Hello!!!

Sorry to everyone who has been so friendly and given gifts and sent me emails and gifts, etc.  I've been incredibly busy with life in general and I haven't really been on the computer much these days.

For the past few months, my boys and myself have had a lot of sickness, especially Nathan and Ethan.  Ethan has been sick for months on end and it's only now that I can see he is finally improving.  The medication that he was given all the time did not get rid of the "bugs" that he had in his system.  Now he's on the right medication and hopefully by the end of the week he should be a lot better, yay!!!

If you have read my friend's blog (libbyliincoln) you would know that I now have a boyfriend!!! He's a really great guy, and the fact that he is younger has not been a problem at all.  He's way more mature than any other guy I have been with and everything is great.

Yes, I am now in my four bedroom house, and still haven't got it the way I want it.  Matthew's room should be finished today.  Probably if we all hadn't got so sick, it would all be sorted by now.  I didn't really want to rush it anyway, as I have made sure that I haven't kept anything that I won't use and I got rid of so much rubbish!!! I also even went through my clothes and got rid of clothes that I still do like, but I don't think I will be wearing anymore.  They say that if you don't wear something in a year, it's usually a good indication that you won't be needing it anymore.  Unless it's something special like a keepsake or special clothes for going out. I ended up giving them to my friend's daughter and she was rapt.

I will update my photos soon so you can see how much my boys have grown - Nathan is now taller than me and he only just turned 13. 

Better get some work done, I am having my water cut off between 10:00 and 12:00 today and I only got told yesterday.  I thought they were meant to give you at least a week's notice for interruptions like that. 

I will try and get on here at least once a week.  Hope everyone has been keeping well.

Have a great day,

Best wishes, Tanya.

Hello everyone,

Just a quick blog to say that I am hopefully moving!!! Yay!!! Housing Department has a four bedroom house in my area - I still can't believe it.  They won't tell me the exact address though until I patch up the holes in the walls.  I have a house inspection on Monday, so I am hoping I can get them done by then. I am so scared though as this is the first time I have had to move as a single Mum and although I did the majority of the last move - pregnant with two toddlers in tow, I still am a little freaked by it all.

Oh well, better get to it.  Not that I can do much as I haven't officially been offered the house, but I will get as much things done as I can.

I hope everyone has had a great week so far.

Blog again soon

Finally I can leave a blog on minti!!!

A few weekends ago, I was chosen by my friend Libby (libbylincoln) to be one of her daughter's godparents.  I felt so honored!!! I It was a lovely day, except for when her baby daughter and my baby son got sunburnt.  I felt so guilty - never again!!! Well, I got what I deserved, I also got sunburnt and VERY badly too.  Mine is still peeling.  Thankfully, Ethan's was gone in about five days. 

Sorry to everyone I haven't contacted who has kindly contacted me - this week is the first time I have been able to leave anything on minti!!! I have been able to get into my account, but when I try to do anything, like leave a blog or a comment, it just wouldn't allow me to leave it.  I would go to all the trouble of typing it, and then when I went to save, it wouldn't work!!!

Ethan the last few days has been a little grumpy - his sleeping  habits have gone all over the place.  I am hoping it's just because the boys are home during the day and have interrupted his day naps.  Either that, or he's going through another growth spurt - not that he's ever seemed to have stopped!!!

Oh well, gotta go, he's awake again - didn't think he would sleep right through this early.  He usually goes to bed around 11.

Take care everyone,

Love Tanya xo.

Hello everyone,

Thanks so much to everyone who has sent emails or messages to my lounge.  I am so sorry that I haven't replied, but I really do appreciate them all.  So much has happened the past few months since Ethan was born so I will try and remember some of the highlights!!!

Mum, my sister and I went to our second Damien Leith concert and got to meet him after the show again!!! He remembered us too from the last show, it was so cool.  He is such a lovely guy, I need to find someone like that to be my man (wishful thinking..he he he).  He apologized to us for not remembering our names though - how sweet is that...??? We only got one photo of us all together which I might put on here later when I have more time.

My 12  year old son Nathan won the music award at his Grade six leaver's assembly - I am so proud of him!!! Usually girls take out the award, but this time Nathan and another boy did - it was great to see for a change.  Also my son got to sing with Deborah Byrne at the Carols By the Bay with the Exit Left singing group he's with.  I got to film it too, it was brilliant.  He also got to shake her hand, which he made sure I knew as I am a big Young Talent Time fan from way back.  It was his way of getting back at me because I have got to meet Damien Leith twice..he he he!!!

My 14 year old son Matthew also took out three awards at his school's end of year assembly!!! The sad part was that I didn't get to go and see him because it was EXACTLY the same day as Nathan's leavers' assembly.  I don't enjoy having to choose, but I had to go to Nathan's because I was at Matthew's Grade Six assembly and you only leave Primary School once in your lifetime.  Next year hopefully I will be able to go to his assembly.

I hope everyone is having a great 2008 so far.  I am still trying to catch up with stuff since December!!! Hopefully it will be all sorted out soon.  I am just in the middle of going through the boys'  clothes.  When that is done, I will have way more time!!!

Take care everyone, and I will blog on here again soon with more news and hopefully put some more photos on too.