Today was so much better and i was feeling good.... Kids were great this morning and were all ready and eager to get back to school.. The little one we had staying with us wasnt keen to go home, poor little man, but thats what we need to do for them. so hopefully we see him again.... Dropped the kids off at school, and then today we had a excursion for the course im doing.. So headed to the creche, and all the girls were happy to see me.. Only down fall was there was more parents then kids.. So we all got on the bus and headed to one of the best parks in launceston called the punchbowl reserve... Once we arrived there, we noticed that the slide was getting repaired, and i grumbled to the council guys about not fixing  there and then.. So out of all the mums/guys in my class i was the biggest kid and played with the kids, and also we played hide and go seek...

We also climbed up into the tree house, and had a bbq... Headed back to the creche, and had the readers come up from our school to read to the littles...

Headed down to the school, and found out that chloe wasnt her happy self, and had a few tears at school today, as she misses her nan .. Her nan went to melbourne today for a week to see my Bil and his Fiancee, and their 6 week old son.... Mick will be Joining her on friday,.

So early night for me, as im feeling tired... and back to tafe tomorrow....

Hope everyone has a great week,...

xxx cazza

Last night was great, and i danced like i have never danced in a long time.. Only down fall on the night was a old acquientance that stole my ex before mick and then tried to sleep with mick was there and she kept on following me, and then on the dance floor bumping into me... YOU would think after 15 years she get over her self,...... And she calls her self a teacher, thank god she never teach my kids...

So anyway had this New drink, called W KED and tasted like creamy soda,, so very easily for the teens to get drunk on, so thats not good that they put a another drink on the market like that..

Had a few scotchs before we went out, and my sil was Omg cazza slow down hehe...

Got home around 2, and was so drunk, and spoke to my neighbour, and came inside and crashed...

This morning chloe is in a cheerful mood, and has woke me a few times, and wanted mick, so his asleep in bed, and im here feeling seedy...

So i think i might crawl back into bed for a another hour, and then get motivated for the afternoon, as i have heaps to do, before school goes back tomorrow,,,

Next Rock n Roll is my Bday, so i think i curb the drinking that night as its mothers day the next day, silly man should change the dance..

Well hope everyone is well.. and have a great week,..

xxx cazza

Its all good in our house and the little boy has settled in well... Last night we had a breakthrough, as he has being into care a few times and we were told to treat his hair as he may have head lice but no he did'nt so that was a huge bonus...

This morning got up bright and early and got one load of washing out, and grrrrrrrr it started to rain, so a extra rinse on those clothes hehe...

Today after lunch i have to go and see a old friend in hospital she isnt well at all, and they need to run tests to find out whats wrong with her,...

Then come home and get ready for the BIG night out with the girls... Cant wait...

Hope everyone has a great weekend,...

xxx cazza

Today has being very productive... Done some housework and then went and had chloe''s Hair done.. The girls and i then went to see my aunt to make sure that rock n roll is on tomorrow night for us older girls..  Then went to the shops, and came home and got a phone call from glenhaven asking to do some care this weekend.. so i said yes, but was it cool for me to still have my girls night out tomorrow,  and its all good... Mick has to do the care tomorrow night, and wasnt impressed by it at all, but he get over it ,..,.

This weekend we have a little boy he is 10,. and my guys have to be careful with him, as he has a bone disorder that his bones can break easy.. He is so adorable and i reckon he be fine here..

Cant wait to tomorrow night.. Hope everyone has a great weekend...

xxx cazza

Last night the girls and i decided to get all the house done, so we could set out for the day today..

So here i was hoping we go around 10am, but the girls slept in, and i had to try and get some washing done., hmm well the washing didnt get done, as their is a part that is broken that wont allow the washing to rinse out properly. Thank god micks uncle works in that industry, and can replace the part for  $ 50..

So at 11am we setted out and headed to kellys house(SINSTRESS)  and when we got there she wasnt there at first and we had to wait for her , so that was cool... When she arrived we went inside and the girls were smitten with Leannika, and she sure has grown heaps, and is crawling everywhere.... Caitlyn asked a lot of questions on kellys bunnies out the back... Had a warm milo and chatted for a while, and then Leannika was looking tired,, so we headed off to our next destination..

Went to my aunts next and caught up with my cousins there, and my girls love visiting their house.... Had a chat with my aunt about my cousins upcoming wedding in september. So excited about it, and means a weekend away for mick and i...

So after a hour there we headed to the shops and came home......

Tomorrow we do some more socialising before the weekend, and i have planned a girls night out with my sil and our friends, and hopefully kelly will come as well..

Next week head back in the books and back to our walks...

xxx cazza

Yesterday i blogged how the bank stuffed up and mick and i had words with each other,,.,.. Today when i got up i checked the bank, and it seems that because of the holidays my family payment went through, and they didnt show it on the statement, and when we were thinking we were using the money already in there, they also took some withdrawls out of the family payment when it clicked over.. So i was freaking out and spoke to a couple close friends and they helped me calm down, so thanx girls you know who you are... So any way mick got up. and the Jacket he ordered 3 weeks ago showed up, and i got chloe to pass that over to him, and then said to him could i show him the bank statement and dont want to have no yelling, so he said fine.. So showed him, and he was cool  about it all,.. He said he had money put aside incase this happened, and not to be upset.... So all good and we went to the shops and came home..

This afternoon chloe was bored and got really grizzly so i shut the computor down and we went to her room, and put the music on and played dolls house, and my little ponys hehe, and we plaited the dolls hair,.. We then got tired and curled up on her bed and went to sleep... A hour later and micks mum brought caitlyn home and i got up. and chatted to caitlyn and then phoned brodie as i was a grump when he said bye, as he was going to his nans, as the girls have had their sleepovers....

Weather down here is very silly, and hoping it will be fine tomorrow and me and the girls will go visiting tomorrow...

Hope all is well for everyone...

xxx cazza

This morning started out with no Power, and so i went back to bed,... Got up at 9 and checked my bank and they havnt released my kids money yet from centrelink due to some bs they come up with that there was withdrawls over the weekend, but i had them covered, so have to wait to tomorrow...

Got the house done and sorted out the girls room, and we had to buy some more storage containers, and hopefully they will work.. Went through the girls clothes as well. and bagged up some clothes that chloe didnt fit in and will pass them on to a girlfriend..

Have had major issues with Mick today and the 4th april cant come any  quicker, as he is going away.... Nothing too major just the same o same ,.,.

Got some Pjs for brodie yesterday for $4 and he loved them.. Tried to get some for the girls but they had sold out..

Hope everyone has recovered from easter , and havnt being eating too much chocolate..

xxx cazza

Easter sunday for me was so great and i could have that everyday,.... Started out with  the easter egg Hunt, Kids all loved it.... Then we cleaned up., i did some last minute shopping ..

At 12pm all the family arrived to micks shock as my dad is usually late hehe.. Exchanged chocolates, arranged all the salads, dishes, and meat to go out... Mick Started the bbq, and at 12,30 we all sat down to eat.. I should have taken a pic as OMG there was a enough food to feed a army,, Our neighbours came over as well, as Mary lost her hubby 9 months ago, and her and her son had no plans, so they ate and drank with us for the afternoon.. HAD 10 kids all up in our backyard, and surprising enough they were all behaving...Chloe was in her domain all this chocolate to pig out on hehe, and i have sorted all the chocolates out into containers, and brodie has stashed his in his room in a cooler bag, he dont trust me or chloe lol...

So the afternoon was great drank heaps, and the baileys was so yummy,,, 7pm my mil calls it a night, and my sil sooked as she  wanted to stay here, and was told no by her mum lol... Chloe went with them and stayed the night.... Cleaned some more, and thought OMG there is so much salad left, so going to have to eat that tonite.....  Went to lay down for half hour and caitlyn woke me, and mick said that i could have stayed in bed longer, but me and caitltn wanted to watch a dvd,,, so didnt get to watch it, as i went back to bed to read and didnt wake to 5.30 this morning... Too much sleep arghhhhhhhhh....

Today im heading out to get some PJS for brodie, and then rest for the rest of the day, didnt eat much chocolate yesterday, drank more hehe, but today i might have some......

Hope everyone has recovered and thank you to all my friends for their lovely lounge pics they left for me and my family., kids loved them....

xxxx cazzza

HAPPY EASTER  to all Minti Members and their families...

This is whats happened so far at my house today.. This morning the kids have beat me to sneaking out early to the yard, and caitlyn was Mummmmmmmmmmm easter bunny hasnt being.. So once again as this happened last year i snuck out the back,. told them maybe he hid them in side due to us having a dog hehe... So they come back in hear Yes from Brodie with glee, and the Girls scrilling with delight..

So i get our dog on his blankie and i start hiding the chocolate,, 5 minutes later i say kids come out here, hehe. Caitlyn is the most bouncy one at easter, and she was where all this come from, and i saidyou musnt have had your easter bunny eyes on, as sammy guided me on the trail... So they all ran around the back yard , and collected their chocolate.. Inside brodie found a Football egg, and the girls found a my little pony set with a egg... They also were given a marshmellow necklace.....

For me i need to wait to mick wakes,, and then we go looking for ours hehe...

Today we have a full house., as we got my foster dad coming with his kids, micks mum, niece, sister and her daughter, our next door neighbours, and we decided we going to have  a bbq..... Mick made home made Bailey''s Cream last night, so there will be no driving from us....

Hope that everyone today gets to spend time with their loved ones and enjoy whatever you may do...

xxxx cazza and family..

Today was great... Mick cooked up a feast that no man, Woman, Child could resist hehe.. He cooked a Pork roast, Chicken, and of course one piece of fish and some Fish fingers for the kids, and the reason for the white meat for, was that his mum, sister and niece are allergic to fish... We also had Roast veggies, potato bake,, and peas, carrots, and cauliflower with Cheese sauce.. We invited our neighbour over as well,as this was his first easter without his dad... His mum was invited as well, but she already made plans.. Our nephew wasnt feeling well, and my MIL took him home early.. Had a few too many drinks hehe, and could have had a mummy nap, but couldnt as mick had to work tonight...

Also i just want to add that brodie was let off the detention and red card as the teachers decided to reverse the decision and punish the ones that deserved it....

Tomorrow have to do some easter shopping, go to a bday party at macdonalds, and then tomorrow night have drinks with my Gf for easter and then get food for sunday to have a full house again...

Hope everyone has had a wonderful Good friday and all the best for easter...

xxx cazza

Today i went to the school and did parent help.. So the day started with helping the teacher organise the kindys,....... Then we had Music and had to do some kiddy dances hehe...

Then i went to the school assembly and was getting dagga Looks from micks and mine niece as we had a few choice words to say before the bell and i told her to back off..   I did apoligise to her, but she is 11 going on 21 and thinks she is a know all...

Anyway brodie hasnt brought his book home, and he said that a lot of parents complained this morning and he thinks the class detention may have being lifted for some of the class, so will find out tomorrow morning,as now i go to the class room..

This afternoon we had our easter celebrations on the lawns, and that was so cool and kids all had fun.. Had a sausage sizzle as well.. The teacher in chloes class organised a easter egg hunt and the little ones were great to share....

Came home from school and am so exhausted hehe, but will have a early night as i have Tafe tomorrow...

xxx cazza

Today set of took the kids to school and then i headed to tafe.. At tafe today we watched a Video, organised some forms and what group we were going in for prac at the child care centre in a fortnight.. Then we broke up into groups of 6, and we had to make something out of boxes for one group, and the other group had to go out side and collect leaves and stuff and make a collage,.,. So My group we made a palace, with princess fiona in it, and shrek n the roof trying to rescue her from the penquins haha..( imagination of a child from age 4)...

We then had lunch,. and then we were set a budget and had to go op shopping and buy items that kids could play with at creche,, we got 3 bags full and lots of cool items..

Then thats when the good day ended... I went and got the kids from school and while there one of brodies mates said that brodie and the rest of the class got a Red Card Due to some of the students misbehaving and not listening, and the teacher also got their and said when she has them thurs they lose their lunch hour.. So i said to brodie was you involved in any of it and he said no, and no, and i believe him.. Open up his communication book and there is a note from both teachers saying how well brodie is doing at school, and that we should get a extra present for him for easter as he is a excellent student.. So WTF , is brodie being punished then, and getting a red card and lose of lunch play for then, thats contradicting what they have said,,. So i have filled out his communication book, as he doesnt want me to go to the class,.,. and i  have asked for a explanation.. I dont expect brodie to be treated any diffrent to the other students, but i wont have my kids punished for something that they wernt involved in... So we see what their response is..

So besides all that launceston is covered in smoke as we have had a real yucky fire in one of out suburbs, and we cant even put our washing out, it smells that bad, and its so hot out there as well, Yes Arna believe me its hot..

No tafe tomorrow, and will be going to the school to do parent help, as we have a easter carnival on.. Fun fun...

xxx  cazza

Today my group that im with at tafe got to go to the Childcare centre where we are all doing our prac at for the next 6 weeks.. So first up i went to tafe and picked up some girls and once we arrived at the creche we waited for our teacher,, It was weird as chloe attends this creche,, but was good to be there and see all my friends that i dont see very often,,. so we got the big speech on what is what expected of us and got the tour... Then the rest of the class left and i stayed on and had lunch, and done some paintings on eggs with the littles for easter.. We then made hot cross buns and some chocolate truffles;;; Easter bunny helper came early and we had a easter egg hunt lol.. For lunch we had wraps and was so yummy.... We then all cleaned up and was about to get the kids ready for some reading and the smoke alarm went off,, well the kids pacicked and so did the child carer and teacher, that was from the primary school,. so i got their and told everyone to calm down, lets go to the meeting point, told the carer to phone the fireman, and her boss.. so we all laughing as there was no smoke.... So 10 minutes later the firies turn up, and love having a perv on a guy in a fire suit hehe, and then they checked it all out, and there must have being a fault in the alarm,,... Then the maintence guys turned up to do some repairs, and some of the mums being single, well you could imagine what was said hehe... We all left after the excitement, and left the carer with the men , giggling like school girls as we walked out..

Got to the school to get the kids, and was walking towards the classrooms and next minute i fell flat on my bum,,, as there was a tree stump , skin of my feet, legs and hands, and my pride hurt hehe,, my Girlfriend was trying not to piss her pants as i was holding back from swearing in front of her little girl and she was saying u ok, and yes i laughed at her , as it was a silly trip..

Got home and my aunt was here to drop off some clothes for the girls, and love when she does this as it saves me so much on clothes... Sent mick off to work... Its so hot here in tassie today as well...

Brodie came home from his boys club, and has informed me that he has being nominated to be in the SRC , so fingers crossed he gets in, as last year there was a few tears, as some kids got in for the wrong reasons, and brodie was let to believe he had a chance.... Caitlyn has also put her hand up as well, so would be so great if they both get in....

Tomorrow is tafe day, and i be doing some paintings , and kiddy stuff again.. Have decided to do my assignments at school, as im 2 distracted at home...

Hope everyone is able to keep cool in this heat at the moment,..

xxx cazza

Well the weekend is nearly over and it has being a good one.., The boys went well last night and im stoked as mick came home and said he has said to the little boy he is welcome to come back anytime,, so thats a plus. except i shouldnt talk about on the phone to kellz as he gets on his high horse hehe,. Talking about those 2,, they sure are a worry, and mick was here last night sulking as kellz touched a spot and cracked me up... But its all good....

Tomorrow the little boy goes home and i have to get my head back in the books. and kids return to school for 4 days and then its Easter Time ....... Yummmmmmmmmy  Chocloate....

Hope everyone has a great week....

xxx cazza

As i Mentiond yesterday we are looking after a 11 year old Boy that has ADHD, and not Medicated this weekend... He arrived at 4,30 and fitted in so well; He is very Polite and well mannered.. So all went well last night and all the kids got on really well.. Caitlyn was put out a little at bed time,. but thats because she is used to being a mummy me.. lol...

So tonight the Boys have Gone to the speedway and the little man has never being, so hope he has Fun and they all have a good time....

Us Girls will be heading to see my Girlfiend soon as i can pull myself away from here hehe,, and then we have a DVD to watch...

Hope everyone is doing well in these heat waves we having,, Cant wait to it cools down later..

xxx cazza

Yesterday i blogged that we were having to decide if we would take on a 11 year old boy that has ADHD.. Mick was very headstrong on calling glenhaven and saying no,..,. well i had to phone them back and spoke to my supervisor and he convinced me that they would be there for me 24/7 ... So spoke to brodie and he was yeah mum you know i was ok with chris(his cousin has adhd) and he has some mates...

So when mick came home we  had our talk and i promised as soon as it looks like our kids are at risk, its bye and the little man will need to go home...

I said to mick that there are hundreds of kids out there  that need to be giving a chance, and i feel that this boy at this stage needs that...

Wish me luck, and i let you all know how we go..., The boys will be going to the speedway tomorrow nite , so that should keep them all out of trouble lol...

Have found a childcarer to do my interview with,, so will be onto that next week,....

Have a great weekend..

xxx cazza

Today was very hectic.... Went to tafe and omg here i was thinking how easy it was and then this Tutor threw us all these assignments to do over 2 weeks..

So she wants us to do self assessment on our selves., Update our resume,, Cover letter, Application letter, and also Find a child carer that has being in the industry for 3-5 years and interview them and ask them 10 questions,then we have to do it on works, and make sure that it is 100 %...

So im  going to be busy chooky... Monday we go to the work place where we do our prac,. and thats going to be cool as . As  its chloes creche...

Have being asked a very urgent request for this weekend to care for a boy that is 11, and glenhaven have said they will be there and support me and the kids 100% ,, not that they havent before.. just have to convince Mick now, before tomorrow morning....

Hope everyone is well, and all my kids are doing well at school..

xxx cazza

Today started off a bit rushy, as Chloe didnt want to get out bed, but once we got her motivated all was good... Took the kids to school, spoke to caitlyns teacher, and found out she is pregnant and due to have her baby boy in July,, so i was happy for her, as she will make a great Mum...

Left the school and  headed to Tafe.... Today we done some Paintings, and made some slushie, and some other stuff ,,. was a great day and i had a ball.... Had lunch at the cafe, and was very Nice, had potato wedges with sour Cream...

Home Now and hope the rest of my day pans out well.... Have came home with some notes that i have to read up on.... so have to next  tuesday to do that.. I do go back thurs , but thats a diffrent module ....

Hope everyone is having a good day...

xxx cazza

Im that close to just packing and running to Janice house where it looks so tranquil and quiet, and you all ask ..

Well last week was sucky and i thought this weekend i would let my hair down and have some fun.. so friday had my drinks all good..

Yesterday Open the paper and see that a guy i looked up too when i was a kid up to when i got with mick . Has died.... so his funeral is on wednesday, and no not going for personal reasons...

So last night we all go to the speedway, and our niece decided to give me a hard time as i said to all the kids to be good and that to make sure they used the antibacterial tissues to rid of bugs out there as the toliets dont have soap... She was also saying that Gosh that i know a lot that have died as she overheard me tell her mum, and when i told her that it was a private convo . she said she dont care.. So i ignored her for the rest of the night...

Brodie won a poster at the speedway, and the racing was good...

Today done all the house,, and then went and visited a friend.. We got talking and she mentioned that my EX brother in law heard some disgusting rumour on my cousins boy, so told her that to tell him to zip it... Tonight i have her daughter here to sleepover... Has being ok, except chloe left her cousins dvd disc on the bedroom floor and it got broken, so have to go to the shop tomorrow and replace it,..

So mick and brodie went to the speedway tonight, and when they got home. the girls were going silly, and then i just burst into tears.,. Mick said i should ignore what upsets me, and just do what makes me happy and know that i know the truth on what is being said and done..

So if i didnt have Tafe and all at the moment i be on the next plane out of here..

xxx cazza

Well its being a long week with all that has happened and im ready for the weekend.. Today i went and done some retail therapy shopping after i done all the house and disenfectant the whole house down due to all the bugs this week.. Saw some gorgeous tops that i liked so i stick those down on a piece of paper as a wish list for my wedding anniversey which is a month away,  and mick will owe me big time as his mum said to today that they might be in melbourne on the morning of our anniversey... Got Chloe some sneakers  at Rivers and Got them so cheap, they were $39.95 down to $9.95... So she was happy about them...

This weeekend we have a long weekend due to a 8 hour day on monday,, so tomorrow Night we are all heading to the speedway as a family Outing.. The boys will head back there sunday night as the meeting is of the Sprintcars challenge... Sunday me and the girls will go visiting and Monday we all Going to head to the pool...

Tonight i might knock back a couple beers and let my hair down...

Hope everyone has a great weekend...

xxx cazza

Yesterday i wrote that brodie and caitlyn were sick... Today brodie returned to school,. and done well to return.. We kept caitlyn hope just in case but she is feeling good as well.. This morning i felt fine and was told the school assembly was on, so instead of coming home., i stayed at school and done parent help in chloes class.. So while there i helped the kiddies with their paintings and then they had a music teacher come in and we danced and sung for half hour.... Chloe is doing really well at school, and has decided tonight that she wanted to stay at her nans and aunts. Mick is just feeling tired, but he went for a blood test today to just be sure that all is good,.., he said he will be returning to work tomorrow... I also attended the assembley and was asked by the school principal boss had i stepped back as yet on my role at the school. and i said yes and she was pleased to hear. as she said that i need to allow others to do stuff as i took on too much...

Saw my cousin and his wife today that lost their bub and she looked drained, and i asked them how they were doing and they said good... Will keep a eye on them for sure...

Hope everyone is having a great day...

xxx cazza

As you all know i went to my cousins sons funeral and want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers.. its has helped me heaps..

Just before i went yesterday mick came and got me and said brodie was home. Brodie was fine when he went to school. and was keen as to go.. He had recess and then went back into class and he said to his teacher i feel( well he didnt get the sick part out and he was sick) so mick went and got him and he rested all day.. Mick  also went to the docs to see how his back was, and while there he said he wasnt feeling well, so the doc looked at him and he has a viral infection and he has 3 days off work.... Then last night i felt sick and went to bed early and thought it was just from the day events and then this morning i didnt even have the energy to take caitlyn to school,. and called them to tell them so... Caitlyn isnt feeling well now and has the burbs of gastro.. so she be home tomorrow and brodie is feeling better now...

Thank you Jen for the call today, it sure did help heaps...

Hope everyone is well and sorry to mony wish i could do more for u, u know what i mean..

xxx cazza

Today as you all know my cousin had to bury his baby son.. Arrived at the chapel and was told to go in the family room, saw my cousin and his wife, and silly me said how u both doing. I felt so stupied. and i walked back out side.. My cousin came out and said whats going on chooky(nickname since we were younger)  and i said im so sorry Darren, i dont know what to say, and he said chooky please go back in and say bye to bub.. So went back in and my aunt was there, and was taken photos,(The one that organised the lot) .. I leant beside the casket, and said little man wish i got to meet you, and have lots of fun playing with the rest of the bubbas in heaven.. By then it was time  for us to let the other family come through.,,. I went back outside  and my 2 cousins travelled 2 hours to come through for the afternoon, Now darren , his brother, and my other 2 cousins were like my little brothers, more then cousins growing up, so when i saw them together,  i lost it.... Shannons grandad(my uncle) comforted me and by then it was time for us to go  in and start the service.. Was a gorgous service, and i really felt for darren and rachels other kids as they laughed when they saw their baby brother on the screen.. We all had to walk a bit to get to where bub was layed, and one of my cousins collapsed, as he is darrens brother, and is very close to all the kids,.... His Fiancee took him to the hospital as he is also on medication and didnt bring it with him..

All the family threw white petals in the ground and we all linked and said goodbye to baby shannon.... Had afternoon tea and then i went back to my aunts and caught up with my other cousins..

So please cherish your babies and children as that was the saddest thing i have ever saw in my life..

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Tafe went well and have a week off to get prepared to do more work next week, have being told i can do some research on activities for children, so will do that sometime in the week...

Thank you to all my gorgeous friends for the lounge pics, and words of support...

xxx cazza 

Just wanted to say thank you to all my Friends for the support and love that you all have shown me throughout the last few days.. I have being so emotionally exhausted and slept 12 hours last night ..

Today we have being invited to a bbq from micks aunt and i feel a bit uncomfortable as his cousin will be there with her bub, but i need to accept that we all need to also need to cherish the ones that are here... I will be calling in briefly to see my aunt, as my 15 year old cousin is taken it hard...

Tomorrow is the Funeral and all the Family will be Viewing Shannon and placing what we need into his coffin before the service.. Should be a lovely service, and im petrified as i have never being to a little ones funeral before..

I have My First Morning at Tafe as well, and looking foreward to that as well...

xxx cazza