Well we've just got home from a kids party from school, both twins were invited so S and Jack got to spend some great Dad/Son time together.  The party was good, they had a jumping castle and the kids all had a great time.  I'm one of those annoying hang around Mums and quite often i'm the only one there as most of the Mum's drop their kids off.  However today most of the Mum's stayed which was really good, there was lots of chatting etc.  But then i overheard a few of them putting another Mum (who wasn't there) from school down, because she is a single parent with 5 kids and another on the way.  Now i have my own opinion of this particualr woman and not because of her marital status, lets just say she isn't the kind of friend that i would have.  So anyway after having a catty session about her kids etc they then started going on about people with larger than normal familes.  I got so mad because we all know i want at least 1 more, i nearly got the boys and left but knowing it wouldn't be fair to them i stayed.  i just couldn't believe it, and not only that i  think that they are under the impression that S is the boys bio dad because then they started going on about single parents and how easy they have it.  HELLO!  I was single for about 5 years with 3 under 2 years at one stage.  It is SO NOT easy!  Where do these idiots get off??  I would love to be there to see the look on their face when one of the other Mums that i know tells them that i was in that situation!!  And who's business is it how many kids people have?  Most of them have 2 kids by choice and there are very few like me at school that have 3 or more.  And i wasn't game to say anything becuase i knew as soon as i opened my mouth it wouldn't end very nice and i didn't want to ruin the party.  I'm so glad my kids get the bus and i don't have to put up with it on a regular basis, and i'm not saying i'm a saint, far from it, but i can't stand all the bi%*&ing that goes on at school.  Sorry but i had to get it out, i'm still fumming over it.

But hey, on a nicer note i went shopping with my friend who is 31 weeks yesterday and helped her pick out a few nice dresses and collect her car seat (their 1st baby) it is so exciting and even though i am wishing it was me i have so much fun chatting to her about her pregnancy etc.  The baby shopping is great too!  Still no luck with S, but you never know he might surprise me (doubt it! lol) or we just might end up with one BIG surprise if he continues to act dumb about things.  I'd just rather it was later in the year, after 3 summer babies thats the last thing i want.  Between April and June works for me   but i guess we'll just have to see what happens.  I am still doing the right thing and telling him when we can and can't, i have considered slipping up but i'm sure that i'd end up feeling way to guilty about it so if it does happen it will all be up to S to decide.  Well must be off and get a few things done, hope you've all had a relaxing Sunday.

Tash  xoxo

The boys were back at school on Tues and i thought how great it would be to catch up on my Minti, alas it has taken me until now just to catch up on some housework and get some other stuff sorted out.  We went to the beach for our last week of the hols and it was fantastic, until the 3 boys were stung by blue-bottle jellyfish.  So home we came!  Billy got stung the worst but Jack seems to have had a really bad delayed reaction and still has hive like itchy lumps on his legs and its been 6 days since it happened.  So anyways  the fisrt day back at school seemed to go really well but as usual the dramas have started, oh yay i love the begining of the school year, lol!  A whole new list of attitudes to deal with. 

Well it seems everyone around me at the moment is either expecting or trying for a baby.  S and i have been using the Basic Day Method for b/c over the last few months and all is going well.  I did mention to him the other night that he doesn't always do the right thing at certain times of the month.  His reaction "well if you get pregnant then we know it doesn't work", of course it won't work if you don't use precautions when you should!  He is not a dumb man believe me but when it comes to this i have to wonder.  So i calmly said that i have told him and will continue to tell him when my most fertile days are and what we need to do to avoid pregnancy.  Even though i would love to have another baby the last thing i want to do is accidently have it happen on my watch!   So i told him it would be entirely his fault and he agreed.  So who knows, they say women are hard to figure out but this man drives me insane!!!  He continues to say that he doesn't want another baby but never seems too concerned about his part in the contraception methods that we use.  What am i supposed to think?  Maybe i should stop thinking about it......

Tash xoxo

Well so much for getting back on board, we have been so busy this is the first time i've had a chance to sit down by myself for over 3 weeks now!!  We did end up getting a new tree, and it was GREAT!!  The first Christmas tree i've ever picked out by myself and it should last us for at least the next 20 years (one can only live in hope!).  Well Chrissy was the craziest ever, we ended up turfing and doing gardens for most of it and into the New Year, but its great, we now have grass!!!  YAY!  Keeping the water up to it is the hardest part at the moment, we've had to buy water in a few times because there has been no rain for a few weeks.  They keep saying its on its way but it keeps missing us for some reason.  The best part is that i don't have to clean the floors EVERY day like i used to, its amazing how much less dust we have now.

The boys have been really good up until about 2 days ago, since then they have been trying to kill me and each other VERY slowly!!  Only 2 more weeks to go, and next week we are supposed to be going to the beach for a few days.  I pre-ordered their school books through the local Newsagency so hopefully over the next few days i'll get them all covered, i want to have everything organised before we go so that when we get back we can have a few days of relaxing before school starts and S goes back to work.  No doubt there will still be plenty to do around here.  S's shed is almost completed now, we are just waiting on the roller doors to be put on and the final sign off and payment.  Everyone keeps saying i'll never see him once its finished but the doors face the house, so if i'm missing him too much all i have to do is look out one of the back doors! LOL  Not sure i'll have to do that too often though, ha, ha. 

Tash xoxo

Well after a few weeks break, some soul searching and learning to accept what i can't change (AGAIN!) i'm back.  Even though it isn't the New Year yet i've wiped my slate clean and i feel so much better for it. 

It's the Terrific Twosome's birthdays tomorrow and they are so excited, we've just had Jack's about 4 weeks ago and the memories have been flooding back.  We've had some tough times but the last few years have more than made up for it.

S and i are getting lots done around the house after many years of waiting, the main thing is his shed and neither of us can wait until assembly.  The slab was done yesterday and today they are doing the patio concrete around the house.  Once the shed is up we can focus on the inside a bit and get some other things finished that are LONG overdue!  The dirt and dust are driving me crazy, even though we have all the doors and windows shut (and boy is it HOT!) i've vac'd and mopped twice today already and its not even lunch time!  We have been able to start with the front garden though and that has been great, next step turf then my chook pen and vegie patch (won't hold my breath though!).  Not having a garden or patio for the last few years has been hard for me, my two favourite things are getting out in the garden and sitting in the shade for some quiet time.  I think that was the only thing that kept me sane, only just, when the kids were younger and its more than past due time for me to do it again.

I won't go into how the school hols are atm, don't want to jinx myself, lol!

It's good to see that most of my Minti friends are doing well and are happy, i'm sure that most of us are over the stuff that has been happening of late.  Though it is sad to see that some people can't let things go, especially at this time of year. I know i have! 

Not many sleeps now and the excitement is building.  I'm sure i'm the only one who had to undecorate their tree last night, the poor thing didn't handle the heat very well and just gave up on us.  It turns out i'm also alergic to pine trees, even though i've never had it happen before.  So we are off to buy a new tree, totally artifical of couse, not that i want to but burning eyes, asthma and burning skin is not my idea of enjoying the season.  So this year was the last for a REAL TREE, i'm sure we are all going to miss having the afternoon out looking for one that is "just right".

Hope you are all having a GREAT DAY!

Tash  xoxo