Had a very good day, and was so pleased to see that everyone was happy on minti today as well.... Today i met up with my support group and the support worker arranged a councillor to come and chat to us on how much alcohol we can consume if we want to drive.. It was very interesting... We also got to make mock cocktails and they were so yummy..... Also the support worker is italian and made her family tradition lasagne and oh yummo, and she said she would give it to us.... After that we had reading program at school, and chloe enjoys that.... After school i bumped into the school principal and he said he was meaning to  catch up with me, as he was impressed how i stood up at the school meeting last week and said my piece on what i feel about our childrens school future.... He also said all will be revealed what is going to happen with the future of our kids education.. Hope it is a good outcome...

Today chloe and i got back into school playgroup and attended playgroup at her creche, and it was so good to get back in touch with all the mums that i hadnt seen for a while....Chloe was a bit tired as we had a huge weekend as my foster girls were here for the weekend and it was full on.... At school playgroup we done some pasting and reading  and then we arrived at her creche playgroup and we played in coloured water and then we did some pom poms and she got bored of it, so i finished it off, but the carer that made them made the hole to big in the cardboard and took me 3 hours to make it, but it was all good and i had a ball... we have lunch at creche playgroup as well, so each week we get to choose a healthy meal to cook and today we had wedges and sour cream yummo...

So had a good day and after all that i came down with a headache and missed the gym so when i got home i went and had a mum nap...

When i woke i was quite taken aback as one of my friends here was quite upset as there was a huge fight on here today and a few harsh words said between members and it was very upsetting ...

I would like for everyone to know im enjoying being on minti and will not be getting in any disagreements and i look up to a few members up here as i have learnt so much from this site and have made some great friends...
 So i hope that i havnt offended anyone here when i say this and  i hope that everyone contuies enjoying minti and making heaps of friends..

today i had a relaxing day, even that it was so busy at my house as i have my foster girls this weekend.. Brodie had his soccer game today and his team won by one and then he had swimming, he is doing so well... My girls are doing well with swimming as well.... Tonight we had my mil, sil and her son around as it was fire cracker night, so we all chucked in for a small pack for the kiddies... No noise just lots of smoke... The kids eyes lit up and they just raving on how good they were.... It will be a nice reminder and feeling for my kids and my foster girls to keep for a while... ...

What a afternoon i had, we were invited to our school today for a meeting to see where the development of our school structure is at, as the government have offered 2.4 million to upgrade, or sell our school and have on offer 3.4 plus the sale of our current school, all was going well, until the main speaker asked was there any concerns or questions, and wow did that open up a can of worms.. As we had pollies there making political statements, ex parents and friends association raising safety issues, and childcare maanagement worrying about transport, but the meeting was not about that, as the education dept just wanted to show their plans... Well mick said to chloes childcarer was more concerned about her buissness, and i had to shoosh him, and say its ok to be assertive but turn a negative in to a positive as chloe is still attending this childcare centre to she goes to school next year.... It was a very long discussion, and im hoping that the out come will benifit our childrens future in our community.... Im so drained and will be happy to have a new school as our school has lost resources abnd classes if we upgrade, so i cant see how that can help our kids.... sorry if this is unusual i just had to write it somewhere, and hopefully get some feedback on what would you do, if this was your childs school

Just thought i would pop in and say how proud i am of my son brodie, as today he got to represent his school today in the state school cross country in launceston, they had to run 1200 metres and he came 33 out of 45 kids so i was so pleased as this was his first year running so far...

Also was proud that he held his head up high, as a student of his school ,and  he has the sporty attidude... i tried to bring him home after the race today, and he said no mum, i have swimming to go to after this, poor little man is going to be tired afterwards..

Had the best day today, took the girls to dorothy the dinosaur and had a ball, took heaps of pics, but cant put them here as yet as it was a normel camera..
So when we arrived we were shown through straight away, as there was about 50 of us in a group.... we were meant to go to the park afterwards but typical tassie weather it was cold and windy... Tonight also we had school teacher/parent meetings, and im so proud of brodie and caitlyn as they are achieving so well at school, and brodies teacher said what a great contributioni show to the school as i am on a the school asociation and fundraising commitee... So all is good and caitlyns teacher got to meet mick so that was good as well.. Tomorrow we are having a huge meeting on where our school future  so will be interesting , will let you all know then... Also upset as mel has left minti, and i hope whatever has upset her, she will be ok, and be back soon, as im so upset over her going...

well its being 3 days since i blogged and most of would know that mel has gone back to her place, and we have submitted blogs in the virtual reality group and ,mel had corrupted me in to taking pics of me... so feel free to look and comment..

Anyway since then i have being back to the gym and bring working off the weekend as i drank and ate too much lol... so all is good here and i am not feeling bad about having a treat  as i was before... And for the ones thatwanted to know if mel snored , brodie informs me no.....

Hi just wanted to touch base, and let everyone know that im having a ball with madmel, as she has being staying with us since thurs... Very quiet and knows what she wants, and its all good... Am taking her with us tonight to a rock n roll night should be awsome...

Also went to  the gym the other day and still going well wityh feeling fab, and have lost 3kgs in 3 weeks so im pleased about that as well...

Ok have heaps of housework to do, as we having a bbq before we go out tonight....

was a good day. and have the best news as i get to meet a minti mum tomorrow nite, and it would be our one and only mel, she is staying for 2 nights at my place as she has her boys staying with their dad, and then she  going to picked up from my place saturday.., Im so excited as i have never done this before, and it would be good for you all to probaly get a pic of me on here as well, as i have no decent photos of me hehe...  So i will let everyone know how we go, ooh im so excited...

had a very relaxing day, but busy hehe...  It was volunteer day today at the community centre, so we had a celebaration day, where we alll gathered together, and recieved certificates... We also as a group learnt how to make sushi, but we done chicken teryraki... Was diffent, but not my cup of tea.... I also got my pic in the paper, as someone had to reperesent the mum group there and the rest took off....  Am still doing well with feeeling fab, and will be heading back to the gym tomorrow, so i let you all know how i get on..

Had a good day... Went to my course that i have being doing for the last 7 weeks to help me get back into the work for when chloe is in full time school.... So one more week to go of that, and then i see where i go from there...Also went to the gym today, and found it a bit hard as i was stuggling a bit, and i think mick was forgetting to put the weights down on some of the equipment as they felt a bit harder then what they did on Friday.... Brodie had his first swimming lesson today at school, and i think its mad as they do it in the cold down here in tassie, so he has that for 2 weeks... Girls are good as well...

As you all know it was mothers day today... So this morning my kids wake me up at 7.30 and say its morning, groan from my pillow and say wake me back up at 9am... so every half hour they said its 9am, and it wasnt... So at 8.45am i get up and say thanx guys wheres my brekkie, so mick drags himself out of bed, and cooks me sausages and eggs(there goes feeling fab) .. Was going to go to the gym after brekkie but couldnt get motivated... After brekkie kids gave me pressie, chocs(they ate) school craft flowers, handprint poem, door hanger, book, and lots of gorgeous cards... We had my mil, sil and her kids down for lunch, and we had a roast... Well then sil daughter got teased from brodie, and i growled, and she decided to be a drama queen.. so he spat it, i spat it, and i went in my room for 5 minutes.. After that the adults watched a dvd, while the kids tried to play outside, was a struggle for some of them as they were tired.. Then after the movie, mil, sil, and kids left... So then my kids decided to squabble, sook, and then mick had a go at me-over trivial bullshit, and made me cry...So next year mothers day will be better in the arvo as i will change a few things..

Hope that everyone else had a good mothers day

Had a very casual day... Caitlyn had a sleepover at her best friends house as it was her friends bday, so at 11am this morning i had to pick her up, minus her hair brush as they lost it lol... Then we took brodie to soccer, and his team lost by 4 goals, but played well... After soccer the kiddies had their swimming lessons, and doing so well. And then i had to go to my best friends little boys 1st bday, was very naughty i was, had chocolate cake hehe... So tonite im thinking i might make a quick dash to the gym tomorrow.... Hope the ones that read this have a happy mothers day, as i will, and have told mick and the kiddies im on strike lol...

Today should have being my bday as i had the best day ever.... We started out bad as the kids were mucking about, but once i got them to school and chloe to childcare it was all good... I called in and had a chat and drink with a girlfriend for a hour and then done some shopping...

Any way the Huge news is that i had my 1st assessment at the gym today, and had a ball, and my instructer was awsome... He thinks that i will be fine with my goals and im losing the right way, as i had a weigh in, and have lost a anothe 1.5 kilos whohooo.. So all that stress and having little nibbles on naughty food this week didnt tip the schales thank god...

So for the next 6 weeks he has me, hubby and sil on a weight loss program and it should pan out..... then after that we go the next level...

So Im absolutely rapt and am so loooking foreward to the end results...

Well its 15 minutes to go before my bday is over here in tasmania, and i would love to just say thanx to all the mums that sent me all the great messages and support today as i didnt get that from my friends here in tas or from my family, so you know who you are and i like to say how much it ment ro me... I got a bit upset today here on minti, and it was silly as it was more to doi with no contact from my family and friends, so i took it to heart... Anyway i got some nice pressies, baked my own cake-lol, and took it in to caitlyns class as their was a little boy in their celebrating his bday as well. was so sweet how they all sang happy bday.... feeling fab is also getting there, need to stop stressing and be more authoritive.... Also heading to the gym tomorrow so i let you all know how i get on... Thanx again xxxx cazza

Yayyyyyyy its my birthday, and just want to say thanx for all the lovely pics and thoughts that are coming in so far in my lounge- to all my minti friends you are the Best..... I blog later to tell you what i got and got up 2... mwahhhhhhhhhhhhhh xxxx cazza

Today was so much better. Took the kids to school and the n had a meeting with the principal about a student at his school, and it was a relieve to get that of my shoulders.He was very understanding and said he will keep a eye on the subject.... Went back to the community centre and enrolled in a Tripe P course of positive parenting-very scary as some of the stuff that i do to my children i dont realsise how much that effects them, so i learnt i need to be more assertive to my kids and others, and take time out for me, so we see how that goes... Also apoligised to a few people that i was rude to yesterday, and they said no need as they understood amd said i should be slowing down... After school i went to the gym and done half hour work and burnt 150 calories , and will be going back on friday for my assement..... Well this is my  last blog being 31 as tomorrow is my bday and i be 32-scary ... So relax day tomorrow and go with the flow, have no plans yayyyyyyy lol...

I am so upset and cross, as today was the worst day ever.... First i get uo and the kids muck around and wont hurry to school. And then when we get there its all good...After that i had to go to a community meeting, as a guest and was asked to speak about what was happening at our school, but i could only answer a few questions as im not the president of our school association, and he is the one to answer these questions that were asked.... My kids also had their walkathon today, and i spat it as the one of the mums had a go at me because i wasnt at the school to help this morning to help prepare the course.  and i was told to be there at 1.30 not  11.30, am i to be a mind reader...  My support  group joined in with the walkathon, and the school had a sausage sizzle, and i was upset about that as i have being doing so well with my healthy eating and wont eat sausages, so i was bitched at about that as well... I shouldnt have got out of bed this morning...

The walkathon was a school oval and the footy oval, and we walked it 3 times, so now im nakkere.... Sorry ifg this was a bitchy blog just really upset as everyone around me expects 2 much....

Whohoooooooooo i weighed my self today and i have lost 1.4 kilos in a week, and thats just eating healthy and walking as the gym starts next week.... Today was a average day done heaps of washing as its being bucketing down here in tassie for 4 days, so thank god its gone.... Went to my mils as well, and we had dinnner there, my niece was being a drams queen as she gets all sooky if we joke with her and then her mum jumps down our throats.... I wiil be pleased when my mil goes out on her own and then we can spend quallity time with her without any dramas... cant wait to tues as my proper weigh in is there and i know that my support group are going to be pleased...

As you all know i have started a feeling fab program, and it is going really well... but during this program im allowed to have one naughty day, so i chose saturday .. I chose this day as once a month mick and i go out to rock n roll and have a few drinks and dance away, and then walk home....

Changing the subject a bit i got to watch brodies game of soccer today and was so impressed on how far those boys had come, as they started together as a team when they were 6, and now 10 yrs old.. Well they played a excellent game, and came out on top... it was good to see the team spirit...

Besides that i watched the kids do their swimming lessons,. going well there as well, and am happy with the results as well...

Well im going to try and get the girls to chat to me on msn, as nat told me i smell lol.... and i am having some bourbans tonite as well.

had such a rough night last night as chloe is being a pain in the rear ed, wont listen, hiding things etc... So today i woke up and thought today is a another day and was pumped to have my assesment at the gym so i can start my feeeling fab exercises, so got home raced around done the ashing, and then went and picked up my sil...So we headed to the gym, and the girl said sorry i didnt have ur number(bullshit) as i wrote it down on my application form, and she informs me that my assessment was cancelled as the instructer was sick... so i dropped sil off at her place and came home and thought what now lol... Besides all that the food side is good and the kids are loving all these diffrent meals.... so lets see how i get through the weekend..

Am still feeling fab and going well with eating healthy....Today went to my childrens assembly and was one of the proudest mums there as both my children got award for being safe and friendly, afterwards the vice pruncipal said that i should be so proud,and i said im proud of my kids all the time..Tonight we had a scrumptious tea of steak and stirfry vegies, abd mick and the kiddies had chocolate sundae while i had a apple, god im being brave.... Also had a few tears tonight as chloe keeps on losing the dvds that we hire, and it took us 2 hours to find, and my house is trashed  after i went on a cleaning spree today, think i need to take a chill pill lol... Hope tomorrow is better..

Today was a another success day as we heading out the door at 8.20am to go to school... After that i went shoppping with chloe and got all the food to suit our healthy lifestyle and a few treats for the kiddies... Chloe and i then headed back to the school as caitlyn and brodie had their cross country in the pouring rain(crazy)..They done very well, and i encouraged brodie more so he could represent his school in the inter primary cross country, so here i am running beside him saying you coming third matey go go go lol, what a sight heheh. So he went through the bushland and i went back to the finish line, and he came in 4th, which that was excellent as he said it was very slippery in the bush part....He also still gets to represent his school... After that i went to a coooking class, and we made tomato vegetable soup, and they made a banana caramel hot sauce pudding,- which i declined as my treat isnt to friday, so hard to see 10 other woman eat in front of me... So thats about it so far, and feel good.

Today was my first day of feelin faboulous, and it was great... Went to the gym this morning and joined up for 18 months at 13 dollers a week and start this friday. and also get a young male instructer whohooooooo, what a package deal lol, not that i would leave my hubby.... Chloe went to her nans while me and my sil went and checked the gym out... After the tour and paper work, i took my sil  to uni as she is studying there, and heade back to my mils to pick chloe up..... After that we headed to the community centre where chloe attends childcare there while i go to my support group... Today our group went for a walk and then went to a little cafe and had vegie soup and brown bread yummo... Really hyped about this ne chapter in my life, and my goal is 2 lose about 20 kilos in 18 months.... ok let you all know how i get on...thanx for all the support yesterday...