Hi all, well it has been rather a while since i last blogged, life has been fastly moving on, i would imagine that quiet alot has been happening only at the moment my memory seems to be rather vague in remembering what has been happening.
I can remember that in the half term (end of may) my eldest daughter fractured one of her fingers running down the stairs, which resulted in her hand being strapped up for a few days. I think this was the holiday for injuries as my son and one of the other girls also sustained some injuries.
We spent quiet alot of time outside as the weather was so good. I also had my birthday i managed to get my brother to baby sit so i could go out for a couple of drinks, as i had missed last years birthday celebration due to children going down with a stomach bug, i was determined to celebrate this one even in a small way.
I have been making some progress with my youngest and her behaviour, but as we work out one behaviour another one occurs, at the moment it's name calling. My son has been doing well with his running, he has won his last three races. My eldest girl is having swimming lessons and is making good progress, she is also been practicing for the Bristol carnival as her school will be part of the progression.
My middle and youngest girls have'nt been getting along to well lately, so we have had alot conflict(they both want their own way) they are both now doing sticker charts, which has helped, their on a promise of a surprise reward when they fill the chart, i'm still trying to come up with some idea of what that will be?
I haven't got far in my search for work, but i have been helping out at the girls school, as i have been thinking about a change in direction, and possibly working with youths instead of adults. So far i am enjoying it. I have also been suffering from hayfever, which has this year gone on to my chest which made me feel miserable, i finally went to the doctors and got something for it.
Life is now feeling brighter, and hopfully it will do something for the memory as well!
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Holiday Hangover
Hi All, I am feeling really tired and a bit frustrated with life, and myself, at the moment, the holidays were spent cleaning and decorating the house, know that the builders are finished, also making time to do things with my brood, so that they were not stuck in the house all day and driving me to distraction.
We have had constant arguments, pushing and shoving. This has been one of the most difficult holidays for me so far. Hopefully this will be a one off! I think that mostly it is my own fault though as i was not giving them enough positive attention, i was to focused on getting everything back to "normal".
I have not had any time to myself so that’s probably one of the reasons why I am feeling a bit frustrated, it has also not given me the time to think about what my next steps are. Another reason for the frustration is that i did not get everything i had planned to do done.
It’s has been physically and mentally exhausting, now post holidays I am left feeling in a bit of a daze. Wheres my holiday?
Financially I am really feeling the pinch, it’s one of those periods through out the year, (which feels like most of the time) when everything occurs at once, birthdays, school holidays, some household item needs replacing/fixing etc etc.
Now it's back to the daily grind, starting after I have had a well earned cup of tea and half an hour of daytime TV.
We have had constant arguments, pushing and shoving. This has been one of the most difficult holidays for me so far. Hopefully this will be a one off! I think that mostly it is my own fault though as i was not giving them enough positive attention, i was to focused on getting everything back to "normal".
I have not had any time to myself so that’s probably one of the reasons why I am feeling a bit frustrated, it has also not given me the time to think about what my next steps are. Another reason for the frustration is that i did not get everything i had planned to do done.
It’s has been physically and mentally exhausting, now post holidays I am left feeling in a bit of a daze. Wheres my holiday?
Financially I am really feeling the pinch, it’s one of those periods through out the year, (which feels like most of the time) when everything occurs at once, birthdays, school holidays, some household item needs replacing/fixing etc etc.
Now it's back to the daily grind, starting after I have had a well earned cup of tea and half an hour of daytime TV.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Builders, life and more life!
Hi well it has been quiet awhile since I last wrote and updated my blog, I have been having work done on the house, they are replacing the Kitchen and Bathroom, work started the last week in January and was supposed to take two weeks.
We are now on the seventh week and they are still not finished, at the beginning there were quiet a few mishaps, which delayed progress a bit, once they had the major work done the rest of the work became sporadic.
I think that builders think that you have nothing better to do than sit at home all day waiting to see if they decide to turn up or not, and then listen to the list of excuses that falls out their mouths as to why they have not been in to finish.
Do they actually think that we believe these excuses, i have complained a couple of times which speeds things up for a couple of days then drops back off again. I can’t wait for them to be finished as I want my space back.
It will take awhile to clean up as thick dust has got everywhere. I also have to do some decorating as the bits that they have done has left the rest looking rather shabby.
O.K rant over, i will move on to something else that has not been stressing me out so much.
The Kids have been really good through the whole process, i have still been having the odd issue with my son and the choices that he is making, one of his new friends has been having a bit of a negative influence on him.
On the job front i was unsuccessful in the job interview i attended before Christmas, i missed out by a point, i then applied for another job where i got through to the next stage of the interview process where i had to take Literacy and Numeracy tests to be able to go on to the next stage(interview).
I passed the Numeracy test and again one point held be back from passing the Literacy test, i am fine about this as it was a full time post and i went for the post thinking off asking for a job share.
I have not seen anything since that i am interested in.
We are now on the seventh week and they are still not finished, at the beginning there were quiet a few mishaps, which delayed progress a bit, once they had the major work done the rest of the work became sporadic.
I think that builders think that you have nothing better to do than sit at home all day waiting to see if they decide to turn up or not, and then listen to the list of excuses that falls out their mouths as to why they have not been in to finish.
Do they actually think that we believe these excuses, i have complained a couple of times which speeds things up for a couple of days then drops back off again. I can’t wait for them to be finished as I want my space back.
It will take awhile to clean up as thick dust has got everywhere. I also have to do some decorating as the bits that they have done has left the rest looking rather shabby.
O.K rant over, i will move on to something else that has not been stressing me out so much.
The Kids have been really good through the whole process, i have still been having the odd issue with my son and the choices that he is making, one of his new friends has been having a bit of a negative influence on him.
On the job front i was unsuccessful in the job interview i attended before Christmas, i missed out by a point, i then applied for another job where i got through to the next stage of the interview process where i had to take Literacy and Numeracy tests to be able to go on to the next stage(interview).
I passed the Numeracy test and again one point held be back from passing the Literacy test, i am fine about this as it was a full time post and i went for the post thinking off asking for a job share.
I have not seen anything since that i am interested in.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Lost with no buses
Hi All, I hope that you all had a great Christmas, Mine was quiet the youngest two went done with the bad flu that has been going around and were unwell for most of the hoildays. All are well now.
I have been busy this past week with the kids and their various activities, my son had a race at the weekend that was a bit of pain, as i don't drive we rely on public transport to get about. I had gone online to find which bus went to where we needed to go and come to find that there information was incorrect.
When we got lost and ended up miles from where we needed to be out in the middle of nowhere, i had a stroke of luck when an elderly couple offered to give us a lift. After the race frozen and tired we ended up walking all the way home, which took about three hours, buses seem to go out but not come back.
My son is having a difficult time at the moment, he's come home upset a couple of times this past week, i have been telling him for a while about responsibility and looking after his things as he has lost nearly his whole P.E kit, a coat, pencil case, homework and broken his shoes and his school bag.
He came home upset as we had replaced his bag at the weekend by tuesday it was broke due to some other kids swinging on his back. He said that he's had a enough of losing all his stuff and other kids braking his things, i did ask if these other kids were bullying him, he said no it's just his friends messing about.
The older girls are doing well, and my youngest is going through a phase of hitting and also throughing tantrums if she does not get her own way, which i think stems back from school as i have seen the behaviour and words she is using being used by children in her class.
I have spoken with the teacher who said she is fine at school, but she will keep an eye on things. I think she is just trying to test the boundaries, and i have had to be a lot stricter with her which produces more tears as she doe's not like being told off.
I have been busy this past week with the kids and their various activities, my son had a race at the weekend that was a bit of pain, as i don't drive we rely on public transport to get about. I had gone online to find which bus went to where we needed to go and come to find that there information was incorrect.
When we got lost and ended up miles from where we needed to be out in the middle of nowhere, i had a stroke of luck when an elderly couple offered to give us a lift. After the race frozen and tired we ended up walking all the way home, which took about three hours, buses seem to go out but not come back.
My son is having a difficult time at the moment, he's come home upset a couple of times this past week, i have been telling him for a while about responsibility and looking after his things as he has lost nearly his whole P.E kit, a coat, pencil case, homework and broken his shoes and his school bag.
He came home upset as we had replaced his bag at the weekend by tuesday it was broke due to some other kids swinging on his back. He said that he's had a enough of losing all his stuff and other kids braking his things, i did ask if these other kids were bullying him, he said no it's just his friends messing about.
The older girls are doing well, and my youngest is going through a phase of hitting and also throughing tantrums if she does not get her own way, which i think stems back from school as i have seen the behaviour and words she is using being used by children in her class.
I have spoken with the teacher who said she is fine at school, but she will keep an eye on things. I think she is just trying to test the boundaries, and i have had to be a lot stricter with her which produces more tears as she doe's not like being told off.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Merry Christmas to you all
Hi Everyone, Hope that you guys are well or at least starting to feel better if you've had this flu that's going around, Well it's been a while since i last got to doing my Blog as i have been really busy trying to tie up some projects in time for the Christmas hols and a whole host of other stuff as well.
I thought i would let you know how the interview i had this week went, well it was not to good my nerves got the better of me and my brain went on Holiday, and after i left i felt really angry with myself because i know that i could have done a whole lot better.
At least any feed back will help so i know where to make improvements. The kids have been ecstatic counting down the day's to Christmas with their advent calendars, and trying to talk me in to letting them open one of their presents early.
We have also had fights break out over who's going to get the biggest present. We have been doing lot's of baking as money is tight, we are giving homemade biscuits, sweets and cakes as gifts this year, and already the clothes are starting to get tight.
The thing so far that i have enjoyed the most is going to their Christmas plays, my youngest was a flower in hers and my 8 year old was Mary in hers. Last weekend we went carol singing, which i haven't done since i was a child and the kids loved it and wanted to go out to do some more.
No chance of that again this year even though enjoyable that it was i was froze by the time we got home. We have been going to the cinema some weekends as a bit of a diversion for their excitement, Odean do a kiddies club @ 10.30am on Saturdays and Sundays which is a £1 per child and one adult go's free so it's a cheap outing if you take your own popcorn.
I was also lucky and got some free tickets to see a play this weekend, which i have told them is a Pre - Christmas treat, well i had best be of so here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year and that the Festive Season is not to stressful for you.
I thought i would let you know how the interview i had this week went, well it was not to good my nerves got the better of me and my brain went on Holiday, and after i left i felt really angry with myself because i know that i could have done a whole lot better.
At least any feed back will help so i know where to make improvements. The kids have been ecstatic counting down the day's to Christmas with their advent calendars, and trying to talk me in to letting them open one of their presents early.
We have also had fights break out over who's going to get the biggest present. We have been doing lot's of baking as money is tight, we are giving homemade biscuits, sweets and cakes as gifts this year, and already the clothes are starting to get tight.
The thing so far that i have enjoyed the most is going to their Christmas plays, my youngest was a flower in hers and my 8 year old was Mary in hers. Last weekend we went carol singing, which i haven't done since i was a child and the kids loved it and wanted to go out to do some more.
No chance of that again this year even though enjoyable that it was i was froze by the time we got home. We have been going to the cinema some weekends as a bit of a diversion for their excitement, Odean do a kiddies club @ 10.30am on Saturdays and Sundays which is a £1 per child and one adult go's free so it's a cheap outing if you take your own popcorn.
I was also lucky and got some free tickets to see a play this weekend, which i have told them is a Pre - Christmas treat, well i had best be of so here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year and that the Festive Season is not to stressful for you.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Bah Humbug
Hi well i have got to say that my head is still in the clouds this week, after the last few weeks of chaos things are starting to slow down a bit so i might be able to claim sometime to clear the cobwebs.
My daughter did well with her netball match, she scored the first goal of the match even though they did go on to lose the game but well done to them for they gave them a run for there money.
My son also did well and has got a place to run for Bristol and Avon at the cross country championships.
I haven't had much luck on the job front yet, but i am still looking and considering my options, which is part of the reason for the head confusion as i am not quite sure what it is i do want to do.
I have also recently found out that my kitchen and bathroom renovations are to begin mid February for 2 weeks.
So there is probably going to be a lot of dust, mess and most of all noise, but at the end i have a new kitchen with more space, and a shower, yippee. Well the weekend is zooming in and we have plans to go to the movies, the Odean is doing a kids club on Saturdays and Sunday mornings for only a £1.00 per child and an adult go's free.
Which is a cheap outing for us, and even more so if we take our own popcorn. Then the Kids have plans to put up their Christmas tree in their room. Ho ho for the festive season it seems it's here already or at least it will be in our house.
My daughter did well with her netball match, she scored the first goal of the match even though they did go on to lose the game but well done to them for they gave them a run for there money.
My son also did well and has got a place to run for Bristol and Avon at the cross country championships.
I haven't had much luck on the job front yet, but i am still looking and considering my options, which is part of the reason for the head confusion as i am not quite sure what it is i do want to do.
I have also recently found out that my kitchen and bathroom renovations are to begin mid February for 2 weeks.
So there is probably going to be a lot of dust, mess and most of all noise, but at the end i have a new kitchen with more space, and a shower, yippee. Well the weekend is zooming in and we have plans to go to the movies, the Odean is doing a kids club on Saturdays and Sunday mornings for only a £1.00 per child and an adult go's free.
Which is a cheap outing for us, and even more so if we take our own popcorn. Then the Kids have plans to put up their Christmas tree in their room. Ho ho for the festive season it seems it's here already or at least it will be in our house.
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Christmas Rambling
Hi all, It has been a while since i last updated on my comings and goings, Well things have been hectic to say the least. I have been organising a parenting programme, i have a new one that starts this week. Hopefully all will go well.
The kids have also been busy, my son who has been doing cross country for the school has got into the finals, which happens today if he gets a good position in this he will be put forward to the championship and run for Bristol and Avon. He is still driving me nut's with his being late and lately he has been losing things.
My eldest girl has recently taken up netball and has a competition tomorrow, so good luck to her too. My two other girls are doing well, with new arts and craft arriving on a daily bases. Their getting excited about Christmas already, and they want to put up the tree as "all the shops have theirs up so why can't we" i have managed to put them off for a couple of weeks.
I'm not as together with all the present buying this year as i normally am, and I'm trying not to stress about it to much either. Aha an erratic thought i have just become a parent Governor at the girls school.
I have brain freeze trying to remember whats been happening and am now having erratic bits of information coming in in no particular order, so rather than ramble on like I'm loosing my marbles (which i probably am)i will sign off, Ciao for know darlings.
The kids have also been busy, my son who has been doing cross country for the school has got into the finals, which happens today if he gets a good position in this he will be put forward to the championship and run for Bristol and Avon. He is still driving me nut's with his being late and lately he has been losing things.
My eldest girl has recently taken up netball and has a competition tomorrow, so good luck to her too. My two other girls are doing well, with new arts and craft arriving on a daily bases. Their getting excited about Christmas already, and they want to put up the tree as "all the shops have theirs up so why can't we" i have managed to put them off for a couple of weeks.
I'm not as together with all the present buying this year as i normally am, and I'm trying not to stress about it to much either. Aha an erratic thought i have just become a parent Governor at the girls school.
I have brain freeze trying to remember whats been happening and am now having erratic bits of information coming in in no particular order, so rather than ramble on like I'm loosing my marbles (which i probably am)i will sign off, Ciao for know darlings.
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