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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.