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			<title>It rained and rained and rained... </title>
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			<description>Yesterday as the title said, it rained and rained and then rained some more.. In fact we are expecting more this week... 
Hubby and Cam checked in around 11pm last night... Told me they got totally soaked by rain on one of the rides, had to go and get changed... LOL&amp;nbsp; Hubby also mentioned his photo with Cinderella.&amp;nbsp; Operantly she ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday as the title said, it rained and rained and then rained some more.. In fact we are expecting more this week... </p>
<p>Hubby and Cam checked in around 11pm last night... Told me they got totally soaked by rain on one of the rides, had to go and get changed... LOL&nbsp; Hubby also mentioned his photo with Cinderella.&nbsp; Operantly she asked him out but he said no.. </p>
<p>Yesterday I cleaned house.. And did a good job too.. Today well I am bored.. I am doing exactly what I normally do only well, I did not realize how boring it really is...&nbsp; With out any of the back ground noise... :)&nbsp; Francis and I how ever did a bit of cranking up the stereo and danced around a bit, with the vacuum.. :)</p>
<p>Now I am just quietly waiting for my friend David to ring as he said he was coming over, he is one of those guys who if you need will be there in a pinch, if he is not&nbsp; halfway across the world..&nbsp; He actually introduced me and the hubby together, and when don't tell him but later we are going to ask him to be godfather of our baby.</p>
<p>Speaking of Baby, have stopped bleeding yippee...</p>
<p>All is going well here just find the quiet boring.. Although I have lovely sparkling clean toilets,&nbsp; and a lovely smelling house.. But thats about it.. :)</p>
<p>Oh and for the last two nights, I went to bed early.. I was actually asleep when the hubby checked in.. </p>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:41:09 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>It is so quiet... </title>
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			<description>I don't believe how quiet the house is...
Hubby's not home so I can't hear the telly, or him playing games, and Francis is actually asleep.&amp;nbsp; Oh so quiet. I am even thinking about going to bed.&amp;nbsp; 
Today was a lovely day.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don't believe how quiet the house is...</p>
<p>Hubby's not home so I can't hear the telly, or him playing games, and Francis is actually asleep.&nbsp; Oh so quiet. I am even thinking about going to bed.&nbsp; </p>
<p>Today was a lovely day.</p>
<p>I have met a lady a while back that I see regularly now thanks to our dogs, and she is a cross between Marg and Janice.&nbsp; My son has attached himself to her and she just adores him.&nbsp; She has invited us to her house this week and Francis got really excited thinking we were going this afternoon as we left the park, he was a little upset.. But got over it quick enough. </p>
<p>Dropped hubby and Camille off at the airport today, Francis was most upset that he could not stay with them. Because they were going to the states they were not allowed to sit around and wait for the plane with us, they had to go straight though to check out... They arrived safe, and I was told it was early to bed for them... I am assuming Camille will have them up early ready and eager to go.. I almost wonder if I should give the hubby a wake up call due to the fact that he has issues with early mornings.... </p>
<p>Tomorrow I am going to rest it up, then next week busy busy busy finding things for us to do while daddy is away. Francis spent part of the evening asking me where dad and Camille were, I explained they were on a plane and he was happy with that.. At least for a little bit, I had to keep repeating it.. LOL </p>
<p>Anyway that is my news for now..</p>
<p>Night xxxx</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:49:29 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>As I sit here.....</title>
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			<description>Husbands up stairs ready to take a shower...
Dog is in his cage because he is annoying the crap out of the kids.
The kids are watching cartoons...
The kids this morning woke up at 5.30am.. Why??? Francis I have no idea as to why he woke up that early. But Camille well she is off with Hubby to Disneyland today. So I ...</description>
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<p>Dog is in his cage because he is annoying the crap out of the kids.</p>
<p>The kids are watching cartoons...</p>
<p>The kids this morning woke up at 5.30am.. Why??? Francis I have no idea as to why he woke up that early. But Camille well she is off with Hubby to Disneyland today. So I know her excuse... </p>
<p>For some reason I was wide awake at 5.30am this morning.. But I am starting to crash now and it is only 20 to 9am.&nbsp; I think I am a little low on the iron, so I best be eating a few steaks this week...&nbsp; Need to ask the doctor about that. </p>
<p>Still bleeding a little, still not to worried although it would be nice to stop, it is even making me reconsider mowing the lawn.&nbsp; It has stopped this morning but it is an on and off again thing... I think I will wait until my next doc appointment before I start doing anything as exciting as mowing lawns... </p>
<p>Day care is closed for two weeks, so I have to look after my own child. I mean what is up with that. :) Actually I am really looking forward to doing a few things with him this week, a little friend of Francis and the friends mother are going to come over and we might go and find some interesting activities to do. We want to go to Park Safari, but Hubby says I am not allowed to take my car through the animals. Which is understandable, but I am not going to tell the other kids mum that we can't go because of my car. She just got a second hand car herself so maybe she'll be excited and want to drive.&nbsp; Reasons for not taking my car is because we have to go through the animals and they come up to the window and such and Hubby is afraid I might get some animal damage. Bummer.&nbsp; I don't want to put the other ladies car through that either so I have managed to find another place full of animals we can walk around.. I don't really like the Gramby Zoo here,&nbsp; I think I have been spoiled by seeing how fantastic the enclosures are at the Melbourne Zoo.&nbsp; </p>
<p>It will be interesting to see how things go this week with just Francis and I at the house, actually I am kind of excited about it because well, when Francis goes to sleep I have things that I want to get done, not only that they won't become undone because of to many people in the house, for example, all washing will make its way into the wash basket, and not on the floor.&nbsp; And the dishes will be in the dishwasher and not beside the sink. Simple things, but it will be nice to have a clean house for a week.. LOL </p>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:46:54 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>I think I am going to be busy... :)</title>
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			<description>So excited, I just got an e-mail from a friend of mine whom I have not seen since 2003.&amp;nbsp; She is going to come and see me in April next year...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; She is booking her tickets this week...&amp;nbsp; So excited... 
I have an Aunt who will be here this November, and of course renovations, and baby and other family members ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So excited, I just got an e-mail from a friend of mine whom I have not seen since 2003.&nbsp; She is going to come and see me in April next year...&nbsp;&nbsp; She is booking her tickets this week...&nbsp; So excited... </p>
<p>I have an Aunt who will be here this November, and of course renovations, and baby and other family members coming to visit when baby is born.... WOW this is going to be fun... :)</p>
<p>I have to get the basement sorted out this week so that when hubby comes back from Disney we can start moving stuff to start the renovations for our new bedroom.... </p>
<p>Hubby and Cam&nbsp; leave tomorrow for Disney. On Wednesday next week the dog is going away for the night so Francis and I can go stay at my in-laws lake house.. It would be nice if I could send Francis away too.. LOL&nbsp; I do love it at the Lake house, I just have to watch Francis very very carefully....&nbsp; As it is a down hill run to the lake.. And there are many things of interest for him his eyes to catch a look at and go running for, so I will while enjoying the lake be busy watching him.. But it will be nice doing it some where then here.... </p>
<p>Anyway way I guess I better go do stuff.. xxxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:32:04 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>To much information... .</title>
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			<description>While sitting on the loo this morning, I was thinking back to my pregnancy with Francis... 
Other then one month of sore boobs, and one small and did not last long faint feeling, I had no complaints what so ever... 
But this one leads me to believe I am having a girl because the baby is giving me what ever ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While sitting on the loo this morning, I was thinking back to my pregnancy with Francis... </p>
<p>Other then one month of sore boobs, and one small and did not last long faint feeling, I had no complaints what so ever... </p>
<p>But this one leads me to believe I am having a girl because the baby is giving me what ever it feels is necessary to let me know she is there...&nbsp; Ok we won't find out until September exactly what what sex bubs is but the way it is going I think girl...</p>
<p>I say to much information because as thinking this I was on the loo with bloody pains that well the kind that want to make you faint.. I hear that a lot of people suffer from constipation while pregnant, not me...&nbsp; Once or twice a day, the pains come I want to kill someone then have to run to the loo quick as possible and hope the kid and dog don't follow for a conversation which is usually the case....&nbsp; I can't remember the last time I had a regular bowl movement...&nbsp; See I told you to much information....&nbsp; You are allowed to laugh if you feel it necessary, I laugh myself thinking I can't believe I am sharing this information with anyone who wants to read it.. But hey we are all mothers here, or about to be mothers and so on, and a few dads, who could probably appreciate the fact that at one time or another during pregnancy they&nbsp; feared for their life from their pregnant wives...&nbsp; :) </p>
<p>And now that I am three months along I thought morning sickness was supposed to be stop, who said that anyway???? I don't know if it really is morning sickness or me just&nbsp; giving myself a reason to eat Vegemite on toast at all hours of the night.&nbsp;&nbsp; But it helps.. THANK YOU JANICE AND STEVE. One jar down and three to go.. I am trying not to over do it as my next supply won't be until someone comes to visit me... OH I just remembered I have an aunt who is coming in November... Oh I hope she brings me some.. :)</p>
<p>All of this I am sure is coming to me because for some reason I was a little upset I missed all the pregnant feelings with Francis.. I found out I was five months pregnant and then the whole thing seemed to be over in a flash...&nbsp; Not this time... :) I have always heard that you should be careful what you wish for. While I have not actually been over ill, I hate the feelings it gives me. And for some reason now I actually cry in sad parts of movies...&nbsp; I don't like movies that make me cry and normally that does not happen.. OH Well knock it up to hormones... :)</p>
<p>Francis is taking a nap, I hope he wakes up at 2.30pm because we have to go and visit Murray's friend at the dog park... :)&nbsp; Speaking of the dog, he is still more then happy to get into the car, although he seems to be a little more careful when looking out the window... :)</p>
<p>Bye for now xxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:38:22 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Oh my god the rain... </title>
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			<description>How I miss the rain on a tin roof... :)
But all I have to do is sit in the basement and listen to it through my sons monitor... :) Sounds almost the same.. LOL
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How I miss the rain on a tin roof... :)</p>
<p>But all I have to do is sit in the basement and listen to it through my sons monitor... :) Sounds almost the same.. LOL</p>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:09:28 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Dog fell out the window... </title>
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			<description>of my moving car...
I have electrical windows..&amp;nbsp; The dog likes to put his head out the window... I have a lock to lock the back windows, but not the front.. Dog puts foot on button window goes down, I turn corner and out goes the dog... OH MY GOD.. I am soooooo lucky he is not hurt, and no one ...</description>
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<p>I have electrical windows..&nbsp; The dog likes to put his head out the window... I have a lock to lock the back windows, but not the front.. Dog puts foot on button window goes down, I turn corner and out goes the dog... OH MY GOD.. I am soooooo lucky he is not hurt, and no one was behind me at the time...&nbsp; </p>
<p>I was shown how to tie the dog in the car so he does not go jumping all over me while driving.. But in doing this the leash was long enough for him to be dragged a little.&nbsp; Not long I stopped almost immediately.&nbsp; I would have stopped sooner but I would have been in the middle of the intersection,&nbsp; as it was where I stopped was not the safest at all, but hell my dog just fell out the window, and I'd have liked to see anyone try and stop me from stopping... Because he was tied, I believe he will have a bit of a sore neck tomorrow... But he seemed a unharmed, just a little shaken, to the point of peeing in my car... Yes he got back in and peed on the leather seats, but for those of you who know what i drive, I really did not care at all...&nbsp; I took off my jumper and put it on the seat, had to mop it up, and sure I hope it does not smell tomorrow, but my dog is alive and that is what matters most. I can't believe he fell out the bloody window...&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p>Some may laugh, and I guess in a way it was a little funny looking over to see the dogs ass slip, and yet at the same time realizing what was happening, I felt so bad, but was very happy that I was not going over 20km.. As I had just stopped at a stop sign and was turning I was not going fast at all...&nbsp; I got out of the car to find my dog shaken and sitting calmly beside the car, had I have been going any faster it would have taken longer to stop and he would have been dragged, his butt did not touch the ground exactly and the poor dog had a choker chain on... </p>
<p>But to end this story, he is alive, and looks fine, i will just keep an eye on him to make sure nothing develops... But hey he swallowed a zipper and is still kicking so I think he'll be just fine, but i think he should ride in the back now where I have control over the windows...</p>
<p>I should have seen this as a sign the other day when he put his foot on the button and he got his head caught...&nbsp; Lucky I have buttons for his window on my side...&nbsp; Wish I had of seen it before he fell out.. xxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:49:33 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>All is well and good... </title>
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			<description>Well they are writing it off as a thing that happens...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I am told if i was further along they would have been more worried, but after a blood test, and ultrasound, and a most annoying wait at the hospital (which by the way was made better when I started to look panicky and upset that I was not going ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well they are writing it off as a thing that happens...&nbsp;&nbsp; I am told if i was further along they would have been more worried, but after a blood test, and ultrasound, and a most annoying wait at the hospital (which by the way was made better when I started to look panicky and upset that I was not going to be able to pick my son up from day care on time), I got the results all is well.... </p>
<p>The doc said, and I quote &quot;You can work as much as you want.&quot;&nbsp; Not bad for someone unemployed... LOL</p>
<p>I asked &quot;Does this mean I can continue to mow the lawn???&quot;&nbsp; He looked at me, looked at my husband laughed and said &quot;YES&quot;....&nbsp; LOL </p>
<p>Bubs is looking well like a baby... IT is amazing that this little baby in my belly is soooo tiny, yet to see so developed..&nbsp;&nbsp; And I must say it really looked like bubs was bouncing off the walls.. Moving as if I was playing disco music. In fact if I was to describe the movement I'd say it was like watching an old arcade game ping pong, you know the little ball that hits the sticks on either side of the screen.. Baby was the ball.... </p>
<p>Thank you to all that left messages, it was wonderful to see you all thinking of me... </p>
<p>All is well here, still bleeding a little, but I am told that is ok...&nbsp; FOR NOW.. :)</p>
<p>Happy maman here... xxxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:54:56 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Close Call.... </title>
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			<description>Monday night, I went to the loo. And next thing I know I am loosing blood. I did not strangely panic, I just said &amp;quot;oh F##k.&amp;quot;
Hubby says whats up, as he was talking to Francis in his room. I said &amp;quot;I think I am loosing the baby.&amp;quot; He came into the bathroom got what I asked for, then I took ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monday night, I went to the loo.  And next thing I know I am loosing blood.  I did not strangely panic, I just said &quot;oh F##k.&quot;</p>
<p>Hubby says whats up, as he was talking to Francis in his room.  I said &quot;I think I am loosing the baby.&quot;  He came into the bathroom got what I asked for, then I took myself off to the hospital at 11.30pm.  Hubby was going to come with me but I told him to stay home with Francis. We could have got my sister in-law who lives next door, but for some reason I said I'd be ok... And I was, just for some reason I wanted him with me and I did not at the same time.  In a way it was good because I could cry with out having him watch me, as he gets really upset when he sees me cry.</p>
<p>I went in at 11.30pm and the first sign of me seeing a doctor was at 8am. It was strange, I arrived there crying my eyes out saw the triage lady who did a check up told me she put me on high priority, but there were many before me and only one doctor... I know the story I have been to triage before.  I knew it was going to take a long time. I did not how ever think I would not be home in time to take my son to day care.</p>
<p>I had no pain, nothing, just the bleeding.. By the time I got to the hospital the bleeding had slowed a lot. I cried a ton, then by 5am I felt like I was over it, come on just let me see a doc so I can go home. Then I started up crying again.. Not sure  if it was due to the fact that I may have lost my baby or  I could not believe I still had not seen a doctor.</p>
<p>8am rolls around, I see the doc, blood tests ordered, and he did a little exam asked if I had any pain when he touched here or there. Answer was no.. He checked and he said my cervix was still closed which was an excellent sign.</p>
<p>Anyway cut a long story short, I still have bubs, will have an ultrasound tomorrow and another blood test to be sure to be sure.   I am to have lots of rest for the next couple of days.  I am still bleeding but very slightly, not enough to go running to the hospital about.</p>
<p>I must say though, now that I have been told that I am to do nothing for two days, all I want to do is clean... You know if I was told that I am not allowed to clean my house every day I think my house would be spotless... I wish this kind of thing worked on the kids... No don't I repeat don't clean your room... And off they go to clean their room.. Oh how lovely that would be...  I want to do stuff now because I have been told I can't for a couple of days..</p>
<p>Ho hum...</p>
<p>Anyway that was my yesterday.. I will feel better after the ultrasound but am just drained. I got out of the hospital 12 hours after I went in...  At least we don't have to pay for the doc...</p>
<p>PS: Just wanted to say thanks to Yummymummyof3, Marg and Janice, for their messages and phone calls..&nbsp; Felt great to know you guys were there thinking of me..&nbsp;&nbsp; Janice we have to get that skype up and running, or just send me you&nbsp; phone number.. :) Much love and thanks to you all xxxx</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:00:31 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>most husbands buy flowers... :)</title>
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			<description>Many of you have heard me complain about my weeds...&amp;nbsp; Well yesterday i think was the last straw... 
As I was looking out into the back yard, I said &amp;quot; I am sick of looking at the crap in the back yard, I am going to close the blinds and bloody forget about it. I am sick of asking your ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of you have heard me complain about my weeds...&nbsp; Well yesterday i think was the last straw... </p>
<p>As I was looking out into the back yard, I said &quot; I am sick of looking at the crap in the back yard, I am going to close the blinds and bloody forget about it. I am sick of asking your bloody sister for her bloody Lawn mower.... &quot;</p>
<p>Two hours later I had myself a brand new lawn mower...</p>
<p>I took Francis to day care this morning, got out the instruction manual and put it together, gassed it, oiled it and off I went... WOW this thing is pregnant lady safe....&nbsp;&nbsp; All I did was walk with it and it was a dream.. No hard pushing...&nbsp;&nbsp; Don't get me wrong flowers would have been nice, but I love my&nbsp; new mower... </p>
<p>I said to my hubby.. &quot;Thank you for my new mower!&quot; He said &quot;It ain't yours.&quot; I said then go mow the lawn. He said &quot;if you want anything you can have the washer and the dryer...&quot;. I said I thought they were already mine..&nbsp;&nbsp; We both know I mow the lawn more then he does, and I don't believe he has even touched the washer and dryer... Oh maybe that one time in 2003 when I went to Australia for a month on my own...&nbsp; LOL</p>
<p>Anyway back yard is mowed.. Front yard is mowed and now I want to garden. But oh my it is 30+ degrees outside so I think I might just nip over for a swim in the sister in-laws pool...&nbsp; </p>
<p>Does anyone have a pick axe??? I need to plant a tree in the back yard, and it is like rock.... </p>
<p>Bye for now... </p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:17:24 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Thanks for the muggies... </title>
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			<description>No where to send a thank you, so I'll say it here. Thank you for the Muggies... 
I have to ask.. Does anyone actually wear their ugg boots outside the house????&amp;nbsp; In public???
My husband has a pair of Moccies... In fact we both do as my mother keeps us in warm feet during the winter, We have been through a ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No where to send a thank you, so I'll say it here. Thank you for the Muggies... </p>
<p>I have to ask.. Does anyone actually wear their ugg boots outside the house????&nbsp; In public???</p>
<p>My husband has a pair of Moccies... In fact we both do as my mother keeps us in warm feet during the winter, We have been through a pair each so far...&nbsp; Hubby loves them so warm... At first he thought they looked funny... But he soon warmed to my Aussie ways... </p>
<p>It is pissing down with rain here, a lovely day to sit with a cup of hot soup and think of all the things one should be doing.. Francis is at day care today. I toyed with the Idea of keeping him home to play with me, but I figured he could go because he saw that Nat's(the lady who owns the day care) mother car was out the front of her house and got all excited and would not shush until I told him that he can go and see Maggie..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But I am sure he will want to stay home tomorrow when he comes home to see his sister is here.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will see how he is tomorrow because I might just take the time out to have a day with just Camille and I. I don't know maybe we'll head to the 2$ shop and do some arts and crafts while she is still young enough to think it is cool to do that stuff with me...&nbsp; She is slowly slipping away from us in that respect. I don't think it will be to much longer before she rings us up and says she wants to stay at her friends house for the weekend instead of ours... </p>
<p>She starts high school in September, which is a scary thing for me..&nbsp; I have not really voiced how I feel about the whole thing, being that I am the step mum, but I let a few things slip to the hubby every now and then...&nbsp; You see not only is she going to high school, but she is moving from the country to the big smoke...&nbsp;&nbsp; Which is a little scary for me as she will be taking Public transport on her own, blah blah blah all that stuff...&nbsp; And well I am afraid that her mum will think it is ok to leave her at home by herself now that she is 12...&nbsp;&nbsp; Ok I am sure there are some mothers out there who do that already and that is fine, just that well I know Cam and I am just not ready for that yet...&nbsp; She has been here with Francis once while we went out for dinner, but she and I both knew that my sister in-law was right next door and I did ask the SIL to ring to see if she was doing ok... </p>
<p>Maybe I am just being one of those mothers that is a little over protective... But as a step mum I don't have much power in the say of it all.&nbsp; But I did tell her mum that anytime she needs any help or someone to look after Cam not to hesitate in calling me I'd be more then happy to come and get her or sit with her... I also slipped in it would be great for Francis to see her...&nbsp; As Francis misses her very very much...&nbsp; Thankfully her mum and I get along well enough for her to know that when I said that I was not trying to step on her toes... It was a bit rocky when I first came onto the scene but we seem to have worked out the kinks...&nbsp; There are a few humps every now and then but they work out pretty quick. </p>
<p>Hubby's&nbsp; motor bike went off for Plastic surgery yesterday. Should be back in two weeks.. A lot of people ask me if I am worried when hubby goes out on the bike.&nbsp; And you know no I am not... I guess it has something to do with the fact that my father has always had a motor bike of some kind, (He is a traffic cop). And has numerous amounts of accidents, both bike and car.&nbsp; But he also travels at the speed of light when needed.&nbsp;&nbsp; But&nbsp; hey if you can walk away from an accident it is a good one.. Or so he says.&nbsp; But my dad when he first went out riding with my hubby he said to me &quot;If Pat ever has an accident it would not be his fault.&quot;&nbsp; So I am confident in that.&nbsp;&nbsp; And as I keep telling every one else, they could have an accident in their car just the same... And I don't care if people tell me a car is safer then a bike, because a truck can do the same to a car and person a car can do to a bike...&nbsp; Not only that, the motor bike is the best stress relief for my husband. And I could not live with out it when he has a rough day at work.. Trust me winter is hell when he can't ride it.. LOL </p>
<p>Thats all for now.. xxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>Just in case I can't make it down to blog tonight I have just come down for a minute as I have to go and pick up Francis and then take Murray to visit his friends at the dog park...
Well the doctors visit went well... I am 10 weeks pregnant as I suspected... And only one heart beat as I ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just in case I can't make it down to blog tonight I have just come down for a minute as I have to go and pick up Francis and then take Murray to visit his friends at the dog park...</p>
<p>Well the doctors visit went well...  I am 10 weeks pregnant as I suspected...  And only one heart beat as I suspected.. SO THERE YOU GO YUMMYMUMMYOF3 , The twins ain't mine... :)</p>
<p>Ok I must say we only heard one heart beat as faint as it was but gee it was great... I am now officially excited... Hearing a heart beat made it all the more real... Rang hubby told him only one heart beat.. He tried to be there but the doctor was late so he had to go. He was upset about that, but what can you do.. He'll be there for the next listening..</p>
<p>On a sad note, I still have another 9 weeks before my ultrasound..&gt; GRRRRR but at least then I'll be able to find out the sex too...</p>
<p>We had two choices, if it was one heartbeat we were going to renovate, two heartbeats sell the house... But it is only one heart beat... So we just renovate.  It will still be a bit squashy but I am going to get this place sorted out how it should be and try and kick myself into perfect house wife mode if there is such a thing....</p>
<p>Yes I am totally more excited then I was this morning or have been for the past two months...  Weird, but like I said the heart beat confirmed it all for me and made it all the more real... Yippeeeeeeeee....</p>
<p>Um nothing more to report.. Oh house is a mess, blah blah blah, still have cold but who cares, I am pregnant...</p>
<p>Oh yeah and the due date is 30th of January, which I must say a little disappointed about..&nbsp; Ok I know that sounds strange... LOL But I was kind of hoping for a little later then that... :)&nbsp; There are so many birthdays in the month of January that every one is broke...&nbsp;&nbsp; I think between my family and the hubby, January will be all booked up.... :)</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>I can't believe I forgot to blog about this... 
The other day I took Francis for his second haircut.. As traumatic as it was for Francis I believe the hairdresser had a harder time of it...
While Francis was screaming and I trying to hold his head straight, a kid came to the door with his mum, I think the kid ...</description>
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<p>The other day I took Francis for his second haircut.. As traumatic as it was for Francis I believe the hairdresser had a harder time of it...</p>
<p>While Francis was screaming and I trying to hold his head straight, a kid came to the door with his mum, I think the kid was a little younger then Francis... I had to apologize to the mother because the kid refused to come inside I believe due to Francis...&nbsp;&nbsp; But that ain't the worst of it.. </p>
<p>Francis kicked the hairdresser in the ummmmmmmm nether regions... I paid 20$ for a 10$ hair cut, that was not exactly straight.. LOL&nbsp;&nbsp; My sister in-law straightened it up a bit... </p>
<p>I won't be taking him back there again.. I felt so bad for the guy....&nbsp; </p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>Today I wished we liked instant coffee.. Why because there was no power to crush the coffee beans or run the coffee pot...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Now if I had instant coffee I would have been able to use it.
But thankfully I had teabags... Yep I got the BBQ turned on and boiled my billy.. Mum sent me one a while back when ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I wished we liked instant coffee.. Why because there was no power to crush the coffee beans or run the coffee pot...&nbsp;&nbsp; Now if I had instant coffee I would have been able to use it.</p>
<p>But thankfully I had teabags... Yep I got the BBQ turned on and boiled my billy.. Mum sent me one a while back when I used to go camping....&nbsp; So I was able to boil the water for my tea...&nbsp; But I would have preferred coffee.&nbsp; Oh well beggers can't be choosers.</p>
<p>I am happy though because the instant Francis asked for toast the power came back on.. Yippeeee...&nbsp; We have had a few power shortages this week due to storms...&nbsp; That is one reason why I have not been on.</p>
<p>The other reason is that my son so kindly shared his cold with me and every night around dinner time, my nose starts to block, and I start hacking up a lung or two...&nbsp; And can't be bothered to do anything.. So I cook dinner and wait until it is time for Francis to go to bed then I slip off to bed myself...&nbsp; Ahhh I hate being ill..<br />
On the bright side, morning sickness or what ever you call it has not been to bad...&nbsp; Just I am so god dam hungry it is stupid... I eat, then I have to eat some more and if I don't eat I feel really really really ill.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the weird thing of it is that I seem to be loosing weight.. Now I don't really want to be doing that.. But my pants are starting to fall off me.. I am going to the doctors tomorrow for my first appointment so i will let you all know how it goes...</p>
<p>Chat then.. If I am not on tonight (to those who are missing me on MSN), I'll be in bed with either a good book or sleeping trying to relax.. I figured I'd better come down today&nbsp; at least once to let you all know I am still alive.. Just trying to stay that way... :)</p>
<p>Talk soon xxxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>Well I was outside about half hour ago with Francis and Auntie came out from next door...&amp;nbsp; And he asked to play with his cousins...&amp;nbsp; She told me to rest and she took him with her... Then she said he was going to stay for lunch and I was to rest some more...&amp;nbsp; Way to cool....
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I was outside about half hour ago with Francis and Auntie came out from next door...&nbsp; And he asked to play with his cousins...&nbsp; She told me to rest and she took him with her... Then she said he was going to stay for lunch and I was to rest some more...&nbsp; Way to cool....</p>
<p>So here I am relaxing in front of Minti.... </p>
<p>But not for to long me thinks.. I feel urk.. Again.. I hate this feeling.. It feels like I never eat, but I do....&nbsp; Weird thing is people keep telling me I look like I am loosing weight...&nbsp; Oh dear... </p>
<p>My first doc appointment is on Wednesday... So excited... :) I have waited almost 2 months for this appointment..</p>
<p>Anyway time to look around.</p>
<p>Cya.. xxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>whom pops into my lounge, or blog and leaves messages.. I know I am not the lounge hopper or blog hopper I should be, I usually just do the rounds of the Activity list while I am on, as I usually have chats or other websites going at the same time... So please don't feel neglected... :)&amp;nbsp; I read everything, ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>whom pops into my lounge, or blog and leaves messages.. I know I am not the lounge hopper or blog hopper I should be, I usually just do the rounds of the Activity list while I am on, as I usually have chats or other websites going at the same time... So please don't feel neglected... :)&nbsp; I read everything, I am just slack at getting back... :)</p>
<p>Now I don't think I'll be on line long tonight because I feel horrid... </p>
<p>I think my morning sickness is just feeling hungry most waking hours of the day except for the 1/2 hour after I do eat something... And I don't mean just hungry.. You know the sick hungry you feel when you have not had anything to eat... But I know I have eaten....&nbsp; Yet I am always sickly hungry and it hurts... Is this why they say eat crackers???? I should go out tomorrow and buy boxes upon boxes.. Maybe just start with one then if that works go out and buy up the store.... </p>
<p>Anyway I think I am just going to curl up with a book, some toast and try to fall asleep... I have plenty of bread and Vegemite to keep me going... :)</p>
<p>But I have to wait until Francis has fallen asleep... :) He is currently talking to Workman Koala that Janice and Steve gave him... :)</p>
<p>Better run he is a calling... :)</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>Amazing or weird.. LOL
In my lounge, Marg left me a message saying &amp;quot;Picking up vibes hope your ok&amp;quot;....
Well as a matter of fact I am... NOW... But earlier... :)&amp;nbsp; Yesterday I believe I blogged about the hubby going for a group motor bike ride... He did in fact bring people home, well actually they brought him home....
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazing or weird.. LOL</p>
<p>In my lounge, Marg left me a message saying &quot;Picking up vibes hope your ok&quot;....</p>
<p>Well as a matter of fact I am... NOW... But earlier... :)&nbsp; Yesterday I believe I blogged about the hubby going for a group motor bike ride... He did in fact bring people home, well actually they brought him home....</p>
<p>He had an accident yesterday...&nbsp;&nbsp; I got a text from him saying that he was ok, been in an accident, waiting for towing..&nbsp; He tried to call me twice but it cut out after a ring or two... So yeah I was worried... Eventually I was able to talk to him, and basically he was run off the road by an idiot over taking someone and coming into Hubby's lane and well off to the sand he went.. Bikes and sand don't mix....&nbsp;&nbsp; He is ok, stiff, has a lovely lump on his leg and can't really move his arms, but he can still play the xbox so he is fine... Today I had to play driver.. </p>
<p>On top of all that Francis has a cold too...&nbsp; So he was off from day care. Hubby had to go to a meeting in town, so I found a nice park for us to play in until it was finished.. It went two hours longer then expected, and do you think from all the climbing and running around Francis did he'd be asleep... NOOOOOOOO... I even took him to the park when we got back.... But Noooo still not sleeping.... </p>
<p>Anyway Hubby has the day off tomorrow but I'll still keep Francis as he is still coughing up a storm.. He is fine though, just cough no fever, and with rest (yeah if he ever stops) he'll be fine.... </p>
<p>Still no sign of zipper, dog is fine though... </p>
<p>Thanks marg for feeling the vibes...&nbsp; Seriously though it is a strange thing that you should put that there.. Even my mother did not call me.. LOL</p>
<p>Oh and after Hubby was finally home, and all was calm, we had some friends over and one of them had their brother visit from paris and brought me back some of my favorite soap that I just can't get here.. So smelling good....</p>
<p>Oh and the people that brought Hubby home were fantastic... A guy who had stopped when he saw Hub go off the road, called a mate with a pickup, or ute as I like to call them, and they drove him an hour and a half home, on a public holiday with his bike in the back... He had no idea who these people were and they still did it, and they even refused the extra dollars Hub wanted to give them because they said the gas he paid for was enough...&nbsp; Hubby went and put it in their car while they came in for a beer... :)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You just don't find many people willing to help out like that these days. We were more then grateful....&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p>So that was my yesterday... xxxxx</p>
<p>Hope you all had a better one.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>Today is Saint Jean Baptist....&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Public holiday here in QUEBEC...&amp;nbsp; Yes Marg and Dan a french thing... LOL 
It is to celebrate Quebec.. You know like Australia day but just for Quebec...&amp;nbsp; Anyway.......
My hubby is part of a motorbike website and they organized a ride today...&amp;nbsp; Hubby went...&amp;nbsp; He said just before leaving, that if he liked the people he ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today is Saint Jean Baptist....&nbsp;&nbsp; Public holiday here in QUEBEC...&nbsp; Yes Marg and Dan a french thing... LOL </p>
<p>It is to celebrate Quebec.. You know like Australia day but just for Quebec...&nbsp; Anyway.......</p>
<p>My hubby is part of a motorbike website and they organized a ride today...&nbsp; Hubby went...&nbsp; He said just before leaving, that if he liked the people he rode with he was going to invite them back here for a beer.... I said &quot;No worries.&quot;</p>
<p>Then I ask &quot;How many people are you riding with?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p>The answer &quot;About 20 people!&quot; </p>
<p>AHHHHHHHHHHH </p>
<p>Oh well, it will look amusing if they all show up and park in the street....&nbsp; Lets hope I can get this place sorted out before they get here.. LOL </p>
<p>Poor Francis has a cold, we took the dog to the dog park to play with his friend again.. The lady that owns the dog is a very interesting person.. I like her&nbsp; a lot, very amusing... she is an Author and is currently writing a book about her family. If I read French Novels I may read it one day..</p>
<p>This week I have read four books in less then a week...&nbsp; I believe in doing this I have neglected some of my wife duties. But they have been such good books, very hard to put down.. I mean, I even read while I am cooking dinner, while I get Francis a drink.. I am so good at reading and doing things at the same time, I can even play cars and read....&nbsp; I had no idea I had that skill... LOL But I am going to have to put them down and clean.. I hate cleaning and reading..LOL that is more difficult... LOL</p>
<p>Anyway that is it for now...&nbsp; Chat later. xxxxx</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>Well I was up at 7am.. The hour&amp;nbsp; don't mind waking up at... LOL I don't mind 6.30am either if I had a good night sleep... 
The dog once again slept out of the cage, so I guess he won that war.. He sleeps on the masters sofa when he is in bed.. LOL Hubby gets up to go to ...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I was up at 7am.. The hour&nbsp; don't mind waking up at... LOL I don't mind 6.30am either if I had a good night sleep... </p>
<p>The dog once again slept out of the cage, so I guess he won that war.. He sleeps on the masters sofa when he is in bed.. LOL Hubby gets up to go to bed, dog takes his place and does not move until i wake up in the morning.. I can live with that...&nbsp; Although I don't know what we are going to do when our bedroom takes over the movie room...&nbsp; </p>
<p>We are going to make that room into our bedroom and move the telly to the basement...&nbsp; Don't really want the dog down there, but this is something we will think about when the time comes.</p>
<p>Anyway Francis and Murray were full of energy this morning, good humor which was great, so I decided once Francis was dressed and fed, I'd take him to the park.. So we were out for an hour before I took him to the day care..&nbsp; So he should sleep well this after noon.. We were at the park for about 20 minutes then went walking for the rest of it.. And it was a nice cool morning just beautiful...</p>
<p>Did I tell you Murray actually has a play mate...&nbsp; A lady rang up the other day and asked if Murray could come and play with her dog.. Which by the way is named Camille... Very beautiful dog.. WOW it was fun to watch them.. We did not go to the dog park yesterday, and you could see the difference in the Murray.&nbsp; I will take him today, I don't think this is something he can live with out, now that he has spent two weeks with dogs... I am in no way ready to get him a friend for the house... OH no not with a baby on the way...</p>
<p>I must say though his training has been very good.. Yesterday my brother in-law came over and the door was open. I Murray sit beside me and he did not move for the door or to jump up on my BIL... My husband was very impressed... $$$$$ well spent.. :)</p>
<p>Well i have things I should be doing.. Bye for now.. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<description>That I had a hormonal experience today, or I was just in a shitty mood??? 
I blamed it on hormones because children were involved... 
First got woken up by the dog at 4.30am, let him out for a pee, left him out of the cage, then went back to bed...
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That I had a hormonal experience today, or I was just in a shitty mood??? </p>
<p>I blamed it on hormones because children were involved... </p>
<p>First got woken up by the dog at 4.30am, let him out for a pee, left him out of the cage, then went back to bed...<br />
Then Francis woke up and decided to get himself breakfast because someone left the child lock unlocked...&nbsp; Did I mention Camille and her friend are here this weekend...&nbsp;&nbsp; He not only managed to find himself a bowl, thankfully I had clean dishes in reach, and thankfully he was able to take one with out breaking the others.&nbsp;&nbsp; But then he decided he'd take his bowl of cereal along with the box of cereal, over to the telescope and eat breakfast by the window...&nbsp; I hear, don't eat my cereal really loudly to the point I woke up startled... I went down stairs to find the tray that sits between the legs of the telescope, full of Cereal and my son eating it... Well of course the dog is going to get it from there... Francis was rather upset when I took all the cereal and threw it in the bin...&nbsp;&nbsp; My first major sin for the morning.... </p>
<p>Ok, I was shitty, I think because I woke up with the dog, then Francis and his cereal, hubby tells me he had a hard nights sleep.. I said &quot;Oh really what a pitty.&quot;&nbsp; He realized something was wrong and decided to get out of bed. He was very wise not to ask me his normal &quot;is there any coffee?&quot; question. I think I would have decked him...</p>
<p>Lady rings me up from the dog kennel and asks if Murray would like to come and play with her dog.. Well I jumped at the chance to get out of the house.&nbsp; Took Francis with me, sin number two....&nbsp; While he had a good time, he started to crack the shits, because another dog came over and was just to big and wanted to play with Francis... Kept knocking him over....&nbsp; But still it was fun. And I am still laughing that Murray actually has someone who wants him to come and play...</p>
<p>My last sin for the day sin number three, was cracking the shits with the kids because they wanted to go for a swim in my sister in-laws pool.....&nbsp; Why did I get up set.&nbsp; I don't know, I think because I just did not want to go and get in the pool myself.. Thankfully the pool was cold and Francis put his feet in and said no thank you maman it's cold... But the girls went in...&nbsp; Cam's friend picked up on me being shitty, and later came to me and thanked me for taking them to the pool...&nbsp; I said she was more then welcome and I am sorry if I seemed upset, I did seem upset, it was so obvious that I shocked myself...&nbsp; Anyway I explained the whole hormone thing and was having trouble doing it in French... So I just told her I was pregnant and hormones blah blah blah.. I could see she was not understand the french because I did not understand it.. SO I just said it's like before you get your period... She clicked right away... Thankfully....&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p>After that I felt so much better....&nbsp;&nbsp; Hubby is out on his motor bike which is great because he is going to come home in a really good mood after a day at work...&nbsp; So I will get some cuddles sleep soundly until the bloody dog wakes me again... I really need to sort that out... No I did not take him to sleep in his cage beside me because the hubby won that again..&gt; but if this keeps up screw hubby's idea of teaching the dog bad habits... I don't care as long as I get some sleep....</p>
<p>PS: Still no sign of the zipper.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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