81.

hellooooo!
i was going to go to the gym this morning but lauren was feeling sick so we didn't go.
which meant i could just chill all day long.
i am loving the book i am reading..
and i squeezed in a nanna nap.
showered and washed my hair - it is curly again now, after being styled all weekend with either a straightener or hair curler..
the kids came home, quickly did their homework and then went down to their friends house to jump on the trampoline, except rachel who takes a billion years to do her homework.
they came home, i gave them a quick dinner, and then they all went to harrison's DARE graduation at the school, and i have rachel at home who has a higher than normal temp and is going to bed early - when she finally finishes her homework.
not going to starbucks tonight either because a - it is fairly boring, and b - i want to watch 90210.
going to cook myself some dinner now, and by cook, i mean put a frozen chicken stirfry into the microwave.
goodnight xo

82.

hey..
first of all - congrats to chloe, my little sister, on getting her P's yesterday! so proud of you. and very excited to have a designated driver now!
monday was actually not bad at all today.
there were no kids here this weekend, so the house was practically exactly how i left it friday afternoon - which meant a wholleee lot less cleaning for me.
did the washing, cleaned up, and then started reading 'safe haven' by nicholas sparks, because 'the missing girl' was also a major disappointment and i gave up after two chapters..
i had a nanna nap to catch up on lost zzz's over the weekend.
kids came home, homework, dinner, took harrison to tae kwon do, then i made scrambled eggs for my dinner, and i am quite sure that i may have eaten a touch of mould from the cheese i put in there.. uh oh.
and the washing machine and/or dryer has eaten my pajama shirt and a pair of socks.. how does that even happen!?
the gossip girl royal wedding is on tonight! and pretty little lairs! yay.
well goodnight xo

83.

hey!
well well well, another biiiigggg night.
because - we like to party, we like we like to party ;)
woke up this morning feeling a tadddd under the weather, but it passed after a couple of hours.
then we actually had to get dressed and all that jazz, because we had an au pair meeting at 'indoor glow in the dark put put golf' which turned out to be super fun! it was absolutely hilarious.
finished there, i came second from four, we got subway for lunch which might i add we were served by a complete rude stupid american teenager. i could not believe how she was talking to us, and getting all huffy puffy about nothing.
went back to the mansion, ate lunch, watched 'leap year', had a nanna nap and then dropped by home to shower and make myself look pretty for the cheesecake factory, for my third birthday dinner.
and they even sang happy birthday to me..
left there, almost wee'd in my pants on the way home, i had to use laurens toilet when i dropped her home because i could not hold it in..
got home, talked to mum and i will soon go to bed.
goodnight xo

84.

anyway..

so i woke up with a hangover, had some special k with was delicious! it was like almond and honey or something..

then i tried to stay up, felt like crap went back to bed, got up again and went with robyn to get printer ink and paper from staples and came home to watch the notebook.

quite the lazy day at the mansion.. and its still only saturday, bloody fantastic.

now i am talking to mum and about to get ready to party all over again.

theres about 20ish people coming tonight, fingers crossed the american guy that lauren met at the DMV the other day comes and brings hot friends with him...should be good.

well i'm off - let the drinking begin!

goodnight xo

85.

hey!
sorry this post is late..
i was busy partying last night. at the mansion..
oh i love the mansion.
yesterday - hmmm what happened.
well the kids went to school and i did the usual washing and cleaning, then i watched movies all day, and squeezed in a nanna nap - of course.
kids came home, and went straight to their dads so i was finished at 4pm..
then i showered, washed my hair, shaved my legs - which hadn't been done for a week, which was disgusting.
then when karen got home i took the car - the car which now has a working radio that hasn't been working the whole entire time i have been here, which was very exciting, and i picked up lauren and jess, went to get supplies and then off to the mansion.
there was only ten of us here last night - so not too big..
we partied, played kings, beer pong - maybe? and then i went to bed at 4:30am.
next post. xo

86.

hey.
welllll, two words - death. class.
kids went to school and i met lauren at the gym for the most intense hour of my week.
spin class. so i got an extra mile on today then i did last time.. 19km in total in the first half hour.
then we did abs and upper body for twenty minutes and then the last ten were yoga-ish type things..
and then, just because i was so keen, after lauren and julia left i went to the gym and did a half an hour jog on the treadmill and then fifteen minutes on the cross trainer.
after that i was well and truely dead so i left, dropped books back at the library and borrowed 'stay with me' which i have started reading and about three chapters in i am stopping, because i absolutely hate the writing style. so i am going to read 'the missing girl' instead which is a thriller - a lot different to what i am used to reading but we will see how it goes.
so then i came home, showered, made an egg sandwhich and watched tv.
the kids came home, blah blah, taught G how to make spag bol, cleaned up and now i am finished.
oh and i talked to aunty elana on skype. and mum and aunty serena too..
and just something that i friend here in america posted on facebook which i love -

Aussie Love. ♥ ♥
YOU KNOW YOU'RE AUSTRALIAN WHEN: You believe that stubbies can either be drunk or worn. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be less alluring than... it sounds. You pronounce Melbourne as 'Mel-bin'. You believe the 'l' in the word 'Australia' is optional. You can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas'. You call your best friend 'a total bastard' but someone you really, truly despise is just 'a bit of a bastard'. You think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a place. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife. You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin. You understand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy'. You believe that cooked down axle grease makes a good breakfast spread - you've squeezed it through Vita Wheats to make little Vegemite worms. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up,at which point they again become Kiwis. Beetroot with your Hamburger... of course! You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' And 'Living next door to Alice'. You wear ugg boots outside the house. You believe that every important discovery in the world was made by an Australian but then sold off for a pittance. You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language. You understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, While 'scuse me' is always polite. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your nose. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle and a seat belt buckle becomes a pretty good branding iron. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for beach cricket. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac Cookies'. You still think of Kylie as 'that girl off Neighbours'. When working in a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer. You know how to abbreviate every word, all of which usually end in "o": arvo, combo, garbo, kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, servo, smoko, speedo, righto, goodo etc... You know that there is a universal place called 'woop woop' located in the middle of nowhere, no matter where you actually are! You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer, because it tastes like piss. You sleep with Aeroguard on in the summer and don't mind it as a perfume. You've only ever used the words - tops, ripper, sick, mad, sweet, to mean "good" and when you place 'bloody' in front of it then you really mean it. You know that the barbecue is a political arena. You say 'no worries' quite often, whether you realise it or not. You understand what no wucking furries means. You've drank your tea/coffee/milo through a Tim Tam. You own a Bond's chesty - in several different colors. You know that some people pronounce Australia like "Straya" and that's ok. And you will immediately forward this list to other Australians, here and overseas, realising that only they will understand! Aussie Aussie Aussie.!!

goodnight xo

87.

hey!
another quite peaceful day.
the snow is all melting away and the weather forecast for the next week is all above zero, and no snow. yay.
kids went to school, i did the washing..
watched gossip girl, 90210 and jane by design.
had lunch, went for a jog with my ipod band, which is awesome.
came home and got watchign youtube videos, which are soooooo addictive. you watch one thing, then another and you just keep clicking and clicking and the next thing you know, two hours has gone by.
harrison came home and i helped him set up his science project, because he doesn't have an artistic bone in his body lol he got that finished.
then i helped the otehr kids with their homework.
packed lunches, made dinner, cleaned up, folded and put away the washing, got all the kids showered and in bed reading by seven and now i am waiting to finish myself.
one tree hill is on tonight!
goodnight xo
p.s death class in the morning, just kill me now.

88.

hello.
today was great. i stayed in bed.
because i did all the washing and cleaning yesterday i got to go back to bed when the kids left for school.
i watched some law and order svu, say yes to the dress and other random stuff.
couldn't get gossip girl to work from last night so i will catch it up next week.
i made the best mashed egg sandwhich for lunch..
kids came home, i helped harrison with his hydrogen project all afternoon, made the kids dinner and got showers and bedtime underway.
waiting for lauren to pick me up to go to starbucks..
night xo

89.

hey!
so today is my birthday date! my real birthday? fake birthday? second birthday? whatever.. i am definately nineteen now!
this morning started off like any other day - well actually no - dad called at 5:45am to say happy birthday, i asked him why he called so early and he said that he assumed i would be up soon anyway getting the kids ready. my response - dad i dont work on a farm and there is no reason to be up before the actual sun. i am glad her called though. so after a quick chat i finally got back to sleep.. twenty minutes before my alarm went off.
got the kids up, went downstairs to find a big helium balloons, flowers, and money, as well as a huge card with hoops and yo-yo that sang a happy birthday song.
after the kids went to school i did the housework, started the washing, watched once upon a time from last night, gave the tow man the car keys because it needed to be taken to get fixed because it won't go..
he gave me a nice once over when i walked out in my pj's at 11:45am.
then i got dressed and lauren came over - she gave me three alcohol infused cupcakes, and an hour long swedish massage voucher, ahhhhh. can not wait to use it.
then we went and i taught her how to reverse park and reverse parallel park - yes me, taught another person to park their car lol an hour later, she had it mastered.
came home, folded washing, remade G's bed, showered, kids came hoem and we did homework.
then karen came home early and we went out to dinner at wood'n'tap.. i haven't been there before.
i had a swiss burger for dinner and then apple cobler for dessert! first one ever. it was sooooo delicious. and i also tried creme brule, which was also really good.
came hoem and skyped with chloe, and now i am waiting for the next great baker, and then pretty little liars because i was talking to chloe when the first showing was on.
goodnight xo
p.s thank you to everyone for the lovely brithday wishes. i love you all!

90.

hey!
well i guess i am nineteen now. technically.
although my birthday day isn't until tomorrow.
doesn't feel any different. meh.
nineteen is such a nothing age. i wish i was still eighteen, thats so much more exciting.
anyway, i slept until 10, went on facebook, fell back asleep, woke up at 12, showered and washed my hair.
and i decided to straighten it - first time in a month, it it feels so much healthier! its so soft!
watched a few episodes of law and order, and got ready for sushi tonight with the girls.
half of the people i invited are away this weekend and the other half are away next weekend, sooo i am having two birthday dinners with the girls. sushi tonight, cheesecake factory next sunday.
well i'm off.. goodnight xo

91.

hey!
this morning i slept until about 10, made some porridge for breakfast, and read my book.. when i started reading i wasn't even half way through, at 2pm, i finished it. and i highly recommend it. salem falls - jodi picoult. great story line, keeps your guessing, fantatsic ending.
then i put on my thermals and a jumper and jeans and a scarf and a beanie and gloves and fluffy socks and snow boots and a snow jacket andddd i was finally ready to play in the snow.
the kids and i had snow throwing fights because the snow was too light and fluffy to make snow balls, or snow men. and we went sleding down the hill and made snow angels, and then when i thought the part of my ankle that was somehow not completely covered by clothing was getting frost bite we came inside.
i had a shower and a cuppa to warm up and then watched 'dream house' with daniel craig and naomi watts.. it was a thriller/mystery i guess.. pretty good.
watched 'drew peterson - untouchable' on lifetime which is based on a true story in america.. it was good too.
now i am in bed, watching tv, relaxing.
goodnight xo

92.

hey!
friday, ahhhhhhhh.
it snowed again last night so i got the kids dressed in their snow outifts and off they went to school.
and i forgot to tell you that my ipod arm band came yesterday - so i was super pumped to go jogging today, but because of the snow, not enough of the sides of the road were cleared for me to go. boo.
did the washing, read my book - salem falls, it is getting really good.
oh and last night i did finish my silver bay homework - emailed it off before i went to bed.
had a nanna nap today, unpacked the dishwasher, tidyed things..
kids came home and we played in the snow.
came inside and made hot chocolate and watched tv.
made them dinner, and now i am finished.
just painted my nails again.. not sure if i told you i accidently stained them blue? - again. anyway, i did. so this time i put on a clear base coat.
well i am going to make myself some dinenr and relax.
night xo

93.

hey!
busy busy day today.
got up and got the kids off too school.
must be getting used to the cold because when the bus came it was -12 outside and i only had my pj's and boots on, no winter coat or anything, and i was out there for 10 minutes.
washed the sheets, went to the gym with lauren - no death class today though, we got there late and there were no bikes left. so we just did normal gyming instead. i did five miles on the treadmill, five on the bike (which you chose which trail you want to do and the screen in front of you shows it and you have to steer and everything, its freakin awesome) one mile on the cross trainer and then free weights, whilst perving on the hottie near us.
then i went to stop and shop to get more fruit, and while i was there i got some biscuits that are called who-nu and they are healthy chocolate chip cookies apparently. like they have the same calcium as a glass of milk etc a whole heap of other things. so i got them, and now i can eat three! three cookies and not feel bad. woo.
came home and had lunch, same as yesterday, had a shower and shaved my legs - dear god i dont know when i shaved them last but they were hairrryyyyyy. must have been at least two weeks.
then i booked my flight to LA on the 4th of april, and my flight from new orleans back to hartford on the 17th (turns out i DO come home on the tuesday and not wednesday, so i will have a whole day here before i fly home) and i paid for the rest of the tour. so all my money that i have now is spending money. which is good, because i will stay motivated to keep saving.
i started the second half of my silver bay homework that is due tomorrow - nothing like procratination.
i will finish it tonight.. maybe ;)
i re-made everyones beds, ironed harrison's outfit for his viola concert tonight, kids came home, did homework, made sweet and sour pork stirfry for dinner, now i am home alone while everyone is at the concert.. ahhhh.
vampire diaries, greys and jersey shore tonight!
goonight xo

94.

hey!
well nothing too exciting to report.
kids went to school, i did washing and cleaning, shocker.
watched some tv, started reading 'salem falls' by jodi picoult - so far so good.
then i got dressed for the gym, got some clear nail polish and a mini deodorant for my bag from cvs, went to stop and shop to get fresh fruit and veges and then thats when lauren called and said that she couldn't go to the gym anymore - i was going to be her guest, so home i came.
i got a movie first though, 'the rise of the planet of the apes'
got home, went for a jog, made a sandwich, watched the movie - it was really good, i recommend it.
had a shower, put clean sheets on my bed, folded the washing, kids came home, homework, dinner, dropped harrison to scouts, done.
now i am talking to mum on facetime.
one tree hill is on tonight! woo!
oh and this whole 'drinking a whole two litres of water a day' is driving me insane. i always need to pee!
anyway, goodnight xo

95.

hey.
well last night it snowed.. so i went outside for a little look. the snow was so light and fluffy you couldn't even make a snow ball. and it was so pretty. it made me like snow again.
oh and a guy got stuck in the snow outside our house. his fancy pants sports car wouldn't move hahaha
so this morning i got to sleep and extra half hour because school was delayed for 90 minutes - absolutely nooo idea why? the roads were plowed and seemed fine? there were heaps of people driving on them.
so i had the kids until 9:45, which ended up turning into 10:15 because the bus didnt come. well i called and the guy said he did come, but we were standing there waiting the whole time and i am pretty sure i would have noticed a big yellow bus drive past.
so i had to scrape the car window and then drive the kids to school. the drop off line was about forty cars long.. ridiculous. so then i began to hate snow again.
came home and cleaned, then finished reading my book 'the lucky one' - it was such a great book! with a great ending. but i watched the trailer for the movie and i am so disappointed! the actors that are playing the characters don't match at all! makes me want to cry.
anyway, i watched some tv, kids came home, didn homework and showers, i made dinner and now i am finished.
90210 starts again now and then jane by design after.
goodnight xo

96.

hello!
last night i had the worst sleep ever. woke up every couple of hours, was uncomfortable, and then this morning, an hour before my alarm went off my freakin phone started to beep every few seconds because the battery was dying. ugh.
well today is martin luther king day, sooo the kids were at home.
i cleaned all morning, washed clothes, went through things, made lunch for the kids, we all had an hour lay down, played monopoly, made tomorrows lunch for the kids, watched tv, read my book, got the kids showered, made dinner and cleaned up and now i am done.
just had a shower and washed my hair, now i am watching E tv and waiting for the return of gossip girl at 8! so excited!
well goodnight xo

97.

hey!
well nothing to report today.
except for the fact that it was -11 at noon today. just a bit chilly.
i woke up, ate, watched cowboys and aliens - which was fantastic! nanna napped, dropped the dvds back to stop and shop, had roast chicken for dinner and watched the golden globes red carpet.
now once upon a time is on.
anddd thats all. goodnight xo

98.

hey.
well as you can see above i am just going to be using the days until i get home as the titles - this is because i have zero sense of imagination and cant be bothered to think up creative titles every bloody day.
and, you will always know that i am just that much closer to being home.
so today i woke up (in my cave as i like to call it, because yes, i have blocked both my windows with blankets for the purpose of sleeping in) and watched a movie called 'catch .44' stupid stupid stupid. it has bruce willis, jessica from true blood, rosealie from twilight and tess from 27 dresses. so i assumed with all these known actors it would be good. no. do not even bother.. such a waste of $1.20.
then i got ready and went to the mall with lauren and robyn. went to a shop called claire's and brought a pair of earrings and a braclet for $5.05, because they were closing down and everything was 75% off, pretty much free i say.
then to american eagle outfitters to spend the rest of my gift card from the girls in bundy.
so i got a "sweater", a super cute summer dress, a belt, a nail polish and a writing journal (just because it is sooo cute!) - they were also having a sale so everything came to $40, i used a $10 off card and then put the rest on the gift card and spent absolutely nothing.
we went to h&m and i got a jumper and some cream coloured tights for $30, although i have to take the tights ack because they arnt long enough for my super long legs!
then to pf changs (a chinese place) for a late lunch/early dinner.
lauren dropped me home. i started to watch 'another earth' turned it off after 15 minutes. it too was stupid. and slow and boring. so i watched 'the change up' which was hilarious! and then at 8:45pm when it finished i ahd to jump in the car and race down to stop and shop to return them all before 9pm so i didnt get charged another day.
got two more dvds, came home, made a piece of toast and cup of tea, then started to watch 'one day' with anne hathway and so far it is really good.
oh and i painted my nails with my new nail polish and they look hot. such a nice colour. its like an aqua blue i guess?
anyway, i am going to finish my movie and go to sleep.
goodnight! xo

99 days.

hello australia!
so first of all - the coutdown has begun! (well technically it started yesterday but i missed it) soooo in 99 days i will be in australia! at the sydney airport! woooooo! are you excited? i'm excited!
and secondly - holey mother of jesus my arm is killing me! after spin yesterday, as one would naturally assume their legs would be killing them, but noooo, from the weights, i have pulled a muscle. and it kills my whole right arm - i can barely extend it fully.
today i didnt exercise, i just rested my muscles, and it was raining so i couldnt even go for a walk. not that im complaining - i loved staying at home doing nothing.
did the washing, and after the kids got home i only had the twisn so we went to stop and shop, got some dvds, and some food then came home to chill.
i skyped with grandma, once she realised how to turn on her webcam lol
now i am going to a friends to watch movies.
goodnight xo

snow.

hey.
so my plan of no snow at all, went straight down the drain last night.
over night it snowed. egh. when i woke up there was maybe an inch or two of snow all over everything although it was raining, so all the snow was melting. yay.
the kids still wore all of there snow gear to school though.
so after they left i put on my gym clothes and drive to laurens and then we went to the gym to do a spin class aka hell.
it was horrible. half an hour of spin and then half an hour of upper body work with weights.
the class instructor would be yelling "faster! faster!" "you can do thissssss!" and so naturally i didn't stop, because i was a little scared. but boy did it burn. i did 18km after the half hour and was pretty damn impressed.
then the upper body was sit up after sit up after plank, with little to no down time. i thought the muscles in my stomach were going to explode. i may even have died a little..
but when we were down, and covered in sweat and looking disgusting, i felt gooood.
so i am going to go every thursday i think. and its free. so thats a bonus.
then i went in to stop and shop to get some avacados and tomatoes (to have on my toast for lunch) and then to the library to pick up 'salem falls' and 'the lucky one' which were put on hold for me.
came home, ate, showered, read my book, napped, kids came home.
i made dinner, got harrison off to tae kwon do and then th boys and rachel (to watch) off to cub scouts.
now i am finished and waiting for vampire diaries.
oh and speaking of fantatsic shows, i didnt actually watch one tree hill last night because i realised i hadnt watched the last two episodes from season eight, so i had to catch them up last night.
i watched the episode from last night today instead, and oh my god, it just keeps getting better. i think this will be the best season yet. so sad its the final one though.
well goodnight xo

sigh..

hey.
i am missing home. alot.
a year is too long.
i think i am just worn out.
two weeks at boambee will be sure to fix that right up :)
today - the usual. except the kids missed the bus, i drove them.
then i did the washing and cleaning, read my book - which is fantastic by the way, and had a nanna nap.
i think i am the best nanna napper ever. i can just close my eyes and sleep. just like that.
got up an hour later, worked out and went for a jog.
folded washing, read more book, showered.
the kids came home. i made them nuggets and smiles for dinner because i was feeling extra nice, and it is like their favourite food ever.
took harrison to scouts. got the kids showered and in bed by 7:15. and now i am finished.
in 40 minutes one tree hill season nine starts! the final season!
so excited! goodnight! xo

it hurts.

hey!
well after working out yesterday my stomach feels like someone belted it with a bat of some sort..
and today after the kids went to school i finished my book, did some cleaning, fell asleep waiting for the freezer man to come, i worked out. because i am just that dedicated.
then lauren came and we went for a jog.
homework took foreveeeerrrrrrrr this afternoon, the twins helped make spag bol for dinner, and then i went to starbucks. i didnt really want to but linnea wanted me to read over her cover letter for a fashion job in london, so i went, and i missed 90210 and jane by design, but not to worry i can watch them tomorrow online. like i have to watch gossip girl right now online because it is on monday nights at the same time as pretty little liars - so inconvienient.
and my cosmo came today! pretty much the highlight of my month.
oh and is started a new book tonight called 'life as we knew it' i will let you know how it goes.
goodnight! xo

shower cleaning..

hello!
well today was a busy day.
once i got up and made lunches, breakfast, got the kids dressed and ready, i put on two load of washing.
swept, vaccumed, wiped, cleaned bathrooms and then cleaned the shower curtain - it was disgusting.
i ahve been putting it off all this time. so i did a little googling and found that the easiest way would be to fill the tub up with hot water, add some bleach and just un attach the curtain from the hooks and lowerer it in.
20 minutes later it was beautifully white! although when i went back in the fumes of the bleach were so strong that i had to improvise a mouth mask with a tea towel and hair tie.
and it must of worked because i didn't get high or pass out.
then i folded the washing. squeezed in a before lunch nanna nap for half an hour.
did my workout, went for a jog, showered, made biscuits, folded more washing, cleaned my room, opened my package from steph peters which was a beautiful ring but it broke.. i think i could get it fixed somewhere, hopefully.
the kids came home, we did homework for two hours - kill me - got all the kids showered, i made dinner, cleaned up anddddd now i am finished!
big day. i am so tired.
time for pj's, hot cuppa and pretty little liars. ahhhh, bliss.
oh and if you didn't already see the link on my facebook, check out this cover band i found, they are amazing, especially this song - http://www.youtube.com/user/walkofftheearth?feature=watch#p/c/28C14FA6792ADCB4/23/d9NF2edxy-M
make sure you check out other ones as well.
also,  for grandma ann, but anyone else as well, these are the times in australia you can skype me and i will answer :)
new south wales 12am - 6am and 10am -2pm
queensland 1am - 7am and 11am - 3pm
goodnight xo

best lunch.

hey!
today i actually left the house! :O
yes, i got up, got dressed actually did my hair and makeup and met the girls at a place called 'meadows' for lunch.
i got soup, a spring roll, pork fried rice and beef and brocolli stirfry for $8.00! including the tip!
will definately be going back for their lunch special again.
then we went to the mansion to chill.
we watched 'friends with benefits', had a delicious omlette for an early dinner, and then watched 'dance moms' which is a show on tv, similar to 'toddlers and tiaras' only dancing. equally as ridiculous and wrong.. but so addictive.
came home at about 7, had a shower, made a hot chocolate, put on a face mask and now i am watching 'once upon a time' and relaxing before work tomorrow.
oh and you will be pleased to know that my nails are slowly growing back to their magnificant selves.
and another thing about america - on tv in america ads for products will purposly diss another product to make themselves look better. an example - forget pop tarts, toaster strudels are the ones kids wanna eat. and thats exactly what they say on the ad.
thats all. goodnight xo

bed.

hey!
so you know how i said i wasn't really doing anything this weekend?
well today at least, i didnt.
absolutely nothing.
the only time i left my room was to pee, or get food.
thats it.
i just watched tv, read my book, anddd thats it.
oh i did request my flight home.
and i found out that my tour ends on the 18th not the 17th so i will only be back in hartford for about 15 hours before i get on my flight to australia on the 19th.
and the weather today was 15 celcius. even though its the middle of winter.
i am praying that it wont snow this winter!
well i am going to watch a movie.
night xo

oh friday.

i love fridays.
tomorrow i can sleep in. i love to sleep in.
and i dont think i am going to do anything this weekend.
i think last weekend made up for this one as well.
and besides, i need to save money.
today i did washing and cleaning, and watched lots of 'say yes to the dress' so addictive.
i worked until 7:30 and then went over to give my neighbours a christmas present and watched a movie.
now i am home, watching 'chelsea lately' and indulging in the fact that i dont work tomorrow.
also, you know how i changed my room around? well now my head is near one of my windows and the light is annoying in the morning, so i have strung up a blanket over it. genius.
goodnight xo

woke up sick..

hey!
well i woke up sick this morning. stuffy nose, sore throat, could barely talk, but then after a couple of hours sleep, it seemed to be gone. or maybe its just a night time sickness haha
today i didn't really do anything.
watched tv, read the fourth book in the gone series - 'plague'
then after we did homework when the kids were home we went to the library and i got out 'the world as we knew it' which lauren says is really good.
came home and made dinner.
and now i am finished watching the vampire diaries, then greys anatomy, then jersey shore - all of them started again tonight! so exciting!
night xo

its so cold.

hey!
holey dooley! it is getting chillyyyyy up in here'!
last nigth after starbucks we went to the movies to see 'mission impossible - ghost protocol' which was bloody brilliant by the way, and when we left at about 12:30am, it was -13 celcius! dear god, do you realise how cold that is?! winter will kill me. its guaranteed.
this morning after the kids left i did the washing and then slept for a bit longer because i didnt get much sleep last night and because i feel like i am getting sick.
watched 'jane by design' which is a new show on abc family. it is like the devil wears prada but the girls is still in high school and its a series.
this afternoon i changed my room around again, and i love it. still spacious (well as much as it can get considering how little it is) but looks alot better i think.
then the kids came home and we quickly did homework before we went to their friend who lives down the road, birthday party. which was at jump zone - a huge room filled with jumping castles, or, as they call them in america 'bouncy houses'.
then after that we went to get milk and to stop and shop because they do seel baked beans and spaghetti in america! i didnt even know until today!
came home and ate animal crackers, my new favourite snack, and now i am ready to go to bed.
goodnight xo

dentist day.

hey!
well this morning three of the four kids went off to school, and G stayed home because he had the dentist before he went to school.
so we had breakfast together and then went to the dentist.
he had to get a cavity sealed or something so they gave him gas and when he came out his mouth was droopy on one side and he talked with a lisp. it was so bloody cute.
so then we went to take him to school, dropped his bag off at the classroom, walked back to the other end to the cafateria where his class was and i needed to see his teacher, who seemed to get back to his classroom, so back i went, saw her, then rachels teacher needed to give me a photocopy so walked even further away from where i had parked, then back to tell G he could eat later in his classroom (he couldnt eat for an hour) and then i finally got to leave. the school is so massive. to corridors just keep going and going and going.
came home and had lunch, washed clothes, the kids got home, did homework, rachel had heaps to do because she missed to projects while i was away.
made them soup for dinner because they are all getting or have been sick.
facetimed with chloe, and now i am about to go to starbucks.
goodnight xo

last day of kids vacation!

hey!
the kids go back to school tomorrow! which reminds me now, that i need to make tomorrows lunches.. hm.
anyway, so today after cleaning, and washing, and putting things away..
we went to the kids grandmas house to pick up the fooze ball table and then to her new apartment complex so the kids could see her new house.
then i took the kids to maccas for lunch, came home and got harrison who had been at his dads, and then we went to the playground for a playdate with lauren and her kids.. and it started snowing! only a little, and only for about ten minutes, but still.
came home and had 'quiet time' in which the kids all fell asleep, so i got to squeeze in a teeny tiny nanna nap, got up and vaccumed and mopped because i didnt have time this morning, made french toast for dinner, and now i am finished.
and pretty little liars starts again tonight in fifteen minutes! woooo!
everything is starting again in the next two weeks. so excited.
goodnight xo

new years day!

hey again.
well this morning, boy oh boy..
i was definately still drunk when i woke up.. and probably for the next couple of hours that followed.
got on the bus at nine, switched four times, looked at photos from last night which are hilarious.
and thats about it.
apart from sitting on a bus and being majorly hungover, nothing happened.
we got home at 8pm.
when i got home and unpacked i was pleased to find that i actually managed to pack everything this morning even in my drunken state.
had a shower, talked to mum and now i am going to sleep.
goodnight xo

new years eve baby!

hey!
well we all know that this post is late because i was busy being drunk at a club in montreal. no biggie.
so on saturday morning i got up at 7 and ready for lauren and robyn to pick me up and we met the other girls at the bus station.
i think we switched buses once on the way there and had to get off the bus at the canadian border to go through security. nine hours later we got to montreal, there was snow everywhere, and it was -3 celcius but we weren't complaining because it was forcasted to be -12.
so two of the girls walked to a hotel to pick up our tickets for the club whole the rest of us waited at the bus terminal. we had dinner and then walked to our hostel which had twelve beds in it and we shared with two american girls.
started getting ready, started drinking, took me forever to decide what to wear, changed three times into three different pairs of stockings, had my hair down, then decided to wear it up, and finally by 9:50, we were all ready. the cab came at ten, he was awesome and put the windows down with the music pumping... quite the party cab.
then we got to the club. it was one single door - i didnt even see it until the girls pointed it out - and you go up stairs to the actual club. it wasn't huge huge but it was a pretty good size.
as soon as we got there we checked in our coats and then went to the bar to start drinkinggggggg it down. because we had to drink our $70 worth of course.
the dj was fairly awesome, the guys were hot, the place was pumping, the times square countdown was on the big tv screens... it was just awesome.
met some guys that live pretty much next to me in avon at the club..
my midnight kiss was with a guy from boston and he had the coolest accent.
did a few tequila shots, played this austrian drinking game with marlies.
then at three when the club closed they couldnt find my jacket. so i had to stand and wait and wait for them to go through every single black jacket and hold it up for me to tell them if it was mine or not.
half walked half got a cab home, because we were walking on the right street but were at house number 91 or something and our number was 600 and something lol so we thought it best to cab it.
met some guys at the hostel in the what we like to call "the crack den" because it is just that creepy looking.
then i dont actually remember going to sleep or waking up at 7 for that matter lol
next blog. xo