Update

Yep, I fell off the face of the earth!

Seriously though, alot has been happening - some good, some bad.

Here it is in point form:

* New job!

I have a new job...its ALOT closer to home (like 5 mins instead of 35 mins) and I'll be working with the same age kids as I was. I finished up today, and already miss *my* kids...they really are soooo sweet. One of them gave me a cake, a hand scribbled card and a kiss and said "Love you and miss you Dee"...oh how I love him...brought tears to my eyes. I'll definitely go back to those kids for visits. Or, if I hate my new job, I'll go back and bang the doors down until they let me back in!

* PT and physio

Still doing lots of training to strengthen my knee. Physio says he can feel the difference and he's happy with the progress. I haven't been to the gym in awhile, but go back tomorrow. I'll be doing a weigh in and measure, so fingers crossed its paying off.

* Study

Ok, so I'm not studying .... YET. I've applied for a position to the diploma in childcare, as its currently offered for free to existing childcare workers. I'd only have to pay for course materials, so its a pretty good opportunity.

* Car hunting

Yep, we're going through the buying process again! I don't really like my little car - I feel unsafe in it. After having a pretty horrendous experience with a car accident in a bigger car, I don't want to be stuck in a little car. So we're going to buy a big bad-ass four wheel drive....ok, so not that big lol. But it will need a big bad-ass bullbar *lol* just so people don't get any ideas about any more head on collisions with me :D. We want to do alot more camping in areas that aren't so populated. With a 4wd we can head off road and find little camp grounds out in the boonies that not many people know about....

* Cooking

Stews, soups, biscuits, muffins, scones....you name it I've made it! I've been hit by the cooking bug...I've made alot of slow cooker meals lately and they are soooo delish in this cooler weather. They are definitely my comfort food - luckily they're full of vegies! Can't really say that about all the fattening sugary foods I've been baking though...hmmm....

*Knitting

I'm in the process of teaching Beth to knit. I'm not having much luck - anyone know of an easy way of explaining it to a 7 year old who has the attention span of a gnat??? So Beth is knitting a sparkly hot pink scarf, and I'm making one in shades of caramel, off white and chocolate...mmm...chocolate.....

* Adam

He's all good. Was pretty sick last week so was home all week, but he's fine now. He's trying to get me on the motorbike and, well, it just aint gonna happen. He's borrowed a helmet for me (which fits perfectly) and now he's nagging and nagging for me to get on. Truth is, I hate the idea of having absolutely no control. That, and the fact I was injured all over in a car accident...what on earth would I be like if we had a bike accident??? Pfft, nope he can have his motorbike all to himself.

*Beth

Is fabulous...such a gorgeous, caring little darling. Drives me absolutely bonkers with the incessant chatter - my mum says I was the same. I wouldn't have her any other way though...shes just so sweet. Every night when Adam was sick, she made him a card and wrapped a little something in paper for a present and left it on his pillow. His favourite gift was a button she'd found. Sweet. She's doing well at school, and her reading has improved dramatically in the last 2 weeks. She's definitely more inclined towards maths, like her dad. She loves doing the activities in her book, rubbing them out and doing them again and again and again and........................


Anyway, I think thats about it...I haven't really been scrapping much. The mojo kinda took a hike. I did a few layouts and a dozen or so cards to stockpile last weekend, but nothing is photographed as yet. I'm sure I'll get to it one day....

Hope all my buddies are doing well!