Been Ok.... and Happy Birthday to the Twins 31 today - Time Does Go Fast....

I have had a nice few day's, on Thursday I went to Tauranga to visit my sister and we went out for lunch. Friday spent time with grand kids and ticked some of those jobs of my list... Saturday we went to Tauranga cause David wanted some stuff from Crackerjack, well that didn't happen, they had a major power cut and all of Frazer Cove shops were closed.... and it was going to be a few hours before it came back on, so came home, we were going to go to Raglan yesterday but the weather was just horrible, cold and wet.

Onto today, am hoping to mow the lawns today, school holidays so no drop offs double yay :). 

Oh I am loving daylight savings, just wish the weather was a bit warmer....

Housework for today has been done (Monday's is kitchen). 

Thats me for now...

Lawns got mowed.... and it didn't take to long to start the mower, maybe a dozen attempts... Isaac has been here and then he got McDonalds for lunch and then we picked up Steph's birthday cake, Chris misses out as he is in Auckland :). 

Oh the fish tank is now ready for fish finally, so sometime this week, we will go and get some tetra's... of some kind :). 

Isaac has gone home and will be back about 4.30ish with Steph and Eli to cut the cake, well the cheesecake she chose....

And that will prob my update for today, catch you all soon :)

Happier....

 Peta yesterday said I seem happier, I wish it was true...... but to be honest I am still struggling but am just not going to moan on here anymore, and try and keep it more positive here on the blog. 

Today's plans, I am having Eli for the day, after school drop off, and then hope to finish the second garden box after he has gone home... 

And thats all I have to say for now...

School drop off done, now just waiting for Eli.... After drop off I went to the supermarket and got some Corned Sliverside, just felt like some.... now it is in the crockpot and will be ready for dinner.....

Eli went home about 1.45pm and then after a bit, I went and picked up Isaac. 

Silverside was lovely..... just melt in your mouth :).

Tomorrow no kids after school drop off... I am hoping Steph will take the kids up to her dad's place in Leigh the in the first week of the holidays - pure bliss :). 

Thats me for today.... oh and didn't finish the second garden box, maybe tomorrow.

This Week I am Going To....

This week I am wanting to catch up on the little jobs, as well as doing my nails...

Today and tomorrow I have Eli so from Wednesday my days are free to catch up on little stuff, like weeding the box gardens, tidying up the back patio area etc....

I have Eli today from about 9.30am - 3.30ish, tomorrow it will be from 9.30am - 2ish as I will do pick up.

Last week of school term, yay - daylight saving is on the weekend :), next term Steph has to do some drop offs. 

Today I had Eli, this morning he had a bad fall of a stool at home, his mouth started bleeding and it was sore for him to eat, the bleeding didn't last long thank god, but his gums are a bit sore... we will keep a close eye on him, I also managed to weed one of the garden boxes, hope to finish the second one tomorrow, I did about a third of the second one this morning.

Tonight for dinner, I had an early one, had some hoki fresh fish done in a sweet chilli sauce, OMG it was so yummm.

Catch you tomorrow, will have Eli again tomorrow :)

Weekend Didn't Go As Planned....

Well I thought David was gone till today, but no he came back yesterday.... I was so enjoying having just me here.....

Man it is windy out there, our plum blossoms are everywhere but on the tree.....

Todays plans deep cleaned the shower, I hate that job..... and changed the sheets...

Was going to go away for the day, was thinking of Raglan but it is to cold and to windy, so looks like a day at home.... oh and wet. 

Friday..... and Weigh In...

Today's plans not to much, plan to have a kid free rest day, except for drop off and maybe have Eli, when Steph goes and picks up Isaac, if it's raining. Do have some housework to do today...

So glad I did the lawns on Monday, suppose to rain for most of next week.

After school drop off, will go to the supermarket and pick up a few things.

David is going to his sisters today for the weekend, as his brother is up from Wellington and staying with his sister. I am hoping to have a kid free weekend, but time will tell, to be honest I might get bored and may actually want them to visit. 

Weigh in today and lost 500 grams :). 

Today has been quite relaxing, had a good chat to my sister, Steph had a calm day, apart from one meltdown, which didn't last to long.... David has gone to his sisters for the weekend :)

And thats me for today...

2nd Post in a Row.....

Today I have Eli for the day, well from about 10ish to 3.30ish, not sure what our plans are yet, might try the library playgroup sing a long, or might go for another walk. 

Fish tank update, ammonia level is still to high, so think I will go and get some stuff for it to help it. Am doing a retest tomorrow so will see what that says. 

Oh I mowed the lawns Monday just gone, was wondering why the bloody thing wouldn't start after about an hour of trying time and time again, and using every swear word possible many times, I realised it was still in stop mode, put it in start and the bloody thing started right away ggggrrrrr.

My cough is so annoying, still - feel ok but man this cough is doing my head in.

Doing drop off this morning, then need to go to supermarket to get a few things before Eli turns up. 

I need to weed the box gardens hopefully this week and get some tomato and cucumber plants started. Be interesting to see how many strawberries we get this year being the second year they are in the box garden. 

Oh this is our plum tree, hopefully we wont get to much wind as last year we lost a lot of blossoms. David got a bit carried away with pruning - whoops.

And the Peach Tree.... we never have a huge success with the Peach Tree.

 

Eli is full on, but getting better - tomorrow I have him for 2-3 hours, hopefully only two as Steph has an appointment. 

Didn't get for a walk today.... hope too tomorrow, will see how the day goes :). 

Back For Today......

I am back for today, I will post on days I want too.....

Things with Steph, nothing has changed there.... still very stressful.

I have started back walking, no race or anything, just for my mental health, Sunday I went around the block, yesterday I did the lake front, and today I have Eli, so got the pram out, drove to the lake front, I think he enjoyed it, well he loved copying the swan sounds lol. We are now home and he is fast asleep...... he will be going home about 3.30ish, after Steph does pick up. 

Some photos.... over the last couple of days. All at the lakefront :)

He didn't really like being in the pram, but I don't trust him not to run away..... lol. I need to purchase sunblock... I didn't realise how warm it was out there later in the morning....

Weight wise, I am now less than 2 kilos away from the 40 kilos lost.....

Just had a nice dinner of Satay Chicken/Mashed Potatoes with Garlic Butter and Peas.

The last few weeks we have been getting most of our meals ubered but wanting to get back into cooking again. In fact I have done nothing health wise in prob a good month.

Tomorrow I have Eli again from about 9.30ish to 3.30ish... David is going away this weekend, I have said to Steph I don't want any kids....lets see if that goes to plan. I just want me time....

Anyway see you again some time, never know it might be tomorrow or next week. 

Goodbye for Now....

 Things are getting to much now, so am saying Goodbye - will I be back, maybe, maybe not....

Whoops Seems Like I Forget to Come Back Each Night......

Yesterday I ended up having both kids for some of the day - Eli 8.30am - 1pm and Isaac  8.30am - 4pm, Isaac was sick, today he has his school trip, so hope he is better for that. Steph had an appointment and was having a meltdown, so brought the kids here. 

Onto today, hopefully Isaac is well enough to go to school, I am so sick, and was suppose to have Eli today, not sure if I am or not.

Rotorua has been in the news a bit the last few days, the saddest one a triple homicide a mum and two children, a man is arrested. This was just down from the Isaac's school, and only a km from here. Then in broad daylight Pascoes the jeweller got robbed, and Michael Hill only a week or two ago. 

Will I be back later - who knows :) 

Get better in the Afternoon.....

I seem to get so much better in the afternoon... but overall I feel better than yesterday. 

Today's plans do school drop off, then have Eli and then do school pick up as Steph has an appointment.

Going to retest the fish tank soon.... lets hope the ammonia levels have gone down, so I can get some fish on the weekend :). 

Back later....

We Are All Sick....

God knows where we got this head cold from, everyone but Steph has it, Isaac got it either from me or Eli, but not sure where Eli or I got it from.... I am having a PJ day today, its wet outside and IndyCar starts in about 30 minutes, the last race till next year :(. 

Not much else to report...

Whoops....

Whoops forgot to come back again...

Yesterday we had a lovely day out, popped in and saw my sister/niece and Davids sister, it was a full day out - and just what I needed :).

Eli is sick and I have woken up with a sore throat and bloody headache.....

I am currently watching the practice sessions of IndyCar that I recorded, and qualifying is at 9am I think, with the race tomorrow morning. It is the last race of the season, till next March.

Hopefully I will be back later, but time will tell, today will be an at home day and try and knock (what I presume is a head cold), out of my system.  

Feeling better a little, ended up having Isaac here all day, I was suppose to have a kid free weekend, seems that if I don't go away it's not going to happen, told Steph I wanted a kid free weekend, but no like usual she manipulates me. Isaac has just gone to the supermarket with Pa (David), then he can drop him home, otherwise I will hit the fan with her. I told her she has to do drop off for school tomorrow, as it the final race for IndyCar this year and I want to watch it, and it ends on the same time as drop off. When I went to see Isaac this morning, Eli didn't look that sick..... but she got Isaac to video call me to ask if he could come over....... As I am not well myself I am rather short tempered. 

Oh the fish tank, I should have read the bottles properly as it says for new set up's, I should add one of the liquid bottles daily for 7 days to help with ammonia, whoops, but have started that today, I will retest on Wednesday or Thursday. 

Anyway signing off for today, catch you all tomorrow. 

Whoopsies Again I Didn't Come Back and End the Blog....

I ended up having a lovely day with Eli, took him to the supermarket and he loved it, Steph does delivery so first time he went..... he was pretty good, think he is getting used to Oma's rules lol. He was smiling at everyone, Wednesday I hope to take him to the under 2 singalong at the library. 

No Auckland tomorrow, Izzy (Chris's partner), has a soccer game, so we will go up on a Saturday soon instead. That actually suits as it is the last IndyCar this weekend. 

Today we are off to Tauranga, as my niece's husband has some fish tank stuff for me....

Back later :)

Just Didn't Feel Like It.....

Yesterday I just did not feel like posting.... Steph and I had a good talk yesterday, and we have worked out a plan, on when I will have Eli - starting next week, I will have Eli on Tuesday and Wednesday's in school hours, and will have him a coupe of hours every 2nd Saturday or Sunday,  for her to have some one on one time with Isaac. 

Onto today - I am having Eli today during school hours, hope to take him out, depending on weather :). I will also have him a couple of hours tomorrow for Steph and Isaac to have some one on one time. 

Sunday we plan to go to Auckland to see Chris and finally take the car out for a good trip. 

No real other plans at this stage for today :). 

Hump Day and Wonder What Today Will Bring....

Wonder what today will bring.... I can't seem to make plans as they seem to go belly up, depending on Steph's mood. 

Doesn't help that tomorrow is dads 10th month of passing, so close to a year already, but as per usual it brings back all the grief, this time of each month. 

Today's plans none at this stage, apart from housework, which I have partially done already. Hope to do some more lego and maybe play one of the new Nintendo Switch 2 games I purchased yesterday - yip all going to plan after drop off, I want to just relax, oh and hope to get out for a walk. 

Back later...

Drop off done, my OCD is that I always need to be early,  I turn up at 8.15am at Steph's place and Isaac is up but Steph is fast asleep, by the time Isaac has breakfast/dressed and get's ready it is 8.45am, the bell goes at 8.55am. If she wants me to drop Isaac off, she needs to start getting her shit together.....

Well today has gone pretty much to plan.... as in housework etc.... did about 30 minutes gaming, not the new games though, no lego done, but finally donated a whole lot of stuff to the SPCA, was going to donate it to Hospice in Rotorua, and there was no parking anywhere near the place, and was not going to lug 5 bags of clothing etc down the street, so SPCA got them, where there is parking pretty much by the door. Need to pick up Isaac from school. 

SPRING HAS SPRUNG....

Today's plans - Drop Isaac at school and pick him up (Steph has her counselling), and will see if he wants to stay the night.

Fish tank results, the ammonia is still to high for fishies, will test again on Friday. I expect it to be another couple of weeks :). 

Not sure what the rest of the day holds..... oh might try and mow the lawns.

Now onto the subject of health - I have gained 3 kilos in the last couple of months, I have not walked on purpose, though I do a 20 minute walk dropping Isaac of to his classroom, with drop off and pick up, I thought my days of dropping kids of to school was done, but nope....

But come tomorrow I will be back walking.... starting small again and building up, hell I might even surprise myself and go today lol. The mornings and evenings are light enough now, and it is not to hot this time of the year. 

Back later...

Well change of plans yet again, Isaac is not going to school, he is so tired and he's done so well at school, he was still fast asleep when I popped over, well both kids were, I am ok with that, so he will come here for the day and Eli will come for an hour or two, so Steph can have a shower and does a clean up.... Isaac is ok, might go for a walk with him later when Eli has gone back home. I will still see if Isaac wants to stay the night :). 

Well most of the stuff I planned for today did not happen, Isaac was here all day and he was pretty good, I have now taken him home, after he had a bath here, so mum didn't need to do it. Eli didn't come..... I am feeling knackered, kids are tiring me out, might go to Tauranga on Thursday and see my sister, will go after drop off. 

Here are his hands after the bath, he goes they are just like Opa's (my dad) lol. Speaking of dad on Thursday it will be 10 months since he has gone. I decided to send him home couldn't be bothered having him here tonight.

Isaac and I went out for a bit, got a couple of Nintendo Switch 2 games, and then I got him McDonalds for lunch. 

Tomorrow I need to vacuum and clean the place up and still waiting to get the lawns mowed.... hopefully tomorrow :). 

Oh did do my lego while Isaac played with his toys, in between helping me at times with the lego....

And thats me for today, I am knackered, tonight I am going to put my phone on mute now as I am over Steph bitching all night about the kids through messenger.