Well the tooth fairy finally came. & with Brad not working at the moment money is tight, & just our luck Joshs tooth came out the night before pay day. So before first light I was walking up the street in 0 degree temp. But I didnt mind a single bit. When the boys got up no one remembered about the tooth fairy. It wasnt untill lunch time ( Josh comes home most days in winter for a hot meal. ) that Josh remembered as the school was having a cakes & toffee stall, & he wanted money. So I asked him if he checked the Tooth Fairy glass, his eyes lit up when he saw a 5dollar note in the glass.  He was so happy. I didnt want him to spend it all on crap food, but when I seen how happy he was to have it I let him go. He also didnt eat the meal I had been cooking for 2hrs either. He ran out the door with a sanga in one hand & a 5er in the other. Now he loves 5 dollar notes & asked if he could get 5 dollars for pocket money instead of 20. Not careing that it is less, so we made a deal, instead of banking ten he will now bank fifteen & spend five. But then he saw a toy he wants that is $80. So he is saving up for that. He loves putting money in the bank. I often ask myself how I manage to raise such a good polite boy? I couldnt have asked for a better son.

Josh got into trouble for the first time at school on friday. The fact that he done something wrong didnt bother me untill his teacher told me what all the boys were doing. They were all pulling their pants down to show their bums, & were flashing their bums to each other. As its a small school of 70 students the big kids play with the younger ones & sometimes lead them astray. But as far as Im concerned Josh is 6 & knows what is right/good & knows what is wrong/bad behavior. I dont care if all the other kids are doing it! I was very disapointed in him & although I didnt punish him, I made it very clear that I expect better from him. He was upset with himself as he knew he'd let me down. I thought that was more than any punishment could acheive.

Jeremy had 3yo kinder on wed, ( he is in this kinder at 4 due to his delay, ) & he had to do poo's normaly I have to wipe his bum as he was unable to do this for himself. We brought baby wipes & put them in a special container. They are his special bum paper, to keep it as similar as possible to loo paper. When he first transferred from 4yo kinder to 3yo kinder he started having accidents, but it was always poo, never wee. He had two accidents when he first started, which we put down to changing kinder & having new surroundings, new people ect. Last wed he went to toilet for poo's & another boy was also doing poo's, he saw the boy wipe his bottom & decided to also wipe his bottom. So now Jeremy is wiping his own bum. He wont let me help anymore.

Josh is shareing his lunchbox with some other kids that are sent without lunch. There are a few, which is sad. The school runs a breakfast program to also help the students. One of the teachers told me that there are certain kids that never have anything at all to eat & as Josh has so much he gives these kids some snacks that I pack for him. I pack alot into Joshs lunchbox more for variety. I thought he was having a growing spurt when his lunchbox was coming home empty, as he has 10 differant things from museli bars, le snacks, breakfast bars, yoghurt, fruit, chips & other things, his lunch is normally pastizzies, hot chips, nuggets, things that kids normally want, but I make them myself so then its not full of oil as I bake them, & things like nuggets, I make with chicken breast. I wouldnt call it healthy but its better than what the shop gives the kids. & Josh is skinny  like me so Im always trying to get some weight onto him, hence all the stuff in his lunchbox. Im finding it hard to look at the parents of these kids with no lunch, as I know they get $200 more a fortnight than I do, & I know that they arent paying off a 106cm LCD tv or xbox 360 or a $2000 home theater system like I am, ( which I started smoking tabacco instead of normal smokes saving me $300 a fortnight, exactly my repayments.) I live on a tight budget so my kids & I have all we need as well as nice things. So it kills me to see parents spending all their money on alcohol & drugs ( this is the parents of these kids Josh shares his lunch with & no one else as there are alot of other parents on benefits doing what I am. ) & their children suffering as a result. The school have reported these parents but nothing has been done. So Josh being the sweet boy he is will continue shareing his snacks & Ill continue packing a few extra sanga's & snacks.

Tonight I am meeting my friend K & we are going to another friends house for drinks. I generally cant afford the money or time to do something like this so I am really excited. Neither of my friends can afford the money or time so it is a big deal for us. A girls night out/in, both my friends are carers, so they have  stressful lives & really deserve tonight. Im about to jump in the shower & get ready. I splurged & spent $30 on a bottle of bundy, ( which is alot for me. ) & Brad is staying home with the kids. He is a good Dad. Im so excited. So Ill sign off here.

Take care of yaselves Sherrie81