Today...

Today in our house we celebrated BIG!

Our baby turned 5..........5..........I struggle to even comprehend that number. When they are babies you never imagine life with 'kids', you often in those darkest hours and days believe that they will forever be babies, suspended in their growth, sent to distroy your body and sanity. HA!


Well Im here to tell you its not true,not one bit. They do grow, very quickly in fact!

Today was a milestone for me,I feel like Ive successfully completed stage one of motherhood, that baby/toddler stage is all but memories and I feel.......every emotion possible!! Oh how Ill miss that beautiful bubby stage (even though I didnt sleep through the night for 8years)

Although I think the no matter how much she grows, no matter how old she gets, she will always be our baby.

We spent the afternoon at an amazing water park in Ellenbrook,the locals know it and LOVE it and after tonight I feel like it may become our local.

30+  mumma's (one dad) and babes desended on this little slice of heaven and played the afternoon away, we ate sausage sizzles,drank diet fizzy drinks and juice (and wine for the mummas) .

We stayed till the stars came out, as the whole notion of letting go of that 'baby' night time routine falls away I

feel a sense of  tranquility-our children get to live the great Australian dream,safe, happy, warm (not that they

need much help with that) fed and loved,who cares if we are still in our polka dot bikinis at 7pm on monday

night? not us, thats for sure! Bring on this new stage, we're ready and waiting with a love for helium balloons.

                HAPPY BIRTHDAY G! WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK XXXX

I wish.....

Dont you just wish you were sitting by the swan river with this in hand?

Oh that's right I WILL be doing this on Saturday!

We will be hitting Garvey park on the beautiful swan river with a bunch of Bunnings Mumma's and some of their babes.

Im looking forward to relaxing and catching up with some really fun people, and best of all I might even take a photo or two (have not done so in 5 weeks and its killing me)

Night all xx

P.s This was dedicated to you Lauren xx
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week 4

After the next week is over I will defiantly sigh with relief. I'm going to do something fun, maybe a little give away, talk about nothing in particular.
What I will be doing this time next week is spending quality time with my babies.
Mothers guilt is a cruel monster!
Till then.....

I have...

I have so much that i want to write, so much to tell, so much to off load, so much to think about- BUT Im not going there tonight.
I just cracked a can of bundy.
Im doing extra home work that I got from the library with my kids.
We are having baked beans on toast.
 AND IM OKAY WITH THAT

Nice surprise..,.

This morning I stood on the scales convincing myself that the hard work i have already done would be ruined.

Well no it was DOWN another 2kgs-that 12 kg all together!!

I'm am so excited even though personally I cant tell the difference,but friends and family can so hopefully that means its true (and they aren't just being nice ;)
This last 2 weeks as been SO full on,SO busy, SO hectic that Ive literally been eating anything and everything,so I thought for sure it was all over-but no I'm still on track!
Phew!

So yes this was just a quick post to blow my own whistle and brag just a little.

Al  xx

Today

Today I'm tired.

I feel like no matter how hard i swim i just cant break the surface.

No one said it would be easy.

*Yawn

There are so many things I want to say about my first 2 weeks of uni.

I have an unhealthy urge to run away,like really run away!

Week 4 I have assignments due and I don't even know how to reference yet.

I have spent hours upon hours reading,familiarizing,studying searching for anything and everything.

BUT

I'm loving the challenge.

I have a wonderful bunch of woman who i can call friends,who are in the same boat,who feel and worry the same as me.

I love being around people who are studying Law and nursing and teaching, theres a buzz that comes from people when they are there learning their soon to be profession.

I have some of the most dedicated and educated men and woman who teach me,people who have published journals and books and who are serious about the education of our future leaders.

Man I'm tired but I like it!!

Day One.....

Day one.....big fat fail near fail.

Got to uni early so i could run around and do the last minute requirements. Once id finished that i headed to my first class.

12.30pm and I'm sitting in my lecture,i was acting a little cocky in my head, i hadn't even needed to get my map out, i was on top of this, i had it going on.

Started reading through hand outs-UM THIS IS HEALTH SCIENCE!!!

Make a mad dash out of there and into another lecture room so i could cool down,collect my thoughts and sort myself out.

I had no idea where i was to go so, i gave up.

Day one and i gave up,i went and sat in my car and cried just a little.

Day one.

While i was sitting there feeling sorry for myself (and sweating half to death) i thought to myself- this isn't going to be the hardest thing you will do here, you'll be wishing some day that this was as hard as it got.

So i got out of my mobile oven, got my map out and started running walking REALLY fast.

Found my theatre,walked in with everyone looking at me-Oh gosh!
Had to sit next to this poor girl, i was sweating, probably smelt a bit and rummaged through my bag for a couple of minutes.

She was nice though, she offered me some print outs that she double up on and told me she was just as nervous when she got there.

Well I was kind of hoping that day one was going to be a little better but heh, what did i expect, stuff like this happens to me all the time, its what i do with it that matters right?

Tomorrow is a new day......Tomorrow is a new day.......Tomorrow is a new day.......

Kasey Chambers

One way to describe last night would be....EPIC!

Its no secret that I'm a fan of hers,her new Cd Little Birdy is what sold me. Its got a different vibe about it,a lot more Blues than country.

With the heat bearing down on us we headed out to the valley,got through the gates with no issues at all (we were good,we didn't try to sneak in wine) and set up camp under the most beautiful old tree.

There were so many children and babies which made me realise i should have bought my own,they would have loved it-next time definitely. Watching young children dance around bare foot to live music melts my heart- so sweet!

I was lucky to meet Mr Chambers (and giddy enough to not be able to pose well), Bill was lovely and was actually first on stage-his voice is something I've never heard before,its rich,husky,deep,demanding- i may have had a little blush crush on that man.

Once Kasey got on i headed to the front, it was so relaxed, she wore the same clothes that she did that day, no shoes, no make up and her hair was up in cute little piggy tail buns, just the way G wears hers to PP sometimes.

Man she is one down to earth girl,her family focus life and attitude just blew me away and I think i spent  most parts of the night wiping away tears.

The power coming off her words blew me away,it energized me and ill remember that feeling for a long time.
There is soooooo much more i could say about her concert but Ill stop,i wont blah blah any longer,she was just awesome!!

Thanks to Lauren and Nat for making the night that much more special-even if Nat didn't believe me that the 2 second rule is absolutely true in any situation :)

Well i guess she had SOME point!!


So i spent the day organising and cleaning 3 million baskets of clothes,i start uni tomorrow so wanted to start off on the right foot.

I'm almost there and i feel good so bring on tomorrow-I'm ready and waiting!

Hope every ones weekend was a wonderful as mine (maybe with less of a hangover than I though ;)

Ax

In one.......

In one short hour we are heading to www.elmars.com.au  for the Kasey Chambers (for lack of a better word)day on the green.

Did forget to mention that it may well have reached 40 degrees outside?

I didn't? well let me just tell you now- ITS GOING TO BE 40 OUT HERE TODAY!

I don't know why i even bothered putting make up on for this sigh*

I cant wait to take some pics,eat yummy food and drink some local wine and chill out ALL while childless,with Uni starting Monday I'm guessing its safe to say this will be the last time for outings such as these for a long time.

Hope your night is as fun filled as mine will be.

Ax

One line'rs

Tonight I'm attempting to sew!
Its hard and there are a few choice words being mumbled :(

I have a chronic toothache

I've just finished watching biggest loser with my daughters

We had a family fun night at school-we lasted about 13 Min's before we walked home-38* is HOT

Tomorrow I am going to the Casey Chambers concert at a brewery in the Swan Valley

I might actually be looking forward to having a little drinky and platter

Yes the top I'm trying to sew is for tomorrow-HA!

It will be 38 again tomorrow BOOOOOO!