View Full Version : DEC 05...mummies...#6
Funkychicken
04-03-2007, 21:22
Ok, here we are, a shiny new thread for all to use. See you all soon. :wave:
Funkychicken
04-03-2007, 21:27
So, here I am, all alone with my thread :crying: . :D
I forgot to add on my last post (of which there are many last ones) Happy Anniversary for yesterday Elissa. Don't worry that the romantic thing didn't pan out-our anniversary has involved our children for a number of years now! We took them away with us on ours last week. ;)
Hey hey, you're not alone. I'm just spread a little thinly tonight. Moonlighting in some other sections, hopefully not stirring the pot too much either :o
Hmmm, looks like we are the only two tonight Sal, and I'm about to turn in too.
Hehe, we weren't even trying for romantic. After all, we did want to watch a philosophy doco ;) We're not really the romantic types. Valentine :barf:
lis, well as long as you had a great anniversary day together, thats all that matters. :hugs:
Brooke.. omg u lucky thing!! yes, im completely jealous! how did u get those tickets?? and can u get me any?????? :laughing:
im takking a quick break to check out BH. as ive been cleaning my house.
im so proud of myself hahaha
my house has never looked so good, and i plan on keeping it this way.
i even say up till midnight putting a polish over my floors.
i cant believe ive lived so long with so much clutter :thumbsdown:
ive also added a couple pics to my profile.. im yet to finish mine.. but maybe later when i get the time.
df just off posting out his ebay stuff.
he just sold his remote control car for $600!
it was an old crappy thing laying around the house, looked like something u would pick up at a dump shop for $5.
we had no idea it was actually worth something!! :laughing:
Mummaof2
05-03-2007, 15:10
Hello LL
I can't believe we are on to our #6 thread already. We must chatter boxes!!!
I rang the gyno today to find out if my results would be ready before wednesday and the receptionist said that the report was sent to my doctor late on friday and that she should have them tomorrow.
I lost a whole 1kg last week by going to the gym and watching what i eat :smiliedance: . I have an assessment with my personal trainer tonight to work out what my goals are and for him/her to organise a plan for me to reach those goals.
Didnt get much sleep again last night due to it being so muggy and then the storm started and the thunder was so loud. At least the kids slept through it though.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
way to go emma, i wish i could lose a kilo!!
i keep whinging but i havent been doing much about it lately. maybe we need a dec mummies report day and see how we went each week. might make my butt get into gear.
i need to lose 10kg's! then i will be happy.
oh and i really hope u get you test results back soon, must be hard waiting... theres nothing worse!!
good luck hun.
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 17:28
Hi girls,
Emma - well done on the weight loss.
Great idea Danni, my weight has gone back up again - I've put back on the couple of kg's I lost on my diet plus an extra 1 kg :eek:
I don't want to lose much, just 3kg. If I could just shift that for good I would feel a lot healthier (and perhaps fit into some of my jeans again :D )
We just had yet another huge storm here, we had a really bad one last night - apparently there were 5000 lightening bolts in sydney (wonder who counts them? ) so I am feeling a bit on edge today.
Hope everyone is well. And Emma - you have inspired me to get back onto my diet and try to be a bit healthier - starting tomorrow of course ;)
yes emma, youve certainly got ,me inspired to lose abit more weight!
wish i only had 3 kilo's!! :D
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 17:43
Dannii - you don't look like you need to lose 10kg - I've seen your pic and you are beautiful!
Don't worry, my weightloss will probably be in vain, if I end up getting pregnant I'll put it back on within days and add about another 20kg to that going by my past track record!
aww thanks hun.
i really just want to be able to fit back into my clothes that i was able to wear before being pregnant with indy.
and i know what u mean about the weight gain in pg's.
i was thinking before it would probably be a waste of time, as i will probably fall pregnant soon as ive reached my goal and put on another 20 kg's :D
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 17:52
I know that feeling Danni - I feel like all the old size 8 clothes that don't fit my properly are such a waste. I have considered giving them to charity but I just keep on holding on to them hoping I can give away my size 10 stuff instead :laughing: I am kidding myself though because I don't think it will ever happen. I think my body has just adjusted itself and now my "normal" weight (when not dieting and eating whatever I like) is a couple of kg's heavier than pre-babies!
oh and jackie... i just had a looky at your zoints. your a hottie :p
you REALLY REALLY dont need to lose a single kilo.
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 17:53
:laughing: The photo is a bit deceptive Danni! I've got Blake positioned to hide the tummy flab :D
lol, well the rest of you looks fab. you have a great excuse for your tummy. :yes:
im trying to lose mine. ive been doing the air bike ride lol sposed to be good for lower abs
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 18:12
I'll have to try the "air bike" move :laughing:
Mummaof2
05-03-2007, 20:04
Jackie & Dannii - Both of you look fantastic. I need to losed a total of 20kg before i will be happy with the way i look. I know i can get there eventually. I lost 24kg in 12mths after having Steph and that was just exercising 2hrs a day but still didnt eat the best so hopefully this time it might come off a bit quicker seeing as i am eating a healthier.
Update on the weight loss - I had my assessment tonight and i have lost another 400g. So thats 1.4kg since the 24th February :smiliedance: . It was such a big lift for my confidence.
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 20:11
DH has been looking on the net at houses and we seem to think that Strathpine and surrounds seems ok and is in our price range. What can you girls tell me about this area. Be honest, is it "dodgy" - is it a safe place for kids, does it have good facilities?
DH likes the look of Griffin too because he's into boating and just wants to be as close to the water as possible. Any info would be great. We are definatley coming up for a look early next year and want to narrow down the area we are looking at a bit before we get there.....
Thanks girls :thumbsup:
Hey Jackie - I'm not familiar with this area, but Jess might be as it's closer to her neck of the woods! Sorry can't help you there, and never heard of Griffin.
Congrats to everyone on their weight losses - you are all doing well :yes: .
Must go back to watch Love my Way.
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 20:29
Thanks anyway Tracey - I ended up posting in the Brisbane thread because I'm too impatient. Had a few replies and it's sounding promising .... I am so excited. I think it will definatley happen. DH has been looking at houses on the net all night (until I kicked him off!) and we have seen so many that seem nice (and cheap compared to sydney prices!) ...... We have already put aside $2000 to take a holiday up there early next year and check everything out.
I think a girl from my work lives up that way - I just so happen to be heading in tomorrow so I will try & remember to ask her for you.
Mummaof2
05-03-2007, 20:48
Could you trustworthy lovely ladies tell me what you think of this dress
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/eDressit-elegant-Coffee-Gown-Prom-Evening-Dress-UK-14_W0QQitemZ140090449984QQihZ004QQcategoryZ58445QQ tcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
I have my best friends engagement party at the end of the month and its smart casual. Do you think it is too dressy for a smart casual function?????
ETA: I forgot to say that she is wearing a black boob tube dress with big red roses as the pattern with black stilettos. She is a size 8 with long blonde hair so anything looks good on her.
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 20:50
Thanks Tracey, that would be great. I am probably getting way ahead of myself here but I am really excited. I am so sick of Sydney, it's so expensive and I don't feel that it's very safe these days. Our area is very nice and also close to the beach but a really old, run down, unrenovated house in this suburb would cost upwards of $600,000 to buy. On one wage we will never be able to afford a mortgage that big - and as we want another baby going back to work is not an option for me at the moment.
We also want a lifestyle change and a new start. I really hope DH goes through with it all. Also, another bonus is that I could meet up with all the QLD ladies :smiliedance:
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 20:52
Could you trustworthy lovely ladies tell me what you think of this dress
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/eDressit-elegant-Coffee-Gown-Prom-Evening-Dress-UK-14_W0QQitemZ140090449984QQihZ004QQcategoryZ58445QQ tcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
I have my best friends engagement party at the end of the month and its smart casual. Do you think it is too dressy for a smart casual function?????
It's a nice dress but maybe a little dressy for "smart casual" it looks more of a cocktail dress to me. For smart casual I would go with dressy pants and a nice top :thumbsup:
You're not wrong with the cost of things these days. Makes it so hard to get a house.
It would be so good to have another Dec Mummy up this way. You do know you would have to join Sarah & I in a few coffee & cake outings :D . Ooopps, I mean celery & carrot snack days :rolleyes: .
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 21:08
You're not wrong with the cost of things these days. Makes it so hard to get a house.
It would be so good to have another Dec Mummy up this way. You do know you would have to join Sarah & I in a few coffee & cake outings :D . Ooopps, I mean celery & carrot snack days :rolleyes: .
I would be more than happy to join you ladies for celery & carrot sticks - but only if I can bring some mud cake with me :laughing:
I said I would diet, but dieting to me is cutting back from a whole mud cake to just half :D
Wow, everyone's working so hard to lose weight, you've inspired me (she says as she has a cuppa and nibbles on white choc :devil6: )
I want to lose about 7kg by my birthday (July). At the moment, aside from running after Will all day, I walk about an hour a day, 5-6 days a week. And a few hours a week working for Hey Dee Ho gives me an extra workout (lots of dancing etc with the kids). I really need to get my pilates and yoga dvds out again and make the time to do them at least a few times a week.
I also need to stop eating rubbish. Today, between meals, I ate a cheeseburger, 2 pieces of chocolate mud cake, 3 rows of white chocolate, 2 cappucinos... I'm doing really well huh? And that's a normal day - well, maybe throw in some bikkies and some more choccie :rolleyes:
I borrowed the weight watchers stuff from my MIL, and will try using it as a guide (not going to follow it too strictly). I am passionately opposed to the use of artificial sweeteners so I could never stay within a points allocation :no:
I like your style. Half a mud cake is fine :D . It's all about balance you know. I'm a bit like that with the chocolate blocks. I normally do half a block one night, half the next. In my mind, that is so much more acceptable than almost an entire block in one sitting :p .
You're not wrong with the cost of things these days. Makes it so hard to get a house.
Not wrong!! I still do a double take at the register if I go to Coles or Safeway :thumbsdown: Prices have just crept up and up... And do they really think we haven't noticed? How stupid do they think we are?!? :banghead:
Thank god for Aldi, or we'd be living on spaghetti toasties.
mytwolilprinces
05-03-2007, 21:17
Tracey, you must have so much more willpower than I do! I could never leave half a block sitting in the fridge. If there is chocolate in the house it must be eaten as quickly as possible (before DH gets to it) I could never leave half a block in the fridge - and now that Josh has worked out how to open the fridge, I have two chocolate stealing males in the house to compete with!
On that note, it's off to bed for me. I'm exhausted from all this house hunting on the net ..... I'm going to go to bed and dream about a nice big 4 bedroom home with an inground salt water pool :p
I like your style. Half a mud cake is fine :D . It's all about balance you know. I'm a bit like that with the chocolate blocks. I normally do half a block one night, half the next. In my mind, that is so much more acceptable than almost an entire block in one sitting :p .
Nah, you see, you've nearly got it but not quite...
You can eat the whole block in one day, but you can't have more than one row at a time, and you can't sit down for more than half of it (need to eat it while being very good at something else). Then it's all ok...:yes:
Reidymac
05-03-2007, 21:18
Did someone call my name????
I distinctly heard the word Mudcake! I'm here now. where is it? what have you done with it? what type of mudcake? (like that makes a difference)
Jackie! if you move to Strathpine or Griffen then we really would be neighbours. I do believe our little home would qualify as surrounding area. I could come over and borrow a cup of mud cake from you! :D
WHITE CHOCOLATE......of course :cool:
Funkychicken
05-03-2007, 22:08
Mmmmmmmmm...I knew there was something yummy wafting out from the pages in here! Chocolate and white at that! I am all of the above posts-if it's there, I eat it. if I am trying to be good, I eat half and then scoff the other 1/2 usually the next morning. LOL!
But I am still going strong on my no-chocolate pledge. :eek: I have had a couple of small blow outs but haven't purchased my own chocolate for some time now. Hence why I am now eating a huge bowl of almond and cranberry muesli (thank-you Aldi) with some Carmen's muesli on top. :chef:
I agree on the shopping thing Elissa. Coles and safeway are ridiculously expensive and I get stung every time i go in there. I love my little Alldi in Beaconsfield. I can go in and be out in under 1/2 hour, usually less. And their range of organic food is growing rapidly at the moment-which meansIi end up spending more but it is affordable organic food. And their organic milk makes the absolute BEST froth when making cappucino's! :D
Reidy, so good to see you visiting. You are missed around here when you disappear for a few days. :yes:
Funkychicken
05-03-2007, 22:17
And then you all ran away!!!! :eek: :p
Reidymac
05-03-2007, 22:24
Hi Sal :wave: Ooo I wish I had your strength of character. I am afraid I pledge nothing where chocolate is concerned. Except maybe that we will be together in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer until death do us part.............and death by chocolate would be an acceptable end.
I was having a bit of a rough week this week and DH has silently placed a collection of chocolates on the kitchen bench each night on arriving home from work. Wednesday was particularly awful and I received a block of Lindt dark chocolate, a chomp bar, a turkish delight bar, a white chocolate cookie dough bar and a tube of Mini M&M's (and a Lemon meringue pie:D ). Tonight I got a Heaven chocolate mouse block. Variety is the spice of life after all. Do you think he loves me. Valentine :D
Funkychicken
05-03-2007, 22:30
Are you OK, Carolyn? You are sounding a little sad. Please remember you can chat to us and PM me if you feel like having a vent-or a meltdown. :D
Big :hugs: and :kiss: to you.
Reidymac
05-03-2007, 22:40
Thank you Sal. You are wonderful.
I'm OK. Nothing 4kg of chocolate and a lemon meringue pie can't fix.
I ramble a the best of times so explaining the current predicament I have myself in (only I can manage this type of foolishness) would be akin to the length of War and Peace. I don't mean to be cryptic, sorry. but I am hoping to have some cut and dry conclusion to the drama by Friday. so I can probably give an abridged version then........Oh god I hope so or I may consume my own body weight in sugar by Monday.:)
Don't worry though. It's nothing major. I am just a drama queen.
Funkychicken
05-03-2007, 22:48
Take care Carolyn. Be kind to you, remember.
You are not a drama queen-just a lovely person who has some worries and concerns and by the sounds of it you are dealing with them.
All the best, I am off to gather some sleep. :wave:
Reidymac
05-03-2007, 22:50
Night Sal, Sleep well and happy dreams to you.
Sal - 30mins later and your still here:laughing:
Reidy - Please don't hesitate to call me if you want to chat. :hugs: and take care.
I won't write a huge post, really just came on to read what's been happening. I can't sleep and am just trying to tire myself out.
might head back to bed and see if i can get some more sleep:wave:
Reidymac
05-03-2007, 23:32
Jess, I just posted Jackie a 5000 word essay on why she would want to be your neighbour.
Coming soon to a suburb near you Mr and mrs Mytwolilprinces.........watch this space. LOL
Reidy - You probably won't even know what I'm talking about, but I just wanted to apologise for not mentioning you in my earlier post about knowing about those suburds that Jackie was asking about :) . I've been thinking about it all night & thought how rude it must have looked to have just mentioned Jess & not you, seeing that you both live up there!
You can be assured that I didn't forget about you - just merely forgot that you lived that side of town :o .
Aaahhh, now I feel cleansed :p .
Well, I think that maybe I need to curb my sugar intake. Will woke every 1.5hrs last night, which I know was due to teething, but I couldn't help feeling a little guilty about all the choccie I've been eating. And if I'd only stop eating it then all the walking I'm doing would pay off and I might lose that weight I want to discard.
So I'm starting as of now - I'm not going to think about the choc covered scorched almonds I ate with my cuppa an hour ago. After all almonds are good for you aren't they :o
Reidy, if you need to chat we're all here :hugs:
Sal - yes, Aldi rocks. And I have 4 to choose from! I have two of them only 10mins away (Hampton Park and Cranbourne), Fountain Gate store only 15mins away, and Beacy (which is further away but I'm in Beacy every Monday morning and have been known to stop there on the way home. I feel very lucky, so many people don't have access to one at all :no:
Anyway, I better go make DH's sangas for the day. I think the eggs are ready to mash. And I'd better go wake DH and kick his butt out of bed I spose. He doesn't start till 11 (which is a bigger for me coz I feel like my day can't start till then, it's a state of mind I know, I'm working on it).
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 09:40
Jess, I just posted Jackie a 5000 word essay on why she would want to be your neighbour.
Coming soon to a suburb near you Mr and mrs Mytwolilprinces.........watch this space. LOL
Reidy - you crack me up! I hope you are ok - life is sounding a little on the tough side for you at the moment. I hereby give you permission to consume not only your own body weight in chocolate but mine also! If I was indeed in QLD now I would be dropping by with some chocolate mudcake, rocky road and a few large Red Tulip Rabbit Easter Eggs ..... then everything would be better. Chocolate has fantastic healing powers!
Hey Jess - haven't seen you in here much latley. I know you are a busy girl but we miss you!
Sal - well done on the no chocolate - today is my first day, so far I've been good - it's only early though, lets see if I can make it until tonight.
Take care everyone, Josh is at preschool today so it's housework day.
reidy.. im worried about you missy
i really hope your troubles disappear soon. its horrible having that weight on your shoulders.
so ive decided to share my ideas on stress relief, and i will give you my top idea, im sure it will suit you.
Make a list of important things to do today. At the top of your list, put 'eat chocolate.' Now, you'll get at least one thing done today.
Hope that helps :hugs: :D
emma, that dress is beautiful! i love it. although brown/chocolate what ever u call it doesnt go nice with me, but i still love the design. although i have no idea about smart casual evening cocktail blaa blaa .. so no point asking me haha
im so happy that more people are joing QLD :smiliedance:
now just to try and convince the rest of you :devil6:
although im still quite a distance from the brisbane mummies, i think i will organise a date when i travel down so we can have a meet up. i wish we could all get together, it would be so fantastic!!
hi again girls.
after asking questions about ovulation on BH yesterday, i looked into it abit more and decided that if i was to fall pregant this month i would be due around 5th december .:eek: i would have 3 kids around that date plus 1 more a couple weeks after that.
its so hard having all my kids around christmas.
so i have decided the legs are staying shut for a few months :laughing:
Reidymac
06-03-2007, 11:33
Reidy - You probably won't even know what I'm talking about, but I just wanted to apologise for not mentioning you in my earlier post about knowing about those suburds that Jackie was asking about. I've been thinking about it all night & thought how rude it must have looked to have just mentioned Jess & not you, seeing that you both live up there!
You can be assured that I didn't forget about you - just merely forgot that you lived that side of town :o .
Aaahhh, now I feel cleansed .
:laughing: Chumps you crack me up. Your right I have no idea what you are talking about. You sound like you are practicing my own style of neurotic self imposed torture.
I can assure you I was not offended. you would have to work a lot harder, use a particular set of swear words in a specific order and inflict physical harm before I would be even a little offended. and even then I would forgive you within 15 min because I am useless at holding a grudge. Even if I had noticed you didn't mention me i would have thought it was because you were maintaining my mysterious cyber persona. I am such an enigma after all :laughing:
reidy...... ive decided to share my ideas on stress relief, and i will give you my top idea, im sure it will suit you.
Make a list of important things to do today. At the top of your list, put 'eat chocolate.' Now, you'll get at least one thing done today.
Hope that helps
I'll do my very best to achieve that task captain! it's a tough job but somebody has to do it!
after asking questions about ovulation on BH yesterday, i looked into it abit more and decided that if i was to fall pregant this month i would be due around 5th december
I have one of those dec 5 (due date) babies! Its DH's birthday on the 8th of march and I remember testing on the 7th to see if I had happy birthday news for him (but it was BFN). guess what DH got for his birthday instead, LOL. Sorry your plans are on hold for a bit longer. As they say "good things come to those who wait"
PS thank you for the hugs and wishes folks but I'll be just fine and dandy. it's only a big deal in my head and we all know what a strange and disturbing place that is;). Now I best get back to it. i have an important chocolate eating job to do for danni
lmao reidy. great to see u poking your head in on daylight times :D
love reading your posts :hugs:
Funkychicken
06-03-2007, 13:08
im so happy that more people are joing QLD :smiliedance:
now just to try and convince the rest of you :devil6:
LOL Dannii! We did live up there for a year (Kooralbyn, near Beaudesert) and it was long before we had children. It was more about a fun lifestyle, working in the resort etc... But part of why we moved back was because it was just too hot. Nice on day, stinking hot the next! No, actually it was just hot or very hot! :D There is too much Victorian in me to want to live up there again. Although the idea of being that far away from family member's is appealing. :rolleyes:
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 13:21
Damn chocolate! I just broke my no chocolate rule with a "fun size" snickers. Nothing "fun" about a snickers that size, they should call it "tease size" - as now I am wanting more! Must distract myself with something else, there are 3 "tease sized" snickers left in the fridge and I must resist!
I am sooooo WEAK!:thumbsdown:
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 13:24
Just have to comment on this as it constantly annoys me - can everyone see on the left hand side of the page under "current news articles" - well it says "giving birth, will it really really hurt?" I keep on reading it and thinking "hell yes!" I wish they would change it, it distracts me and is a constant reminder that yes, giving birth does indeed hurt!
aaaahhhhhh, what a pleasant afternoon :yes: . Took Ryan into my work for a run around, he wore himself out & now he's been sleeping for 2.5 hours :D . Think I need to review our daily routine. I'm thinking a few hours out each morning should do the trick!
Jackie - the lass I was going to question about those suburbs wasn't in today. But by the sounds of it, you probably won't need more info. In fact, Reidy is probably doing a house hunt for you already!!!!
I agree, those fun size treats are nothing but a complete tease. I guess that's why they come in a bag - bacause they know you really need to consume the entire bag to get your fix :laughing: . They make more money from selling those bags than from the usual bars. People would buy them because they think the bag of treats will last longer, when in fact, you just end up consuming more, & paying more for the same product!
Mummaof2
06-03-2007, 15:30
Hello
The doctor rang me today and gave me the wonderful news that i dont have cancer. :smiliedance: :yelclap: but i do have a cyst on the lining of my uterus which is causing the me to have a bulky uterus. She said that it should resolve itself but if i am still in pain next week to go back and she will book me in for a laproscopy and a D&C.
Just have to comment on this as it constantly annoys me - can everyone see on the left hand side of the page under "current news articles" - well it says "giving birth, will it really really hurt?" I keep on reading it and thinking "hell yes!" I wish they would change it, it distracts me and is a constant reminder that yes, giving birth does indeed hurt!
Jackie - Everytime i see this i think "a yeah dah of course it bloody hurts". I would like to know who came up with that article heading.
Dannii - Thanks about the dress. I think i might put a poll on bub hub and see what everyone thinks. Some people have said that its too dressy others have said that is not. I have emailed the photo to my best friend who is having the engagement party to see what she says as well. Gee that was a ramble and a half.
Reidy - I Hope you are feeling better soon and have been ravishing in yummy chocolate treats.
A big hello to everyone else
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 15:55
Jackie - the lass I was going to question about those suburbs wasn't in today. But by the sounds of it, you probably won't need more info. In fact, Reidy is probably doing a house hunt for you already!!!!
No worries Tracey - you're right, Reidy has been great and has given me a load of info (thanks again Carolyn :) )
Well it's Josh's 3rd birthday tomorrow - I can't believe it's been 3 years - it has gone so quickly but at the same time it feels like I have always had him with me. He has preschool tomorrow and I have made a cake to leave with them so they can give him a bit of a special day. We are having a small party for him on Sunday with family and a couple of friends.
I just realised I don't have any babies anymore! Josh is 3 and Blake is almost 15 months now :eek: :crying:
lol jackie.. i agree nothing fun with "fun size" go on eat the restof them, you know u want to :yes: hehe.
sal: Although the idea of being that far away from family member's is appealing.
:laughing: funny... i think the same.
actually just found out the MIL & FIL are planning on mving out of town, plus sis is also moving out of town so thats all there is now!
gees we must be doing something wrong(or perhaps something right! :p )
emma: soooo please to hear your good news.. well .. that its not cancer anyways :hugs:
how serious is a cyst? sorry.. i have no idea, so i thought i would ask. glad you have answers now though!
emma- Im so glad to hear your results turned out welll what a relief! :smiliedance:
wow you girls have been chatting away in here! eek ive had so much reading to do!
emma i loved that dress very very nice!
i loved the pink shoes on the page so much im trying to find them on ebay now! :o
well ladies i have some great news to share!
I got a call today from my old boss and i will be getting my old postion back! YAY! i cant wait! i also get an extra days pay plus a $5000 pay rise! wooo hoooo! cant complain with that!
PP had such a bad night last night i feel like a walking zombie! she is cutting 5 TEETH! eek and woke up every 45mins.... i need sleep!
brooke that is fantastic :smiliedance: :smiliedance:
i wish i had a boss that wanted me that bad lol.
im still deciding about the job i got offered. she wants me to start off 2 hours a day. problem is, id be paying more in child care fees than i would going to work.
i dont have anyone to look after indy for me.
oh well. i'll see what happens
oh & i know how u feel with the teething. indy is also cutting 5 teeth :eek:
poor little things
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 17:28
Brooke - that's great news! When do you start back at your old job?
Emma - glad to hear the news wasn't as bad as it could have been.
just a question.. do u girls think it would be a bad idea to go get a kitten.
indy has this fascination with animals. so ive decided to go get a kitty for her. she gets so excited over them. i just cant resist anymore :p
Dannii - it's really hard when these bubs have a fascination with animals, we have that problem too (not that it is really a problem)! We already have 2 dogs a bird and a fish tank, so we are set. But, I am of the opinion that a pet is for life, so if I were you and it's just a fleeting thought, I'd give it a miss. If it's something you seriously want her to be involved with long term, then go for it. That is just my opinion, and I hope it's not an offensive one :) .
no , not offensive at all! ive always loved cats, and my older kids also begging for one. so thats where the idea comes from.
will think about it overnight
thanks for your thoughts though, much appreciated.
On the cat front..... Ryan has found a picture in one of his 4 million books to date, of seven kittens (it's a counting book) and he finds it all the time and proceeds to kiss them :laughing: . Now I just have to say ' where are the cats' and he will hone in on that book, find the page and start kissing :o . I don't know where this fasination has come from! The only other cat he has ever encountered was my brothers - and it is a manx (not sure if that's what they are called) but the hairless one - which needless to say, Ryan probably wouldn't even identify that as a cat!
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 20:03
Eeewwww, sorry girls. I don't like cats .... get a puppy Danni!
I am feeling quite bored tonight. Both the little men went to bed early tonight and the house is so quiet! I know I should be enjoying it but it's just weird. I don't know what to do with myself :rolleyes:
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 20:05
OMG! I just glanced to the left of my screen and they have finally changed the "current news" articles. Maybe someone was reading my post complaining about the "Does giving birth really really hurt article" :laughing: that's so funny ..... Big Brother is Watching ( or big sis maybe :D )
thanks girls.. i cant wait to start back there... i really miss it. Im so glad that it worked out that way!
I start there in a few weeks! now i have to go buy more work clothes... ahh its a hard life!
dannii- as for the kitten, if you really really want one then i say go for it!
Mummaof2
06-03-2007, 20:16
Danni thanks you for the hugs. The cyst isnt too serious at the moment. It will only get serious if it gets larger or bursts. :fingerscrossed: that doesnt happen
Brooke - So glad to here you are going back to your old position and congratulations on the pay rise that must feel pretty good.
As for our littlies cutting teeth Cooper is also cutting a few at the moment and will let out a loud whimper constantly through the night but just goes back to sleep. Im susrprised he has any fingers left the way he chews on them. I have tried giving him rusks and teething rings but he prefers his fingers.
LOL... jackie i went searching for that article and couldn't find it - they must be watching:wave:
Emma I'm so glad that the news came back positive. That must be such a relief.
:yelclap: Brooke. Can I come work there too:p
i too am a walking zombie today, only got 4hrs sleep last night, had to get up at 3:45 this morning to take DH to the airport and just got a call from him before that his flight home has been delayed and he gets in at 11:30 tonight:eek: i told him to get a taxi home to which he wasn't overly impressed, so i caved in and said i'd stay up to go pick him up. so tomorrow night is officially my early night!!!
YAY Dh just rang again and they bought the flight forward 30mins!
As for our littlies cutting teeth Cooper is also cutting a few at the moment and will let out a loud whimper constantly through the night but just goes back to sleep. Im susrprised he has any fingers left the way he chews on them. I have tried giving him rusks and teething rings but he prefers his fingers.
LOL - Caydence is exactly the same! fingers are always in her mouth
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 20:28
Oh Jess, I get tired just reading your posts. How do you do it?
i guess i just have to, i don't really have a choice so i just keep soldiering on to the best of my ability...
Oh and a boost bar never goes astray on a hectic day:p
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 20:40
Jess - have you tried "v" energy drinks? They are not really that good for you but they certainly give you energy :D On hard days I usually go out and get myself on and I feel instantly revived :yes:
:o I go wayyyyyyyyyyyy hyper on caffiene. i coffee is the best i can manage without sending me OTT hyper. it used to be so bad that if i ate 1 square of choc at 10am DH could instantly see it in me when i got home from work at 6pm... I'd just run(yes, literally RUN!) around the house, jumping and smiling:o
BTW i'm nowhere near that bad these days!!!
coffee with an extra shot gets me pretty close though!
mytwolilprinces
06-03-2007, 20:47
Jess, the hyper person you just described is me :D I don't think DH would recognise me if I stopped drinking caffeine!
hehehe - DH can't stand it when i'm hyper... i talk at a million miles an hour... so fast that he literally can't understand a word i say, and i usually get the giggles really badly... worst part of it all is that i crash out afterwards - i used to get really down afterwards and hence why i stopped having caffeine. even now if i have a fair amount in a day i crash and get really depressed... not a pretty sight:devil6: :p
didn't mean to put a downer in the thread... you all seem to have run off!:o
Reidymac
06-03-2007, 21:43
hehehe - DH can't stand it when i'm hyper... i talk at a million miles an hour... so fast that he literally can't understand a word i say, and i usually get the giggles really badly... worst part of it all is that i crash out afterwards - i used to get really down afterwards and hence why i stopped having caffeine. even now if i have a fair amount in a day i crash and get really depressed... not a pretty sight
:laughing: Jess I was just going to say OMG if you were hyper on a caffine buzz you might talk even faster. :eek: You know I adore you so please forgive me if I say.....sometimes you talk really fast!!!
I find myself reading your posts quickly because thats how you sound in my head. Add coffee and OMG :laughing:
You are a dynamo Jess, Sorry to hear you haven't been sleeping well and now your DH is keeping you up late tonight again.
Hello miss jackie.......qld is beautiful....don't ya wish you lived in qld:yes:, come and be one of us, cross over to the sunny side, LOL
Emma, I'm so glad that you got a fairly good result. That must be a huge relief
:laughing: Jess I was just going to say OMG if you were hyper on a caffine buzz you might talk even faster. :eek: You know I adore you so please forgive me if I say.....sometimes you talk really fast!!!
I find myself reading your posts quickly because thats how you sound in my head. Add coffee and OMG :laughing:
:laughing: I do get a little bit excited sometimes. Woops!
Reidymac
06-03-2007, 22:14
No not, woops! I love talking to you. I always feel exhilarated afterwords. a) because you are fabulous and b) because your energy is contagious. Besides I don't get to see you very often so we have to pack in lots of conversation in a short period of time.;) Cant wait to see you again soon!
no wonder i have to get so much sleep and eat so much food - the talking takes all my energy!
got to dash - time to get Caydence up so we can go to the airport... nighty night!
Morning girls, just thought i would drop in. Had to take nat off to work this morning.
Emily cant open her eye, she says indy scratched it, but its looking like an eyelash in there . Ive tried over and over to get it out but just cant. Maybe it is a scratch :eek:
Well anyways i'll be back on later as i gotta gotta go do breakfast and school lunches.
Oh and Jess, hope your full of energy again this morning. i wish i had your level of hyperactivity lol
I drink sooo many cans of RedBull a day and usually about 6-8 cups of coffee and im still of normal energy level. :sleeping: lol
Ok catch up soon.
Funkychicken
07-03-2007, 09:49
Morning all. I hope all you rushing people get a chance to take a breath somewhere in the day. Nice to see you here again Reidy.
I have just had Hamish at the GP as we discovered that the little piece of skin that joins the top lip to the gum is right down between his front teeth. Poor mite, I can't believe we only just noticed! :o He had a mild toungue-tie as a newborn but not so bad that it needed snipping. Anyway, I have to take him to a paediatric surgeon and it will probably mean a day surgery trip. This is going to be awful if he has to be put under a general. I don't think I will cope with that very well.
I just wanted to share with you also about my last few weeks. I don't feel like putting it out on the forum, especially in light of Kristy's sister passing, plus I want to share with my friends, not strangers. About ten years ago, I met a lady through a spiritual path I was following and over the last ten years, she has been my friend, mentor and at times, surrogate mum/grandmother. She has set an amazing example to me and a number of other people and her wisdom and knowledge of not just things spiritual, but all aspects of humanity, is endless. She has guided me along so often and has been such a huge part of how I have come to be today. She has gone through two treatments for breast cancer, losing both breasts, and is now battling the cancer again but this time there is nothing that can be done. Her journey here is coming to an end and she is ready to go. Her acceptance is so clear. Unfortunately cancer doesn't let you go nicely and peacefully and the last two months have been horrendous. Trying to find the right level of drugs to keep her balanced has been really hard for the dr's. The physical pain and the mental effects of too much calcium building up are taking their toll. She said to me last night, "They wouldn't let a mangy brown dog suffer like this."
Her end is close and I have tried to visit and sit with her as much as possible. I think because she is ready it makes it so much easier on us and I am quite happy to just sit quietly with her without the need to say 'last words' etc...
But I am feeling drained at the moment as this has set my (already nutty!) mind off, thinking about all sorts of things. My usual ability to 'not stare back' has gone out the window and I find myself pondering past, future and everything in between.
Thanks for being here girls, I feel better knowing I have unloaded a bit and giving you a bit of perspective on what is going on with me-hence why I have been a bit quiet here (and the rest of the forum) for a while.
*takes deep breath*
Mummaof2
07-03-2007, 10:09
Sal - I am so sorry to hear that you are going through a hard time at the moment.
Humungous :hugs: to you, your son and surrogate mum/grandmother.
It is so hard seeing someone you love so deeply go through so much pain. I watched my grandfather suffer in pain for months until he was finally taken away to a better place. So many times he had asked me to end it as he didnt want to suffer any longer. I will stop there because otherwise i will start venting about Euthanasia laws.
SAL remember we are all here for you and will all support you during your time of need.
Dannii - With that many cans of Red Bull and cups of coffee any wonder your still up so late on bub hub.
Jess - If my DH had rung and asked me to pick up that late I definately would have told him to catch a cab home. My DH got home late yet again last night and after me being at work all day, getting the kids off to school/day care, going to the gym after work, cooking dinner and bathing the kids he turns around and tells me yes me to wash the kitchen bin out because he is too tired:banghead: and then turned around and told me that he is sick of coming home to a messy house:banghead: The house is never messy unless he has left his **** laying all over the loungeroom or the kids are still awake and have there toys out.
Men....Why do we put up with them?
I did a boxing class last night at the gym and i was quiet shocked how much my fitness has picked up just from going to the gym nearly every day for the past 11days. I lasted the whole 1 hour class and didnt make any excuses to stop or leave the class early. It was a hard class but i felt so good afterwards. I have cut down to 1 can of coke a day, yesterday i only drank half a can. And I am eating so much healthier. Still have the odd choccy hear and there and the odd glass of port or two but whose to say you cant indulge in a little every now and then and still lose weight.
The scare last week really made me wake up and realise that i have to start looking after my wellbeing more and not run my life around everyone and everything else.
Ok i think thats enough rambling from me for now i will be back later to check in.
mytwolilprinces
07-03-2007, 10:40
Oh Sal :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: , I know there is nothing that I can say to comfort you in this hard time but know that I am thinking of you and your dear friend :hugs:
Sal - :hugs: sorry to hear of your happenings. You are such a stong individual & I really admire that. I know you will hold your head high & get through this. And of course, as you already know, you have many friends on this thread that will be more than happy to listen to your thoughts & concerns. Cancer is the worst word in the world as far as I'm concerned. I'm sorry to hear your friend is going through this. :hugs: again.
Reidymac
07-03-2007, 10:55
Oh Sal. Take another one of those deep breaths dear friend.
I wish I had some words of comfort or a way to really be there. I am so sorry that you and your friend are facing this end. What a wonderful thing to have had such an amazing person in your lives, to have shared the journey as mentor and mentored, to have explored that kind of spiritual journey and become such wonderful friends. It must be of great comfort to her have such an intimate by her side, who understands her spirit and her readiness to go.
I have never understood or accepted why the final days and months of cancer have to be so cruel. It is never fair on the sufferer or the friends and family. That kind of 'staring forward and back' that you speak of, the emotional and historical stocktake is the only way that the human mind can cope. It is impossible to stand on the precipice for too long without looking back. Please be kind to yourself and don't take that one on board too much.
This can't be an easy time for you but it must be of great comfort to your friend to know that she has you to continue on the journey and carry a little of her spirit, heart and mind with you always. Much love to you dear Sal, Hamish and family. keep taking taking those deep breaths and know we are thinking of you and your friend at this time.
hello girls
sal you poor thing carrying that around with you! we are all here for you and i have my fingers crossed that the next few weeks are as painless as possiable (iykwim) I am thinking of you! :hugs:
and hugs for little Hamish too... poor little man! pls let us know how he goes.:hugs:
Oh Sal. If there was ever a time I could run up to you and give you a hug, now would be the time I'd want. For the meantime, :hugs: .
I have so much admiration for your strength and calmness in the face of a challenge. Your friend is so lucky to have you there to share this very emotional and spiritual journey with her, I am sure this is a huge contibution to her being so at ease with what is happening and gives her the strength to get through, hour by hour, day by day in such cruel and unjustified circumstances.
Please remember to take the time to look after yourself, mentally and physically. A meditation session can do wonders at such draining times.:hugs:
Funkychicken
07-03-2007, 20:31
Thank-you so much girls. I appreciate you all so much. It has been one of those things that I have just held onto and I think partly because I am trying to hold onto her but I know that isn't going to happen. Her passing is something that she is so calm about that it is hard not to be ready with her but I know when it happens, there are many of us who will feel the effects for a long, long time.
Reidy, you have summed up so well about the looking back. I do look back at times, I find it quite healing and reassuring, knowing that I am moving forward. I have to watch though that I don't 'stare' back for too long. this is when it can be destructive-sometimes I don't want to go forward so if I stare back long enough, I can allow myself to get caught up in the "poor me" syndrome. Self-sabotaging stuff!
Jess, thank-you for your beautiful words. I sat with my friend last night and quietly meditated as she woke/slept and smiled. It was such a nice way to just be there.
Thank-you all again. I am going to try and get some sleep tonight! No sitting here at midnight.
Big :hugs: to everyone and I hope you are all doing OK.
sal... you are such a wonderful and inspiring person... you are always full of such thought ful and unselfish things to say. :hugs:
Just want you to know i really look up to you even though we have never physically met. :hugs:
Good morning - thought I'd pop in and see who else was on, but no-one apparently :crying: .
I am your latest recruit to the early morning club. I hope our membership is only temporary, I am getting so cranky with these early morning rises. I don't know how some of you do it all the time. I know, it's not like you really have a choice. I could deal with the six o clock rising, but not the 5 :( . Ok vent over.....
Hope you all have a good day.
Reidymac
08-03-2007, 06:24
hi Chumps.
Early morning club hey? Think I'm coming at it from the wrong end, I was just about to pack up and say goodnight. Think the little people will let me get in 10 minutes sleep before their day starts? Oh dear, I think it's going to be a very long day for both of us. have a nice one.
Goodnight. :wave: Roll on Saturday
mytwolilprinces
08-03-2007, 06:40
Morning ladies,
Sal - hope you got yourself some much needed rest last night. I am never good with comforting or re-assuring people. Actually I am not good with the "emotional" stuff at all. But just know that I was thinking of you and your friend last night :hugs:
Reidy - wtf? You're just packing up for the night?????
Chumps - it must be something about little boys, Blake now wakes up before it's even light outside. I hate getting up when it's still dark - I think it just makes it harder!
Better go. Got my mum & her mum (my nana) coming over today so have to make the house look presentable.... have a lovely day girls.
Funkychicken
08-03-2007, 12:27
Hope everyne is enjoying their day. Thank-you all again for your kind words and :hugs: . I'm sorry if I haven't paid much attention to your posts lately. Emma, I have been following your posts and I am glad your results aren't as awful as you first thought they might be.
Reidy, it sounds like you have pulled another all-nighter? :shame: You must look after you, deary!
We have been of the early morning risers club for near on 8 1/2 years now. There has been periods of later rising but anywhere from 5.30 to 6.30 is probably the average. The upside though is that they have always been early to bed. This morning hamish woke at 4.30am! He had a feed then was restless so I put him back in his cot and he slept until 5.30 am :rolleyes: . I put him back in our bed and he flopped all over it, like he does, and ended up asleep across the bed about 2/3 of the way down. DH was sleeping upside down, as he does a lot these days, so he kind of had his arm stretched across the bottom of the bed just in case. I don't envy Hamish's future partner-he will be the worst bed-hogger! :p
lmao sal bed hogg! :laughing: sounds like my dh!
i am so much looking fwd to my girls night out this weekend with the mums from bubhub. I have organised to stay in a hotel in the city... BY MYSELF!
I cant wait. i seriously am looking forward to relaxing and having the whole bed to myself! :laughing:
God Brooke - I am so jealous u have no idea :( . I've just had one of those days where I want to abandon ship :mad: :crying: :( .
chumps i so know the feeling. we drove an hour and a half to go to our mothers group today and pp screamed the whole time and we left after only an hour!:banghead:
and then to top it off....
can u believe that our agent just came and the only reason she came is because the owners wanted her to take a photo of the garden to check its "ok" OMG
seriously we havent even been here a month! ease up lady! the poor agent was so embarrassed! :rolleyes:
btw the garden is fine....
the lady that owns it is so paranoid about the garden she left us a 2 page letter telling us what to prune.. where to buy mulch from how to train the grape vine etc.....
I have just put ear plugs in, does that make me a bad mother :(
I can't believe the owner of your house is so concerned about the garden. Isn't there more important things to concern yourself with when owning a rental property?
mytwolilprinces
08-03-2007, 17:31
Brooke - if the owner is so concerned about the garden perhaps you could organise to go halves with her in having the garden maintained by a gardener. For example you could just pay an extra $10 per week in rent but it would mean that garden maintenance is then included and she won't worry and you and your DH won't have to do so much around the garden!
Chumps, sorry to hear you are having a horrible day :hugs: I often have those days .... hopefully you'll get a good rest tonight and wake up feeling better about everything.
Well, so much for my brown hair ... as I type I have some really potent bleach in my hair - can't wait to wash it out and see my old blonde self back again :D
Oh Tracey huge :hugs: . Ear plugs don't make you a bad mother, just showing your human being side. We all have limits on how much we can handle. Unfortunately I have hit mine a few times this week, but nothing a good nights sleep shouldn't help.
Brooke - Can't believe the owner is so paranoid. Perhaps she's had bad tenants in before you?
Reidy - did you get any sleep? I hope so! You deserve it.
Sal - I hope you have a HUGE bed so that you at least get some some space. I am the bed hog in our house and DH got so sick of me taking up most of the room in the queen bed that we went out a few years back and bought a king - best move we ever made!
Is anyone planning anything exciting for easter? We probably won't end up doing much, just chilling around here, might head down to Cabarita Beach with my folks for a day or 2, not sure yet. I think that because Caydence got so many soft bunnies last year for easter, this year I might get her some really nice bunnikins stuff - maybe a money box or a trinkets box if i can find one. Got to have somewhere special to keep that lock of hair and lost teeth!
Might head off and troll around for a wee bit then head off to bed again... am supposed to be going to some work doo tomorrow night, but now i'm not sure that I want to go, but better get a good nights sleep just incase!
Hi gals,
Sal - so sorry to hear about your friend. Big :hugs: to you. I know what it's like to have such a pivotal teacher in your life. In fact, you have inspired me to catch up with him again, as since I had Will I haven't had the time for more spiritual pursuits (although, being a mum is really my most spiritual pursuit to date :yes: )
Emma - that's reassuring news re your results. I know it's not a perfect bill of health, so I'm still thinking of you.
Hope everyone's doing well (or better, as in the case for many of you :( )
I'm sneaking in here and typing as I'm meant to be working - to a midnight deadline no less :thumbsdown:
We were meant to be going away for Easter with DH's family, but just found out that we couldn't get a good enough spot at the caravan park, so we might do an overnighter to DH's uncle's place out country.
Mummaof2
08-03-2007, 20:47
Evening ladies......Hope you dont mind but this post will probably eventually turn into a vent.
I posted my weight loss journal on bub hub today so if any of you want some motivation feel free to read it (My Journey to a Healthier, Energetic, Confident Me). I did my measurements today and as well as the 1.4kgs i had lost as of Monday i have also lost a total of 8.5cm since monday (4cm off my chest, 2.5cm of my waist and 2cm off my thighs).
Dannii/Chumps- That dress that i asked if anyone thought was too dressy for an engagement. Well i won it on ebay. I emailed it my friend who is having the engagement party and she said it would be perfect. Mind you its going to cost me almost just as much for the postage to have it couriered over from the UK to make sure it is here before 30th March.
VENT
I am so sick of DH at the moment. Things have gone back to the way they were before xmas if not worse. His hours are 7:30am -4pm which means he should be home by 6pm every night. For the last few weeks he has been doing overtime just for the sake of it. He is on a salary so doesnt get paid overtime. For the last few weeks my days have been as follows.
Wake up get the kids breakfast, iron our clothes for the day, get Steph's lunch box and bag ready for school, get Cooper's bag ready to go to mums or day care, go to work from 9-5, pick kids up, go to gym, come home cook dinner, bath kids and put kids to bed, have some bub hub time and then either to some studying or some work for my business.
He comes home from work if im lucky the earliest he has been getting home is 7:30pm. Goes straight to the bedroom and turns the tv on eats dinner doesnt even take his plate out to the kitchen and fall asleep. Then wakes me up at 4:30 of a morning to drive him to the station cause he didnt bother to set his alarm.
After this morning i just had enough and told him that he needed to be home by 6pm. And he said i will see what i can do. I said no you wont see what you can do you will be home to look after the kids.
I picked him up from the station cause it was raining and asked him to cook butter chicken for tea (as its easy) and to bath the kids. I got home from the gym at 7:50pm and Coop was in bed but no dinner was cooked and he had just put fish & chips on for him & steph. Stephs bed time is at 8:30pm. Seeing as steph hadnt eaten yet i asked if Cooper had dinner. He said he didnt want to eat. I said what did you try and give him oh he was asleep on his little sofa lounge at 7:30pm. Umm what about the 1.5hrs that you had been home before that.
Grrrrrrrrrr:banghead: I just cant believe he put Coop to bed with no dinner. And i cant believe he has gone back to his old ways after last time.
I am so angry and disgusted in him that I dont even want to talk to him at the moment. I didnt even let him kiss me goodbye this morning. I know thats not a good but when i confronted him the other week about the hours that he was working he told me to learn to deal with it otherwise we are going to have a problem.
Everything is about work for hime at the moment. Last friday after i had the ultrasound when he got home i just wanted to sit down and talk to him about it and tell him how scared i was but nope he cut me off and started talking about his work:banghead:
Im so over our marriage being hot and cold. Maybe its a sign.
Mummaof2
08-03-2007, 20:49
Emma - that's reassuring news re your results. I know it's not a perfect bill of health, so I'm still thinking of you.
Thanks Elissas. No its not a perfect bill of health but alot better then what i was fretting.
Funkychicken
08-03-2007, 21:59
Oh, Emma. :hugs: to you.
Mummaof2
09-03-2007, 09:25
Thanks sal but you need the :hugs: more then me at the moment.
I hope this was your last post last night and you go to bed early like you planned.
Emma - hope things get better with DH :hugs:
On a totally different note. OMG! AF just arrived!! It's not much to speak of yet, but a totally weird feeling. I nearly made it to the 2yr mark without it ;) Nearly, another 2 weeks would have done it.
Anyway, DH just gave me a kiss and said congrats. Yeah, right :laughing:
Funkychicken
09-03-2007, 10:01
Ah, welcome back to the world of hormones, Elissa!:p It is a strange feeling when AF returns but I remember when it returned after Tristan was born (I got 18 months freedom in total then!) I treated it as a bit of a passage back into fertility. I was a bit let down when it first arrived abut I made sure to look at it in a celabratory kind of way.
And the good news for you I guess is that you can think about BD with purpose again! :yelclap: :D
hello ladies,
Jackie- how is the blonde hair going???? Im off to get mine done again tonight ready for my girls night!
I would love to have a gardener.... but dont think they will put in for it and our rent is already and bit OTT.
Jess- they didnt have tenants in here before they lived here.... im not sure what they expect the lawn to look like seeing as we are in the middle of a draught... lucky its green...... :yes: although our neighbours lawn is so green it looks fake... he is always out there doing things in it....
Emma :hugs: you poor thing. Men can be so inconsiderate at times. my dh is obessed with work too... feels like he is never home! hope you guys can work things out
i took some easter photos of paige this week, thought i would share some with you.... she is such a poser!
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/brookeandpaige2005/P1010413.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/brookeandpaige2005/P1010418.jpg
Brooke, PP is just devine :yes:
thank you... i was looking at pictures we took of her last easter! omg i cant believe how much she has grown!
It is so scary to think how quickly they grow. Hard to believe when you have a **** day (like I had yesterday), that feels like it's an eternity, then you have an awesome day (like I am having so far today :D ) and you want it to last forever :laughing: .
Hey. if you are quick, you can be the first to view a pic of me on my zoints profile - be quick, I might change soon!!!!!
wow your a stunner! dont take it down! :D
i just listed my pink pram on bubhub to sell.. its worth a shot i guess... we hardly use it anymore now she is walking!
A stunner, I think not :laughing: . Yes the whole pram thing, I always think how lucky I was to purchase one under $200 & the thing still looks brand spankin new :D . we've taken to the illegal activity of surfing in the shopping trolley :o .
the trolley is much easier!
well we are off to the local playcafe again...
i can sit and eat lunch in peace and pp gets to play! we all win! :laughing: then im off to get my eye brows waxed and might take a stroll down the main street and see what they have!
mytwolilprinces
09-03-2007, 11:45
Tracey - as soon as I read your post I quickly went to your zoints profile ( I was scared you had already taken it down! ) You look great - you can put your picture up with pride! Ryan is a cutie, I love the sepia shot of him towards the bottom of your page - very cute :D
Brooke - my hair is the lightest it's ever been! Every time I see myself in the mirror I am shocked... I just got home from a play cafe (met up with a friend) and she has told me that blonde hair looks better on me (could have told me that when I went brown!)
If I can get DH to take a pic I'll update my zoints profile - I feel like a new person. Actually, I feel like "me" again if that makes sense? I never felt quite right being a brunette.
Emma - hope you are ok?
Lis - welcome back to the world of fertility :D
jackie im glad your hair turned out well.... cant wait to see a pic!
pp and I are back from the playcafe she had a great time... she has taken to everytime we go out she puts her beaded necklace on and grabs her little handbag its so cute.... she is such a girl! :D
mytwolilprinces
09-03-2007, 14:12
pp and I are back from the playcafe she had a great time... she has taken to everytime we go out she puts her beaded necklace on and grabs her little handbag its so cute.... she is such a girl! :D
Aww that is so cute! What a little princess she is!
hahaha :yes: she is going to be high maintance like her mummy! :o
mytwolilprinces
09-03-2007, 14:19
Nothing wrong with high maintenance! It won't be long before the two of you are sharing make up and clothes - oooooh, wish I had a little girl to do those things with ......
Nothing wrong with high maintenance! It won't be long before the two of you are sharing make up and clothes - oooooh, wish I had a little girl to do those things with ......
:laughing: she is already into my make up drawer and tries to put my hair ties in her hair... even though she hardly has any! she goes thru all my ribbons and wraps them around her neck like scarves! its amazing how young they start being girly!
mytwolilprinces
09-03-2007, 14:31
It's funny how much the little one's copy the parent of the same sex. Josh copies DH all the time. The cutest thing he has done was put the pizza vouchers in his pocket. DH always puts them in his pocket before he goes out to get pizza and Josh has obviously seen him doing it. Can't say Blake copies anyone yet, apart from brushing his hair and when you say "put your cream on" he rubs his little hands together - very cute.
jackie thats so adorable!
Funkychicken
09-03-2007, 19:43
Tracey - as soon as I read your post I quickly went to your zoints profile ( I was scared you had already taken it down! ) You look great - you can put your picture up with pride! Ryan is a cutie, I love the sepia shot of him towards the bottom of your page - very cute :D
Wow, that is about as close to the post as I was about to make as possible! I quickly went there also, thought, what a beautiful pic of Tracey and Ryan and the one in the bottom left hand corner is just gorgeous. :D
Reidymac
09-03-2007, 20:55
Me too!!!! Tracy your photographs are all absolutely beautiful. Very cool profile! and finally we see gorgeous Ryan in his Tux.
Jackie- glad you are feeling more like yourself, cant wait to see a picture. My hair has been almost every colour under the sun including blue and long stage of fire engine red dreadlocks :o but I have never ever been blond. Please tell this curious girl...... Do blonds really have more fun or are they just more easily amused?;)
Lis, the return of the old AF hey! Funny how we girls work isn't it. When AF isn't around we are always wondering where it is.....when it arrives we are either hugely relieved or a little disappointed. cant win. congratulations, I think :laughing:
Anything exciting happening on your weekends? what are you up to Miss funky?
Funkychicken
09-03-2007, 22:00
:wave: Reidy. You may be gone but we will never know because you always travel incognito! :D
This weekend starts with a 7yo birthday party for Ella's friend from school. So prior to going, it will be a trip to the shops for a gift. I promised Tristan we could ride our bikes to the milk bar for an ice-cream.
Sunday is down to see my grandparents in their new abode and DH is going to tidy up their lawns etc... at their house. Sunday night will be a BBQ with my mum and dad and their new puppy-which Tristan is already counting down the hours to! My dad lost his old dog a little while ago and has been so heartbroken. he decided to get another pup quite soon after so last weekend, having already pre-selected the pup, he picked up Tristan and Ella and under the guise of going for a Sunday drive, took them with him to pick up said new puppy. They were just so excited and Tristan hasn't stopped talking about him since!
Monday is a public hol down here in Vic but I am yet to plan anything.
What about you other girls? Any exciting plans?
Reidymac
09-03-2007, 22:28
:cool: pssst, I'm over here! behind the new posts button.
Sounds like a great weekend Sal! also sounds like someone wants the love of a new puppy in your home. :D Hope your grandparents have settled in well and feeling comfortable in their new digs.
It was DH's birthday yesterday but, because of the drama and jumping through hoops I was doing, we didn't really get a chance to celebrate him. I will try to pull together a little party for him on Sunday. I also have a little celebrating to do. That drama we spoke of is now over........or quite possibly just beginning :laughing: I am now gainfully employed. After much anxiety and a very complex 6 week application process including a massive 7 part response to selection criteria, a grueling 2 hour interview and a second 7 part selection criteria, I met with them for a follow up interview today and didn't end up getting the job I had applied for.......I got a promotion. :laughing: my life gets weirder all the time.
Mummaof2
09-03-2007, 23:48
Hi LL,
Not sure if i will be on much this weekend. I just uncovered my DH's secret tonight. He has been cheating on me just like last time. I dont think sexually but definately emotionally but thats beside the point. I just cant believe he has done it again.
I thank you girls in advance for all the :hugs: and kind words you are going to send my way.
Please do not worry about me I will be fine I am a strong women and once I have had my first cry over it all i will lift my head up high and move forward to a better life for me and my children.
Love you all:hugs:
oh emma! :hugs: you poor thing! i know you are a strong woman and i wish that i could come fly to where ever you are and give you a break big cuddle and someone to lean on! i just want you to know you can pm me anytime you need someone to talk, vent or even let your frustrations on! :hugs:
reidy- congrats on the new job and instant promotion!
Funkychicken
10-03-2007, 07:45
:smiliedance: Reidy!!! That's fantastic news, young lady! I am so pleased for you. :hugs: I hope it all goes swimmingly for you. And a belated happybirthday to your DH.
Emma, I hope you work out what is right for you and your children. I wish you well over the next few weeks. :hugs:
Nice to see you too, Brooke.
Moooooooorning Sunshine!
Reidy - Congratulations!!! Also a belated happybirthday to Mr Reidy! I am sure you'll be able to pull together a smashing party in no time! Are you going to make him a circus cake too?:p
Emma - :hugs: You have been going through such a rough trot and to have this burden added to your stresses is just unimaginable. :hugs:
thanks sal... how is little hamish... has he been to see the peditrican yet? i have been thinking about him since you posted!
Funkychicken
10-03-2007, 08:16
Not yet. My GP was making the appointment and I am expecting a call from his clinic telling me when it is. Hamish is well otherwise. So cute now that he is toddling everywhere. :)
thats great to here...
well now my mum has moved out im actually kinda lonely on a saturday dh is working fingerscrossed he will be home early so i can go check into the hotel... i will take lots of pics of the girls night and post them tomorrow!
pp and i are off for a walk to the local bakery on the main street... we are so country now! its actually nice! we havent taken pps little trike out for ages cause the walk is so far to the shop now but she will enjoy it.. dont know about me who has to do all the walking and pushing! :laughing:
mytwolilprinces
10-03-2007, 16:08
Brooke - have a great time tonight - can't wait to see the pics. Enjoy your sleep at the hotel - I AM SO JEALOUS!
Reidy - a big congrats to you, actually I must say I am also jealous .... oh, I would love to be able to work again! Happy belated birthday to Mr Reidy too.
Sal - did I miss something, is Hamish ok, why is he going to pediactrician - I have looked back through the posts but can't see anything :detective: I hope he's ok?
Emma - so sorry to hear about your DH, I have been reading your thread about the messaging and I was hoping it wasn't what you thought - we are here for you whenever you need us. He is so stupid, you are a lovely person and to do that to you and your beautiful children - I'm sorry, but it does sound like you are better off without him.
Jess - great to see you in here!
Well, we are having Josh's 3rd birthday party tomorrow. Nothing big, just a family bbq - should be nice and I've made some little penguin cupcakes for him - they are a bit on the dodgy side and sort of look more like owls :laughing: oh well, I tried. I will post a pic of them later.
Hope everyone is well and enjoying their weekend.
Funkychicken
10-03-2007, 18:38
Hi Jackie. :wave:
Hamish has what is called a labial frenula. Basically the piece of skin that joins the upper lip to the gum is growing from between his top two teeth. He has to have a frenectomy to have it cut.:( It's apparently quite straightforward but I am anxious about him going under a general.
I hope Josh has a wonderful party tomorrow. happybirthday to a big 3yo!
Mummaof2
10-03-2007, 18:57
Hi everyone,
Sounds like you are all having a lovely weekend.
I didnt get much sleep last night. DH wanted a cuddle of me this morning and i just couldnt do it. He asked what was wrong and i said I know about Belinda and straight away he said nothing was going on so i proceeded to tell him what i know he admitted it and told me he left the messages on his phone cause he wanted me to find out this time. I didnt even have time for that to sink and he said now you i can back my bags and leave.
I took Coop and we went to my sisters for a about 1hr and when we got home he was gone. Havnt heard from him since he left and i checked the phone records online and he got in contact with her not long after he would have left. I also found out that the other number was his ex-fiance (his sons mother).
Oh Emma I am so sorry to hear this is happening. anytime you want to chat just let me know. Don't be afraid to ask for help, whether it be looking after the kids, a shoulder to lean on or an ear to listen. We are all here and by the sounds of it, so is your family.
Jackie I hope you all have fun at Josh's party. Happy birthday to the big 3 yohappybirthday :party:
We went to a 1st birthday today, and the birthday boy took his first steps 2 days ago! How exciting!
I made Caydence mac and cheese for dinner, and about 3/4 of the way through it she spat a mouthful on the floor:eek: So I made her pick it all up. So each time after that that she even dropped 1 little piece i made her pick it up. After the first 2 times she did it, i didn't even have to tell her to pick it up - might help her to learn that food doesn't belong on the floor. I know it was partly because she was tired, but still, in my household, it's not acceptable.:o
I also went out to a work function last night "women in print" as i thought it'd be a great networking evening with successful women of the industy, but was shocked when it turned into a real feminist thing! the guest speaker spent more time talking about a particular big brother incident than encouraging us how we can "climb the ladder". It was the 1st ever one in australia, so maybe the organisers didn't realise this was what the guest speaker was going to talk about, or maybe it just wasn't promoted properly, but either way, i'm glad it wasn't my $90!
hmmm, i guess i don't really have anything interesting to write, i'm pretty buggered from a big week. DH has already gone to bed - it's only 7:14pm on a saturday! he really must be exhausted!
might go dig out a dvd to watch...
Mummaof2
10-03-2007, 19:42
Hi Jess
I went and got some DVD's out but just cant get interested in watching them.
I am so tired but i know i will probably lie in bed all night wide awake with my mind running 1million miles and hour
mytwolilprinces
10-03-2007, 21:20
Sal - I feel so silly, I did read your post about Hamish's mouth but when I read Brooke's post it just completely slipped my mind! Sorry to hear that Hamish has to go through an operation at such a young age, please let us know how he goes.
Emma - you must have so much on your mind at the moment. I imagine it would be impossible to sleep. Once again, sorry to hear you have to go through this.
Jess - sounds like you had an "interesting" night.... I'm all for feminism but sometimes it's taken just a little too far and they just end up sounding like "man haters" iykwim?
Blake has also started being a bit naughty (with purpose) he has taken to grabbing Josh's toys (while Josh is playing with them) and running away with them laughing :devil6: It's sooo funny to watch but I really shouldn't let him get away with it. He is such a cheeky little bugger. Poor Josh, getting picked on by his younger brother .... I can already see who is going to be the boss out of those two - Blake is the more outgoing, assertive one whilst Josh is far more passive and quiet. It's so amazing how different two children from the same parents can be!
Mummaof2
10-03-2007, 21:29
In the midst of all the drama and goings on I forgot to mention on friday i notice Coop has cut through 4 teeth. Yep 4 so now he has 7 in total
Funkychicken
10-03-2007, 21:30
It's so amazing how different two children from the same parents can be!
Wait 'til you meet your third! :D
mytwolilprinces
10-03-2007, 21:34
Wait 'til you meet your third! :D
:laughing: I'm starting to wonder if I can deal with a third Sal - these two are keeping me VERY busy atm!
Reidymac
10-03-2007, 22:22
Jackie!!! you can edit but you cant hide :laughing: what is this mysterious thing.... the illusive thing beyond the tonne. The rate i am going it will be another two years before I meet the wizard......give me a hint....something?
Emma, thinking of you and sending strength and best wishes to you, Steph and Coops. You have been going through so much of late. I know I have been counting my blessings and giving thanks for my very boring life and extremely dull husband. many, many :hugs:
happybirthday Happy birthday to your little man Jackie. hope he has a great day. And I will refrain from telling you that it was little G's 3rd birthday that marked the exact day she turned from sweet little darling full of love and peace to ............:devil6: .......LOL
mytwolilprinces
10-03-2007, 22:29
:laughing: :laughing: Reidy - Stop - you'll get me in trouble with the pink police :D
I have also heard that the terrible two's is nothing compared to the 3's - I am in denial though and am certain that Josh is going to become sweet and lovely now that he is 3 :rolleyes:
I would like to apologise in advance for any dodgy typing and/or spelling. I am not usually up this late, so I will not be held responsible for anything that I post at this late hour!
mytwolilprinces
10-03-2007, 22:35
This is the latest I've ever been on the hub, I feel like I'm having a late night out on the town.
How sad my life has become! I'll need to sleep in tomorrow just to recover.
Reidymac
10-03-2007, 22:47
:laughing: surely none of those pink police would ever come patrolling in our innocent little thread. :laughing: OK I'll stop. You know I adore the pink ones especially the funky one. The suspense is killing me but I will wait out my 2 years.......better be worth it. I'm expecting a parade at the very least.
I'm sure Joshy wont go down the same road as the G monster. She is just experimenting with her independence and asserting her right to free will. I am so proud :p
Oh and welcome to the night shift. 10.30 is my usual BH start time. perhaps I'm doing it wrong
mytwolilprinces
11-03-2007, 07:21
Morning ladies ... sorry Reidy. Tiredness got the better of me last night and I had to leave you - I suppose you are used to trolling the hub on your own with the hours you keep :D
I got a sleep in this morning - DH actually let me stay in bed, even though all I could hear with screaming and crying and DH getting all stressed it was still sort of relaxing.
Brooke - I was thinking of you and your relaxing sleep all on your own in your hotel room when I woke up - can't wait to hear about your night ( and check out the pics too!)
Better get going, lots to do before our mini party this afternoon.
Have a lovely day girls.
emilysmumma
11-03-2007, 12:12
Hellooooooooooooo
Thank goodness I'm finally here. Nearly 2, that's right 2 whole weeks without a glimpse of our wonderful thread. I even had to put you all out of my mind so I wouldn't think about what, why, who, where about everyone all the time.
Thankfully the lovely Chumps :thumbsup: sent me a phone message yesterday so I still feel in the loop.
I only managed to read 2 days worth from when I went to the last 48 hours. Wow, lots happened. Can't wait to read the in between bits.
Firstly Hamish is walking, wahoo! Reidy has a promotion, wahoo! Tracey finally has some pics up, can't wait to see those.
Emma I'm so sorry for what you are going through right now. Just remember we are all here for you, whenever for whatever. You're a strong girl and you will be ok.
Shall try to keep this short so I can go catch up.
It's been interesting to say the least. For the first week I had my period.......all week, a whole 7 days.:eek: I haven't had my AF like that since way before I was pregnant.
Then once that went I and still do have a bad case of gastro, constant diareaha (sp) sorry about the TMI, that even immodium won't fix. That has been going on for a week nearly as well. If it doesn't stop, literally I think I may have to go to a medical centre.
Besides all that Emily is having a blast. She loves the beach so much. She walks around it with a manic look of glee on her face singing in a high pitch. She has also been so well behaved and is travelling really well.
I better be off as I am having a bbq with some friends. Hopefully will catch up again some time tomorrow.
P.S. Go the blond Jackie. Can't wait to get mine done soon.
Welcome Back Sarah.. i hope you start feeling better soon!
Jackie- Im still waiting on your blonde picks.. ive been hanging out to see them! ;)
I had such a great time last night! was so nice to go out and party with the girls and come back to a nice hotel room where i could sit and relax and have a great sleep in! i feel like a new woman.
It was so funny when we were at the casino this little old man must have been at least 80 was dancing with us it was so so halirious... i got a photo!
*me out side of my hotel waiting for the girls!
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/brookeandpaige2005/P1010424.jpg
*little old man!
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/brookeandpaige2005/P1010430.jpg
*me with Nan, Charlie and Kimmy
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/brookeandpaige2005/P1010429-1.jpg
Afternoon!
Sarah - Welcome back. Hope you get better soon... when you get a sec, I've sent you a PM about our catch up.
Brooke - your night out sounds great. I think DH would freak if i said i'm going on a girls night out and staying in a hotel by myself for the night. He can't fall asleep until I'm safely home:o
Jackie - hope the party is going well.
we went out to our block today. it was nice but extremely hot. Caydence has been sweating all afternoon, despite having cuploads of water tipped over her head. she's having a nap now, but when she gets up i think a swim is in order.
i'm so tired lately, i tried to have a nap this afternoon but just can't seem to "switch off" atm. Most nights, despite being desperately tired, i'm finding it so hard to actually fall asleep before 10:30:eek: :fingerscrossed: tonight is better.
better go, hear little noises upstairs!
jess dont worry dh made me call him as soon as i was back at the hotel and in bed and then again this morning and then he came and picked me up...
I hope you can manage to get some sleep tonight! we have a public holiday this week in adelaide so im lucky i only have to work 2 days this week! :smiliedance:
Brooke - 2 days would be a dream!!! I also forgot to say before - love the pics!
Jackie - I also forgot to say to you before that I am also all for equal rights but this just turned into a man-bashing episode, and I'm just not cool with that!
Caydence had her first taste of take-away tonight. We all had fish and chips. surprisingly she ate heaps, but mostly just the fish, wasn't overly keen on the chips.
I have the dishwasher doing one of those "cleaning packs" now, so when that's done, I'll feel like I've accomplished heaps this weekend despite having done almost nothing:o I have done my washing and that's about it, oh well... life is much more important than dusty floors and folded clothes!
got to head upstairs - I feel like i'm about to cough a lung up... i've been battling this chest infection for about a week and 1/2 and i'm right on the tail end of it, it's just like really really bad asthma now.
Mummaof2
11-03-2007, 19:47
Hi girls,
Well i had a great day today. Met up with a fellow bub hubber who i have become a good friends with and we went shopping and i got a new mobile phone in my name and then we met up with her husband and went out for a late lunch at Hogs Breath.
Im taking the day off work tomorrow so i can go to the doctors, hopefully see the solicitor and pack the rest of his s**t.
I told steph this afternoon that he will no longer be living with us and she asked why and i just said because he doesnt love mummy anymore. She said that she wasnt sad
mytwolilprinces
11-03-2007, 20:03
Hey Girls,
Sorry no time to read your posts ... I'll do that tomorrow. Here are the pics from today:
Me and Blakey!
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o216/jacknmatt/joshbday003.jpg
Our little family:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o216/jacknmatt/joshbday004.jpg
Josh with his cupcakes:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o216/jacknmatt/joshbday010.jpg
Josh posing as Batman:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o216/jacknmatt/joshbday007.jpg
Just quickly,
Brooke - hope you had a great night, I will check out your pics later
Emma - hope you are ok?
Jess - I am coming back to read your post later...
Back soon girls, got to get my big 3 year old to sleep -he's still up from all the excitement!
mytwolilprinces
11-03-2007, 20:09
Oh and welcome back Sarah!!!! Sorry to hear you are not well but glad to hear your travels are going well and your having a great time :thumbsup:
Welcome back Sarah!
Emma - big :hugs: to you. You're better off without him. He sounds like a dog. DH was fuming when I told him. He said there are basic rules in life that define whether or not you are a good person. In his opinion, fidelity is one of those rules, it doesn't matter how many issues there are in the relationship or arguments you have. He said to kick him and don't let him back.
Brooke - glad you had a good night! I wish I could wear a skirt like that... But then, if I stopped eating choccie (like the half block of Crunch I ate today), maybe I would be able to.
Jackie - looks like the party went well. The blonde looks great by the way.
I know I'm missing people, but I have about 20mins tonight to catch up and post, so I feel I've skimmed over things a bit.
Will's been out of sorts the last couple of days - teething, and has a rash (viral rash that my friend's little boy had last week). The rash doesn't seem to be bothering him, but he's just not 100% (though still giggling and playing and dancing to the Wiggles). He just gets clingy every now and then and screams in pain.
Certainly hasn't lost his appetite though, and his sleep is getting a lot better. Two nights ago he slept from 8:30 till 4:30, then went back down till 8am. Yaaayy!!!
Other than that not much to report, except just busy with work, and looks like I'm about to get an extra 8hrs admin work a week (or thereabouts) that'll last about 2 months. At least it's just straight data entry and I can do it whenever and however I like round the clock. I'm thinking of stopping the after school programme that I teach, because by the time I prepare for it, ferry Will around to Mum's, teach the 3hrs (2hrs Tuesday and 1hr Sat) and get home, it's taking about 9hrs out of my week :shame: Not worth the $90 I'm getting for it, especially since I'm now going to have to drop my FA payments for earning too much.
I'm so proud of myself too. I spent 2hrs last night, with a corn parer, scraping every skerick of dead skin off my feet. Sorry if TMI :o The soles of my feet are now pink skin and so soft!! I keep looking at them all day and showing DH and making him feel them. Hehehe. He's a bit over it now.
Anyway sorry for the long post :ecomcity: . Better go to bed now, getting pretty tired.
just a very very quick one from me today. Anyone have any ideas why I am loosing my hair? there is so much of it and i haven't experience this since just after i gave birth:confused: it just seems every 2 mins i'm covered in hair again and now i hate wearing my hair down...
any suggestions would be great!
hope you all have a great day!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 06:31
Jess - stress can make you lose your hair. You should go to the doctor and just get a check up to make sure you are ok but with the busy life you lead I would say that it could easily be stress causing the problem. You need to take it easy for a while by the sounds of it!
Great pics Brooke - as always you look georgeous and it looks like you had a great night too!
Lis - I had to laugh at your post about your feet! Sorry to hear that Will has been unwell, hope he's better soon!
Good morning people :wave:
Brooke - sounds like you had an awesome time on the weekend, you look very vibrant!
Jackie - the blonde hair looks great on you. Sounds like (& looks like) you had a good 3rd birthday for Josh.
Jess - hope you sort the hair loss out soon. Jackie's right, you might need to take a step back for a bit - hard for you I know!!!!! Although for you, it will probably make you more stressed to try & relax a bit...am I right??????
Emma - That's no good. It does sound like you don't need him in your life. Hang in there, you seem like a very strong person who will find your way.
Hi Lis! & Sarah! Although you are back on air with us, you are not back in Brissy yet from the sounds of your text?? Besides the 2 things you mentioned, hope you have had a great time wherever you are!
Be back soon....
Ok, back!!
We had a really nice weekend, which is just what I needed. We took Ryan to the beach on saturday & had a ball! We then stopped & had some lunch in a park. Was great to just get away, I think we need to make a bit more effort to do some day trips on Saturday. The days seem to go on forever & I think Ryan is at the age now where it's good to take him places like that (instead of the shops :( ).
I've booked us into a resort on the sunny coast for a few weeks time. It's only for 2 nights, but I'm quite excited about it. We're going to take Ryan to Underwater World - he is just going to love it. His latest word (may have already mentioned) is 'ish' for 'fish' and he's so good, he can identify them everywhere! We've got the fishtank, but also lots of books with fish for Ryan, and when the screensaver comes on the laptop, he runs over and shouts 'ish' (as it's one of those reef screensavers). I was in a craft shop the other day and he saw some tiny stickers of fish - so again, we had 'ish' shouted out!!!! He certainly knows his fish :rolleyes: .
My friend who moved away recently - I hadn't heard from her all week, so I was starting to think, 'oh here we go - knew this would happen' where you just lose touch. Anyway, got an email last night, and her & family have all been quite sick & snotty....so then I felt really guilty!!!!
Better go cruise around a bit while Ryan isn't tugging at my leg - will pop back in to see if anyone is around later on. Hope you all have a good day :)
emma- :hugs: I hope your doing ok... im glad that you enjoyed your day out with your friend and hope you managed to make progress with your solisitor.
Jess- I hope you can get to the bottom of losing your hair.... like jackie said its normally a sign of stress....
Elis- welcome back was only thinking of you yesterday.... I hope your little man feels better soon
Chumps I am so jelous... what i would give for a break on the sunny coast.... dh and I have been talking about going away for ages but it never happens
Jackie- I love the blonde hair. You look great! love love love the picture of Josh posing as batman! so adorable!
well dh and I and the little princess are off to our friends place for the day! should be nice... they live about and hour and half way so fingers crossed PP will behave her self in the car. Dh is going to teach me how to get to her place thru the back way all windy roads there but sooooo much quicker... doubt i will ever go that way myself but worth seeing. the joys of living in the hills i guess.
went and saw my mums new place yesterday and dad help us move some of her stuff.. I feel so sorry for him he seemed so sad because my brother (hes 22) is also moving out to a friends and he thinks my little brother will want to live with my mum full time which he doesnt but dad is feeling a little unloved and lonely now.... made me want to cry. hate seeing my family like this....
It was so cute yesterday... our town had a "founders day" and they closed off the main street (which our house is off) and the locals got dressed up in old time clothes and set up stalls and all the local buisnesses put on food and coffee... it was amazing how many people came out for it. I love the local little town feeling I have never experienced it before.
It was so cute yesterday... our town had a "founders day" and they closed off the main street (which our house is off) and the locals got dressed up in old time clothes and set up stalls and all the local buisnesses put on food and coffee... it was amazing how many people came out for it. I love the local little town feeling I have never experienced it before.
Brooke, that sounds really nice. Those types of things really help you forget about the modern day hassles that seem to rule our lives these days. I never use to really appreciate those types of things, but these days, I love taking that step back just for a little bit.
chumps- I never used to either... I was talking to a guy from work who lives in the next town over (KANMANTOO) Not kidding thats what its called :laughing: and asked him what will happen with founders day and he was saying they will dress up.. and block the street off etc etc and i was like :eek: "yeah right..." he is normally a bit of a joker and thinks im really gullabel (sp) but he was actually telling the truth and i love it!
I start this week (tomorrow) in the city and then in a couple of weeks should be starting my new role which im really looking forward too... cant remember if i told you what i will be doing or not?
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 08:45
Brooke - how cool is that? I love dress up's! We don't have anything like that in Sydney - the most excitement we get is our street having a christmas party but even though there are a heap of kids the parents are all a lot older than Matt and I and we feel a bit weird. We are not even young - Matt is 31 and I'm almost 30 but most of the parents in our area are in their 40's.
Actually I get looked down on a bit because I am considered a young mum here :laughing: Oh and because we rent and everyone else in the street owns!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 08:56
Oh nearly forgot to tell you all. I had a dream last night that I had a baby, it was a really graphic dream and I even went thru the labour in my dream (which was a breeze - I wish!) and at the end out popped a darling little baby BOY :eek: I named him Samuel Alexander (never thought of that name before but quite like it) but I couldn't help wondering if it's a sign, preparing me for the fact that I will have another boy and not the little girl that I would love to have :(
Of course if and when I do get pregnant I would be greatful for any healthy baby, but deep down I'm really hoping for a girl!
Hmmmm, wonder what it all means :detective:
Dreams are so weird Jackie - if you are anything like me, for a while now, everytime you go to go to sleep, you'll be trying to chase that dream to see if you can have it again and see if there are any variances. Chances are you will never get back into it though. BTW, that is a very nice name! We already have names picked for the next one, whenever that may be. For a boy we like Jared, and for a girl I like Taylah, Tamsyn, Jacklyn, so I don't care what DH likes - it will be one of those!!!!!!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 12:17
Tracey - those are really nice names!
I've had a dream about a baby before (about a month ago) and it was a baby boy too, weird!
Reidy - I forgot to congratulate you on your new job. So.......CONGRATULATIONS :smiliedance: . I don't envy you though!!!!! I've never had to endure a full on interview process with all that selection criteria etc. I would be so hopeless in an interview situation. I hope I don't ever have to go through that process. I'm such a whimp :) .
Reidymac
12-03-2007, 14:09
:D Thanks Chumps!
I just now finished ringing my referees to thank them and turned down the job my old boss offered when I rang to ask for a referance so it has all just sunk-in in the last few minutes.:eek: Oh God!!!
I didn't envy me doing all that stuff either. I was sh#t scared the whole six weeks, the selection criterias were the reason for my allnighters (they had taken me the better part of a week to write and I still had to do that) During the 2hour interview the CEO asked me why I was so nervouse and then proceded to tell me he was aware of my reputation as a fiesty no cr@p, stick it up the Minister to make things happen kind of girl. Apparently I had even had a heated debate with him some 12 years ago which he rememberd well. :eek: I am pretty passionate about my work but.....that doesn't sound like me at all:o ooops.
I still don't want to leave the little people but it's great conditions, close to home, flexible hours, far too much responsibility, but something I could feel good about doing.
Sorry to ramble....as I said it just sank in a few moments ago
That's fantastic Reidy! I'm very happy for you. And no, you don't strike me as the 'stick it up ya' kinda chick :laughing: . But good on you. You can obviously pull out the big guns when it counts!! Wish I was like that - most of the time I'm all talk :o .
Reidymac
12-03-2007, 14:26
:p Yeah, He's wrong I'm just a soft o'l sweety who wouldn't say boo, maybe he was thinking of sommeone else..........but i'm still taking the job :laughing:
I love the names that you have picked, we know a little taylah and she is so beautiful you can't help but love her and her name!
Pretty interesting dream Jackie..... like chumps said I would be chasing that one down again too!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 15:08
:p Yeah, He's wrong I'm just a soft o'l sweety who wouldn't say boo, maybe he was thinking of sommeone else..........but i'm still taking the job :laughing:
Pretty interesting dream Jackie..... like chumps said I would be chasing that one down again too!
"soft o'l sweety who wouldn't say boo" I doubt that Reidy! I imagine you to be the opposite and very passionate about what you do :yes:
As for the dream .... just how am I supposed to chase that one down huh? I guess I will find out in time if it's just a dream or if there is more to it.
Reidymac
12-03-2007, 15:34
As for the dream .... just how am I supposed to chase that one down huh? I guess I will find out in time if it's just a dream or if there is more to it.
:D Not sure really. I remember reading about dream chasing and reworking dreams in a great book called "shadows of your mind" (i think) I'll see if I still have it. I know it talked a lot about dreams being the way to live out your fears and trial how you would cope rather than a sign that the fear will actually happen. I am still sending girly vibes to you for a pink bundle.:p
Did you ever trial any of the stuff Sal had used around optimising conception of a preferred gender. Or maybe Lis and partner would know if some hypnothereapy might help with seting your brain to pink conception........or dream analysis...hmmmm very interesting:detective:
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 16:30
:D Not sure really. I remember reading about dream chasing and reworking dreams in a great book called "shadows of your mind" (i think) I'll see if I still have it. I know it talked a lot about dreams being the way to live out your fears and trial how you would cope rather than a sign that the fear will actually happen. I am still sending girly vibes to you for a pink bundle.:p
Did you ever trial any of the stuff Sal had used around optimising conception of a preferred gender. Or maybe Lis and partner would know if some hypnothereapy might help with seting your brain to pink conception........or dream analysis...hmmmm very interesting:detective:
Well, for the last 4 months we have been following the "techniques" for a pink bundle but with no luck! I've been doing a lot of "internet" research and have basically come to the conclusion that you really can not choose the gender of a baby and it's mostly just up to chance. So I am considering ditching all methods!
That's really interesting about dreams being a way to confront your fears. Perhaps having another boy is a "fear" I'm not sure really. I think I would be ok with it, there is no doubt that I will feel some dissapointment but each child is unique and there would be so many new and interesting things to learn about another child even if it did happen to be boy.
Did any of that make sense?
In the back of my mind I'm also a little afraid of having a girl. I feel that I am experienced with blue bundles and the thought of having a pink bundle is a bit scary - you know, fear of the unknown and all that!
reidy- your new job sounds great and good on you for getting it!
Jackie- a street xmas party sounds like fun.. I wonder if they would have one here... oh before i forget to tell you which i keep meaning too one of our neighbours has a Kangaroo... its freaking me out! :laughing: Im such a city chick! although they do have a little shop in the main st called "country bliss" and i am soooo in love with all of their stuff! they have a little cake holder thats pink and wired with a pink bow on top! :yelclap: I am so going to get it! (sorry i rambled a little but i cant help myself)
How weird about your dream.... fingers crossed the opposite happens and you get a little pink bundle! I can imagine you with a little girl!
I keep thinking i would like to have another baby and whether is a boy or girl call it Ashton... I dont know why but im in love with the name!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 19:01
oh before i forget to tell you which i keep meaning too one of our neighbours has a Kangaroo... its freaking me out! :laughing:
Are you serious Brooke? I am so scared of Kangaroo's (I got scratched by when when I was little) ... when we were on holidays down the coast recently they were everywhere. Our friends who were staying in the cabin next to us teased me by telling me at night all the roo's were sleeping around outside my bedroom window - the worst part was THEY ACTUALLY WERE :eek: I looked out of my window one of the nights and there were a heap of them right there .... it's as though they knew I didn't like them and wanted to torment me :laughing:
Sorry Tracey, I know how much you love wildlife but I am seriously so scared of animals. It's weird considering I grew up in the country :confused:
Funkychicken
12-03-2007, 19:16
Good evening all! Yay, I have finally come in here and found some green lights. :yelclap: It took me ages to catch up again.
I HAVE to share my dream with you all, seeing as dreams are the topic of discussion. And I would like to add that Chumps is right, if only I could dream it again!
Anyway, it went like this. I am laying down on the floor, on my back, with my arms resting on Brad Pitts knees! He is also laying on his back (if you can picture that). Then he says, "Well what should we do about this? I don't know what to do" :eek: Anyway, somehow, in my dream state, I get guilty and wake myself up. Even in my dream I was too afraid to take up Brad Pitt's offer. :banghead: I woke up thinking, "Oh, no, I can't cheat!" I told DH stright away and he laughed because I couldn't follow through. We have an ongoing joke because he had one of THOSE dreams a few years ago with Goldie Hawn and he laughed that I woke myself up.
Oh, and I had better mention-Mr Pitt was naked. ;)
Ahem, right, onto serious stuff!
Jackie, it looks like Josh is very proud of his Batman self. Great pics and I love the little cakes!
Brooke, your photos are great too. Good on you for having some time out.
Welcome back Sarah! I hope you have been enjoying your travels.
Reidy, like Jackie said, I too imagime you to be very passionate and despite your 'quietness' here, I am sure you follow your heart and are true to your beliefs, even if that means shouting!
Nice to see you again, Elissa. I hope Will is not too unwell. I sent you a PM the other day but not sure if you got it. I better check whether or not I hit the send button!
Jess, I second/third/fourth what the other girls have said about your hair loss. Stress can cause alopecia (hair loss) so a trip to the GP may help. (((hugs to you)))))
Well, I have busted on chocolate this weekend. Whenever I go to my parents, I seem to do nothing but eat cr@p.
But, I did take the children bike riding again today and DH came too which was nice. Hopefully I have evened out the score a bit.
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 19:28
Sal !!!! I can't believe you had that dream, that is hilarious .... you didn't by any chance get the recent email that is going around of a naked Brad Pitt - maybe that is what caused the dream?
At least you dreamt about someone good looking - my dreams of cheating are usually with the not so great looking. I once dreamt that I was having an affair with Hugh Laurie "Dr House" from that show (not sure if any of you watch it?) :rolleyes:
Funkychicken
12-03-2007, 19:35
:laughing: No, Jackie, I haven't received a naked Brad Pitt on my computer lately. Feel free to send it on if you like. :D
I can only think it was because I had a few posts bantering back and forth with a couple of other members about Brad and George Clooney. I usually dream about bizarre men too-hence why I don't talk about those dreams! :p
Oh, and I have watched House a number of times and it's a great show. :thumbsup: I still can't get the picture of Hugh Laurie as the duffer bad guy in 101 Dalmations out of my head though.
Evening all...
Maybe you are right about my hair loss... just was at the gp today too:rolleyes: oh well, that was a Caydence visit anyway - she's got a little cough but we got the all clear from the doc that it's just the tail end of a virus.
Brooke - it sounds so lovely where you are living. I'd love to live in a semi-country town, a few acres(fairly flat thanks!) within 30-45 mins of the city. I think it'd be lovely for Caydence to just be able to run and be a free spirit whilst still being close enough to the city to have access to the schools that I like and be close to my family. But unfortunately for me, Samford(which fits all of these bills - lovely place, I used to work there!) is just too far out of our pricerange. At an average of double this area, we'd have to win the lotto or something first:p
Sal - sounds like you are loving riding your bikes. It's great that you get to spend such quality time out doors with all your kid-le-winks.
Jackie - hmmm:detective: interesting dream! I'm still sending you pink vibes. Do you think you'll find out the gender when you're preg or leave it as a surprise?
Tracey - your holiday sounds like it'll be great! Bet Ryan will love it. We too are trying to take more day trips on the weekend. getting out doors is always good for some fresh air too.
after all Sal's talking about bike riding, I think i'm going to invest in a seat for Caydence on my bike so that the 3 of us can head out one weekend.
Anyway, I'm off to phone my grandad, I suddenly got worried about him this afternoon so seeing as it's now a reasonable hour in the UK, i'm going to give him a call. I'm sure it's just be over-worrying(hmmm, no wonder I'm loosing my hair:laughing: )!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 19:59
Sal - I am happy to forward the email to you :laughing:
Jess - It really does sound like your hair loss is from stress and worry :hugs: If I lived closer to you I would do all your housework and cook all the dinners for you so you could relax for a few days (shame I can't cook though so maybe I'd just shout you takeaway :D )
Oh and as for finding out the sex of a baby if I do happen to eventually get pregnant - YES, I will be!
If I lived closer to you I would do all your housework and cook all the dinners for you so you could relax for a few days (shame I can't cook though so maybe I'd just shout you takeaway :D )
I'll be taking you up on that offer when you move here:p
I just rang my grandad and he's fine. He was so happy to hear from me and it was lovely to chat to him. I haven't talked to him for quite some time. I will definately have to talk to him more often.
I actually came back on to share some great news with you all!
wait for it...
Caydence slept in til after 7 this morning! YAY! then dh woke her up:laughing:
bet you all thought i was going to say something else:p
jackie- dont worry im scared of kangaroos too.... there would be no way i would be going ANYWHERE near it... I can just see it from the street when im driving past!
Sal- oh why cant i have dreams like that! i have a huge crush on Brad Pitt and george clooney... *drools*
Jackie feel free to send that email on to me! :laughing:
Jess- the area you are talking about sounds lovely! we are about 20mins away from the city here (the furthest i have ever been) and its great i just take the freeway down.. no lights or stop signs! til you hit the bottom anyway and then its just one road til you hit the city!
jess! :laughing: i so thought i was going to get to the bottom of the page and see a :bfp:
haha i thought now that would explain the hair loss! ;)
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 20:15
Jess, I thought you were going to say you were pregnant :laughing:
Brooke - you are in semi-country and still only 20 mins from the city? I'm 20 mins drive from the city but still smack bang in the middle of suburbia - that's Sydney for you I guess.... I would also love to live a bit further out, that is why we are thinking of making the move North
Jess - just don't start saving up all your housework for me as it will probably be at least another 12 months until we move :eek:
:laughing: sorry girls, just felt like being a bit cheeky:p
better head off to bed, this cough is driving me insane and sleep is the best way to get away from it!
mytwolilprinces
12-03-2007, 20:18
Night Jess, hope you get a decent rest, sounds like you really need it!
thanks Jackie. hopefully Caydence won't be up coughing 1/2 the night again. a good nights rest will help her out too. and now that she's down to only 1 day sleep(today she slept for 2hr 15min:eek: ) she needs all the night rest she can get!
Mummaof2
12-03-2007, 20:41
Well what a night i have had.
The ex sent me a txt message, the coward couldnt even ring me, to ask what was going to happen to his wages seeing as he gets paid this week. And he wishes the kids all the best and hopes that he may possibily get to see them some time in the future.
I told him that he is still liable for his share of our joint debts and the bills for this month. I also told him that i had been in contact with a solicitor and been advised that we need to got to a mediation meeting to sought out who gets what and who has custody of cooper otherwise we have to go through the courts. That his stuff will be all packed and ready to be picked up on the weekend and that i think its best that his parents or someone picks them up for him.
ANd i wished him all the best for his new future with his Mistress:barf:
I had his mother on the phone having a go at me so i asked her what he had told her and he told his parents that he left on his own accord this time but didnt say why so i told her and then she turns around again and tells me i have PND. Wrong choose of words. I ripped right into her and told her to never f****** call me again then rang his mobile and told him the same thing and that i will only be communicating with him through my solicitor.
Then i decided to give his Mistress a call. Well that poor girl. She is only 23 and has just watched her parents go through a messy divorce after her dad cheating on her mum constantly for years. He had told her that I had had a bad accident a few months after Cooper was born and i had died and that he was raising Coop on his own and that he has only been able to take his ring off the last month or so because everytime he thought of taking it off he would break down.:banghead: And she said he had tears in his eyes. She said nothing sexual had happened but they had kissed and cuddled and stuff and he went to her house yesterday. And when she had confided in him that she had been cheated on before and had trust issues with men he told her the same thing he told me that he isnt like that and would never treat her like that and would always look after her.
I think i married a psycho
Hey gals,
Jackie - dreams are strange creatures, and there can be so many interpretations to them. Here are a few options:
1. It's not a dream predicting gender. It is through the dream that your subconscious is playing out its fear that you'll have another boy and not have your little girl. Quite often dreams serve as a workspace for our subconscious mind to address fears, other emotions etc.
2. Again, not predicting gender, but playing out your desire for another baby regardless of gender. Only thing is that according to your memory birth = boy, so that's what you're being given as a dream symbol.
3. If it is predicting a boy for you, perhaps reminding you that it's not all bad. That there are pros and cons, and that in the end the result is a beautiful baby, and all other emotions/wishes will pale into insignificance when you hold him.
4. If you follow the belief that children are in spirit and choose us as parents before they are conceived, maybe bubs is letting you know who he/she is. I say he/she, because in the spirit world gender is more symbolic rather than as we physically know it. You may be presented with the image of a baby boy, but a little tomboy girl could give off a masculine energy. Likewise, a gentle and sensitive boy could present himself as a feminine energy.
So, sorry I haven't really answered anything, or I've probably confused matters even more. But I guess that's a good thing. Even when you have your new bub in the future, whether a boy or girl, you'll probably never be 100% sure what this dream was about...
Unless, of course, your reality plays out exactly as in the dream, down to the name ;)
Wow Sal. What a dream! I did get your PM, just checked and saw the unread 1 then. I'm terrible at checking them. Replying in a minute.
Jess - you're a tease. That's not fair to string us all along like that. It's great news, just not what we were thinking you were about to announce.:thumbsup:
Em - what a p****. And what a nasty thing for his mother to say. Of course, she's probably just gone into shock because her perfect son has done something horrible, and crashed worlds, and lied to her. So she probably lashed out at you. Perhaps that's what he's told her to make himself look better? He's an idyit though. Sounds like he's going to destroy another heart though, hopefully this girl gives him the flick for toying with her emotions like that. Hopefully she reads the signs - they're pretty glaringly obvious.
:laughing: :laughing: Lis - although not a funny topic, I can't help but feel like i was just reading a column in a new idea magazine!
Hehe - thanks, I think. :laughing:
I can't help it, the writer just emerges from somewhere deep and dark.
New Idea is a bit of a worry though :rolleyes:. Not a writer's first choice as a vehicle for their work ;)
Funkychicken
12-03-2007, 22:01
So, come on Lis, interpret my dream!
Surely it can only be good??? :laughing:
Well... I don't know whether there's much to interpret. Brad Pitt was naked. Why spoil it by overthinking? :D
Reidymac
12-03-2007, 22:11
So, come on Lis, interpret my dream!
Surely it can only be good???
:laughing: I suspect that no interpretation is necessary for that one.
your dream simply shows that
a) you are a woman with fine taste
b) you suffer the unfortunate fate of long term interrupted sleep meaning that even dreams are subject to being put on hold for other priorities
c) that you are an endlessly interesting woman .....with an penchant for kind of weird positions :laughing:
Ever woman deserves a nocturnal visit from a scantily clad Brad. I think even Mr Funky would agree :laughing: ;)
Oooooh, Reidy. You posted at 11:11.
Do do do do (a la Twilight Zone).
just poped in to say a quick hello before work!
emma- what a hmmmm trying to think of a word that i can post on this forum.. all i can come up with is :banghead: seriously some men a re derranged! and as for his mother i think you well and truley did the right thing! i hope things can start to get better for you soon! do you have someone (family, close friend) helping you through the break up? :hugs:
New Idea is a bit of a worry though :rolleyes:. Not a writer's first choice as a vehicle for their work ;)
You're not wrong there :laughing: . I should have given reference to a more credible magazine! But you know what I meant :p .
mytwolilprinces
13-03-2007, 11:08
Lis - thank you so very much for your dream interpretation. I actually had another strange dream last night - nothing to do with babies this time:
Here is a quick run down in the hope you can tell me why I dream such random things:
I was dating several guys at once (lucky me) but had to decide which of these men to settle on (ie, to marry) each of these men where very well off, had expensive cars, houses by the water and interestingly were all of european/ethnic decent - the one that I decided on was Greek ( I think ) and I wasn't attracted to him at all but thought he would look after me and could provide me with a great lifestyle, just before I woke I was kissing him and thinking how I had to get past the lack of attraction as he was a good guy and had lots of money (LOL!)
:laughing: can you explain that one? Perhaps I am a shallow gold digger :D :o
Shame I wasn't marrying Brad Pitt ...... but I wouldn't want to cut Sal's grass and steal her man!
I just wanted to pop in and say how wonderful it is to have this little neiche (of Dec mums) on this huge open forum. When I've been trawling on the new posts, I always feel like I'm an open target - even though I don't post much outside this thread or say anything that should be taken the wrong way :o . It's just such a nice feeling to know we have this great group of people who feel like a bunch of people you've know your whole life :p . No, I havn't been drinking ;) .
Funkychicken
13-03-2007, 15:21
Tracey, you are so right. I love that I can share in here without fear of judgement from those who don't know me.
Thank-you all again for being such wonderful friends. :hugs: :hugs: :kiss: :kiss:
mytwolilprinces
13-03-2007, 15:40
Tracey - I totally agree with you. I don't often post outside of the safety of the dec mummies thread either because I am a bit scared of saying something silly!
It's great to have all of you girls to chat with and basically just type out stupid stuff ( like my dreams ) and know that you will all put up with me and my sometimes long and boring posts!
Yay for the Dec Mummies :smiliedance: :yelclap:
i totally agree girls.... dont know what i would do with out any of you!
Had my first day working back into the city... was fantastic the drive was so easy! Im so glad im back there i got to have lunch with one of my best friends! :smiliedance:
Emma- I hope your doing ok! :hugs:
mytwolilprinces
13-03-2007, 16:31
Brooke - that's great that you enjoyed being back in the city. So are you working 3 or 4 days per week now (sorry can't remember what you told us!)
i am still 3 days til april and then i go 4 dayswhich is good because the week after i start 4days is easter week! :laughing: so it means i get paid for all the public holidays! :smiliedance:
Evening all.
Brooke - so glad you are enjoying the city office. Sounds like a much nicer environment for you to be in.
Jackie - keep up the strange dreams. I also have so so many, but these days I can barely remember them!
I went to pick Caydence up at daycare today and couldn't find her bag when i got there. then i walked outside and she was wearing pants i've never seen before so I told the teacher that they weren't her pants and she replied, "yeah I know, DH forgot to bring her bag in today and for the first time ever she spilt something on them!":laughing: Good one DH!!! Lucky for us they keep spare clothes there(and they have taste about it too - a cute pair of Esprit leggings!).
jess- lol that sounds like something that would happen to pp! although now she goes to my inlaws she seems to go thru a huge amount of clothes.. dont ask me how! at home she never has to change!
Mummaof2
13-03-2007, 20:57
Evening LL,
There is a message for all of you in my thread "Thank you to all my Friends on Bub Hub" when you get a chance to read it.
emma- i will defientley go looking for the thread!
Jess- I see your light on! glad im not the only one trying to catch a quick look before work! :laughing:
Emma - great to see you are looking forward & ridding that w***a from your life :yes: . I know it can't be at all easy for you, but good on you. You & your kiddlets must stick together & be strong.
Brooke - good to hear you are happier with the city position. Makes going to work so much nicer when you are happy about it!
Jackie - hello there :wave:. I see your light on!
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 10:50
Hey Tracey, My light is always on :D I'm so bored today with Josh at preschool and Blake is asleep. It's funny because I am always wishing for some time to myself but then when I get it I never know what to do!
I know what you mean. I always seem to be glued to this lap top lately, whether Ryan is asleep or not! I feel a bit neglectant sometimes, sitting here typing away, watching Ryan on the lounge trying to climb the huge speakers we have in the loungeroom, shouting 'no' 'no' 'no'. Great mother hey :D . But, I do have a load of washing going downstairs, so really I'm just waiting for that :rolleyes: .
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 10:57
You've reminded me that I also have washing to do but I'm all out of washing powder and I've already been to the supermarket once today! I am forever forgetting stuff and it's usually the thing that I needed the most!
Being on the laptop doesn't make you a negligent mum - it just means you are bored :laughing:
What is with the shopping thing? I work on making a list for several days before making the big venture out, and I always forget something too! I've also done the shop this am, of course, forgetting the frozen peas :laughing: . So of course I come home, then already have started a list for the next outing! DH is always having a go at me (jokingly - I think) about needing to take a trailor to Coles :D . Almost every day when he comes home and asks how my day was, it includes a trip to either Coles, Woolies or Bi-lo. He tells me any wonder Ryan hates the shops now - I exposed him to it too much early on!!!!
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 11:06
:laughing: I go to the supermarket most days too! My excuse is that I can only carry a basket because I have both boys with me and have to take them in the pram. There is only so much that you can fit into one of those baskets, so I have to keep on going back everyday!
Blake hates Coles for some reason but doesn't mind Franklins or Woolworths. He really carries on everytime I go into a certain Coles - he just screams the place down :confused:
Josh is happy to go into any shop as long as he can get out of the pram ( or if he is walking, he'll run away) and find the toys and then nag me until I buy him one! I am such a sucker because I always buy him something little (mainly to shut him up) but also because I know how much he enjoys playing with his new things.....
I am such a sucker because I always buy him something little (mainly to shut him up) but also because I know how much he enjoys playing with his new things.....
I think I'll be a bit like this too once Ryan realises what things are in the shops! I'd rather pay a few bucks on each outing to have a happy child than be stressed out by a whinging kid :o. I have already done it a couple of times, but so far I can usually keep him interested in something on the grocery list that I'm buying anyway, but I know my time for this will be running out soon. I think he's kind of identifying the easter eggs already as we have had some lying around the house & have given him tiny pieces at varying times! I feel a bit naughty, but then I think, well who am i to deny my child of the greatest food in life, especially when it's one of my staple diet items :laughing: .
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 11:22
You're more generous than I am Tracey - I don't share my easter eggs with anyone :devil6: I hide them and only eat them when the kids are busy doing something else :D
Well don't laugh, but half the time I try not to pull it out in front of him, but I can't wait until he's preoccupied, so most of the time I'm hanging half out of the fridge, hiding my head so he can't see me scoffing it :shame: .Oh god - the things we do :cool:
I think the lighting in the shops makes a difference. Will is ok in most shops, except Best and Less. He cracks it and I think it's coz the fluros are so bright and I noticed a lot of them are exposed. Next time you're in the shops, see if they have lots of fluros that are missing diffusers. I noticed Will is sensitive to that.
I do most of my shopping monthly at Aldi, and go to Coles for a few brand name items. Then I go once a week or so to get milk and bread, sometimes some meat if the freezer's empty or we want steaks (I refuse to freeze them), and any little things I might have forgotten in my monthly shop (or if there are any fantastic specials on things we use). I also get fruit and veg weekly.
It takes about 5hrs of planning meals and creating the shopping list. I use excel and print off the list with all the cells in yellow. When out I use a black texta and block out the item including all the yellow when I put it in the trolley. By the end of the shop I know that if I see any yellow I haven't got it. The trick is to organise your list in sections (ie. dairy together, dry groceries together, toiletries, laundry etc) so that you're not backtracking through the aisles.
OMG I just read this and I sound like the shopping nazi! :eek: How geeky am I :laughing:
I'm so excited too. Our little local shopping centre opens tomorrow! A 9min walk. Now I can do all the little odds and ends as part of our normal walk :)
:yelclap: :smiliedance: :yelclap:
lmao :laughing: :laughing: Lis that is so funny!!!! I won't tell my DH, he'll try having me do the same thing!!!! He's always on my case about having a list. Although if I were too do the print out excel sheet thing, he'd probably tell me to add headers & footers too :D .
Agreed too, on the love this thread front. You're all fantastic and it's so nice to know I can pop in here when I get a moment and just ramble. Saves DH from getting an earbashing ;) A bit like Cyber-Cheers.
Brooke - so glad you're enjoying your work. It's nice to get a break. When I work I feel like I'm almost on holidays!
Jess - that's so funny re the pants. Did you give DH a serve? How to they forget a bag? Mine's done the same thing. Who cares about nappies?
Emma - you are so strong. You're my hero at the moment. The way you've handled it all is a testament to you!
Jackie - not sure on the other dream yet. What were the emotions and feelings you remember from the dream. When you replay it, and when you first woke up and recalled it, what was the primary emotion? What are your feelings regarding money at the moment, if you don't mind me asking?
I'm a super nerd though. I created a spreadsheet that includes all the pricing of the items I buy as a standard, and I enter the quantity I want. So I know how much it's going to cost me.
I only buy something that's not on the list if it's the most amazing bargain ever.
I do it because I hate shopping though :) And because it saves us about $150-200 a month compared with when I was shopping weekly or fortnightly.
baxtersmum
14-03-2007, 11:44
Hi all, just seeing if there were any brissy sahm's who were interested in a chat time to time. i'm at home with 3 boys, twins 4.5 and bub 22mths. hope to here from someone soon. did that sound a bit desperate?:smiliedance:
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 11:53
Jackie - not sure on the other dream yet. What were the emotions and feelings you remember from the dream. When you replay it, and when you first woke up and recalled it, what was the primary emotion? What are your feelings regarding money at the moment, if you don't mind me asking?
Umm, trying to think what the main emotion was - probably "desperation" if that makes sense? I knew I had to settle on someone and do it quickly - even though I wasn't happy with any of the men - does that make sense? As for our financial situation - it's not great, things are pretty tight at the moment. I am sure it probably has to do with me worrying about money but just not sure what the dream is trying to tell me? If anything???
Oh and BTW - you are the shopping Nazi :laughing: just kidding, I would love to be as organised as you when it comes to shopping.
Maybe the dream is reminding you that you need to separate money from your relationship.
Things are tight here too. We have to stop a lot of the time and remember that we as people are not our money situation. It's a sad world where our day to day experiences, including our emotional selves, are defined by our relationship with money.
Money is an aspect of our relationship, especially since our money personalities are so varied and contribute to our behaviour within our relationships. It is important to establish differences in money personality and behaviours, but to remember that by distinguishing the differences we should only seek to resolve them and find balance, not fight for our own beliefs at the expense of our partner's. Many things contribute to our beliefs around money, including our childhood experiences - being told we can't afford things, being protected from money problems, watching parents fight over money... They all contribute to our relationship with money today.
Perhaps you and your DH both need to sit down together and look at your money personalities and define how they came about. This way you can understand both yourselves and each other and relieve some of the worry.
It's been said by many "gurus" that money does not solve money problems. Educating ourselves about our relationships with money solves money problems.
Of course, easier said than done. DH and I understand where we're at with all this and we still stress about it. But at least we can look beyond the bank balance and see money for what it is (well, most of the time) :rolleyes:
Nice chatting - but must go watch my All Saints tape from last night, sad I know, but I'm quite partial to that doctor Sean :yes: , so will quite happily sit through an episode to have a perve :laughing: .
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 12:17
Wow, thanks Lis. It's funny that you've said that because DH and I both have a very different relationship with money and maybe we do need to sit down and work out some stuff together.
Sometimes I feel really angry at him and his "carefree" view towards our finances. He wouldn't have a clue what our bank balance (or lack of) is - I don't think he even knows how much he gets paid. It annoys me so much that he just doesn't seem to care!
Ok, enough complaining about my DH :o
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 12:19
Bye Tracey - enjoy your show!
We are all different. DH and I still clash but at least we are aware of why.
I grew up in a house where Mum did the finances and Dad didn't have a clue, and didn't want to know. As long as he could go and pull $20 out of the ATM and put petrol in the car that was about it. Mum would juggle everything and protect him from the stresses.
DH grew up in a house where his Dad did everything and gave his Mum an allowance for groceries, spending money etc. and she didn't really know anything about what was going on, and didn't want to know. So in his experience, the man runs the money and the Mum just gets what she needs.
You can imagine the interesting start we had ;) And we're both control freaks. I have issues with telling him everything, things I don't see as necessary that will only stress him out, and he wants to know EVERYTHING. So we've had an interesting relationship to resolve re money.
So, essentially I do the day to day handling of the money. We run a cashflow spreadsheet (one sheet for each account, and use it to track history and expenditure, and do projections for the month ahead) - and this is how we communicate about money, and we can always just check the cashflow and see the account balances - both current and after we get paid, pay the mortgage and bills etc. We try not to sit and talk about it unless there's an issue to resolve, and even then we do that via email during the day if we can.
Oh, and Jackie, on the stuff about Greek men etc. Perhaps, like me, you were brought up believing that men of this background (Greek, Italian, general European), were really good with money, proud of having money, work hard for money etc.
I went to a school that was predominantly Greek and found this to be more than a simple stereotype.
Maybe you're frustration with your DH is playing out in your dream ;)
mytwolilprinces
14-03-2007, 15:22
Oh, and Jackie, on the stuff about Greek men etc. Perhaps, like me, you were brought up believing that men of this background (Greek, Italian, general European), were really good with money, proud of having money, work hard for money etc.
I went to a school that was predominantly Greek and found this to be more than a simple stereotype.
Maybe you're frustration with your DH is playing out in your dream ;)
I think you're onto something there. That is probably why I dreamt the guys I had to choose from where all european. It also might be because I did date a couple of guys from these backgrounds before I met DH but even though they were "great catches" I never felt totally comfortable with them or around their family and friends - as I was always referred to as "the aussie girl" I felt like a bit of an outsider around them.
Thank you so much for all your insight Lis - hey, you could make money out of this sort of advice - seriously :yes:
Heya, no problem.
I kinda have made some cash doing similar things in the past. I'm a reiki master but haven't practiced much at all since Will came along.
Anyway, I better go pack away my groceries, then get the roast cooking. That's why I love shopping monthly. When I come home it feels totally satisfying, like I've cleansed my system of the shopping gremlin :D
When I come home it feels totally satisfying, like I've cleansed my system of the shopping gremlin :D
I know what you mean! Although I get that sense of achievement even after getting out to get the bread & milk on a daily basis. That's really sad isn't it :o .
hello ladies...
you have all been busy chatting away in here!
lis wow you have great insight into money...
I wish my dh and I had a better insight into money. I handle all of the money now and my dh gets $20 a week and thats it. :o
I am shocking though because i love to buy new things all the time.... expecially for pp... she has soooo many designer clothes and toys half of which she doesnt use and im always buying other people things... shocking really!
brodiebunch
14-03-2007, 19:22
Hello again ladies:wave: just popping in to say hi.We really need to get the computer set up as i miss bh heaps.We are having a good time in the new house.Oli loves it.I have had a bit of a bad time as we changed my antidepressants and they made me really faint and my heart started playing up.They also made me want to hurt myself and just generally a REALLY agro person:mad: .I came off them onto a new drug and almost 2 weeks latter
i feel great:smiliedance: It has been at least 4 years scince I have felt this good.
oli has a few new words,ta(finally) mik is milk.cookie,bin for uncle ben and has named his lion moemar????Cat is no longer a gak but a cat and he says yes as well but not as often as no.Still not walking but is oh so close.He is getting really good at slipperey slides.Everything thing he does is to try to make us laugh!he brushes his teeth,feeds himself,chases the cats and is obsessed with his penis and tickling it.anyway have to go so I promise I will be back soon.
Hi Brodie - good to hear from you! Oli sounds like he's going full steam ahead with his vocab - well done to him :yes: .
Mummaof2
14-03-2007, 19:53
Hi Brodie good to hear from you again.
I have some good news for a change. SInce 24th February I have lost 3.2kg and 16.5cm:smiliedance:
Hey Emma - Congrats, that is a great achievement. If only I could shift a few:o
Welcome back BB! Glad to hear that you are now feeling great. Sorry you had to go through meds that didn't agree:thumbsdown: Look forward to hearing more about your new house!
Caydence stayed home with DH today as she was really unwell when she got up. At lunch I caught up with a few friends - the first child free time i've seen these friends since before Caydence was born and my friends little boy :barf: on me! In my work clothes and all! So I spent my "child free lunch" cleaning it up, coaching her on what to do, organising the waitress to get a mop, more napkins and get their meals put into take-away containers, then she took him to the car to get cleaned up, came back and asked me to hold him while she went to the loo! Next time I think i'll just take Caydence with me:laughing: I was a little worried though when I was holding him as he seemed quite weak. When she got back I said "he seems a bit floppy, i think it's best if you take him up to the hospital". she thought he was ok, but i pressed her a bit harder and she took him up. She rang tonight and he's ok, but i would have felt awful if there was something wrong with him and I hadn't pressed her to take him to get checked.
Better go and see if DH is in a better mood - he was a grump when i came downstairs!
emilysmumma
14-03-2007, 21:10
Evening ladies :)
We are finally back from our shakedown with the van.
The first week and a half was hard going, learning what to do and getting use to stuff plus the periods from hell and the gastro. But looking back on the last 6 nights away they were really good even with the aftermath of the gastro.
So now it's time to spend the next month or so sorting out our sh!t so to speak. I need to do DH's super as we self manage it, and I'm running out of time before the deadline as it's last financial years, oops. So things like that and as I'm the worse paperwork person around, I attempt to file but it just mainly sits on the desk and on top of the filing cabinet, and shoved under our bed, and any other available surface I really need to sort it out.
I still haven't had a chance to catch up on our thread. Wow guys, give a girl a break will you. I'm going to be here all night and most of tomorrow to catch up with all the goss.
So far I've got that we are now interpreting dreams which I'm really excited about, Tracey shared the love for this group of gals and everyone wholeheartly agreed, BB is back on track but it wasn't good about the meds, elissas IS the supermarket nazi of all time and a money whizz by the sounds of it, and Emma I haven't seen about you yet but I'm going back there now to see how things are for you. I hope you and the young ones are safe and sound. Brooke , working in the city sounds much better for you and I also can't stop buying things for Emily much to my Dh's despair and Jackie I love how you don't share your chocolate. DH and I use to hoard our goodies and wait until his kids went to bed before we brought them out. Sometimes we didn't wait long enough and they would come out to see what the rustling was all about.
Jess you did the right thing about your friends boy. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Reidy and Sal I've only gone back till part of yesterday so I haven't seen anything except something about Brad Pitt Valentine which I'm hurrying back to check up on.
So Jackie you have no reason to apologise for long posts as this has got to be one of the longests for me so far.:o
Funkychicken
14-03-2007, 21:26
Hey Sarah, nice to see your green light on! :wave: It is really nice to have you back (if that is at all possible!). The trip sounds like it was successful. :thumbsup: I still have tax to do from last financial year too and every month for the last six months I have been saying, right, this is the month I will do it. If I could just stop procrastinating about it all, I might actually find that we are due for some money!
Emma-well done on your weight loss.
BB-nice to see you also. I hope the move hasn't been too stressful for you and Oli.
Brooke-the job sounds ideal. :thumbsup:
Well tomorrow is my shopping day. My weekly trek into Aldi-I have just finished raving about it again in the Aldi thread! Plus, I get to go to Spotlight (one of my fav places except for the long lines) and 'shop'. I always leave there with sooo many new ideas-don't often follow through but it is inspiring nonetheless.
:wave: to all the other Dec mummies.
emilysmumma
14-03-2007, 22:06
Ok, I've finally finished reading the No. 5 thread.
Jackie I can comisserate with you on the shopping expedition to Ikea. So many times that has happened to us with me having this grand illusion that this time will be different and we can shop together only to be not talking and fuming on the way home. And that was before kids.
I know you all talked about this stuff ages ago but it's new to me.
Fears- I hate canoeing on lakes. I freak and have flashes of old Friday the 13th movies where they all go to the lake for camp or something like that. Lakes are always dark and scary looking and I don't like being in the middle of them.
But I love storms though. DH and I at our old place we rented when we first got here to qld, use to grab a couple of chairs, mix a drink and watch them come in. The electricity and the heat in the atmoshpere is a great feeling. But here at Fig Tree Pocket where we live and Tracey works sure do cop some big ones. We have had a tree come down a few years ago, and the neighbours one came down the next day in another storm. So I do feel for you Tracey.
Ok, now onto the beginning of this thread.
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