I LOVE BLOGWORLD, I REALLY DO!

There are just so many really NICE people out there in the world who I would never KNOW if it wasn't for this bloody blog!!!

I think it's just so nice. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO READS MY BLOG! You make my days so much happier.

Yesterday I begged for help with my fish tattoo, and now I have two wonderful artists working on it for me!!! How bloody neat is that????

ANOTHER really neat thing about to happen.... my 3rd daughter is about to have her first baby... I am SO EXCITED!!! But, I'm hoping she is a week late and waits till I am in Auckland over Easter weekend, that way I will only be an hour or so away from Hamilton (where she lives) when she goes into labour... then I will have TIME TO GET THERE!!! I so want to be with her when her bubby is born... it's such a special time.

Today: well I have to clean the downstairs bathrooms, the kitchen, wash the floors, vacum and put on a bacon and egg pie ... so it is cooking during Open Home..... it will smell devine. I AM SICK OF BREAD!!! That's about all I think! later dudes......
11.33 am.....
- bedrooms , bathrooms, rumpus all done
- pie ready to go in the oven
- floors washed and polished
- vacuming 90% done
- yard done
- almost ready!

The kids are 'locked' in the garage! Well not really, but god help them if they come out and mess up me house... in fact they have come out several times for piddles etc... and are making me mad so I rang Steve and he's coming over to take them out to lunch... THANK GOD! There is only so much I can do with two annoying little kids under me feet.
Griffin is constantly asking me for this and that.... can I throttle him do ya reckon? Grrrrr, I want some peace!

3 families through today, don't think any of them are 'the ones'.... another day of high hopes dashed again. Here comes the depression....

Steve and Lisa are coming to help eat the Bacon and Egg pie later... just as well cos it's HUGE. I can't seem to make small meals.



If only you poor buggers could SMELL THIS!!!! ..... so:

YUM.... and I bet it is too.

My Pie: Line a dish with flakey puff pastry, then line with bacon, mix in a bowl 2 dozen eggs, 600 grams chopped up bacon, 3 large chopped up onions, 2 cups grated tasty cheese, fresh herbs and a bit of salt... top with a lid of pastry... bake in the oven at around 180oC for 2 - 2.5 hours. SUPER YUM, A MILLION POINTS.

End of Day: glad it's over, I'm bloody tired. Slept on the couch last night cos I simply couldn't get to sleep in bed on me own. Hope I sleep tonight.

NSV: NONE. nite nite.

BLOODY FISH IS DRIVING ME NUTS

Stew and I have decided our next tattoo for BOTH of us is going to be a snapper (fish)... his on his chest, mine on my lower leg... so... been looking at bloody fish pictures on the net, in books etc for ages... but cannot find just the right picture.


We want it to be more like a 'cartoon' picture of a snapper.... HELP!!!!! Does anyone out there know how to draw a bloody snapper in 'cartoon style' ??????

That (above) is a snapper.... but on us we want him 'swimming' upwards.... and curving to the right. So, if you know anyone who can draw or you can yourself.... I await your input! PRETTY PLEASE. I have been trying to do it myself, but I suck, I just can't get it right.

Today: staying home in the morning to do the housework, and hopefully Steve will come around and mow the lawns for me ... and put out the rubbish... eeeewwww I hate doing the bloody rubbish! That's what boys/men are for eh?


Then I shall take my littlies out for lunch ... they have been such good kids, I love them to bits.

I thought this house was spotless! Well I just spent 2.5 hours tidying the kids wardrobes and the garage! De-cluttering again... I am amazed at how much more crap I have managed to throw out!
I'm expecting my friend Chris in a minute, she rang and asked me if I felt like a Latte and muffin ! How neat is that, I can sit and relax for a minute (or 30)...

Another good job done... Steve came around and mowed the lawns and put out the rubbish... TA Steve!

BLAIR: "why the snapper"? Simple, Stew has always called me "The Snapper"... can't think WHY ! Hmmmmmm ..

End of day: got lots done, cleared out a storage cupboard upstairs today as well as the kids wardrobes and the garage... well done me!

NSV: None as per usual. Havn't been evil tonight so that's something. I've now got it in me head that nothing is going to happen on the weight loss front until I am in Auckland and all this stress is BEHIND ME. nite nite.

OK IT'S FRIDAY, TIME TO GO TO TOWN

Feeling good this morning! Had a really good yak with Stew last night, we are working on Easter Plans.... hopefully the two littlies and I will be flying up to Auckland for Easter with Stew.

It will give me something to look forward to... we can check out our new suburb-to-be... and show the kids their new school.... walk around the area, check out the parks and Botanical Gardens, visit Stew's Dad and Sister... and my aunt and uncle who also live in the suburb we will be moving to. OOOOO I am so looking forward to it.... SO IT BETTER HAPPEN!

As for today, I'm going to go to town and do some window shopping, maybe meet up with a friend for lunch, and smile some more! I like to smile, really I do! lol. I just have to work on it more. later....

Town... was nice, I did not spend much ! Just got a black winter jacket....
THAT IS ALL!!!
Visited with some of Stew's work colleagues, saw the Real Estate lady who does most of our Open Homes (NOT the one we sacked).... she's still working on the Wellington jerk! Poor woman is just as stressed out as me.
Had a nice lunch on my own.... and came home!
Very quiet afternoon... have done NO housework... not that any is needed ... this house is spic and span.
Going to pick the kids up from school soon, so will just chill out till then.

A Proud moment:

He got an Assembly Award for being "A thoughtful and kind child"... and also for doing so well in maths.... sweet.

End of Day: Easter plans are coming along nicely.... looks like a GO! Yipee.

NSV: still eating far too much... dammit. nite nite.

IT'S THURSDAY, WHOOP DE DOOOOO

One day is just like another right now, and I am hating every minute of it... life just seems such a chore right now, there is no bloody FUN going on!

Today I am visiting Anne and Izzy out on the farm, so that will be a welcome diversion ....

There isn't much else to report on.... life is so very boring right now.
I havn't told the kids yet, but Stew isn't coming home this weekend... just as well really cos I'm getting really grumpy again! I would not be very nice company!
I didn't think going out to see Izzy would cheer me up, but it did! She is just so adorable, as is her new main man.. Toby! They are so funny, they share all their toys, and when you throw one they both bring it back... they like to share!

When Anne and I were inside having a drink ... the dogs have to stay outside.. except Izzy crept in and sat in the garage doorway, and Toby sat at the front door entrance.... they are so cute!





After visiting Anne, I popped into the supermarket for a few supplies, and every time I go to the supermarket I buy a bottle of wine... for when we have a House Sale to CELEBRATE....


Do you think I have ENOUGH yet???? Ha ha, the sad thing is... it only takes about 2 glasses to put me on my head! Someone is going to have to help us drink all of this!

End of day: ended a bit better than it started. Kids in bed, very quiet in my house!

NSV: none, eating far too much out of boredom and depression. shit happens. nite nite.

I HOPE THE WELLINGTON PEOPLE GET TO SUCK EGGS

WE still havn't heard from the "Yes we are going to buy it, Wellington People" !!! Talk about totally annoying. So, this afternoon we have a family coming through who saw the house on sunday and want another look..... so I hope they LOVE IT and put in an offer and pip the Wellington 'buyers' to the post. That would SO serve them right for dicking us around!

Steve came around last night and took our trailer around to Janene's garage so it's not cluttering up our yard....all good!

Today: kids to school, tidy house, put on bread (timed to be ready JUST before viewers).... and do some painting. Brylee is all better, she gets migraines we think, which make her ill. Onward...

Stew asked last night "Where's the photo of the kids haircuts"?.... so... here's Brylee's:

But I'm not taking Griffin's... his looks the same as per usual! Just shorter. Derrrr....

The people coming to view the house again this afternoon have FOUR teenage boys (the poor woman!)... so I decided to re-dress the two girly rooms and make them more "boyish", so....

this room:

I pushed the two beds together and threw a more 'boyish' duvet cover on... looks better:

And for this room:
I rolled up the pink rug, took of the pink stuff and covered the bed with a blue duvet:

So now all the bedrooms are more "musculine" looking, so they can't say EEEWWWW this is a girl's room! Onward....

The viewers stayed for almost an hour, really keen and are bringing back MORE family on Sunday for another look!!! This is dragging out .....

The Wellington Guy is apparently giving the house "due diligence" and is still "thinking about it"... seems he's an arrogant, bolshy bastard! Whatever, I'm not holding my breath...

End of Day: I'm knackered... kinda pissed off cos this is dragging out so much! I know I am not going to sleep AGAIN tonight, I just can't seem to get to sleep nowdays.

NSV: I got lots of exercise again.. cleaning, cleaning, cleaning! nite nite.

A NEW DAY, A NEW REAL ESTATE AGENT

Last night I spoke to the BOSS Man from our Real Estate Agency, told him of our concerns about the Agent handling our listing... seems she hasn't done anything about intensive marketing of our house over the next 3 weeks as requested, has not done a Marketing Plan as requested, has not rung us, in fact has buggered off for a week to some horse show... so the upshot is we sacked her and the BOSS MAN is taking over, starting this morning.

He's bringing all his agents through the house again this morning, getting them all up to speed on selling this house.... and he is getting onto the BIG PUSH for us! So, if the Wellington Dickhead does not make an offer soon, his loss. We shall continue on with a better Agent.... and do all we can to SELL THIS HOUSE! I'm feeling really good about this change in Agents. Should have done it sooner in fact. Hindsight eh?

What else? Gunna start a new painting, doing one for a teacher at school who taught and cared for both our littlies, going to have "FAMILY" on it. She is lovely so it will be a 'Thank You' gift to her from us... probably work on two actually, the other one is going to say 'Wishful'..... it's so much fun!

LYNISE : YEAH BABY!!! YOU ARE ON...

Been a busy day... went and got more supplies for pictures, had lunch with Chris D while her hubby was at the hospital, home for a quick Nana Nap, Mike visited and did some skating on the driveway.... picked up the kids and took them for haircuts.

Home and.... decided to order me some skates!!!! OOOO I am so excited! They should be here in 2-3 weeks, coming from Canada.

They are AGGRESSIVE Outdoor Skates... and I think they are bloody awesome! They cost a fortune, and I don't bloody care.

Where is Stew when I need him???? Brylee just threw up all over her bed, and I am bloody hopeless when it comes to spew, I end up spewing myself. So, washing is on, Bry's in bed with a bucket and I'm in the lounge with me tummy churning.

End of Day: it's been quite eventful, no contract to be seen... GRRRRR. But, we are still optimistic.

NSV: I didn't have to cook dinner, we had leftover casseroled chicken... which is HEALTHY ... nite nite.

PLEASE MAKE THIS DAY GO FAST,KILLING TIME

Today:
- Take Stew to Airport
- Drop kids at school
- Tidy house (yeah right!)
- KILL TIME.....

Oh man I hope we hear from the Real Estate Agent with GOOD news today! I am on tenderhooks... what the hell can I do to make the time pass? It has to be something I can do while holding the bloody phone! LOL !

Shopping? Go for a big walk? OOOO I know, I'll go get some more painting stuff... and start another picture... I think the next 'word' will be "WISHING", that seems appropriate.

Also today, I will HAVE TO GET A SLEEP... I got NO sleep last night... my mind was just going around and around.... drove me nuts.

N....O....T....H....I....N....G HAPPENING...... Mike just came around and picked up his mail... new skates from America... ooo they do look neat! They are inline skates... I want some quad skates .... might just look into getting me some from overseas too. You can't buy quads here, bugger it! If I get some, it will be great exercise eh? Must go look....on the net.

Here he is..... I think we will be seeing more of his arse than anything else, what with the jeans falling off his bum and him falling off his skates!!! Haaaa haa ha.

6.45 pm and there is no news... I'm starting to think these people are playing games and trying to wear us down before even making an offer... BASTARDS! I could be wrong, but I don't think so.

So, I will try to get a good night's sleep and not stress ... if it's to be it will happen.

End of Day: it's been long, it's been boring, it's just been shit really! No appetite, so this is a :

NSV (Non Scale Victory) for sure. nite nite.

WELL OF COURSE WE HAVE.... OPEN HOME AGAIN.

It really is getting a bit boring on Sunday's ... we get to do all the housework, get the bread baking..... and have an Open Home.


I really hope we get some good viewers today, we've put some new, much bigger ads in the Property Press ... hoping it interests more viewers ( and a bloody buyer!)... we were supposed to have a large colour Feature in the local paper too, but the Agent doesn't seem to have done that... will have to talk to her about that omission.


So once again.. fingers crossed and all that shit. ONWARD.....

I just scrubbed out Mike's shower and handbasin for the last time.... and the zits off the mirror for the last time... GOD IT FELT GOOD. I wonder how his first night away went? Wonder how long it will take him to unpack? Knowing him it will never get done and his clothes will live on the floor.... HIS PROBLEM not mine.

A much better amount of people through today... And the WELLINGTON people .. shock horror! So now we wait... AGAIN... lucky I'm not into chewing me nails cos if I was I'd have none left! Just ate some of me homemade bread.... rather a lot in fact... SHIT I'M AN EMOTIONAL EATER! I need to stop!

Mrs C... ha ha! Do you ask that with Dread or Wishful Thinking???? No mate, we are not moving to Missouri.. it's a wee bit FAR ! What a scream.
Stew is getting dinner, roast chicken, stuffed no less... I'm drooling just thinking about it! The boys are coming for dinner too... I've been shopping and bought them a few groceries so they don't starve...
End of Day: looking quite positive for a sale... might hear tomorrow! CROSSING EVERYTHING!
NSV: got lots of exercise, cleaning...cleaning...cleaning. Does Stressing, stressing, stressing count too? nite nite.

WHERE IS THE GROG?

Today:
- pick up Stew first thing-done
- Pack the boys up and get them outta me house- done
- big tidy up upstairs then leave it!- done
- Celebrate with a drink or two... or three.. or four!- gunna do!

I suppose I will worry about me 'Baby' for a while, but at least this way he will get used to living away from home BEFORE we leave here. And he's going to be with his brother so all should be good.

No girly morning tea today either... I will be too busy 'supervising' the big move....

OOO LOOK AT THAT.... Harry II getting a workout! Wooo Hooo.

Seems like only the other day we were bringing all Steve's stuff back home! Derrr....

1 PM.... and it is done!!! Everything that belongs to Steve and Mike has gone to their new home... the house is all mine again... *BIG SIGH*...

This is now my tidy SPARE DOUBLE BEDROOM... for now anyway. I must remember that we ARE moving at some stage...

End of Day: a rather GOOD day today! Am a bit worried about Mike, hope he's ok and finds food in his new house!

NSV: havn't felt hungry today... too busy me thinks. nite nite.

I WILL NOT MISS THIS AT ALL

Things like this on my wall unit in the hallway! I mean REALLY! The things I have to put up with, I know it's only the wrapper... guess what? The contents are under his bed.... eeeewwwwww. Friggin boys.... actually... friggin girls too! I've had both eh?

Karen sent this to me last night:

It's PERFECT !

I "motivated" Mike to sort out all his clothes last night by throwing them all down the stairs into a huge heap at the bottom... he had to sort it then. I'd only been asking him to do it for weeks afterall.

Today:

Kids to school, take clothes to op shop, usual sort of stuff really. Stew is due home on saturday morning and it will be all go to move these boys out...

LYNDA: you did not offend me mate! Funnily enough what you said about Agents inflating ones price to get the listing is EXACTLY what Stew said to me last night!

I got a lovely surprise this morning! When I went to bed last night I forgot to get milk out of the freezer, so when I got up this morning I was so surprised to see one of the boys had done it for me... I'm picking it was Steve... ain't that lovely? Does not take much to make my day.

Onward... got to go visit a girlfriend who's birthday is today, she's turning 11.... lol. (really 44, but she's a leap year baby).

I've been quiet eh? I'm still here, still grumpy, still a bit down... looking forward to Stew coming home tomorrow... not much else!

End of day: a nothing much day...

NSV: eeeeemmmmmm.... none? didn't binge and emotionally eat, so that's something I suppose. nite nite.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL MIDDAY....

Today:

- kids to school
- do some bloody housework
- maybe visit or be visited by Anne

... then I am going to pick up the 'new' bed..... it is so cool! I love it, can ya tell? It doesn't take much to make me happy it would appear.

And once Mike is outta his room I can set it up and waaa laaa, it will look lovely.... and I can just LEAVE IT and no bugger is going to mess it up for me!

Also today we expect to hear from the Valuer Re: our home's value. Can't wait for that either.

I tried "stretching" Griffin out to 6am before getting him up to go piddle..... damn it didn't work... he's wet for the first time in months. So I've got a full load of bedding to wash now... dammit. Oh well, live and learn. later....

Seems Anne and I are off to Foxton.... to visit Jenny... ooooo ginger crunch and nice company for morning tea! What more could a girl ask for!

I now have a HIT LIST... the house Valuer is at the Fucken TOP... he has given a lousy valuation... due to the downturn in the market.. bla bla bla! There is no way I will accept what he RECKONS our house is worth now.... I will just stay here! I am NOT MOVING .... unless I get a fair and decent price for my house! FULL STOP, END OF STORY!
I AM SO PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW....

Lynda.. THANKS for the "reality check" .... but no matter what you say I am still gutted by the valuation, I did not expect our valuation to go down by over 10% in just 3 months! I think I will continue to wallow in self pity ok?

End of day: mixed bag, kinda how it has been for ages now... one minute up, next minute down. I am so over it all.

NSV: I only had 2 pieces of Ginger Crunch, I could have had 5! Had a lovely omelette for dinner, very healthy if I must say. nite nite.

SEEMS EVERYONE LOVES ME HAIR!

Sure gives a girl a lift when EVERYONE loves her new hairdo! Thanks people for the lovely compliments.

Today: Kids to school, Steve to work (I drop him off) Mike to Uni.... then the day is all mine.
No plans, but thought I might give myself a shock and move my bed and vacum under it! It ain't been moved in years, so it should be fun! It is very low to the ground, just how much dust and crap could be under there????

And I want to finish tittivating the back yard. That's about it! later....

There ya go.... 6 years of dust!!! I was AMAZED I didnt' find 1000 Snickers Bar wrappers shoved down there though! I was sure I would ! So, that's another good job done in readiness for moving....

What next..... I bought a bed! I know, I know ... I should have waited till we got to Auckland.. but it was so NICE and a good PRICE on TradeMe... I couldn't resist!

I just spoke to Mike about him and Steve moving out on Saturday... would you believe it! that useless little shit still hasn't applied for the Student Allowance and reckons he can't afford to move out yet!!! FUCK THAT, I will give him money so he can move out on Saturday!!!! SATURDAY is it for me, I have had it with teenagers and their bloody mess. They have GOT TO GO.

End of Day: convinced Mike he really needs to go on Saturday, so all's good... picking up the new bed tomorrow...yipee.

NSV: have been rather good today even though I have tried to get the boys to buy me hot chips for dinner.... they wouldn't... the shits! Maybe they just lazy? Maybe they looking out for me? Nah, they just lazy! nite nite.

HAIR GETS A RADICAL CHANGE TODAY

Today...
- Steve to work, Mike to Uni, kids to school.
- Hair appointment. . . getting it coloured .... going much darker!
- declutter back yard .... the valuer said to get rid of trailer and wood around the back to help with presentation... not a problem!

That should keep me outta trouble for most of the day!
Got up at 5am to take the kid to the loo, can't get back to sleep ... so here I am on the bloody computer at 6am! Only consolation, I can have a NANNA nap this afternoon! Ah the joys of being a kept woman! ha ha ha. later....

Lovely morning/lunch.... got the hair done... was going to go much darker with light streaks, but chickened out and went light with dark streaks! Derrr, typical woman, changing me mind. Still, it's looking nice!

THAT took 3 hours! So I was in town... so took a friend to lunch.. now I'm home and it's almost too late to try for a nanna nap! Boo hoo.... might just chill for a while, then pick up the kids and THEN attack the back yard... it won't take long to tidy it up!

JANENE: fab idea mate, will talk to you later tonight about storing our trailer in your shed. THANKS.

End of Day, got lots accomplished.. bought some new plants for the back yard, put them in pots, bla bla bla.. looking much better. Visited my friend Chris D and her hubby tonight, he's just out of hospital again after having more chemothereapy.. poor bugger is up and down something shocking. His sister and her hubby are out from England to visit them.... they are lovely.

NSV: Well I can truly say I was happy today, felt like my old self. We expect the house valuation to come in within the next couple of days, can't wait! Not that it will actually SELL the house, but at least we will know it's true value. nite nite.

NEW WEEK, ONWARD!

Today:
- Stew to airport
- Kids to school
- Home .... await the Valuer, due at 11am.

I had an amazing sleep last night, I simply did not wake up at all ! I must have been tired! It was WONDERFUL.

Not sure what else I will be doing today, lets wait and see!
Ha! after waiting all week for Stew to get home to help me do the glueing on me picture, he went back without helping me. So, I've done it...it wasn't even difficult ! Derrr... so now we wait for the glue to set then I can put up a photo of it. I like it! The valuer is due soon.... I've tidied up the house.... all ship shape.

Quite a lot rides on this valuation... our asking price.... the Real Estate Agents keep saying "Drop your price" but I'm bloody sure we have it at the right price. Time will tell eh?

"ENJOY"...

FINISHED:

Now I am going to start on 4 smaller ones... not sure what words yet... but that's half the fun.

- quiet afternoon

- fed kids and got them to bed

- went grocery shopping (Steve babysat)

- watching Desperate Housewives and relaxing

***Steve and Mike are moving out on Saturday! Oh my god, it's been 29 years, 1 month and 3 weeks and I am finally getting 'rid' of the last of my 'birth' kids! ***

Now it's only about 12 years till our BONUS BABIES leave home...

End of day: I have had a neat day! Even better now I know those bloody boys are leaving.

NSV: none again, I seem to have lost the plot again. bugger. nite nite.

SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING DAY

This morning... go to town and get some stuff... home, do the housework etc... put some bread on to bake!

I'm being POSITIVE today... we will get some people through looking at the house, it is going to WOW THEM.... well I'm practising THE POWER OF THE POSITIVE !

After the Open Home we are meeting with the Agent to discuss lots more vigorous advertising.... and tomorrow we get the Valuer in... his written valuation should be due end of week. So, it's all looking good and feeling good.

So EVERYONE.... visualise me signing an UNCONDITIONAL CONTRACT will ya? !
We bought... binoculars!!! Don't ask why, I have just always wanted some of my own! Watching boats, people etc while at the beach.... bla bla bla!

WELCOME BACK to TARNS !!!!! I have missed you!

STEVE has been home 3 nights... can ya tell????

Open home is soon...... think we have everything done....

Well despite my best efforts... and freshly made hot bread... no bugger wants to buy my house today it would appear! A couple of families came through, but no sale... BUGGER DAMN AND BLAST.

End Of Day: well tomorrow is another day, we are going to have HEAPS more advertsing done, and I just listed the house on TradeMe too... so we are doing all we can! And then some.

NSV: I've been a bit bad actually.... shrug shoulders... I can't be perfect all the time ! nite nite.

SATURDAY, A DAY OF REST...YEAH RIGHT!

Off to morning tea this morning, then no doubt it will be lunch in town followed by housework.... how RIVETING can it get???

I did get a decent sleep last night though, so that's one good thing.... was up twice to the loo though, monthly from hell.... such a pain in the arse. Can't wait for my hysterectomy!

Oh yeah, I am going to finish that bloody painting too today, Stew can help me with the wood glue stuff... I havn't used it before and don't want to stuff it up. Then I will move on to doing some smaller ones ..... still havn't gotten the materials either... maybe later today.
Right, it's 9 in the morning and shit a brick, I'm still in bed! Better get moving....

Morning tea was lovely, met Chris D's sister-in-law who's out from England to visit her brother. Now home and stressing out as Steve is bringing all his shit back into the house! I'm trying to keep it tidy man!
Off soon to get some new plants for pots to make the deck look all pretty again... bla bla bla.

This afternoon, the guys did prune a tree...
BEFORE:

AFTER: it's a bit dark....but ya get the drift.

It makes a HUGE difference to the light around the house front. We now move on to potting some pretty colourful plants around the back. laters...

End of Day: very productive... quite happy even!

NSV: Was a good girl! nite nite.

I AM ENTERING MARSHY'S COMPETITION!

In order to win a prize (maybe) all you have to do is post pictures of stuff.... so I decided to see if I could do it without my bum leaving the study chair AND without resorting to Google Images! So here goes:

- something brown: the study door.

- something orange: my little kiwi note holder.

- something purple: purple grapes on the coaster on my desk.

- a marshmallow: well I did eat them all the other day for 'dinner'!

- a cat: well damned if there's a real one in me study, but will this do?

- someone sleeping: well I am asleep on me feet today, so I will do.

The letter M: off the fan on the study floor.

- the letter W: from the world map on the study wall behind my head.

There ya go Raina, didn't I do well????

NITE NITE.

SLEEP? WHAT'S DAT???

Stew and I had a long discussion last night and have decided to get a Registered Valuation on the house, and have another meeting with the Real Estate Agents to give this house a big push with lots more advertising and whatever else they can recommend.... we want this house SOLD! No more pissing around, it's now or never.... I have to get to Auckland and get this family reunited.

So, as a consequence... my mind was on FULL when I went to bed and I just could NOT get to sleep at all.... I even tried sleeping on the couch... it did not work. So today, I am going to be a bloody ZOMBIE!

Today, kids to school, ring and get a Valuer to come ... (must tidy house).... maybe go into town with Stew and have lunch....

Still working on that painting... fine tuning to be done! Thought of adding something else to it last night... so no photo yet.

WE be having lunch in Bulls... at my favourite Kebab shop! OOOO I can't wait....

- Lunch was lovely

- got me legs waxed again.. love it!

- just made an enormous meatloaf for dinner

- am VERY tired... looking forward to relaxing

- bought a Recipe Book today... RELAX... it ain't for me! I just make 'em up as I go usually.

End of Day: it's been nice having Stew around all day with me, at least this weekend I actually want him around! Last weekend I couldn't have cared less.... poor man!

NSV: The meatloaf was delicious, but keeps repeating on me! Not so nice. Oh well, can't have everything. nite nite.

I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG!

I have been TRYING for weeks now to get Mike to move out... he was supposed to be moving into a flat with his brother Steve and Steve's fiance... that hasn't happened yet!

IN FACT..... bugger me if Steve hasn't moved home! The fiance has moved home to her parents too, they are having a 'break' from each other!

I'm thinking the only person who will to ABSOLUTELY thrilled to see Uncle Steve home again is Griffin... he idolises his Uncle Steve! Steve can do no wrong in his eyes, he LOVES him THE MOST I reckon!

So now every morning I will have to go upstairs and tidy Mikes room AND Steve's... oh joy.... like I have NOTHING better to do! Secretly, it's kinda nice to have the extra company!

This was the little guys face when he saw who was sleeping upstairs this morning:
And of course he had to get into bed for a cuddle:

I have been at it again..... SHOPPING..... "Harry the Hand Cart" did die.... I loved my hand cart.... so I went and bought me a new one... here is Harry II :

Gotta love him, he's got *6* wheels no less!!!! Old Harry only had two, and they kept going flat! These little beauties are never going to go flat! YIPEE !

I also bought some bubby stuff for our new Grandbaby, due next month.... Can you tell I'm hoping for a wee girl ? I have 4 grandsons and only 1 granddaughter so far....

I just couldn't resist!

MADDY: a hand cart is used to move heavy stuff/furniture... you slide it underneath then tilt and roll... I can move ANYTHING on my own with Harry! And wait there's more... he has three wheels either side so he can 'walk' up stairs... it's amazing ... no 'thump, thump, thump' as you go up or down, the wheels just kinda roll up the stairs! I love it!

End of Day: it's been STINKING HOT today, almost unbearable really! Maybe not as hot as it gets in Aussy, but hot enough for me! Stew is safely home again till monday morning... the company is bending over backwards to have him here as often as possible for me!

NSV: I have been on track today, not counting but not being evil either. All is good. nite nite.

THAT WAS FUN... MIGHT GO DO ANOTHER ONE NOW.

My picture is nearly finished... so I think I will go and get more materials and do another one!

They come in handy as gifts! Might do a few wee ones next....

Can't walk to town today though, will need my vehicle to bring said supplies home....but I will try to get on the treadmill today, and the exercycle too. Followed by a sauna me thinks! BLISS.

I'm really lucky the kids have 'taken' to Stew's coming's and going's so well, no tears or tantrums... and Brylee realises now that I DO KNOW how to tuck her in at night! Sure makes that aspect easier to deal with, no upset kids.

Anyway... onward with this day....

HA! So far today I have done nothing I intended to do! Instead I decided to move my computer desk and 'stuff' from the dining room up into the little single bedroom upstairs, so that way the dining room would be less 'cluttered'..
so...

- I had to move the bed etc from the room upstairs and take it DOWNSTAIRS and set it all up in the room I've been using as my "Dressing Room"...

- Which meant dismantling my 'dressing room' and putting all my clothes in other wardrobes etc....

- and putting a big double door cupboard into the garage...

- which meant tidying and rearranging the garage....

- Which then lead to me being able to take all my computer stuff UPSTAIRS....

- which meant then rearranging the dining room .....

OH MY GOD, WHAT DID I START???? I am KNACKERED! On top of all that I have done the dishes, three loads of washing, vacumed the house and cleaned the loos... SOMEBODY give me a friggin MEDAL! I deserve one. AND IT'S ONLY 11.15 in the morning ....

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Now, whenever I want to use my computer I have to go up the stairs... this is maybe not a bad thing!

End of day: I've had a neat day! Being busy suits me! And I got bloody tired from all the furniture moving and going up and down the stairs so many times.... this is good. Janene and Jorja visited again this evening, all 3 kids were hyper! Was pleased to see mine go off to bed!

NSV: being busy kept me away from the pantry/fridge... nite nite.