hey!
first of all - last night when i got home from starbucks (which by the way, there is a new au pair, and its a guy, and he is smokin hot - nothing like a bit of eye candy for the monthly meetings) i checked my au pair account online and my flights have been booked!
i leave hartford at 2pm on thursday the 19th of april, fly to chicago with an hour lay over, fly to LA with a three hour layover and then fly to sydney.
a total of 22 hours flying time and i will be home at 6:10am on saturday the 21st of april!
anyway - this morning started out normal - kids went to school, i did the washing and sweeping, went to the gym for a couple of hours, came home and washed my filthy hair, and then harrison got home.
at 11:30am. this is because it was a forecasted snow storm so the kids had an early dismissal.
and then the other three were home at 12pm.
we all had lunch, did homework, played monopoly, played nerf wars, watched tv, i read my book, got a head ache, made dinner and now i am finished and soooo tired. i only got about six hours sleep last night and then no nanna nap today, oh its a hard life ;)
going to make a cuppa, watch one tree hill and go to bed.
goodnight xo
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
53.
hey!
well i did nothing all morning and then at 12:30, i dropped books off at the library and then met lauren at friendlys for a three hour lunch - that is how long it took for her to tell me all about ireland and for me to tell her all about NYC.
came home and the kids got home, we did homework and then played an epic game of nerf war.
i made dinner, we played legos, got the kids ready for bed, and now i am finished.
and harrison came into my room and looked at the polaroid picture of me and the abercrombie model and asked if it was my boyfriend. ha! i said yes ;)
off to starbucks now, to be social and everything.
goodnight xo
well i did nothing all morning and then at 12:30, i dropped books off at the library and then met lauren at friendlys for a three hour lunch - that is how long it took for her to tell me all about ireland and for me to tell her all about NYC.
came home and the kids got home, we did homework and then played an epic game of nerf war.
i made dinner, we played legos, got the kids ready for bed, and now i am finished.
and harrison came into my room and looked at the polaroid picture of me and the abercrombie model and asked if it was my boyfriend. ha! i said yes ;)
off to starbucks now, to be social and everything.
goodnight xo
Monday, 27 February 2012
54.
hey!
well i got up at 7:20, still half asleep, got the kids off the school and then went straight back to bed.. until 1:30pm.
it was beautiful.
but then once i woke up, had lunch and showered, i had to do three loads of clothes, one of sheets and one of towels, sweep and vaccum, clean bathrooms, unpack the dishwasher, tidy everything, the kids got home and i made tomorrows lunches, helped with homework, re-made beds, put clean towels out, made pork and mash for dinner, cleaned up the kitchen and now i am getting ready for my au pair meeting.
a very non stop afternoon.
now i am off to pick up harrison from tae kwon do, go to my au pair meeting and then home to bed - because i obviously need more sleep now.
goodnight! xo
well i got up at 7:20, still half asleep, got the kids off the school and then went straight back to bed.. until 1:30pm.
it was beautiful.
but then once i woke up, had lunch and showered, i had to do three loads of clothes, one of sheets and one of towels, sweep and vaccum, clean bathrooms, unpack the dishwasher, tidy everything, the kids got home and i made tomorrows lunches, helped with homework, re-made beds, put clean towels out, made pork and mash for dinner, cleaned up the kitchen and now i am getting ready for my au pair meeting.
a very non stop afternoon.
now i am off to pick up harrison from tae kwon do, go to my au pair meeting and then home to bed - because i obviously need more sleep now.
goodnight! xo
Sunday, 26 February 2012
56 & 55.
hellloooooooooo!
so i am going to cheat and just put my whole fabulous weekend in new york city in one post - starting friday night (after i posted) until now. prepare yourselves, it was a fairly hectic weekend!
friday night - it was about 6:50pm when mickayla picked me up from laurens house and then her host mum dropped us at robyns mansion because originally the plan was that we would all leave from robyns and her host mum would take us to the bus station... well that didn't work out too well and we ended up getting a cab. so the cabbie is late by about half an hour so of course we dont get to hartforf until 8:15pm, fifteen minutes after he bus left, just dandy.
oh and the next bus wasn't until 10. so we sat. and we waited.
pretty uneventful bus trip, got to NYC at about 1am, hailed a cab, got to our hotel which was fancccyyyy. so we checked in, walked up three flights of stairs! to our room (which looked just like the pictures on the internet) dumped our things, the girls went to get some water and things from the convienince store while i facetimed mum to let her know i was safe and sound, so by the time we went to bed it was around 3am.
just before dawn - so we are all fast asleep when about three fire trucks go roaring down our street with the sirens going which woke us all but mickayla who i was in a bed with, sat straight up from her laying position and was yelling "conner! conner!" (who is her two year old host kid) and pretty much climbing over me with her arm stretched out to nothing. so i am like its okay its okay you're just dreaming, and jess is like who the f*** is conner?! and so i was like um she doesn't know where she is, cause she was still freaking out and i thought she must have been asleep, but turns out she was dreaming about conner and thats how it all happened. and in the morning i thought i had dreamt it, but i didn't, and it was the funniest thing i have ever seen in the middle of the night.
saturday - we woke up at 7am, couldnt get back to sleep so we decided to get up and shower and get ready to go exploring. first stop, starbucks which was next door, chilled there for a bit then caught the subway to the top of the upper west side to meet up with one of robyns aussie friends from training school who lives in san fran, to have brunch. it was this cute little cafe called 'indian road cafe' and i got eggs benadict which was the first time in 11 months, although they weren't that great - the coffee shop in australia'a are wayyy better.
we left there and caught the subway over to the bronx, then got a cab the rest of the way to the zoo. and almost died doing it because our cab driver was about 2cm away from smashing into the back of the can inf ront of us. which was crap. taronga is heaps better. it was $16 to get in, and it was cold, and we couldn't see the turtles, lions, tigers, monkeys, there was no rhino, or elephant, or giraffe and the only animals we did see was a leapord which was pretty much crying (it sounded like a kitten looking for its mum). the highlight of the zoo was the photo booth which was hilarious. and then of course it started to snow! yeah, snow.. and it wasn't forcasted so we were not prepared at all. decided to leave the craptastic zoo and get the subway back to times square. went to sephora (a huge beauty shop) and i brought a new concealer which is just beautiful - it covers everything! and a double ended foundation and concealer brush, which ladys reading this - if you do not own a foundation or concealer brush do yourself a favour and buy one. best invention ever. it puts on your makeup 100 times better and it actually lasts longer on your face. a bit expensive but worth every cent. best buy ever.
then to forever 21, where i got a ring, braclets, necklace and headband.
left there and got stopped by a guy asking if we liked stand up comedy, so we (mickayla and i, robyn and jess were at maccas peeing) tried to brush him off because there are so many of the same guys doing the exact same thing in times square but in the end we got four tickets for $60 for the 8pm show on broadway.
went to a bar and grill on "resteraunt avenue" for lunch/dinner - linner? dunch?
got the subway back to the motel - hung out for an hour while jess skyped with her new host family (she is in rematch) and then we got the subway back downtown for the show.
it was absolutely hilarious! there were six comedians, it went for an hour and a half and they didnt check ID's (it was a two drink minimum for the show anyway) so we got to drink as well.
it finished and we got back on the subway, again, to the motel to shower, makeup, hair, dressed, pre drink, before we went out. b the time we got on the subway down to soho it was midnight - but still as busy as ever, in the city that never sleeps. got to webster hall (a 19+ nightclub) which has five storys of dance floors, all different styles of music..
so we partied hard until 4:30am, decided to get a cab home because we were in no state to figure out the subway system. went to maccas, got a feed, went back to the room - drank a little more and then passed out around 6:30am.
sunday - woke up with a massive hangover at 9:30am, quickly showered, packed our stuff up and went to get coffee before walking three blocks to central park - which was cool but also because its winter everything looks dead and it isnt as wonderful as the movies.
then we went on the subway to the brroklyn bridge. got breakfast/lunch/dinner at the best indian place ever. the lamb korma was delicious! then we walked to the middle of the brooklyn bridge took photos then walked back..
got back on the subway and met julia, who had been in NYC with her parents all weekend, on 5th avenue (where all the deisgner brand stores are, and so naturally all the rich people hang out.
and we went to the abercrombie and fitch store and got a photo with the absolutely smokin hot guy without his shirt on. we also got a polaroid picture too so it went straight on the pin board when i got home so i can look at his sexinesss every single day.
went to buy an 'i love NY' t-shirt, went to starbucks to rest our sore feet before getting on my last subway ride ever in NYC back to the station where the buses are.
we caught the 6pm bus home, slept some of the way, talked to chloe on the phone and got back to hartford at about 8:40pm.
julia dropped me home, i have unpacked, showered eaten some toast, and because i am just so dedicated, even though i have had a total of seven hours sleep since waking up on friday morning, i wrote my enormous blog anyway.. lucky i love you all.
now i am going to sleep. and then the plan is to send the kids to school and sleep some more.
goodnight! xo
so i am going to cheat and just put my whole fabulous weekend in new york city in one post - starting friday night (after i posted) until now. prepare yourselves, it was a fairly hectic weekend!
friday night - it was about 6:50pm when mickayla picked me up from laurens house and then her host mum dropped us at robyns mansion because originally the plan was that we would all leave from robyns and her host mum would take us to the bus station... well that didn't work out too well and we ended up getting a cab. so the cabbie is late by about half an hour so of course we dont get to hartforf until 8:15pm, fifteen minutes after he bus left, just dandy.
oh and the next bus wasn't until 10. so we sat. and we waited.
pretty uneventful bus trip, got to NYC at about 1am, hailed a cab, got to our hotel which was fancccyyyy. so we checked in, walked up three flights of stairs! to our room (which looked just like the pictures on the internet) dumped our things, the girls went to get some water and things from the convienince store while i facetimed mum to let her know i was safe and sound, so by the time we went to bed it was around 3am.
just before dawn - so we are all fast asleep when about three fire trucks go roaring down our street with the sirens going which woke us all but mickayla who i was in a bed with, sat straight up from her laying position and was yelling "conner! conner!" (who is her two year old host kid) and pretty much climbing over me with her arm stretched out to nothing. so i am like its okay its okay you're just dreaming, and jess is like who the f*** is conner?! and so i was like um she doesn't know where she is, cause she was still freaking out and i thought she must have been asleep, but turns out she was dreaming about conner and thats how it all happened. and in the morning i thought i had dreamt it, but i didn't, and it was the funniest thing i have ever seen in the middle of the night.
saturday - we woke up at 7am, couldnt get back to sleep so we decided to get up and shower and get ready to go exploring. first stop, starbucks which was next door, chilled there for a bit then caught the subway to the top of the upper west side to meet up with one of robyns aussie friends from training school who lives in san fran, to have brunch. it was this cute little cafe called 'indian road cafe' and i got eggs benadict which was the first time in 11 months, although they weren't that great - the coffee shop in australia'a are wayyy better.
we left there and caught the subway over to the bronx, then got a cab the rest of the way to the zoo. and almost died doing it because our cab driver was about 2cm away from smashing into the back of the can inf ront of us. which was crap. taronga is heaps better. it was $16 to get in, and it was cold, and we couldn't see the turtles, lions, tigers, monkeys, there was no rhino, or elephant, or giraffe and the only animals we did see was a leapord which was pretty much crying (it sounded like a kitten looking for its mum). the highlight of the zoo was the photo booth which was hilarious. and then of course it started to snow! yeah, snow.. and it wasn't forcasted so we were not prepared at all. decided to leave the craptastic zoo and get the subway back to times square. went to sephora (a huge beauty shop) and i brought a new concealer which is just beautiful - it covers everything! and a double ended foundation and concealer brush, which ladys reading this - if you do not own a foundation or concealer brush do yourself a favour and buy one. best invention ever. it puts on your makeup 100 times better and it actually lasts longer on your face. a bit expensive but worth every cent. best buy ever.
then to forever 21, where i got a ring, braclets, necklace and headband.
left there and got stopped by a guy asking if we liked stand up comedy, so we (mickayla and i, robyn and jess were at maccas peeing) tried to brush him off because there are so many of the same guys doing the exact same thing in times square but in the end we got four tickets for $60 for the 8pm show on broadway.
went to a bar and grill on "resteraunt avenue" for lunch/dinner - linner? dunch?
got the subway back to the motel - hung out for an hour while jess skyped with her new host family (she is in rematch) and then we got the subway back downtown for the show.
it was absolutely hilarious! there were six comedians, it went for an hour and a half and they didnt check ID's (it was a two drink minimum for the show anyway) so we got to drink as well.
it finished and we got back on the subway, again, to the motel to shower, makeup, hair, dressed, pre drink, before we went out. b the time we got on the subway down to soho it was midnight - but still as busy as ever, in the city that never sleeps. got to webster hall (a 19+ nightclub) which has five storys of dance floors, all different styles of music..
so we partied hard until 4:30am, decided to get a cab home because we were in no state to figure out the subway system. went to maccas, got a feed, went back to the room - drank a little more and then passed out around 6:30am.
sunday - woke up with a massive hangover at 9:30am, quickly showered, packed our stuff up and went to get coffee before walking three blocks to central park - which was cool but also because its winter everything looks dead and it isnt as wonderful as the movies.
then we went on the subway to the brroklyn bridge. got breakfast/lunch/dinner at the best indian place ever. the lamb korma was delicious! then we walked to the middle of the brooklyn bridge took photos then walked back..
got back on the subway and met julia, who had been in NYC with her parents all weekend, on 5th avenue (where all the deisgner brand stores are, and so naturally all the rich people hang out.
and we went to the abercrombie and fitch store and got a photo with the absolutely smokin hot guy without his shirt on. we also got a polaroid picture too so it went straight on the pin board when i got home so i can look at his sexinesss every single day.
went to buy an 'i love NY' t-shirt, went to starbucks to rest our sore feet before getting on my last subway ride ever in NYC back to the station where the buses are.
we caught the 6pm bus home, slept some of the way, talked to chloe on the phone and got back to hartford at about 8:40pm.
julia dropped me home, i have unpacked, showered eaten some toast, and because i am just so dedicated, even though i have had a total of seven hours sleep since waking up on friday morning, i wrote my enormous blog anyway.. lucky i love you all.
now i am going to sleep. and then the plan is to send the kids to school and sleep some more.
goodnight! xo
Friday, 24 February 2012
57.
hey!
well it snowed last night. and i had no idea. i got a text from karen at 6:40am telling me the kids had a 90 minute delay for school and to drive carefully home. so i look out the window and everything is covered in snow. so i got up early because i knew i would have to drive really slowly home.
fed the dog, got all my things together because last night was my last night there, and went outside to battle the snow.
it wasn't snowing this morning but i only had my suede boots (not snow appropriate what so ever) and i had to use my arm to get the foot of snow off the car.
finally got home and the kids and i just chilled all morning until they went to school at 9:45.
i did the washing, cleaned the floors, tidyed their bedrooms, and then started to pack for NYC.
boy oh boy.. i hate my wardrobe. i could not find anything i wanted to wear. but eventually - after i tried on three hundred different outfits and made huge piles of clothes on my floor i found "the ones".
packed, had a nanna nap, kids came home, and went straight to the tv.
oh and i downloaded some new songs. i have a favourite boy band- yes, boyband. they are called 'the wanted'. and dayyyuuummmm they are mighty fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggzxInyzVE&ob=av2e&noredirect=1 - watch it.
well i am going to NYC in two hours - will let you know how amazing it is!
goodnight xo
well it snowed last night. and i had no idea. i got a text from karen at 6:40am telling me the kids had a 90 minute delay for school and to drive carefully home. so i look out the window and everything is covered in snow. so i got up early because i knew i would have to drive really slowly home.
fed the dog, got all my things together because last night was my last night there, and went outside to battle the snow.
it wasn't snowing this morning but i only had my suede boots (not snow appropriate what so ever) and i had to use my arm to get the foot of snow off the car.
finally got home and the kids and i just chilled all morning until they went to school at 9:45.
i did the washing, cleaned the floors, tidyed their bedrooms, and then started to pack for NYC.
boy oh boy.. i hate my wardrobe. i could not find anything i wanted to wear. but eventually - after i tried on three hundred different outfits and made huge piles of clothes on my floor i found "the ones".
packed, had a nanna nap, kids came home, and went straight to the tv.
oh and i downloaded some new songs. i have a favourite boy band- yes, boyband. they are called 'the wanted'. and dayyyuuummmm they are mighty fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggzxInyzVE&ob=av2e&noredirect=1 - watch it.
well i am going to NYC in two hours - will let you know how amazing it is!
goodnight xo
Thursday, 23 February 2012
58.
hey australia..
well to start with, last night i realised that BOTH my ipod and phone had died (my chargers are at home), which means i would have no alarm to wake me up. so i found laurens phone and turned it on, set the alarm on it, but then realised it was going to die as well.. and do you think i could find her charger? of course i couldn't.
so at 11:20pm i had to call karen at home (which i had to find our number in the white pages online because i dont know the number without my phone) and get her to call me at 7am so i would be home in time to get the kids ready for school.
after that little drama i was up on time, stopped to get milk, in my pjs which no one cared about again..
kids went to school - i did rachel's hair in an old style bun because she was doing a speech as a jane addams today, then i went to spin class, which was a whole lot more deathly then usual. we had to put all the resistance on the bike, stand up and pedal, for the whole length of the song 'sweet child of mine'. does anyone know how long that god awful song goes for? seven freakin minutes.. seven! i could have died.
so i finished (without dying, phew) and went home to shower and nap..
i am a master napper. i can nap anywhere, anytime.. i think of it as a pretty awesome quality.
kids got home, two of them went to the library with their dad so i had an extremely easy arvo with the other two.
got homework done, played some games, made some dinner, got matty ready for scouts and then finished.
came hoem to laurens and skyped with stevie for two hours. watched greys anatomy and now ready for jersey shore.
goodnight xo
p.s thankyou to stephanie peters for my lovely birthday present!
well to start with, last night i realised that BOTH my ipod and phone had died (my chargers are at home), which means i would have no alarm to wake me up. so i found laurens phone and turned it on, set the alarm on it, but then realised it was going to die as well.. and do you think i could find her charger? of course i couldn't.
so at 11:20pm i had to call karen at home (which i had to find our number in the white pages online because i dont know the number without my phone) and get her to call me at 7am so i would be home in time to get the kids ready for school.
after that little drama i was up on time, stopped to get milk, in my pjs which no one cared about again..
kids went to school - i did rachel's hair in an old style bun because she was doing a speech as a jane addams today, then i went to spin class, which was a whole lot more deathly then usual. we had to put all the resistance on the bike, stand up and pedal, for the whole length of the song 'sweet child of mine'. does anyone know how long that god awful song goes for? seven freakin minutes.. seven! i could have died.
so i finished (without dying, phew) and went home to shower and nap..
i am a master napper. i can nap anywhere, anytime.. i think of it as a pretty awesome quality.
kids got home, two of them went to the library with their dad so i had an extremely easy arvo with the other two.
got homework done, played some games, made some dinner, got matty ready for scouts and then finished.
came hoem to laurens and skyped with stevie for two hours. watched greys anatomy and now ready for jersey shore.
goodnight xo
p.s thankyou to stephanie peters for my lovely birthday present!
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
59.
hello!
wow, into the fiftys already. i will be home in no time.
this morning the kids went to school and i went back to bed.
because i got to laurens so late last night, and my fantastic book sucked me in to a good hour or so's worth of reading i didnt sleep untila lmost midnight, so i napped until 11.
got up and re made rachel and garretts beds with clean sheets, broke a freakin nail while doing it! not happy jan, not happy at all.
went to the gym for two hours - while i was there and on the treadmill i happened to glance up from my tv screen.. in the gym they have these little things on the wall that you pull out wet disinfecting wipes out of to wipe down the equipment after you use it. so anyway there is one about five metres in front of me and there is this guy trying to pull a wipe out but there is only about 5cm of the wipe hanging out of the bottom and because it is wet it must have been slippery, and the box must have been jammed because this big muscley guy is trying with all his might to get a wipe out. and he would stop trying, wipe his hands on his pants and then try again, and his face was strained and everything and i was cracking up laughing but had to pretend it was at the tv although i do think he knew it was at him. it was the funniest thing i have ever seen.
came home, showered, read more book..
kids came home, we did homework, rach and i practised her speech for tomorrow, played mastermind with harrison, made dinner and then finished.
now i am home ready for one tree hill and very excited to finish my book.
goodnight xo
wow, into the fiftys already. i will be home in no time.
this morning the kids went to school and i went back to bed.
because i got to laurens so late last night, and my fantastic book sucked me in to a good hour or so's worth of reading i didnt sleep untila lmost midnight, so i napped until 11.
got up and re made rachel and garretts beds with clean sheets, broke a freakin nail while doing it! not happy jan, not happy at all.
went to the gym for two hours - while i was there and on the treadmill i happened to glance up from my tv screen.. in the gym they have these little things on the wall that you pull out wet disinfecting wipes out of to wipe down the equipment after you use it. so anyway there is one about five metres in front of me and there is this guy trying to pull a wipe out but there is only about 5cm of the wipe hanging out of the bottom and because it is wet it must have been slippery, and the box must have been jammed because this big muscley guy is trying with all his might to get a wipe out. and he would stop trying, wipe his hands on his pants and then try again, and his face was strained and everything and i was cracking up laughing but had to pretend it was at the tv although i do think he knew it was at him. it was the funniest thing i have ever seen.
came home, showered, read more book..
kids came home, we did homework, rach and i practised her speech for tomorrow, played mastermind with harrison, made dinner and then finished.
now i am home ready for one tree hill and very excited to finish my book.
goodnight xo
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
60.
hey!
this week is supposed to be mid-winter break, but because of the masssive snow storm on october and the hurricane in september they had too many days off and so now they have to make them up which means that instead of having five days off they only get two - they hate it, me? well i'm not exactly complaining..
so the kids were all at home today.
i woke up, stopped to get milk and petrol on my way there.. i could ahve sworn the car was going to break down because the fuel guage was so low, but it didn't. and then at the petrol station no one even battered an eye lash when i walked in in my bright pink snowman covered pj pants with boots and a winter jacket - because you see, in america, pajamas are socially acceptable, it is super weird.
got home and the kids and i had breakfast.. rachel and i worked on her project on jane addams who won a noble prize in 1934 - i know this because i now know everything there is to know about jane addams - rachel and i have been practising all day because she has to memerise everything about her and then pretend to be her on thursday.
then at 11:30 we left home and went to ESPN for lunch, and got a tour as well. so that was cool, and karen is looking into a shot glass for my collection.
then we came home, i went digging in the attic for the swimmers box because i took the kids to the indoor pool at the gym for a swim with their grandma and friends of the family.
then by the time we were home from that it was 5pm. so we played cards while i folded washing, and then i made dinner and we played mastermind.
got the kids showered and teeth brushed, finished at 7pm, and then ten minutes later julia called and said she was stuck in hartford because her host mum forgot to pick her up and asked if i could get her.
so because i am such a brilliant friend, i went and got her, dropped her home, went to starbucks, booked NYC for this weekend - which by the way isn't even a hostel. it some fancy hotel on the upper west side, three blocks from central park! can. not. wait.
then i rushed home, soomed through the shower, got back in the car and came to laurens to feed the poor dog at 10pm.
now i am so ready for bed. although i may just read a little more of my book. seriously read it. nineteen minutes - jodi picoult. you will not regret it.
goodnight xo
this week is supposed to be mid-winter break, but because of the masssive snow storm on october and the hurricane in september they had too many days off and so now they have to make them up which means that instead of having five days off they only get two - they hate it, me? well i'm not exactly complaining..
so the kids were all at home today.
i woke up, stopped to get milk and petrol on my way there.. i could ahve sworn the car was going to break down because the fuel guage was so low, but it didn't. and then at the petrol station no one even battered an eye lash when i walked in in my bright pink snowman covered pj pants with boots and a winter jacket - because you see, in america, pajamas are socially acceptable, it is super weird.
got home and the kids and i had breakfast.. rachel and i worked on her project on jane addams who won a noble prize in 1934 - i know this because i now know everything there is to know about jane addams - rachel and i have been practising all day because she has to memerise everything about her and then pretend to be her on thursday.
then at 11:30 we left home and went to ESPN for lunch, and got a tour as well. so that was cool, and karen is looking into a shot glass for my collection.
then we came home, i went digging in the attic for the swimmers box because i took the kids to the indoor pool at the gym for a swim with their grandma and friends of the family.
then by the time we were home from that it was 5pm. so we played cards while i folded washing, and then i made dinner and we played mastermind.
got the kids showered and teeth brushed, finished at 7pm, and then ten minutes later julia called and said she was stuck in hartford because her host mum forgot to pick her up and asked if i could get her.
so because i am such a brilliant friend, i went and got her, dropped her home, went to starbucks, booked NYC for this weekend - which by the way isn't even a hostel. it some fancy hotel on the upper west side, three blocks from central park! can. not. wait.
then i rushed home, soomed through the shower, got back in the car and came to laurens to feed the poor dog at 10pm.
now i am so ready for bed. although i may just read a little more of my book. seriously read it. nineteen minutes - jodi picoult. you will not regret it.
goodnight xo
Monday, 20 February 2012
61.
hey!
well today is presidents day so no school for the kids. although they have been at their dads all weekend so he didn't drop them back until lunch time today, so i got a third sleep in! when i did wake up i read my book - i am half way through and it is getting better by the page - had breakfast, packed up my things and then went home at 1pm.
had lunch with the kids, then we went outside and played capture the flag, except playing with five people and not 35 people (a class) is a whole lot harder, so then we switched to soccer and then one by one the kids dropped out and went inside until it was just matty and i left so we taught each other how to play american and aussie footy. and he is looking to be a future quarter back - has quite an arm for an eight year old.
then their grandma came oer for a visit so we sat and had cake and tea, then she left and the kids and i watched 'daddy day care'..
then i got them all showered, we had french toast for dinner, i showered and then came back to laurens.
now i am watching gossip girl.
goodnight xo
well today is presidents day so no school for the kids. although they have been at their dads all weekend so he didn't drop them back until lunch time today, so i got a third sleep in! when i did wake up i read my book - i am half way through and it is getting better by the page - had breakfast, packed up my things and then went home at 1pm.
had lunch with the kids, then we went outside and played capture the flag, except playing with five people and not 35 people (a class) is a whole lot harder, so then we switched to soccer and then one by one the kids dropped out and went inside until it was just matty and i left so we taught each other how to play american and aussie footy. and he is looking to be a future quarter back - has quite an arm for an eight year old.
then their grandma came oer for a visit so we sat and had cake and tea, then she left and the kids and i watched 'daddy day care'..
then i got them all showered, we had french toast for dinner, i showered and then came back to laurens.
now i am watching gossip girl.
goodnight xo
Sunday, 19 February 2012
62.
hey.. again.
well this morning it was looking a lot like yesterday. i wanted to go to the mall (to return some stockings i bought at h&m because the crutch hangs about 20cm away from my actual crutch) and then to the movies to see 'this means war' with reece witherspoon. but all the people i texted didn't even reply.. rejected. obviously. so i accepted that i was to spend the day in bed watching tv, for a second day.
but then after i made lunch, robyn called and asked if i wanted to go to lunch with her because she had a few hours off before she had to start work again, but i said no (i already made lunch remember?) and so she came here instead and we started organising next weekends trip to NYC.
we think we have found the hostel we want to stay in - its two blocks for central park on the upper west side.
then she left to go to work, and i got ready because eza and mickayla invited me to the mall and dinner.
so at the mall i brought, a pink bed t-shirt, three quarter bed pants and a pair of pj shorts at aeropostle, and a grey blazer and orange knit singlet from h&m (which i forgot to take my stockings with to exchange, dammit).
then i went to nordstrom to find dad a present, still undecided but i did get a few samples of my idea. so i have to go back soon to make a final decision.
then we went to 'brio grill' for dinner and got the $20 three course meal, tomato bisque for starters, lasagne (although not as good as mumma bears of course) for main and carrot cake for dessert.
came back to laurens, showered, spoke to mum and now i am going to read my book until i fall asleep.
goodnight xo
well this morning it was looking a lot like yesterday. i wanted to go to the mall (to return some stockings i bought at h&m because the crutch hangs about 20cm away from my actual crutch) and then to the movies to see 'this means war' with reece witherspoon. but all the people i texted didn't even reply.. rejected. obviously. so i accepted that i was to spend the day in bed watching tv, for a second day.
but then after i made lunch, robyn called and asked if i wanted to go to lunch with her because she had a few hours off before she had to start work again, but i said no (i already made lunch remember?) and so she came here instead and we started organising next weekends trip to NYC.
we think we have found the hostel we want to stay in - its two blocks for central park on the upper west side.
then she left to go to work, and i got ready because eza and mickayla invited me to the mall and dinner.
so at the mall i brought, a pink bed t-shirt, three quarter bed pants and a pair of pj shorts at aeropostle, and a grey blazer and orange knit singlet from h&m (which i forgot to take my stockings with to exchange, dammit).
then i went to nordstrom to find dad a present, still undecided but i did get a few samples of my idea. so i have to go back soon to make a final decision.
then we went to 'brio grill' for dinner and got the $20 three course meal, tomato bisque for starters, lasagne (although not as good as mumma bears of course) for main and carrot cake for dessert.
came back to laurens, showered, spoke to mum and now i am going to read my book until i fall asleep.
goodnight xo
63.
hello!
no, i did not post yesterday.. why? because there was nothing to say.
nothing. zip. zero. nada.
and i didn't want to turn my lap top on.
i woke up, ate, watched a movie, another movie, ate, watched another movie, anddd another movie, ate, showered, read my book, talked to mum, slept.
the end.
please skip to next blog now. xo
no, i did not post yesterday.. why? because there was nothing to say.
nothing. zip. zero. nada.
and i didn't want to turn my lap top on.
i woke up, ate, watched a movie, another movie, ate, watched another movie, anddd another movie, ate, showered, read my book, talked to mum, slept.
the end.
please skip to next blog now. xo
Friday, 17 February 2012
64.
hello!
today was beautiful!
10 degrees during the day and nice and sunny.
went home, did the washing and packed the kids clothes for their dads, and then after i cleaned up the house i finished my book - 'true believer' and it was such a nice ending, i definatly recommend it - and then i went back to bed.
got up at about 11, packed my things for the weekend (i will be at laurens all weekend), had lunch, went to the gym, and got home just in time for harrison to get home.
waited for half an hour, and started a new book, 'nineteen minutes' by jodi picoult and i am hooked already.
kids got home i gave them all a packed snack and drink and they left by 4pm to go to their dads.
and because its presidents day on monday its a three day weekend and they arnt getting dropped home until monday arvo.. so three day weekend for me too! wooooooo! i am so excited.
after they left, i showered, moisturised (i have a tnne of body moisturiser and i need to use it before i go home to australia, so i slather myself after every shower and then dance around to my ipod - yes naked - while it soaks in) and then straigtened my hair, just to see how long it is getting..
put all my stuff in the car, and then went to stop and shop, not for anything in particuler, just because i like being around people lol although i did buy some dried snap pea crisps..
came home to laurens, had chinese for dinner, talked to mum in fiji, watched jersey shore and now i am just chillin with the dog.
goodnight xo
p.s i dont know if you know what 'the cinnamon challenge' is but it is a youtube phenomenon at the moment.
what you do is you take a tablespoon of cinnamon, and put it in your mouth and try to swallow it - it most cases this is impossible. so anyways i have watched a few of them, all fails, and then i found the most hilarious one ever - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyk7utV_D2I
you have to watch it. i laughed the whole entire time. maybe type in cinnamon challenge into youtube first and watch a couple of other ones so you get the idea and then watch hers. my god i haven't laughed so hard in a looong time.
today was beautiful!
10 degrees during the day and nice and sunny.
went home, did the washing and packed the kids clothes for their dads, and then after i cleaned up the house i finished my book - 'true believer' and it was such a nice ending, i definatly recommend it - and then i went back to bed.
got up at about 11, packed my things for the weekend (i will be at laurens all weekend), had lunch, went to the gym, and got home just in time for harrison to get home.
waited for half an hour, and started a new book, 'nineteen minutes' by jodi picoult and i am hooked already.
kids got home i gave them all a packed snack and drink and they left by 4pm to go to their dads.
and because its presidents day on monday its a three day weekend and they arnt getting dropped home until monday arvo.. so three day weekend for me too! wooooooo! i am so excited.
after they left, i showered, moisturised (i have a tnne of body moisturiser and i need to use it before i go home to australia, so i slather myself after every shower and then dance around to my ipod - yes naked - while it soaks in) and then straigtened my hair, just to see how long it is getting..
put all my stuff in the car, and then went to stop and shop, not for anything in particuler, just because i like being around people lol although i did buy some dried snap pea crisps..
came home to laurens, had chinese for dinner, talked to mum in fiji, watched jersey shore and now i am just chillin with the dog.
goodnight xo
p.s i dont know if you know what 'the cinnamon challenge' is but it is a youtube phenomenon at the moment.
what you do is you take a tablespoon of cinnamon, and put it in your mouth and try to swallow it - it most cases this is impossible. so anyways i have watched a few of them, all fails, and then i found the most hilarious one ever - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyk7utV_D2I
you have to watch it. i laughed the whole entire time. maybe type in cinnamon challenge into youtube first and watch a couple of other ones so you get the idea and then watch hers. my god i haven't laughed so hard in a looong time.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
65.
hey!
today was a very cold, rainy, dreary, bed time kind of day..
i got up and went home - the kids went to school, i put my gym clothes on, ddropped the dvds back, went to the gym and did death class, went for a swim, came to laurens to let the dog out for a while, so i watched one tree hill and had a cuppa..
dropped something off at the town hall for the family i am dog sitting for, went home and showered, went to karens mums to help her clean up the spare room, helped her do her grocerys while i got some things for myself this weekend, then went home in time for the kids.
we did homework and played foozeball, i made dinner, the boys and rach went to scouts and harrison and i hung out until karen got home.
now i am at laurens, watching friends and waiting for vampire diaries.
oh and 'real steel' is such an awesome movie! hugh jakmans fake american accent is pretty shitty, but other then that it was super good. i was so into it, i was cheering in my bed lol
goodnight xo
today was a very cold, rainy, dreary, bed time kind of day..
i got up and went home - the kids went to school, i put my gym clothes on, ddropped the dvds back, went to the gym and did death class, went for a swim, came to laurens to let the dog out for a while, so i watched one tree hill and had a cuppa..
dropped something off at the town hall for the family i am dog sitting for, went home and showered, went to karens mums to help her clean up the spare room, helped her do her grocerys while i got some things for myself this weekend, then went home in time for the kids.
we did homework and played foozeball, i made dinner, the boys and rach went to scouts and harrison and i hung out until karen got home.
now i am at laurens, watching friends and waiting for vampire diaries.
oh and 'real steel' is such an awesome movie! hugh jakmans fake american accent is pretty shitty, but other then that it was super good. i was so into it, i was cheering in my bed lol
goodnight xo
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
66.
hey!
back home, to a normal morning again, kids went to school, i went to the gym, stopped to get some avocado and tomato from the store, oh and some cheese.. its called laughing cow, and you get eight wedges, they are only 35 calories a wedge, heaps of different flavours (i get herb and garlic) and they taste amazing!!! i am addicted to them.
went home and had lunch, showered and then went to help put away christmas stuff in the attic at karens mums house.
came home and folded washing, watched 'drive' with ryan gosling in it - it was okay but i wouldn't recommend it. it was kind of strange.
kids got home, we did homework, played fooze ball, i made dinner, finished, got petrol and now i am at laurens and about to watch 'real steel' with hugh jackman.. will let you know how it is.
goodnight xo
p.s mum and tanya are currently in fiji, and i am soooo jealous.
back home, to a normal morning again, kids went to school, i went to the gym, stopped to get some avocado and tomato from the store, oh and some cheese.. its called laughing cow, and you get eight wedges, they are only 35 calories a wedge, heaps of different flavours (i get herb and garlic) and they taste amazing!!! i am addicted to them.
went home and had lunch, showered and then went to help put away christmas stuff in the attic at karens mums house.
came home and folded washing, watched 'drive' with ryan gosling in it - it was okay but i wouldn't recommend it. it was kind of strange.
kids got home, we did homework, played fooze ball, i made dinner, finished, got petrol and now i am at laurens and about to watch 'real steel' with hugh jackman.. will let you know how it is.
goodnight xo
p.s mum and tanya are currently in fiji, and i am soooo jealous.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
67.
hey!
well happy american valentines day!
i drove back home this morning, and the kitchen was full of love heart healium balloons and the kids had love heart shaped waffles for breakfast - i restrained myself though, and had multi grain cherios instead - they got all their valentine gifts together and then went to school.
america makes the biggest deal out of valentines day - the kids all get a secret valentine at school that they have to buy a present for and then they take a small valentine card with some sort of candy to give to everyone in the class. it isn't like that in australia right? we never did that at school? the only time you gave gifts was if you had a boyfriend/girlfiend and you were over the age of like 14... and i cant ever remember waking up and it being any different to any other day..
anyways, when the kids left i cleaned up from breakfast, swept, had a nanna nap, made myself and the kids (for afternoon snack) chocolate covered strawberries, had lunch, went to the gym for an hour and a half, came home and showered and then the kids were home...
my guess is that they ahve been eating suagr all day ling and so they were as hypo as ever and homework was a major headache.
then we took harrison to tae kwon do, i made dinner, picked harrison up, and then finshed at 7pm.
came back to laurens and now i am eating my chocolate strawberries, having a cuppa, with a face mask on and watching gossip girl from last night..
goodnight! xo
well happy american valentines day!
i drove back home this morning, and the kitchen was full of love heart healium balloons and the kids had love heart shaped waffles for breakfast - i restrained myself though, and had multi grain cherios instead - they got all their valentine gifts together and then went to school.
america makes the biggest deal out of valentines day - the kids all get a secret valentine at school that they have to buy a present for and then they take a small valentine card with some sort of candy to give to everyone in the class. it isn't like that in australia right? we never did that at school? the only time you gave gifts was if you had a boyfriend/girlfiend and you were over the age of like 14... and i cant ever remember waking up and it being any different to any other day..
anyways, when the kids left i cleaned up from breakfast, swept, had a nanna nap, made myself and the kids (for afternoon snack) chocolate covered strawberries, had lunch, went to the gym for an hour and a half, came home and showered and then the kids were home...
my guess is that they ahve been eating suagr all day ling and so they were as hypo as ever and homework was a major headache.
then we took harrison to tae kwon do, i made dinner, picked harrison up, and then finshed at 7pm.
came back to laurens and now i am eating my chocolate strawberries, having a cuppa, with a face mask on and watching gossip girl from last night..
goodnight! xo
Monday, 13 February 2012
68.
hello australia!
well when i woke up this morning - at 6:50am - gah. because i have to drive to work at the moment, i gatehred all my weekend things up, fed the dog, let her out to pee and then i drove back home.
got there, made lunches, did breakfast, got the kids ready and just on the bus in time. swept the floors, started three loads of washing, tidyed up from the weekend, did the dishwasher, had a nanna nap, came back to laurens to let her outside to run around for a while and pee, went to the gym for an hour and a half, went home, showered, folded laundry, helped with homework, played mastermind, made dinner, watched the kids for an extra hour and then back to laurens i came... but i did miss the first five minutes of pretty little liars.
i also got redbook in the mail today and harrison and matty told me they liked my nails today.. they actually notcied that i had just gotten them done - how cute.
goodnight xo
p.s happy valentines day!
well when i woke up this morning - at 6:50am - gah. because i have to drive to work at the moment, i gatehred all my weekend things up, fed the dog, let her out to pee and then i drove back home.
got there, made lunches, did breakfast, got the kids ready and just on the bus in time. swept the floors, started three loads of washing, tidyed up from the weekend, did the dishwasher, had a nanna nap, came back to laurens to let her outside to run around for a while and pee, went to the gym for an hour and a half, went home, showered, folded laundry, helped with homework, played mastermind, made dinner, watched the kids for an extra hour and then back to laurens i came... but i did miss the first five minutes of pretty little liars.
i also got redbook in the mail today and harrison and matty told me they liked my nails today.. they actually notcied that i had just gotten them done - how cute.
goodnight xo
p.s happy valentines day!
Sunday, 12 February 2012
69.
hey!
and we enter the sixtys!
... with a question, for anyone really.
whenever i get out of the car and touch the edge of the door to close it i get an electric zap.. just a little one, but what the hell? does anyone know why?
oh and by the way, today i did nothing. i woke up to complete and utter silence. rare, very very rare. so i enjoyed every second of it.
and i watched 'texas killing fields' whuich i only got because it was cheaper to get four dvds than three from red box, and sam worthington was in it. wasnt that great though.
and i watched 'dolphin tale' which was great! such a nice movie. i even went on the website afterwards to watch the real dolphin on the webcam lol
quickly went down to stop and shop to return the dvds and now i am watching law and order..
well, goodnight xo
and we enter the sixtys!
... with a question, for anyone really.
whenever i get out of the car and touch the edge of the door to close it i get an electric zap.. just a little one, but what the hell? does anyone know why?
oh and by the way, today i did nothing. i woke up to complete and utter silence. rare, very very rare. so i enjoyed every second of it.
and i watched 'texas killing fields' whuich i only got because it was cheaper to get four dvds than three from red box, and sam worthington was in it. wasnt that great though.
and i watched 'dolphin tale' which was great! such a nice movie. i even went on the website afterwards to watch the real dolphin on the webcam lol
quickly went down to stop and shop to return the dvds and now i am watching law and order..
well, goodnight xo
Saturday, 11 February 2012
70.
hello!
the movie last night - it was beautiful. i recommend it to everyone. although it wasn't as sad as i thought it would be (i was expecting to be sobbing the entire time) it was very romantic. and not to mention channing tatum was as magnificent looking as ever!
oh and before the movies we had a late dinner at bertuccis, i got lemon pepper chicken wings and a side of grilled tuscan vegetables, which was delicious.
got home at midnight, couldnt sleep.. i was cold then boiling hot because of the electric blanket, and the dog was taking up the whole freakin bed! izzy at home on tuesday mornings (my day off school) was bad enough and she is the size the dog i am looking afters head. so i put up with the dog for a while and then at some early hour of the morning i woke up and made her a bed on the lounge - which is where she will be sleeping from now on.
then my alarm went off at 7, i got up, had breakfast and drove back to my house to get ready and switch cars, then went to the dentist. i did get lost though, shocker, and stopped at a dunkin donuts to steal their
wi-fi so i could get a map on google. anyway, i found the dentist, got a full clean for free (today was free dental for under 21's) then i went to marshells to use my gift card i have. i got a really nice red calvin klein bra and a pair of pj pants. went to starbucks for a while and got a chai latte while i read my book..
went to kohl's to spend my 'kohl's cash' i got at christmas time for spending over $50. and i got a gold ring and a stack of gold, brown and green bangles..
then got my nails done, sexy sexy red! they look wayyyy hotter than the blue nail polish i have at home.
went to stop and shop to get some fruit and stuff..
came home to laurens, watched 'final destination 5' which was exactly the same as the last four.
had a shower, watched 'contagion' which was pretty good.
made dinner (i put a frozen spinach ravioli in the oven) and now i am watching the lion king. all by myself, being lonley. but, on the plus side, it is peacefully quiet here. the only noise other than me typing is the tv.. bliss.
well goodnight! xo
the movie last night - it was beautiful. i recommend it to everyone. although it wasn't as sad as i thought it would be (i was expecting to be sobbing the entire time) it was very romantic. and not to mention channing tatum was as magnificent looking as ever!
oh and before the movies we had a late dinner at bertuccis, i got lemon pepper chicken wings and a side of grilled tuscan vegetables, which was delicious.
got home at midnight, couldnt sleep.. i was cold then boiling hot because of the electric blanket, and the dog was taking up the whole freakin bed! izzy at home on tuesday mornings (my day off school) was bad enough and she is the size the dog i am looking afters head. so i put up with the dog for a while and then at some early hour of the morning i woke up and made her a bed on the lounge - which is where she will be sleeping from now on.
then my alarm went off at 7, i got up, had breakfast and drove back to my house to get ready and switch cars, then went to the dentist. i did get lost though, shocker, and stopped at a dunkin donuts to steal their
wi-fi so i could get a map on google. anyway, i found the dentist, got a full clean for free (today was free dental for under 21's) then i went to marshells to use my gift card i have. i got a really nice red calvin klein bra and a pair of pj pants. went to starbucks for a while and got a chai latte while i read my book..
went to kohl's to spend my 'kohl's cash' i got at christmas time for spending over $50. and i got a gold ring and a stack of gold, brown and green bangles..
then got my nails done, sexy sexy red! they look wayyyy hotter than the blue nail polish i have at home.
went to stop and shop to get some fruit and stuff..
came home to laurens, watched 'final destination 5' which was exactly the same as the last four.
had a shower, watched 'contagion' which was pretty good.
made dinner (i put a frozen spinach ravioli in the oven) and now i am watching the lion king. all by myself, being lonley. but, on the plus side, it is peacefully quiet here. the only noise other than me typing is the tv.. bliss.
well goodnight! xo
Friday, 10 February 2012
71.
hello!
mission sleep - success!
i closed my eyes at 9:30, and didn't open them again until my alarm went off at 7:30. wonderful nights sleep.
i got up, dropped the kids to school because i didn't want G's diorama to be destroyed on the bus.
came home and did the washing etc..
then at 11 i had an early lunch, went and did an hour workout, then a swim - and dear god, swimming after working out is exhusting. i would do two 25m laps and pretty much die. but i kept on swimming and swimming, for a whole half hour.
came home and showered, packed my stuff up to come to laurens - sidenote..
lauren and her host family have gone to ireland, as you know, and i am dogsitting. so everynight for the next two weeks i will be sleeping at laurens house so i can feed the dog in the morning and night.
then the kids came home, harrison and rachel went to their dads, i had the boys with me, and we just hung out all afternoon. no homework, no scouts, no sports, no anything. stress free afternoon.
karen came home and dropped me to laurens house (from now on i will be using laurens car to get too and from though).
i have connected to the internet, figured out the tv and am now facetiming with mum.
i forgot to tell you about the lady at the library yesterday. so i was at a computer bringing up the pages i needed to print and i look at the lady next to me and she had a freakin chin beard. like about two inches long, grey, on her chin only. now i understand the whole getting old and growing more hair than normal for a woman, but seriously! go to the chemist, or even the grocery store, and buy some face wax. you can even get them in pre waxed strips now for crying out loud, so there isn't even any mess. and that is my rant over.
you can all garuntee that i wont be a hairy faced old lady ;)
anyway, in about fifteen minutes, robyn and jess are picking me up and we are going to dinner and then the movies to see 'the vow'!!!!!! sooo excited. i ahev been waiting for this movie to come out for the last two months! will let you all know how amazing it is.
goodnight xo
mission sleep - success!
i closed my eyes at 9:30, and didn't open them again until my alarm went off at 7:30. wonderful nights sleep.
i got up, dropped the kids to school because i didn't want G's diorama to be destroyed on the bus.
came home and did the washing etc..
then at 11 i had an early lunch, went and did an hour workout, then a swim - and dear god, swimming after working out is exhusting. i would do two 25m laps and pretty much die. but i kept on swimming and swimming, for a whole half hour.
came home and showered, packed my stuff up to come to laurens - sidenote..
lauren and her host family have gone to ireland, as you know, and i am dogsitting. so everynight for the next two weeks i will be sleeping at laurens house so i can feed the dog in the morning and night.
then the kids came home, harrison and rachel went to their dads, i had the boys with me, and we just hung out all afternoon. no homework, no scouts, no sports, no anything. stress free afternoon.
karen came home and dropped me to laurens house (from now on i will be using laurens car to get too and from though).
i have connected to the internet, figured out the tv and am now facetiming with mum.
i forgot to tell you about the lady at the library yesterday. so i was at a computer bringing up the pages i needed to print and i look at the lady next to me and she had a freakin chin beard. like about two inches long, grey, on her chin only. now i understand the whole getting old and growing more hair than normal for a woman, but seriously! go to the chemist, or even the grocery store, and buy some face wax. you can even get them in pre waxed strips now for crying out loud, so there isn't even any mess. and that is my rant over.
you can all garuntee that i wont be a hairy faced old lady ;)
anyway, in about fifteen minutes, robyn and jess are picking me up and we are going to dinner and then the movies to see 'the vow'!!!!!! sooo excited. i ahev been waiting for this movie to come out for the last two months! will let you all know how amazing it is.
goodnight xo
Thursday, 9 February 2012
72.
hey!
so last night i didn't go to sleep until about 1am. this is because my brain just will not stop thinking. i guess because it is so close to going home and there is so much to think about, but also because my daily nanna naps that are an average of two to three hours long, are affecting my sleeping patterns. therefore no nanna nap for me today, and boy am i feeling it right now.
so today i kept nice and busy, and far, far away from my bed, as to not be tempted into dreamland.
so the kids went to school, i went to the gym, did death class which is actually growing on me.. even though it is the hardest, sweatiest, sorest hour of my week afterwards i feel great. then once that was done i did a half hour workout in the gym.
came home and showered, ate my lunch while reading in the sunroom because it is about 10 degrees warmer then the rest of the house is.
then i went to the library, printed out the return label for harrisons birthday present, got three more books - all jodi picoult - went to stop and shop to buy face toner and more vita wheat things because they are delicious. dropped the return package to the ups drop box (when i asked the lady at stop and shop if it was on the other side of the complex she wasn't sure so practically the whole store was giving me directions to a million drop boxes - handy) then i went to karens mums to drop off a bag she left at our house, stopped and got milk at the petrol station, came home and watched criminal minds and by that time the kids were home.
G and i finally finished his shark diorama, which is freakin awesome by the way, we played monopoly AGAIN, i made dinner, the boys went to scouts and then i finished.
now i am having a cuppa, watching vampire diaires..
and my plan for ultimate sleepage tonight is to turn off all electronics at 9, read until 9:30, and then fall straight asleep. fingers crossed all goes to plan :)
goodnight xo
so last night i didn't go to sleep until about 1am. this is because my brain just will not stop thinking. i guess because it is so close to going home and there is so much to think about, but also because my daily nanna naps that are an average of two to three hours long, are affecting my sleeping patterns. therefore no nanna nap for me today, and boy am i feeling it right now.
so today i kept nice and busy, and far, far away from my bed, as to not be tempted into dreamland.
so the kids went to school, i went to the gym, did death class which is actually growing on me.. even though it is the hardest, sweatiest, sorest hour of my week afterwards i feel great. then once that was done i did a half hour workout in the gym.
came home and showered, ate my lunch while reading in the sunroom because it is about 10 degrees warmer then the rest of the house is.
then i went to the library, printed out the return label for harrisons birthday present, got three more books - all jodi picoult - went to stop and shop to buy face toner and more vita wheat things because they are delicious. dropped the return package to the ups drop box (when i asked the lady at stop and shop if it was on the other side of the complex she wasn't sure so practically the whole store was giving me directions to a million drop boxes - handy) then i went to karens mums to drop off a bag she left at our house, stopped and got milk at the petrol station, came home and watched criminal minds and by that time the kids were home.
G and i finally finished his shark diorama, which is freakin awesome by the way, we played monopoly AGAIN, i made dinner, the boys went to scouts and then i finished.
now i am having a cuppa, watching vampire diaires..
and my plan for ultimate sleepage tonight is to turn off all electronics at 9, read until 9:30, and then fall straight asleep. fingers crossed all goes to plan :)
goodnight xo
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
73.
hey!
well another uneventful day.
it feels like i am kind of wasting time in america, like i should be out doing things every day. but where i live, there really is nothing to do. so doing nothing at home is my day, pretty much every working day.
today, i washed clothes and read my book. oh and had a nanna nap.
i was going to go to the gym with lauren but she had to pack her kids stuff for when they go to ireland on friday, and i go as her guest, therefore i didnt go to the gym.
kids came home, G and i added stuff to his diorama, we all played monopoly, took harrison to scouts came home and had dinner, got every one showered, teeth brushed, and in bed by 7pm.
karen came home, i am finished and about to watch one tree hill.
goodnight xo
well another uneventful day.
it feels like i am kind of wasting time in america, like i should be out doing things every day. but where i live, there really is nothing to do. so doing nothing at home is my day, pretty much every working day.
today, i washed clothes and read my book. oh and had a nanna nap.
i was going to go to the gym with lauren but she had to pack her kids stuff for when they go to ireland on friday, and i go as her guest, therefore i didnt go to the gym.
kids came home, G and i added stuff to his diorama, we all played monopoly, took harrison to scouts came home and had dinner, got every one showered, teeth brushed, and in bed by 7pm.
karen came home, i am finished and about to watch one tree hill.
goodnight xo
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
74.
hello!
well the kids went off to school, and i went to the gym with lauren.
she did a spin/boot camp class (which i chose not to do because i was too scared) and i just worked out for an hour an a half.
i was actually pretty proud of myself. by the time lauren came in to get me i was insanely sweating, and that was without nazi spin lady screaming at me.
so then we left, i stopped at the store to get some yogurt, avocados and tomatoes.
then came home, showered, had lunch, a nanna nap and then the kids came home.
did homework, G and i started his shark diorama, played monopoly while making dinner and now i am done and watching 90210.
goodnight xo
well the kids went off to school, and i went to the gym with lauren.
she did a spin/boot camp class (which i chose not to do because i was too scared) and i just worked out for an hour an a half.
i was actually pretty proud of myself. by the time lauren came in to get me i was insanely sweating, and that was without nazi spin lady screaming at me.
so then we left, i stopped at the store to get some yogurt, avocados and tomatoes.
then came home, showered, had lunch, a nanna nap and then the kids came home.
did homework, G and i started his shark diorama, played monopoly while making dinner and now i am done and watching 90210.
goodnight xo
Monday, 6 February 2012
75.
hello!
phew, i am tired. eight loads of washing today.. eight!
because the washing machine broke on tuesday everything that was supposed to be done at the end of the week wasn't done, so yay, i got to do it alllllll today.
four loads of clothes, one load of my clothes, a load of towels and two loads of sheets. at least now absolutely everything is clean. less work tomorrow i suppose.
so i re made everyones (including mine) beds, folded and put away clothes, hung up towels... then i swept, vacummed, wiped, cleaned bathrooms, threw out old food from the fridge, took out the rubbish etc...
and now i am exhusted. it was a longgg day.
oh and the present i got for harrisons birthday he already had, so i have returned it online and will take it to the post office tomorrow.
and i disinfected my room - i am almost completely better now. my nose isn't stuffed and i dont have a headache or so throat, so i cleaned my sheets and clothes/pj's, wiped everything with disinfecting wipes, emptied my bin full of a thousand dirty tissues, sprayed germ killing spray in my room, and now hopefully all the cold germs are gone and i wont get re-sick.
kids came home, i helped G make a mask, played pokemon with harrison, soooo boring lol
made stirfry for dinner, got the kids showered, teeth brushed and in bed by 7:30. done and done.
now i am waiting for pretty little liars, and then later 'smash' which is a new show starting tonight.
goodnight xo
phew, i am tired. eight loads of washing today.. eight!
because the washing machine broke on tuesday everything that was supposed to be done at the end of the week wasn't done, so yay, i got to do it alllllll today.
four loads of clothes, one load of my clothes, a load of towels and two loads of sheets. at least now absolutely everything is clean. less work tomorrow i suppose.
so i re made everyones (including mine) beds, folded and put away clothes, hung up towels... then i swept, vacummed, wiped, cleaned bathrooms, threw out old food from the fridge, took out the rubbish etc...
and now i am exhusted. it was a longgg day.
oh and the present i got for harrisons birthday he already had, so i have returned it online and will take it to the post office tomorrow.
and i disinfected my room - i am almost completely better now. my nose isn't stuffed and i dont have a headache or so throat, so i cleaned my sheets and clothes/pj's, wiped everything with disinfecting wipes, emptied my bin full of a thousand dirty tissues, sprayed germ killing spray in my room, and now hopefully all the cold germs are gone and i wont get re-sick.
kids came home, i helped G make a mask, played pokemon with harrison, soooo boring lol
made stirfry for dinner, got the kids showered, teeth brushed and in bed by 7:30. done and done.
now i am waiting for pretty little liars, and then later 'smash' which is a new show starting tonight.
goodnight xo
Sunday, 5 February 2012
76.
hey!
first of all - YEAAAHHHHH GIANTS!
super bowl was tonight, and everyone else was going for the new england patriots, which makes sense because we live in the new england, but since there needs to be some competition i took it upon myself to go for the giants, and they won! wooooooo! the game was intense, and the patriots almost won, but they didn't quite get there.
the best part of the super bowl though apart from the last ten minutes, as everyone knows, are the commercials. these are my favourites.. for your convienience -
m&m http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33drZUXSzY
greek yogurt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59VUQxX3Dk
chevy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajxr--uMXNE
enjoy.
so apart from going to a super bowl party at skips at about 5 this afternoon, i did nothing.
i am still sick, sooo i stayed in bed.
got up to ahve left over chinese for lunch, read my book, did nothing.
it was excellent.
bedtime now i think. goodnight xo
first of all - YEAAAHHHHH GIANTS!
super bowl was tonight, and everyone else was going for the new england patriots, which makes sense because we live in the new england, but since there needs to be some competition i took it upon myself to go for the giants, and they won! wooooooo! the game was intense, and the patriots almost won, but they didn't quite get there.
the best part of the super bowl though apart from the last ten minutes, as everyone knows, are the commercials. these are my favourites.. for your convienience -
m&m http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33drZUXSzY
greek yogurt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59VUQxX3Dk
chevy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajxr--uMXNE
enjoy.
so apart from going to a super bowl party at skips at about 5 this afternoon, i did nothing.
i am still sick, sooo i stayed in bed.
got up to ahve left over chinese for lunch, read my book, did nothing.
it was excellent.
bedtime now i think. goodnight xo
Saturday, 4 February 2012
77.
heyyy yooooo'
well, i'm not even going to bother writing anything, because i did nothing.
i am sick, so i stayed in bed, and i didnt leave.
once at brunch time i left to make pancakes - because i havent had them since i have been here.
and again at dinner time - to get some chinese for dinner.
oh i did get new curtains for my room though. they are green and they are blackout curtains so hopefully the light stays out in the morning.
and i dont think i told you that my new swimmers came... well they did and i love them but i think they are a bit too short in the body, we will see.. i have 365 days to make my mind up anyway.
and karen brought single air mattress' on sale at target for $4.79 each! oh my god! cheap.
anddd i talked to dad on the phone. i am so excited to move in with him in tamworth!
and thats it.
goodnight xo
well, i'm not even going to bother writing anything, because i did nothing.
i am sick, so i stayed in bed, and i didnt leave.
once at brunch time i left to make pancakes - because i havent had them since i have been here.
and again at dinner time - to get some chinese for dinner.
oh i did get new curtains for my room though. they are green and they are blackout curtains so hopefully the light stays out in the morning.
and i dont think i told you that my new swimmers came... well they did and i love them but i think they are a bit too short in the body, we will see.. i have 365 days to make my mind up anyway.
and karen brought single air mattress' on sale at target for $4.79 each! oh my god! cheap.
anddd i talked to dad on the phone. i am so excited to move in with him in tamworth!
and thats it.
goodnight xo
Friday, 3 February 2012
78.
hello!
still sick. still hating it. i am so sick that i am not even excited about the weekend, because i cant do anything anyway - no one likes a constant nose blowing cold spreader.
and you know what i absolutely hate about being sick? is the stupid stupid stupid packets that the cold and flu tablets come in. you have to peel back this bit of paper stuff and THEN push the tablets out of the foil. and it is hard. like for the love of god, all i want is to not be sick anymore.
so all day today is stayed in bed. however.. what is worse then a pounding headache and runny nose? having a pounding headache and runny nose while there are four guys outside on the garage roof bashing and crashing and fixing things, allll daayyyy loonngggg.
i didnt do any washing today though because the washing machine is still broken..
kids came home, garretts apple sauce exploded in his lunch box, so that was fun cleaning.
then we chilled out and watched tv. made dinner, read my book, finished at 7:30 and showered, and now i am done. not going out to sin city (a club) because i am sick. wahh.
and not planning anything at all this weekend. at least i am saving money.
goodnight xo
still sick. still hating it. i am so sick that i am not even excited about the weekend, because i cant do anything anyway - no one likes a constant nose blowing cold spreader.
and you know what i absolutely hate about being sick? is the stupid stupid stupid packets that the cold and flu tablets come in. you have to peel back this bit of paper stuff and THEN push the tablets out of the foil. and it is hard. like for the love of god, all i want is to not be sick anymore.
so all day today is stayed in bed. however.. what is worse then a pounding headache and runny nose? having a pounding headache and runny nose while there are four guys outside on the garage roof bashing and crashing and fixing things, allll daayyyy loonngggg.
i didnt do any washing today though because the washing machine is still broken..
kids came home, garretts apple sauce exploded in his lunch box, so that was fun cleaning.
then we chilled out and watched tv. made dinner, read my book, finished at 7:30 and showered, and now i am done. not going out to sin city (a club) because i am sick. wahh.
and not planning anything at all this weekend. at least i am saving money.
goodnight xo
Thursday, 2 February 2012
79.
hey!
and we enter the seventys..
it is super crazy how fast time is going.
well last night, boy oh boy.. i barely slept for two hours. that headache i got yesterday has turned into a full on head cold. every part from the bottom of my neck up is killing, throbbing, stabbing, pounding.. constantly!
my throat, my ears, my nose, my head, just everything!
i am already sick of being sick and its only been one day, god dammiitttttt.
so this morning as soon as the kids left i went back to bed..
and woke up to have lunch.
read my book, went to the chemist to stock up on drugs, came home and then the kids pretty much got here twenty minutes later.
did homework, G finished his shark report now all he has to do is make a diorama, and because my head was killing me and they were being good i let them watch tv, on a school day :O cause i am just that generous.
made them dinner, karen came home and took harrison to buy his birthday cake (his birthday is on saturday, and because i am sick i couldnt go to the store but i rang and no where had what he wanted any way so i ordered it online and it shall be here monday - which he is cool with) and then i finished..
finished reading 'safe haven' which was bloody brilliant, watched vampire diaries, greys anatomy and now i am watching jersey shore waiting for my sleepy night time drugs to kick in so i can sleeeep.
goodnight xo
and we enter the seventys..
it is super crazy how fast time is going.
well last night, boy oh boy.. i barely slept for two hours. that headache i got yesterday has turned into a full on head cold. every part from the bottom of my neck up is killing, throbbing, stabbing, pounding.. constantly!
my throat, my ears, my nose, my head, just everything!
i am already sick of being sick and its only been one day, god dammiitttttt.
so this morning as soon as the kids left i went back to bed..
and woke up to have lunch.
read my book, went to the chemist to stock up on drugs, came home and then the kids pretty much got here twenty minutes later.
did homework, G finished his shark report now all he has to do is make a diorama, and because my head was killing me and they were being good i let them watch tv, on a school day :O cause i am just that generous.
made them dinner, karen came home and took harrison to buy his birthday cake (his birthday is on saturday, and because i am sick i couldnt go to the store but i rang and no where had what he wanted any way so i ordered it online and it shall be here monday - which he is cool with) and then i finished..
finished reading 'safe haven' which was bloody brilliant, watched vampire diaries, greys anatomy and now i am watching jersey shore waiting for my sleepy night time drugs to kick in so i can sleeeep.
goodnight xo
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
80.
hey!
wow. hello february. time has flowwnnnn by. it feels like i was in montreal only yesterday.
today it was soooo lovely. it was a warm fifteen degrees by noon, and i was absolutely loving it. it was actually warmer outside in the sun then it was inside.
so the kids went to school, i started and abruptly finished the washing because the washing machine has decided to be a major turd and wont drain/spin the water out. and because the water is trapped in there, there door wont unlock (it is a front load washer) which means the clothes are stuck! god dammit. i hate front load washers.
oh and i had/have a MAJOR head cold today.. and my head feels like it will explode.
so this morning i popped some pills and went back to sleep only to hear a 'knock knock' on the front door - first i thought i was dreaming, then i heard it again and decided it was the post lady and she would just leave whatever it was at the front door and then the doorbell rang, so i had to go down stairs. turned out to be the guy dropping off the skip bin for the guys who are fixing the garage roof (from when a tree went through it in the snow storm).
i go back to sleep, forty five minutes later the doorbell rings, again! its the guy dropping off the crap to fix the roof.
go back to sleep, and then was woken by lauren asking if i was still going to the gym. i guess i slept through the alarm i set.
but we decided that a jog along the river would be nicer because it was such a nice day and i needed air because my head still hurt.
so we went jogging, watched a poor old mans bike slip on the section of ice he was riding over, so we helped him out, and then another guy on his bike fell as well. so lauren and i ended up adventure walking up the side hill so we didnt have to cross it.
came home and made eggs for lunch, showered, watched jenna marbles on youtube...
sidenote - type in youtube, 'jenna marbles' and watch any of her videos, she is absolutely hilarious.
nb: i wouldnt suggest any of the grandparentals to do this though, there is a lot of swearing and inappropriatness.
kids came home, did homework, the boys painted the racecars for the weekend, G and i did his project on sharks, he told me what to type and i typed because he types a word per minute and i just dont have the patience - or time - for that. i learnt quite alot about sharks. for instance, did you know they are made out of catilage and not bones? or that they hatch from an egg inside the mum before growing to be big enough to be born? interesting huh?
made spag bol for dinner. and now i am finished..
head is still killing me. but i must not sleep. not until 9pm when one tree hill is over. last weeks episode was a major cliffhanger, and I MUST WATCH IT TONIGHT!
oh and last night, i brought some new swimmers online. they are volcom and they are really cute. it was free over night shipping so they will be here tomorrow! yay!
goodnight xo
wow. hello february. time has flowwnnnn by. it feels like i was in montreal only yesterday.
today it was soooo lovely. it was a warm fifteen degrees by noon, and i was absolutely loving it. it was actually warmer outside in the sun then it was inside.
so the kids went to school, i started and abruptly finished the washing because the washing machine has decided to be a major turd and wont drain/spin the water out. and because the water is trapped in there, there door wont unlock (it is a front load washer) which means the clothes are stuck! god dammit. i hate front load washers.
oh and i had/have a MAJOR head cold today.. and my head feels like it will explode.
so this morning i popped some pills and went back to sleep only to hear a 'knock knock' on the front door - first i thought i was dreaming, then i heard it again and decided it was the post lady and she would just leave whatever it was at the front door and then the doorbell rang, so i had to go down stairs. turned out to be the guy dropping off the skip bin for the guys who are fixing the garage roof (from when a tree went through it in the snow storm).
i go back to sleep, forty five minutes later the doorbell rings, again! its the guy dropping off the crap to fix the roof.
go back to sleep, and then was woken by lauren asking if i was still going to the gym. i guess i slept through the alarm i set.
but we decided that a jog along the river would be nicer because it was such a nice day and i needed air because my head still hurt.
so we went jogging, watched a poor old mans bike slip on the section of ice he was riding over, so we helped him out, and then another guy on his bike fell as well. so lauren and i ended up adventure walking up the side hill so we didnt have to cross it.
came home and made eggs for lunch, showered, watched jenna marbles on youtube...
sidenote - type in youtube, 'jenna marbles' and watch any of her videos, she is absolutely hilarious.
nb: i wouldnt suggest any of the grandparentals to do this though, there is a lot of swearing and inappropriatness.
kids came home, did homework, the boys painted the racecars for the weekend, G and i did his project on sharks, he told me what to type and i typed because he types a word per minute and i just dont have the patience - or time - for that. i learnt quite alot about sharks. for instance, did you know they are made out of catilage and not bones? or that they hatch from an egg inside the mum before growing to be big enough to be born? interesting huh?
made spag bol for dinner. and now i am finished..
head is still killing me. but i must not sleep. not until 9pm when one tree hill is over. last weeks episode was a major cliffhanger, and I MUST WATCH IT TONIGHT!
oh and last night, i brought some new swimmers online. they are volcom and they are really cute. it was free over night shipping so they will be here tomorrow! yay!
goodnight xo
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