hey!
well this morning i didn't work, karen took the kids to baseball and so it was nice and quiet here, perfect day to sleep in. then at 9am, the house phone rang and i answered it and who could it be? it was daddy do :) was a nice wake up. he was calling to tell me that he was at the albert hotel in tamworth and that jack broughton was working there, and that i should know. cheers dad.
so anyways then i just lounged around the house until karen and the kids got home at around 2ish and i looked after them for an hour or so and they had a nap, which was nice.
so tonight i went around to a friends house because get this right, i had to drive them to a club in hartford so they could go out, I WAS THE DESIGNATED DRIVER! i have never, not once, been DD. so i watched the princess diaries and ate pizza while they got ready, hair, make-up, drinking.. while i did nothing. poor me.
we finally left home at 10 and it took about half an hour to get to hartford, which is the main city. the one in the front seat was giving directions, and she was half cut already so she was no help, we had no idea where we were going, but then like some sort of miracle, we just found it. so i dropped their drunk arses off and locked the doors. there were a couple of, shall we say 'gangs' walking about the place..
then while the stupid stupid GPS was taking its sweet old time to pick up a signal i had to drive around because there is nowhere to pull over. then i find myself on this round-a-bout, the first one i have seen in america so far, and it had signs to new york city on it and i was like shittttttttt, go back where you came from, go back where you came from!!!!
then it finally got a signal and started giving me directions, which were not the same way we had come.
so i end up on the highway, freaking out, almost crying because i have no idea where i am and i thought that the GPS was taking me to some other destination. and all the other cars were flying past me, the speed was like 50 and they were doing 70 (miles per hour) so i was the idiot that everyone screams and swears at in their cars, so i went a little faster, but not much because if i had of gotten done for speeding my LCC (local childcare coordinator) would not have been happy.
so i am still having a panic attack and the GPS is like turn right in 4 miles, and i'm screaming at it, like 'i don't know how far 4 miles is!!' i was really quite upset, as you can probably tell at this stage.
so all my thoughts of "oh my god im going to have to call karen and tell her i'm lost, and look like a stupid, useless au pair" went away when i finally saw a sign for avon. thank the lord.
so now i am home. in one piece. and i don't think i will do the girls another favour like that again.
goodnight everyone, i need to rest now. x
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Friday, 29 April 2011
good day..
hello everyone!
today started off the same as every other day - cleaning, laundry, getting kids breakfast, dressed and out the door. this is when i got my first accent compliment of the day. the lady across the street whos daughter plays over here sometimes. she said it was 'beautiful' haha
then i watched a bit of the royal wedding with karen before she went to work - kate looked gorgeous - and then i watched greys anatomy and had a little nap.
when i woke up i showered, got out and just as i was brushing my teeth my phone rang, it was karen.
sooo harrison had an eye appointment and karen's mum was going to take him but her car wouldn't start so i had to.
standing there with a toothbrush hanging from my mouth, towel wrapped around me and my hair dripping wet, i accepted the challenge, to be out the door and in the car in 20 minutes.
so i finished my teeth, dried myself, whipped my hair from my towel and did the quickest blow dry of my life before wrapping it in a bun and putting on yesterdays clothes that were hanging on my desk chair.. anddd i made it.
so i picked harrison up from school which is where i got my second accent compliment from the office lady when i was signing him out. then after a half hour wait at the eye doctor and we were on our way back home.
then the kiddies dad picked up harrison and garret when we got home and they are at his house for the weekend and we have rachel and matthew here.
i made pizza for dinner, skyped with mum and chloe for about an hour and then got ready to go to the movies.
first stop ben and jerry's, yes rachel nelson, ben and jerry's, at last. no photos though because it was dark and cold but i'm sure i will go there again. by the way.. fan-bloody-tastic icecream, highly recommended.
then lauren, clara and i went to see 'prom' at the movies, we were originally seeing 'fast five' but decided to have a fast and the furious marathon before we do that. but prom was soooooooo good! cutest movie ever. and funny too. cute and funny, what more could you ask for. oh and a couple of hotties to top it all off.
then i stopped at maccas drive through to get a drink because i was dying of thirst on my way home, and the guy at the window said i had an awesome accent. i love being aussie in another country, people just love you automatically.
hm so now i'm home and i should probabley think about going to bed sometime soon.
oh and sandy, mum said you were disappointed in my lack of details in what i brought shopping last weekend, i will do better next time, promise :)
sorry i took so long to post tonight too guys.
grandma and serena i'm sure you think i had forgotten, but rest assured, i will never not post, for fear that you two may just die a little inside.
well thats all for now..
bye now. (that was just for you chloe rabbit) haha
x
today started off the same as every other day - cleaning, laundry, getting kids breakfast, dressed and out the door. this is when i got my first accent compliment of the day. the lady across the street whos daughter plays over here sometimes. she said it was 'beautiful' haha
then i watched a bit of the royal wedding with karen before she went to work - kate looked gorgeous - and then i watched greys anatomy and had a little nap.
when i woke up i showered, got out and just as i was brushing my teeth my phone rang, it was karen.
sooo harrison had an eye appointment and karen's mum was going to take him but her car wouldn't start so i had to.
standing there with a toothbrush hanging from my mouth, towel wrapped around me and my hair dripping wet, i accepted the challenge, to be out the door and in the car in 20 minutes.
so i finished my teeth, dried myself, whipped my hair from my towel and did the quickest blow dry of my life before wrapping it in a bun and putting on yesterdays clothes that were hanging on my desk chair.. anddd i made it.
so i picked harrison up from school which is where i got my second accent compliment from the office lady when i was signing him out. then after a half hour wait at the eye doctor and we were on our way back home.
then the kiddies dad picked up harrison and garret when we got home and they are at his house for the weekend and we have rachel and matthew here.
i made pizza for dinner, skyped with mum and chloe for about an hour and then got ready to go to the movies.
first stop ben and jerry's, yes rachel nelson, ben and jerry's, at last. no photos though because it was dark and cold but i'm sure i will go there again. by the way.. fan-bloody-tastic icecream, highly recommended.
then lauren, clara and i went to see 'prom' at the movies, we were originally seeing 'fast five' but decided to have a fast and the furious marathon before we do that. but prom was soooooooo good! cutest movie ever. and funny too. cute and funny, what more could you ask for. oh and a couple of hotties to top it all off.
then i stopped at maccas drive through to get a drink because i was dying of thirst on my way home, and the guy at the window said i had an awesome accent. i love being aussie in another country, people just love you automatically.
hm so now i'm home and i should probabley think about going to bed sometime soon.
oh and sandy, mum said you were disappointed in my lack of details in what i brought shopping last weekend, i will do better next time, promise :)
sorry i took so long to post tonight too guys.
grandma and serena i'm sure you think i had forgotten, but rest assured, i will never not post, for fear that you two may just die a little inside.
well thats all for now..
bye now. (that was just for you chloe rabbit) haha
x
Thursday, 28 April 2011
not at all interesting..
hey!
well today, nothing happened. literally. apart from doing the usual kid related chores, i did nothing.
no baseball even. it was cancelled because there was a little crazy thunder and rain storm this arvo.
oh well actually, garrett went bowling with his cub scouts and matthew went to actual scouts while i stayed at home with harrison and rach. we just ate, played, went on the computer..
and then other then that my day was filled with laundry and greys.
i skyped with chloe and with mum and she is going to post me recipes so i can make them on a sunday night and have them for dinner every night for that week because i don't want to eat what the kids eat every night for a year.
and i don't think i ahve told you about the school buses here.. whenever there is a bus on the road that has its yellow or red lights flashing you MUST stop. like stop your car completely, just in the middle of the road. you can't drive around it or go slowly even, you have to stop. its for safety of the children or something..
and scratchies here have the lowest prize amounts. after working at a newsagency for so long you tend to know what forst division on the scratchies are, for example in aus a $1 ticket has a $25000 top prize, here it is $5000. in aus a $5 ticket has a $250000 top prize, here it is $50000. like seriously america, stop being such cheap skates.
oh and they also cover there arse for everything! on tv there is an ad for the pill, and at the end it says like blah blah may cause clots, heart disease yadda yadda you get the idea, and it goes on for like 30 seconds! and on the backs of tablets, medicine and even vasaline! can you believe it!? vasaline. it has a whole pull off thing explaining everything. its petroleum jelly for god sakes, what could possibley go wrong?
hm so there are a few other little facts for you.
have a good afternoon!
miss you x
p.s some emergency vehicle just zoomed past our house, scared the absolute crap out of me.
well today, nothing happened. literally. apart from doing the usual kid related chores, i did nothing.
no baseball even. it was cancelled because there was a little crazy thunder and rain storm this arvo.
oh well actually, garrett went bowling with his cub scouts and matthew went to actual scouts while i stayed at home with harrison and rach. we just ate, played, went on the computer..
and then other then that my day was filled with laundry and greys.
i skyped with chloe and with mum and she is going to post me recipes so i can make them on a sunday night and have them for dinner every night for that week because i don't want to eat what the kids eat every night for a year.
and i don't think i ahve told you about the school buses here.. whenever there is a bus on the road that has its yellow or red lights flashing you MUST stop. like stop your car completely, just in the middle of the road. you can't drive around it or go slowly even, you have to stop. its for safety of the children or something..
and scratchies here have the lowest prize amounts. after working at a newsagency for so long you tend to know what forst division on the scratchies are, for example in aus a $1 ticket has a $25000 top prize, here it is $5000. in aus a $5 ticket has a $250000 top prize, here it is $50000. like seriously america, stop being such cheap skates.
oh and they also cover there arse for everything! on tv there is an ad for the pill, and at the end it says like blah blah may cause clots, heart disease yadda yadda you get the idea, and it goes on for like 30 seconds! and on the backs of tablets, medicine and even vasaline! can you believe it!? vasaline. it has a whole pull off thing explaining everything. its petroleum jelly for god sakes, what could possibley go wrong?
hm so there are a few other little facts for you.
have a good afternoon!
miss you x
p.s some emergency vehicle just zoomed past our house, scared the absolute crap out of me.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
crazy weather..
hellooooo!
i will start by saying that i really do miss you all. its true when they say, you don't know what youv'e got till its gone.. i wish i could see you all! and i haven't had a drop of alcohol for going on 6 weeks now.. no sign of withdrawels yet ;)
so today, well just the usual cleaning, bed making, washing and so on this morning. and then i ran a couple of errands and came home and watched tv for a bit until the kiddies got off the bus.
after snack time, homework and playdates, we all went to harrison's baseball game (and we went to the right firld today, which was a bonus).
so when we left home this afternoon it was hot and sunny and we were wearing t-shirts and shorts and then, bam, as soon as we get to baseball, it gets all cloudy and starts to rain. i was not happy.
i had four kids complaining about the cold and the hunger, which i had plenty of snacks and drinks so that was fine, but we ended up huddling together to keep warm until the rain stopped lol
then pretty much as soon as karen got there i left and took the twins home with me and we ate, showered, pj'sd and then they went to bed. the others got home a couple of hours later and so i helped make them food and now i am watching greys.. yes, i am slightly addicted.
oh i went down into the basement while i was home by myself today, thats a pretty big achievement for me.. i literally have to pump myself up to go down there..
well other then that, nothing. and no america facts either. sorry.
night! x
p.s i apologise in advance for future blogs that may be slightly boring, as they are getting now, because i don't do exciting things everyday.
i will start by saying that i really do miss you all. its true when they say, you don't know what youv'e got till its gone.. i wish i could see you all! and i haven't had a drop of alcohol for going on 6 weeks now.. no sign of withdrawels yet ;)
so today, well just the usual cleaning, bed making, washing and so on this morning. and then i ran a couple of errands and came home and watched tv for a bit until the kiddies got off the bus.
after snack time, homework and playdates, we all went to harrison's baseball game (and we went to the right firld today, which was a bonus).
so when we left home this afternoon it was hot and sunny and we were wearing t-shirts and shorts and then, bam, as soon as we get to baseball, it gets all cloudy and starts to rain. i was not happy.
i had four kids complaining about the cold and the hunger, which i had plenty of snacks and drinks so that was fine, but we ended up huddling together to keep warm until the rain stopped lol
then pretty much as soon as karen got there i left and took the twins home with me and we ate, showered, pj'sd and then they went to bed. the others got home a couple of hours later and so i helped make them food and now i am watching greys.. yes, i am slightly addicted.
oh i went down into the basement while i was home by myself today, thats a pretty big achievement for me.. i literally have to pump myself up to go down there..
well other then that, nothing. and no america facts either. sorry.
night! x
p.s i apologise in advance for future blogs that may be slightly boring, as they are getting now, because i don't do exciting things everyday.
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
hectic.
hey!
well this morning, because of my super cleaning skills yesterday, was super easy and i had pretty much done everything before the kids had even left for the bus yet. impressive right?
so i re-organised my wardrobe and stuff and then watched the movie precious, which is so sad.
oh and the karens mum came around with some flowers and we talked for a bit outside in the glorious hot sunshine. seriously, it was hot today. shorts and a t-shirt weather, loved every second of it.
and then the hecticness started.
matthew had baseball practice so of course all the other kids had to come with me and it was a tad full on.
first of all we went to the wrong field and had to follow a nice lady to the right field which was a completely seperate location.
and then while matt was at baseball the other kids and i went to the playground, and i tell you what, trying to make sure three kids in all different areas don't break an arm, leg, face or whatever is hard work. and then one wants you to push them on the swing and the other can't reach the monkey bars and the other is hungry and needs to go to the toilet, all at the same time.
but i did get some really cute pictures! which i will post along with some pictures of the house.
so once that was all over we came home and had a really nice italian kind of dinner, thanks karen! and then i went to starbucks with the other au pairs. we have started making plans for our vacations and for new years, which we are thinking either canada or mexico, because then i can drink at bars! hurrahh!
oh and i dont think i have told you about our sink. one half is normal like aus, and the other is the food grinder/musher/really scary sounding food disposal. just like the movies.
and i am yet to see cheese in a can, like on 17 again, and he like 'i'm hungry, all the time!' and sprays cheese in his mouth. but i will keep an eye out.
um nothing else to say really.
miss you all! night xx
well this morning, because of my super cleaning skills yesterday, was super easy and i had pretty much done everything before the kids had even left for the bus yet. impressive right?
so i re-organised my wardrobe and stuff and then watched the movie precious, which is so sad.
oh and the karens mum came around with some flowers and we talked for a bit outside in the glorious hot sunshine. seriously, it was hot today. shorts and a t-shirt weather, loved every second of it.
and then the hecticness started.
matthew had baseball practice so of course all the other kids had to come with me and it was a tad full on.
first of all we went to the wrong field and had to follow a nice lady to the right field which was a completely seperate location.
and then while matt was at baseball the other kids and i went to the playground, and i tell you what, trying to make sure three kids in all different areas don't break an arm, leg, face or whatever is hard work. and then one wants you to push them on the swing and the other can't reach the monkey bars and the other is hungry and needs to go to the toilet, all at the same time.
but i did get some really cute pictures! which i will post along with some pictures of the house.
so once that was all over we came home and had a really nice italian kind of dinner, thanks karen! and then i went to starbucks with the other au pairs. we have started making plans for our vacations and for new years, which we are thinking either canada or mexico, because then i can drink at bars! hurrahh!
oh and i dont think i have told you about our sink. one half is normal like aus, and the other is the food grinder/musher/really scary sounding food disposal. just like the movies.
and i am yet to see cheese in a can, like on 17 again, and he like 'i'm hungry, all the time!' and sprays cheese in his mouth. but i will keep an eye out.
um nothing else to say really.
miss you all! night xx
Monday, 25 April 2011
whoops..
hello australia!
well i nearly forgot about my blog today.. lucky mumma bear reminded me.
so grandma and aunty serena, you can breathe again now, you will get your fix for today lol
so this morning was fairly hectic. the kids had to get ready for school, and they were being ultra slow, and then the bus was running about 15 minutes late and so when they finally left i started the house work..
only took an hour and a half. pretty impressive for a two storey house and one person i say.
and then guess what i watched...
yep, greys anatomy. smart cookie arn't you lol
oh and i also watched dirty dancing. such a classic.
i have skyped with chloe, and pretty much just made stupid faces the whole time.
then i skyped with dad! for the first time! eeee! and i met sharon. she is lovely!
and i skyped with mumma bear, watched a bit of trinny and susannah through the webcam, and gossiped a little.
and now i am akyping with rachel nelson and stephanie peters. half the hodders.
oh and i didnt tell you guys about the two chipmunks i watched play chasies today outside my bedroom window.. so bloody cute.
oh and i blew up my lunch today. i put my pasta and sauce in the microwave and i forgot about it and then while i was packing the dishwasher i hear this huge, BANG, scared the crap out of me. so i open the microwave and there was pasta and meatballs and sauce, everywhere! it was hilarious.
and i'd just like to say that where i live is alot like where vampire diaries is set. i sooo would not mind if a damon salvatore popped on out of the woods for a little while ;)
so besides all that not alot has happened.
have a good afternoon guys! x
well i nearly forgot about my blog today.. lucky mumma bear reminded me.
so grandma and aunty serena, you can breathe again now, you will get your fix for today lol
so this morning was fairly hectic. the kids had to get ready for school, and they were being ultra slow, and then the bus was running about 15 minutes late and so when they finally left i started the house work..
only took an hour and a half. pretty impressive for a two storey house and one person i say.
and then guess what i watched...
yep, greys anatomy. smart cookie arn't you lol
oh and i also watched dirty dancing. such a classic.
i have skyped with chloe, and pretty much just made stupid faces the whole time.
then i skyped with dad! for the first time! eeee! and i met sharon. she is lovely!
and i skyped with mumma bear, watched a bit of trinny and susannah through the webcam, and gossiped a little.
and now i am akyping with rachel nelson and stephanie peters. half the hodders.
oh and i didnt tell you guys about the two chipmunks i watched play chasies today outside my bedroom window.. so bloody cute.
oh and i blew up my lunch today. i put my pasta and sauce in the microwave and i forgot about it and then while i was packing the dishwasher i hear this huge, BANG, scared the crap out of me. so i open the microwave and there was pasta and meatballs and sauce, everywhere! it was hilarious.
and i'd just like to say that where i live is alot like where vampire diaries is set. i sooo would not mind if a damon salvatore popped on out of the woods for a little while ;)
so besides all that not alot has happened.
have a good afternoon guys! x
Sunday, 24 April 2011
easter day.
hey!
well today the easter bunny came, but not to our house. well he did but nothing was hidden because the kids weren't here.
so this morning was just a normal morning, karen cleaned out some clothes and i watched greys anatomy. then we both got ready for easter lunch.
took a while because i had no idea what to wear, short dress, long dress, jeans and jacket, decisions decisions. so i ended up wearing my new (and first ever) maxi dress with a jacket and gold jewellrey and shoes.
when the kids got here we went around to karen's brothers house and pretty much just ate a whole heap of food. and you know when you have nibblies at the start well here in america instead of like carrot and celery, the have carrot and brocolli. raw brocolli that they dip into whatever. strange.
oh and also, easter is wayyyy different with the whole easter egg thing. they dont have chocolate here. only maybe one or two. they fill up plastic eggs with candy instead and thats what gets hidden.
and then they have big easter baskets filled with toys and clothes. so i have not eaten one chocolate easter egg yet. not one. and its easter day. blows your mind right? because if i were in australia i would have eaten about 500 by now.
and i have to mention, because big pud (aunty sam) neeeeeds it to be in my blog, that the water in the toilet and in the sink does in fact go down in the opposite direction to australia.
oh and the kids got silly string in their easter basket so they squirted it everywhere and all over me down in the basement and its super hard to clean up, so that should be fun tomorrow..
thats all today. i'm tired.
may actually go to bed early tonight.
goodnight. i miss you all. xx
well today the easter bunny came, but not to our house. well he did but nothing was hidden because the kids weren't here.
so this morning was just a normal morning, karen cleaned out some clothes and i watched greys anatomy. then we both got ready for easter lunch.
took a while because i had no idea what to wear, short dress, long dress, jeans and jacket, decisions decisions. so i ended up wearing my new (and first ever) maxi dress with a jacket and gold jewellrey and shoes.
when the kids got here we went around to karen's brothers house and pretty much just ate a whole heap of food. and you know when you have nibblies at the start well here in america instead of like carrot and celery, the have carrot and brocolli. raw brocolli that they dip into whatever. strange.
oh and also, easter is wayyyy different with the whole easter egg thing. they dont have chocolate here. only maybe one or two. they fill up plastic eggs with candy instead and thats what gets hidden.
and then they have big easter baskets filled with toys and clothes. so i have not eaten one chocolate easter egg yet. not one. and its easter day. blows your mind right? because if i were in australia i would have eaten about 500 by now.
and i have to mention, because big pud (aunty sam) neeeeeds it to be in my blog, that the water in the toilet and in the sink does in fact go down in the opposite direction to australia.
oh and the kids got silly string in their easter basket so they squirted it everywhere and all over me down in the basement and its super hard to clean up, so that should be fun tomorrow..
thats all today. i'm tired.
may actually go to bed early tonight.
goodnight. i miss you all. xx
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