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| Grumpy me.
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Posted 3:15 PM on Tue-13-Nov-2012
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Little miss is getting more teeth - her first eye tooth has popped through the gum and the other three are bulging. Obviously they are very painful and she certainly lets us know about it. The last week she has been waking more and more in the night. last night it was 6 times so today I can literally hardly keep my eyes open. Isn't it amazing how you get used to a solid night's sleep, even if it is just a short one usually.Along with the sore and tired eyes I have been on a diet which involves cutting out coffee, this one is a really hard one and today I have had a thumping headache all day, I just put up with it until I folded the washing and little miss have a variety of clo
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| Bad mother award goes to...
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Posted 4:12 PM on Fri-12-Oct-2012
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Ooops. Must be feeling a little tired! Lost my rag just before. Whoopsy.Pocket was helping wrap a pressie for a party she's going to tomorrow. Now with all the fuss that happens when I ask kids to make cards, the last few parties I've just ended up buying $1 cards and letting the kids write names in them.But WHY OH WHY must they insist on writing like they have their eyes closed and are writing with their feet when it comes to writing in a greeting card.Every flaming time! Doesn't matter which kid it is, it always happens.So Pocket (who for 4 years old has amazing penmanship), decides that the 'stick' on the letter K on the birthday persons name will go from
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| Sleeping like a ............. Mummy
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Posted 3:45 PM on Sat-6-Oct-2012
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For some unexplained reason today, when I decided to have an after lunch nap, nobody bothered me. In fact, nobody even noticed I was sleeping (obviously because nobody bothered me).I woke up with a sore back this morning, and after lunch sitting in the hard chair at the dining table while we scoffed pikelets was the last straw. I took a couple of neurofen and told The Bloke I was going to lay down on the bed for a bit.The Bloke is doing his fire brigade training at the moment so this morning, he had found himself a quiet(ish) spot and told the kids not to bother him unless they really needed something. Luckily today they felt like complying and as of lunch time he had managed a couple of hou
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| Tanning that hide, the sequel
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Posted 9:16 AM on Wed-19-Sep-2012
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Yesterday was hide tanning day. The salon had not long purchased the equipment, and hadn't had much practice, and so, as luck would have it, they offered to spray me for free. Slightly nervous, but willing to give it a go, I entered the room wondering exactly what to expect. A large black box sat on the table,attached to it was what suspiciously looked like a car painters spray gun, and a training manual (pretended I didn't see that). On the other side of the room was a shower with a towel on the floor. The lovely beautician walked in carrying two little plastic bags. She opened one to reveal a hair net. Good start, just had my hair coloured last week, best not spoil it with over-s
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| Utterly exhausted!
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Posted 9:59 PM on Thu-23-Aug-2012
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Wow I had forgotten how tiring single parenting is! Its now been 5 months since i've been on my own. Time has gone fast, but boy oh boy am I tired!!!!This afternoon I have been dragging myself around, I am that tired. Im now sitting on my couch, eyes closing and its only 8pm.I have had years of doing everything myself, married, but with no help. so why the heck am I so tired now!? I don't know. Im working full time. And after a lull of work in work, im finally starting to get busy again. I have had a new child start in my care last week, and have another newbie starting next week. Financially this will be great for us. The single income thing has been hard to co
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| RAISING BOYS!
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Posted 7:32 PM on Wed-22-Aug-2012
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Today, I created a group especially designed to help Mums who are raising boys. As Mum to three boys, I am aware that having never been a boy myself, I am a bit "uninformed" as to how boys work in some ways. I am sure that there are plenty of parents in Kidspot Land who are raising boys or hopefully who have raised boys successfully, who can give advice or share their tips on how to raise boys so that they become strong men. So if you would like to join me, here is the link:http://social.kidspot.co.nz/836/0/MUMS+WHO+ARE+RAISING+BOYS!/$id4 Feel free to add any pearls of wisdom you may have or to start a topic so that the rest of us can share our experiences/thoughts. Here's to raising
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| Zitastrophe
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Posted 8:53 AM on Wed-22-Aug-2012
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I am not amused. After showering this morning and 'putting my eyes in', I glared at the woman in the mirror only, in my horror to see the most voluptuous zits staring back at me. What the? They most certainly weren't there last night when I went to bed. Now I'm no stranger to the odd blemish here and there, but one of these ones is a doozy. Cringe worthy in anybody's book. There are a couple on my jawline which is weird enough, cause I'm more of a chin girl as far as zits go, and then there is Hugeranosauris on my neck. My NECK! I mean please! What am I 15? When I say huge, I'm not kidding. In fact, on walking into the kitchen this morning, I kid you not, T
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| Dress up time
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Posted 3:45 PM on Thu-26-Jul-2012
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In a few weeks we are going to a wedding and I am just so excited! This is the first time I have had a chance to really dress up in ages, I have brought a new dress and heels and even booked a eyebrow and leg wax, ok maybe the leg wax wasn't entirely necessary but altogether I will feel a million dollars. I can't wait. I love weddings, So long since I've actually been to one but they always bring back fond memories of my own special day. Getting a chance to dress up since being a mum seems to be quite few and far between or is it just me? More later and I'll be sure to let you know all the compliments I get LOL
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| Sprung a leak
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Posted 8:52 AM on Mon-23-Jul-2012
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I was well admired on the walk to school today. Heavy rain overnight meant our beloved walkway had turned to more of an ankle deep stream this morning.While some parents lifted their children over a wooden fence so as to miss the raging torrent (exaggeration of course), The Legend and I meandered through in our gumboots, splashing along and making it to the end of the path at the same time as the fence climbers.Many comments were made "oh, should have remembered our boots like you Jo", or "wish I'd thought of gumboots". Outside I smiled and took the compliments, on the inside I had a secret none of the other parents praising me were aware of. My faithful gummies had
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