Hospitals

Im currently babysitting Jas and Ruby while Liane and Dave are in the hospital waiting to welcome little Billy into this world.... finally. They were very excited when they left YAY.
Yesterday Maddisyn finally went in and had her nose and ears done. Andrew took the day off work to attend and as instructed, we arrived at the hospital at 6.30am, in pre-op at 7.30 and on her way to theatre with her dad at 9.
When Maddy had her 1st op at 2yrs old, I was the one that went in to theatre to help put her to sleep. They got me to hold her in my arms as they put the mask on her. I remember she was so happy and thought it was a game. Then the doc said 'Hold her tight' and as he was saying it, Maddy closed her eyes and went all floppy and heavy. I was so freaked that I burst into tears and just about dropped her. It was horrible so I decided then and there that never again would I put myself through that again. So stuff like that is dads special job.
Andrew informed me when he came back that our daughter put up a hell of a fight and went to sleep crying. She also woke up crying and demanding that she wanted to go home. The nurse sternly told her not yet to which my lovely daughter replied 'Well when then.' 'After you have a sleep, eat and drink something and hold it all down and go to the toilet, then we will talk about you going home.'
So our determined little muppet did all that (Dad joined her for a sleep tho) and we were walking out the doors at 2.30. A very long day.

Trying

hello bloggers.
as promised its only been a matter of weeks rather than the usual few months and i thought i would try and keep to my promise of writing a bit more frequently on this web page of ours.
we went for maddisyns specialist appointment. not long after my last post. although her left leg is a few more inches longer than the other leg, thankfully the turning in of her feet doesn't originate from her hips so it saves a lot of operations and such to correct it. instead it seems that it just the way that she has chosen to walk that has caused the turning in probs and they expect her to grow out of it whew. now only the ears to deal with. hopefully the operation next month finally fixes her glue ear. fingers crossed everyone.
it is the end of the school hols thank god. it hasn't been too bad this time round though the kids have been stuck in the house for most of the last week due to bad weather and then finally the storm that they have been promising us for the last couple of weeks. it was pretty feral Thurs and Fri but today was pretty good. we saw blue sky!!!
we had the pleasure of looking after ruby and jasper Thurs nite as their mum and dad went out to celebrate their anniversary. i tried to jinx them so that billy would come on the same day but alas, my powers aren't that willing and poor liane is stuck waiting it out. would've been cool though if billy had been obliging. what an awesome anniversary gift. still hes only days away now.
mm what else. oh yea. as one of the leading hands at work, Andrew got it into his head to do a team building thing and invited his boys over for a get together next weekend. u know, watch the all blacks(even the Ozzie) have a lovely dinner and a few drinks. well that escalated into the other leading hand and all his boys coming as well as as the bosses. and all their families. and a lovely small get together has turned into lamb on the spit, 3 course meal and a party that night. HELP. i can handle the guys, hell i get along with all the ones Ive met. unfortunately some of their wives are another story. they just act so prissy and up themselves and anyone who knows me know that to me no-one is better than anyone, regardless of the way they have been brought up or the way they live. and im not shy to call a snob a snob to their face (tho i do show tact when it comes to family members. i just avoid talking to them lol) and i get out of the party and cleaning the mess since i have to work the next day haha. ill try and get some good photos and post them.
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Just a little bit

Its been such a long time that when i finally decided to do something with our blog, i forgot my password lol.
Lots of stuff happening this year but i will first just say to all the expectant parents out there, Liane and Dave, Jess and Gerard, Jojo and Dan, Debra and Hopa and Shanz and Jon (just to name the closest to our hearts) and all the others that we know, congratulations guys. Stocking up on baby gifts as we speak.
Things are ticking along here in WA quite fine. The family are all healthy and happy.
Kaytlynn is doing extremely well at school. She had her school camp in May. They went to a place 3 hours away called Bridgetown, the coldest place in WA, on one of the coldest weeks recorded here. Duhh was a bit annoyed till Andrew suggested that the reason for that was so that they, sorry WE, got to pay off peak rates. Still slugged us $200 for 2 and a half days though. She had a wonderful time. She is also playing hockey at the moment as well.
Maddy has a busy couple of months ahead of her. She has a problem with her feet turning inwards when she walks. Ive noticed it getting worse so made an appointment with our gp and he said one leg is a couple inches longer than the other so referred us to a specialist, who we get to go and see in a couple of days. Then on the 2nd August, they are going to try and fix her glue ear problems once and for all and put more grommets in as well as laser off her adenoids. Poor little tyke.
Kyla is going well in her schoolwork as always. She also has a pretty active social life and is happy with all that she is doing right now. A healthy happy smart teenager is all we can ask for. We are very lucky with her at the moment.
As for our boys, well boys will be boys. Lots of mischief, shenanigans and scraped knees and cut feet, sigh. Liam is doing a lot better in school and Ethan is due to join the public school system next year. A bit hesitant about how hes going to go as he loves being at home with mum but he will adjust im sure.
As for Andrew and i, we work and enjoy our large, boisterous family every chance we get.
Hope everyone is well. Sending all our love to you all

Randoms

Hi everyone.
It has been a very very long time since i have done anything on my blog but sooner or later i always make a comeback lol.
Well the excesses of xmas and the new year are over and all i can say is altho it was fun, thank christ its all over! And that the kids have started back at school, which is made better by the fact that they now attend the school 2 minutes from home. Andrew and I look at the kids sometimes and cant get over the fact at how old our family is now. We dont have babies anymore, we have teenagers and children, WOW.
And yet there are people all around us that are still breeding and we think to ourselves 'thank god we have done all that already'and i sit patiently for my sister in law and my friend to have their babies so we can be the 'cool aunty and uncle'
The kids are doing really really well. Kyla is usually off doing her own thing most of the time, but the others usually stay close to home. Ethan is real funny at the mo. The other day, he and I were lying on my bed and we were watching this documentary and their were some newborns on there. He turns around to me and says ' mummy can we have a baby. i want one pleeeze'. and I looked at him and said 'ok we can do that. it will be fun. you wont be the baby of the family anymore. youll be a big brother. isnt that cool!' and he stares at me. his eyes well up with tears and he puts his fingers in his mouth (a habit when hes upset). and, trying not to smile, i say to him fully knowing what the answer will be 'whats the matter honey?' 'I DONT WANT TO BE A BIG BROTHER. IM THE BABY OF THE FAMILY. I DONT WANT A BABY ANYMORE' Which suits us fine as we dont want anymore either!!
Andrew had a lovely couple of weeks off during xmas. Hes done a lot of work around the house and spent some quality time with the kids and rested in between. While i had two weeks off from my weekday job, i still had to work weekends, which wasnt really too bad. But now we are back into the swing of it all and thinking about saving and going to bali for xmas. Dont know how keen i am on that with tsunamis and all lol.
Love to you all out there xxxx

Talent

I found this wonderful site with amazing work. He doesnt have much on display yet but the work he does have is quite good. Have a look and see what you think.
www.redbubble.com/people/winus/portfolio

Our little mermaid

On Friday, Maddisyn and her class did the play for their weekly assembly and my daughter was the mermaid. She looked so cute so wanted to share this photo with you. The play went well too.
ps. she lost another tooth the other day, right below the last one that fell out. Can you see where?