BACK TO SCHOOL... AND WINTER... and PEPSI

Now that Bex has spent a good deal of time with the kids over the school holidays, I'm not the only one celebrating their return to school today!  *smiles*  On a whole they were fairly good, but their silly squabbles get on ya nerves after a while.
Neither of them has a lot of tolerance towards each other.  Rather typical for boy/girl siblings.

WINTER:

FIRST HINT OF WINTER.... and I run for the flannelet!

I spent a good half an hour last night putting the electric blanket on our bed, along with flannelet sheets, duvet cover and pillowcases.  

I may HATE being hot, but I also don't particularly like being cold either.  BUT, if you are cold you can put more on, turn on a heater and warm bedding eh?

In summer, you can't strip off and run around naked, jump in the closest pool and so on.  And then there's the mozzies to contend with too.

So... I am loving the cooler weather.  

Today we take Dante to Plunket for his 5 month check up.
We are eagerly anticipating his weigh in.  I'm sure he will have had a very impressive gain.

*** RE:  my latest update on PEPSI.  After consideration all weekend, I think our first port of call will be with the person involved, NOT a 2nd person.  Yes, we think this behaviour is likely a call for help/lack of control/lack of personal identity etc.  Thanks for all your input girls.  I'm glad now we didn't just go ahead with our first thought and get a 2nd person involved before thinking it over some more.

Sorry to all who have no idea what that is all about.




ONWARD...

So.  I'm sitting at my computer, reading the news... minding me own business when this little person starts yelling at me!
Seriously, he was yelling at me... like... Grandma!  I'm down here!

So I grab my water bottle (YES, MY water bottle) and sit it on his lap...

ABOVE:  he's like... "WOW, what is that?"

 ABOVE: "Looks interesting..."

ABOVE:  "Hmm... how do I get this up to me mouth, I ain't got these hand things worked out yet"...

 ABOVE: 'YEAH!  Got it... but not before the darn thing banged me smack bang in the middle of me forehead!"

Never mind, I didn't even flinch.  And the red mark should be gone before we go to Plunket!!!

WHOOPS, naughty Grandma.

SHONA:  Me?  Drink Pepsi?  SHUDDER at the thought!  That stuff is revolting!  *smiles*

Our little man now weighs 9 kg... above average and very healthy.  He couldn't take his eyes off the plunket nurse almost the whole time we were there.  So cute.

After Plunket we ventured down to the mall and did a little shopping.  I got a plain black sweatshirt ... which I might titivate with something, maybe some bling?

It's now 1.30 pm and we still have not had lunch, so that's the next thing on me agenda.  

End of Day:  well I'm a bit grumpy tonight.  A few things making me a bit crabby, but I will just have to suck some things up I suppose.
Not feeling very confident of a good loss these last 30 days either.  Can't take me piddle pills, so the fluid I usually manage to pee out isn't getting pee'd out is it!  That means I only pee once or at most twice in a day now.  So it's making me feel ikkk. 
Going to take my crabby self off to bed so I don't have to put up with myself.
nite nite