catching up

Wow can't believe that it was September when I last blogged now the year is almost over again. Only 2 weeks left to go at work for the year and our little guys have come soooo far they are reading and writing and the days are just flying trying to pack it all in..We were looking at thier pics from when they first started and to the most recent my gosh hey were babies so grown up now love seeing how much they have changed and how much they have learnt. Now we are madly trying to finish of one year and get ready for the next. We are moving from 3 to 4 preps next year .
Anabel is off to prep next year too but she wanted to come to grandmas prep Kase told her that she would have to live with us to go there her only reply was can Ollie come too needless to say she does love her little brother so she is staying home and going to Whites Hill College.

Exciting News for Luke and Laureena they are moving to St George in january for luke
to teach instrumental music out there.Hes excited he will teach 3 days in St George and 2 will be virtual classroom for the outlying schools he only has to travel to them twice a term. Congrats Luke for finishing your degree we are so proud of you .
Poor Nat has not had a great run he has been seeing a chiropractor for a while now for fractures in his back too many falls off the dock now the poor bugger has bells palsy which is looking way better than when he first got it but it is such a slow healing process and they are not sure whether any of the damage will be permanent hopefully not . He is starting work at a new store next week and back on day shifts so hopefully he can get the rest he needs. Thank god kasey was ther to make him go to a doctor otherwise he would never have gone so bloody stubborn (don't know where he gets that from )
Tom is working hard and earning heaps bought himself a new car (2nd hand) Lazer Liata and is just getting a few things done on it before he puts iton the road .Lucky for us Noels brother is a mechanic and can do all of it and roadworthy it there so fingers crossed it is here before we go out to St George in January as our poor old beast just won't make it. We need a new car and its just so bloody frustrating that we have in the bank managers words shitloads of money to service the loan but not enough equity soooo no new car for us feel like running the thing into a tree somedays at least we could get another car. grrrrr.
Jeremy has finished grade 11 and now just one more year to go sad that our baby is almost finished school but excited to enter a new chapter in our lives bring it on . Been doing this for a long time with ours and everyone elses kids but at the end of next year it all ends . We have had one of Toms friends here for the last 2 years living with us and we are over it especially now that his girlfriend has practically moved in the pair of them are lazy and selfish and expect everything to be done for them so by the end of next year he is gone whether he likes it or not I want my spare room back......
Only 4 weeks left until xmas and I'm not sure whether I am ready or not my house looks like a bomb has exploded so much stuff to get rid of and sssoooooo much to do and I can not find any motivation to do it . I have bought pressys and mostly the rest will be cash and vouchers but i want to get a few homemade goodies done as well as some little dresses and hairbands made heres hoping once the holidays start i can find it .......
I am sorry if I missed your birthday since september and I know there have been a few. We had a big night out last weekend for my best friends 50th (scary) started out at a Turkish Restaurant and then did over southbank the choc heaven shop she calls it and then on to the wheel of Brisbane . Noel and I both don't like heights and I am a bit claustrophobic so we were quite happy to watch them all go on it but they bought tickets back for us so Noel and I and vik and greg all went on I enjoyed it I am not sure whether Noel did I think he was ok once he finally opened his eyes and at least now he can say he has done it. Julia however couldn't be persuaded to go on she has been living in london and did the eye of london and she hated it so refused to go on this one . Biggest let down of the night parking at southbank was 36 dollars absolutely ridiculous especially when you see how many cars are in those carparks. all the same it was an awesome night.
Happy birthday to Vik for the 13th Noel for the 17th mine was the 22nd and our neices Serena and Jaci for the 24th . and so on to the silly season........

september

Well September is almost over for another year .Managed to almost get through the winter with no major sickness but de ja vu hit once again and the last week of the school term found me yet again relegated to bed with another virus grrrrrr. I did push myself the last 2 days and went to work much to my doctors dismay but I survived. The first week of the holidays Anabel and Ollie came for a visit for 4 days . How I ever managed with 5 kids I'll never know I was exhausted by the time I took them home but we did have a lot of fun. Picture of the week Anabel and Grandad playing disney princess remembory (memory) her latest favourite game .All the boys at my house now know how to play . I have been busy getting her a collection of Barbie and Bratz dolls etc so she is super excited that she will have one here and one at home I also got her a pack for Nannas house cause she has nothing to do there. I manged to score 2 sets of disney princess draws in excellent condition for 15 bucks so one will stay here and one for her for home to keep all her things together. We did decide though that the Bratz will stay here Oliver simply loves the feet so we now have a pile of feet on the kitchen bench that need a partner am finding them slowly in every nook and crany. Have scored some great bargins on ebay oztion and gumtree for dolls and accessories for them but some of it goes for ridiculous prices.
Have been shopping up a storm trying to get organised for xmas No surprise to most of you that I love online shopping I hate the shopping centers but have braved it a couple of times to pick up bits and peices. Bought Anabel and Oliver a swingset for xmas over 100 dollars cheaper for a brand new swingset online . They already have it logistically its just easier to give them the big things sooner rather than later and they are loving it.
So to the second week of the holidays I think that my trunk for the end of my bed will be done and I have one cupboard partially stripped one to go and my chairs hopefully as well but the days are ticking and I have a half bred head cold /flu who knows but will see how it goes. Have been washing and sorting all the kids little clothes that now have to be listed before I drown in them . I need a couple more weeks I think............definately taking some long service next year.
Have to find some space in the shed I think that my baby is growing up he no longer wants the lego in his room ....he still loves to make stuff with it just doesn't want it in his room . Not sure whether Noels gonna be too happy with more stuff in the shed though. A friend offered to buy it from me but its a lot of years and a lot of kids worth of lego in those boxes and its sooooooo expensive that I have decided to keep it......after all I m sure in a few years that the grandkids will get as much fun out of it as ours did and do. I'm still kicking myself that I sold all Jeremy's matchbox playsets but hey you can't keep everything. Just need motivation and can't seem to find any........

August already grrrrrr

Honestly do not know where the year is going . I have been the slackest old cow ever this year .
I have missed birthdays and all sorts of stuff always something going on. So to my BIL Paul happy birthday for the 8th my sister Jen for the 12th hope it was an awesome day and I'm sure that you got spoilt. To Nat for the 21st happy 25th birthday glad that your pressie finally arrived today. Chris for today cheers!!!!! and of course Sharlette 6 and Amelia 4 sisters who both share the same day bet your cowboy party was a hit.
The last couple of months have been busy and I am full of mixed emotions .Kasey and Jeremy have parted sad but they have to live their own lives. Kasey is slowly getting his stuff out and making the house hers and the kids. I am learning slowly to shut my mouth it just gets me into trouble . But I do know how I am thought of now so all is good.....
Luke is almost done and dusted with his degree 5 weeks to go at uni then 6 weeks of prac then fingers crossed he will be able to get a permanent job. He can't wait and he and laureena have booked a cruise for the end of the year to celebrate.
Tom is looking at moving maybe to brissy next year if he can get a transfer and go to the conservatorium of music so he and Nat will probably move in together .
I have done some serious shopping (well not for anything exciting ) Kasey needed her fridge back so we bought a new one and we bought a new mattress for our bed which is divine double sided pillowtop Noel reckons he will get a nose bleed from the high altitude lol but it is lovely to sleep on way better than the poor old thing we used to have that was past its used by date 10 years ago. so went all out and bought new sheets and pillows and protectors now just need to get a new quilt cover and paint the room to go with the new blinds that are living in the shed waiting for me to paint the room maybe next holidays. We also went bunnings shopping last weekend to get some solar lights for the front yard and ended up coming home with a whole lot more than solar lights but my garden is filling up nicely or will when if bushes up a bit.
have also been madly trying to get a start on the xmas shopping Anabel and Ollie already have their big pressie for this year which is a swing set with slide and see saw which they love. Going to put Laureena to work monograming towels with her embroidery machine sure beats the ones I did by hand a couple of years ago they look so crappy compared to the ones she does.

Mega Slack

Yep here I am still alive. Its been so long since I posted where to start ...... long back into the daily grind of work and thankfully holidays are just around the corner.....trying to get well before the holidays and hopefully stay that way I swear that every little bug the kids get I have had already this year I can see that its gonna be a great winter . NOT. this week its the vomiting bug .....and the week before last grrrrrrr

Firstly Miss Anabel turned the big 4 and we had a great day at her party :0

Luke had his birthday 22

Kasey had her birthday

Little Ollie has turned 2 ( OMG where did that go)

Mia turned 3

Tomorrow its Miss K's birthday she is also turning 4 have a wonderful day Kaylz lots of love from all of us. Can't wait to see the cake mum creates for you xoxoxoxox
Tomorrow is also Caths birthday happy Birthday Cath hope you have an awesome time at the races.....

Sunday my baby Jeremy turns 16 he is so excited that he can get his learners licence so I reckon first thing Monday he'll be there so I guess some driving is in order over the holidays.
So I'm guessing tomorrow I need to make a cake for him have not made a b'day cake for a while been buying them oh well better get excited ........tomorrow will see how I feel if not a quick trip to the bakery will be in order.

Have been busy making hairclips etc for Anabel and a few other special little girls hopefully they will all love them as much as Anabel loves hers.

Finally finished Toms cupboard . I bought this months ago but once I started getting the paint of it it took closer to 6 months to finish it I don't know how many coats of paint were on it but I know the 60 year old paint was a crock to get off . But he now has one display /dvd cabinet in his room fully restored and he loves it which is the main thing. I now have 2 others to do......and my trunk of course bought of ebay for 20 bucks and is a lovely mottled purple shade at the moment . Hopefull over the holidays I can put some time in on it can't wait for it to be at the end of my bed. NO more projects until these are finished ....oh except for my old split cane chairs which are going to be done before all of the above or while I am doing them ......mmmm

Windsor Brass won the state band championships in Maryborough again this year congrats to them and of course to our kids Luke Laureena and Tom for being a part of it.

January

Gosh the time is getting away ....There has been so much devastation here in qld how lucky are we that our lives really havent been turned upside down like some who lost homes and especially loved ones not a great start to the year for so many .....
Back to the grind and back at work and so far loving it still in prep and getting to know our new kids..........
Determined this year to stay healthy cannot afford to get another virus ....back on the weightloss bandwagon trying to stave off surgery have had tests done and more to go which I really need to get done just couldn't be bothered I know slack but I will get there.....
Starting to help out with bit of work for Kase as her business is busy and I enjoy it a lot don't have to think too much........and different to everyother day great to see she is doing well.
Luke starts his teaching job on Tuesday he is going over tomorrow to sort out instruments and set up the music room good luck Luke . Laureena can't work at the moment all her company is working but she had just started when the floods wiped out her company she was the only one that wasn't set up to remote access she is hoping the rebuilding is done very soon so she can get back to work ......
Oliver had an accident on Sunday fell over and hit the coffee table and cut from his nose down through his lip and had to have a bit of plastic surgery to fix it but it looks great and he is back to his normal self running around everywhere
Jem has just started year 11 and seems happy enough to be there has some great subjects.
Hopefull next holidays will actually get some painting done got zilch done in 5 weeks with all the rain ah well can't have it all also have some peices of furniture that i want to get done up and some doors for my dining room cupboard to get done ,,,mmmmmjust need a quick course in cabinet making me thinks hahahaha

Floods

Well who could ever imagine what has taken place in South East Qld the poor people of Toowoomba, Murphys Creek ,Helidon,Gatton and others in the Lockyer Valley our hearts go out to you all and especially the familys that have lost loved ones and the ones that are missing . Who would have known that because of the natural disaster that hit them that Ipswich and now Brisbane are about to experience floods possibly higher than those of 1974 ......truly scary. We are definately the lucky ones in SE Qld yes it is flooded but we know that our family is safe .
Laureena's parents are in the Lockyer valley but thank goodness at last report they are safe still stranded but safe.
At least Ipswich and Brisbane have warning that this is coming not so for Toowoomba and the lockyer valley lets just hope that the rain stops soon 10 and 1/2 inches is a lot of rain.......whoever would imagine thinking that in Queensland in summer. Not forgetting all the other places in qld that are still flooded and will be for some time to come ...
Keelz was telling us her friends Em and Sandy and thier 2 little girls have lost everything but at least they have each other very sobering ...Keeep Safe everyone