It's raining, it's pouring!

The sleep deprived Mum isn't snoring! PMSL!


Oh it's so good to have rain, I just hope it gets to the catchment areas! But all you Mum's out there, do you find the kids go absolutely nuts when it rains? My kids do. Chloe gets cranky cos she can't go outside, Ashca gets very sleepy, and Gem doesn't sleep and goes silly. They are all totally different! I love it! It makes me laugh.

I have just been out to Spotlight with Bec and Esha. Bec had to get some stuff to make her belly dancing outfit for a show she is doing - way to go Bec! And I got the supplies to make the invitations for Ashca and Gemma's party. I wont be giving them out for a month, but I have lots to make and I didn't want to rush it. So I am getting sorted now. I think they are going to look pretty cool, if I don't say so myself! LOL!

Well I have the toy party tonight and the house is chaotic, so I better get my butt into gear and at least try and make the house look presentable! Wish me luck!

Dannii xx

so sad!

I just can't believe it! My cleaner was murdered yesterday!

She was such a kind and gentle lady, I just don't get it! It's horrible.

If you want to know more about what I am talking about then you can read it here, I don't really feel like putting all the details on my blog.

I have been meaning to come on and do an update for a few days now but time got away from me until now. But now I just don't feel like typing about my mundane life. I will come back later and fill you all in on what's been happening.

Update

Well it's been a while since I last posted. It was first because I was having a really tough time with Gemma, I think most of my readers know about that. Well that sorted itself all out after just over a week, but then once we all recovered from that, I had a crap load of housework to catch up on. It's hard enough to do housework with 3 littlies, but with one being so clingy it was impossible!
Then the last few days I have been using all my spare time doing some big jobs around the house. I rearranged the dining room a little bit, it looks much better now! I also did some rearranging in the toy room. I move the books into Chloe's room and got Israel to move the big furniture around. And now I am working on my spare room. I have decided to re-claim it as my scrap room. But now I also have the portacot permanently set up in there as well as the single bed and also need to store all the KMBA stuff in there too. Let me just say it's chaos in there! Hopefully I will get most of it sorted by the weekend though.
Also, last weekend we had Jodi's baby shower. It was such a lovely afternoon! They got spoiled rotten!
So there you have it, that is why I have been MIA from the cyber world lately.

I have a bit of a busy week coming up. I have a learning ladder party on tomorrow night. I was meaning to post about this about a week ago and make it an open invite to anyone who wants to come, but I forgot about it. It is still open to anyone that wants to come though! Felicity? Angela? Just let me know by email or phone or whatever.

Then this weekend we have the usual friday night dinner with the Batten's. I have decided to make a creamy pumpkin soup, a lovely winter meal! Saturday will be church and then Sunday we are going to Werribee Zoo with the Kaplan's for Coby's birthday. I am really looking forward to that.

Oh I also need to update about something I organised this week. I organised for the girls to go into family day care for 1 day a week. They will be going every wednesday from 9-3, but it doesn't start for 2 weeks as their carer is on holidays at the moment. I met with her and another possible carer yesterday and I had to choose which one we wanted to use. Cheryl (the carer we chose) was by far the best suited to our kids. I have had mixed responses about my decision to do this, but I feel it is going be good for the kids as well as good for me.

Also, Clair tagged me ages ago, but I haven't had a chance to do it until now. So here goes... I have to answer these questions...

1. Four of my favorite jobs
2. Four of my favorite local places
3. Four of my favorite foods
4. Four of my favorite international places
5. Four name's of people I am tagging


1. Four of my favorite jobs:
I have only had about 4 jobs I think, but here is what I have done...
1) I worked at fast food restaurants. I don't know why they are called restaurants, though! I worked at Macca's and Burger King. I loved working at Burger King but I hated Maccas, I actually got sacked form Macca's! PMSL!
2) I was a hairdresser apprentice for about a month, it was fun, but I left to do nursing. Looking back I think I should have done hairdressing instead of nursing.
3) I was a nurse at various places. I liked most of the work, but then also hated a lot of it too. I hated what nursing did to my back though!
4) Last but not least I was a call center chic! It was a good job. I was there for about 2 years and left to have Chloe.
Now I think of it, I have actually done a few party plan things as well, but nothing too interesting.

2. Four of my favorite local places
Goodness this is difficult question!

1. Mum's house! PMSL!
2. Spotlight is just around the corner from me, so that's a favourite too!
3. I have to agree with Clair, Lilydale Lake is awesome!
4. The Hills, by this I mean out Warburton way. I used to live out that way and it is awesome!

3. Four of my favorite foods
1. Chocolate
2. Pizza
3. Mangoes
4. Monte Carlo bikkies

4. Four of my favorite international places
1. Bath in England - awesome place!
2. I really want to go to Nepal, never been there though
3. I really loved the good side of Paris. You see there are 2 sides to Paris, the slums and the nice part. When I went there we stayed in the slums, but spent most of our time sightseeing in the good side. It was such a wonderful experience.
4. Wells, a little English town, so amazing beautiful!

5. Four name's of people I am tagging

Jodi, Angela, Felicity, and Cam

Okay, that's me done!

Until next time!

a note for a special friend...

Hi Jeanette!

Just wanted to say I luv ya!

MWAH!

I did it!

I survived the first class!

Thanks so much to Mum, Gran, Jenna and Maryruth for letting me teach you what I know, and also thanks for booking again! You are all awesome!

For all you other readers out there, I just have to tell you how good these girls were in my class! They all listened to what I had to say, and made me feel like I was actually helping them. I don't know if it was all a facade but anyway, we all had fun!

I made a sample page a little while ago, that you can see here. But when it came to the class, I tried to encourage the girls to use their own creativity. To put the bits and pieces where they thought it looked good. And all the pages turned out so different. I feel like such a proud Mumma that not only they completed their first pages, but they did it how they wanted to, AND they look darn good too!

Here are some pics for you to have a squiz at... sorry about the dodgy pics of them. It was late and I used the flash, so they are a bit bright, but at least you will get an idea of how good they are, much better than my first ever page that's for sure!

Mum's:
I love how she used the ribbon to draw attention into the pic.

Gran's:
I love her heartfelt journalling. It's beautiful!

Jenna's:
It's a bit hard to see because I took such a crappy photo of it, but this is a really funky page! Jenna created great visual interest with putting the E backwards, doesn't it look groovy?!

Maryruth's:
A wonky page to suit a wonky girl! Nah Maryruth, this is awesome! Lots of interesting bit to look at in this one!

Hope you all enjoyed looking at these masterpieces! There will be more to come. Our next class is booked for the 12th June at 7:30pm. We are making a keepsake tin! I have 4 spots still available, first in best dressed!

In other news: Saturday night the house was in a shambles, but all for a good cause! Ashca cut 2 teeth and Gemma cut one! The first teeth for both of them! Finally!

Home alone!

Today is wonderful. I am listening to the awesome Missy Higgins (above) playing very loudly while I am surfing the net, and earlier I was scrapping. How could life get any better? Well it can! Missy Higgins is the only sound I can hear!

No babies crying, no toddler asking for juice, no husband yabbering away.

Why?

Cos I am home alone! Mum has taken the kids up to see Max's mum and Israel has gone to work! And I tell you what, it's bliss!

I have just finished getting the table set for my class tonight and I thought I would come and post some pics I took last week but haven't loaded them up yet.

Chloe playing dress ups

Gemma
I love how this one of Chloe turned out!

Chloe insisted I took a photo of her feet

My princess

Such a funny face Miss Ashca!
Trying to look innocent - it wont work Ashy!

Such a Chloe face

What's with girls and clothes?

I just walked into Chloe's room to find the girls all playing with Chloe's clothes! What is it with girls and clothes? Even as young children, us girls just love clothes!

Visual DNA

Saw this on Elsie's site, thought it was pretty cool, so I did one for myself.

You can click on the link below it to either read my stuff, or make your own.

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Friends

I just did this page tonight. It is the sample page for the class I am running on Sunday night. I hope it's okay? I really like how it turned out, but I am doubting myself whether the people attending my class will like it!

This is kind of a dodgy photo. The colours are a bit different IRL. Anyway, here it is...


Also... the photo was taken and edited by Clair

Finishing Touch Ideas

I was going to enter into the call for a DT role here, but never got around to it cos it was at the same time as all the computer troubles.

But.... Dee, did enter it, AND she got it! Congrats to Dee! Dee is already so good with using embellishments, that I am sure she will astound FTI!

Anyway, here is a link to their cool site, check it out!

Finishing Touch Ideas