Friends or Vampires?

I'm having a shit couple of weeks. You know, those sorts of days when you just want to run away from the rest of the world, go sit in the sun, hibernate with a good stiff drink and just chill the fuck out for a while.

Some people in the world i'm sure have been sent to test my limits, and holy sheepshit Batman am I being tested. I've also started to wonder just how people are drawn to us, and what makes them 'friends'.

I have a group of girls who I absolutely love, and will do anything for. Pity they all live a fair distance from me, but still, at the end of the day that distance doesn't matter. I have made some lovely friends since moving to our new school this year, some who again I would do anything for. Then there are the ones that quite frankly I cannot understand how the fuck we became friends at all.

These people have sucked the living daylights out of my energy stores. Have bought about so much negativity and made me so so cranky at times its not funny. Yet, I still 'tried' to make things work.

Why is that? Why the fuck would have a vampire suck on you like that? Ok, unless it was one of those hot vampires, say David Boreanez (Angel). I think he is the only one that i'd like to have hanging off me.

Why hello there David. Ready when you are!

Late last night I realised that I don't need those vampires. So have deleted them from my life. Go suck on someone else, my neck needs to be ready for David!

Do you let energy vampires suck you dry? What is your strategy for stopping them from the start? (please don't say a string of garlic, that could be a bit smelly!)

Moving House!!

Well, not the real bricks and mortar house. Just the blog house!

Although I am still 'decorating', I am moving from now over to....

Crazy Mumma

http://www.crazymumma.com/

For those who have this page bookmarked, can you please amend to the new address.

Thanks a lot, and I hope to see you in my new house soon.

xxx

Half Way!

Today, my two big boys returned back to school after having two weeks holidays. We actually made it out of the house on time, everyone had everything and you know what? I only had to yell once. Hard to believe we are already half way through the schooling year.

I'm by far not the perfect Mumma. I yell far more than I should. I use bribery a lot. Goodness knows i've done things that I swore I'd never do in regards to parenting but sometimes you just have to do these things to survive.

Surviving these holidays has been a necessity. All 6 of us have been sick, Mr B had toe surgery, I managed to get myself a case of shingles and yet here we are on the first day back and everyone has survived!

So what I am going to do today? Shoe shopping, that's what! Surely I can splurge a little on myself after going crazy for the last 2 weeks.

Wish me luck to find the 'perfect' pair of boots.

On a Sunday Afternoon

As a mum to 4 kids, it means that my 'adult time' is clearly lacking. I love being a Mumma to these crazy kids, but I also love being 'me'. In saying that though, over the last 7years I have started to lose who I am, and have evolved into 'mummy me'. Some days I sit back and wonder just who the real me is.

Then I have afternoons like today, and I then realise that I am still there. Underneath the surface, ok so maybe a bit further down than the surface, but today I caught a glimpse of it again!

Want to know what it looked like?

This.

Hello Mr Choo!

Yes I took a risk. I'm not a big risk taker, especially when it comes to bags so for me to buy a RED bag, is a big one. For me to buy a red bag with a FLOWER on it, holy shit people, i'll be wearing a puffer vest next!

And just when I thought i'd finished with my afternoon of spending. Along comes suspect number two.

Hello D&G, welcome to the family

My addiction used to be shoes and then nappies (the modern cloth kind). But now, I think i've found a new one. Could be worse right?

What's your addiction?

Wordless Wednesday

My first Wordless Wednesday.....

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Touching a Life

I did something this morning, that I have now done twice this year. Infact, only twice in my life have I ever done this, and it has both been in the last six months. You know what, I hope I don't have to do it again for a very long time.




This morning I attended a balloon release to say 'see ya later' to a very sweet little boy who passed away just over a week ago from Leukemia. He was 6yrs old. But you know what, even though he was so very young, and taken from this world way too soon, he has touched so many peoples hearts. Including mine.

It has made me ponder this morning, just how some people touch our lives. Sure there are some who touch them in not so great ways. They pretty much feel like they are thumping you rather than touching! But then there are others who come in, make a lasting impression and are then gone again as fast as they entered.

There are others who we hold onto and through thick and thin, they stay with us constantly touching our lives in many difference ways. I am so blessed to have a small group of women who have touched my life, and have made me a far better person for it.

So girls, you know who you are, I thank you so much for being my friends. I love you all so very much and i'm so very lucky to have you all!!

(ok... I promise i'll stop sopping now... bucket on Aisle 3!)

I've lost the fun!

Do you know what i'm doing right now? Well, obviously i'm sitting here typing this, but other than that? Nothing. Yup, that's right nothing! I'm in need of a break.

I'm having a shit couple of days where all I feel like i've done is yell and be a horrible Mumma. I really hate it when I turn into the 'psycho Mumma from hell' and i'm not entirely sure how to stop it from happening.

I've quite decided one of the reasons why it happens is that i've lost the fun in life. Yes I have fun with my kids, but half the time i'm too busy trying to get stuff done around the house to take the time out to have more fun. Let's face it, there is 6 of us in this house, there is always something that needs doing (even if I don't feel like doing it lol).

School holidays start tomorrow afternoon, and i'm trying to think of some things to do that brings back that fun. Lets hope I can find some things otherwise i'll probably sitting in the corner of the room rocking, while the kids trash the house. Something that they have become very skilled at!

Wish me luck!

Party Planning

Back in the 'olden days', you know, the the time before having the kids used to love planning things. If we were having a party of any kind, i'd go into great depths of planning to make sure it would all come off exactly to plan. It would take me ages to do, i'd have many lists (quite often i'd have lists of lists lol) and i'd be in my element.

I think I got my love for planning things from my Dad who has been apart of the planning of many community events, so from watching him I have learnt a great deal.

So, why is it now that I have these crazy little critters, aka the kids, that I am finding it a monumental task to plan a children's birthday party? So far, the only major party we have had was for Master L's first birthday and since then i've been too scared to do it again LOL (sorry kids!)

This year, being Master H's first year in Prep has seen us attend many birthday parties. Far more than we have ever attended (I think he has been to more parties that I got to go to in my whole childhood!) so we have seen a bit of a range of parties so far this year.

But now its our turn to play hosts. As it would seem by many of the other kids who have celebrated birthday's, its the 'in thing' to invite the whole class, so we have done the same. I am very grateful to those who have already RSVP'ed, and to those who aren't able to make it, which there is a few so far so that brings the numbers down. But just because the numbers won't be the whole 22 in the class, that doesn't bring down the expectations of the party.

I'll admit it, i'm nervous! I hope we are doing the right thing by having it at a park. I hope we have enough food and drinks. But most importantly, I hope the kids have fun and don't go home saying 'OMG that was a boring party!'

Who would have thought that impressing 5yr olds would be such a stressful gig LOL Less than a week to go now till 'Party Day', i'm sure the stress is only just beginning!