Were all going on a summer holiday.....

YEAH RIGHT!!!! (try raining holiday) first day of the holidays and I'm awake 5.50am, ITS pouring with rain has been for the last 4 days is damp and miserable.

I love the holidays not rushing in the morning more relaxed still in your PJs at like 10am!!!! or later (have showered though), cooked brekkie's, some down time with my son (we play cards board games until it gets too competitive(me)....

Came home yesterday did a hell clean and tidy made dinner then blobbed, and DID I SLEEP IN no(darn it), achieved some jobs though paperwork in bed (how exciting), and have done all me jobs for today (already ironing and washing), so thats it I am settling in too read a book and THATS IT!!!! Might be a long day as its only 9.07am!!!! Maybe a nana nap or three today.Have no excuse to go out today OR even tomorrow have groceries lotto and well DONT need anything so will save money even!

Ciao

Birthday .........

My baby boy is officially a TEENAGER (13) as of 5.57am today, I get a photo every year of him (always asleep BUT I bet the next few years might be AWKARD as he gets older!!!!)... This is him in his dress uniform for school taken the other night FOR the maths competiton (the team had to be in No 1 dress uniform!)

His Birthday started on Saturday " Commando Paintball" and NOOOOOOOOOOO not the naked commando!

HUGE fun natural bush setting paint guns and HOOPLAH aplenty!

Then mud buggies and driving and crashing!!! ALL boy stuff then a BBQ afternoon dinner pools and SLEEP!!!!!

Today he wakes at 5.57am when THE FLASH goes off and gets into my bed promptly falls asleep and I AM WIDE AWAKE. Last night he made 2 chocolate cakes for us too take to school to share in his class, we went to McD for brekkie, I worked Teacher Aide and then at interval ICED cakes and put JAM and CREAM between the layers (2 cakes here), they went down a treat.He bought his lunch from canteen, then he had kebabs for dinner and a SCHOOL DISCO to go too, HE throughly enjoyed himself. HE HAS eaten and grazed all day he got $90 vouchers $80 cash smellies, A MANS toolbox tools and workbench for his woodworking, cards and yeah so had a blast and is promptly knackered.

But quietly tells me ITS the best Birthday ever and he has had a ball all day! (and he loves me!) got a huge kiss and cuddle then off to bed he went. (yes I still get cuddles and I TAKE THEM cause I know they aren't going to happen for much longer!)

Happy Birthday to my gorgeous son.

I did a STUPID STUPID thing.......

and I fully hang my head in shame and embarrassment. THE bowflex I have so desperately wanted and dreamed of having I COULD NOT BUY (the money I got was you guessed it a TAX REFUND) it was substansial (for me anyhow) and it went in on the 8th I checked my balance BUT I HAD already rung them and said they had it wrong they ASSURED me it was correct I bid on and won the bowflex went to get money on the 10th (IT HAD been reversed!!!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa) and I was left VERY redfaced and had to ring peopleI spewed for 2 hours after with stupid guilt for stuffing them around FOR LEAVING myself in a DUMB DUMB position AND then I cried myself to sleep that night for BEING SO DUMB, and knowing that I I HAVE missed a golden opportunity for ME (just once FOR ME!) I rang tax department Monday as not only had they reversed it had temporarily frozen my account!!!! Fuckers!!! and the worst part WAS if I had gone to the bank on the 9th and taken it out (I didnt want all that money stting in my purse) I would be paying the IRD back at $10 a week BUT NO becauseI am careful and honest I got burn't (careful to the point I blardy duped myself out of $780 !!!!!)
I could have used the money I had in my bank account (but that then meant NO MONEY whatsoever for RENT or FOOD let alone petrol and power for the coming week and JUST living it was the crappiest moment of my entire life!)

So I have no bowflex and feel stink......

I WILL never ever bid on anything unless I HAVE the money in my hot little hands(anything over $50.......

Last weeks DUMBARSE award surely goes to me!

I DID IT I SPLASHED OUT and BOUGHT!!!!!!!

A BOWFLEX TREADCLIMBER!!!!!!!!!!! listed through trademe, and it is in my own hometown....... for only $650 listed yesterday saw it last night bought it this morning!!!

I have been wanting one of these for YEARS!!!!! and they retail at $3200 Elite have them at the moment for $1695 (incl postage) and I went on trademe last nite (auction website) and voila IT WAS THERE I cheekily asked for viewing so I could get phone number and I rang this morning convinced them of a BUY NOW and I BOUGHT NOW!!!!!! The husband is a runner and it isnt long enough in the mat for his stride (I AINT doing any RUNNING on it) so there loss my ABSOLUTE GAIN!!!!!! THEY wanted it out as he wants a treadmill and he has been nagging at his wife to list it AND SHE DID!!!!


YAY FRIGGIN YAY they are just around the corner from me and they are delivering it Friday afternoon YAY BLOODY YAY........ this is the best thing since sliced bread and I cant wait I was tired last night and was looking around the trademe site and there it was (that was fate I reckon)I cant believe my luck I could have almost done cartwheels!!!!

So that is my only news and I am thrilled !!!

Ciao

Nice hair day still..........

AND I still have nice hair nearly 3 months on I LOVVVVEEEEEEE my hair I love it cause it always looks nice EVEN on a windy day even on a RAINY day I JUST LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Today I got to sleep in BUT only cause I was up tending to a burn victim!!!!!!!! The language student that stays with us was heating up something in the microwave (in a cup) and spilt hot water on his chest and neck RUSHED to shower 5 mins in FREEZING cold water, then 20 mins COLD PEAS and 5 mins off then 20 mins cold corn then 5 mins off, (under advisement from hospital )RED SKIN and tender BUT NO BLISTERING ( they said to monitor him BUT because it hadnt blistered straight away his clothes had mostly absorbed the hotness before reaching skin) he slept the minx whilst I iced and paced and iced and paced I got to bed at 1.40am awake again at 4.30am when I heard him get up and I checked on him and applied some BURN GEL sourced from WOOLIES at 11.50pm, then asleep again awoke to A FRIGGIN nextdoor neighbours dog barking that type of BARK that goes RIGHT THROUGH you when you are friggin tired (AND I had one of those HEAD SPLITTING headaches!!!! from lack of sleep) at 8am I took 2x nurofen at 8am then 2 panadol at 10am ate toast and more toast (carb cravings from tiredness).

BUT sat in the sun and had a coffee and a chicken turkish bun with fig relish (delish) at lunchtime, THE WEATHER stunning today and I even FOUND more washing did my PITYFUL ironing and was invited to my friends for dinner ROAST PORK with all the trimmings, and minted sugared garlic blended peas(to die for) have actually perked up a bit and feel QUITE human have aired blankets in the SUNSHINE love that sun fresh smell!!!!! Did I slob well not really but have achieved alot this week EVEN though I have worked 6 days (52 hours). I thought I would have faded fast this afternoon BUT I managed to hold my own I am pleased with all the jobs I managed to get through this week, what with working extra and MAJOR assignments due in at SCHOOL, its the running around sourcing EXTRA materials needed and resources for the said students to complete tasks.... roll on next week is all I can say, I am ahead and for once DON'T have to start the week with a list a mile long to complete!!!! (I am a chronic list maker).....

Hope everyone has a fruitful week and may the spring sunshine hold in awhile longer (JAXX ya should see the mountains JUST GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!)

Ciao

Been awhile and still the $ keep coming....

Have had another windfall $790 so that is a bonus AND THIS time I am spending some money on myself A BLARDY nice change, some NEW CLOTHES ARE desperately needed so I may get a chance to buy for myself and some boring bits socks(for walking) (undies the ones I am wearing are TOO BIG), and some 3/4 pants, YIP real exciting!!!! lol work hectic life hectic and kids (my own and the language student ) still rocking along normal boy and teenage things bicker argue, he said he goes, ITS not my turn too, MUST be the same the whole world over eh!!!! classic

AM IN MAJOR need of a sleep in myself worked 6 days this week 12 hours ALONE today so I am pootang (tired) as!!!

AM ALL caught up on my washing and ironing SO TOMORROW is SLOBBY ARSE DAY!!!!

YAY

ciao
Bella