The outfit

Alicia wanted to go outside today and had just woken up from her afternoon nap, hence she had her pyjamas on. Also it was quite cold and has been cold for a couple of days. I said that she had to put on some clothes. Pants, long top, hat and shoes. The picture above is what she came up with. Yes, that would be a skirt, singlet, sun hat and ballet shoes. At least she attempted to put on some clothes. She also got dressed in the dark, literally. So considering, she did really well.

Games at the 3rd Birhday party

PIN THE HEART ON THE BEAR

Games have also been sorted. We have pin the heart on the bear and collect the paw prints. All keeping with the Teddy Bears Picnic theme. The only thing I have to worry about now is food and decorations. Unfortunately I have discarded the tent idea but Deirdre made up for this with a massive pink bear. Now we have or will have bear corner. I need to elaborate on that idea a little. I still have 5 days. Plenty of time. At least the games are done.

Loot Bags for Alicia's 3rd Birthday

The loot bags have actually turned out pretty cool. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do and there wasn't exactly that much out there to chose from. So bee loot bags are it. What do you think? I made 20, which is a record for loot bags. They didn't take that long to do and Alicia liked her funny eyes.

Keira is growing

Who is this you ask? Its Keira. She is growing up nicely and is generally a happy little baby. She evens giggles and smiles now. What a cutie. She is dribbling and has red cheeks every now and then. Guess what is happening. Good luck with that Leanne.

Many posts

Hey Susy, there are approx 11 new postings including this one. Maybe read 1 post a day just in case.

Lights on buildings

We had the fringe recently and one of the attractions was by the Northern Lights group. The photos are of lights that have been projected onto major buildings in the city. The attraction was only supposed to last for a couple of weeks but they had to extend it to 4 weeks because of demand. There were about 4 buildings used and each building would have had approx 4 projections each. Unfortunately I don't have more photos because the memory card wasn't in the camera. Doh.

Brads 36th Birthday

You get to a certain point in your life and you assume that you won't need to blow out candles or have everyone sing Happy Birthday. This was not the case for Brad the other day. The main reason for singing happy birthday was because Cameron had been practicing it all day and obviously we couldn't disappoint. Anyway, Alicia and Ewan got to spit all over the cake aswell, whilst blowing out the candles. Always adds for extra flavour.

Kids say the darndest things

Last night, we were at mums and Alicia came out with a doozie. She said,"Not dufuss" Now I can't remember what happened at the time, but dufuss is a word that both Brad and I use when the kids are being stupid/silly. At first we couldn't understand what she was saying, then mum picked up on it. When we repeated dufuss, Alicia confirmed it. There is a moral of the story, do not speak in front of your children, it may incriminate you in later years.

Migraines suck

I don't care what anyone says, if you have a migraine, they are one of the most debilitating issues you could possibly have. I had one on Sunday. It has been the first for a very long time. How do you know its more than a headache? You feel nausea, you can literally feel your head throb and you can't do anything but lie down. On any occasion it wouldn't bother me, because Brad would be home to look after the kids, but on Sunday he went for a motor bike ride and wasn't due back until after lunch. Probably just in time to shower and shave so we could go out for his birthday dinner. Bugger. Mum to the rescue. Hi mum, just wondering what you are doing today? Well you have just won first prize, which is looking after my kids for the day, whilst I sleep and sleep, and sleep. Isn't she lucky. Without protesting, this is what occurred and by the time the dinner party started, I was at least back to 85% and by Monday was 100%. Thankfully it didn't end up being a waste of time for Brad. He did have a nice tea and coffee and cake afterwards at our house. I have to say, he got some really nice presents aswell. Brad did okay.

Alicia misses Ewan

Now I knew that we could have problems with Alicia with Ewan away. She asked about him last night, she asked about him this morning and she will probably ask about him tonight. We have explained that Ewan is helping Nanna and Poppa and as far as she is concerned, she can help them too. I'm not sure what to tell her for next week, when he's gone for a whole week. She may end up being a painful whinger. Well, more so than she usually is. It is nice that she misses him, because you wouldn't think so some times. I suppose it is what they get used to, and what she has grown up with. Arguing and yelling WITH someone, is better than playing by yourself.

I have reflected on the fact, that I only have one child to take care of, and realised, that I do prefer two, even if it is more work.

Ewan is on vacation

These are Ewan's first set of school holidays. We had to explain the concept to him and I still don't think he's got it. For him, holidays are when you go away. Luckily that is exactly what he is doing. Currently he is on holidays with Nanna and Poppa at Port Elliott. Next week he will be on holidays with Grandma/pa, Ryan and Chelsea at Coobowie. I'm not sure if he will last a whole week, but you never know until you give it a try. Ewan is back tomorrow from Port Elliott and I'm sure he will have had a great time. Nanna and Poppa will probably be happy for a rest.

Ewan at the Beach House

I took a day off work this week because I decided I needed to have a one on one day with Ewan. Very rarely do we get this type of event, so I thought of something really cool. I explained to Ewan that we would be going to the Beach House for some games and he was all for it of course. The Beach House is similar to Time Zone (if you remember this) Basically, a massive complex where you have arcade games, ticket games, playgrounds, dodgem cars, merry go rounds, Ferris wheels etc. To my knowledge, Ewan has never been to anything like this. He thought it was cool and from the moment we stepped into the place, he was asking for money. I had to explain we needed credits and I had to buy these. So we eventually decided what games and what activities. So he went on the train, dodgem cars, playground, merry go round and played on the arcade games. I might add that this was an expensive outing which really only lasted almost 2 hours. There was mini golf, slides and bummer boats also to go on but I thought we should save this for another day. Ewan was not too impressed. Especially when we left and he saw the bummer boats. Why is it that kids are never happy with what they do or what they get. I politely explained all that had occurred for the last 2 hours and when that almost kicked in, offered McDonalds as well. What can I say, I turned into Brad for a couple of seconds. He may think he is master of the domain, but in the end he knows how to play the game, for all sanity.

Ewan didn't rave about the day to Brad when he got home which I was a little disappointed about but the next day, when I was sitting with him on the lounge, he said, "The games yesterday were really cool." So in the end, I think he did appreciate it.

Alicia's 3rd Bithday preparations

I don't know if I have just lost the zap. But I really can't be bothered with the whole party decoration thing. I want too but then again don't. I suppose its because I have all these ideas but don't have the materials ready on hand. Anyway, I'll get there. I have received a couple of YES' to her party from the child care bunch and this has started to lift my spirits. Don't worry Alicia is will be a cool party and your mum won't embarrass you too much. I hope.

Franks new car

Frank bought a new car the other day. Its a Holden Monaro. Red. And yes, red does go faster. Frank loves it, not that he would admit that. I will admit it is a lovely car to drive in. Very smooth and you can't hear any outside noise. It has pretty light things and smells nice. Miss practical shines again. He only drives it to work and back, so it isn't getting used much at all. I suppose that will change eventually. Dad liked it which is a good thing for everyone concerned.

Alicia's 3rd Birthday invites

It didn't take me too long to work out Alicia's invites. The theme seems to have been the easiest thing to think of. So here we are..... I love them. The teddy bears picnic theme is recognisable, I just hope they bring their teddies. However there is enough to go around at our house. Enough is an understatement. I'm not sure how many people are coming, I will work that out later. I have removed the party information, thats why it looks so plain.

The leaf

Here I am at work, writing my postings and noticed outside, what I thought was a butterfly at my level but closer to another building. I work on the 2nd floor. It wasn't a butterfly but a leaf. It was being taken by the wind and happened to go as high as the 3rd floor and then disappear over the next building. I was mesmerized. It was only one leaf and to see it this high up, floating about with the wind was something different. There you go, if anyone is ever looking for something to give me for my birthday. You should hire a leaf and have it float in the sky. A very original present but please have it last longer than a minute.

Special announcement

We have a really cool special announcement..........

Ewan is riding his bike without training wheels!!!!!!!!

Ewan's excited, I'm excited and Brad is really excited because he won't need to run behind the bike anymore. Brad used to come home sweating. I suppose that is what happens when you are running after a kid on a bike, literally.

So Ewan has just mastered this artform and is already asking for a motor bike. As parents you can't win. Teach them something new and they want to get into the next thing straight away. Well obviously he won't be getting a motorbike, but it wouldn't surprise me if he has one by Christmas. Help me, Pleeeaaasseeee.

Easter at Nonninas

We went and saw Nonnina on Easter Monday. When I say WE, there was my family and Franks family. She wasn't expecting a visit which meant it was more special. She had a good time, even though the kids were running a muck. Its getting harder to converse with her and she is not moving around nearly as well as she did but obviously still offered, biscuits and Bailey's. Yes, Baileys at 10am. Me personally, I can drink it at any time.

We had some photos taken, Nonnina with the kids, Nonnina with Frank and myself, Nonnina with Susy. You name it we had it. Unfortunately some are blurry but we managed to get at least one of everything. She looks so tiny against Frank and you forget that they get smaller and more fragile. She was happy that we went there and that is the reason for the visit.

Easter was not the best

Brad and I had the worst Easter ever. 3 people decided to try and steal the car, and stupidly we decided to confront them which meant that Brad was set upon by 3 people and kicked and punched without mercy. Considering this all happened at 1 o'clock Easter Sunday morning, you would assume that they were in the wrong and should have not been on our property. Thankfully, me screaming like a wild women may have stunned them enough for Brad to break free and then for them to leave, albeit not quietly.
It isn't something that I want to experience again EVER. My fear for Brad was too overwhelming because after speaking with the police on the phone, I fainted and hit my head on the concrete. It wasn't Brad that left in the ambulance it was me. (I feel like one of those husbands, that faints whilst his wife is delivering a baby)
Its lucky we can find the humorous side, because if we couldn't, I wouldn't be able to cope with the thought that Brad could've died whilst defending his property and his family on Easter morning.
Believe it or not, the kids didn't wake up at all. There were 2 policemen, 2 ambulance people, Dee, Jim, Brad and myself in the house and the front screen door slammed shut numerous times, but still there was no peak from them. They didn't even ask about Brad's black eye the next morning.
I do feel violated, angry, and annoyed. What gives someone the thought, that they have the right to take what is not theirs. Whether for a prank, dare or opportunity. I feel sorry for those that live life assuming someone owes them something. They will live and die very empty people inside and nothing will ever quench that thirst. I do believe in what goes around comes around, so going by that mantra, the 3 guys will have something to look forward to, and not in a pleasant way.