As a part of her grade for her childcare course at school Kyla has been on about the fact that they havta bring home a doll and take total care of this thing 24/7 for a whole week.
Weve heard about this 'baby' for a month or 2 and never thort it was going to happen.
Im hanging out the clothes today and turn around to answer something that Maddy had asked me and theres our 14 year old daughter walking towards me pushing a pram and wearing a less than pleased look on her face. I will admit that the 1st thing I did was burst out laughing. Kyla is not exactly the maternal type but I commend her the fact that shes taken on this course. But they gave her a real pram and an overnite bag with clothes and blankeys. In fact the only thing thats out of place is the dummy.
My eldest child was a bit flustered as she had had to take the baby and pram on the bus and found out how hard it is to juggle these things all at once by yourself. But she got over it and has had the thing in her arms or wrapped up in the pram facing her since they walked in the door. It basically just cries and records anything that happens to it via a chip in its tummy. Kyla has to keep a diary as well. Next year she gets a more advanced doll that actually requires milk and changing eeew.
So welcome my new little 'granddaughter' Sharday.
I will take a picture as soon as I find my camera so you can all c the proud new 'mummy'
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
I kssed a girl......
NOT hehe. Thats just a song thats stuck in my head at the mo coz its all Im hearing grrr.
Well, anonymous, u called me a slacker so Ive decided to prove you wrong :P and write a post HAH.
Well as always not much is happening other than the usual in this neck of the woods. Kyla just started her 1st job tonite, and yes, Im talking bout a real job, not the ones she does for her mum and dad or other family members. Shes working at a place called Curry2Go in Waikiki just up the road from her Aunty Liane. I just picked her up and she seemed real enthusiastic about it, as you do on your first day. I encouraged her to keep that enthusiasm at a high for as long as she could. We are very very proud of her :)
Kaytlynns birthday is coming up in a few days. Cant believe that she is 12 now... well nearly anyway. Since she is such a good girl and excels in everything that she does at home and at school, Andrew and I have bought her a very special gift that we feel that she deserves. Some say we are crazy and frivolous with it but we dont care. And anyway, a laptop at her age isnt so uncommon these days.
As for the littlies of the family, they are all going very very well. Liam loves hanging out with his friends as does Maddisyn, and Ethan is acting like a spoilt brat that drives us nuts and yet we all still find ourselves giving him what he wants. Go figure.
Kiss kiss to y'all xxxx
Saturday, August 02, 2008
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.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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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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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