[catalyst]

New thread time ladies, link to old thread:

http://members.essentialbaby.com.au/index....howtopic=481542

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This post has been edited by becca99: 29/05/2008, 04:16 PM

[Bloomer]

Hello, my parents are gone and DH is still in Singapore. We are going for the 3rd term. There is no way she can get into the international school before then. We will be gone for 2 years.. It will be an interesting adventure. DH has already started work there so we will be doing a visit during the April school holidays. Hope we can keep up the pace. Should not be too bad staying in one place at least though looking for a place to live. I have no idea what area we will be living in.

Hope all is ok and over the coughs and colds. I will not miss the coughs and colds of winter. though I am sure we will have enough time to catch a couple before we leave. Saying that I have never been as sick as I was in Singapore for a long time..

[Michaella]

Hello again everyone...

Sounds like everyone has such busy lives I am not alone there... Soccer season starts today so our weekends are once again FULL! With Shannon on Saturday and Brett on Sunday it pretty much covers it all.

Brianna wanted to play soccer this year - we were all for it.. but it clashes with dancing so she made a choice. I am trying to enrol her in Indoor soccer as that will eb on an afternoon when she is free.

Brianna had a photo shoot thing for dancing last weekend. The photos look really great. The photographer took a ncie mix of staged and casual shots.. there is such a lovely one of her with 3 mates having a good old laugh... just love it.... it affirms for me she is fitting in nicely at her new dance school.

I am madly planning the birthday parties. Witht hem 5 days apart we have decided to go for the two partes in one day thing. I swore they would never have to have a combined party (I hated it as a kid) so we are going with Brianna's fairy party (We had the most amazing Fairy last year - she is an early childhood teacher - all the fairy parties we have been to don't even come close to this lady. She did Brianna's last year and it was a smashing success with all the kids - boys and girls from 3 to 8 years old. This year she is coming dressed as a Princess and plans some different activities.) which will go from 10-12 then Shannon's reptile (ewwww... lizards, snakes crocodile etc) party from 2-4. In between we will have a BBQ for the family and good friends that go to both parties... We did it this way last year and it worked really well.

Becca - Hope you are all recovering.. I never know what is worst everyone sick all at once - (gets it over with) or one sick after another. You sound as busy as me... sometimes I wonder if by letting our kids do all they do if I am denying them some "down time" to just play iykwim. Shannon only has Thursday and some Friday afternoons when he can have mates over.

Cathy - That move sure sounds exciting. I have heard some of those international school to be wonderful. A friend of mine use to work at the one in Singapore. She is now working at an international school in Hong Kong. My Dh use to travel to Singapore quite a bit for work.. he enjoyed it.

Alice - That whole sending to school thing is such a big choice isn't it.. in a way I was kinda glad most of the decision was taken out of our hands because of the school they will go to later in their lives. I think, too, I felt added pressure as Dh basically said you are the teacher- you make the decision, you know what is best. The kids are both loving dancing right now.. more so than before which I wasn't sure was possible. I am really happy witht he move we made to new schools for them. Brianna's is technically excellent but quite strict whereas Shannon's is a lot more relaxed. They seem to "fit" them perfectly. Hopefully you can find one that suits Ryan - and the budget just right. (Don't even start me on the $$$ we fork out to dancing...it is a bit scary!)

Hi everyone else- I am trying to get back in here more often... here's hoping.

[spinifex]

Hi ladies,

am just up and wide awake (although very tired) as Isobel has been really wakeful tonight, and for the past few weeks.

So thought I'd drop in and say hello.

Bec, hope everyone is starting to feel better at your house.

Cathy, how exciting what a really interesting experience for your children. Hope it all goes well for you getting organised to get there.

Michaella, your birthday party sounds fantastic and what a sensible way to run it. I am so unimaginative with parties at the moment.

Hello to everybody else, didn;t have anything special to write, just wanted to say hello.

Bye for now.

[balah]

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This post has been edited by becca99: 29/05/2008, 04:17 PM

[MummyPink]

Hiya!!

Just quickly, all is well here!!!

For those wanting the link its here http://groups.msn.com/AprilMums if that dosent work, pm me your email addies and I'll send you the invite thingy...

[Michaella]

I have submitted a membership request - thanks Malnic!!

Off to reading at S's school now....

Then I am coming home and actually staying here today.. desperately NEED some home time!!! (Until 2.00 when it is time to go and run the Uniform Shop at S's school then take him to dancing then soccer training)... Arrrgghhh

[MummyPink]

Donna, B is gorgeous!! I love her hair!!!

[balah]

Hi everyone,

where has everyone gone???????


Hope your all well

Bec