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If I could give you the stars, I'd gather them inside my heart,
I'd wrap them in love and brighten your day with starlight ..



Saturday, 31 January 2009

Was today national haircut day?? If so ~ why did no one tell me......

For some reason ~ totally unknown to me ~ I think that the whole of the South coast decided to be in the Barbers and hairdressers today ~ as when I took Dan this morning ~ we stood in the barbers for at least an hour ~ waiting for Dans turn ........it was packed ~
We then went along to the local Supercuts hairdressers ~ who are very reasonably priced (as Lauren only needed a trim...) ~ but work on a first come ~ first served basis.~no appointments needed........WELL ~ yet again it was totally and utterly packed ~ would you believe that we waited at least an hour and a half for Laurens turn !! Was today national haircut day??? because no one told me ha ha ha !!!

I cannot believe that I spent about 3 hours of my day sat in hair cutting establishments........it was soooooooo boring ~ I would have rather watched paint dry!!!!!!!!!! Anyway ~ at least that is over and done with for at least another 6 weeks or so!!

Here are my little stars with their new haircuts ~ Laurens doesn't look that different ~ as she only had the ends taken off and the front cut in to her face!

My little Danny Boy ~ sporting his new shorter cut!! He is looking a bit tired here ~ he had a late night last night ~ he isn't good with late nights ha ha ha !! (a bit like his mother!!)

All snipped and looking alot smarter ~ my little stars!!


Well ~ after the mammoth hair cutting saga ~ we also had to quickly whiz around the town and get a few bits ~ Lauren has been invited to a tea party next week ~ for one of her school friends birthdays ~ so we had to get a present, card and wrapping paper. Then we had to get a new kettle ~ as the old one finally went to kettle heaven today.......it was very old, and had a very good life.........but went bang this morning and blew the fuse box!!! I am now the proud owner of a lovely new glass kettle ~ with a white flower design down the side ~ which illuminates when it boils....all very high tech (ha ha ~ my old kettle was soooooo old ~ I think it was on the ark ha ha !!).

In my last post ~ I mentioned about the milk bottles being all ready for the milkman ~ and Christy over at Cakerwakers asked about this........well, it is quite simple really ~ the milkman comes (currently 2 times a week) ~ at about 5 am and leaves 4 pints of milk on the doorstep, he then collects the empty bottles and takes them away ~ it is great ~ fresh milk straight from the local farm ~ sitting on my doorstep when I open the door ~ I love it!!! The amount of milk that my 2 kids go through ~ it is so much easier ~ as I would forever be at the shops buying it!! Not sure if my blog friends in the US and OZ etc have the same thing ~ you will have to let me know!!

We have had a warning of colder weather here over the next few days ~ possibly snow ~ freezing temperatures and icy driving conditions ~ oh joy!! Just when we were having some nicer warmer weather and I had put the gloves and scarfs back in the winter drawer ~ back comes the cold.......it has been a funny old few months here in the UK where the weather is concerned ~ I think that is why we have all been ill ~ with being cold one week ~ then warm the next.......and then cold yet again!! Roll on summer!!!!!! (all one day of it ha ha !!!!).

Well, best be off ~ am watching the film Troy on TV ~ oh Brad (Pitt) ~ you are looking mighty fine with your flowing locks and ripling muscles..........swoon...........not too sure about the skirt though!!!!!!! (tee hee!!) XXXXX

Friday, 30 January 2009

Staying awake......

It is Friday ~ YAY for friday!
The kids are in bed ~
everything is tidied up,
The dishes are washed ~
The house is tidy (ish!!!) ~
The fish are fed and the milk bottles put out for the milkman.......

I am lying on the sofa ~ Pyjamas on,
drinking tea ~
eating some grapes (ok ~ please note I am not being healthy ~ there is nothing else in the fridge haha!!)
Under my warm fleecy blanket.

Laptop on lap
TV on ~
(trying to blog and watch TV all at once.....)
All I have to do now is stay awake .............. past 9 pm!!!!!

The way things have been this week ~ I wouldn't put money on it ha ha !!

XXX

Thursday, 29 January 2009

AND THE EXHAUSTION GOES ON...........

Well, I must firstly apologise that I have not managed to get over and see you all on your blogs over the last few days!
I usually put the children to bed ~ sort everything out for the next day ~ grab something very uninteresting to eat ~ and then collapse on the sofa and visit all my favourite blogs!!
I have been doing this the last few nights and then promptly falling asleep on the sofa tee hee!!
How my laptop has managed to stay perched rather dangerously on me while I have slept ~ I will never know ~ I must try and remember to put it on the floor when I feel tired!!

Anyway ~ I am still exhausted ~ and anyone who has three children the ages that I have been looking after ~ all the time ~ like 24 hours a day ~ has my greatest respect ~ because I am like the living dead these last few days ~ sleep has become my new bestest friend ha ha !!!
Some of you have asked about how long I will be looking after the children that I currently have ~I work as a registered childminder, which basically means that I care for children in my own home (I am registered with the local authority ~ police and health checked and fully qualified and trained!!) ~ I currently look after three children ~ the oldest one is 4 ~ she goes to school in September ~ so I have her all day every weekday (8-5) until then and after that I will have her before and after school, aswell as taking her to school most days. The 14 month old I currently have every weekday (7.30 ~ 5.00) ~ and I have her until August when she is moving to Germany with her family (her father is in the Army), and the new little boy I have is 5 months old ~ I have him on a temporary basis ~ most days (7.30 - 5.00) until about August time ~ when his father will be leaving the RAF and the family are moving to Las Vegas!!! When I have finished with the two children ~ I then have 2 new ones coming along (one a new baby!!) ~ which is great ~ as in these times of financial uncertainty ~ thankfully I am always busy and my business has done very well for the last 10 years!! (long may it go on!!!!!).

Tonight I have decided that I need to drink about 20 cups of coffee and try and stay awake past 8pm ~ as I have missed checking out on what all you bloggy friends have been doing!

Just a quick update on the weigh in ~ this week I lost 2 pounds ~ which I am soooo pleased about ~ as last week I was at a stand still!! I have now lost 5 stone and 5 pounds (75 pounds) ~ and my goal is in sight! I do not have much left to lose and then I will have to maintain it (the hardest part!!) ~ I know that these last few pounds are going to hang on for dear life and not shift ~ but I am determined to get there!! I cannot wait for the day that I get on the scales and reach my GOAL!!!!!!!
Hope you have all had a good week so far!
Will hopefully manage to check in with you all later ~ even if I have to prop my eyes open with match sticks ha ha ha!!! XXXXXXX

Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Oh the Exhaustion........

I am exhausted.........and I mean totally exhausted!!
Not just tired ~ but EXHAUSTED!!!

I have an extra little baby to look after for the next few months!!
SO ~ for the last 2 days I have been looking after a 5 month old, a 14 month old and a 4 year old, aswell as getting Dan and Lauren to school and back etc etc!!!
I never imagined that it could be sooooooo tiring! Keeping them all happy and entertained, feeding, changing nappies ~ making sure that they are all safe ~ not getting into any mischief ......believe me ~ it is a full time job ha ha !!!

I am hoping that after this week is over ~ I will be in the swing of it and won't feel like falling into bed at 5pm when they all go home!!!

I am off for an early night ~
Hopefully I will survive tomorrow ha ha ha !!!!

I shouldn't be moaning really ~ the extra money will make my bank manager a very happy man tee hee!!
AND we might even be able to manage a trip to the cinema this weekend!! (that would be me and the kids ~ not me and my bank manager bahahahahahah!!!!)
Night Night all............ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
XxX

Monday, 26 January 2009

This really made me smile........

I saw this advert on the TV today and I couldn't stop laughing ~ the kids were totally mesmerized and Lauren couldn't work out how they had done it haha !! Her little mind was working overtime.

I am afraid that I have spent about 20 minutes trying to work out how to get the youtube video on my blog ~ in a post ~ and I just cannot do it!! You should all know by now how computer challenged I am tee hee!! Instructions (simple ones please!!) of how I upload the video so it is part of the blog post ~ would be really appreciated (thanks!!)

Anyway ~ for now you will have to click on the link below ~ which will take you to the video ~ hope you enjoy it!!!!

PS ~ Yes ~ it is an advert for my most favourite chocolate..........but I will resist it ha ha !!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TVblWq3tDwY&feature=related

Love and hugs Tabitha XXX