Not enough time

19/2/2015

Good Morning

Well you may have noticed that I have been absent for the last couple of days and that is due to me deciding that I spent to much time infant of the computer so I had Darren change the pass word.  Not that was fine till I realised that I couldn't come here and chat to you all and I have been finding that very frustrating.  So I got him to lock the computer between 9am and 3pm so that way I can get on here early and still let you all know what is going on in our lives.

So here is a brief rundown have had Carrissa at the Orthodontist, she doesn't need a plate or a spacer YAY, however she does need two teeth removed otherwise she is going to have problems later down the track.  Oscar had a mild Asthma attack so we spent a good 5 hours in hospital we were in the Peadiatric ward which is good but it is nice to people watch and well it was kinda uneventful in there.

Ok I must go as I still have to get the kids breakfast, lunches made.
Will try to come back tonight.
Toodles Kylie XXXXX

Never Ending.

12/2/2015

Good Afternoon and how are you?

Well I had a rather eventful day yesterday, Oscar had a Asthma Attack in the morning and we got out of hospital at 1:00, it was early closing so Carrissa had to be picked up at 2:30.  So raced up there to pick her up, came home prepped dinner ( it was really bad by the way) and then took Carrissa to the Dentist so that she could get the tooth extracted before she goes to Orthodontist tomorrow morning. Under her supervision this morning I had to sit here and type a letter explaining to the tooth fairy while she didn't loose the tooth herself she would like to be compensated for it, so being that it was taken out by the dentist and we don't actually have the tooth I think 50c should do it. Inflation has not hit this household with the tooth fairy if they are lucky they might get $2.


So last night I sort of managed to catch up a bit, got all of the washing done, stripped the kids beds and did all of the dishes.  Was going to stay up and bake but was to tired.
So this morning I was busy applying for jobs, did some baking.  So now before I go and get the kids I have to get the kitchen cleaned up, the washing folded up and put away.  Tomorrow it will be get some baking done, strip my bed, clean the bathrooms vacuum the floors and mop them.  Yes I know I am a Mum but it is never ending, I just finish cleaning and then I have to turn around and start again. At some point does it ever end or is it never ending?  Is there some magical creature that will come in and clean my house for me?

Must go as I have a bit to do
Toodles Kylie XXXXX

Private vs Public

10/2/2012

Good Morning everybody and how are you today?


Firstly before I fill you in on what has been happening I must apologise for not stopping and chatting.
Ok so the first week of school has come and gone, and the kids are loving it.  We are able to walk to and from school, they have made great friends and have settled in.  Carissa is having a friend over on Friday after school and she is very excited, Oscar is asking if he can have friends over as well which is great.   Oscar starts his new sport tonight - BMX bikes riding, now I am not going to lie I did have a few concerns about him doing it, being that he is so little and that he has trouble riding a bike because of his co-ordination issues but he went and had a go a week ago and under his helmet he was grinning from ear to ear. Now it wasn't the best day for him to have a go being that it was 40C ( 104F) and he had also done a 7Km ( 4 miles and 615 yard) bike ride with Darren that morning so he was a bit tired!!!

Carrissa is upset because she hasn't found a sport that she wants to do, she does not want to do Dance, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Tennis, Softball, Soccer, Netball, Basketball, Badminton, Squash, Baseball.  So as you can see the list is long and I am running out of things to suggest, I did think about Karate but that was turned down.  She did ask what sports I did as a child and well my list is about as long as her rejected list so here goes I did Gymnastics, Netball, Horse Riding, Tennis, Badminton, Indoor Cricket, I also did Rollerskating for fun, rode my bike and swimming.  I know she wants to play T-Ball but the season is over so it is now something that can be done until that season starts up again.  I think she would be good at Netball being that she is small, I also thought that about Gymnastics but she quit after her friend came late and wasn't there to start with her.

So do any of you my lovely friends have any suggestions?


As most of you know the kids came from a private school and are now going to a public school, I have to admit I did have some fears about it which is odd considering Darren and I both attended public schools and did well out of it.
Now in the first week it was bought to my attention that Oscar was not where he was supposed to be in some areas of his Education, I was no I still am very very angry at the fact that A: Even though he was in a private school they didn't organise the extra help for him.  Before you all say well you are his Mum you should have organised it with the amount I was paying in fees, I would expect that there would be the extra help there and available without me having to jump up and demand it.  B: What was I actually paying for?
 Looking back I could see that the kids were not happy and maybe we should have done this move earlier and Oscar Dyslexia would have been picked up earlier, Carrissa's medical condition may not have been bought on more by the stress she felt through the fear of not being able to perform or the the person that bullied her.

I am not saying that Public are better than Private or vice versa because they both have outstanding qualities, I made the mistake of being stubborn and not moving earlier because I didn't want to disrupt the kids.  Hindsight is 20/20, and there are so many shoulda woulda questions.
But right now the kids are happy, Oscar is getting the help he needs and for that I am thankful. Carissa is happy to do her homework and so is Oscar - at their other school it was a battle to get them to do it.

Ok I must go as I have to organise my pantry because well I can't find a thing and it is driving me nuts.

Toodles Kylie XXXXX

Summer Rain

3/2/2015

Good Morning and how are you this morning?

I have just read the title of this blog and have had a chuckle, only because of the GNR song with the same title and oddly enough I have the bits that I remember of that song going around in my head.
We are having another storm and there is going to be more rain, yes we need the rain and it is doing good things with dampening down very dry grass but give me a break, just rain at night please. Just so that I can get my washing dry and can you kinda make it cooler so that we don't need the Aircon on at night, I love the light show, the sound of the rain but the heat is starting to get a bit of a joke. Yet I can be sure that when Winter comes I will be wishing that it will be summer so that we can get be without the cold and the rain!!

The kids have settled into their new school well, they were so excited when they got home yesterday because they had so much to tell me.  Carissa is happy because as a grade 4 she gets to do Drama, Music, Japanese.  Oscar is able to do Music,Drama but not Japanese, I would like to get him doing music because as you know he is Dyslexic and well reading a sentence and words off the board are so much harder for him. With them learning a instrument it helps with concentration, tracking ( able to copy what is on the board and write it on a paper word for word), it also helps with relaxation.  I just hope that if he does music it is a instrument that does not require me to wear ear plugs when he is practicing!!!!!.


We had brief sunshine, it was enough to get my hopes up that I will be able to get my washing out and dry today so I am going to be brave and peg it out and hope for the best, I am certain that I will be repeating this sentence when it is winter and I am praying for a semi warm dry day so that I can get washing dry!!! might even get to take Patterson for a walk - wish me luck

Toodles Kylie XXXXXXXX

Happy but sad.

2/2/2015

Good morning and how are you today?

Well today here in Western Australia is the first day of school, for many kids it is their first time at school and for many (like us)  it is a different school.  My two were up at 6....school doesn't start till 8:30, the excitement was just to much for them, they are in classes next to each other so that is good.  Oscar was very teary when we got into class and when I left he was still crying a bit.  Carissa was fine - she is the one who I thought would be crying and upset, just hope they have got people to sit with at lunch time and at recess otherwise it is going to be a really long hard year.

We had a big thunderstorm last night and with it came a heap of rain, we are supposed to be getting another one today hope we get a bit of rain out of it because well we need the rain and well it will wet the ground a bit - we have had a few bushfires and the wetter it is the harder for the fires to take hold. Speaking of fires on the weekend there was a big fire in Waroona, this is where my In-Laws live, and it is where I lived when first married and bought Carrissa home.

 When I heard about the fires the first thing I did was turn on the TV to get updates and to my surprise none of the channels had anything about it - free to air and foxtel.  I understand that because all of the channels are controlled over east so what is programmed over there we watch, but the fact that there is a big fire bearing down on a town and the town was evacuated doesn't make for news.  They had 150 firefighters, helitanks, water trucks, volunteers on farm equipment pushing over trees digging containment lines.  Police shut the town you could get out but not in, St John Ambulance staff there ready to render assistance and still this didn't make the the TV stations interrupt the broadcast and have the breaking news. On channel 7 it would have meant interrupting the Tennis, on channel 9 it would have meant interrupting Ellen and on 10 well it was DrPhil, the ABC did have something- it was the writing across the bottom of the screen but they were more interested in the QLD election.
Since when did people stop thinking for themselves and become a collective?  Are we becoming like the Borg ( Star Trek reference) because as a collective it isn't our sole responsibility if something goes wrong, we can't think for ourselves and we certainly can't make a decision by ourselves.  So to programmers of radio,Tv GROW A BACKBONE think for yourself.  If there is something happening in your state put that on instead of what is happening in other states that has no relevance to us here in WA.

I have all of this time now and well I am not sure what to do with myself , it is so quiet with no kids fighting,yelling.  I am going to have a coffee in peace then I guess do the boring stuff like housework and get some baking done.  I expect the kids will be hungry when they get home so if I have afternoon tea ready that will make the afternoon a bit easier for them.
Tomorrow they will be able to walk to school, the first week I will walk with them and then they can walk on their own. Its not far and well it will be good for them, give them a bit of independence.

Toodles Kylie XXXXX