Hi all well today i finally received my certificate in the mail for my course i did cert 2 in business. Yay i finally achieved something in my life for me apart from my children lol lol. I was really excited as i only handed my last unit in on Tuesday morning at about 10am and my assessor rang me an hour later to let me know how proud she was of what i have achieved by finishing the course and of course looking after 8 children as well. There are some people whom enrolled in the course but sionce rerceiving their laptop have not completed any of the units at all. That to me is a waste as there may have been someone out there whom really wanted to do the course but could not get in as they were full and for people to use the government in this way is shocking to me. For what a laptop that is all they achievced and a free one at that. I myself am proud of my achievent i was behind due to being ill and having lots of appointments for Caydn etc... but i finally achieved what i set out to do, and this was to complete my course. I will be laminating my Certificate on the weekend and placing it up on the wall for all to see. I am at the moment feeling really good about myself and receiving this in the mail today just boosted my confidence heaps. I woke at 6am feeling pretty ordinary as i have bronchitis stil and getting over it slowly if only i was able to rest i am sure it would totally disappear. Rest in my house not easy.

Caydn has o.t again tomorrow afternoon so i am hoping he is having a good day not a bad one like last time he would not co operate at all when doing some of the things the lady asked him to i ended up helping her by rolling the ball to him while she held his arms as he does not use his muscles to do things we realised so i am not sure how that will affect him when he starts school next year. Oh well we will deal wioth that when he gets there i guess. Today is Harleys 6th b"day i bought him a nintendo ds lite he is so totally excited and i have decided that this is what they will all get for their b"days this year Ashlee got one for hers last week then next month i have two b"days within 3 days of each other lol lol too close hey?? Oh well the two boys will get ds as well with a game just like Ashlee and Harley have got for theirs. They are really good with them as they have been sharing them with the others which is really greast so this way the others do not feel totally left out i bought the brain acadamy that was on the tv a while ago for ds this helps them with maths and other things as well so they have been sharing that around too,.the kids have been really good lately apart from yesterday morning when Harley and Tyson were fighting before school and Harley bit Tyson right on the cheek now Tyson has a massive bruise on his cheek that it looks like someone has punched him so Harley got into big trouble for that. I think he made up for it with Tyson today by allowing him to have first turn at his new ds. They were great so i am proud of my children every day as they are all learning to share and not be greedy.

I sdtill have a sore back and will be trying to go to the drs on the weekend to find out the results of my ct scan that i had over a week ago as last time i went they were not there so they should be there now i would say. I have not heard yet when Caydn has to have his mri but i hope it is not too long as i worry a bit too much sometimes i think, He is just a darling child always wanting cuddles lately and getting really close to certain peoiple. Jaya has been really good woith her toilet training too she went just over a week nopw and no accidents in her knickers until today at day care she had an accident so i hope she has not gone backwards but i am sure it will be a one of well at least i hope so.

Well i went bargain shopping tonight with a friend and i bought a $60 dollar pair of boots for $12 they were reduced then had 20% off the marked price as well so that was a fantastic bargaiun i also got a denim skirt marked $7 for $5.25 what a bargain they were. My friend also got the same skirt and she bought a really nice top that was originally $26 for only $5.25 as it was marked down to $7 then had percenatge off as well so we werte laughing all the way home at what we got our thinngs for. Sometimes it pays to go shoipping without kids as we can look better for what we want and actually buy for ourselves for a change not the kids as we always do. So i will be going shopping next week again when i get more money to grab bargains if there are any left.

Well ibetter get going now as itis getting late i wil promise to put pics of kitchen up soon as i transfer them to my laptop as this cpomputer is the kids one and for some reason will not allow me to put my pics up in here at al.

I hope everyone is having a great week and are staying healthy and having fun.

Hugs Michelle

Hi all well i am sorry i have not been around lately i am sick again second time in less than a month and here i was thinking i never get sick well it got me again. So i am on prednisilone and antibiotics again for 5 days. The dr told me i have to try and stay inside out pof the cold where possible and to rest as much as i can so today i did what i had to do and then had a cat nap before taking Caydn to kinder.

Well today i woke up at 6 am to get showered and ready before kids got up to get ready for school. Caydn  had speech therapy this morning he started off co operating but then got distracted and annoyed with it all so would not continue so we had to play catch with him then do some more then played throw aeroplanes in tub then do some more of the testing she was doing on him and then we ended up ending the session as he was getting really bad and would not so anythinhg he was told i think he was bored with it all as when he does no=ot like doing something for a long period of time he will play up and not co operate. So he has another session next week to finish the testing he started to day. Came home and a friend was here to visit  we just chatted and sat with the kids and watched tv i had a nanna nap as i am so worn out my friend was really good she woke me at 12.55 as Caydn had kinder at 1. Her daughter who has just turned 2 was asleep on my lounge room floor so cute.

So took Caydn to kinder came home and sat and did nothing at all as i had done all my housework. Picked Caydn up at 4 then had to drop him off to day carer as him and Jaya stay there tonight for the night and i collect them at 2pm tomorrow.

I am not seeing my physc till next Tuesday as he wanted to see how i am going over three weeks rather than two weeks. I am doing ok at times but have alot of stress at the moment with wondering what is going to happen when i have to go to court in October. But i am not going to lket that be the end of me no way no chance.

My mum is coming over on Saturday with a friend of mine and hers that has custody of her great grand children and they are bringing the youngest with them as the other two are at their dads for the weekend.

I have finished my course and think i may go and drop my last assessment of tomorrow so it can be sighted and then they will send it back with my certificate yay. I cannot believ i have finally achieved something good on my own without someone telling me to do it or being made to do something ido not want to do it really does feel good i can hanestly say.

Tiffany brought home a certificate from school the other day in recognition of her continued respect of the  school policy and what the school aspects and policies mean to them all. I was almost in tears so i told her that she was to be congratulated for that as it is not every day you get this recognition from the school.

Well ibetter get going watching big brother need to see who wins this one as this is the finale tonight. Ben just got evicted yay i do not lke him.

Well good night all and i will blog soon and i will put pics of my new kitchen soon as my other computer is getting fixed again and the pics are on that one. Hugs

Michelle and Family xxx ooo

Hi all well they pulled my old kitchen out on Tuesday so i have not had a stove or anything to cook meals. They placed the new kitchen in yesterday and i went up street to buy stuff for tea as we were going to have meat and vegies. But that was not meant to be the case last night as when i came back home from shopping the stove was not in and the workmen are supposed to be here today who knows what time to put it in. Spo we had to have take away again last nigth it cost heaps to feed us all. I am seriuosly hoping they do come back today to put it in as so far i have heard nothing from them and yesterday morning they were here by 8am to do kitchen. I wonder if they just want me to stress wether i will have a finished kitchen today as we were having jokes all day yesterday lol lol lol.

Well i went to the drs the other night as i had had enough of the pain in my back and right down my legs i have put up with it for 2 weeks now so enough waas enough. The dr gave me strong pain killers as i was unable to even sweep m,y floors or fold washing out of the dryer that is how bad the pain was, it was there constantly he also has me on anti imflamorty (?spelt wrong i think) tablets and yesterday i had to go and have a c.t scan on my spine and left hip as i have osteoarthritis in left hip so that may be flaring up due to the cold weather we are haviong here.

My friend is coming over today and we are hopefully going to go up the street to look at what we cannot afford to buy lol lol. I got Ashlee her b"day present yesterday as oiit was her b"day Monday but i did not get paid until yesterday myself and a friend went half half in a Nintendo DS for her with a game and a case with ear phones, two cases for games when not in use and a lanyard type thing. It only cost $229 for the lot and total value if bought individualy would be around $300. So we got a bargain and a half. We have decioded that this is what we will be doing for all of my kids b"days this year . Some people are telling me i am silly buying them as they think they are all too young for them and will not appreciate them at all. How can children learn to appreciate things bought if we do not give them a chance to show that they can look after things and not wreck them?? I am even going to get Caydn one for his 5th b"day as he has the mild autism and i think it wil be good for him to keep his brain thinking while playiong games. Do you think he is too young??

Well better go and find something to do before they decide to get here and do the rest of the klitchen.

WQill put pics up soon

Have a great day

Hugs Michelle

Hi all well woke at 6am to the kids as usual talking this time not fighting they were actually being nice to each other thats a change in the mornings for them.lol Well today i had workers coming in to pull my kitchen out and the new one is finally going in tomorrow yay about time. So i have taken pics of before during and after demolition and will take more tomorrow as the put my brand new kitchen in. I cant wait i will be up with the birds in the morning waiting for them to come to put new kitchen in lol lol.  I had so much fun watching them taking the old kitchen out so tonight i have no stove no sink no taps no nothing in my kitchen except the pantry cupboard. I cannot even make a warm milo so am just about to go over to my neighbours to have a lovely warm milo. I help them out all the time as they have a gorgeous baby who is 4months old on wednesday and they call me his Gran Nan lol lol i am like a nan to him. He was born addicted to heroin so his aunty and nan have custody of him at the moment i love being able to hand a baby back when they are crying and then i love having him here for a few hours while they do what they have or if the daughter who actually has custody goes out with her friends to have a good time.  I will put pics of my kitchen up when i get a chance to and i laugh everytime now i look at them.

Well better get going and have my warm milo before bed and i will blog as soon as i get a chance to as when the kitchen is in i have to put everything back where it belongs i cant even use my dining table.

Well got to go now blog soon

Hugs Michelle xxx oo

Hi all well woke this morning at 5.30am as kids were up already(naughty) watching tv. So got up and asked them why they were up so early even the birds were still sleeping? They replied well this oner woke me and that one woke mne etc...... the usual in my house in the morning always blaming one another.

Well any  way sms Alana to say hi went to the dentist with Ashlee and they said she has perfect teeth no holes thank goodness and amazing too. She has an overcrowded mouth but they are hoping that when she reaches grade 5 or 6 that it will fix itself otherwise she may need braces or something to help straighten them. I am still awaiting Caydns mri appointment not sure how long i need to wait for that. Caydn has occupational therapy again next tuesday so will see how he goes with that this time as last week he would no co operate properly with the ot lady. He was as i ssay bouncing everywhere but where he should have been lol lol he looses concentration very easy and if he does not like doing something he wil not co operate with anyone no matter what.

Well today was freezing cold we know winter is definately here now. Tonight we are meant to be getting gale force winds,thunder,lightning and even hail stones maybe it feels that cold outside that it seems like it would snow i wish it would here lol

Well tomorrow i am staying home and going to try and rest a bit as my whole body at the mopment is aching from my arthritis and osteoarthritis all my back and legs are really hurting even to walk is painful. I have been putting tiger balm on and it relieves the pain a bit but i think i may need to go ot the drs soon for something for the pain as panadol is not working at all. I will get there the dr did tell me a couple of weeks ago that it would get worse over the years but not in 2 weeks. The cold weather has hit me hard with it this year so am rugging up warm as i can handle it.

The kids are getting bored now wioth the holidays and are getting excited about going back to school especially Ashlee as it is her 9th birthday on Monday so she wants to see all her friends. The kids have been to the museum, aqaurium and play centres with their day care worker over the holidays so they have been busy like me lol

Well i better get going as i am aching from typing and sitting down for too long. I will blog on the weekend when i get a chance as am having visitors tomorrow and over the weekend.

I hope everyone enjopys the rest of their week and the upcoming weekend. I also hope that those with children on school holidays have fun and enjoy their weekend and enjoy sanity again when the kids are back at school. I do enjoy having mine home but they hate it as they get bored too easily and end up fighting all the time. Bring on monday they are saying right now.

Hugs Michelle xxx ooo

Hi all well i know it has been a while sionce i blogged i apoligise! I have been busy with the kids and trying to keep them occupied with the holidays. Well Caydn got his glassers last thursday he looks so cute wearing them looks like a proffessional. I will add pic as soon as i get a chance as i have heaps of appointments to keep.

Caydn finally started o.t last Friday he did well but now she is referring him to a physio as we realised he does not use his muscles in his arms or fingers especially when he draws pictures so she want to get a physio to asses him and see what they say. It seems to be one thing after another with him. Oh well it is all good i guess in the long run for him and me too it will benefit him heaps for school and the rest of his learning life and beyond. He has been on the go every day he never seems to stop lately  but he makes me laugh sometimes at the things he does. Today i received a phone call from his Peadiatricians office it was the receptionist calling to let me know that the pead wants Caydn to have a m.r.i under general anisthetic as the opthamoligist said the other week that the optic nerves are bulging but the pressure in them is fine so the mri is to see if they can see anything hat would cause this. I am not sure when this wilol be done as they were faxing the referral off today so i really hope it wont be too long.

Today Tiffany6 had the dentist and had to see a specialist as well for hwer teeth as one of her eye teeth is still  a baby tooth and they did an x-ray a while ago to see if thery could find the adult tooth. They did find it and it is growing in an awkward place in her gums  so today they took impressions of her teeth and are sending them along with the x-ray to the dental hospital in Melbourne for them to asses what they will do. The dentist told me that the way the tooth is growing can  harm nerves and the roots of the other teeth in her mouth. So she  will more than likely have to have dental surgery to either cut her gum and take tooth out or see if they take the baby tooth pout and move the tooth down to where it should be. I am hoping for the best. I will keep you all updated on it all.

Well this is the last week of holidays and the kids are getting excited to go back to school next week and next Monday is Ashlees' birthday she wioll be nine. Th e years have gone so fast.

 I am still seeing my phsyc on a fortnighly basis now and am doing ok i guess. I am feeling a bit down lately as i received my charges from the problems i had with a family member earlier this year and i have to go to court on 7th October. I HAave been to see a solicitor already so i know what i am looking at. I was hoping to go away for a few days but do not feel that i will be able due to the way i am feeling within myslef. I want to go away and have fun but feel i will not be able to fully enjoy a holiday the way i am and do not want to make anyones week bad. I will organise a holiday later this year whyen all is over and done with that way i can enjoy it mopre.

Well my border has moved out yay. I am so glad at the mopment as she was start6ing to make me feel really down she only paid $100 the whole month she was here which is wrong as she had nothing else to pay.. She still has not got her sons her ex has them and i think he is going to keep them and not give them back as it has now been about 2months so the chances of her getting them back are near to nothing.

On Saturday i had a friend here for the day and she had bought two pkts of hair dye the wash out ones and did my hair she thought it was quiet funny as it is purple lol lol i told her i look like a purple people eater now i hope it washes pout really soon. But everyone says it does not look too bad i am getting used to it and think every morning when i wash my hair that i am a day closer to it comi9ng out lol lol lol .

Well that is about all for now as i am getting a buit teary and down i will blog again soon i promise.

Hugs Michelle xxx ooo