My Winning Moment!!!

Didn't the full moon bring the crazies out in my house, wow! Taylah biting Felicity, Felicity pinching Taylah, hair pulling, name calling, the lot!!! My freaking goodness, it was on! We separated them to cool down, Flick did just that, she cooled down and was aloud back out to watch tv shortly after, Taylah however carried on and on and on, back chatting and screaming, slamming doors, holy moly, I am seriously scared of what is to come in the teenage years, eeeeeek!!! Eventually Taylah calmed down and I was able to speak to her, but that couldn't be it, I needed to think quick on some kind of discipline that would teach them something at the same time ... I walked out of Taylah's room, towards the lounge where Felicity was (where we were headed so both girls could apologize first) and I spotted the mess in Flick's room (where they had both been playing earlier), bingo, after they had apologized to each other I sent them in to help each other clean Flick's room, but they had to speak to each other nicely or they would be straight into time out. It worked! For the rest of the night and today (with a couple of reminders) I have had TWO daughters willingly getting along, and I have TWO clean bedrooms ... Let's hope this is the beginning of a new chapter in their (and our) lives.

Life can be so Cruel!

Having a bad year! Yes, that's right, 2 car accidents, 2 expensive phones broken, countless breakdowns, still no job in sight, and nearly losing my furry best friend to a sewing needle, my year has been crap! But, I always try to remind myself that there is always someone who has it worse, ALWAYS!!!

My wake up call arrived, here I am complaining about financial worries and all things that can essentially be fixed, while a close friends battle with cancer has taken a wrong turn. Even though we knew the floods had washed away her means of treatment that had been working so well, for some reason I just thought everything will be ok and they will be able to get it from somewhere else, I don't understand why I didn't prepare myself for this, apparently everyone else had been preparing for it, I just thought it would be ok! She was so healthy still when I saw her last, she was in good spirits and she trusted this more than anything. All she has now is a last minute trip to China, she has invested so much faith into Mother Nature, it seems so unjust that Mother Nature would be the one to take it all away from her in the end!

Astounded Beyond Measure!

Opening my Facebook page is (sadly) a daily occurrence for me, I often check my newsfeed, I check notifications, if there is an inbox message I check that also. I have never checked my 'others' inbox, in fact, I don't even think I had ever heard of it until scrolling through my news feed and I saw someone else talking about it, this particular folder had even managed to cause a little bit of controversy! So, curiosity caught the better of me and I decided to have a look, right there at the top of the screen a familiar name jumped out at me!!! It wasn't a familiar name as in someone I have seen recently, or keep in contact with regularly, but familiar from 20 years ago, familiar as in I have wondered how she and her family have been doing all these years, familiar as in my childhood best friend from 20 years ago. I suddenly remembered the moment we had to wave goodbye as she and her family set off to start a new life in New Zealand, it brought back the same feelings I had the last time I had seen her, I just wanted to cry ... No, more like sob, uncontrollably! Oh, what am I thinking! This is happy, so happy I still wanted to cry! So many memories flooded my mind, and by the next morning we had officially taken a step back into each others lives! It's almost as if we had never left!

We got talking, and haven't stopped!!! We both moved to Rockhampton around the same time as each other, we are positive we have brushed shoulders with each other a number of times. We are pretty sure I took her sons Santa photos! We have photos of mothers days and fathers days where we are eating breakfast at the same restaurants! We even lived in Gracemere at the same times! How did we not recognise each other? How did we not click? Either way, I am still astounded by these unveilings! I have been back in contact with friends from my past through Facebook a number of times before, that's what Facebook is all about after all, but this time I am left speechless!

Meeting her again in a couple of weeks, such an exciting time, I wonder if I will cry again ... What a sook! Lol

Needing sleep makes me a little silly 

Wanting to sleep ... But I have had a tooth ache all day, I'm good for now, but it hurts again as soon as I roll onto either of my sides, and I can't get comfortable on my back  ... Super frustrating! I'm guessing I will just pass out from tiredness soon ... Or at least I hope I will, need sleep, it's the weekend tomorrow, the kids will be crazy if we don't leave the house ...  ... Possibly just scared my body into sleep ... Is that possible  ... Yes, I'm clearly delusional from a couple of pain killers  (just kidding, delusional, but not from an overdose or anything )

One sheep, two sheep, three ......... 

P!NK

Considering going to the Pink concert by myself  ... Actually, if I have the winning bid on eBay, I WILL be going to Pink by myself, because it's only one ticket, haha ... Kinda really excited anyway, by myself or not, it's Pink, and i have decided it's MY turn to do something exciting, just for me ...  My fingers are crossed ever so tightly, slightly scared, but terribly excited just at the thought 

Baptism for Three in ONE Weekend!!!

The whole purpose of our trip back home was to baptise our nephew, or more excitingly, our Godson!!! We also decided to throw in an extra day of church and finally get our girls baptised! So much love, honor and joy surrounded me the whole weekend. Becoming a Godparent means the world to me, it's a role I plan on never taking for granted, I want to make the most of it, as an Aunty, and also a Godmother.

As a mother myself, I understand the thought process when choosing Godparents, over the years friends have come and gone, while some friendships have grown stronger, others have weakened, dramatically ... Our family however have always stayed the same, we are the best of friends, our children mean as much to us as our own, all round! I have never doubted them when it has come to my children's well being ... This is why we chose our family to be our daughters Godparents! A choice made 7 years ago, and we still have the same strong feelings towards this decision, our children are blessed to have these people in their lives, as we are also blessed to have them in our lives, to be Godparents and have our niece and nephew (aka our Godson ) in our lives. Such a special feeling surrounding me at the moment!

Friends ... Pfffft!

Sometimes friends just annoy me, so much to the point I feel like not even bothering anymore! I have a wonderfully big family who I love being surrounded by and who know me well enough to know that if I haven't got around to inviting them to something yet, it's probably just that, a matter of getting around to doing it, gosh! Now I feel like I'm walking on egg shells, a.n.n.o.y.i.n.g!

So much drama in such a small town, some days I think the only thing I actually miss up there is being around our family.

Stupid Idea's ... That 'Might' Work Out 'Eventually' 

Buying a Boost Juice franchise has become a recent constant thing on my mind lately, the closest one to us is in Kawana and in a shopping center, my vision was Kings Beach (or any busy Caloundra beach for that matter) on a hot summer's day, it would be a hit, for sure!!! I emailed Boost Juice to suggest a location and they replied saying that they have wanted to put one in on Bulcock Street with the same vision as I had!!! OMG!!!

Only problem now, would you believe I have cold feet! Even if I can come up with the funds (more like a trip to the bank!), now I have found myself questioning myself whether I will sink, float or swim ... I only want to swim, but with no guarantee, I am left questioning what I was even thinking :( ... Dan is a great venue manager and I have no doubt in my mind that he will have it running a success, but he needs to be focused on his pub, not my hopeful success story. I have no doubt in my mind on my leadership skills, but the running costs of a venue ... I am clueless ... I am so stumped, I want to go ahead, maybe even see how far I get, might not get passed the bank ... I'm just too scared to even find out ... Waaaahhhh !!!

The things that cross my unemployed mind leaves me going crazy, I tell ya!!!

A New Hobby

Since our move I have found so many perfect photo opportunities, my phone is forever in my hand ready to capture the next scene that might pop in front of me. I have even found myself looking for my next scene before it gas even come to mind what I could come across. This is such a strange feeling for me, I have never been into photography so to speak, I take photo's, of course, but that's as far as it went!
I was stoked when mum and dad asked me if I wanted a new camera for my birthday! It's exciting for so many reasons, I haven't had a birthday present in so many years that I have lost count! I will be able to take some quality photo's of Taylah surfing and finally I will be able to get a few snaps of Dan out there too! I have caught some ripper sunsets on my phone, I can't wait to catch some on my new camera, and finally, the good old iPhone struggles with the 'first thing in the morning' surfs, I am hoping to be able to play with the settings to be able to catch at least some morning pics!!!

I already can't stop thinking about what I am going to capture as soon as I get it, I might also add that this is such a strange feeling for me! I am so happy and excited!!!

A New Hobby

Since our move I have found so many perfect photo opportunities, my phone is forever in my hand ready to capture the next scene that might pop in front of me. I have even found myself looking for my next scene before it gas even come to mind what I could come across. This is such a strange feeling for me, I have never been into photography so to speak, I take photo's, of course, but that's as far as it went!
I was stoked when mum and dad asked me if I wanted a new camera for my birthday! It's exciting for so many reasons, I haven't had a birthday present in so many years that I have lost count! I will be able to take some quality photo's of Taylah surfing and finally I will be able to get a few snaps of Dan out there too! I have caught some ripper sunsets on my phone, I can't wait to catch some on my new camera, and finally, the good old iPhone struggles with the 'first thing in the morning' surfs, I am hoping to be able to play with the settings to be able to catch at least some morning pics!!!

I already can't stop thinking about what I am going to capture as soon as I get it, I might also add that this is such a strange feeling for me! I am so happy and excited!!!

I don't do tornadoes!!

Feeling a little anxious while I lay in bed, my two girls beside me, listening to all the wind and rain outside. Normally I would enjoy this weather, but after QLD having 5 tornadoes (and counting) generated from the system creating this wind and rain we are getting now, I am feeling a little on edge ...

I just want to lay here and enjoy the sideways rain and howling wind ... My eyes just don't want to close ... Just. In. Case! :(

Feeling Hopeless!

That awkward moment you realize you have applied for about 20 jobs and not one single one of them even had the decency to tell you that your application had been denied ... Gaaaahhhh! So stressed, any job would make me happy :(

Sundays

I am falling more and more in love with this place the more time I spend here! Sunday fun is free fun! Spending the entire day at the beach with a packed picnic BBQ, no one complains they are bored, all you can hear is children's laughter, splashes in the waves and sand in your bum (yep, I said it!) ... At this point lifestyles don't come any better than this ...

Say what ... Did she just do that ...

Woke up this morning to a drizzly day, what is there to do on a drizzly day when you live at the beach?!?! Go to the beach still, silly!!! Dan really wanted to go for a surf. So off we went to the beach, Dan had a surf, but had to go out some way away, after having a week of perfect conditions, it would only seem natural that on his day off the conditions weren't the best that they had been having, he still got good go at it though, I just couldn't grab the happy snaps like I had hoped!
After he had finished his surf and he came back in Taylah asked if she could have a turn, we both agreed 'why not', Dan would be out there with her and they would stay closer the shore where the smaller waves were. Not in a million years would I have EVER imagined she would get up on the first day, let alone THE FIRST TRY!!! I would never be able to express the shock plastered across my face, it truly was a 'had to be there moment' ... She got up! She kept going! And going! She looked like a pro!!! I was jumping for joy for her on the shore, singing out at the top of my lungs "THAT'S MY GIRL" booyeah!!! She wasn't stopping any time soon either, she kept trying, barely missing a wave! Such a proud moment, she is such a natural at it, she was truly born to do it!!!

Guess what she wants for her birthday now ... Guess what she is getting ... :))))

First blog in my new home 

After a very frustrating and busy 6 weeks, we have finally arrived at our new home!!! As exciting as that sounds, it still made for a very busy and hectic Christmas eve and Christmas day! I am in no way complaining, I expected it to be that way, and as completely exhausted as I was, I admit to thoroughly enjoying every moment of it just knowing we would soon be relaxing in our new home!!! New Years came and we were still getting ourselves sorted, Christmas is usually Dan's busiest time of the year, so setting up was left to me to do on my own, not to mention the guests that made an appearance slowed the process down somewhat, that being said, I enjoyed having them here, just slowed things down :)

So here we are, a week into the new year and what seems to be a happy, settled little family!!! Dan's work has slowed down (from the 13-14 hour days he was doing anyway) and we have been able to all enjoy some time together as a family again. We have been off sight seeing, checking out all the different beaches (there is just sooooo many of them), walking through the new shopping centers, looking at all the different shops, driving around looking at all the little cafe's imagining which one might soon become our favorite little local spot for Sunday mornings! There is just so many of everything, so many choices, so many options, so much of so much!!! It's incredible!!!

The girls seem happy, we have looked at schools, public schools here are so far better than any private school I have seen up north, I just can't begin to imagine what the private schools would be like. Taylah has begged to start dancing classes again, and also asking to do cheer leading (no, I swear, this is all off her own back!!!), Felicity is still at the age where she can't choose her genre just yet, but as long as she is still having fun she will be happy! Dan and I decided long before we finally moved here we would put the girls into surf life saving, mainly so they can learn to read the waters down here and learn about the dangers.

So far our new life is looking great ... Our lifestyle has become quite carefree (well, to an extent anyway) and even on a rainy day the beach still looks like paradise to us. The only thing missing is our extended families ... But we are secretly working on it ;)