Finally

Finally they fixed blogger for iPhone.
My phone is still smashed though. Christmas is nearly done.
Be prepared for mobile photos now. Yep. Get excited!

Nearly Christmas

Are you organized? I'm semi organized. I only have 3 presents to go. Still waiting on some online orders to arrive and I have heaps to wrap. I have more wrapping than shopping. Ha!
I also have a cold. My hair also looks like I've been electrocuted. It's just one big mass of blonde hair with rediculous regrowth. Rediculous? Is that right? Did I spell it right?
I think I should bake xmassy things on the weekend. Get the kids even more excited. I really want to buy some more lights but I can't seem to find battery ones.
Anyway got to get James ready for his last day of school......tear

oh. my. gosh

It is nearly Christmas.
Three weeks to go. I have ZERO presents. Am I freaking out? Why yes I am.

My crazy crazy Xmas obsessed children

Good times!!

As promised...

Get ready to be bpmbarded with photos.

Ok there is not that many.

Our new labrador Molly is so cute. Such a puppy though.

Will and I both turned 28. Urg. We have to get married by the time we are thirty I think. 

Molly!!

Sarah and Amelia at my birthday. Wine and cheese! (juice for the kids obviously)

Ice cream cake birthday cake! Best ever.

Sand monster

Teddies bear picnic. James took Bart. Derr.

All our grass. So much grass.

Jo posing with Amelia but as usual Amelia was having a tanty.

Spunk.

The end.
PS I think I might enrol in another camera course. Maybe. I need to have a creative outlet I think. AND we are joining the gym next week. OH MY GOD.

cupcakes and photos

Had a little photo shoot with Amelia this morning. James was at school and Will was getting his hair (and beard) cut. Amelia was eating a cup cake and didn't want to get her fingers sticky. She ended up putting it on the ground and eating it with only her mouth. No hands!


Our paving paint floors are ideal for situations like this! Cupcake everywhere! The best decision we have made was to rip up the lino and paint the floors with this stuff. So easy to clean especially with kids and parents who have a love for red wine!

She just got too excited.

Just so this stunner doesn't feel left out!

Life at the moment. Sort of. More last week and the future...

Since my last post my days have been filled with nonsense and drama and exhaustion.
Ok not really but seriously. James got concussion and we spent the night in hospital. There was a crazy storm and I spent two nights at mum and dads (chicken I am). Will worked 5, 12 hour shifts so we didn't see each other for a week. That was hard.
Even harder than accepting the fact James got concussion while playing connect 4. That kid is hard core.
Other than missing Will ALOT, this week flew.
James got his first certificate at school assembly in front of the whole school! That was amazing. His teacher did not tell me though and I wish I was there to see him but he honestly was not fazed by it at all. He will be in stage 1 at swimming next term and he is only 4. Again this does not faze him at all.
I am getting extremely bored at work and searching my brain with something I can study. When you have people bitching to you about the interest rates - it does not matter that they are lovely and low and people still want to complain about things they have no control over and something that I have absolutely no control over - you think to yourself, why am I serving these jackasses? Tough question.
Anyway in "I gave birth to two of our children and had NO DRUGS with one of them so this is payback" news.....Will is getting a vasectomy in 5 weeks. FIVE WEEKS. Seriously.
He told me he was going to get his mother to come over the next day to look after him. I told him if he did that I would seriously leave him because that would mean he was a total pussy. He said I am mean. His doctor said he could go back to work the next day. She is a woman. She also nearly gave us high fives when we told her we wanted the referral. Doctor Snip Snip said he could have a week off. He is a man....
I am expecting a lot of emotional drama from him when it all happens! Ha!
Till next time....

Wills letter......really fitting with the whole vasectomy / mother theme I think!!

The poor little boof in emergency! The spew bucket was his hat!

Hello Hello Hello Hello

I know that I have not posted for awhile. So slack.
I have been busy working and being semi social, chasing after kids, chasing after Will. It is never ending.
I need to exercise and wash my hair and get ready for a kids party. Instead I am googling places to stay in Denmark. Turns out they are all quite cheap and quite crap. Not sure if I like the idea of a b & b and I think our only option might be a stay at the pub.That would be cool. Probably not.

Here are some photos I took in Autumn. It is that lovely time when the sun is still shining though it is getting colder but the rain has not yet arrived. Today the rain has arrived and it is running all month!
My photographer teacher would be appalled. Ha!

Mmmmm

Don't you just love having that awkward moment when your talking about your 4 year old and then you are asked how old you are?!!
People always think I'm 21. People are nosey. What does age have to do with anything?

Too soon?

I only just emailed a friend a last night telling her how well Amelia was now sleeping.
Should not have done it.
4 hours sleep. Yep one of those nights that make me wish for a lovely sleep in but of course it will never happen.
And to make it even more dramatic.....I HAVE RAN OUT OF COFFEE!!

pancakes & pox

the little lady turns 1

Rabbit cake, Easter Sunday birthday

I like that my books look a bit large here. Only a bit. Poor me

Easter eggs and presents!! Chocolate for breakfast also = a psycho one year old!!

Getting help from the kids

Bunny cakes & vanilla cup cakes and I had ZERO. Being the hostess sucks at times!

Photo by Willy

One of those weeks

You know when both kids are snotty. When Will has to work more than usual. When a bike falls down and breaks your toe. One of those weeks. It's only Wednesday!! Eeek!!

dreaming gosh we can dream.....

this is just lovely.
this is just inspiring.
this is just making me rethink my knickers & singlet combo right now.
also i think i need more light in my home.
and all the walls white.
maybe wear more face disguising make up.
might become a designer too.
JUST TO BE ON THIS BLOG
we can only dream.

this is about as awesome you shall get from me...

Meanie meanie

Today I was tired & people we're rude. You know when you struggle with your trolley & you've got kids hanging off you & you know people know you are struggling but they make you stop so they can push through? That was my morning. Not only was the power out since 8.30 last night but hair was frizzy & my dress too short. No coffee. Had a little boy refusing to wear jocks. This was my morning. Fun.
My last stop was at Coles. I don't shop at Coles. This is why.....
Rude people. Old people stare at me. I don't like their ads. Struggling along with the trolley across the road & some young men yell out of their car "hey sexy". Right.
Then rude encounter with old person that doesn't even apologize. I always apologize. Whatever.
Then the check out lady (look I work in customer service too & I off days too but I will always do my job) squashed my fricken tomatoes. She puts them in a bag with a million heavy things & then puts my biscuits in a separate bag. So I say where did you put my tomatoes because I knew where they were. Squashed at the bottom. Then she calls me a "rude bitch" under her breath. This woman is in her forties. I look at her & in a really happy sarcastic voice say "Wow really? That's so professional". I paid for my stuff & left. I should have complained.
I am not a bitch. Just don't squash my tomatoes.

Bub bye meat

I have decided to be a vegetarian for (drum roll please) ONE WHOLE MONTH!! Oh yes.
I use to be one (more than once) but this is the first time I will do it with kids & a man. Though the man use to be a vegetarian as well. I told him he couldn't do it. Only because I think the kids still need meat & I'm not cooking meat for kids because that is weird!!
This is day two & I wrote the shopping list today & it was alright juggling meals. I will just substitute meat for me. Saying that we do eat quite a few vego meals anyway.
Such hippies.
I've also cut out my (twice) daily nespresso. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!!! I don't know!
Healthy mumma. Maybe. Hopefully we get there. I just like how I am feeling at the moment.
Anyway I just went for a run near the beach with the kids. Hello twat. Yes I said it.
Ta ta

Browsing Always Inspires....sometimes

I have not sewen since handmade Christmas. I had enough of my sewing machine so I really enjoyed the break.
I need to start again though.
I was going to make Amelia some ruffle pants because I am sick of seeing her bloody nappy all the time. It's hot & the bambino does not take the heat well so she is always in her nappy & a singlet. Unless we are out. I couldn't do that to the kid. Though saying that I did see a woman last week at Target with her newborn just in a nappy. It looked weird because she was in the clothes section & it seemed as if she was buying her naked bambino clothes. Or hopefully at least a singlet maybe? Whatever, each to their own.

Anyway so I though I wont need a pattern to make the pants & then I was like wow how cool would it be to make some felt mushroom cushions. So cute. Then I was looking on the internet as I am trying to avoid the whole family because everyone is tired & grumpy, & I stumbled on this totally awesome pillow!

I will only be making one though!!

I really need to make this now! Well not now because I am typing. You know what I mean.

So I must dash while half the family is sleeping & the other half is pestering me to go on the Playschool website. Which I must admit is really good.
Ta ta

awkward

Oh so it is all over, like that and BAM! And suddenly Christmas is over & you feel empty & poor & slightly cheated because kids always get more presents than you.

Please note: I did not get a bike. I would like a new bike. A shiny one with a big lovely basket.

New years is the next thing. I brought sparklers. We will be asleep by 11. Party. Party hard.

More exciting news though! My sister is over! Yay!

Kisses are scaring the baby

Peace! Yes really.

Wills surfing. The kids are still asleep. I'm sitting in the sun enjoy my coffee in peace. My last bit of peace before the craziness that is Christmas.
Whose idea was it to go to Albany?! Ha!
Merry Christmas

I really should be exercising....

I should be. Both kids are asleep and I though my gosh I should make my bog look pretty and actually post something.

I have been reading so many interesting blogs at the moment I feel I don't need to speak to people in 'real' life.
Oh yeah there goes a hermit.
But I still speak to people ok - even though right now I am typing alone in the dark.
The point of this story is I was so inspired I got off my butt and hopefully I will inspire someone? Or at least my sister will read it?
Hopefully if I become to twatty you will tell me. Or if I speak about the kids too much. Or how much I hate mothers who hang in shopping centres. You will tell me won't you? I hope so, Kate! Hehe!
Ok, going to enjoy the silence because I probably only have ten more minutes!
YAY for writing crap so strangers can read it! This is awesome!
xx