Hi followers! How was your week? I hope you had a better one then I did. Like they say another week of income earned but it was definiately not saved in this household. In one week we had three major expenses to deal with. On Wednesday I blogged about our expenses for the pool and my car but this morning it was my hubby's ute that needed repairs. He needed a new exhaust pipe!! How much more rain is it going to fall?
Besides our roller coaster ride on Wednesday I attended two high school events on Thursday and Friday. Thursday morning was a morning tea made by food studies students for year 8 students and their carers in recognition of their gold plus reward given recently at assembly. I didn't really count on how many students received this reward but I am only guessing it was around a dozen who excelled in their effort and behaviour in all subjects throughtout the year.
On the following day it was a big buffet breakfast and sporting reward presentation at a nearby hotel's function room from the school. My daughter came home with two medals for participating in the Pacific Districts Premiers in Futsal and Basketball. Well done my darling!
Time for me to have a Nanny nap as I was out very late last night to a scrap meet. It didn't help when I already had a long day with an early start yesterday.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Saturday, 5 November 2011
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Extra expenses
How's your week been going so far? It's hard believe it's already the second day into November and I think this will be quite an expense this month with unexpected extras to spend on. Less then a week we have two big expenses to deal with.
On the weekend we had to get a new pool motor because the old one was dying away after six years of daily use to keep the filters and chloride levels right at all times. Tomorrow morning my car been booked in to have a side window fixed.
Today's plans have been all mucked up because of what happened to my car this morning at the primary school. I was just about to get out of my car and walked my daughter to her classroom because she was abit late but my seatbelt medal decided to flip on me and hit at the very top of the driver's window (as I had my window down for natural air conditioning). Since the window was tinted, all the glass was shattered into millions of pieces inside the tint and went down the door instead. Guess I should be thankful I have tinted windows otherwise I might of wore that broken glass on my skin. Could of been worse....broken glass in a school's carpark!!
I hope to had the problem fixed today because I had a couple of places to attend to but that aren't possible now. After a couple of phone calls, the window can't be fixed until tomorrow AM because the part isn't available locally. Apparently it is down at the Gold Coast and the company I am using said it would have to come up later this afternoon.
I can still drive my car, just I can't leave my car unattended in a public place without a window up and secured.
The lesson I learnt today: watch my seatbelt at time of removal and have my window all the way down for natural air conditioning. Normally my seatbelt doesn't flip like the way it did so I don't know why it did it this morning. The spooky part is I started to have a problem with winding up and down that window last week so today's incident might of met to happen for a reason. YEAH! But I am not happy with the expense to fix it through.
On the weekend we had to get a new pool motor because the old one was dying away after six years of daily use to keep the filters and chloride levels right at all times. Tomorrow morning my car been booked in to have a side window fixed.
Today's plans have been all mucked up because of what happened to my car this morning at the primary school. I was just about to get out of my car and walked my daughter to her classroom because she was abit late but my seatbelt medal decided to flip on me and hit at the very top of the driver's window (as I had my window down for natural air conditioning). Since the window was tinted, all the glass was shattered into millions of pieces inside the tint and went down the door instead. Guess I should be thankful I have tinted windows otherwise I might of wore that broken glass on my skin. Could of been worse....broken glass in a school's carpark!!
I hope to had the problem fixed today because I had a couple of places to attend to but that aren't possible now. After a couple of phone calls, the window can't be fixed until tomorrow AM because the part isn't available locally. Apparently it is down at the Gold Coast and the company I am using said it would have to come up later this afternoon.
I can still drive my car, just I can't leave my car unattended in a public place without a window up and secured.
The lesson I learnt today: watch my seatbelt at time of removal and have my window all the way down for natural air conditioning. Normally my seatbelt doesn't flip like the way it did so I don't know why it did it this morning. The spooky part is I started to have a problem with winding up and down that window last week so today's incident might of met to happen for a reason. YEAH! But I am not happy with the expense to fix it through.
Monday, 31 October 2011
October report
Hi followers! How was your month of October? I hope you had an enjoyable month. As you will see below I have been busy as usual.
It’s now half way into spring and we already had some summery temperatures. The storm season had already started which four storms hit SE QLD in one week. Some storms have been severe and has been reports of large hailstones, lost of power and lots of lightning strikes throughout the state.
This month I decided to make a start with camp preparations ready for next month. I am planning to work on a second picfolio album involving my family that weekend. I am going to give this album to one of my Aunties who live in Central QLD .
Monique and I started to watch the new 90210 series on DVD. We watched season one and two and just purchased season three to watch throughout November. It gets better and better after each disc. It’s very a similar story plot like the original series of the 90’s but the character’s names are different. The only characters who stayed in the new series are Kelly, Nat (Peach Pit owner), Brenda and Donna as special guests. Kelly is now a single mum and works at the high school as the guidance councilor. Her sister Silver is now in high school and their mum lost her battle from breast cancer in season two.
After a two week break of school holidays it was time to get back into school routine for term four. It will be such a busy term finalizing the entire school curriculum program, events happening and the teachers will be busy writing up reports for semester two. It’s hard to believe this year is going so fast! Only have another year of seeing Rachel at primary school then it will be farewelling her school and staff which I am sure I will miss some members (if they are there still for another year).
On 26th October the primary school had their gala concert in their new hall. The concert was only 90 minutes long and involved all the musical groups and choirs, one junior class and three senior classes (including Rachel) done the stomping competition where the students had to find some recycling parts in the school to use to create music. But I think the best performance of all was the junior class who sang a song they created about loving school. It was so cute on how they performed. I reckon they should audition for Australia
Back to school means it was back to Tuesday’s craft meet and Wednesday’s bowling again during this final term of the year. It was nice to catch up with these friends each week. Also I had three meets at my CM consultant's home this month to learn a couple new layout ideas using the new products….the border maker system was my favourite tool to use!
We had only two tournaments to be played this month. It was Monique’s TQI tournament played at Logan Lanes on 16th October 2011. Third time lucky to win another medal….Her team came 2nd! On the following Sunday the girls were involved in a casual play tournament called 7 No Tap. It means the player needs to bowl down 7 or more pins to receive an automatic strike at each frame. After three games Monique came 1st for the girls and Rachel came 8th out of 12 girls.
All the best of luck for November. Has anyone started on their Christmas preparations yet? Christmas is now only seven weeks away.
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Storms are on their way
Hi followers! Just a quick blog entry as I need to shut down my laptop for the night as a severe storm is heading towards Brisbane. I live between Brisbane and the Gold Coast so this storm is predicted to hit us within 30 minutes. BOM website predicted this storm is dangerous but I am praying this storm cell will calm down after it passes the Tamborine Mountain. Just look out the front door and the lightning is coming closer and closer as the minutes past on by.
How was your weekend? Besides bowling we basically just had a quiet one at home. I decided to continue with camp preparations while I have the chance to because this week will be full on with normal commitments and extra events at school as well.
To all the followers who live in SE QLD, please remain safe indoors and I hope you will have a good sleep after the storm passes. Goodnight!
How was your weekend? Besides bowling we basically just had a quiet one at home. I decided to continue with camp preparations while I have the chance to because this week will be full on with normal commitments and extra events at school as well.
To all the followers who live in SE QLD, please remain safe indoors and I hope you will have a good sleep after the storm passes. Goodnight!
Friday, 28 October 2011
A busy week
Hi followers! How's your week been going? It seems this year is drawing to a close faster then we think. The kids only have another six weeks left of school then they will have a six week summer vacation.
Four hours ago a couple of mums from the primary school were discussing during assembly on how quickly this year is going. I grew up believing as the years we grow older, the time seems to travel faster. It is because adults have such a busy lifestyle or it is really what I read from an article some time ago about time travel might have something to do with the procession of our moon. Professors think: as the moon travels further away from Earth, it seems to take the time travel on by more quickly. What do you think??
I had another busy week with normal commitments, attending two school events and I made some productive progress with my camp preparations. It's only three weeks away now and I still have alot of photos and page layout ideas to organise to complete in one weekend.
On Wednesday night the primary school had their annual gala concert. Consider the school is only a small population the concert was over in 90 minutes. Three senior classes had a stomping competition (which my daughter was in one of them) when the students made musical noises from recycled items they could find in the school. There was a small singing choir whom sang imagine (by John Lennon) and another song. There was three ensemble groups, a beginner's and a senior's band and two string's groups. But I think the best performance of all (and I feel they are the next Australia's got Talent winner) is the junior grade singing a song they created about engaging in learning.........do you love school??? Their class teacher is such a good performer and can sing very well. I don't know why she chose to be a teacher instead because I feel she is a natural to have an occupation in the arts.
Four hours ago a couple of mums from the primary school were discussing during assembly on how quickly this year is going. I grew up believing as the years we grow older, the time seems to travel faster. It is because adults have such a busy lifestyle or it is really what I read from an article some time ago about time travel might have something to do with the procession of our moon. Professors think: as the moon travels further away from Earth, it seems to take the time travel on by more quickly. What do you think??
I had another busy week with normal commitments, attending two school events and I made some productive progress with my camp preparations. It's only three weeks away now and I still have alot of photos and page layout ideas to organise to complete in one weekend.
On Wednesday night the primary school had their annual gala concert. Consider the school is only a small population the concert was over in 90 minutes. Three senior classes had a stomping competition (which my daughter was in one of them) when the students made musical noises from recycled items they could find in the school. There was a small singing choir whom sang imagine (by John Lennon) and another song. There was three ensemble groups, a beginner's and a senior's band and two string's groups. But I think the best performance of all (and I feel they are the next Australia's got Talent winner) is the junior grade singing a song they created about engaging in learning.........do you love school??? Their class teacher is such a good performer and can sing very well. I don't know why she chose to be a teacher instead because I feel she is a natural to have an occupation in the arts.
Gotta go as I have afew things that needs my attention this aftero. Have a good weekend!
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Where did the weekend go?
Oh boy! Where did the weekend go? It's only another 90 minutes until midnight and then it will be the start of a new working week for some. Myself I am only a SAHM but I am planning on returning back into the workforce once my youngest starts high school. Next year I am hoping to get myself motivated to complete a certificate course within 9-12 months. Depending on the results afterwards, I will see how much further the qualification I can study then. The problem in today's society you need a good qualification and a number of experience to get a good position with a good salary package. And with the age I am now at, it's going to make it harder to find a job with limited experience where most positions preferred younger age.
Mmm! I seem to went off course here about the weekend, didn't I? What did you all get up to this weekend? For me I had a busy weekend with attending to one scrapbooking workshop (which you will find further details in my craft diary) on Saturday.
Our time was spent at the bowling alley today as the girls played in a different tournament this morning. For further details about the tournament and results, feel free to read our sporting blog.
What's on your agenda for this week? I am hoping to make more progress with the scrap camp preparations while my kids are at school. The camp is only less then a month away now and it's the time for preparing pages beforehand can take up alot of my spare time for a week or two. I like to be a productive person and use my weekend away to complete many pages as I can without being home with interruptions. Also I am known as the worse nightowl at camp and intend to stay up until well past midnight and still be creative while others are asleep. I never sleep well in different places so it is just wiser to stay up and use the quiet time to be productive. At one camp I stayed up all night and went to bed when it was sunrise. Might you that was the first camp in the middle ofsummer so the sun would of been up at around 4:30am. How I survived the next day with only two hours of sleep I don't remember! I am the type of person can survive on limited sleep hours quite easily but I wouldn't recommended in doing that very week. It wouldn't be good for your mental health.
Speaking of sleep it's definiately time for me to go to bed. I will be up in less than seven hours. I find the later I go to bed, the better sleep I will have. I did find out afew years ago why I don't sleep through all night. I have active muscles and they will continue to work all through the night and day.
Have a good week!
Mmm! I seem to went off course here about the weekend, didn't I? What did you all get up to this weekend? For me I had a busy weekend with attending to one scrapbooking workshop (which you will find further details in my craft diary) on Saturday.
Our time was spent at the bowling alley today as the girls played in a different tournament this morning. For further details about the tournament and results, feel free to read our sporting blog.
What's on your agenda for this week? I am hoping to make more progress with the scrap camp preparations while my kids are at school. The camp is only less then a month away now and it's the time for preparing pages beforehand can take up alot of my spare time for a week or two. I like to be a productive person and use my weekend away to complete many pages as I can without being home with interruptions. Also I am known as the worse nightowl at camp and intend to stay up until well past midnight and still be creative while others are asleep. I never sleep well in different places so it is just wiser to stay up and use the quiet time to be productive. At one camp I stayed up all night and went to bed when it was sunrise. Might you that was the first camp in the middle ofsummer so the sun would of been up at around 4:30am. How I survived the next day with only two hours of sleep I don't remember! I am the type of person can survive on limited sleep hours quite easily but I wouldn't recommended in doing that very week. It wouldn't be good for your mental health.
Speaking of sleep it's definiately time for me to go to bed. I will be up in less than seven hours. I find the later I go to bed, the better sleep I will have. I did find out afew years ago why I don't sleep through all night. I have active muscles and they will continue to work all through the night and day.
Have a good week!
Friday, 21 October 2011
A busy week
Where did this week go? It's hard to believe it's almost weekend again. What did you get up to this week? Whatever plans you had, I hope you had a good week. I had a busy week with normal commitments, two craft meets and started on camp preparations.
Besides the normal commitments of driving daily to/from school, bowling and craft meets, I have observed different events that I passed through or stopped for a short time. It was abit of a mixed bag of emotions of what I had seen on our roads this week. On Thursday afternoon I was abit delayed on picking up my children from school as there was a road incident near my home address. To what I had seen while I was waiting at the traffic lights to change to green at my end, it looked like the driver had to made an emergency stop at the left exit side of the road which happened to totally blocked the road for other road users (with the police vehicle beside the incident car). Not 100% sure what really happened to the driver but I am only guessing it was something that happened quite seriously that needed police and an ambulance attention. I couldn't see if the driver was a male or female as their face was covered with a cloth/towel and the seat was placed down. I take this driver either taken some form of seizure or had a heart attack. The way I had seen the driver at the lights, it totally shaken me up, thinking it could of been someone I knew or close to.
Great news! Today I received another invitation to a breakfast event for the high school. My daughter will be presented with a sporting reward next month. It's her recognition for playing sport well all year. I am amazed she is doing quite well for her first year of high school. I will be attending two breakfast events in one week. The first one will be held at the school for curriculum achievements and the second one (which I just mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph) will be held at a different venue from 7am.
Time to get myself to bed and have this beauty sleep of mine. My day will start early as I have a scrap workshop to attend to in the morning. My husband will take the kids to sport instead!
Have a good weekend!
Besides the normal commitments of driving daily to/from school, bowling and craft meets, I have observed different events that I passed through or stopped for a short time. It was abit of a mixed bag of emotions of what I had seen on our roads this week. On Thursday afternoon I was abit delayed on picking up my children from school as there was a road incident near my home address. To what I had seen while I was waiting at the traffic lights to change to green at my end, it looked like the driver had to made an emergency stop at the left exit side of the road which happened to totally blocked the road for other road users (with the police vehicle beside the incident car). Not 100% sure what really happened to the driver but I am only guessing it was something that happened quite seriously that needed police and an ambulance attention. I couldn't see if the driver was a male or female as their face was covered with a cloth/towel and the seat was placed down. I take this driver either taken some form of seizure or had a heart attack. The way I had seen the driver at the lights, it totally shaken me up, thinking it could of been someone I knew or close to.
Great news! Today I received another invitation to a breakfast event for the high school. My daughter will be presented with a sporting reward next month. It's her recognition for playing sport well all year. I am amazed she is doing quite well for her first year of high school. I will be attending two breakfast events in one week. The first one will be held at the school for curriculum achievements and the second one (which I just mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph) will be held at a different venue from 7am.
Time to get myself to bed and have this beauty sleep of mine. My day will start early as I have a scrap workshop to attend to in the morning. My husband will take the kids to sport instead!
Have a good weekend!
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