Hee hee, nothing like a drunken post. Sary, I am so glad you got to see yor parents and Beau had such a great time with them!!!

Rebecca - was also laughing at the cheese. Red has the potential to get thase things right, but generally needs VERY EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS.


MIL vent - OK, so I have calmed down a lot, but essentially she had a huge go at Red Wednesday before last about the state of our house. This was relayed to me in dribs and drabs over a few days by Red (you know how men are...)

Apparently when we went away she had to clean the kitchen floor and bathroom floor as they were dirty. Then it came out that as I am the 'girl' I should be doing all the cleaning; Red works nightshifts, so when he is at home he should be allowed to rest. That I had CLOTHES ON MY BED. The laundry is a mess. OM*G, I am getting angry again. Oh and I didn't offer her coffee at Jemima's party (which I didn't, but I didn't offer ANYONE bloody coffe... I brought it all downstairs and asked everyone to help themselves, which most people did!). Red and I think this was actually the catalyst for all the other stuff.

It may not seem like much on the surface, you kind of have to know her to appreciate how insulting this is. This is a women who hasn't worked in 20 odd years, whose house looks ilke a museum, nothing.ever.moves. Every teeny nick nack has one precise spot and that is that. Even when they moved house, they were all replaced on the same table in the same spot... she's anal I tell you.. ANAL.

Oh god, this is much longer than I intended. but the clincher was that Red said nothing to her, Not one thing in defence of us and how we choose to live. That her ideas are out of date and belong in the dark ages. That she is nosey and rude and judgemental can think these things all she likes, but keep it to herself.. Our house is neat and tidy, we are happy with the state of things and yes sometimes things get a bit behind but we both work full time, we have a 2yo screaming around and sometimes we are just tired or want to spend family time together, not cleaning. Its none of her bloody business what's in our bedrooms or not. We are a MODERN couple and choose to share house work and jobs around the house, that's what people generally do in this day and age. But he said none of this. A simple - MIND YOUR OWN F-ING BUSINESS would have done, but no! This gave me flashbacks to the big fight I had with them the day before our wedding where he also did nothing to defend me, so I was quite hurt. I have had at least 2 ding-dongs with my father when he's had a go at Anthony and for me to do that is a huge deal, but I won't have anyone say something about him that isn't true. But he won't do that for me.

I told him he always chooses his parents over me. He reckons its not worth saying anything to her, that she's a bit looney and that it doesn't sink in and she thinks shes right. He has point, she is nuts, but I said to him that the reason she does think that is because no-one ever bloody stands up to her. She is a classic passive aggressive and a whiney b**ch. Even Red was having a good think about things - he was angry, don't get me wrong. He thinks she is a BIG whinger, he said if it wasn't for Jemima he'd stop the Wednesday thing (neither of us have any wish to cut her off from her grandparents) and if it wasn't for his Dad he'd tell her not to bother coming over anymore at all. I do woder about taht, becasue that would mean confronting her.... He also told me he can't remember her ever telling him she loves him or is proud of him . She really is very cold (I told him this, there isn't a lot of warmth there at all) - except for Jemima of course , who is showered with affection.

I also had a moment of extreme clarity where I realised that part of the reason she doesn't like me is because I am fat. i am sure she automatically assumes because I am fat, I am also lazy, and I lie on the couch gobbling chips and chocolate all day while Anthony runs around dusting and vaccuming around me. I am sure of it. Oh I could go on and on about how bloody annoying she is; in regards to organising Mothers DAYs, buying gifts (or not), her insulting my cooking, brining whatever she wants to parties, so we end up with 10 bloody desserts instead of rinigng and asking what we need (oh but that would imply I could actually host something successfully, and might entail using MANNERS) and on and on. But she's really done it this time.

The best thing that has come out of this is that I can stop pretending I like her in front of Red and be honest about how I feel (not in front of Mimie of course). And I now have some sway in putting my foot down over the frigging posturing and politics that goes on over Mothers Day and the like.

I told him to tell her I know, but he won't. Oh and apparently she has no clue that Red would tell me any of this

OK, I had better go and calm down now.... sorry that was so long...

Sary, sounds like you had a wonderful time with your parents. So sweet about Beau loving his grandad so much - so lovely that he has formed such a close bond to him. And how kind and mature is Miss Macy to be comforting you? You have two great kids there !

Megan, that vent was totally justified ! It shows a lack of respect for you from your MIL, and Red should really stand up for you. My house is far far from perfect, but I would be mortified if my MIL passed any comment (mind you, my mum does comment freely all the time about how much I need to tidy up , though she admits herself that she can't get anything done while she is minding Coen as he is a bundle of energy and into everything ). I think it is quite rude for someone who does not work outside of the house and presumably only has adults living in her house to make any comment at all about your house, when you and Red both work, and have a toddler in the house. Besides which, it doesn't sound as though your house was messy anyway . I can sweep the whole house and by the next day, the floor looks in need of cleaning again. Doesn't mean it hasn't been done for a month . And is it her expectation that you should run around exhausting yourself preparing the house to be perfect for her visits? And yes, her attitude is plainly sexist. And as for offering coffee - you did better than me - I realised after everyone had gone home from Coen's party that I had not offered anyone tea or coffee, or provided them with means to serve themselves. But then I had just sat down to dessert a few minutes prior when FIL suddenly announced they must leave (everyone else had finished theirs), so everyone just immediately got up and starting leaving the table, so I didn't really get a chance to offer tea and coffee anyway. But that sounds totally precious to me. Your MIL was not some honoured guest at the party, but one of many guests, and if anything, shouldn't she have been helping with giving out coffee instead of expecting to be waited on hand and foot? I know I had my mum and MIL helping with dishes and serving and whatnot. The fact of the matter is, that this incident is not a one-off thing your MIL has done to upset / frustrate you, there have been a myriad of things; it's the straw that broke the camel's back. So your reaction is justified and understandable. And I am sorry if you think MIL feels that way because you are big - I am big too so I know what you mean about the assumptions some people make . I think Red needs to put is foot down with her and tell her that it is none of her business how you do things in your own house and with your lives, and that he will not tolerate her being disrespectful of you.

Sary, you crack me up! i can really feel your elation and then your sadness in your posts. Your parents sound like great people. any chance they'd move closer?

Rebecca LOL at your DH! that oughta go nicely with a bottle of passion pop!

Amanda damn you and your cherry cheesecake! here i am lamenting the fact there's nothing yummy in the house and i open your blog and see that! yummo. i prefer chilled cheesecakes too...

Holly you are braver than i am! what will happen one your new baby comes along? will you take mat leave, or can you still run the daycare with the new bub (after a while of course)?

Megan. omg. OMG!!! i am so sorry you're going through this, it's so stressful. she sounds like such a piece of work and i can relate to a lot of what you said. if it makes you feel better, when DH stands up to his dad, FIL reacts like DH is a puppet with my hand up his a*se (eg. DH couldn't possibly want DD to wear a hat and sunscreen, it must be mean mummy (me ) putting him up to it). everything's my fault.. just like everything's your fault!
god you poor thing. take comfort in the fact that one day, when Mimie is grown up, she will see her for what she really is.

Megan I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I have problems with my MIL but nothing to the extent of that. I'm glad for you though that it is out in the open, and hopefully you will get the opportunity to set her straight.

Lol Claire, love the ol passionpop! I used to get 2 bottles for $7 when I was about 17. Used to make me


First day at uni today, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed already, must take my own advice and just take it one day at a time. I think someone was wondering what I was doing, Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood.

So that means Cooper's first day of daycare I know the staff there really well as it's where all the other boys have been, but still I've never left one of them this young before. He's actually going to be the youngest child in the centre. It's going to be worse on Thursday as I have to drop them off at 7.30 and in the 2nd 1/2 of the semester it will be 6.30

Rebecca, I hope that Cooper has a good first day at daycare. I can understand you would be feeling nervous about leaving him. That is great that you know all the staff - I am sure he will be well looked after. Have a good first day at uni!

Claire, the cheesecake was seriously good ! I polished off the last of it when I got home after work on Sunday - worse time to be eating that sort of thing, of course (10:30pm) .

I really must get back on track with my diet. I am too scared to even got on the scales at the moment and see what the damage is .

Well, I have to work today so my mum could be turning up any time now... Really should go have a tidy up and put a load of nappies on.

Anyone started toilet training yet?

lolol I think it's 2 for $8 now lol, I'd never had it till DH started talking about it so off I went and bought a bottle about a year ago, I had about 2 sips and tipped the rest down the sink, gross stuff lol


Nah, mine don't start till they're around 3, Joel knows what the toilet is and where it is cause he sees his brothers go and I've started to tell him that when he doesn't have a nappy on, if he needs to go, he can go to the toilet, his response is "No, don't want to" roflmao and I can attest that he doesn't want to cause I had to pick up poo in atleast 3 places yesterday, all cause he didn't have a nappy on whilst I walked from the bathroom to his bedroom to get a nappy to the front room where he was YUK!

I had a great first day, although now exhausted. I came across another woman my age in amongst the 18yr old girls lol. Feels so funny as I don't feel old at all but today I was feeling a little that way sitting in with nearly a whole class of kids who'd just finished high school!

I'm now on my way to pick up the boys, I just needed a 20 minute breather first!

Toilet training - not yet, the other 2 did at about 2 1/2 so maybe then. Although he does tell me when he's done a poo and doesn't like it in there. He's sat on the toilet a few times but never done anything. He definatley knows that Mum Dad and his big brothers go to the toilet to do it.

TTing, the reason I ask is because one of my FB friends posted that her little girl (who is exactly 1 month older than Coen) has fully TTed during the day now (apparently they started TTing 3 months ago), and I started wondering if I am some slack mother for not starting yet . I have sat Coen on the potty a few times, but he has never done anything on it (once squatted and pooed next to it ), and usually he just wanders off. He used to tell me before he pooed that he was going to do it, which is when I started putting him on the potty, but now he always tells me after the fact .

Lauren, lol at Joel telling you he doesn't want to use the toilet!

Rebecca, that is fantastic that you had a good first day at uni, and met someone your age. When I did my nursing (started when I was 23 - I felt sooo much older than the school leavers , but then I kind of was, as I had a 3yo son), there were heaps of mature age students - people in their 30s and 40s and even one lady who was in her 60s. How did Cooper go with his first day at daycare?

Hi Girls,

Just popping in before the tribe arrive.

Megan, so sorry you have to put up with that cr*p from your MIL. She sounds like one pushy woman. I have a MIL vent of my own.....Normally she is pretty good, minds her own business (doesn't give two hoots about us ) But she completely forgot Hudson's birthday. She rang on his actual birthday and was chatting to my DH for a few minutes and then said "oh well i'll let you go" DH was like "Ummm have you forgotten something"...ANyway to cut a long story short, she was the one who ended up in tears because my DH "made her feel bad".........So she should i think. But she always has a way of turning the situation around she she is the victim. We recieved a present in the mail yesterday.

TT' ing- H is going really well. Still in nappies but as i have a child with FDC who is toilet trained H just goes whenever she does.

Rebecca, well done on your first day.

Claire, I am going to have atleast 6mths off with the new bub. But not sure if i will go back or not yet. It will mean having 3 other chn per day and as we will have no spare rooms left it will be all happening in my loungeroom. Not really fair to DH when he is on a day off. So I'm not sure what will happen. Maybe we will win the lotto and buy a mansion (i wish) but then i wouldn't have to work anyway.

ANyway, best be off. Have a nice day girls. xx

Holly, OMG - that is so rude that your MIL forgot Hudson's birthday , and then tried to turn it back on your DH for making her feel bad .

Amanda, i know right... i think its really bad considering H is her only grandchild. The thing is, Dh and i were not suprised and i guess that shows just what she is like. She is really selfish. Although H didn't know, we knew, and i felt a little sad for him that someone that is supposed to be so special in his life could just forget about him on his special day. Dh and i were wondering if we were expecting too much, but really we don't expect a present just a phone call and thats not too much to ask, right?
ANyway Dh rang and thanked her for her present yesterday, and i guess all is back to normal. As Claire mentioned to Megan, H will grow up one day and realise for himself.

Hi gals,

yes, MIL is a piece of work, but I really don't think she realises what she does is so insulting. Anyway, I won't bore you with anymore whinging, but I am sure you will see 'mini-vents' from time to time! I am sure Mother's Day will be interesting... she refuses to go out for lunch anywhere near where we live

Holly - that is a shocker! At least Hudson is too little to realise, but still!! No, a phone call is not to much to ask. Give my MIL her dues, she dotes on Jemima that's for sure.

Rebecca - fantastic!!! I am so pleased Day 1 went well. I honestly think that if I was studying now I would do so much better and be more motivated. When I was 18, the main reason I went to Uni was because I didn't want to get a job . I passed and everything but wasn't really that motivated. I am sure being a bit older will see you do really well - life experience is a wonderful thing!

Lauren - Joel sounds like such a character!

TTing - haven't started yet here. I am really wondering what 'the' sign will be . She has a potty, she sits on it. She often asks to sit on the toilet, but then doesn't do anything. She watches me, she knows its where you do poo and wee. When I change her nappy, she wants to wipe her own bottom Sometimes she will tel us when she's about to do a poo, sometimes its not 'til after. She does however get a bit upset after poos esp if she has a bit of nappy rash - 'sore bottom' she says, so that might be our motivator there.


AFM - very addicted to The Book Depository and about to place massive cookbook order - eeeeeeee.

Oh and to completely bore you all: I am very excited... I managed to track down this book I LOVED when I was little. It was about this mouse that could talk and fly a plane. I was sure its name was Herman. I googled and googled with no luck, until I finally told Mum I thought it must have been Stuart LIttle and I have my names mixed up as I could find to record of any other flying mouse kids story. Well, yesterday I found it!!! Herman the Great its called, and as I remembered its about a little mouse who teaches himself to talk so his master stops sending him up in a toy hot air balloon: "Iiiiiiii doooooooon't liiiiiiiikkeeee iiiiiiit". Then he learns to fly a plane etc etc

OK, better earn some $$.

Megan xx

Ooh, what are you getting, Megan? The mouse story sound cute; glad you finally found it!

Holly that's similar to what my MIL did on Talon's 4th birthday. AT that time she lived 3 hrs away and made a huge deal about how she was going to be up here for his birthday, they were staying about 10 minutes from here. It came and went and she didn't even call. 3 days later she dropped in for 5 minutes on their way home to give him his present Turned out she'd spent the day out on the boat

Cooper went well at daycare, they said he was a dream and would love to have him there everyday

Megan what would your MIL do if you refused lunch for mother's day?

I hope my MIL doesn't expect to do something this year because they've moved here. It's also her birthday on that day which makes it harder to avoid though

Megan, after reading your post I went and checked out the Book Depository and have ordered a cookbook - just one, mind you, so that was quite restrained for me! I am getting Rachel Allen's Home Cooking .

Rebecca, I am so glad that Cooper is going well at daycare. That must set your mind at rest. Hope uni is going well, and you're not feeling too overloaded with work yet. Yes, it might be more difficult to avoid seeing your MIL on Mothers' Day if that is also her birthday, but Mothers' Day is your day too, so make sure you get to do what you would like, and fit seeing your MIL in around your own family's plans.

I have been trying very hard not to bore you all with too many details lately about my ttc stuff... But I have something to share, which I am worried will end up being nothing and then I will be upset again, but you girls are always such fantastic support for me . I am 12DPO today, AF is due Friday. I have tested with a FR tonight...

I am trying not to get my hopes up too much though, as it doesn't really look any different from when I tested +ve at 12DPO in October, and it ended up being a chemical pregnancy. So I am that my temperature will still be up tomorrow, as that would be a good sign, and I will retest with FMU then.

my fingers are crossed for you hon.

OOooh Amanda how exciting! Good luck, I really hope this is finally your cycle! I checked out your ff yesterday and it looks really hopeful

Back to uni today, I have to leave at 7am to drop the boys off So now I'm going to go and wake them, I don't think I've ever woken them, so they get eat and get dressed first.

Oh Amanda, I so hope this is it for you and your family. Temp looks fab this morning

I probably shouldn't have said anything last night, because it doesn't look like it is going to be good news after all . I was so hoping this morning that my temp would still be up, and that when I tested with FMU, the line would be darker. Well, my temp is still up, but the line is lighter than it was last night, which considering I am using more concentrated urine, is not a good sign. So I think another chemical pregnancy is on the books . I don't know whether to test again this afternoon, or wait until tomorrow...

Amanda, i have everything crossed for you. The line is still quite clear though. Not sure if you should test today or wait until tomorrow. I would probably wait if it were me, but i have heard of people getting BFP's in the afternoon or evening. Goodluck, and please feel free to come and talk to us about it, your certainly not boring.

amanda i have everything crossed. both lines to me are quite clear. heres hoping this is your month. you have been such a trooper you know we are all rooting for you

Amanda - the lines look clear to me too. Why not give it a day and then test again?? Seinding lots of positive thoughts!!

I bought: Baking by Dorie Greenpsan, THe Pioneer Woman Cooks, and My Grill by Pete Evans (that's for Red - only $15!) plus some fiction to read. I am also going to get Nigella Express, but its cheaper on the UK site than the US site so I am going to wait until the Terry Pratchett books I want from the UK site are in stock and order it then. Its an amazing site, so cheap and postage is free! A refreshing change, as usually postage for stuff from the US is out of control.

Rebecca- glad to hear Cooper is doing well at daycare. Just makes life that much easier. Its all a new routine for your family so I am sure it will take a few weeks for you all to adjust and get in the swing of things. It may just mean you need a bit more help around the place, but that's not a bad thing!

I am not sure what MIL would do. Last year we ended up having to have dinner out the night before with her and the lunch with everyone else the next day, because she refused to come out down our way. It winds up very expensive, tiring and the fact is the night before is not even Mothers Day!!! I've told Red we will do what we want and if the 2 grandmothers can come, great, if not we will catch up with them some other time. But Red makes me feel bad, as she is his Mum yadda yadda. Ah, I guess we'll see!

OOOooohhhhhh Amanda those lines are very clear! I so hope this is your month. You are being so brave!

Megan - that sounds soooo frustrating with your MIL. I would react exactly the same way. Grrrrrrrr

Rebecca - well done starting uni! How wonderful. What are you studying?... was it nursing?

Well super tired here My Dad had a head cold while he was here (caught it on the plane) and has passed it onto Macy and I. So we have been having some quiet days...

Last night I struggled to get the kids down. Macy the cheeky monkey kept trying to come and watch SYTYCD with me Put her to bed AGAIN. Then she called out crying - she had chewed on a hang nail. Her finger was bright red and there looked to be a yellow infection down the side of her nail.

A friend of mine had this recently so I realised it could be serious. Did the Dr Google bit. And from what I read it said to seek attention IMMEDIATELY. So being 9:30 on a Wednesday night I thought it would be quiet and we might be in and out... How wrong I was! We had a 3 and a half hour wait! Just a freaky night of people coming in with severe injury after another and an infected hang nail is not so high on priority.

Little Munch had to have laughing gas while they cut open her finger with a scapel and pushed out the pus. Urghhhh... have to go and get her antibiotics for the infection today. We didn't get to bed till 1:30am.

But ohhhhhhh Macy has hit that embarrassing age of saying exactly what she thinks when she sees something! Oh the comments coming out of her mouth - I was wishing the ground would swallow me up. A lovely lady came and sat with us and was chatting to Macy and telling me about her fall. Macy looks at me and says - "Mummy that lady looks like a man doesn't she?!" Eeeekkkk!!

Then a lady walked past that was a bit overweight and Macy said, "Oh look look look Mummy that lady has a baby in her tummy!"

While we were staying talking to a nurse there was an indian man standing behind us with a turban on and Macy said, "Mummy he looks like a genie doesn't he?"

All of these comments said in a loud excited voice of the discovery she had made!

Cringe Cringe Cringe

Oh Sary...Macy sounds so cute. And ouch to her sore finger.
H has started to say thing like this also.....he is really into colours at the moment and names most colours wherever we are. So the other day i was paying at the K-Mart check-out when H announced "Daddy got pink undies"...DH was so embarrassed and said to me later on " i felt like i had to justify that i wasn't wearing pink undies to the K-Mart lady" ...I thought it was hilarious. So did the K-Mart lady. . H knew none the wiser.

Well i have just changed ob's and now going to travel to Canberra. I think i have booked the same ob as Claire.....Hopefully a good choice.

For you girls that have had a c-section.....did you have a drain in your wound for a few days after the procedure? With H i didn't, infact i was encouraged to get out of bed and move around asap. But have recently heard of the local Ob in my area (not my new one) does this. Is this normal???
Anyway i am feeling much better now. Although it means having to travel roughly 80kms.

Amanda, have you tested again? Hope your feeling okay.

better get going..... x

Holly I laughed at Hudson's Daddy's pink undies statement! Sounds like he is going great guns with his speech too! I didn't have a c section so can't comment there.

Ohhh and TT I think you asked Amanda? I haven't really started... well a little I guess. We have a piece of paper next to the toilet and he gets a sticker on it every time he does a wee or poo on the toilet. (So far he has 4 stickers and we have had the paper about 2 weeks or so). And we are getting him to sit on the toilet before bath.

Macy was really late to TT but once she was ready it was all done in a few days... day and night. I really think you are guided by your child. Encouragement helps of course but when they are ready they do it.

Holly, when I was doing midwifery, the drain usually came out the following day.

Holly I have never had a drain. With Caden he was born at 8.20am and I was up about 24 hours later, but that was due to an extremely busy ward.

With Miller, he was born at 3.07pm and I was up the next morning first thing.

With Cooper he was born at 5.18pm and I was up fir the first thing next morning as well.

Amanda I really hope it's not a chem preg. Honeslty, I wouldn't be able to NOT test again with some really concentrated urine. Do you have any ic's?

So first week of uni is over, feeling a little better after the 2 lectures I just attended. THe lecturer said that at the end of her first week of her degree she almost quit because she didn't think she could handle it. So I'm definately not the only one!

I POAS (IC) again just for you Rebecca ! 2nd line came up within 30 secs. I think it may be a little darker than the other ICs I have done, but I don't know that that is a hugely reliable thing to go off. Actually, it is quite a bit darker - the other ICs all had a really really faint shadow of a test line that I couldn't get to show up in a scan or photo. This one is definitely pink and I have been able to scan it.

So now I am tempted to use my one remaining FR sometime this afternoon or evening... And buy another 3 pack tonight to use tomorrow .

looking good Amanda!!!!

sssssooooooo excited Amanda!

Eeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Getting very very excited!

Well it sure is looking good Amanda Of course I would say go and buy more fr, but then I"m not the one paying for them

Maybe get some and wait until morning to test again. That's my sensible advice

Ooooooooo Amanda........so excited for you right now...

Ok, I am a bit excited now. I have read some people say their afternoon tests are stronger, which I don't understand at all as FMU should be more concentrated, but that seems to be the case for me. I retested at 5pm with my last FR. It was darker than this morning's, and also darker than last night's . Now I need to buy more tests !


Top: 12DPO, 10pm
Middle: 13DPO, FMU
Bottom: 13DPO, 5pm

I hope I am not boring everyone too much . I am sorry to be hogging the thread. Thank you all for your support . I am praying this will be a sticky one. EDD is 5th November.

i keep checking back for updates! i even told my mum your news

I'm here too Amanda stalking for your news.... Your tests looks fantastic...

You are certainly not boring me. hugs to you !!! xx

Yep me too Amanda! Keep checking for updates!!!

Oooooooohhhhhh!!!! It's looking good

Feeling nervous! AF is due today or tomorrow. My LP is usually 13 days long, which would mean due today, though last month it was 14 days.

Hope everyone is going well!

Wow Amanda that last one is so dark! I think you might have done it, good luck I hope it goes smoothly for you

And you are NOT boring us, far from it! I think we all want this for you almost as much as you do!

Amanda, have you tested this morning? Goodluck today, hope AF stays away.

Keep us posted.

Day off today....yay. H and i are going to do some shopping and then maybe a play at the park. Hope you all have a lovely day. No doubt i'll be back....

I did POAS, just an IC this morning, just to kill the urge . I have 2 FR. I was going to try and hold out until tomorrow to use one, but I am starting to feel anxious already, so I might do one around 5pm today, as I got a good line at that time yesterday, and it would just reassure me that everything is going okay. I thought I was bad with testing when I was pregnant with Coen (every second day for about 6 weeks!), but I think I am going to be worse this time . Better stock up on ICs. That will make it cheaper at least, and I probably won't mind using them once the HCG is high enough to get a decent line. This morning's was still very faint.

Thanks for the update Amanda. Its looking really good.

amanda i have goosebumps all over after reading the last 2 pages. never think you are boring us, i think its wonderful to have what we have in here

will continue lurking for further info

i have had a *&#@^*!( past week and a bit. last wed, i went to leave work and couldnt find my car keys. i thought maybe i had left them in the car so have gone to the car park to check and discovered that my car was gone!!!! someone had gone into my classroom (primary school) into my storeroom, taken my keys and wallet out of my handbag (plus 2 other teachers wallets) and then driven my car out of school grounds at home time! im still so angry and upset about it all. then on wednesday night, we received an anonymous phone call on dh mobile from a woman saying she knew who had stolen our car and had convinced her to abondon it because it had carseats and things in it which we would need, and then told us where it was parked! frickin unbelievable. cops were called, car found but no keys or wallet to be seen. there is more to the story but this past week had totally done my head in. i feel really violated that someone thought it was ok to help themselves to my stuff. i still dont have my car back - with insurance assessors and its costing us a heap of money, due to replacing house locks, all the cards in my wallet etc etc. thank god my car was ok and nothing inside was missing. the car seats were ok, phil and teds still in the boot, there was even 30c left on the drivers seat. it just makes me feel sick to go to work this week.
sorry about the ramble but im having a hard time dealing with this at the moment. i know worse things could happen but i have never had to deal with anything like this before

but anyway....
ill try put a few pics up of the kiddies in a bit when i get them on the computer. cant believe how fast time is going - cameron already past the 8 month mark!

Oh God Brooke, I read about that on FB, what a sh*t! I'd feel violated too - and its scary to think someone could just walk into a classroom and take something, what if it was some disgruntled person after a child???

I hope all the insurance etc gets sorted. What a pain in the a*se!

I'm hanging out for 5pm lol

Amanda, ooohhhhhh, looks great, how exciting

Brooke, my goodness what an awful experience! Glad you got the car back, but still, you wonder what type of person could do that and not think through the consequences for the person who owns the car...

Lauren - same, I gotta get out of work!!

Going out tonight with my "real life" mum's grp, first time we have met without the babes so thats pretty exciting

*sigh* 50 mins of work to go, better get back to it!

Brooke you poor thing! What a violation! So glad you got your car back though.

Ginny have a wonderful night out with the girls!

Oh Brooke, how awful... I think i would feel exactly the same as you. Some people are just so feral. I hope everything works out for you.

Amanda.......Its 4:50pm......I'll be stalking for news. We are going to a friends house for dinner, but i'm afraid i just can't leave until you have posted.... Goddluck.

Anyway lots to do before we can leave, bath H, get H's dinner ready, get ready myelf. Have a lovely night girls... x

OMG Brooke. What an awful thing to have happen . I can well understand how violated you must feel . Do you know who might have done it? Has your insurance given you a hire car to use in the meantime while they are assessing yours? Whole situation sounds terrible. I hope it will all be sorted soon.

Well, I couldn't wait until 5pm to make it the same time as yesterday's tests - did it at 3pm.


I'm still too nervous to change my sig!

Looking pretty dark there