The build up

It's been a pretty slow week building up to the school holidays, getting things done around the house, waiting on last minute parcels etc.

Regan went for a sleepover fri night but decided not to come home till Sun evening.... she was sunburnt and very very tired...

Aaron finally got his Ghi for karate and wore it with pride to the last lesson of the year... he wasnt able to go last week as they were grading... Regan got her second stripe - yeah to her although she was hoping to move up to a blue belt...

We ran the still on the weekend - guess what the workmates are getting for Chrissy...

Talos is getting bigger and bigger.... and oh so gorgeous - he is going to be the most beautifully natured dog...

He is now quite capable of standing over Koda...

And spends most of his day with his mouth around Kodas neck...It looks uncomfortable but Koda only puts up with it so long....They are the best of buddies

and another LO over and done with.... Regan surfing at Manly...

I'm off now to take the Chrissy pics of the kids - better late than never

Till later....

Have you ever

had a time where you look at yourself and think OMG... My time was thur at the kids presentation. I, like the other mums had to skip out on work for a few hours to attend and as I was sitting on the kids bench seats waiting for the classes to be called I was joined by three mums, a lawyer, a medical receptionist and a cafe owner. As I put my legs up on the bench in front of me I noticed that out of my faded, slightly big for me cargo shorts came a pair of white hairy legs (how had I not shaved this week) looking further down I came across a pair of purple and blue striped explorer socks and work boots with a large spash of batter on them. Now overly conscious about my appearance I remembered that my eyebrows really need a go over and that hair appoint that was booked in for the following weekend was probably a week or two to late (the messy ponytail wasn't fooling anyone). This of course is all on top of the sweet smell of hamburgers and fried food. Dear me girl - get your act together....

Talking of presentations, the kids did well, they have both had a great year this year... Regan had put herself up for school captain but unfortunantly didn't make it to the committee, she was disapointed but did so well to make it to the top ten (there are 65 kids in her year)..... I am so proud that she is one of those girls that will try out for anything, but unfortunantly she also takes things personally when she doesn't get in... After a few small tears when she got home she stated that she might go for sports captain..... my golly girl will you never learn....I often describe her as the girl that puts herself down for the 100 mtr butterfly and then gets dissapointed when she doesn't win even though she only goes to the pool about 5 times a year. Although she often gets upset I think this is a great part of her personality and it will do her good as the years go by.... you never get anywhere by sitting up the back.....

The Chrissy tree is finally decorated... Aaron made us put it up on the 1st but Regan has things on until last Sun which is when we decorated it.

This is my snow globe for 2011 - must admit this is my favourite so far...

My tattoo has healed up and I love it although a lot of people are asking if it is real...

Check it out... Ive been scrapping - I even have another one on my bench at the moment...

Guess whos got one week of school left...then I think a week of sleep...

Till next time.

Another one down...

I have been trying for a while now to get a new job.... my hours where i am are fantastic but there has been a change in the ownership and staff and I think its about time I left.... and lets face it, there comes a certain age when you just don't want to be flipping hamburgers. sooooo... in the last few months I have put in 8 appplications - some of them up to 3 pages long once i answered all questions - with only two interviews, the last of which was yesterday and still no luck. I have tried admin - which is actually what I am trained for, Teachers Aide - also qualified, and yesterdays was for a school canteen - highly qualified.... I realise that I am lucky to have a job and am able to take these rejections without it effecting the family budget, I can only imagine how frustrating it is for all those unemployed out there... anyway another one is in the mail yesterday arvo so fingers crossed...

-days like this don't help to keep me motivated to stay where I am -

On the other hand Aaron had a great day at school on Wed... He came home with "good news"..
His friend Daniel had been away for two days and Aaron finds it hard to go up to the other boys in his class at lunch times so mainly hangs with a few of the girls... anyway at first lunch he was sitting on his own when one of the boys came up and asked him to sit with the group......ohhhhhhhh.... i so love Jordan at the moment. Aaron said he "listened to the boys lots and even said some things, not much" The point is that these kids like him and are very happy to include him all he has to do is join in. I am so proud of my little man at the moment he and Daniel both played cricket with the other boys in the class on Thur after Aaron got up the courage to ask if they could.

if anyone else out there has a kid with anxiety this is a great read with real life situations in it..

We have finally got rid of the old lounge out of the family room and replaced it with this...

it has made the room a bit bare but i think with a dispay shelf and picture it will be quite a nice space...

over the chrissy holidays Im going to try to make something like this for the wall. I found it here and it is made up from paint chips... I'll let you know how I go.

In other news Regan won a colouring in comp at school getting a $5 voucher from the canteen....

and we put up the tree on Dec 1 at Aarons strict instructions but haven't been able to decorate it yet as Regan hasn't been home since....

Till next time..