85.

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

86.

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

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

goodnight xo

87.

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

88.

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

89.

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

90.

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

91.

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