Less than 2 weeks until the new baby arrives!! Haley and I both had a dream on Saturday night that she was having a boy...this could present a problem given that the pram is hot pink, the carseat is hot pink and most of the clothes are pink, with a sprinkle of mint green and lemon.Haley is very organised and has all the clothes hanging up neatly (all on pink hangers, I accidently bought yellow ones the other day and they had to be returned lol) the hospital bag is packed, our plan of action is all worked out....all we need now is the little baby....sooooooo exciting!!!! Emily is taking her big sister role very seriously and if she sees Haley eating something unhealthy she declares "I don't think Ella Grace would like that Mum!"
What a week I have had!! Ebony missed the last week of school (and three of her exams) because she was very ill with a urinary tract infection...Had to call a doctor to the house at 3 am as she was in so much pain she couldnt walk or sit. She cried with pain for three days until her test results came back and she was started on antibiotics...Thankfully they kicked in almost immediately and within three days she was pain free. I have to tell you it wasn't before time, she is a dreadful patient...Everytime I tried to help her I got screamed at in a psychotic fashion and my nerves were wearing thin. Her recovery came just in time for her birthday sleepover on Saturday night...8 thirteen year old girls in our garage for movie marathon...They ate a mountain of food, went swimming in the dark and giggled well into the night...in the morning after a bacon and egg breakfast they began a one and a half hour marathon of applying eyeliner and straightenng their hair before they went back into the garage for more movies. I was expecting the worst but they were all well behaved, no dramas!

Based on my past week I have prepared a little quiz for you
1. Your thirteen year old daughter asks if she can have twenty dollars to go to the movies...you tell her she can if she cleans up her room...she gives you the death look, stomps to her room and slams the door muttering something under her breath...do you
a) Smile sweetly and marvel at how fast she is growing
b) Reef open the door and demand to know what she just said about you
c) Give her the 20 bucks and hope the movie goes all day

2. Husband rings from work and says he will be home late. You ask what he would like for tea and he replies...don't worry about me, I'll have something on toast when I get home. You serve him something on toast and he says "What's this crap?" Do you
a) smile sweetly and tell him its baked beans
b) Hope he chokes on it
c) Serve baked beans on toast for the remainder of the week

3. Your three year old grandaughter asks if you will sit and watch Hi-5 Space Magic for the tenth time today. Do you
a) smile sweetly and sit and watch it for the eleventh time
b) Tell her the DVD player is broken
c) Tell her Pop will watch it after he has had his baked beans

4. There are some new scrapping things you really really really have to have but the budget just won't stretch that far. Do you
a) Smile sweetly and do without because you are grateful for the supplies you already have
b) scrimp on the groceries to stash a bit of cash away to save for them
c) Buy them on your credit card and tell your husband you won them in a raffle

5. You have gained a heap of weight and none of your clothes fit. Do you
a) smile sweetly and be grateful you at least have your health
b) go and buy clothes in the next size up and cut the labels off
c) wear your tight clothes and think evil thoughts every time you pass a skinny person


If you answered mostly a's.....you are such a liar, no one is that nice
If you answered mostly b's ...you are bordering on vindictive and you are a tad sneaky....Go girl!
If you answered mostly c's...you are totally normal

Catch you all later!!

I have been tagged again, this time by Parky so here goes
The rules of the tag are:List 5 weird things about yourself or your pets.Tag 5 friends and list them.Then, those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, and state the rules, and tag 5 more people.Dont forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!
1. I have a driving phobia
2. I can write backwards fluently
3. If I tip my head backwards I fall over
4. I am scared of the dark
5. I gag the whole time I am cleaning my teeth

Other news...Haley has just over two weeks till the baby is due
Ebony is having 8 friends over for a sleepover for her 13th birthday (a few days early)
I am going to start drinking scotch (refer to the above news)

Many thanks to all those who left birthday greetings over at Aussielayouts!! My big day started with Emily tapping me on my face at 6.30 in the morning saying "here's your present Nanny, its a purse! (she had already let that slip a few days prior). Next was a visit from my sister who also had her birthday today! (We were both born on Sept 1st but 2 years apart). We sort of have a pact that we don't buy each other expensive gifts, so I had embellished a metal tin and filled it with a mud face pack and some pretty hairclips and a few other little trinkets...imagine my embarrassment when she gave me a hairdressing voucher and a bottle of Red Door perfume...aaaarrrggghh! (Do you know at 44 this is the first bottle of perfume I have ever owned!!!!!)My daughter Jodie and her boyfriend Duane came over at 10.30 with a lovely bunch of gerberas (see picture) and a new boomerang pillow and six coffee cups....I suggested those ideas much to Jodies disgust....my kids think my love of practical things mean I don't have a life lol.
My sil came down from Brisbane and we went to the local tavern and blew 20 bucks each on the pokies (or 20 sheets of Bazzill cardstock as I prefer to think of it!) I asked Martin not to get me anything as I wanted to go to SWIG in October...woohoo!
In the afternoon, Emily came into the lounge room and sang a stirring rendition of Happy Birthday as Haley carried out a mud cake with 4 candles...which I let Emily blow out, cos she's the best at it. Ebony came home after a sleepover at her friends house totally oblivious to the fact it was my big day and asked "what's for tea?" I think Haley must have whispered in her ear because a little while later she came out with a card she had made...so all in all a great day!
I was talking on the phone today to Mum and enquired about her best friend Enid, who is now in a home because she has alzheimers...she is still going strong...Mum has been through some funny experiences with Enid over the last few years let me tell you....Before she was put into the home her husband Ronnie died. The hospital rang Mum as they knew Enid wouldn't be able to comprehend the information. Mum broke the news to her and over the following days made the funeral arrangements and advised people she would have the wake at her house as Enid wouldn't cope with the catering. After the funeral everyone was back at Mums having tea and cake and Enid said to Mum " can we have some music on, this is the most boring bloody birthday party I have ever been to". Mum said no Enid , this is a wake for Ronnie...Enid says did he die?...Mum says yes, sorry love he's gone...Enid says...well he better not have gone to the pub the old bastard!
Last Christmas Mum went to the Home to have Christmas dinner with Enid as she has no family...Enid didn't remember Mum was her friend and went and sat with someone else so Mum sat with some other ladies she knew. After lunch the residents were taken back to their rooms. A nurse came and took Mums arm and said come on love, I will help you to your room. Mum pipes up and tells the nurse "no, I don't live here". The nurse says I know pet, just come with me...it was only when another nurse that knew Mum saw what was happening that she was able to make her escape lol.
I end this post on a serious note .I was so sad to hear that little Rani Millar lost her battle today after putting up such a fight. My thoughts are with Mel, john, Teagan and Joshua. There are just no words at times like these, I send my prayers to them all