Round-up~ December

What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

Creating Keepsakes, Healthy Food Guide, Next, Notebook (love this mag, can't afford to buy it don't want to take up space saving it... so I only get it every so often and I couldn't resist the Christmas cover). Better Homes and Gardens- December and Christmas Editions... it's a yearly tradition for me!

What movies and/or tv shows did I watch this month?

Outrageous Fortune series three (thanks Flybuys!), Napoleon Dynamite, Doctor Who, Back to the Future (Can you tell that Kieran was home sick??), Taladega Nights, Blades of Glory, Night at the Museum.

What special days did I celebrate?

Will's Birthday, Christmas

What gifts did I give and/or receive?

A Present for Harrison for his birthday/naming. Will's birthday pressies. Lot's of cool Christmas pressies too many to mention. Best was probably Les' and the Good Will Gift. And a lotto ticket for Pop Rae.

What illnesses or health concerns did we have?

Merenia and Wil AND Kieran: the Chicken Pox.

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?

Christmas decorating, Santa Photo, visited Room 20 with Ninja Baby

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?

Cafe Rae! For Christmas Dinner, Frank Feijoa and Pear, the Strawberry shop Ice creams- yum!

What special or unusual purchases did I make?

This year our good will Christmas gift was for a little 5 year old girl who was or had recently been in the care of The Women's Refuge. We normally put something under the KMart Wishing Tree but I like this better as you have a name and I think it meant a lot more thought went into the pressie. We also got something little for her Mum as well... I may have gone a little overboard but it's worth it.

What were this month's disappointments?

December was a bit of a disappointment all over mostly because the chicken pox threw everything out... there was some other stuff but it's best not to dwell on it isn't it!

What were my accomplishments this month?

December daily. Running around all over town and looking after three sick kids whilst simultaneously getting ready for Christmas and Will's first birthday!

Anything else noteworthy to record?

Probably but I can't remember them!

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Round-up ~ November

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What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

Creating Keepsakes, Healthy Food Guide, Next, New Woman (what a load of crap that is!), Notebook and Better Homes and Gardens Dec Issue.

What movies and/or tv shows did I watch this month?

All Saints (boo hoo hoo it's finished now). The Leaders Debate on TV3- blah, blah, blah!, The American Presidential Election Coverage.The New Zealand Election coverage, Rove, Pulp Sport! Under The Mountain (thanks for the loan Shannon!)

What special days did I celebrate?

Kireran's Birthday, Taine and Jaden's Birthdays

What gifts did I give and/or receive?

Lego to Tony, a page for Granny Rae, Kieran's pressie's; Lego, DVD's, Lollies and books. I got my Starbucks Diary. :-)

What illnesses or health concerns did we have?

Will had a fever and cold. Les had a really sore arm. Merenia got Chicken Pox from the twins in her class.

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?

Visited with Granny Rae. Went out shopping with Les and the kids. Went out window shopping w/ Les and Will at Takapuna. Went to Mt Wellington and the Mexican Cafe with Les. The Carrington's Party. Kieran's sleepover with Jake.

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?

Niamh's Choc Caramel Slice- Oh my Goodness/Badness!! YUM! Not new, but we had BLT's with lettuce from the kids gardens. The three Christmas Frappunccino flavours- Dark Cherry Mocha my new fave! The Mexican Restaurant in Mt Wellington- Chicken Tostada's, Creme Caramel, Guava and Mango Nectar and Chilli Chocolates!

What special or unusual purchases did I make?

Something cool that may be Les' Christmas present. Starbucks Advent Calendar and Reindeer decoration! Tampons- in a cute tin! The last of the Christmas Pressies and Will's birthday stuff. And I went to the Hasbro sale. Way cool Christmas trees for our mantle.

What were this month's disappointments?

The return of poor sleep (teeth and illness related I think- Will's not mine) and the arrival of Will bad eating.

What were my accomplishments this month?

Actually I got quite a bit done mostly organisational stuff reducing the paper pile that we have at our home. Teacher scrapbook gifts and decorations for my fave barista's. :-) My week in the life album and the December daily. Kieran's camp album. Progress on two other family Christmas albums! My Christmas cards all ready to go.

Anything else noteworthy to record?

Will's first tooth and second and third and fourth. Will pulling himself up on the furniture. Barack Obama's election/ The National Party wins in NZ Elections. Will's First word- Birds :-)

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Existance- Round-up ~ October

Was a bit grumpy about doing this this month as I had been adding stuff as I went along in the drafts of the old blog... I know I have forgotten a bunch of stuff because that's the nature of my brain at the moment.... I guess I can update it if the Google gods ever answer my prayers!

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What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

Creating Keepsakes; Yay finally! It went via The Netherlands, Little Treasures, Healthy Food Guide, and a little more of Next than usual. Tales From Outer Suburbia, The Designing With Recipe Book, Sharing Your Story and The Creative Family.

What movies and/or tv shows did I watch this month?

The obvious...All Saints, Outrageous Fortune old and new- I got the Series 1 & 2 DVD's for my birthday. The new series of Survivor, though I have to say it's not doing it for me at the moment. And I have been watching quite a bit of Gordon Ramsey at the mo' too eg The F word and that one where he saves restaurants in trouble.

What special days did I celebrate?

My Birthday and Kieley's Birthday.

What gifts did I give and/or receive?

I got my birthday presents- Books, lollies, clothes and a very cool set of Postage Stamps. and Kieley's Birthday Pressie- a DVD drive. :-(.

What illnesses or health concerns did I have?

Pretty much zip.

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?

Went to the Hibiscus Coast with Kieley and Will. Went up to Camp with Jozlyn and Alex. Visited Jennie and Lily. Spent two Saturdays with the Dawson Crew. Celebrated my Birthday with Sylvia and Kieley.

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?

Ummmm??

What special or unusual purchases did I make?

The DVD drive. Something cool that may be Les' Christmas present.

What were this month's disappointments?

Not getting as much done as I would have liked. Broken record??? I know, I know. The return of poor sleep and the arrival of Will bad eating.

What were my accomplishments this month?

Can't say it's a secret.

Anything else noteworthy to record?

Will's first tooth. And the start of proper crawling- when he's in the mood.

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Round-up~ September

What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

Creating Keepsakes, NOT where is it postie??? HUH huh???, Healthy Food Guide, and a little more of Next than usual.

What movies and/or tv shows did I watch this month?

The obvious...All Saints, Outrageous Fortune. And the not so...The netball- Go New Zealand! Summer Heights High- Saturday nights on TV1 it's like a school based version of Kath and Kim made in Australia can be VERY funny!

What special days did I celebrate?

Father's Day and My sister Finn's 10th birthday.

What gifts did I give and/or receive?

Father's Day Pressies for Les. A Sam Hunt Poetry Anthology for my Dad. And $20 for Finn... kid sisters are hard to buy for. A water pistol and a bag of lollies for Logan.H's birthday. Mini albums to all the coaches and team managers. And a lunch order Moosie for the kids on the last day of school.

What illnesses or health concerns did I have?

My brain... I'm so tired

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?

Gardening with the kids. Watching Kieran's last Hockey game with my Dad, Kieley, Les, Will and Merenia.

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?

Healthy Food Guide Butterscotch pudding, which I think will be on www.healthyfood.co.nz when the new issue comes out. Mars Bar Rocks YUM!!!!

What special or unusual purchases did I make?

Craft Robo- I know I said that last month but this month it actually turned up. We got the Odyssey at the start of the month and a new multifunction printer. And we got a DVD-rom drive for the 'kids' computer so we can get 'Mr Rugby 08' off the lounge computer!

What were this month's disappointments?

Not getting as much done as I would have liked. The ongoing and building frustration of not being able to get the house to what I call 'maintainence point' and then have a balance of cleaning, scrapping, playing and relaxing literally has me in tears some days and is slowly driving me nuts! Not getting to play enough with the craft robo

What were my accomplishments this month?

Getting the kids garden's planted and some flowers planted around the roses. Planting Will's Rose and doing some scrapbooking stuff towards Christmas. Getting up to date in sorting my photos (I was months behind) and getting them all uploaded and printed while digitalmax was having a special! Let's not talk about how much that cost or when I am ever going to find time to scrapbook these photos.

Anything else noteworthy to record?

Will Crawling, clapping and waving, Yay!

Round-Up ~ August

I decided to do something a little different this month... and doing it today I realise how much more I am losing than sleep...MEMORY... so I may have to do it a little differently next month. The questions come from Katie The Scrapbook Lady

What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

Baby Love by Making Memories, Creating Keepsakes, Healthy Food Guide, and a little of Next and Little Teasures.

What movies and/or tv shows did I watch this month?

All Saints (during the day) my favourite programme in Australia really excited to be watching it again.

What special days did I celebrate?

Merenia's Birthday.

What gifts did I give and/or receive?

Merenia got a bike and a bunch of books.

What illnesses or health concerns did I have?

My hands have been a bit achy again I keep saying that I need to get my splint out again but never get around to it.

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?

Waiwera Hot pools baby!!!

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?

Kieley's Meatball recipe... it's not actually Kieley's it was online somewhere and we modified it to suit us. If I find it I'll post it because it's SOOOO yum!

What special or unusual purchases did I make?

Craft Robo- Very excited about this one it is a computer powered cutter... a lot of scrapbookers have die-cut machines but then you have buy dies for it and are limited to one size and only the fonts that the dies come in...So I have been holding out till I could afford a Craftrobo... this baby cuts any size you want and any true type font on your computer and you can make your own shapes and graphics to cut as well. (I have more than 1000 fonts). This one is second hand so was cheaper (yay) I haven't got it yet as it's coming from Australia but I can't wait!!!!

What were this month's disappointments?

Not getting as much done as I would have liked. The ongoing and building frustration of not being able to get the house to what I call 'maintainence point' and then have a balance of cleaning, scrapping, playing and relaxing literally has me in tears some days and is slowly driving me nuts!

What were my accomplishments this month?

Getting Will off Losec, planting the sunflower and sweetpea seeds and completing the client album.

Anything else noteworthy to record?

We got Air Con put in and there's probably other stuff but my brain is too addled to remember it... hopefully the accomplishment for September will be sorting out sleep... Will's and mine!