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Wednesday, 30 July 2008

It's Wednesday AGAIN!!!!!

The weeks seem to be flying by so quickly at the moment!! I can't believe that this time next week I will be finished work for 10 days ~ and we will be going away on holiday. I have taken Thursday and Friday off next week so that I can get some last minute bits and pieces done and pack etc!! It will also be great not to have to get up at 6am on those 2 days!!!

Today has been another fun packed day ~ full of sunshine!!

The children were very excited this afternoon when we came home from my friends house ~ because the carrots now look like this!!!!!



I have absolutely no idea what that means!!! There seems to be alot happening on the top ~ I just hope that under the soil there are some little carrots growing ~ I am sure there are ~ but we will have to wait and see ~ I also have no idea when they should be picked ~ I think I will carry on playing it by ear!!!!!

I wanted to try and find a photo that summed up the laughter and fun of today ~ I took quite alot ~ but this one really said it all!!!

The children all enjoyed racing up the garden and jumping in the pool!! I took this photo of them on the run up ~ then in true 'Tabitha' fashion ~ totally mucked it up at the vital moment that they all jumped in and the water went everywhere tee hee!!!!!

As it is Wednesday ~ this post would not be complete without at weight loss update!! This week the total lost was 2 pounds ~ bringing the total I have lost in the last 13 week to 45 pounds!! I was pleased with that ~ not as good as the 4 that I lost last week and the week before ~ but still not bad!!!!!

Tomorrow I have to try and get Lauren the stuff that she needs for her Dance Summer School next week ~ she already has most of the uniform that she needs ~ but she still needs a kingfisher blue leotard and split sole Jazz shoes!! I have looked on ebay and the Jazz shoes will not be a problem ~ but there are no leotards ~ so that will have to be bought from the Dance shop (which always equals expensive ha ha !!!!!). It is lovely that she enjoys her dancing so much ~ but believe me it does get expensive ~ especially as she has now asked if she can do extra tap classes and a modern dance class too!!!! I have not made a final decision ~ it all depends on the cost!! I think that I will let her do the modern class and not the extra tap class ~ that would make it VERY pricey each month!!!

Well ~ off to tackle the mountain of ironing that seems to have magically appeared !!

Love and Hugs XXXXX

14 comments:

Amanda said...

I'm going to start by saying well done on the weight loss!
Thats alot of kids Tabitha! But they all look like they are having so much fun, and thats what being a child is all about, they will remember all the fun they are having with you for a long time to come.
Dancing sounds like an expensive hobby! Can you imagine if i had 4 girls instead of the boys, how much that would cost me if they all liked dancing. Hahaha!!!
You have a lovely big garden, just as well with all those kids!!!
The countdown is on now till your holiday!!! I will miss you while you are away :(
See you later,
Love,
Amanda xx

Tabitha said...

Hi Amanda ~ thank you for your kind words ~ I weighed Lauren tonight and she weighs 3 stone 1 pound ~ so I have now lost more than Lauren weighs tee hee!!!
We had great fun today!!! The photo was taken in my friend Junes Garden ~ she is a childminder too!! Not all the kids were in my care ~ I had 4 today and the rest were junes ~ I think that she had 4 or 5 today ~ that is 9 in total ~ we usually have 10 in total during the holidays (we are registered for 6 each!! ~ but rarely go that high!!). We tend to get together in the holidays ~ we have been at her house this week ~ we went halfies on the pool and she has it up in her garden ~ so that is a goos reason to go there ha ha !!! The kids are no problem, they have known each other since they were very small ~ there is the odd squabble ~ but all in all it is great!!!
I cannot imagine what you would have to pay in dance fees for 4 girls!! Just be glad you had boys ha ha !!
love and hugs XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Tabitha said...

PS ~ I will be taking my laptop to my Mums with me and will check in and maybe post the odd piccie XXXX

Sally said...

Good for you on the continued weight loss!!

The children look so happy, that's a great photo!!

I hope you'll have a wonderful time away at your mum's, and I bet she is really excited too!!

dani said...

time is flying, tabitha:S but, i totally hope that it will slow down a bit for you when you go on your holiday:D
the kids' carrots look great (i don't know how one knows when they are ready to be harvested, either???)!!!
your weight loss is really exceptional, and, as always, i'm so proud of you!!!
love,
dani

Tanya said...

Congrats on your weight loss Tabitha! I'm very proud of you!!! The kids look like they had a great day out in the beautiful sunshine! great photo! Dancing is extremely expensive, but it's worth it if they love it so much! glad to see that you will be taking your laptop with you on holidays, but we will still miss you!!

take care,

love,
Tanya xxx

Toni said...

Congrats on the weight loss! My daughter loves to dance, too.

Thank you for commenting on my post at On The Flipside!

Little Sweethearts said...

Raising Carrots:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/easygardening/carrot/carrot.html

This is only the first link that I googled, but it explains the basics: harvesting after 70-81 days!

I too will miss you when you go on holiday, but be sure to enjoy yourself and maybe we'll still 'see' you!

Love,
Tania

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the weight loss, that's awesome, way to go!

Donna said...

Hi Sweetie!! OH! Those carrots need thinning!! You're going to have to pull a bunch out, transfer them, whatever OR they won't be very big at All...They need to be about 2 inches apart....Oh well, they're pretty though!!hughugs

Hannah said...

Congratulations on the weight loss :D
Keep it up :]]

That's a load of kids! I don't know if I'd be able to take it!! lol! But, they all look like they're having a great time :]

l,
Hannah

Kat said...

Wow, the carrots are looking awesome :D
And great work with the weight losing, Tabitha!
Love,
Kat

Kellan said...

Way to go on your continued weight loss - you are doing so great! I hope you all have a great vacation. That picture is so cute!

Have a good Friday - Kellan

Julie said...

Congrats on the weight loss!!!
That's awesome!!

The carrots are coming along!! The kids must be thrilled!!