School Holidays are Over Yeah!!!!

I survived the school holidays just. Amazingly they went pretty quick I think it helped going away at different stages and having Dave home for 3 weeks. Yesterday I could have tired Nicholas to a tree and left him there. After working the nightshift I generally go for a wee nap about 1100 when Kate has her morning nap. I generally set up the the sofa bed and Nicholas watches a movie whilst I take a kip but for some reason Nicholas just wanted me to watch the movie too. Just as I was dozing off he would yell out "look at this mum pretty cool aye" At first I said thats real cool but now mummy needs a little nap so can you just watch the movie quietly. So I slowly drift into noddy land when I get a cushion thrown at my face "want to have a pillow fight". Nightshift and children don't mix very well at all. NO NICHOLAS mummy really needs to sleep if you be quiet I'll give you a treat when I wake up. So again I drift off "hey mum I've been really quiet can I have my treat now? ARRRRRRRGH. So sleeping was not going to happen until Dave got home from work, its going to be a long day. Yeah for school.......

Antique Looking

Tonight whilst I was looking for a couple of bedside tables for our spareroom on trade me I came across this:

The title read Antique looking, description: will add handles great condition just been remodled. Starting bid $20. Are these seller serious??? surely not antique??? I wouldn't pay $1 for them and who would take a photo like that??? So funny

Final Day at the Catlins

Back at camp I was feeding Kate when I felt this terrible pain in my finger. So painful that I screamed and jumped around. Kate was wondering why her milk supply had been cut off so sundenly. Something had stung me it was a bumble bee I've never been stung before and it really really hurt. Dave, Ben and Nicholas could only sit and laugh at me bad mistake boys. Having had very little sleep and it was 30+ temp and no breeze my temper got the better of me, I stung those boys with my words and stormed off with Kate still trying to clutch back onto my breast to finish her "top up". From the tent I could still hear the boys laughing whilst I sulked. There was absolutely no sympathy from the men folk how rude....... Kate looked at me as if to say harden up mum oh and by the way can I finish my drink now. Kate and I managed to fall asleep and awoke just as tea was being prepared by the boys. Dave still with a smirk on his face asked if my finger was ok expecting to see a swollen index finger I looked and saw nothing so why did it hurt so much??? I had absolutely nothing to show for the pain that I had endured what a drama queen!!!!

Being such a hot day the tent seemed stuffy and made sleeping difficult but alas relief came when we heard rain drops and a cool breeze rustling through the tent. Oh no Dave said, packing up the tent in the rain is going to be a blast isn't it? But by morning the rain was gone and sun was beaming down again. Whilst Dave went for his run Ben, Nicholas and myself packed up our camping gear already to go home. I think we were all looking forward to going home well except for Nicholas.

Dave gets back from his run and asks me if it was my car or his car that needed to be registered (the things he thinks about whilst running) I looked on my car oh no it was my car oops registration expired 2 days ago. Husband frowns with disgust and stormed off to the shower. Oh well that's life no worries well just have to drive extra careful to the nearest post shop (Balclutha). We left the Catilins with some good, bad, and ugly memories but overall a good time was had and I am so very grateful that we have such a beautiful country to live in.

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