My Babies are coming HOME!!

Hi
I can thankfully say Rainee and Zay are coming home today, I can't wait to see them in fact we all can't. It will go from easy to hectic very fast but I am so grateful for the break and I have had time to think and find things and just get so much done so it has been all good. There is so much I have found I have not been able to get to the bottom of with just being a Mum everyday to little ones, like book work and finishing off farm business, the list goes on and on and to tell you the truth the break from even scrapping has been great. I have even been on the computer so little in 2 weeks hence my blog being dull and boring but that is okay as I have really benefited from the time I have spent doing other things.

Other news, my girlfriend took me out to lunch yesterday and it picked me up so much. I literally felt like a weight had been lifted from me by the time we walked out of lunch. It is really so important to nurture those friendships and I have realised that lately. In this crazy world we live in we often need to fall back on those girls to pick us up or we may literally go mental. This tax has really knocked me for a six, meaning a whole lifestyle change and giving up a lot now in order to keep our head above water but the fact that Karina could pick me up and whisk me out of my head for a few hours just put me in a much better place, I so love her for that. I guess that is why the dear Lord crossed our paths at the age of 5 and put us together in the first place, she is like the Sister I never had. As friends we are always there for each other in good and bad times.

After school I had to take Keelan up to his Dad's, it is amazing that every third Friday when I have that task to do I end up with a migraine that morning and it is not through me stressing about the task but I just do, I really hate the trip as it is 2 and a half hours round trip but I just dont know what the headache entails with it all. Anyway Trin and I had great chats on the way home, except when she hits the panic button about a vehicle coming up behind us in the dark. She literally scares the hell out of me also. But we got that sorted and got home in 1 piece. Then we got showered and dressed and went out to tea ( kind of like the last supper) as it wont be happening for a long time. And spoilt Trin with her able to have time with Tim and I alone. She is so funny, likes to be treated like a Princess, likes to know the waitresses name and then says "Please Courtney if I could have a lemonade, Thankyou" and then this sweet smile to follow it up. She probably looked so spoilt but I think she really deserved this time, she does tend to be my quiet child when Rainee and Zay and Keelan are around and is the last 1 to ever ask anything of me. So Today with just Trinity home life is so quiet and apart from her playing babies and barbies there is no mess.
Well I better go and get some last minute things done. Have a great Saturday. I think everyday should be a Saturday!!! They are the best day, no anticipation of work or school the next day, just completely enjoyable day all round.

Take care
Trace.

Still here.

Hi
Nothing really exciting happening here, I have finalised tax with accountant and not happy at all, he grossly under estimated what we had to pay after the farm sale and clearing sale etc, so we will be laying very low financially for a long time. GRRR I was ready to go to jail yesterday but lucky for him he lives a long way away or I might have done something I shouldn't. I dont want to go into detail about his incompetency but I am pulling our books out of his hands now and wont hopefully ever have to deal with him again. He has just stuffed us up so many times lately and this is the last straw.

Life is quiet, we are really missing Rainee and Zay and Mum is getting tired so 2 weeks is too long. I have lots I still need to finish up and do but the days fly by, doesn't help when you have to go out for appointments but they have to be done and yes I remembered my Dr's appt on the right day, today I had fasting blood tests so tomorrow I am finally free to get some things done in the morning then I have my scrapping group coming at 12 noon. After school I have a meeting with Trin's class so it will be busy again.

Trin is having a Birthday party next Thursday so I have to get busy and organised for that, her Birthday is in the holidays so I am making it before school breaks up. We did the invites tonight, simple but nice. Just have organise games etc.

Life is pretty up and down this year, it seems very extreme, I just seem to climb my way up to the top to be knocked flat again, I had meltdown last night after the accountant issue, I always feel like the big bad wolf these days whether it be personal or business. I really dont like to have to stand up and stick up for my rights, I am more an introvert and would rather be un noticed but these days I seem to be having to come out of my comfort zone and stick up for my rights, something I really hate doing, I really need a turn a round with things I think.

I am not getting much scrapping done but I am crocheting my rug so at least I am achieving something. Put on .2 this week so that is not good either. Must have been the red wine on the weekend. LOL. But hey a girl needs to wind down sometimes. LOL.

Take care
Trace.

missing photos

These photos should have been in the last post.
Sorry.
Trace.

Busy weekend.

Hi
We have packed a lot into this weekend and although I am really ready for bed, (oh I love my bed) I just want to do a catch up before the days slip away. Friday I had a drink with a girlfriend and quick catch up and then we went to Shrek 3 with Tim, Trin, Keelan and I. I nearly did have a moment of Nana nap in the middle but it was good and the kids enjoyed it.

Saturday we went to visit friends who live on a farm near where we used to live, Tim has grown up with Gray and he used to ski with him and Lisa, they are part of a crew Tim used to hang out with. The kids got along great and our kids just loved being back on the land. Amusing themselves finding orphan lambs then bringing them home and feeding them and building shelters for them etc. They had the best time, now they really miss the farm and Trin had tears when we left. Georgia and Trin are in these 2 pics, they bonded really well. Keelan and Grace are similar age, Grace is driving the car below. They are used of driving the car to the bus stop each day so the kids had their belts on and spent time going around looking for lambs and driving. Grace tryed to teach Keelan but he couldnt master the gears. I did pray to my angels lots and lots for their safety but they were sensible and just putted around and around.

It was great to catch up and have a lovely wine, meal and company. We do miss these guys lots. They have finally got some decent rain this weekend so I hope the season picks up for them now, we really couldn't believe how dry it was for this time of year and what all the sheep are looking like in an area that is usually so green and lush but apparently last year was worse. I know we left farming at the right time but I feel sad for the kids not having that farm freedom and fun.

We caught up with Tim's folks on the way home and checked out their new camper before they head off soon for a trip and then home and so the weekend has gone.

Keelan and Trin are sleeping in the same room tonight, they are getting really lost now without Rainee and Zay, the novelty has worn off and we are all really missing them now. I hope to be on top of things by the end of the week and then I never want to have them away this long again. I miss my babies!!
I have that dreaded appointment in the morning YES I have remembered the right day time, keep looking at the appointment card to double check. LOL.

Well really need sleep now. Have a great Monday.
Take care
Trace.

WANTED a working brain!!!

Hi
I am so in need of a new Brain, does anyone have a spare or a way to brighten up the old one. Have you ever really needed an appointment to a Dr. been waiting for months to get the opportunity (kids looked after) to go and made the appointment a week earlier and got all geared up that Friday 9am is D Day (you know the women's kind of appt to get it all checked out) you even get waxed Thursday night in prep to be all spic n span and then have the shower, look all glam to go to town and have a big morning planned with Doctor the most important thing you want to cross off your list and forget about it for 2 more years and then post office, bank, target, food shopping. Not forgetting Mum and Dad have my 2 little ones as I am so overdue for this appointment and can't go with them in tow.

So I drop the kids at school, get to the surgery with a few mins to spare, front up to the desk say my name and receptionist looks and looks and looks and looks and then says "Oh, you were due in yesterday morning" OMFG. I just felt it all drop, my life has been changed around for this appointment, so I can't see anyone they are too booked and it just happens Mum and Dad are having the children next week also so I have had to make it Monday morning with a different Doctor as mine is going on holidays. So I just look at this bit of paper that has stared me in the face all week with Thursday 21st June 9am on it. durrrrr. I walked out ready to beat myself up so freakin stupid and I know it is only an appointment but this is just something I really wanted out of the road and now I am still waiting. grrr. I am writing Mondays appt on my forehead so I dont forget or screw up the day. Fair dinkum I am getting worse. I am over wanting to beat my head against the brick wall now but that really didn't make my day.

Nothing else really happening, I speak to my Babies every day and miss them but I am also enjoying the break, I scrapped 2 layouts yesterday so now I have 3 down and 7 to go. I am really not a fast scrapper. I just dont seem to be able to do 30 min layouts, by the time I think about it start hunting for stuff and get it all looking schmick it takes me about 2 - 3 hours, just far too long unless I have a pre conceived idea already set out then it takes less. But I guess that is the way my head functions these days given that it can't remember the appointment right!! LOL. Why is it that our lists only ever grow with things to do, I swear that I cross something off and then 2 more have been added. Insane.

Better go and get more done, it is raining after it has been blowing a gale all morning. Good day to be home warm and toasty but what I am doing out on the roads running errands. Grab some lunch now and then back out there I go. Have a better Friday than me. Really that wont be hard.
Take care
Trace.

Flat out!!

Hi

I have been so busy that at night I am exhausted, too exhausted to do anything but stare vacantly at the TV screen. LOL. Even Tim has been asking if I am deaf as I am just not home. LOL. I have been washing every blanket, cushion cover, doona cover, just about anything that can be washed has been washed and anything that can be thrown away has been thrown away. It feels like spring for all the cleaning I have done the past 2 days.

So now I am cleansed and refreshed and ready to catch up on book work and some scrapping. I have my class today which has been reduced to 1 as the other Ladies have grumpy husbands and appointments etc. But that is fine as I can get some of my own stuff done in between teaching so that will be good. I have 9 layouts that need to be created by next week so I really need to be getting into it. My house was a major priority while I have days to myself, I am forever getting the basics done each day with the kids home but you know how all the other extras just dont get done, just a lick and promise week by week well I have now got them all done and feel the bugs etc have all been vacated out of this house. OH what a feelin!!!

I am missing my chatterbox and organiser Rainee, I slept in this morning till 8.08am far out however D.H. didnt put the hot water on this morning and the cold shower certainly got my blood pumping. Poor Trin is sitting eating her breakfast on her own in the quiet house, Keelan was also having a cold shower. grrrr. Hubby is getting a tick off for that one. LOL. So we went on overdrive to get the kids to school but of late Keelan just doesnt want to hurry for no one. Normally Rainee would wake me up as soon as Tim leaves or the fighting would wake me up but I will have to set the alarm for the next few mornings. Before we are all marched to the principals office. LOL. We have been talking to Zay and Rainee at night to say goodnight, Zay is so funny on the phone, Nana is telling him what to say and before he can get it all out she has started on the next thing and in between all that I am having my comment, I think he gets so confused, his GGGGrannndaaaaddd is all he can manage before the next comment comes his way. LOL.

Is it just me or is time flying, I just can't believe how quick a week seems to disappear. I am really trying to get the most out of my days and they are just disappearing so fast, boy I was annoyed with myself for loosing time this morning but I really have been beat, I do feel better for having a little extra sleep.
Big news, I lost 1.3kgs this week so that is 10.7kgs in total now. WOOOHOOOO I am so psyched to keep loosing more now especially since I really want to fit into more jeans I have bought lately all smaller sizes so I am getting there. I have to make some more soup as that is really the answer with me, no breads and making a meal out of soup. Well on that great note I am off, I really do have to create and get some pics up on my blog, it is looking rather dull.

Take care
Trace.

It's all good!!

Hi

YAY we are back in the land of well, we went to Perth and had no sickness or temps etc. It was a full on weekend and I was sooo tired, I think just packing for 6 and having us all organised so Hubby came home and only had to put the trailer on and shower and go wore me out combined with the rest of the few weeks I have had. We had an early morning Saturday getting Keelan to his Tae kwon do grading, which he did an extremely great pattern and is doing really well, he is officially now a blue belt. I think he was blown away by 1 young boy who is 11, Keelan's is coming up that age and he passed his junior black belt, I hope it gave him determination to continue on. He was pretty tired after the whole thing but and had a headache. He said on the way home, " well that has got today's butterflies out the way but I have tomorrows to face now." LOL.

So this morning the men were up early and my D.H. cant be quiet, if he is up then everyone should be up so at 5.30am he ends up with all the kids up which meant Mum had to get up and watch the kids and they kept trying to get me up but I just leave the cosy bed. We got organised eventually, I was not much help for poor Mum today, I just could not get it together but we got out the track and watched them race, Keelan had a few races before he got used to the track and Tim well I think he just wanted to watch from trackside, he could not get it together but eventually his last race was his best, at least he stayed on the track. Then we went back to Mum's loaded up and came home with only 2 children. Wow no noise, no tiffs so quiet. I have so much to do tomorrow I will be flat out and I have to create layouts at night big time this week. But I will miss my babies. I was rather sad Zay didnt seem worried I was leaving him but I know they will love having time with Nana and Grandad and I think we have a really busy week ahead to get lots done while I have days to myself.
Hope you had a good weekend.
Take care
Trace.

What happened to Today??

Hi
Wow did today just fly by or what. I had to drop off Body shop orders this morning and seemed to get caught up chatting at each drop off meanwhile Rainee and Zay were anxious to get home but I had a coffee with a girlfriend 1st and then all of a sudden they both started to get miserable and Zay's ears went bright red and hot and Rainee was moaning and crying about her ear as well. So I did the last delivery around the corner and shot home and got panadol into them both and Rainee went to bed with a heat pack on her ear and that is the last I saw of her for nearly 3 hours. In the meantime Zay went to bed at lunchtime.

They both got up happier thank goodness and are not too bad now. We are off to Perth for the weekend, Keelan has Tae kwon do grading on Saturday and Sunday Tim and Keelan are racing Go karts so it will be a full on weekend.

Mum has offered to have Zay and Rainee for me next week so I can have a big catchup so hopefully all going well that will happen. Zay has only been away from us once before so he may not let it happen, I guess it will depend on how close he fixes himself to Grandad over the weekend as those two can be very close at times and Zay is very comfortable to be without me when he is in that mode. But can you see I am already clutching at straws about them being away. I am really going to miss them but I think it will be good to give Trin and Keelan some much needed special time. Being the Eldest Keelan tends to have a lot of responsiblity and Trin just loves time without a Sister around occasionally to be her shadow so we will try and do some special stuff with them after school and have a special meal out also. At least we could enjoy it without a little man who is bored after 10 mins of being out.

I must send another Congratulations to Mark and Richelle on the birth of their 4th child and Daughter "Reagan Lilly", she is such a pretty little newborn too. Just gorgeous. Well Done guys welcome to the "4" kidlets club. You too will be grey like me soon. LOL. Not really it is busy but all good!!!

Well I hope you all have a great weekend I know we will seeing Family is always great.
Take care
Tracey.

Raining it's pouring.

Hi,

Today it has finally felt like winter, especially this afternoon. I finally had 3 children at school today and just sick Zay at home, I was up with him at 2am trying to break a fever as he is prone to fit if temp gets too high. Then at 6am he wandered into our room with temp up high and his little body struggling to stand and breathe so I gave him more panadol and after getting the kids to school went to the chemist and armed myself up big with panadol, nurofen, dimetapp and have been alternating doses of each and he seems a little happier this arvo. Still clingy but at least not crying and clingy. He just doesn't want to be sick, in the middle of it all he still can find something funny and let out his new little giggle, he cracks me up. Like if he burps he goes " oooww burp haaaahhaaaa" so cute.

I am sharing a layout I did for the sketches oz site a few weeks back based on Chris Millar's sketch, I like the colours and it is different from my style, I love that site, just have not had time lately to enter the last one but might see if I can do this new sketch.

I have finished another layout today, felt good to get this idea to paper. I will share later, not sure if I will make it 1 of my 10 layouts that is going to be part of my scrapbooker of the month entries for July at Scrapbooks from the heart. I have got a really different style happening ATM which doesnt use much of my stash but I like the look, fresh and very fun to create.

Lots of rain this arvo, I was driving to pick the kidlets up from school and got stuck in traffic, a car had rolled over on a bridge of all places, lucky it was little but it was school route so traffic was banked up everywhere. The ambulance was just getting there, Zay saw the car and said "OHHH crash oow arrr" then he saw the ambulance and said " ohhh eeorre eeorre" he makes me laugh, even though it was not a laughing matter.

I was having loves with the kidlets this arvo on our bed before Tim came home and I said to the kids lets hide from Dad when he comes in so Trin ran and turned all the lights off and Keelan and Zay, Rainee and I hid in the walk in robe and Trin beside our bed, he came in and Zay was trying so hard to talk and I kept saying shhhh in his ear, then Tim walked through the house looking for us and came in the room to put his bag in the robe and we all boooeed him, he nearly left his body and we all just lost it, coughing, laughing, we so needed a major laugh, the kids want to do it tomorrow now but he will be expecting it so we will have to think of something else, we got him a beauty as he normally comes home to panic and mayhem yet it was quiet and dark. LOL. Small things amuse small minds but hey you need those laughs.
Thankyou for the emails and comments during our down, ill time, I so appreciate you caring. Love and hugs to you all. If you have any great pick me ups for kids when they have been sick I would dearly love to hear them, I really want to get those roses back in those cheeks and keep them well now. So please bring on the remedies.
Hope you are getting the rain if you need it and thanks for staying here this long.
Take care
Trace.

On the mend.

Hi


I just did a great big updated post and poured my heart out into it and all and bad bad blogger lost it. bad blogger. spank spank.

I will just have to highlight over it all now just dont have it in me to go through it all again.

* Weekend spent with Zay sick spewing, pooing, aching, sooking and fevers. Sooo gross the worst nappies any sweet child could dish out, Tim and I kept trying to pass the buck until 1 weakened when we looked into the pleading eyes of Zay who was wanting out of the nappy as soon as exit had happened. LOL. Trin is still coughing up her lung. Rainee tryed falling off a stack of bean bags onto her head and then spent an hour sobbing about the pain till the panadol kicked in.

* I am so over Mum my head hurts, Mum my tummy is sore, Mum my cough is keeping me awake, Mum I am sick, Mum my foot is sore. Hello what about "Mum I love you" really the only things muttered all weekend is pretty much the above parade of statements.

* I have the downs on with it all, I am pretty much missing having any support people around me and really missing my Family and great girlfriends that are scattered over the state. I would just love some time with them ATM I really need some female company, the works pretty much. This town is so plastic it is not funny, beautiful external people matter here, not internally beautiful people. I am so into giving people sunshine, not stealing it for myself but that is what they are about here.

* I went to the craft shop here on Saturday morning and have been crocheting a rug in great coloured wool since, will share a pic soon, I seriously had to walk out, the patchy materials are just divine ATM. I just dont have time to do it all, I have not scrapped this weekend but I have crocheted and enjoyed that. Keelan wants me to teach him now and Zay has put his order in for a crocheted blanket. LOL. Funny how my boys love my crocheting. The girls really havent commented about it as much. Keelan actually got really excited to see me crocheting last night. So he got out his french knitting tonight but I think he thinks it will take too long to get anything made so he wants to crochet now. LOL.

Other than that I never got to the beach which was bad as I needed to get grounded with nature. I will have to sort myself out soon. Had a cry and sook to Mum by phone this arvo so I have felt a little better, I guess it is all part of being a Mum but sometimes I really need a break and it just doesn't happen.

Take care and hope you all stay well.
Trace.

House of ills.

Hi
Well I am still in the house of ills, Zay and Trin are sick with Gastro so I have been busy cleaning in between tending to my little boy with up chuck and catchem (spew) not good but the floor is getting plenty of mopping.

Onto a brighter note, some highlights from our weekend Birthday party. Our little Dakota is just such a gorgeous little Girl. She seems too little to be walking around. She had a great day and shared her love around, what an awesome little spirit she has, I think she knew what the day was all about and as guest of honour she did her rounds to each person there and gave them time with her and she was keen to get to know everyone. What a little angel she is. Mikayla is too busy on the other hand to give you the time of day but admires from afar. But she breaks her heart when the Girls are going and wants to come home with them.

Zaylan would spend all day in Uncle Brad's shed, Tim, Keelan and Zay had a sit in Brad's formula and now they are dreaming about owning 1 themselves. Boys and their toys!!! Rainee is pale faced due to being sick with the gastro at the time, she had so looked forward to the party and then she was ill poor thing. Trin got to see Zoe again, she just loves that girl, they have a bond that distance will never break so it was great to get some good shots of them.

Oh wow it is pouring with rain here ATM how awesome, love the rain. I have had a very busy week in between the illnesses, my class went well yesterday with 4 ladies but I just have to make some decisions about how I am going to run this. I hope next week will be calmer around here. I am certainly going to get some R&R in on the weekend so if it is going to rain all weekend bring it on. I would love to get to beach sometime over the weekend and just sit and ground myself with the ocean, get some fresh air and drink in some tranquility. Thanks Kim, Mum, Sheree, Roz and Jenny for being awesome Ladies to teach a class with on Sunday, I loved the awesome layouts you produced. We should make it a regular date.
The Dad's and Grandad's did an awesome job looking after the kidlets while the Ladies got some free time. I know the Kids loved it.

Take care and have a safe and happy weekend.
Trace.

Still here.

Hi
Well I have been MIA due to being flat out, 1 speed around here ATM and even then I need the turbo switch. LOL. The weekend went well, can't believe what we packed into 2 days. I will have pics later, I just wanted to do a quick update.

I had a Body shop party today, it was hectic as being a host for any party is, time just got away from me. Up early again tomorrow and I have a scrappy day happening here, I am starting off 2 new ladies so I have created a card and L.O. for them to do, I am showing them Stampin up to get them started. It is my 2nd class this week. I had 1 on Sunday at Kim's place, had 5 Ladies including Mum so it was good for me to get started teaching with people I know. All the L.O.'s turned out lovely, they each had their own personal touches.

Rainee is still sick, she vomited in the car on the way to Perth and I thought she was car sick but the poor mite was crook for the rest of the day and just when we thought she had picked up she went flat again, lucky we carry a sickie bowl in the car or wherever we go. The 3 younger ones have a cold, the girls are the worst so Rainee will be home tomorrow, she is still having stomach cramps. Well I need shut eye so will be back hopefully tomorrow night when things will slow down for a day or two I hope.
Take care
Trace.

Turning 1.

Hi
This spunky little pumpkin is turning 1 and we are off to celebrate with Family and friends tomorrow. I can't believe she is 1 already and we have not seen her for months, I think Feb was the last time we saw them. Everyone is glad to be going for a Family catchup.

This afternoon we went shoe shopping well 1 pair of shoes for orphan annie Trin turned into 3 pairs for Trin and 1 each for the other 3. OMG but Trin desperately needed to be "shoed" so to speak after her only good pair broke this week I tell you but I needed a camera, every time the sales Lady asked her to walk for her she got the old model swagger up and was so proud of these new shoes she was getting. LOL. So then it went on and on until finally Zay was armed with Gum boots and off we went an hour later. I asked Hubby to be home at 5pm on the dot so I could do an online class with Jen Hall and he rang me to find out where I was hence I really didnt get much of the class done, will have to catch up through the week. So the Kidlets are in bed and so excited about Dakota's Birthday Party tomorrow. I am going to get more organised so I am not holding up the works in the morning. Have a great Long weekend.

Take care
Trace.