Category: Lisa

I am about to head to Sydney for a 48 hour “all about me fest”.
I have not been thinking too much about this trip, as we have had so much going on here in the past few weeks, that the weekend has crept up and grabbed me by surprise, so I really have not thought about what in fact I will be doing or where I will be going – all I know is that I am getting on a plane this afternoon and I will be flying back home on Sunday night.
So much to do and so little time to do it in – but I’m sure it will be fantastic fun.

Call me Esme if you will, but today a strange event took place in our street and it ended in a visit from the Top Cops of Wagga Wagga.
I was on the phone just looking out our front window when I noticed two punk kids walking down our street with sticks in their hands. They walked past our house and then stopped about 10 metres down the road and then turned back and walked back towards our neighbours house that live across from us. They stood around for a couple of minutes and then one of them ran up the driveway, grabbed a 3 wheeled scooter and then they both took off down the road. I got some shoes on and ran across the road (whilst still on the phone) and knocked on my neighbours door, but no one was home. So, I ran back home and decided to call the police.
Now, I know that its not 000 that I should dial, as it wasnt an emergancy – but the phone number for the police station wasnt anywhere in the front of the book, so I flicked the pages of “P” and finally found it, was put thru to a “hotline” and then told the lady the above story. She said that they would send a car out to investigate and that they would pbly pop around here to ask some more details.
When they arrived, Maisie and Tali sat on the window sill and amused the both of them whilst I re told the story. They told me that they had caught the kids and had the scooter back but the problem was – which kid was the kid that actually took it! They re took my details and said that I may be called apon to make a statement if our neighbours decide to take further action and then they left. It was all very crazy and all happened very quickly, and Maisie has been quite excited about the policelady and policeman that came to visit.

1. The garbage truck that used to trek down Lorraine St at approx 4:30am in the morning. We have a much more suitable time of 7:00am here.
2. Traffic.
3. Rushing to get anywhere on time. This includes having to leave 1/2 hour before you need to be somewhere on time, that really is only 5 minutes away. (example of this is to get to my Doctors office in Kogarah – I knew that with the 8 sets of lights between the house and the office that I would get all red lights and at least one break down or some sort of traffic jam – every time..)
4. Parking. As with the above point, I knew that I would have to drive around for at least 10-15 minutes before finding a park that was for longer than 15 minutes in Kogarah.
5. Westfields. Now – this is surprising, because I really did love to wonder around doing nothing in Westfields, but you cannot imagine how wonderful it is to have a MYER on the main street that you can park out the front of and walk straight into – no annoying American Express card people waiting to attack you when you have turned the corner!!
Now, we are actually planning our family holiday to Sydney for this year, so I guess I am going to have to deal with it all again when we get there!

I love to sleep, its the thing I do when I need to relax or unwind. Its the thing I do when I need a break. I love sleep – always have, always will. When we lived in Sydney, it was not uncommon for Cade to go off for a run, and whilst he was gone – I would have a sleep. He couldnt understand how I could nap during the day – and I could not understand that he couldnt nap during the day…
The one thing that I miss about being a teenager is the ability to sleep – wherever and whenever I wanted to. Now, I am not so lucky. I have developed “mothers ear” which means I can hear EVERYTHING going on around me and unless there is complete silence, I cannot rest. I cannot have a clock ticking, a heater going, someone snoring, child moving – no noise.
The other thing is that I get very grumpy when woken during the night. Yes, I know that as a mother, this is sure to happen to me for the next 20 years or so, but I cannot help but get a tad on edge when woken on numerous occasions throughout the night.
Last night was “one of those nights” here in our house. I went to bed at 9:30pm in hope of getting some well needed sleep. TB is teething (4 top ones all at the same time..) and Mooba has been sick with a cough thing all weekend. They had both been sleeping quite well, which I did think was a tad strange, but in the back of my mind thought that they had just developed my love for sleeping well all night long…
By 1:45am, I had been up to re settle TB 6 times and Cade had been in once. When I looked at the clock and noticed the time, I went in for my 7th go, and then said to her “thats it Tali – no more” as I walked out the door in a huff. She screamed at me thru the closed door and I could hear the tears dripping down her face. So, Cade got up and had another go, as I had got back into bed and was not getting out anymore. Finally, about 40 minutes later, he shut her door and – SILENCE. She was finally asleep.
Off I drifted thinking this is it – sleep time now, until at 4:15am, I woke up to Cade saying “Moos calling for you”. Up and down we both went for another 2 hours, until when I looked at the clock and it said 5:50am, I thought – if she calls out again, she can just come into our bed, cause at least Ill be warm then.
I must sound like a terrible mother – both of my children were not feeling well, and all I could do was worry about my selfish sleeping that I wanted – but in the middle of the night, my brain does not function very well at all. The first thing I did this morning as I got them both out of bed was give them a huge kiss and cuddle and told them how much I loved them, and also whispered “please have a long lunch time sleep today so mummy can nap”…

Yes – I gave in early and got the pilot light lit last night and the heater is in full swing tonight, on low heat though…
The highest temp today here in Wagga was 15.6 at 4pm and its back down to 8.7 at the moment 9pm.
Special mention to AMY here, as she was the one wishing the cold weather would come sooner… thanks for that…

has ended in Cade and I both not feeling 100% – but we are getting there.

1. There will always be washing. Today, I washed all the sheets and  emptied the basket of clothes, but yet, after another full day of fun, the basket is half full again. I have decided to only do washing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays – otherwise I could spend every day in my laundry.
2. TB is teething. She has the bottom right one out with the left one almost poking out. This has caused her a great deal of stress and she is dribbling all over the place.
3. We are thinking of buying a freezer. There just isnt enough space in our fridge freezer to store thing (eg if we buy up big in the meat department, there is no room for ice cream!!). Hopefully this transaction will be a smooth one in the coming weeks.
4.  Moo is speaking all day, every day. Her day is filled with little sentences that she is trying so hard to put together, with a jumble of words that usually makes sense to me. Her favorite time of the day is when she gets to help feed the animals – she calls them in, tells them to sit, tells me to “tip”, tells the animals to “eat biscuits” and dances around them whilst they try and eat. Its quite funny to watch – esp when she tries to get Charlie (our cat) to sit…

is how many unread emails are just downloading into my inbox now…
12 days i have been without internet…
sad thing is – most of them will be spam…

this morning i have a hair appointment, which i booked about a month ago.
i have been looking forward to this for most of the month, as its me, a chair, a book and someone doing my hair for me – no thinking required.
i havent been to a hairdresser here in wagga yet, heres hoping i come home happy…

I have to calm down when watching tennis on TV.
I sometimes forget that there are babies asleep in my house and get way to excited when screaming “COME ON” from the couch in the lounge room…

FYI:
5:00pm – 38.5°C