"Where's Pip"

While I was doing the floors today, Pip disappeared. Andrew found her putting dry dog food down between the verandah floor boards and Harley was underneath having a great feed.

Ouch!!!!!

Look what I did today!!!

I was cleaning the girls bathroom and I needed to move the sink surround and my finger got jammed between the pipes and the surround. It have snapped the acrylic nail and my nail hence the blood. Problem was, other than breaking my nail, is that I had polish on it and had to remove it to see what the damage was. So I had to put Nail Polish Remover, Acetone on my open wound. OUCH it stung so much. It is still throbbing a little and tomorrow when I get my nails infilled it with be OUCH again as she will drill out the crack and then fill it in.......

The things we do for beauty :)

Andrew's Retreat

On Sunday afternoon when I got home from the Hen's Andrew headed to Katoomba for his Annual Renewal Retreat Week.

He had a great time away and finds this time really worthwhile for Him personally and His ministry, which is why coping with being a single mum for a few days is worth it. Mind you it wasn't that bad this time, usually everytime he goes the girls get sick, but we all coped just missed him lots. Every morning Pip would come in and ask 'Is Daddy home yet?' and Caitie was counting down each sleep.

This is a video of the Hail storm that came through while he was away.

These photos are of the beautiful Blue Mountains taken from the Jamieson Valley during the bushwalk that Andrew thought he was going to die. :)

Carcoar Show

While I was down in Sydney for the Hen's Party Andrew took the girls to the Carcoar Show. He blew a heap of money as nothing is free anymore, but the girls had a blast. They had their faces painted, a ride on the flying horses, ate hot chips and watched the Sheep Dog Trials and the obligatory fairy floss.

I can't believe how much the girls look alike now, I just mistook Pip for Caitlyn in this photo.

All crashed out :)

The final countdown

Well this time next week it will be all over and we will be driving back home.

I feel like I have sooooo much to do in the next 2 1/2 days before we head down to Dad & Barbs.

Need to pack, its done in piles everywhere at the moment just need to put it all in the suitcase and bags ready to go, do the final shopping for bits and pieces like 'hollywood tape' hmmmm, drinks for between the church and reception and wrapping paper.

Caitlyn has school photos on Wednesday morning (how lucky was that, the only problem is she is having her extremely over grown hair cut on Thursday once we are back in Windsor, oh well, she will have a Pitt Town fringe photo and a Millthorpe no fringe photo. I pick her up at 3pm Wednesday afternoon and we should be at D&B's by 5pm.

Have nail appointment on Tuesday morning and while in Bathurst will do all the last minute shopping.

Also have to make sure the house is all clean and tidy as we are having one of the young guys from the Church house sit. I think thats the worst bit as not only do you need to pack and remember everything, but the house needs to be respectable too.

Its all very exciting and I just pray that all goes well and that the girls last the whole time.

Getting creative

We worked out on the hen's how we were going to do our hair and that we needed a hair piece of some sort, so I went looking everywhere and could find nothing in silver. Which was rather surprising with Melbourne Cup, but all I could find was red and black. So I went to Spotlight and found some flowers and crystals, problem was they were white flowers so I got some Simply Silver spray paint and went about changing the flowers to silver. They came up so well, I was really happy. Then I put it all together and this is the final product. Lizzie like them which is good so it looks like we are all set :)

Pipisms

These a few Pipisims that she has been coming out with lately.

Hallelujah = halayloola

Jeremy = Jermanie

Ballerina = Baralena

Guy Sebastian's new song "I like it like that" = Hey ohh, I lika lika lika lika, Hey ooh I lika lika lika and she just keep going........

Mum what we're doing today? (everything is we're not me, my or our)

Mum what time is it? (this happens all day every day....)

"It was an accident" and my favorite "I love you so much mum!"

My Baby Girl

Where has the years gone??????

New experiences

Remember the hot summer afternoons when we use to play under the sprinkler, well my kids are 5 1/2 and 3 and they have just experienced it today!!!!!

We are allowed to use sprinklers and fixed hoses before 10am & after 5pm so the yard needed some water and the girls needed to see how we use to spend our afternoons.

Caitlyn loved it, Pip as expected not so much but they both had fun in their own way which was great. We finished the day off with Bacon, Eggs & Sausages on the BBQ. What a way to live. LOVING IT!!!!

Just want to be like my big sister

I was watching Pip at school today when we were waiting for the bell to ring and she so just wants to do what Caitlyn does. She misses her so much when she is at school and is always wanting to know where she is and what she is doing. They play together like any other siblings, they have their fights and moments. I just feel for Pip sometimes as she so desperately wants Caitie to do things with her or talk to her and Caitlyn just ignores her or won't listen. Being the eldest and having a brother not a sister, I don't know if this going to always be the case or as they get older and are both at school if Caitlyn will be more interested.

We got a letter confirming Pip's enrollment at preschool starting as of the 28th Jan, 2010 for 2 days a week. Orientation is 27th Nov, so that will be good to actually meet all the teachers and find out how the Preschool runs.

We have been having problems with Pip sleeping through the night. Since moving here she has been visiting our room sometimes 3 times a night. I have started leaving her door closed all night and it seems to be keeping her in there and asleep. She has been not waking up till 6am which is lovely as 3 months of very broken sleep have just exhausted both Andrew and I. She sits on her shoe box calling out "Mummy come and get me, Daddy let me out" as the door handle is high and hard to open. we have had 3 nights of sleep hopefully it continues.

Heard everything now!!!

It was alot cooler here this morning so Caitie chose to wear her 3/4 shorts and a jumper. So I thought she might like to wear her hair down, I pulled the fringe and front up and put her ribbon in and sent her off. We get out to the car and she says to me "Did you leave my hair down Mum" "Yes Caitlyn I thought you might like it down today" "NOOO Mum I can't wear it down with my 3/4 shorts, it looks silly"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I give up!

Summer is Here

Caitlyn came home from school yesterday telling me that she was sooooo hot and sweating because she was wearing her 3/4 shorts and a singlet under her shirt. So today she had to wear her Short shorts and a no singlet. Mind you there is only about 10cm difference in the length....