i was cooking..

hey!
sorry its late again!
i was busy cooking up a storm last night and totally forgot.
yesterday G stayed home with a cough so i did all the daily chores, and we just hung out watching tv, but with a good distance between us so i didn't cath any of his nasty germs.
then the school called and rachels teacher wanted me to drop in a text book that she kept leaving at home.
so G stayed in his pj's i got changed and we went in... such a hassle.
and then when harrison got home we went to the younger kids school where they were waiting for me, so i could have an 'au pair teacher' meeting about rachel and what she was supposed to be doing for homework and now needs to catch up.
then we went to drop clothes off at the consignment store - closed, went to borrow books from the library - closed, sooo we came home and watched tv instead while dinner cooked.
then i packed some things and went to the mansion.
first stop - stop and shop.
my plan was to make pavlova for desert (we were having an international cooking night) so i needed cream and fruit for the top, caster sugar and passionfruit pulp.
everythings going great and then i had to ask where the passionfuit would be, and the guy has no idea what i am talking about. so we are walking around and he is like oh it could be here, or here, or here and there was none.. because apparently america doesn't use it. and passionfruits arn't in season so i couldn't even get a fresh one. i pay and leave, get in the car, turn it on, and remember i didn't get the sugar.. back out of the car, and into the store.
the same guy that helped me bfore was stocking shelves in the sugar aisle and i old him i forgot sugar and he asked what type and when i said caster he asked me what that was.. i am like oh for god sake.
so i tell him what it is and he says all they have is brown, raw, confectioners (icing) and granulated (white), and then i left and i blended up white sugar to use instead.
so i got to the mansion and started cooking, put it in the oven, had german potato salad and swedish chicken for dinner and then when i took my pav out it was perfect! by that stage it was 11:30pm, and so i just threw on the cream and fruit, but it was delicious.
then i facetimed with mum, watched a bit of fast five and went to bed.
now everytime i sleep at the mansion i sleep in one of the guest rooms, so last night i slept in a different one, and oh my god the bed is like a cloud. it is huge for starters, perfect mattress, big fluffy pillows and doona that you cant even see over when your laying on your back... i was in heaven, and slept like a baby..
i shall tell you what happened after that, tonight.
bye! x

i need sleep..

hey!
so i think im not getting enough sleep.. i am always tired. maybe i am anemic? my iron could quite possibly be low due to my lack of red meat consumption. i am going to give blood either saturday or wednesday and then that way i can get it checked for free.. gotta love freebies.
this morning the twins went to school and the older boys had a dentist appointment, so i got ready and off we went.
we were there for about an hpur, i caught up on the lastest from US magazine, drove through the atm to deposit a check (i got the money back for the drugs i needed for my wisdom tooth, yay) extra convienient, dropped the boys to school.
oh when i dropped of harrison, we were walking in the front doors and an alarm went off and then the speakers said it was a code yellow, so i'm all like, argh what the hell is a code yellow mean?! harrison is like, geeez not again! (it is the third time this week apparently) and when i took him in, the teacher is like, you have to leave, now. so i left and harrison later informed me that it means a child may have gone missing... strange. i guess all was okay in the end though.
i came home and got a text from lauren saying she couldnt come over today, so instead of nanna napping like i wanted too, i did the workout and jog by myself.
by the way - i can not emphasise just how freakin cute chipmunks are. i see them when i am jogging, and they like bounce along when they run, well more like scamper, and their tails stick up in the air.. its like a super small, mini kittten. all i wanna do is catch one and keep it haha
came home and showered, cleaned my room, did some washing, kids came home, rachel and i sat and caught her up on about a months worth of homework that she didnt tell me she was supposed to be doing, made tacos for dinner, i ate pb&j on rice cakes, now i am catching up on last weeks vampire diaries, while waiting for greys anatomy.
oh and do any of you have a good pavlova recipe? if you do, fb message me asap. thanks!
love you all! x

feelin' the burn..

hey!
harrison slept through his alarm this morning, so he was rushing, forgot his viola and empty milk bottle for science and after the other kids got on the bus i had to go to his school to drop it off.
came home, had porridge - which i realised only this morning that for the last few mornings i had been putting the opposite amounts of milk and oats in the bowl... so too much oats not enough milk.. and here i was wondering why it kept turning out so weird..
had a nap, folded the washing, lauren and i went for an hour jog, and it was up a hill, my butt is killing me - once again.
i showered, made tomorrows lunches, kids came home, did homework, made chicken rice and butternut pumpkin for dinner, got the kids showered and teeth brushed, and now i am finished.
going to take a couple of pills for my super head ache.
goodnight. x
p.s i miss you all. wish i could see everyone.

wet, again..

hey!
it rained today. again.
and it is so cold. well for me. the kids were wearing t-shirts today and i had on a jumper and a hoodie. i have just accepted the fact that i will die of hypothermia this winter.
so the kids went to school - we were actually running ou the door so they didn't miss the bus - because rach tied her own shoelaces, so it took an extra five minutes.
then i went back to bed, because the house was clean, and well, because i could.
woke up and put my gym clothes on, lauren came over, we worked out, but it was raining so we couldn't go jogging.
i showered, watched law and order svu, then the kids came home.
an hour later homework was finished. rach went to her first gymnastics, harrison to tae kwon do and the boys stayed at home with me because it was too wet and cold for soccer.
then when all the kids were home we had dinner and now i am waiting to go to starbucks.
now - i need your opinions.
http://contiki.com/destinations/north-america/tours/23-southern-adventure-start-los-angeles#
this is a link for the tour i am looking at doing during my travel month.
from there i will go to washington dc, see anything i missed in nyc and then come back here before i fly home.
if you could all facebook me and tell me if you think it looks good, that would be awesome.
okay, well i am off, i will try not to freeze tonight.
bye! x

fast day..

hey!
today went sooo fast.
seems like i just got out of bed.
this morning the kids went to school and i did all the tidying and housework, i was still tired after saturday night, so i had a super doopa nanna nap - about half an hour - and then lauren came around.
because we are workout buddies now. without her i wont stick to doing it everyday, but if she drives all the way here to do it, then i can't not.
so we did half an hour of the dvd and then a half hour jog.
she left, i folded three baskets of washing and re made the kids beds and put out clean towels.. jumped in the shower, harrison came home, the others came home and then we did homework.. for an hour and a half. joy.
i made marinated steak and mashed potato for dinner (made a plate for me for tomorrow night) because then when karen got home i went to sushi for dinner.
i swear it gets better every time. then to the cheesecake factory for dessert because it is julia's last time ever before she goes back to sweden.
i got the carrot cake cheese cake. oh. my. god.
whoever thought of it is a genius. it is my two favourite cakes in the world, in one. could it get any more brilliant?
so now i am home and super tired. going to bed.
goodnight! x
p.s it is so freakin cold. i seriously don't think i can make it through winter. i really don't.
p.p.s my bum still hurts.

seedy sunday..

hello again!
so then i wake up this morning, slipped on the top stair, slid allllll the way to the bottom - about ten stairs - and i think i may just have broken my bum. it hurts like crazy!
when i sit, walk, move my legs! its insane. and i have bruises.
when it happened though i could not stop laughing, it was hilarious.
so then after cracking up for a good fifteen minutes i had a bagel and cuppa for breakfast and then we just sat around and watched tv, all day long.
and we watched a movie called "megamind" some kids movie, and god it was funny! you should all watch it.
then at about 6:30 we decided to go and get frozen yogurt, went to starbucks, chilled out on the lounges, and now i am home, washed and ready for pan am - a new show on tv based around an airline and air hostess'
well have a good day! x

pre occupied.

hey!
yes i realise that i forgot my blog, sorry about that.
lets start with yesterday shall we..
well i woke up to a completely silent, peaceful house around 11ish and had something to eat and then got ready for the mall.
and we shopped. and shopped, and shopped..
and i spent more and more money as the seconds ticked away.
it was horrible. i spent almost $240!
this is what i got - a pair of jeans, light wash instead of dark.
a really cute button singlet with a tie thing at the front down the bottom.
a silky kind of navy blue dress.
a necklace, stack of bracelets, six pairs of earrings and two rings.
and my big spend was on a hair curler..
i was just casually walking and then one of those annoying people from the sale stands in the middle of the aisle stopped me, anddddd it was his fault i brought it.. he talked me into it.
bu it was a bargain and i did want to buy one anyway. so it was $80, it has a lifetime warrenty and it works so well! and the curls (which look completely natural and beachy and very "i totally didn't spend anytime doing my hair") hold without hairspray and lasted even when i slept on them.
and yes, i know, i ahve a ghd and can curl my hair with that, but they look too "done" and promish.
also i do realise i have naturally curly hair, but now i might wear it out, and just curl the top layer because it is always too frizzy and some bits are straighter then others so i always wear it up.
so yes, it was a big shop.
then we had a quick dinner, and then went to the mansion to party.
we shall not go into the details..
there were about twenty of us, and it was a great night.
anyway, i will now do another post of todays events.
bye! x