can't think of any words.. except to quote Rocky Horror

On the day I went away... goodbye...
Was all I had to say... now I...
I want to come again and stay... Oh my my...
Smile, and that will mean that I may

Cause I've seen blue skies, through the tears
In my eyes
And I realise.. I'm going home.

Everywhere it's been the same... feeling...
Like I'm outside in the rain... wheeling...
Free, to try and find a game... dealing...
Cards for sorrow, cards for pain

Cause I've seen blue skies through the tears
In my eyes
And I realise.. I'm going home.


I'm going home, I'm going home.

There are just some things I'd rather they DIDN'T share!

namely vomiting bugs.  Thanks kids.. although it was Mike that had a tummy bug first.. then Jamie.. Blair.. then Vicki was up most of last night being sick.. (It was kinda lovely the way she kept wanting her "Mummy" though :-D) and now I feel like I have morning sickness all over again.. you know.. that queasy icky feeling :-(  ta muchly!

Had an email from my Nana yesterday.. Her brother passed away earlier in the week.  He had been sick for a long time.. at first they didn't know why he kept getting chest infections and why antibiotics weren't clearing the infection up... turns out he had lung cancer from Asbestos exposure :-(  RIP Uncle Des.

speaking of death...   Jawabean is still not home...  Maybe he played with one too many cane toads and one actually got him :-(   It's the not knowing that's hardest.  I might go and buy a special plant to remember him by.  Although, as a friend pointed out today, it's not so much of a great idea when you tend to kill plants PMSL

want some more bad news?   My close friend, Rachel, & co may be moving to Melbourne :-(   Rachel has been there for us since the day we arrived.. Our wonderful neighbour.  There are times I wish we'd stayed at Boyce St simply because I miss them.
I remember how hard it was when I was planning leaving my friends.. I remember how guilty I felt when they said they didn't want me to go...  So I really must stop telling Rachel that she isn't allowed to go :-D  ah well... We'll have to go on holidays to Melbourne (woohoooo SHOPPING Rach??) .. stopping at the Gold Coast on the way :-D  ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bubba's second top tooth has finally emerged!   awww he won't be my little hillbilly anymore. lol

Just as well he's pretty darned cute anyway! :-)   Went into Allphones to get a new cellphone the other day and they gave Jamie an old display model so between that and the old remote control that Rachel gave him.. he's having a blast!  'talking' with the phone to his ear and pointing the remote at the telly PMSL  He's so gorgeous!!  Has us all in hysterics at least once a day :-D


right.. am off to bed.. maybe I can sleep the bug away!

My JawaBean is missing :-(

he's been missing for 6 days now..  come home Jawa!!  RSPCA have him listed on their LOST database and apparently all vets report lost animals to them so fingers crossed he's found.  Even if he's somehow died.. we'd just like to know.

On a more positive note we have a new member to the family... 'Socks' the blue budgie :-D

Coloured Vicki's hair violet today.. I'm happy to compromise on things like experimenting with hair colour, piercings etc.. so long as she comes to the table as well and stays away from smoking, and drugs & stays at school.   A lot of people wouldn't agree with that but I feel so strongly against drugs.  I have to give her a little slack on the rope sometime eh??  I'm trusting her :-)  She's growing up so fast... she's taller and has bigger feet than me already!  she's still got a couple of years more growing yet!!!

Blair got an 'A' in sewing for making his pencilcase!  I'm so proud :-)  Cooking is next.. he should do well - he loves cooking & baking at home.  He's going to make someone a fantastic husband one day!

Jamie is doing really well.. everything is 'gog' at the moment.  He's eating well.. having a growth spurt I think.  SO much fun because of course everything that goes in.. must come OUT again :-D  It's lovely waking up to that shitty smell!  Although his smells like roses ;-D  He's sleeping through the night & is in Blairs room now.  I think Mike's snoring was waking him up.. Mike doesn't agree but how else do you explain that he sleeps right through the night the very first night he's out of our room!? lol  He has been referred to the paediatric surgeon for his bent diddle... apparently his actual penis is fine.. it's just the foreskin that's bent (the skin is contracted on one side) making him pee sideways which is fun during nappyfree time.. although the doc had a great point!  at least we don't get pee'd in the face when changing his nappy & it'll be a neat party trick when he's older! :-D  So anyway.. the doc thinks the only option is to circumcise the bubba.. But we'll see what the surgeon says because that isn't what Mike and I want (Jamie either I'm sure!!).  If that's the only option then we'll leave it for Jamie to decide when he's older so long as there isn't any medical problem arising from it which there isn't at this stage...no infection or anything.

I am SO SO SO incredibly proud of Mike!!  Tomorrow he goes out selling the real estate website to LJHooker - www.officialphotographer.biz   
Ray White Redlynch are VERY happy with both his photography and customer service so are using his services a lot.. If it goes like this with other real estates it looks as though we may have to hire people!! :-s  SCARY!!  When/if Jarrod (the wee boy I care for on w,th & f) moves then I'm not sure if I'll increase my hours at Gecko's because it may just be that I'll be needed to do the paperwork etc for the business! :-D    I'm looking forward to it!


ps:  one more credit card paid off!!!  WOOOHOOOOO!! :-)

Finally! some good-ish news!

Vicki, Sharna & Mikayla had the mediation with Jessica and the two guidance counsellors.. V,S & M were very co-operative but unfortunately J was not.  I got a phone call from the senior guidance officer to say that we should be VERY proud of Vicki (and we ARE!) because she was very mature throughout the mediation and came up with a lot of really good solutions which would have been great had the 'other party' co-operated..  Vicki & Sharna were threatened again the next morning by Jessica and her cousin so Mike & I went and saw the deputy - Leigh Litten - .. Turns out something about Jessica has come to light - something very serious and not to do with V, S or M or even the situation!  Jessica is likely just taking it out on the girls.. SO.. The school now admits the girls are essentially good girls and have NOT been bullying Jessica  - however they do need to learn that verbal abuse shouldn't be tit for tat!  just smile and walk away!  (you know... like the ad on TV..(this is said with an asian accent) "just spray... and walk away"

GOOD GIRL Vicki!!  We are VERY proud of you!

Not a good week so far.... maybe a cyclone will make it better!

Had my handbag stolen the other day.. of course my entire life is in it :-(  Spent an hour at the Police station but they reckon I won't get anything back.. Man the thieves are quick!  We were in an enclosed carpark and were in the shop for about 10 minutes!  ARSEHOLES!

  Oh well.. The threat of Severe Tropical Cyclone Ului has cheered me up :-)  She *may* come closer to Cairns but at the moment it looks as though Townsville will get her.  Good luck to them all although she has downgraded to a Category 3 so will be damage but hopefully no loss of life..

Will keep you updated!!!!

Vicki & Blair are going to Sharna's (Vicki's BFF & my honorary daughter!)  b-day party tomorrow night with a superhero theme..  It's very nice of Vic & Sharna to include Blair :-)  I hope they have a great time!  ps: Happy Birthday to Grandma! (Sharna's real grandma - Vicki, Blair & Jamie's honorary grandma :-D)

Mr Independent aka Jamie has decided that he is to no longer have anyone feed him because he can do it himself thank you very much :-D  He had his 12 month immunisations the other day... barely a cry and has been fine since.  69cms short, 8.2kg.  both measurements have him running along just under the 3rd centile but in proportion and following his own path.

I love how close Vicki & Jamie are...

from this

to this... in a year :-)

sooo tired...

I so very much want to go to bed and go to sleep but my brain is buzzing :-s Vicki has been being bullied at school right (along with her friends Sharna & Michaela) including having a knife held to them (that boy has been expelled) but now the boys cousin is bulling them.. punched Vicki the other day and I get a phone call from Sharnas grandma to say that we'll be receiving letters tomorrow from the school advising that Vicki, Sharna & Michaela are to attend a mediation with this girl on Monday because THEY are bullying HER!! WTF!?!?!?! The school have also called in education qld! ummm how did it go from Vicki & co being the victims to, less than 24 hrs later, THEY are the bullies? And how did it go from Me being TOTALLY clueless about this to a mediation inclusive of education qld??? Is there not a process they need to go through? ie: a warning, maybe a talking to and a behaviour contract, a phone call to the parents to say "Hey.. Your daughter is being a bully.. Help us deal with it?".. SURELY it doesn't go STRAIGHT to mediation?? and without me being told!! I had to hear it from another parent for crying out loud! So I called Education Qld to see what Vickis rights are.. spoke with the woman that will be there and she asked what I understood the situation to be.. ummmmmmmmmm It's VERY different to what SHE has been told and she cannot believe that the school haven't contacted me before now! especially given we have had a lot of contact with the school over the last few weeks because of the knife incident.. The school are also claiming that this is not related to that.. ummmm It was started BY the other incident so how are they not related???? ARGH! So wish I had the money, patience, ability and know-how to homeschool!

Inspiration from a few friends

will see me going out today to buy tomato, lettuce and bean seeds and pots to grow them in on the patio. Also going to go to Rusty's markets each week for other fruit and veg.. We NEED to start eating better. Mike & I both have gained so much weight since we've been here.. it's just so hot to be preparing and eating a 'meal'. Not so good either when it gets to a point at night that Vicki & Blair ask if they should just make themselves some toasties for tea because they're hungry and I STILL haven't made anything :-( BAD MUMMY! But we're inspired by Eden & Mel! thanks guys :-) We'll be self-sufficient for 2012 eh?

on another note.. SO proud of Jamie at the moment! This morning he was playing with the aircon remote and knew exactly which button makes the 'beep' lol. Then the neighbours dog barked and he looked up and said "GOG!".. a few minutes later Jawa meowed and he looked to the door and said "t,t,t,t!". So proud that he recognises what a dog and cat sound like and the words for them :-) He's also just started dancing! so cute! I love him!

Blair was bullied at school yesterday.. I've let him stay home today. He has a sore ear anyway so was already considering it. He doesn't want to go back to school... 3 girls and a boy from the year above him chased him and a friend of his around the school and then punched them and took photos on their cells while they were on the ground and then said they couldn't get up until they begged :-s

oooo day two!

well, technically I missed the actual day but I'm blogging for a second time ;-D    Went to a friends birthday gathering at the Chocolate Room (www.thechocolateroom.com.au) and then on to see Alice in Wonderland 3D..  Great movie and I'd tell you all about it if I hadn't slept for the last half! lol... so tired and have to get up at 6am to go to work tomorrow..  Onward and upward!

wooohoooo!! we're up and running!

let's see how long I can keep this blog going for ;-p  Never was very good at keeping a diary so I shall just pretend I am speaking to you all in person! ;-D  Wish me luck!