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What did I find at the Caloundra Sunny Coast baby and kids Markets
This morning was market morning at the Caloundra Indoor Sports Centre on North Street. It was fun to roam the stalls having a look at what was available for sale. The girls were a little sad that the lady selling the Beanie kids was not there, but I reminded them that it wasn’t possible to have the same people all the time as people are busy. I am sure at some stage she will be back – fingers crossed! 🙂 So first of all I am going to skyte that I bought a couple of bargains… two pairs of shoes for Jaden – $6, a pair of size…
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Putting a price on Fun!
A couple of weeks ago to buy the Myfun – Seaworld, Movieworld and Wet’n Wild tickets for the family. We haven’t done anything like that before, but we discovered yesterday that if you want to buy tickets at the gate (Movie World), you will be paying the hefty price of $79.95 for an adult for one day at the theme park, and $49.95 for children and concession tickets. Because of the cost involved for a large-ish family it made sense for us to buy the VIP MyFun Tickets – Myfun.com.au. We went to Movie world today and I learned a couple of things. I learned that Amy is…
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Questions regarding Parent Teacher Interviews and report cards!
Over the holidays we received in the mail the girls school report cards. I always love getting their reports to see the comments and grades, but mostly their comments. I agreed with Bethy and Amy’s report wholeheartedly, and while I had a couple of questions relating to Bethany’s report – I was overall happy, as I feel that her learning needs are finally being considered and her learning issues at school are being catered for. I found Chanel’s report a little puzzling. While all her comments were pleasing, and her grades were good, I found that she was given a D for computers. Chanel uses the…
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The youth just don’t understand good food!
Its funny because when I was young, living at home with my family I remember my mum would get really excited when she went grocery shopping and had come home with fruit and vegetables. Yep! That’s right I did say it. My mum would get really excited about buying good fruit and vegetables! Now, I have to admit it that when I would see mum so happy about her fruit and vegetables I did think that she was nuts. Now that I am well and truly an adult and I am getting older I have realised that in many ways I am not really a spring chicken. I have always…
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Parenting can be hard…
When I first saw this image I have to say that I just loved the phrase. Something about it struck a chord with me and everytime I see it, I love it more. I am sure you are wondering why, so I will tell you. I love the simplicity of it….it says it all for me. I’ll explain. I am a mum of four kids. It takes a lot of effort and a whole lot of energy to keep these 4 kids motivated and focused on what they are supposed to do. I have learnt that unless pushed and sometimes shoved, all children are basically lazy. They…
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Uh oh! Soon it will be Spring!
September is looming. The days are turning into weeks and here we are mid July. I have been wanting to get out and go walking with Jaden to start losing some weight – I don’t want to get to Spring and Summer and still feel frumpy. I have to admit that it is hard in winter to get out and exercise, and the days are shorter, but between my kids being unwell and the weather not being good to get out, I have found myself getting a little frustrated. Frustrated is an interesting word. The truth is I want the rewards of exercise, but I really don’t want to do…
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I hate CRMO
Well I am having a freak out moment. My daughter, Amy, who has CRMO (chronic recurring multifocal osteomylitis), is having pain again. She lives with pain on a daily basis, but at this moment she is having extensive pain in her feet, ankle and knee. I know I have a page all about what CRMO is, but I haven’t actually expressed my hate for this disease. CRMO (Chronic Recurring Multifocal Osteomylitis) is a Childhood Auto-Immune Disease (CAID). We have good times with it, where the pain doesn’t stop her from living life, but then at other times the poor kid is in a lot of pain. CRMO can be…
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Project declutter
We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it” Donald Horban I hate clutter. It’s one of those things that gets on my nerves, but with a family its very difficult to be completely clutter free. But I am trying to get organised and be clutter free! Last week I sorted out Jaden’s toys, and we passed them onto my brother and sister in law. Its amazing the difference a sort makes even in just one area. I am planning to get into the girls…
