it's over!

Yipee - I do love Christmas, but this year was tight, and that makes me feel crap! But the girls were pleased with their gifts and I've heard no complaining, so all is good.
We've all been sick, apart from T'Keyah, so far, she's the only one that has escaped it - nasty cough, and feeling like junk!!
I got nothing scrapwise for Christmas - nothing, nada zilch!! So I've got myself some stuff hehe - just opened my Xacto knife, lethal looking thing that is too...should have some fun with that one this arvo.
We have the most gorgeous little dog staying with us for a couple of weeks - Bentley has been really good with her (well..apart from trying to ride the wee girl, and not getting it when she snaps his face off - male thing huh?!)
The days are gorgeous lately...we had a spectacular thunder & lightening storm the other night - great stuff!!! I can deal with have a superb day and rain at night!
Rigtho - have to hit the supermarket - our cupboards are bare!

who would've guessed

that panadol suppositories cost so much?! $17.20 they stung me yesterday, thank goodness they work a treat though! Thankfully today, her temp has gone (isn't that along the lines of Murphy's Law...I go buy supplies, and she looses the temp) but she's still coughing and has boogers for africa...ugh!! Hopefully by Sunday, she'll be over the worse and heading back to health.
I'm trying hard to remember to pick T'K up at 12 - I'm then going to head up to Elena's and buy myself some scrapping supplies - call it a Christmas gift! I'm just hoping she's got what my head thinks she should have! LOL
I went to pick up 2 laybuys last night, first one was a total success...second one, not so much - actually they have no record of it at all!! So I threw a wee fit, and walked out! So Molly is minus a dolls pram - and I'm gutted because the shop still has it, but I'm not paying $90 for a dolls pram!! Saw another last night, in a different shop, but it was a little tooooo pink - I love pink, but this was slightly nauseating! So will go and check out a few more shops and prices later on...I think I'm sort of lucky that Molly really has no clue what is going on - oh, I got the cutest thing yesterday for her, an elmo potato-type head toy, which talks! Can't.Wait to play with that one! See him there >>> too too cute! I have to remember to find out what toys need batteries and have a supply sitting here, I hate not being able to use something because we have no batteries. T'K is another kettle of fish - I honestly thought as they got older, it'd be easier to buy - ah, wrong, so very very wrong! I mean there are only so many CD's and clothes one 12 year old can have! I have got her a new duvet, pink and brown no less - and she has no clue about that one - so at least there will be some element of surprise! I don't buy her clothing without making sure it passes her standards - it's so not worth it. Jeepers - only 45 minutes before I have to collect her, suppose I should go and get slightly more organised that I am, and I could sort out the washing situation too - looks like it's going to clear again today and be another nice afternoon - well we can live in hope, it is summer after all!!

Sleeping Beauty

Poor wee poppet, Mops had a good day at kindy, but her ESW teacher commented in her book about Molly yawning and looking tired...and when I went to collect her she looked shattered, was really hot too, but I can't be 100% sure whether it was the heat or she did have a temperature. Came home and stripped her down so she was just in a nappy and singlet and gave her some pamol (via her little butt, seeing as she point blank refuses anything orally! Very challenging little princess!) and she crashed within 5 minutes, and slept for about 90 minutes. Came out from her room (daddy carried her down halfway through her sleep) bright as a button...she has a bit of a cough, but other than that, she's as chipper as!!
Ohhoohh, I got scrapping mail today - nothing better than a parcel full of goodies, but this one is stashed away, it's my little something from Tarisota http://www.tarisota.com.au I can't wait till I can open it! Also can't wait till the credit card is a little less rubber like, and I can shop there and buy myself some yummy goodies!
Had a lovely run-in with the sister in law over the weekend, charming little verbal attack she had for us too....both T'Keyah and I, so needless to say, T'K is slightly shattered by it and has decided to spend Christmas Day with her Dad (after the morning with us) and we've decided to spend the day with Craigs parents...it's ugly! lol
Oh and I'm being brave and have taken the plunge into submitting to magazines...have submitted to one so far (LOL, so very brave!!)

To a dear friend...

today is 10 years since Patrick died...I hate today, I always feel so blue leading up to the 16th...it was nice to see some memorials in todays paper...Greg put one it, I often feel for him, loosing his best mate. I have such fond memories of Pat at school...he was such a character, always out for a laugh, yet he was such a loving and caring person. Certainly a huge loss, one that I wish we didn't have to go through, rest in peace Patrick, you're still loved and missed by us all! xx

Why...

do Monday's seem to be the longest day? And the day that I end up with a nightmare of a headache...the bird can't quit screeching, the dog is barking at his own shadow, and I'm slowly going nuts!

dallas

Oooh - I shouldn't be on here, but I am, hehe. I'm getting so inspired by reading other Blogs, not only to blog more, but most of the blogs I read are scrapper's blogs...I have ideas in my head, but getting them out and stuck down can be a whole other problem! But, seeing as the days are drawing closer to the BIG DAY, I seriously have to get something done!! I'm off to see SIL soon, and getting her to give me 2 favourite photos of each of her sons...I'm going to do scrap canvases....1st attempts and all! Mind you, she didn't exactly have the reaction I thought she'd have over the 12x12 album I did of all the boys last year!
Oh, and if you are reading and you want to see what did kick me in the arse for inspiration here it is http://www.tarisota.com.au/ (edited to add the link, which mysteriously vanished!!)

How the heck do you get out of a funk?? I know exactly when it happened and why - which helps, but doesn't, KWIM?? On Wednesday the social worker from Vera Hayward came over to discuss Molly and her therapy...or lack of said therapy. Molly spends 85% of her session, screaming and trying to get out of the therapy room...and the therapist keeps asking me how I deal with her when she's having a tantrum like that, she doesn't get that we don't have tantrums to that scale at home...it's either the clinic, the room or the therapist, and now hopefully we will begin the elimination process.
So I ended up talking a lot about Molly's diagnosis, or lack of....and it brought a lot of things to the surface, some I can deal with, others not so much.
I was fine all afternoon, kinda, but we got through it....then around 5pm it hit me, and I lost it - it wasn't pretty either, but I was completely shut away and just let it happen...though it flowed into Thursday and I can still feel it today.
Bah...wish it'd go!