February twenty-ten

1. Max started back at preschool. He loved it but was exhausted at the end of each day. He made Buzz wings and they got Hermit crabs. Everyday was exciting. Max, Raphael and Nathan quickly became great friends.

2. A fun day at Charlotte's and Felicity's naming day at the Scarborough Hotel.

3. A green pool, a broken filter and lots of dollars spent.

4. Lots of rain, sun, hot nights, humidity at 99%, the hottest summer in 4 years.

5. I started weight watchers and lost 2.8kg in 3 weeks...lots more to go. I also began decluttering the house.
6. Flynn smiled for the first time. He is so cute and becoming chubbier (5.02kg 19/2). He is such a good baby 95% of the time.

7.Flynn and Max got their needles.

8.BBQs and relaxing drinks with friends.

9.Darren went through some terrible times, personally and professionally. High stress levels, i love him for everything he does even more xxxx

10. Max caught up with Callum who he missed so much. I too went into school a few times to catch up with those that I missed.

hey Rel

what I meant to say today was........

thank you for being there from the beginning. You (with a few others) have been on my roller coaster fertility ride. Each week you supported me, if I needed a reality check, you gave it to me. You kept my mind off it and helped me.

You supported me on the IVF days at work and kept my mind off it, we laughed, we talked and we hoped. When I called balling my eyes out you covered for me and made my day better. You were there the day I got the news that my first cycle had worked, you truely believed as you had the pram pandora charm ready to give to me....I am thankful everyday I see that charm as I know it could still be in your hand bag.

You have helped me with Max...a true friend, great advice from a brilliant mum. Thanks for your support while I was in hospital...Max STILL talks about that day Lava girl xxxx

It would be an honour to have you in our lives and Flynn's life.....he would be the luckiest kid if you were his God mother.

love ya the longest time....so glad BPS brought us together.

and P.S my heart is still beating from that night in the wardrobe when you said you were going for that job...remember it is a package deal if you ever do go for a job...me, you and Ally xxxxx

Motherhood

thanks Jen, this made me happier today. You, like most of us out there, are a fantastic mother...cheers to all of us xxxxx

My Little Preschooler

Loved this months colour combo challenge at Savvy. I love these colours and the photo of Max at his first day of Preschool this year went so well.

kits at Scissors Paper Smock

I am very happy to have been asked to design some pages for Loretta and Melinda at Scissors, Paper, Smock at Liverpool. 9821 4888

This is the first kit for sale and I must say it ROCKS. I got 3 pages with lots left over for only $25. I am looking forward to working with more of their kits.

Cleaning

Narelle I have our photo of the day with the quote

i DO love a clean and tidy house, dont get me wrong!!!! there is just much more that I love to do than housework, like scrapbook, watch TV, swim, talk son the phone, even exercise lol!!!

i have been watching lots of cleanaholics and Perfect Housewife on FOX and it makes me think i really need to get stuck into parts of this house while I am not working. i have decided I will do an area a week and give it my all. This week is toys......I have enough little people to start a new country and cars and trucks to run a transport company so I will be sorting and culling. i like all the toys of the same theme/brand in the one box. It makes pack away easier.

So I am commiting to ONE cleaning project a week. I need to write a list as there is soooo much I need to do before I go back in July.......come on lucky numbers hit me, then I can get a cleaner and the tax paperwork i have to do wont seem so HUGE!!!!

conversations with Max

warning toilet humour!!!!

Max was sitting on the toilet in the laundry and I was doing some washing. All of a sudden I hear a massive and very loud "pop off", the most wind I have heard come from Max. He looked at me in shock and said

"Mum I think there is a gun in my poo".

tonight.....
Max - Mum please lay down with me in my bed
Me - ok, just for a few minutes
Max - alright lets lay
Max - I love you mum
Me- I love you too sweetheart
Max - nothing's going to stop us now hey mum!
Me - no nothing will ever stop us.

I need to make a book to jot these down in.