poor racoon..

salve!
so today i did four loads of washing. not fun. it was four days worth of clothes.
but besides that, the kids and i had a pretty fun day.
while i was cleaning up this morning the kids, quietly and without fighting, watched tv.
then we all got ready and went to the library to sign up for the summer reading program.
whatever books they read they write into their logs and once a week we go to the library to get a sticker and two raffle tickets which they choose which raffle they want to be put in, and then at the end of summer they win prizes.
and when they signed up they got a free scoop of ice cream at j.fosters, so we went there straight after.
rachel was so good. she didn't get ONE drop of icecream on her, or around her face. i was so proud.
the boys on the other hand.. well lets just say they needed alot of serviettes by the time they were done.
then we went to the library in farmington (different to the reading program one) and the kids played in the kids place while i chose another book. the one i got before, 'played' wasn't great. but the one i have now! oh my god! can barely put it down lol its called 'the other side of the island'.. its so good. and its not even a romance.
oh and we borrowed 'tangled' the movie and came home and watched it while we ate lunch. best kids movie ever!
then we went to the pool for a couple of hours and on our way home i saw my first racoon! buttttt it had rabies. it was right out the front of our house. and i stopped the car (there was no one behind us) and took some pictures, and it was walking like it was drunk, and had crazy eyes and made hissing noises. and so then we came inside and while i was upstairs folding washing i looked out the twins window and saw the cops pull up and then BAM shot the racoon. and BAM again. shot it again. not sure about the reasoning for the second shot, i mean its a relatively small animal, was it really necessery for the second bullet? i think not.
so then i made some dinner and tidyed up and then went to starbucks.
and there is another new girl. her name is emma and she is from sweden.
and so now i am home, ready for bed.
arrivederci!
p.s GO NEW SOUTH WALES!!!!!!!!!

happy 4th of july!

guten tag!
well today is 4th of july! so karen was home for the day, but i still worked.
i got up at 8, no kids were awake, went downstairs, 8:30 still no kids, 9 matt wakes up, 9:30 the twins finally get out of bed, so i actually had something to do - make breakfast.
oh by the way, harrison has gone on scout camp for a week.
so we watched ghost busters two then went to the library to join up for the summer reading program, but silly us, its closed of course for the holiday.
so we went to the kids school to play on the playground (i had to call karen to make sure this was okay because in aus, thats not allowed, and i didn't really feel the need to be put into jail today).
then we came home, had lunch and then did some art.
rachel and i decorated the 'welcome danielle' poster that i had in my room when i first got here, while G did a painting and matt made a lemonade sign.
so the kids set up a lemonade stand at the end of the drive way, 25 cents a cup, and the business was up and running. so i decided to dress up with cricket shin pads on, a big huge old man jacket, big goggle things and an army cap, whilst riding a horse (the horse head on a stick one, duh) up around the front of the house and down the street to the stand where i pretended to be from a different country (didn't really have to pretend) and just happened to stumble upon their lemonade lol
now obviously they knew it was really me, but it was still funny.
i was just praying the whole time that no one pulled up.
so after an hour or so of selling, they made $4.25 profit, we got ready for the pool, where they spent the split up money to buy an icecream.
we swam, played and then came home to have a "cook-out" for 4th of july.
then we had a fire, and fireworks and sparklers, and then i made my first s'more! they are delicious.
oh and i skyped with chloe for a bit as well.
now i am worn out and ready for bed.
auf  wiedersehen!

nothing as usual..

bonjour!
^ i have decided to say 'hello' in a different language every day until i get bored of it, just because i like to mix it up.
so today is sunday. so i did nothing. resulting in zero money spending.
when i say i did nothing, i truly do mean it.
and i know you all probably think that i should be making the most of my time in america because its a once in a lifetime opportunity, butttt i would rather have tonnes of money to spend in say new york, canada, calafornia etc then spend my money on useless junk in avon.
or going to the movies or buying clothes that i really don't need to get in the hartford mall when i could buy them at say an LA mall.
you see where i am getting with this..
so therefore, i shall limit my whereabouts on the weekends.
so today, i woke up at 12, ate, watched a movie, watched true blood (currently up to season three) and then skyped with chloe. vaccumed my room and made some dinner.
now i am watching role models on tv and chillin in my room.
so i will write to you again tomorrow, when i have the kids, so something is surely bound to happen that is kind of exciting.
au revoir! xxxxx
p.s i have decided to use the same language to say goodbye..

ya'll..

hey!
so i forgot to mention last about all the "ya'lling" i heard while at the concert last night. it cracks me up when they people say it.
so today - nothing.
my solution to saving money is to not leave the house. so i didn't.
i woke up and went to hang with the birthday boy - matthew is eight today - and he loved his present, yay!
made some breakfast, watched a movie, had lunch, hung out, skyped with the family, and had dinner.
and that is all that happened.
hope you all have a more exciting day then me.
bye! xxx
p.s i added more photos to the album 'america one' and all the photos from last night are a new album '4th of july in america' all on facebook.

three months..

hey!
i have been here for three months today. woo hoo.
and today was the celebration of 4th of july, which is strange because its not 4th of july for another three days, but anyway..
this morning i dropped the kids off for their last bible camp day and then came home and washed all four bed sheets and towels and clothes. then i cleaned up and pretty much after that was done i went and got the kids from camp.
then we came home and had lunch then lauren came over with her kids and we all went to the pool for a playdate.
so when we got there matt threw his goggles in the tree by accident, but up wayyyy high, so i couldn't get them. then garrett trys to save the day by throwing his floatie up to knock it down, but it gets stuck AS WELL, and it was hilarious.
so i went and got a lifeguard so HE could save the day, and he did, looking all sexy and stuff.
then we came home and i had to get the kids showered and dressed in their red white and blue, with nice hair and ready to go. then i got ready and we all went to a huge concert thing with more of karen's family.
so you just stake out as much area as you need and sit around and eat, take photos, muck around, listen to the music and then there were fireworks at the end.
(i took ten tonne of photos, don't worry, all of which will be posted tomorrow)
oh and i think i told you before about the whole dipping raw brocolli into dip as snacks, just like you would carrot or celery, which is way wierd, but actually pretty good.
and america has sooo many songs. like songs dedicated to america or whatever. and like everyone knows them. and sings them. kind of like 'waltzing matilda' only nobody ever sings that song lol
yeah so now i am on skype with chloe, being all hilarious.
and thats about all.
goodnight. x

lots done..

hello australia!
well i dropped the kids off at bible camp this morning, like usual, and then went to the gym for the last time for two months. and i ran for 15 minutes straight on the treadmill, almost killed me, but i did it. (normally i just walk super fast) so i stayed for about two hours, came home and showered and the talked to grannie annie on facebook for a while.
then i went and got the kids and we went to stop and shop so i could return some dvds to redbox, i brought this new "3 day straight" spray, which apparently makes your hair straight as can be for three days if you don't wash it. it was only $6, so i thought i might try it.
then to wal-mart to buy wrapping paper and a subtly brought birthday card for matt.
we came home, had lunch, went to the library and i got my own library card, because i am so a book lover now, and i returned the book i got two days ago. it was super boring and way to american for my liking lol
and i got a book called 'played' instead. so far, so good.
then we went to the pool, came home and then i made "breakfast for dinner" bacon and eggs, successfully burnt my arm on the frying pan, which hurt like a you know what. the kids ate, and i had scrambled eggs and then skyped with mum and chloe! its the first time i had seen her for seven weeks!
oh and since it has been a month since i got my hair cut, i decided to straighten it to see how much it has grown, and it is almost as long as it was, thank god, and the spray i got is good as far as i can tell.
and thats all for today.
going to bed now. the kids wear me out.
night. xxxxxxxx

playdate day..

hey everyone!
well i dropped the kids off at bible camp, and the went straight to the gym (i froze my membership for all of july and august because i have the kids and don't have time to go. well i could go at night, but i'm too tired, so i won't. and you can't just freeze the membership for a week, and then unfreeze, and refreeze, so i just had to put it on hold for a big block of time.)
but i will go for a half hour jog as soon as i finish work instead, which is at about 7, and the sun doesn't go down until 9ish.
so after about two hours at the gym i came home and showered, did a load of washing, and then went and picked the kids up.
we had lunch and then lauren came around with three of her four kids, her eldest is 15, so she stayed at home, and we all went to this really big super cool park for a playdate.
and clara also met us there as well.
so after a couple of hours, a couple of grazed knees and some tears, i took my exhusted kids home for a rest. and we gave the pool a miss today.
so i made dinner and got the kids showered and in bed by 8:30. perfecttttt.
now watching americas next top model.
bye! xxxx
p.s how much is petrol in aus at the moment? just out of curiosity. because it is $3.89 per gallon here, which is almost 4 litres, and people say how expensive it is.. and i'm like, uhh your paying UNDER $1 a litre..stop the complaints lol