Bloggers Boogey- Christmas

Its December!!  Time to get into the festive spirit!!



Linking up with Little White Dove for some Saturday fun!!

FFS Friday- Is Christmas over yet.

My week started last Friday when I took the kids to the local pool and slipped walking into the kids pool smashing my back on to the step.  FFS

I have a lovely bruise the colours of the rainbow.  FFS

Saturday was another stinking hot day and was also the big one's preschool party.  It was at the air conditioned club but the air con could not handle about 200 people in one room and was not working properly.  FFS

Sunday we went back to the club for the ham raffles and did not come close to winning one.  FFS

I dressed the big one in an orange shirt so I could half ass parent and keep an eye on him by just looking for the orange.  About 4 kids all had orange shirts on.  FFS

Lucky we live in a small town and an old guy who stops and chats each time he walks past our place is selling us a ham he won at the raffles, $40 for a massive ham.  FFS (seriously how many people have had someone knock on their door and sell them a ham!!)

Sunday also saw the HOTH make a sad discovery of the wallaby from last week having been hit by a car and laying dead on the side of the road not far from our place.  FFS

I feel guilty as I should have rung WIRES to let them know about the random wallaby roaming the streets and breaking into our house.  FFS

Sunday was also the day I innocently started world war 3 amongst the HOTH's family.  FFS

No joke.  Wars have been started over less than the debacle that is Christmas day.  FFS

All week every time we mention Christmas it is followed by FFS.  FFS

Makes me glad I have no family in Sydney anymore, although the guilt trip phone calls of when are you coming to visit us are increasing in number to about 3 a week.  FFS

Bring on boxing day when it will all be over for 364 more days.  FFS

The baby keeps stealing toy cars from playgroup, he has quite the collection of stolen vehicles.  FFS

I also need to come up with some kind of party food for the playgroup Christmas party and as we missed last week all the chips, dips and cheese have been taken.  FFS

I cannot be bothered to think about what to have and cook for dinner let alone think of something and cook to take to a party.  FFS

Telstra are again about to cop it from me.  FFS

They changed my number back to the old one with no problems, but when I finally started to set up my new modem and sat on hold for the best part of 2 hours over the space of the day and found out that the broadband is set to the old number they gave us I lost my shit.  FFS

That was Wednesday.  I could not stand calling them yesterday so today being Friday will be the day.  FFS

How hard can it be.  FFS

Lastly hands up if you are designated driver for your partner's work harbour cruise Christmas party this weekend.  FFS

It was either drive or have to get up at 8am hungover as all hell and drive home so the babysitter can escape by 930am.  FFS

Making tough grown up mature decisions sux.  FFS

Linking up with Dear Baby G as it wouldn't be Friday without the weekly whinge.

Readers Choice= Stuff/Places I boycott or whats on my shit list.

I only really have one place I boycott and that is one of the local mechanics in my town.  I have never got a good vibe from him and hated taking my car for a service there.  Last time he had my car for a rego check (I think), 2 days later it blew up a gearbox.  I have not been there for over 5 years and will not go back.

I always say I am boycotting the big stores like Tarjay especially when you go in there a month before Christmas and they have 4 out of a possible 12 registers open.  Happened to me last week!!  I never do though!!

Stuff on my shit list-  This is a list that just keeps growing!!  The last things to be added is


Years ago the HOTH was an interstate truck driver so he was gone 5-6 days a week.  I never really cooked dinner for myself I just used to have lean cuisines, baked beans/eggs on toast, cheese on toast etc.  Occasionally I would buy some "kids" stuff like the number spaghetti just to be different and it was yummy and tasted just like normal canned spaghetti.  Fast forward to when the big one starts eating food, I bought some dinosaur or wiggles spaghetti for him and YUCK they had changed the recipe and it is now tasteless and disgusting.  So now I just don't buy it.  All the kids canned food is the same.  A few weeks ago they spotted the Charlie and Lola soup and begged me to get some so I got the 2 flavours thinking it could not be that bad.  Wrong.  They had the chicken one the day we got it and just ate their toast as it was repulsive and the other night they had the tomato one and that was just as disgusting.  2 more things added to the list.  I really don't get why they changed it and I would love to know if any kids (or adults) actually eat it and enjoy it.

Linking up with Tegan from Musings of the Misguided For Readers Choice and I am using her topic this week too!! 

So tell me folks whats on your shit list? 

Wordless Wednesday- Visit to Santa 2012

The bottom of the tree in the QVB

Wow so pretty!!

Whats better than a massive amazing tree?

Stunning!!  I thought it would look great at my place but the HOTH refuses to cut a hole in the roof to fit it in!!

The Strand Arcade

"Look mum a light house and big boat"

The big one just about lost it when he saw the pirate ship!!

I will make it on one of these one day!!

Bridge climbers

Getting ready for NYE

We had such a fun day and cannot wait to do it all again next year!!

Linking up with My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday.  And thanks to Trish and some others who blogged about going to the QVB last year.  It was by far the best we have been to.  Santa was amazing, so happy and nice and we will go back there every year.

P.S My computer is being slightly naughty the last couple of weeks and refuses to let me reply back to comments.  I am not being rude its the computer!!

A list for Tuesday

Last week on twitter Tegan from Musings of the Misguided was talking about list making and how she loves it for many reasons.  I am shocking at list making, I leave the shopping list at home 9 times out of ten or the kids see paper and pen and decide they need to draw all over it.  Then if I actually manage to write a list it is so big and daunting I hide it!!

Here is my list of stuff that absolutely must get done this week!!

• Start and finish writing Christmas cards so they can be posted on Saturday (when I can escape without children)
• Organise pressies/cards to post overseas.  Hopefully they will get there before Christmas!!  I have all the stuff it just needs organising.
• Work out menu for the week- Sometimes I hate cooking every night!!
• Work out what to feed 4 fussy kids and one not fussy adult on Saturday night when the HOTH and I escape to his work Christmas party.  (Don't ask how I ended up with 2 extra children for the night its a long bloody story!!)  I was thinking of leaving money and the pizza menu although my 2 freaks don't eat pizza!!
• Also buy a bottle or 2 of vino for our brave babysitter!!
• Work out where 2 extra kids plus babysitter are sleeping for the night.
• Not essential but a maybe is a new pair of shoes for me for Saturday night!!
• Do some Chrissy craft with the kids- thats for tomorrow when we have nothing on!!
• Work out what to buy a "Grandpa" for our local wishing tree.  I got a small box of chocolates but need something else.  Any suggestions are welcome!!
• Unpack some more boxes which the HOTH kindly brought in from the shed the other day.
• Set up the wireless modem which I picked up on Saturday.
• Drag at least one child to a bigger town to go to a bigger supermarket as I have run out of Changs noodle sauce. 
• Completely finish the Christmas shopping-nearly done just a few more things to get.
• Buy some tealight candles.

That right there is why I do not make lists!!  If I complete that by the end of the week I expect a bloody medal!!

In other news I have finally nearly finished decorating the tree and house.  Also last night when the HOTH and kids went for a walk a special delivery arrived at our place.  Ernie the Elf sent directly from the North Pole!!  Kids and adults (I was surprised the HOTH is in to it) are excited and cannot wait to see what Ernie gets up to!!  The big one was full of questions and I can't wait to see this morning when he gets up and sees Ernie next to the microwave.  Although I may change my tune by the end of the day!!

I am looking for some Readers Choice topics to see out the year so anything you would like a post about let me know!!

Linking up on this fab Tuesday with Essentially Jess.

Mahna Mahnam

The other week I was looking on you tube for some songs for bloggers boogey when I stumbled across this solid gold one from my child hood.  I had the baby sitting with me and he absolutely busted up laughing at this.  We have spent the last couple of weeks singing Mahna mahnam over and over again and if I am on the computer he comes over and wants me to put it on for him!!  The two old guys at the end were always my favourites!!

The big one loves to watch The Flintstones which used to be on at 530am but sadly has not been on lately.    It is nice to be able to share some of the cartoons/shows I grew up with with the boys.  Other stuff that I have come across is the Smurfs, Bugs Bunny, Fraggle Rock and The Road Runner!!  Its even more awesome that they actually enjoy watching them too!!
  
I have brought them The Muppets movie for Christmas and I am looking forward to being able to watch it with them.  The Muppets have something for everyone!!

Linking up with One Mother Hen for Open Slather Monday!! 

Bloggers Boogey- 5 things I am feeling

Following and linking up with Little White Dove for bloggers boogey who has the prompt today of 5 things I am feeling,

So mine are tired, stressed, cranky, excited and happy!!  I am a mixed bag people!!

Tired



Stressed


Cranky



Excited


Happy-this film clip cracks me up!!