddenly think for themselves!! :laughing:

It sucks that everyone is sick at the moment. I think I've finally got it. DH has been away since Wednesday and was meant to be home Thursday... well it's Saturday evening and hopefully he'll be home in a few hours. Sometimes I really hate owning our own business sometimes. Had a horrible week with DSS1, that boy has some serious anger issues regarding his mother and her treatment of them.. it's hard getting to the bottom of it sometimes.

Ho hum.. I had a lovely meal planned for the slow cooker today, well that went out the window when I woke up grumpy, so I've just ordered pizza for the kids and a ceaser salad for me. I think I'll eat the 2 lava cakes that come with it (it's too hard to share them between 3 kids so it will save fights) :o.

Have had a chance to read through properly again, will try and come back later. I hope the bubba sleeps tonight..

Crazy Bananas

13-06-2009, 17:36

Be out when she gets there?

Hmm, it's tempting :laughing:
She has about one chance left to redeem herself :rolleyes: cause i've just about had it.

Hooves

13-06-2009, 19:14

Hi can I join??

I am new to the 4 children club. And to be quite honest am not sure how we are all going to cope.:laughing:

I used to be a family day care mum, and know full well how hectic things can get.

Hoping to survive my family, and stay sane. :laughing:

In all seriousness, I am loving having 4 so far. Not a lot different to three, just more tired, with a new born.

I can't believe some of the comments some of you have had. OMG, how rude are some people?

May have to learn to bite my tongue.

Crazy, I have a great tip for you, feed your kids lollies and soft drink, and then do an unannounced visit to your friend. Let her see just what a whirl wind more then one child can be. LOL

LuvMy4Babes

13-06-2009, 20:39

Hi there, I have 4 also.

Mine are 10, 8, 6 and almost 4 (BGGB).

I love love love having a big family and try to convince all of my friends to have more kids at every opportunity I get :laughing::laughing::laughing:

I just had professional photos done of my kids and sometimes when I look at the pics I think "Oh one more would fit so nicely" but I dunno........... I think my DH would prob move out :laughing:

It's great to see so many people with large families!

Crazy Bananas

13-06-2009, 20:45

Crazy, I have a great tip for you, feed your kids lollies and soft drink, and then do an unannounced visit to your friend. Let her see just what a whirl wind more then one child can be. LOL

:laughing::laughing: She would then comment on how perfectly behaved her child was being. GRRRR

Crazy Bananas

13-06-2009, 20:48

I just had professional photos done of my kids and sometimes when I look at the pics I think "Oh one more would fit so nicely" but I dunno........... I think my DH would prob move out :laughing:

My dh would move out too lol
What a spoilsport :laughing:

6fornow

13-06-2009, 20:55

Hi everyone,
Bananas, as far as your friend goes, you could always tell her if she doesn't like it, she can leave- It's your house and you don't need to be impressing anyone! Least of all her. As the saying goes (And I'll probably stuff this one up!) "Those that care, don't matter, but those that matter, don't care" Well, you get what I mean, right?!:rolleyes:
I too agree with you dropping in to her house unannounced and then maybe you can give her grief about her messy house when she only has one child to clean up after and how she must be four times as lazy as you if it's not spotless! But only if you want to stoop to her level..

Crazy Bananas

13-06-2009, 21:24

. As the saying goes (And I'll probably stuff this one up!) "Those that care, don't matter, but those that matter, don't care" Well, you get what I mean, right?!:rolleyes:

Yeah, i do get what u mean :laughing:

I too agree with you dropping in to her house unannounced and then maybe you can give her grief about her messy house when she only has one child to clean up after and how she must be four times as lazy as you if it's not spotless! But only if you want to stoop to her level..

:devil: Hmmm so tempting :D

fozzie

14-06-2009, 09:51

Crazy Bananas - I agree drop in on her and give her hell. :devil6: Although I do think she isn't much of a friend.

DS1 had his delayed birthday party yesterday and they all had a great time so I'm told. DH had to take them because DD is sick. I put a lovely chicken casserole in yesterday and it was yummy. We all sat and watched Zathura on tv last night and the kids enjoyed that.

I must admit that I find it hard with 4 but I think alot of that is because I've got a smaller gap between the younger two than what I'm used to. DS3 can't talk which in turn makes him and me very frustrated he understands complex instructions but can't seem to say anything other than Dad he won't even say Mum :(.

Quiet day at home again today but I've got the lovely job of the grocery shopping in a bit oh happy days :rolleyes:.

Hope you are all having a lovely day.

Hooves

16-06-2009, 15:50

I hope you are all well.

It is a little quiet in here.

I am just enjoying a quiet free, moment, so thought I would see what everyone was up too.

Busy, busy, busy, it seems.

I have bub asleep, and my daughter just got home from school. And hubby and the two boys went off to do boy stuff, for a while. I think this translates to work on Dad's project.

SO I am loving some quiet time.

Take care, hope life is not too hectic for you all.

anewme

16-06-2009, 19:52

I been off line for a week :geek:. It's not fair I need my bubhub fix. :laughing:
I wish my toddler would stop climbing up on everyone's bed and waking them up.:hair:
Everyone in my house is starting to get better, Thank god. Got to go baby on the war path I will try to get back latter tonight.

Hooves

24-06-2009, 18:08

Seems everyone has been busy. :laughing:

I have been finding, life a bit more busy, with a new bub, and the other children.

Hubby is still home on holidays too. I don't know what I am going to do when he goes back to work.

Hope you are all well. And not too worn out, looking after everyone. :wave:

mumtomany

29-06-2009, 20:06

hi i have 9 kids and number 10 due in september 09. i also have 3 step daughters,2 step grandkids and 2 grandkids.

anewme

02-07-2009, 09:13

Hi momtomany. Well Ive broken the laptop:gloomy::geek::gloomy:. So I can't get on line very often until it's fixed.
I'm loving the school holidays, We just had our local show. My eldest shouted the family a day at the show (teenagers gotta love them.). The kids had a ball. The youngest had his first ride, it was so cute we all stood around the ride about 2 metres apart waving at him as he went round. He just loved it. We went to the baby animals twice because he loved them so much. He was quite a sight sit down on all the straw in his wondersuit just watching the animals ( I am sure we took half the straw away with us stuck to his clothes) The price of show bags :eek: need I say more. What we spent on the whole day would just brought each kid one medium bag. O.K. rant over.

What are you guys doing for the Holiday's?

sweetseven

02-07-2009, 10:20

I've been rearranging bedrooms. What a mighty task. And Miss8 is proving very resistant to putting her stuff away in her room.

fozzie

02-07-2009, 10:59

We are all sick with the flu :crying:.

Hooves

02-07-2009, 16:06

Welcome Mum to many. WOW, you are surrounded by children. That must be hectic at times, but I bet you wouldn't have it any other way.

Your day at the show sounds great, loving 5.

Tiera 3 yikes, I kind of resist the bedrooms. Hope it helps, you with your miss 8. My kids are not great at packing their things away. I once emptied a bedroom, into two 44 gallon drums, and made my girl earn all of her stuff back. Basically if it was on the floor, it went into the drums.

fozzie, I hope you all get well soon.

We have been feeling it big time, at the moment, life with a restless, non sleeping grizzly new born. LOL

He is getting better, and I feel human today.

My 3 year old, fractured his tibia, and that has been interesting. He is getting around fine now, you wouldn't even know he had any problems. He gets his cast off at the end of July.

The school holidays start next week here, so I am thinking of taking a trip to the grand parents. Hubby goes back to work, so I thought if I can, I may take off for a few days, do something.

Other then that, it will be a pretty basic holiday. Hoping we get some good weather so we can get out to the park, or something.

Hope everyone else is well.

sweetseven

02-07-2009, 18:15

Tiera 3 yikes, I kind of resist the bedrooms. Hope it helps, you with your miss 8. My kids are not great at packing their things away. I once emptied a bedroom, into two 44 gallon drums, and made my girl earn all of her stuff back. Basically if it was on the floor, it went into the drums. To put in new beds, I pulled everything off the floor and put it in the hallway, then built her new bed, setup her sisters bed, and instructed her to put all her stuff (currently clogging the hallway) away in her room.

It is blocking access to the teenagers room, which is okay for now, 'cause they are staying with their father until the end of the week. But when they come home, they'll need to be able to get back into their room. So basically that is her timelimit. Anything not put away by then will be tossed into boxes and put in the shed.

Just Add Water

03-07-2009, 12:12

Hi everyone :) We have been away for the last week and have a HUGE couple of weeks coming up. It's school holidays as of 3pm today (I'm not a fan, a week is enough, even the kids want to go back to school after a week lol), we're moving house next weekend and my sister, her husband and their three kids are arriving the week after. So I will have five days to move house and get it sorted enough to house 4 adults, 7 kids (baby through to almost 14), 2 cats & a dog.

Oh My Goodness.. I must be crazy.

Tiera - hmm, putting things away.. I've almost given up. I just resort to going in there ocassionaly with a big black bag which they know will be filled and thrown away.. I leave it on there floor and lo and behold everything gets sorted before I get a chance to use it.

Loving 5 - the show sounds like fun. You're right about the cost of show bags, it's ridiculous. DH and I went to the Sydney easter show a couple of years ago, left the kids at home and brought them back bags instead, they were happy with that.

Fozzie - I hope you get better soon!! Lots of lazy days with movies seem like a good idea when you're all sick. (That and a magic wand to make everything clean and tidy for you would be great too lol).

Hooves - I'm glad things are settling down for you with your little bub.. it's always a little daunting when hubby goes back to work but you'll be fine. I am still surprised at how easily bubs has fit in with our mad house.

Mumtomany - hello :) How exciting that you're expecting another bubs!! Your house must be noisy at family gatherings but no doubt full of lots of laughs and love. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

CrazyBananas - how did the visit with your friend go? Any of our suggestions get used? lol

Will try and pop back over the next few days... BH is a great way to procrastinate! hehehe

Crazy Bananas

03-07-2009, 15:17

CrazyBananas - how did the visit with your friend go? Any of our suggestions get used? lol

I gave her the talk '' like it or lump it" :laughing:

Goodluck Nomadic with your full schedule

mumtomany

04-07-2009, 13:03

i just want to say hi to everyone and thanks for welcoming me.yeah it is busy here but i love it.grandchild number 4 was born this morning,lucky us.the grankids numbers r catching up real quick(4 in 20 mths the last 3 in 7 weeks)as for tidying rooms i tell the kids to tidy it or i will go through it and do it myself when they r at school.they dont like that idea much...lol catch u all later:wave:

me 38 :valentine: dh 40
d 21,d18,d16,d11,s10,d8,s7,d5,d3,sd19,sd16,sd9

Sheer Bliss

10-07-2009, 17:25

:wave: Thought i'd pop in here and say hi!! Nice to see a few familiar faces!:D To those I don't know - I am Tanya, mum to Charli 4, Nick 2 and 8week old twins Lexi and Eli. Life has taken a very busy turn for us, and I hoep you don't mind me joining you guys to pick your brains?

DH seems to be really struggling accepting the fact that there are sooo many things that need to be done NOW, rather than in 10mins (which often means half an hour), after he sits on the computer and reads the news. Like When DS1 has a pooey nappy, it needs to be changed and hosed now (MCN) or dinner needs to be on the table at 5:30 so bath is at 5:45 so the kids can be bribed out with the simpsons at 6pm. Thast sounds so horrid, and I am not a routine nazi, but there are some things that go smoother if you don't have to fight to get the kids to do it. I am b/f the twins, so i can't always get up and do these things myself. A viscious pattern is developing where it's late, kids are tired and hungry and so we have trouble getting them to eat dinner, bath and go to bed. I've thought about putting bubs onto the bottle, so I can take over the other stuff myself, but I'd really rather not. I use the slow cooker when i can to make things easier, and DH IS good and does alot around the house, so I should be grateful, but doing things 2hrs later than usual and having an overtired 2 & 4yo plus babies in the witching hour just makes everyone cranky. Any suggestions to help him understand that 'me' time comes AFTER the kids are sleeping would be great!

Sorry for my first post in here being a rant. :o

fozzie

10-07-2009, 20:35

Hey Tan :wave:

Sorry i don't have much advice I still have to have a go at DH when he leaves things but like yours he is very good with most things.

We are finally getting over the colds we all had typical because the older two go back to school on Monday and we've been laid up all hols.:rolleyes::(

Hope everyone is well.

A Party of Five

11-07-2009, 10:06

Just popping in to hello :wave:

sweetseven

11-07-2009, 14:39

I just purchased computers for the girls. One for DD1, one for DD2, and one for DD3 & DD4 & DD5 to share. DP is jealous because theirs are better than both of ours.

Against my preference, DD1 has hers in her room due to lack of power points in the study (though I would really like to get it out here with the rest). DD2 has spent the past few days glued to hers, and the other three are constantly scrabbling for turns on theirs. The little ones' doesnt have net access yet 'cause we only have a four port router.

I need to buy:
* another router
* headphones
* UPS's

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PS: And with Miss8's bedroom, I was nice to her and simply put it all her stuff under her loft bed. She's even started sorting through it.

A Party of Five

11-07-2009, 15:09

WOW very luck girls :yes:

Loopy Linda

14-07-2009, 20:15

hi everyone, may i pop in and glean all your tips please? i just posted a seperate thread in this section too.

basically next week we go from family of 5 to 9. we are fostering 3nieces and a nephew, and will need all your tips. i have b13, b6, and b almost 2. will add in g8, g6, b5, and g3. hardest thing i think will be getting middle 4 to school on time...every day! lol i have enough trouble with my one!

so hi everyone... and soon i will REALLY earn my username! lol

A Party of Five

15-07-2009, 09:50

How does everyone else get on when you are not well?

sweetseven

16-07-2009, 06:00

How does everyone else get on when you are not well?Household chores get neglected.
The older ones will help the younger ones with personal grooming, and daytime meals, but I still need to cook dinner. If I'm really not up to it, simple alternatives are: take-away pizza, Aldi lazagne and a bag of frozen vegetables mixed with a tin of potato and leek soup and just put in the microwave, or tinned spaghetti and toast.

LuvMy4Babes

19-07-2009, 15:31

Oh my kids are driving me NUTS today!

2 more days till school is back.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay LOL

my_lot

19-07-2009, 19:17

Linda- The school thing drives me bonkers at least 3 times a week! Twice a week I have to get 5 kids to 3 different schools before bell times.

I Just try to do everything during the day or the night before. Buy as many school uniforms as you can afford (look in the clothing pool for good spares) so you dont have to wash that night for the next day and you can have one on the kid, one in the wash and one out for the next day. Set aside time for their homework each afternoon and get the big kids to do their reading to the little ones or to you while you cook dinner.
Use an hour on the weekend or one night to make up a few bags of bread into sandwiches and freeze them. Buy snacks in bulk and pre-pack them into little bags. We have one big storage box for the pantry and use this for the school kids and have a smaller one for pre-school. We buy loads of tin fruit salads for the few times weve had no fresh fruit they can still have fruit for school and no mad dash to the supermarket before school (same with long life milk and freezing bread!)

I have a nice wooden basked i keep on our counter for all school notes. I also have a diary so i put things in as soon as they come home, its portable. The Basket works well when you have four kids needing notes and/or money, they can always find their own notes too.

The washing will be nuts, I try to go from school uniforms to bath and PJ's on the afternoons we are not going out after school, it saves washing play clothes. I also hang the uniforms in the laundry so they dont get "lost" in bedrooms. I have a huge laundry hamper we use just for socks so they go from the line to the "sock basket". The kids use the same PJs two nights in a row and then get clean ones and the same towel/s two nights in a row, they all have a stockpile of their own towels. We asked for towels for them for Christmas and grandma made them towels with their names on them :yelclap:

Save yourself loads of washing by using a nit spray in their hair before school each day. Its just the pits when one gets nits and you have to wash all the bedding even if you just put clean sheets on!

Get the kids to put their school shoes, hats and bags in one spot when they get home so you dont have tears and tantrums in the mornings. Mine get ready, have breakfast, brush teeth and then take their bags to the car and then come back to the lounge area to help with whoever isnt as ready and do their "quick clean area" ( thanks duggars!) One puts the cushions on the lounge and takes any stray toys back to their spot. One put the dog inside and locks the doors, one puts away anything left on the kitchen bench. Its really helpful and doesnt make me feel like their maid when i get home from the school run and the place looks like a bombs been let off.

good luck, keep us updated on how its going. Oh BTW they have a new thread here for carers. I posted there the other day.

rollercoastermum

20-07-2009, 10:04

Just popping in to say HI!!!

I am Mum of 7 children plus step-mum to 7 step-kids - of which 1 lives with us 100%.
(5 live in QLD and we dont see them as they are much older and have tehir own families and lives now :(

Having a large family can be somewhat trying and tiring can't it?
And even if I do have times where I wonder why I have so many children I really would not be without them. They children certainly do make life interesting at times and never boring or dull!!

Hope to chat with you all at some time.

Hooves

20-07-2009, 11:59

:wave:Just popping in to say G'day.

Whew things are busy lately.

Hi to CM.

My only tip to other mums, is do what you have to, to survive. If that means you don't do the washing one day, even though it may mean you need to spend a whole day or two catching up later.

Then don't do the washing.

I try and bake and freeze as much as possible, and I try and make sure everything for the next day is laid out, the night before. So easy to get the kids dressed, when you don't have the I am not wearing that argument.

AND my kids have learned early to be a little independent. Thank Goodness.

Basically for me though, at the moment you can tell I am having a bit more of a hard time keeping up, my house looks like a bomb went off. :(

And I am trying my hardest to ignore it. :laughing:

sweetseven

29-07-2009, 15:42

Well, struggling to get the children to their schools with car troubles was getting to be a bit much, so I took the three primary school children to the local school (two blocks walk) this morning to ask if they could trial a day. Principal said no, either enrol or not. So, 10yo and 6yo enrolled, and the 8yo stayed with me for the day.

Now the 10yo is ever so excited this afternoon, and the 8yo seems to be feeling a little left out. Lets see how things go tomorrow.

anewme

29-07-2009, 21:35

Hi all, I have been offline so long that i feel like I missed so much. Welcome to all the new people.

My kids have shown me there worst and their best this week. They did great at their school concert. I was really proud of them.:D Then my DS had a meltdown at school and I had to pick him up.:gloomy:
I hope the rest of the week goes smoothly.

Bye for now.
Jenny

Soon to be 5

29-07-2009, 21:59

Hi everyone,
Mum to 12,9,7,5 (BBGB) and 7 weeks pregnant with number 5...a nice surprise since I thought I was done, and there is such a large gap between 4 and 5.
Anyway...a question..Do you think 5 is much different to 4?

Thanks
Jodie :)

anewme

29-07-2009, 22:15

soon to be 5 - I have a similar gap with my fifth. The first few weeks are a little busy:laughing:. After a few months there really is not that much difference at all. I found it actually easier as the big kids can do so much for themselves and they are at school all day so my little one and I have a lot of one on one time. Jenny

6fornow

31-07-2009, 14:09

Hi All,
Soon to be 5, I agree with Loving5- Past the first few months which were hectic, it seems easier for me because the older ones have shown some new found maturity. We only have 20 months between 4 and 5 though and I currently have 3 at home, until next year when Miss 4.5 goes to Prep! We still have times when we are late for school, but we are doing much better now and hopefully it will conitnue as the weather gets warmer! I can't comment on age gap, because the only time I've only had one at home with me, was when I really only had one child lol. I hope it all goes well for you and that you will keep us updated:wave:

Soon to be 5

01-08-2009, 01:06

Thanks guys for the replies...looking forward to chatting with you all again soon.

Would love to hear some more everyday life stories from families with 5 kids....gets me ready for what might be in store!

I figure 4 wasn't much different from 3, so surely 5 can't be much different to 4! lol

sweetseven

01-08-2009, 08:42

Yesterday, uniform shop was open, so bought uniforms for Miss10 and Miss6. Then Miss6 comes home without her jumper :hair: . I spent all afternoon sewing names on the remainning uniforms, and will have to check Monday to see if the wayward jumper can be recovered. "I put it on my bag, but it wasn't there when school finished."

Miss8 on the other hand is determined not to move schools until high school.

XH sent an email complaining about the children changing schools:
* without consulting him
* during the school term instead of over the hollidays
* and not keeping all the primary school children in the same school as eachother
* and of course that he'll have to now travel further to collect those two on a Friday.
He also mentioned he had car trouble so wouldn't be collecting the girls this weekend.

Miss13 was eager to play a board game, so cleaned the table. She had to be rewarded, so we all stayed up to midnight playing "The Game of Life".

anewme

01-08-2009, 09:34

Hi all, We have had a great day yesterday. It was one of my girls birthday. We pulled a surprise on the kids. I picked them up from school and picked up hubby from work and we went straight Nana's ( about 40 Min's drive out of town.). After having a quick afternoon tea we drove to the next town to go to the drive in. The kids were so involved in the new birthday presents that they didn't realise that we going anywhere. The first they knew about it was when we pulled in. We saw Ice age 3 and Night at museum 2. I was a real treat as we don't go to the movies much and the only drive in is nearly 2 hours away.

tiera3- Don't just hate it when they lose a new piece school uniform. It's hats in our house.

Just Add Water

02-08-2009, 22:37

Hey everyone :)

I have been offline for a few weeks due to moving and having a houseful of family but finally got my laptop hooked up again (feel like my arm has been reattached ;)).

Loopy Linda - I presume that you're fostering your 3 nieces and nephew long term? What a committment to make and how wonderful that you can do it! No doubt it will take time for everyone to settle down into a routine and I'm sure you'll have some extra battles to contend with but Good Luck with it all!! I look forward to hearing about your fun & battles.

Rollercoastermum - Hi :wave: It sounds like you have a full house as well, your family gatherings must be noisy! And you're right, it certainly can get tiring and make you question your sanity but the abundance of hugs makes it worthwhile.

Hooves - oh I'm an expert at ignoring the housework. I've developed a system where I just go around the house and put everything that's laying about into a tub, the kids then sort it out every couple of days and if anything is left in there and I don't want it then it goes in the bin. Took a few toys going missing for the kids to realise I was serious about the bin part. :D

Tiera3 - how are the kids going at the new school? Has Miss 8 changed her mind at all? Bugger your ex for causing you problems, they never seem to think about how much extra time it would save you. I hope it all works out. The uniform thing drives me insane as well. I don't let our kids out of the house without everything labelled, including their pants!! LOL We still lose things but thankfully they generally turn up. I have heard of people getting their kids names stitched on the front of the uniforms and that means no one steals it.

loving5 - The school concert sounds lovely. I hope your little one is better after the meltdown at school (our Miss 6 is known for her meltdowns, several days in the last few weeks she has started the school day screaming down the principals office as she decided she wasn't going to school and neither me nor the principal was having a bar of it so I took her to the office, gave her a kiss and left her.. she got over it and the principal walked her to class. Tough love hehehe). Your kids would have had an awesome time at the drive in!! I used to love going to the drive ins but sadly their not around much. What a great surprise for them all!! So glad you enjoyed it.

SoonToBe5 - congrats on your new little bundle to be... We only have four so not sure about going from four to five but hoping to find out one day. I'm a step mum to our first three (we have them full time though) so I went from 0 - 3... and that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. How are your older kids about the new bubs?

5ForNow - Your house sounds like mine in regards to getting to school on time... I try desparate to make it on time every day but we seem to be getting there right on the bell instead of after so that's an improvement at least.

AFU - well we have been rather busy. My sister arrived from the UK 3 weeks ago and has been staying with us while they sort out somewhere to live. So we've had an extra 2 adults and 3 kids here (on top of moving house just 5 days before they got here :hair:):hair:

Oops, screaming baby need to go. Back later.

anewme

03-08-2009, 19:33

Glad to see you back Nomadic, we missed you.

sweetseven

04-08-2009, 10:33

Miss6 and Miss10 are still enjoying the new school. Miss10 insisted on going for a walk around the block on the weekend, 'cause she gets excercise walking to school each day sand wants to keep it up on the weekends. The wayward jumper has returned and been nametagged, and Miss6 is off to an excursion today (a repeat of an excursion she went on last term, at the other school, so she is lucky). Miss8 is not budginging though she says she misses her sisters.

loving5 That sounds like a wonderful birthday treat.

Nomadic Welcome back

I'm getting rather desperate for a new car. A 5 seater sedan just doesn't cut it.

anewme

08-08-2009, 19:49

Hi all, I am having a really good day today. We went to a party at a play centre, then just a lovely shopping trip with five worn out kids. They were just to tired to play up on me :laughing:. My teenager brought HJ's for dinner, so I didn't even have to cook.:yelclap:

tiera3 I am glad that the girls love there new school. Do you want miss8 to change schools too?
I want a new car too. Well a new second hand van actually. I would like Toyota commuter (14 seater) with the back seat removed so I could have a really boot.

sweetseven

08-08-2009, 19:55

loving5, good to hear about your great day.

Yes, it would make things easier if Miss8 changed schools also, but she doesn't want to. Compound that with their father not being happy with the change, 'cause it'll be further for him to travel to pick them up on a Friday afternoon.

And yep, a Toyota HiAce is exactly what I'm looking for.

anewme

09-08-2009, 09:32

:hair: Washing :hair:

Do you ever have it all done?
Washed, folded, ironed and put away?

I am starting to feel like that's all I ever do and never seems to end. I know that living in this shed makes it worse as there not enough room it put it away properly, so thing end up back in the washing when they haven't been worn. Not to mention my dog pulls clothes out of baskets so he can lay on them.:banghead: My toddler loves to empty the drawers he can reach too. :o

fozzie

10-08-2009, 10:26

Rainbows end

10-08-2009, 14:03

Hi everyone though i would come in and say hello and maybe chat to some others who have more than the norm in child numbers who wont think im crazy for what i have and wanting more. Im 35 just and hubby and i run a farm, we have 3 daughters and 2 sons ranging from almost 12 to 14 weeks old now :crying: where has that time gone. I have 4 at 4 and under andthe youngest 3 are 21/2 and under so yes at times it can be busy but hubby is getting on and wants all the kids before he gets too old to enjoy them he says , we also do or did foster care but have run out of room in our small 3 bedroom farm house so until the new house is built this is on hold but wanting to get back into it so getting a little impatien now:devil6: to get the house started as we are building it ourselves so that will be a journey of its own. Lookin forward to getting to know you all.

xxx

anewme

11-08-2009, 10:00

Welcome Rainbows end, Building your own home is certainly a JOURNEY :laughing:. We are almost in our third year now on our house. For the last two we have been living in our double garage :hair:. We have done everything except the electrical and plumbing. I can't wait til it's finished.

A Party of Five

11-08-2009, 12:30

Do any of you girls have Mitsubishi Pajero Exceed 2003 +?

anewme

11-08-2009, 20:39

Do any of you girls have Mitsubishi Pajero Exceed 2003 +?

Sorry just a horrible star wagon here.:o

Rainbows end

11-08-2009, 23:26

No help either we have just brought a commuter van 14 seats had to take 2 out to drive it on a car licence had a tarago 8 eat but it wasnt big enough.

6fornow

13-08-2009, 14:49

Rainbow's End- Can you own a 14 seat and remove seats to drive on normal driver's license? Because I did look at getting one but got told that it is registered as a 14 seat so either way would have to get another license. It was cheaper for me to buy used 14 seat toyota hiace commuter than 12 seat ford transit, by quite a few thousand dollars. We just haven't bothered purchasing either yet, so am still stuck with 2000 ford falcon station wagon with two seats in very back, which is ok to fit us seat wise, but there is absolutely no storage or foot space for that matter... :wave:

Rainbows end

13-08-2009, 17:17

Hey hon ours came over from Vic as most do so it was taken back to a 12 seater and then registered here in SA so yep it can be done not sure how you go about it being in the same state but as at some dealers ours was ery helpful and we were looking into the transit and dont they are good for around 10,000 kms then start costing you huge money,:thumbsdown: hubby is a mechanic and wouldnt have a bar of them athough i do love th inside of them the set u with the solid seat across the back row but we are getting a 1/2 cargo barrier so we can still lean over and reach into the back but stuff cant slide down .

I love my commuter van :smiliedance:

Just Add Water

13-08-2009, 17:30

Ok, this might sound like a really dumb question but is a commuter van classified as a bus? Can you park in a bus zone? I'm happy with my "little red bus" (Kia Grand Carnival) but am curious about this bus business...

Ok, let's be honest here - we're talking about going for number 5 and I keep dreaming that we have twins (genetically I'm in with a good chance) so considering what we've have to change if we did. lol. All hypothetical of course.

sweetseven

14-08-2009, 00:49

You need to get an engineer to approve the modification, and put in a compliance plate, then it gets registered as a 12 seat.

Rainbow's End- Can you own a 14 seat and remove seats to drive on normal driver's license?I am looking at avoiding that complication by purchasing a second hand one that has already had that done.

sweetseven

14-08-2009, 00:53

Ok, this might sound like a really dumb question but is a commuter van classified as a bus? Can you park in a bus zone? Not that I know anything about the subject, but I assume to be able to park in a bus zone, you would need it to be registered as a commercial vehicle for carrying passengers. So in short, I don't think so.

anewme

14-08-2009, 12:47

I am looking at avoiding that complication by purchasing a second hand one that has already had that done.

This is my dream. Oh well house first then my long awaited hi-ace.

Rainbows end

15-08-2009, 13:46

Yep the dealer organised it all for us so its now registered as a 12 seater and we ahve the back 2 folded up ( after 2006 you have fold up seats in the back ) so we have heaps of boot space and 8 sats to fit people in and if we need the other 2 we just unclip them and fold them down and clip the lock to the floor its great , the newer ones have the most comfy seats in the back tat hubby sits back with the kids often and they all recline slightly too and they dont have the bus look inside with vinyl seats that are like in a school bus and hard and stucky in summer ours are soft veluah and we cut a strip of carpet to run down the walk way and i just vacume and mop the floor once a week to clean it , fantastic and much easier to clean than the tarago and being a short *** ( 5 ft ) i can stand up inside and walk around .:yelclap:

We can fit a month of food shopping ( around $800 ) and a double pusher and the box we have spare stuff in all in the back and still have room for more LOVE the space...........:valentine:

anewme

15-08-2009, 14:02

We can fit a month of food shopping ( around $800 ) and a double pusher and the box we have spare stuff in all in the back and still have room for more LOVE the space...........:valentine:

Wow:cool:

6fornow

15-08-2009, 20:28

So the hi-ace is the way to go instead of the transit? I really dont know enough about this stuff :laughing:

Rainbows end

16-08-2009, 00:06

Hubby wouldnt touch the transit the engines and something to do with the gears or crank start to go after 10,000 kms all the ones here are from businesses and guess how many kms they have done ..........

yep around the 10,000km range s it was a no go for us but that is in SA.:no:

LOVVVVEEEEEEEE my commuter and we have spare seats that need filling :yelclap: :smiliedance:

anewme

16-08-2009, 21:53

Well the flu visited again this week.:crying: Our home finally went through, but $16000 went missing. :hair: I finally figured out where it went, now I just have to get it back. We had a big school blow up. My child had been pick on by a few different groups in ten minutes. He snapped with the last group and he got into a fight. As he was the one who hurt the other kid and blood was spilt he got punished. We didn't get much done on the house this weekend. Time is running out to get it done in time. Sorry my brains is a bit scrambled tonight.

Just Add Water

16-08-2009, 21:57

It never just rains, hey? Hope this week proves to be better!

anewme

16-08-2009, 21:59

Thanks

Just Add Water

16-08-2009, 22:04

Ok, so I can't bite my tongue anymore... need to share it here as well...

I have had a feeling all week that I was pregnant even though I have had my period (seriously weird cravings, completely all over the place)... so I did a test and the line was faint but definitely there... so I'm going to do another one tomorrow and we'll see what that says.

And baby will make 5!!!!! DH is on his way to Sydney, he's a little shellshocked. lol.

Will let you know more when I do, just wanted to share as I have come to really enjoy this little group that we've got going :)

anewme

16-08-2009, 22:14

That's wonderful news Nomadic

fozzie

17-08-2009, 12:27

Loving5 - Hope you have a better week and are all on the mend.

Nomadic - Wonderful news.:flowerz:

AFM DH hadsn't had much work for the last couple of weeks he's a brickie. He's gone to see someone this morning :fingerscrossed: cause money is about to run out. :( Other than that we are all going well.

Just Add Water

17-08-2009, 14:06

Well, not sure if I am or not now... 2 tests say I'm not and 2 say that I am... will see what happens :) We are just leaving it up to the universe to decide so what will be will be.

Fozzie, being self employed is hard work and so rough when the work dries up!! We have also paid both DH & Myself with our business but now I have gone and started getting Family Tax Benefit and whatever else we're entitled to as we haven't been paid for five weeks and we quite simply can't afford to not ask for what we're entitled to anymore.

I hope he gets some work soon. My step dad is a brickie in Coffs and I know it's been all up and down for him.

fozzie

18-08-2009, 10:46

:yelclap:DH got some work. Agency work at a prison but its a 4-6 week contract just got to try and manage till 27th for some money.

I feel so useless at the moment I can't even get the kids to school on time DS2 was 10 mins late again today and I was up early and everything was ready. We were just about to leave and DS3 pooped so needed to change his nappy then couldn't find his shoes so we ended up late again, the house is a tip and I just feel so overwhelmed by everything at the moment. Sorry I just need to pull myself together and get on with it.

Hope you get what you want Nomadic :hugs:.

anewme

18-08-2009, 11:11

:yelclap:DH got some work. Agency work at a prison but its a 4-6 week contract just got to try and manage till 27th for some money.

I so glad he has got some work, hopefully it lead to more work when it's finished.

I feel so useless at the moment I can't even get the kids to school on time DS2 was 10 mins late again today and I was up early and everything was ready. We were just about to leave and DS3 pooped so needed to change his nappy then couldn't find his shoes so we ended up late again, the house is a tip and I just feel so overwhelmed by everything at the moment. Sorry I just need to pull myself together and get on with it.

We all feel this at times, don't be to hard on yourself. I know we are often running later then we want to be. My hubby likes to be at least 1/2 hrs early for work. Lately he has been arriving right on time.

Finding school shoes would have to be the most frustrating part of our morning even though we have a set place they have to be put. Mummy been a bit lazy in checking in the afternoons.:o

Once my ds2 pooed all over my 15yrs old just as we were leaving for school. It was all down her uniform down her onto her socks and in her shoes. She had to have another shower, while cleaned inside her shoes.:barf:

Nomadic I hope you DH gets work soon.

fozzie

18-08-2009, 11:45

Thank you :hugs:

:hair: DD will not sleep :hair:

Merbaby

19-08-2009, 23:43

My name is Helene and I have been pregnant 7 times now... I only have 5 children so far though as I lost one in a miscarriage (no 6) and no 7 is still in the bun due in December.

So I have a 16 yo girl with a previous partner
and my dh has a 17 yo boy with a previous partner as well. Together we have 4 so far (b7,b6,g5,b3) and baby in the bun is a boy also.

The reason I have so many children is cause I was trying to have another baby girl and we got 2 boys together first so when our daughte came then I tried to have another girl so she could have a sister to play with... unfortunatly I had another boy (the worse of them all he is such a brat... cute brat but a brat) and then we tried again and I lost it cause I am 44 and then we tried again with IVF with a Donor Egg and it failled so I got mad and though I would do it myself again with clomid and it worked after 3 months... Unfortunatly this time instead of loosing it... it made it but he has down syndrome...

So now my dellama again, my daughter still doesn't have a sister ... so we intend to do either embryo adoption after this little guy is born or another IVF with Donor Egg cycle and hope it will finally work.

I would love to have 3 more... but I think my dh would be ok with 2 cause if we get pg with a DE cycle I don't want the little wee bee to feel like an outsider so I want to have another one so he/she has a true sibling...

So if all this works which so far is not... we would have together 9 children... of course not all living with us at the same time as the teenagers are getting older now etc.

But I like the discussions here and I would love to join the group if I may.

Thanks.

Helene

anewme

21-08-2009, 18:58

Of course your welcome to join Helene.

Rainbows end

22-08-2009, 00:59

Hi all just a quick one we have many health probs with the kids flaring up again so busy cleaning snot and other lovley things:barf: i sonetimes wonder why out of 5 kdis i dont have just one without anything wrong they all have asthma and then throw in food allergies , epi pens , excma , hayfever , one with no immune systen so to speak and no iron in her blood ( spec on to this now ) :no: sometime si just want to sit down and cry its not fair for them and we live in the healthy air and they run in fresh air and do all the things your supposed to gggrrrrr.
Finally silence havent hardly slept in 4 days :hissy:with bub screaming narrowed it down to lactose intollerance or reflux so doing something for both and waiting on hospy to give us a test date for lactose but he is not screaming now so waving and be in for catch up over weekend.

K:dizzy:
XX

sweetseven

22-08-2009, 01:51

Rainbows End, I just want to give you some :hugs: .

Nomadic, congrats on the possible potential addition. :baby:

fozzie, cheers for DH's contract.

fozzie

22-08-2009, 08:03

Rainbows End sending lots of these :hugs:. Hope things start to get sorted out soon.

Merbaby

23-08-2009, 11:17

Oh my God you girls are hillirias... not sure how to write that word... just so funny. I see all my morning struggling, late at school, daycare and work, poop and pee all over now for no reason... just too funny after the fact of course.

We do have a couple of our kids with lactose intolerance but mild so not too bad and the oldest has some kind of hay allergies not sure which once but being a slob and sleeping on the cold basement floor can't help much.

So we just moved yesterday to a very very big house... at least for us... and there is room for everyone and the oldest has a new bed (from granny) and lots of new stuff in his little own private suite in the basement including livingroom kitchen and bathroom... Finally he has his own area... I sure hope he can keep it clean this time he is such a slob... I think its going to take one week to clean up the room at the old house he was in... My husband said NO microwave in his room and no couch... because he will just mess up everywhere.... its sad but he is right.

So his granny is buying him a new couch and other things... good for him.

the little ones have their own rooms now but don't want to be alone :) just too funny.

I don't know how long its going to take us before we are set up but for now its a mess...

Hugs to everyone.

Helene

anewme

23-08-2009, 17:59

Rainbows end Sending you lots of :hugs: and support. I know it can be hard sometimes, but your doing a great job.

Merbaby I can't wait for kids to have their own rooms again or even my own room again. :crying: It must be sooo nice. I'm sure you will settle in no time.

Merbaby

24-08-2009, 04:50

What!! YOu don't even have your own room... how are you set up? :)

Helene

anewme

24-08-2009, 09:20

We are living in our double garage while we build our house. We have been live like this for 2 years now and we will most likely be here until Christmas. :o I hate being a owner builder.

anewme

27-08-2009, 19:51

Hi ladies, well our house is getting ready for first time with a child doing work experience. She is going to the local courts. She wants to be a lawyer :cool:. It certainly going to be fun trying to get everyone to work and school on time. DD1 has to be in town at 8 am (on hour away) DH has be at work at 8 also and his work is half into town, so that's not to bad he will be there a little early. The other children have to a school at 8:30 ( I think this will unlikely to happen.). There's nothing like having to be three place at once.:rolleyes: I will certainly be a busy little ( O.K big ) mummy. On Wednesday arvo will even worse as we have a pead appointment at the same time as two of the pick ups. Might have to get help for that one.:detective:

What do your children want to be when they grow up?

Crazy Bananas

31-08-2009, 15:05

I have a question for our large family mummies.
Do you buy school photo's???
I have just forked out $40.00 for two single (For two kids)small portriats. The cheapest option :no:. I don't know what i will do when all 4 kids are at school. I don't wont to buy them on the principal that they are so darn expensive. i did notice they had a box you could tick for 3rd or subsequent child. What are you thoughts.:detective:

tbizabishaka

31-08-2009, 16:40

Hi everyone :wave:,

I hope you mind me poping in and joing in on the conversation from time to time. Although I'm already following so many threads at the moment I don't know how I'm going to cope.

Anyway for a quick intro I've been happily married for 12 years and my DH is from Africa. We have 3 girls (9,8 and 5) I'm currently pregnant with #4 which is a miracle becasue I was dianosed with blocked tubes and told my only chance of concieving was IVF. We looked into it but never got around to it and concieved naturally:smiliedance: This pregnancy is a bit differnt being 5 years on and I'm type 2 diabetic so it's been closely monitored and I'm now on insulin. But so far so good.

Dh and I have decided to be wierdo's and leave our family size up to God (ie. don't use contraception) I don't think that 4 children is a large family but I'm hoping for at least one more as a buddy for this one but with our fertiltity issues we have to wait and see.

have recently moved near Dubbo (DH is a Maths teacher) and I have started homeschooling the children which is a challenge.

That's about all.

Tess

Crazy Bananas

31-08-2009, 17:19

We have 3 girls (9,8 and 5) I'm currently pregnant with #4

Congrats :yelclap:

anewme

31-08-2009, 17:46

I have a question for our large family mummies.
Do you buy school photo's???
:detective:

No, I Don't...
But nanna does! :D I like to get the family shot. For our family it was, like, $130 last time.

Hi everyone :wave:

Dh and I have decided to be wierdo's and leave our family size up to God.

Tess

Hi Tess, we don't mind at all, pop in when ever you feel like. We leave it up to God too, But in saying that, we can't for the next 20 mths. I have to have an op that requires I don't get pg for next 8 mths-or I'll lose the oppurtunity to have the operation at all and 12 mths after I actually go under the knife. After that it will be back to normal. I had a scare this week as I'm currently a week late but have got :bfn: when I tested.

Crazy Bananas

09-09-2009, 12:43

Hi all :wave:
How is everyone???
It's been a busy week here sports carnival, shopping, craft group :ecomcity: and it's only wednesday lol. Dentist and another sports day and b'day to go arrrhhh.
I wish i could just go to bed :sleeping:and catch some zzz, a girl can dream hey.

anewme

13-09-2009, 15:39

Boy It's been quiet in here lately. It's been so busy lately. Hubby changed his work hours for this month. I HATE the new hours. He starts at 3pm and works to 11pm, which wouldn't be so bad but we have one car. Thank god it only for one month. I know I have been spoilt for so long with his hours :o (8-4 weekdays). I really grateful he has work and it giving him more time to work on the house. Maybe we will be in by march next year.:rolleyes:
It's nearly school holiday time.:smiliedance: I love school holidays. I love not having rush, rush, rush in the mornings. I love making paint and play dough and science experiment's with the kids. I love going to library, beach, riverway, the local park etc. oh and I can't forget going to bunnings and doing the kids craft stuff.:laughing: Yah for free fun stuff. The cheapskate I am.:p

So what do you do on school holidays?

Crazy Bananas

18-09-2009, 18:30

In the school hols we catch up with my mum friends and their kids and go to parks or each others houses. Us mums try to keep each other sane :laughing: even though my tribe overwelms my friends with only one child lmao

sweetseven

20-09-2009, 20:08

I just bought a dishwasher. I wonder what the kids'll make of it.

Crazy Bananas

21-09-2009, 14:06

I love my dishwasher :yelclap:
I don't know what i would do without one now :laughing:

anewme

24-09-2009, 16:23

I can't wait to have mine back...:laughing:

anewme

29-09-2009, 20:27

Wow it's gone really quiet in here.........

Crazy Bananas

10-10-2009, 13:03

Hi all,
We went to a play centre yesterday and after we paid the $30.00 entry fee
7yr 0ld $9.50
5yr old $7.50
2yr old $7.50
11mnth old $5.50

I kinda thought that it was sad that it is so pricey for large families, as now that we get charged for the baby playing as well we will hardy go there anymore to play:thumbsdown:.
Now i know why we just go to different parks around the local area.
Hope everyone is surviving the school hols lmao.

6fornow

11-10-2009, 10:00

Crazy Bananas,
I know what you mean! I went to Wriggle It through the holidays with 4/5 of my children and it cost at least $25 to get in! We're lucky that with that one, you don't need to pay for babies until they turn 1, but my bubba is going to have to be paid for from now on, as she turns 1 next weekend! Then, you get in there and are not allowed to bring in "outside" food, so it cost me another $30 in food for 5 people. For the few hours I was there, it cost me at least $50 for a outing, which wasn't even a day out! Ridiculous! I only go on Wednesdays when I only have my youngest two, to catch up with a friend of mine who has one child, so that is a more reasonable priced outing of more like $15 including food.

sweetseven

30-10-2009, 00:29

Took Miss10, Miss15, and bub, shopping this evening. Bub was getting rather heavy, so I handed her to Miss15 to carry for a bit as we were walking towards Kmart. This elderly woman spotted bub, then looked Miss15 up and down, and the vitriol expression on her face shocked me so much. She looked like she wanted to spit on them. I took bub straight back.

As for the shopping trip,
* Miss15 got a top and a dress.
* Miss10 got a skirt and leggings.
* bub got some shoes, which she is enjoying greatly.
* And me ... well I found one skirt that looked nice, was comfortable, and fit well, but couldn't bring myself to buy a size 16! Looks like it is time for a reality check.

sweetseven

30-10-2009, 12:38

I'm really impressed with Miss10.

This morning, Miss13 complained of a stomache ache and wanted to stay home, so she's crashed out in my bed.

Everyone else is ready for school, so I put bub in the car and get Miss8 to sit with her whilst I go to fetch Miss3 from bed. Whilst I'm getting her dressed, I realise that since Miss13 is home, there is no need for Miss3 to come, so I set her up watching TV and talk to both of them (Miss3 and Miss13) about the situation, getting confirmations that all is good, then take Miss15 to highschool.

Unfortunately, this is where things go awry, as the car runs out of fuel at the highschool. So i start walking Miss8 to her school, with bub in tow. Fortunately, a kind passerby helps us out with the fuel problem, so I am able to drive her to school afterall. Finally I get home, and there is no sign of Miss3, and Miss13 has fallen asleep. I discover Miss10 left me a note saying that she had taken Miss3 to school with her. I race up to the school to apologise, but the teacher says that she is fine and was giving a good example to the class reading quietly whilst they got on with a comprehension exercise.

Whilst it was not what I wanted to happen, I am really impressed with Miss10's initiative, and that when in doubt, she chose a safe option.

lovepurplebutterflies

06-11-2009, 13:30

sweetseven Miss10's did use her initiative you should be very proud of her.:yes:

Oh and hope you all don't mind me popping my head in.
I am a SAHM of six.
We have 3 of each.My eldest two 20yr old and 19yr old work full time and still live at home.
The other 3 go to school and the little one is at home with me he just turned 2.

lovepurplebutterflies

08-11-2009, 10:36

Hi again having only been in Qld for close to two years now I was looking at meeting some ladies that maybe interested in a bit of a chat/cuppa if you are interested PM and maybe we could meet up some where for a bit of a day out.....:):)

anewme

28-11-2009, 17:37

Hi purplebliss, sorry i haven't been in here for awhile. My eldest is on school holidays :smiliedance:. i love:tree:holidays. I have not set plans yet. I just love them home *crazy i know*. I love not having to do the school run even more.:laughing:

So whats everyone plans for the holidays.......

Bye for now... Jenny.

ChelsLuke

11-12-2009, 15:08

Hi,
I hope its ok to join. Im Bec I'm 24 and have 3 kids aged 6, 4 and 17 months. Hubby and i are TTC #4 but have unfortunatly lost 2 angles in the last 3 months. Im still thinking we will solider on and have number 4 or 4 and 5 maybe 6 if genetics come into play. lol

Im so glad to see other mums with large families. I live in a msall country towna dn the normis 2-3 there are a couple of us with 4 or more. but people tend to steer clear. HAHA

As for peoples attitudes i hate it, when i annoucned i was pregnant in oct (before we lost it) i got told how stupid and crazy i was. :banghead: Even my MIL is telling me we should have anymore. Personally i feel its up to us. My theory is ourt children never want for anything, they are clothed, fed, loved and happy. we own our home (well mortgage), we would not go for more if we couldnt afford to have them.

I love having a large family and the closeness and ideals that imposes on my kids. And IMO i often feel my kids are better behaved then most smaller families i know they use their manners, are gentle, concious of others feelings and generally (not always) do as is asked of them. I have no reason to smack and very rarely use time out. I have noticed this with most larger families.

Anyway thats my babble for today :ecomcity::p

Bec

anewme

11-12-2009, 22:41

Hi Bec, Welcome to the large families chat. It's been a little quiet in here of late. I had a hard day today as we had to put down our beloved broder collie today. He was 16 yrs old. It's very sad I haven't told the middle three yet, as they were having a sleep over at nanna's. My oldest took it better than i thought she would.

bye for now Jenny

ChelsLuke

12-12-2009, 09:42

Hi,
Thanks for the welcome. Im so sorry to hear about your dog. I can imagine how painful it is. Especially this time of year.

anewme

12-12-2009, 22:02

Thanks, It was certainly a hard day as the littlest 3 came home from Nana's and had to be told. My Dd is turning 6 tomorrow and she is so very upset. My eldest had to work today and she broke down crying while serving a customer. I felt really bad for them. One of my children has ASD and it really showed. She was more interested in the fact he was dead and was there blood and how we could tell he was dead the feeling the grief of her dog dying. It's so hard knowing she doesn't get it (emotionally).

On the brighter side we went Christmas light hunting tonight. It was great to try and distract the kids for a while.

I hope your weekends going well.
It's almost Christmas, and we haven't even put up the tree yet. I think I will start to go all out after DD's birthday, with the craft and Christmas decorations, etc....

ChelsLuke

13-12-2009, 16:31

Hugs i really feel for your family.

Christmas decoration lol we only put them up sat night. Everyone else has had them up for a month but i figure toddler and 3 cats will knock it down so the less time its up the better

Starlet

13-12-2009, 18:11

Hi everyone,

About time I joined this thread I think. I'm a 26 year old mum to 4 boys, 1 stepdaughter and another babe due in May(this is our last one).

I always wanted 4 kids, but when I reached 4, I didn't feel finished yet!!

My husband and I own and run a country pub. It has been a fantastic change from living in the city and my older boys who are at school are coming ahead in leaps and bounds now.

We haven't done our x-mas tree yet. Oops. DS4 had his first birthday on the 11th so we wanted to wait until after that....we have an au pair coming on Wednesday so we might wait for her and let her get involved!

ChelsLuke

14-12-2009, 07:42

Hi Starlet,
LOl i know the feeling of planning on being finished I had that after each son was born and just before we TTC'd them this will be the last one. Now DH is saying #4 will be the last, Me im beinging to think it wont.

I agree I prefer country to city, i grew up in Adelaide but moved here at 13. and love it. How do you find running a Pub with the littlies around.

How have you gone with the xmas decorations.

Bec

A Party of Five

14-12-2009, 12:55

Just popped in to say hello to everyone :wave:

ChelsLuke

15-12-2009, 18:35

Hi how are you?

anewme

15-12-2009, 22:10

Hi everyone, Well what a few days. We had the ups and own for sure. It was my DD3 birthday yesterday. We had a wonderful morning at the local pool. We got a little burnt but we all had a great day. Even my teenager got into the water, (we always joke that she is the wicked witch of the west and that a little water will melt her.) After the pool went to Nana's for lunch, we got rocked from the overpass on the way ( thank God there was not much damage done). We had a great time until the the toddler got bitten by her dog. It only just broke the skin but gave us all a fright.

Today we went to Bunnings and did there free DYI for kids. They had a ball, making craft and getting there face painted in Christmas patterns.

The kids are starting to bounce back from the family pet dying last Friday, thank God. Me on the other hand can't drive in the yard without tearing up. I have tried to keep the kids busy. tomorrow we are doing the library free craft morning after an hour swim at the free pool.
MY God I sound like s cheap skate, with all the free activity's. I must admit I'm feeling a little broke after getting everything ready for Christmas. I'm just really glad that there is so much that they can't do for free here. We have something planned for every day this week.

We still haven't got around to the decorating yet. So slack I know. We will get there in the end

So what plans do you have for the holidays?

Starlet

15-12-2009, 22:41

Just a quick one as I'm in the city atm. We found out that our last baby is a GIRL. So after 4 boys I am finally getting my princess! I am so over the moon!

anewme

16-12-2009, 06:50

Just a quick one as I'm in the city atm. We found out that our last baby is a GIRL. So after 4 boys I am finally getting my princess! I am so over the moon!

:smiliedance: Congrats. :smiliedance:

ChelsLuke

16-12-2009, 07:08

YAY TRACEY CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! Thats fantastic. Wishing you all the best.

No I dont think you sound like a cheapskate. I like the free stuff too its nice to know that you can enjoy life without paying for everything. Everything costs too much now days and the whole world is going downhill to know that some places still care about peoples happness and not money is a nice thought.

Things here have been up and down. Im stressed to the max. DS1 is teething 4, yep count it 4 lol MOLARS, so its hell on earth for the poor little guy. And us there is no sleep lots of tantrums, no eating argh its driving me insane.

Plus the kids have swimming lessons at the local pool one at 11am till 11:30 and then 12-1 pm so its not worth coming home. Which is the hottest part of the day. I lvoe watching them and confidence it gives them but it was so hard yesterday with DS1 crying fror the whole time. And i have noone to take him. My SIL came to help her BFF, with her 4 kids, out in the lesson before mine but then told me its too hot for her so she was goiong home and couldnt stay to help me, lol i guess i shouldnt expect anything more.

On an up side i got a job offer work from home. My first bookkeeping client, for a business i had decided not to start lmao, so now i have to actually get it all set up

Bec

anewme

17-12-2009, 21:49

:santa: Christmas is almost here:santa:

I'm having kid free time for the first time since ds2 was born. Hubby has taken all 5 kids shopping for my Christmas present:D

I hope he survives:laughing: the kids were playing up at the shops today. Nana gave them fanta:hair: both one with ASD and the one with ADHD react badly too it. The just bounce of the walls, hopefully it had worn of by now.

How are your christmas plans going ?

Starlet

18-12-2009, 10:27

My kids react badly to fizzy drinks too, and they don't have ASD or ADHD. It's horrible isn't it. WE try to avoid it as much as possible! Hooray for kid free time! I had 2 days of kidfree time in Perth when I went to pick up the au pair. It was fantastic! lol.

bec - Want to do our business bookkeeping? I hate doing it! lol

I finished x-mas shopping yesterday. Thank goodness!!! Now I can't wait until x-mas.

Got a huge night here at the pub tomorrow, I hope I survive haha

Ffrenchknickers

18-12-2009, 10:49

hiya.....just thought I would pop in and say hi for the first time in a looooooong time.

Congrats Starlet, how exciting!! We would like a little girl next but of course would be over the moon with either :) I just want my fertility to return so we can TTC properly!!!!

We are enjoying our school holidays immensley...week 3 now and I love how relaxed and happy the kids are. I really love having them all home. We have been practically living at the pool - the 2 middle children have block lessons, Ds1 has training and club everyday and I am teaching so between all that and just leisure swimming, we are there allll day. Pretty good place to hang out.

Loving5, I can't believe you got rocked, OMgosh! :(

Anyway, time to go back to the pool soon. Luckily it is only 700m away :D

Ffrenchknickers

18-12-2009, 10:52

Oh, and on the subject of softdrink....grrrrr....my kids (even the older ones) never have it. My DD goes absolutely nuts if she has junk and it takes her a week to get back to normal :( She goes from a sweet little easy going princess to a terror immediately :( It is sooooo hard to see the effect some foods have on her. My friend at the park the other day brought some and said "it's not fair, it's Christmas..." Grrrr, I will never understand that, YAY, fill your body with crap that makes you feel like crap to celebrate.

Anyway, that's my vent on the topic of fizzy drinks, haha :o

ChelsLuke

18-12-2009, 14:15

Christmas ARGH, shopping is done. But the house is a mess and I have a week to get it slean.

Bookkeeping, I think Im going to turn him down I would love it, and it would be great but i am too nervous and tbh i started working at the kindy last term. And i love it. I was looking to do a BA of Early Childhood Education and wokring on a casual relief position for my local school/kindy. That way my kids dont need OHSC and all that.

ChelsLuke

19-12-2009, 07:33

Hey all, just letting you know i might be around for a few days, off to hospital this morning. I have had enough 2 and a bit weeks of bleeding and feeling like off/on haemmorging (sp?) is it, im requesting a D and C. I have never had one so have no idea on what to expect. I want this over by xmas

back never had D & C they put me on Provera to stop the bleeding and will be adressing ti with an u/s and BT monday if it isnt any better

A Party of Five

19-12-2009, 11:31

I can believe that my babies the twins are going to be three on Monday, where did the pass three years go :confused:

Having a party for them at my Mum's place tomorrow just a bit of cake and some family, cause as most of you would know just have your family at a party is like a party with in it's self :laughing:

ChelsLuke

19-12-2009, 14:27

Wow happy birthday to your twins, time does go fast doesnt it.

A Party of Five

19-12-2009, 15:26

I know :(

Nanny is busy right now making Dora and Diego cakes :chef:

anewme

22-12-2009, 06:43

Morning ladies,
Chelsluke I hope your starting to feel better.
Yummy mummy of 5 I hope the kids had a great party. My littlest love Dora too.
Ffrenchstar so good to see you back.

Well we finally got our tree put up. Normally we would do it around the 1st of the month but this year has been so busy. My eldest works a lot of evening shifts so finding time has been hard. She loves working, loves the money, and the indepence it give's her. I miss her so much. She is working all but two days this fortnight and her shifts range from 5hs to 10 hrs, did I mention she is only 15.

Got to go the family woke up.

Starlet

22-12-2009, 11:21

Aw I'm going to hate it when my kids are teens, I can't imagine not having them around all the time.

Still haven't done our tree, might just give it a miss this year lol!!

A Party of Five

25-12-2009, 02:30

They had a lovely day :yes:

Yummy mummy of 5 I hope the kids had a great party. My littlest love Dora too.

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas :noel:

ChelsLuke

25-12-2009, 14:28

Merry christmas everyone!

anewme

26-12-2009, 17:56

We had a wonderful but weird christmas. We stopped doing the family expected lunch and decided to go back to christmas on our own. Funny enough after we pulled out everyone else did too.:laughing:

We use to have christmas on own when we lived on the gold coast as my family was up here and his in melbourne. WE had all these little traditions. funny enough the only one we kept this year was breakky. The day was so stress free that we forgot about lunch until it was time to go to nanna's.:o I had made the roast and all. We just relaxed and watched daddy work, putting up the tramp, building a bike, a wadding pool etc..

It was so hot...

We went to nanna's for tea, I took the roast I'd cook and forgot to eat, salads and drinks etc.
when we got there we found nanna had taken in her 3 great niece's and nephew. There mum wanted to have christmas with her b/f. One of the kids was really sick (fever and vomiting). their grandma came and picked her up and took her home to her mum. She really didn't want her but the grandma insisted she take care of her. During dinner we started talking about what we got. the little girl rattled of a big list including a piano, then the little boy said he got nothing not even from mum. I couldn't believe it, so i checked with my mum and he didn't she said she had run out of money.
I felt so bad, we didn't know they were going to be there so we didn't have a gift for them. My mum didn't either as she didn't know she would have them either. We don't normally see them much.
I still can't get over a mum buying gifts for one child and not the other.

6fornow

26-12-2009, 21:13

Oh, Loving5, that is so sad. Did he even get gifts from "Santa"? Maybe someone should get him something and just say "oh no, it fell down behind the couch/cupboard" etc. I am crushed for him, he must feel so unloved and I think i am almost more shocked that their mother would rather spend time with her boyfriend than care for her sick child and spend time with the other kids. I have to share my son with his dad for Christmas, as we alternate, and that saddens me to be without him even though my 4 girls are with me. I am just.. saddened for the nephew, i really am:(

I hope everyone had a great Christmas celebration, wherever and whatever you did:santa:

anewme

26-12-2009, 21:21

Both mum and I are getting him something tomorrow. I still can't believe that she wouldn't get him something. They are a really strange family. Their dad on trail for their molestation. She had been fighting for custody and she finally got it and then she does this. I just don't get it. These kids have been through hell. It's so heart breaking,

ChelsLuke

27-12-2009, 08:19

OMG thats horrible. I cant believe a parent would do that. I understand not having money but divide up what you can even if its $20 of stuff from cheap as chips.

Our xmas was good but tiring. The kids Granddies were here, my kids loved the xmas pressie thing and got spoilt. We also went to our first church service and it was great.

Lunch was cold meat and salad, there was only 10 of us here. We tried to make it as good as possible, as Pups Opa was here and it is his first xmas without Gran (she passed away early july), so we tried to keep everyone busy.

Ate too much, and had a bad turn come the arvo, our kitten started seizing and had to be rushed to the vets an hr away. Shes been there since. We thought she wasnt going to make it, but she hasnt seized since and we are picking her up today after church.

anewme

27-12-2009, 08:39

I hope your kitten is o.k.
I missed church this morning:o I have an infection on my foot and it hurts to stand. Hubby took the eldest to work and two others to church with him. So I only have two at home to run after.

ChelsLuke

27-12-2009, 14:28

Bella (our kitten) seems to be ok. We picked her up and shes running around everywhere, but its still a wiating game as no one has any answers and she hasnt had any since.

Church was good, they took the older kids to a dvd session half way through, which they enjoyed.

So DH and I have been talking and after alot of discussions I am giving up my placemtntthe kindy (so my study too) and my bookkeeping business so i can focus on the kids and TTC another. Especially with all the problems we are having with my last M/c. So i have volunteered with the churchs outreach program (which looks to be hopefully once every 3rd month for one day) if theres enough volunteers. I am also going to do the 2nd tafe unit so hubby and i can get a contractors license so he can do odd jobs and get paid for them. We are getting asked all the time if he can put in ceiling fans, replace power points etc just little jobs that no electrican in the area wants to do, our thinking is he doesnt want to work all the time after hrs (he works FT for sa water) nor does he want to give his job up, but doing all teh little jobs will help out the community (especially the elderly who suffer the most) and us. Most electricans wont do any of the minimal pay jobs and are all booked for months in advance. I can also go on his books as a paid worker and my wages are a tax writeoff. The kids can also help out as they get older too as in the country jobs are hard to get. :thumbsup: so hopefully it all works it wont be setup for a bit yet but that the plan. I can still do something without stressing myself out with BAS due dates, childcare, work/home life bablance. I can still be a ft SAHM and maybe get to work on my hobbies making baby slings, toys etc.

ChelsLuke

30-12-2009, 12:14

Just a quick update Bella went back to the vets today, her temp was over 40, she was jaundice and the vet thinks there was kidney problems or liver where the tubes/vessels were either blocked or not formed properly. she was lifeless and just very limp and unhappy so we followed the vets suggestion and had her put to sleep. Everyone isnt too happy about it but we figure it was whats best for her.

anewme

30-12-2009, 12:27

:hugs::hugs: I'm so sorry.

angelkisses

30-12-2009, 12:30

anewme

31-12-2009, 10:59

Hi Everyone,
I hope its okay if I join this group I have 4 children dd 14 DS1 10 DS2 8 and DS3 2 would love another if could be guarenteed a girl but not sure yet if it happens it happens if not then so be it, Dh has the same idea, took 2 yrs to concieve DS3 so will wait and see.

Welcome angelkisses,
I understand it 5 years to conceive my ds1. Then i fall pg with my next dd while i was still feeding my ds 4 times a night.:laughing:

ChelsLuke

01-01-2010, 10:20

Welcome angel kisses.

anewme

11-01-2010, 07:56

Hi everyone, well it's that most dreaded time of year. Back To School. I hate it soooo much.

Our school has changed the school uniform so now we need to have all back (no colour anywhere) and all white runners with all white soles (:hair:They are so hard to find all white soles). They changed the name of the school too. Just a small change from school to college.

It just so expensive, I already spent $500 and I haven't got all the shoe's or the graphic calculator ($ 200). Then there's the school fees.

I love having them at home. I really hate the school run. Trying to get all seven of us ready to leave the house before 7 am is horrible. i have really enjoyed not having to do it. I was looking forward to having the eldest home on the Wednesday this year. Then she got into a tafe course for the Wednesday. It's a cert 4 in justice administration. So it starts earlier then school and finishes later.

I still haven't worked out how I am going to do the drop off and pick up yet. We only have one car so hubby has to be at work by 7;30, DD will have to be all the way into the city by 8 and the kids to school by 8;30 back in the burbs. And of course the kids don't finish at the same time either. It's 2;45, 3;00 and 3;30 pm then hubby at 4 and on weds DD at 4;30.

Sorry for the big vent.. can you tell i hate back to school.

Well my DD turns 16 in 2 weeks. She is going to hire out a play centre, after hours so that she can invite 40, 16 year old to go crazy. She planning on making it a theme party. She torn between the 80,s, sci fi and movies. She hasn't had a party since she was five (her choice). We are going to wait until two weeks after school starts for the party though.

better go and do a load of never ending washing.......

Jenny

YMo7

11-01-2010, 08:52

hi ladies...

i have a large family - there are 9 of us.... so i thought i should pop in to say hello...

i only have 4 kids this week though so its pretty easy here atm...

also dreading school in a sense... the financial sense that is.... my dss starts senior so needs new uniforms and the text books that i need for him and my other dss is quite nauseating... then i have to think about fees too... for the boys and dsd and dd in primary school ... argh!

anewme

11-01-2010, 09:05

Hi YMo7,
I so get that. Senior can be a little scary hey. Picking the right subject to get into the right uni course. The fun year is about to start so I have been told. Seeing my dd juggling school, TAFE and work, should be very stressing i guess. My dd needs a Op of 5 or under for the course she wants to do.
What does your dss want to do when he is finished?

YMo7

11-01-2010, 09:22

yeah - apparently his school is starting seniors at year 10 now and they do their hsc courses (or whatever its called these days) over the 3 years. he is studying hospitality at tafe through the school... apparently coz its a tafe course he only has one elective this year...?? i dunno... he wants to finish year 12 then join the army as a cook. what about your dd?

madjedjjlill

14-01-2010, 23:47

hi all:wave:

Jenny ..:iagree: I know just how you feel.

people say to me "oh you must love it when school goes back" but life is so slow and relaxing in the holidays no school drop offs( high school and primary 2 different times) after school activities, where you have to be picking one kid up an dropping another off, at the same time but not at the same place lol I love holidays :yelclap:

my eldest also needs a $200 graphics calculator too and all the rest of the stuff they need ( books pens ...etc)

I should go tackle my mt washing
chat soon Dayna

4tunate

15-01-2010, 09:24

Hi,

Just wanted to come introduce myself, I am Alice :wave: I have four children... so not a 'really large' family... just a bigger than the average 1.8 :)

mummyto6

16-01-2010, 06:42

I thought i would come say hi.

I'm cherrie and mum to 6 beautiful kids. Larney 12 yrs, Jessica 10 yrs, Samantha 8 yr, Brihana 6yrs, John 18 months old and little Abigail who is 37 weeks old or 26 weeks corrected. Abi was born because i had pre e from 24 weeks.

I am also another who loves school holidays. The lazy about having a couple of coffees in the Am is the best. I know when school goes back its rush rush rush here. All my girls do dance on mondays and tuesdays. I like not having to drop 1 off while picking up another. Its nice.

A Party of Five

18-01-2010, 11:19

Here is a Facebook group for LF

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=255884637383&ref=search&sid=1144406276.710433251..1#/group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=255884637383

ChelsLuke

19-01-2010, 11:04

Hi,
Argh school time Im not looking foward to it, I prefer holidays having ym kidlets with me then school time. I figure whats the point in having kids if all you want is for them to go away.

Well our family just got bigger we adopted 2 x4 month old Aussie terriers. Which are not trained but better behaved them my 2 sons lol.

Argh buying school stuff i have that to do tomorrow. so not looking foward to it thought Im lucky I think all DD needs is a new bag and drink bottle/lunch box. School supplies pencils rulers etc. And DS doesnt start for another term

Starlet

19-01-2010, 14:59

I'm looking forward to school going back! lol. I guess it helps when we live like 50 metres away from the school. The kids are just raring to go now and get upset when I tell them it's not back to school day yet! lol. They'll be in year 1 and 2 this year, which means they will spend most days at school together(small country school of 40 students).

We've been stuck indoors for weeks, they all got the chicken pox!

sweetseven

21-01-2010, 11:48

Well, I just went up to the local primary school today to enroll Miss8, but feel so disheartened about it because he have a notice to leave early march and no idea where we'll be able to get another house.

I really dont like uprooting the kids partway through the school year. And I picked up the booklists, but dont even know if it is worthwhile buying all that stuff if it is only going to be for one month. ('cause different schools have different requirments)

Hey, I just realised, on a whim, I entered a raffle draw for a house just before chirstmas that is drawn in February. So I just need to win that and it will solve my accommodation problems.