how exciting!

I paid my deposit today for the retreat that my LSS Scrappy Hollow is putting on next year!! I can't wait, I just know it's going to be so much fun.

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Been a busy week or so, I haven't been going to bed early enough, I have been grumpy and emotional :( I feel so sorry for Gareth and the kids who have been bearing the brunt of it. Then I get upset with myself for treating them badly and then when my little guy says I love you mummy on his way to bed it melts my heart and makes me realise that I need to be thankful I have some special people (big and little) in my life and I really need to get a grip and start acting thankful :(

Ok I got that out and onto other stuff.... Sian had her appointment with the Eye and Ear doctor at Taralye this morning and we have been informed that she does have to have grommets as they are not likely to get better by themselves. Apparently from what he has mentioned, it's possible that her ears have never cleared from birth and it could be amniotic fluid behind her ears. *shock* He suggested raising the head of the bed and making sure I use a decongestant when she get snuffly... When he went on to the consent forms and telling me what I was consenting to.. I mentioned that maybe with trying the other stuff (mentioned above) we won't need the operation. That's when he told me 'it's worth a shot, but it's almost a certainty that she will have grommets before christmas *big sigh* So we are on the list and have been informed it's about a 3 month wait, but that is fine as it's not a matter of urgency yet. My poor little bub. I have just gone through the anaesthetic with Brad and now I have to go through it again with Sian. It really hurts to see the kids go through operations. I pray that there are not too many more, (if any).

There are 2 Cyber crops on this weekend yay! maybe some more inspiration to be had!
One over at OSS that is running in conjunction with their monthly Pizza Scrap and the other (that I know about) is at The Craft Attic


I finally finished the LO that I started before mum and dad came over nd I am really quite pleased with how it came out. I think I might submit it and see how I go. Not holding my breathe though. But in all honesty as much as I think it would be cool to be published, it's not a be all and end all for me, just a 'see if I can' Main thing is that I am pretty happy with LO's I have been doing lately. I have also started another one titled Grandad. I haven't got very far with it yet though.

Finally a photo of my dad that I think really captures him well and is the one I am using on above mentioned page



Take Care
Sam
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photos from sunday

Sigh

I have had a roller coaster of a week.

I found out that Brad has missed out on a 4yo kinder placement (1st round) where he is going for 3yo kinder. He still may get in on second round, but we went to check out the kinder he will be going to if he misses out and I must say it is quite good. There are some things that are better than the current kinder, but there are 2 factors that I think given the choice I would choose the one he is at now. 1. The hours and 2. They have a better music and dance program. But I am no longer stressed as I know either kinder will be great for him for different reasons. :)
Mum and Dad came to spend the week and that was so awesome I really miss them alot :)
We had a great week, but they went home this morning and as usual I have had a sad day. Brad woke this morning after they had gone and was a little sad as well. Poor kids miss them as much as I do I think!
Gareth applied for his Citizenship :D
We went into the city on Sunday to take a trip on the 'tourist shuttle bus' thinking it could be a good way to see some of the touristy things with mum and dad LOL yeah right! What a day that turned into. We still had an ok day but.....
below is an excerpt from an email Gareth wrote to the Mayor, which pretty much sums it up

As we approached Exhibition Street, we saw one of the new buses go past, but we were not downhearted, as we'd read that there is a bus approximately every 15 minutes.

Just as we arrived at the bus stop on Exhibition Street, not 5 minutes after seeing the first bus, a second bus whizzed past us at speed. None of our party had spotted the bus arriving as we were approaching the bus stop from the south, and the driver hadn't thought to stop in case we had wanted to board.

Again, we kept in mind that we'd read that the buses were due every 15 minutes, so we sat and waited.

And waited

And waited

And while we waited, more people arrived and joined the queue for the bus that was bound to arrive sometime soon, surely.

45 minutes after we arrived at the bus stop, a bus arrived. Full to capacity.

There I was, with my wife, two small children, and their grandparents, having waited over three times the amount of time we had expected to wait, to be presented with a bus with no room.

That was the final straw. The time was approaching 3pm, and we were aware that after 3pm the service is reduced (if that is possible). Angry and disappointed at having a family trip ruined, we returned home.

I am hoping to actually try and get some scrapping done this week, we have our monthly get together on Saturday with a group of Melbourne girls. It is always a fun day and I am looking forward to it.
Here are some pics from Sunday.
Or not ... blogger not playing the game, will add them another time :)

PS
A big thanks to Jaki for helping me work out the new header pic on my blog :)

50 posts - Hospital and a Crop

Ok this is going to be a long one LOL
I didn't realise but My Baby Girl is 2 entry was my 50th woo hoo :) I know sad aren't I LOL

Well on friday night I went to a crop at Scrappy Hollow and had a great time and even managed to get a LO done!!
Unusual for me as I normally talk more than I scrap LOL - I Finally met the very lovely Sandi I think it's nearly 12 months since we first mentioned catching up :D We had a bit of a chat and I look forward to catching up again some time soon :)
On Monday Brad and I were off to the hospital to have his teeth fixed, I was soo proud of him, he was really brave. We arrived and got admitted to a room, it was only about 10 minutes until the anaethetist came in to ask questions and then the theatre nurse popped in. She came without her trolley as this tends to scare the littlies she told me. That was fine so we then marched (would have been hilarious site) all in a line down to the theatre :) Brad hopped up on the bed and he was wheeled into the theatre still being very brave, but kept looking at me for my reaction. (I am proud of me too as I stayed really strong and didn't sook while he was awake) On went the mask and he didn't fight it at all, 5 minutes later he was asleep (here I got a little teary but not too bad)and I was being ushered out while they did their thing. After awhile they came out to tell me that the filling that had been done in the chair by another dentist had to be removed and a root canal done as the nerve had died (I was not impressed with the other dentist at this point!) But it was better to have it fixed all in one go than having to go through it all again in a few months. So an hour and a half after he went in I was collected to sit with him in recovery while he woke up. We had a bit of stress when he decided he didn't want the drip in and kicked up a stink, but they gave him some nurofen and he settled down. The drip ran out and he informed the nurse 'it's finished take it out now!) She explained he needed to eat and drink first, which he promptly did and then said 'Finished - take it out now!) To Brad's joy she finally said yes :) Then it started I want to go home now mum - I said you can't yet honey, you need to wait a little while and this went on for the next hour, and then we went for a walk to find the nurse and say hello, couldn't find her, so we walked a second time and then I decided just to get him dressed and kill some more time. Thankfully she came in 5 minutes later and told him we could go now YAY!!
He was awarded a certificate of bravery, which I thought was fantastic as did he.
So we left hospital and went to the shop where he was allowed to buy a toy. He chose a remote control buggy/car that he has named 'Buddy' and it's alll over *sigh*
Until I got the bill today and it was an additional $770 on top of the $1600 already paid and the $450 yet to be paid *faint* so about $2700 all up OUCH!! and I now have to make sure we brush twice a day AND teach him how to floss (yeah right which me luck!!)
Hopefully though there will be no more huge dental bills for awhile!

If you made it to the end of this saga you deserve a pat on the back!!
Until next time Ciao