Bit's and Bobs

So after 2 months or so of not having a washing machine we finally bought  a new one. I am glad I waited. I got the $1000 one for only $600. How is that for a good deal! I knew if I waited long enough I would get the deal I wanted. On the first few days I think I probably washed every towel blanket and item of clothing in the house. Then I realised I would now have to fold the mountain of clean washing it produced on my couch and the novelty wore off quickly. I do love the smell and feel of freshly washed towels though.

Auron has rediscovered Toy Story on Netflix. He was just about to watch the third one, the conversation went like this:

Me: Auron turn that off I don't want to watch that.
Auron: Why? (looking confused)
Me: I can't handle that much emotion these days, it makes me cry too much.
Auron: (shaking his head) Are you serious? You need to sort out your issues!
Me: Whatever, you still can't watch it.

It is true though, kids movies these days leave me tortured for months after. I have a big list of movies the kids can only watch with Daddy. I had to read the plot summery for Finding Dory before I decided if we could watch it. I probably need to take Auron's advice and sort out my issues.

Yesterday we went to the Cinderella Opera. It was a bit of a let down. I had high hopes. However afterwards we were walking back to the train and Lili was holding my phone. All of the sudden she yells out "Mummy look Pikachu!" She had spotted a picture of Pikachu on a newspaper. She almost got bowled over by a crowd of people thinking she had found one in the Pokemon Go game. It was pretty comical to see.

Last night Lili put her half eaten pizza on a plate and filled a cup of water and asked me to write a note for Daddy "To Daddy, This is for you if you are hungry or have a sore brain. Love Lili-Mei" It was so sweet. She is so lucky to have the best Daddy in the world.

Catching Up

Ugh I got behind again. I don't even know what I last posted about so forgive me if I repeat myself. Things have been busy busy busy here. Truth be told a lot of rubbish going on that has put me off posting because sometimes it is just hard to find the positive amongst so much trash.

We have good house news the titles for the land were sent into the titles office last week and will be issued within 10 days, so sometime this week. Following that we have 10 days to settle (pay the balance of the deposit) then they will start building. Our builders are all ready to go so hopefully it wont take too long for them to get on to it. If we are in by Christmas i will be happy. Really just before those 45 degree days come back! It is like 2 degrees outside now...it's hard to imagine it being so hot only a few months ago. It's actually a good time to build weather wise as the summer months people wont work in the heat, the cold is much easier to deal with.

The kids all had dentist appointments. No holes. The dentist praised me for obviously providing them with a good oral hygiene routine and well balance diet. I accepted the compliment and told Aarahi once we left. We both had a good laugh about it. We are pretty sure it is just good genetics.

Aarahi has been enjoying afternoon shift. He starts at 230pm and finishes around 11-12. I put him in charge of family scriptures which he has been enjoying. He is far more creative than I am. They kids really love all his cool games and creations. He does miss our Friday night movies and pizza though.

Last Friday we celebrated the end of term with our cousins. We went out for burgers and milkshakes. The milkshakes were to die for. (you would hope so at $9 each) We got banana, cookies and cream and toasted marshmallows. Aarahi missed out so we went back on Saturday and got 3 new flavours, lime, lamington and peanut butter brownie. The peanut butter one I thought was horrible but then again I think the only place peanut butter belongs is on toast. The other thought it was the best one of the lot. We still have about 20 flavours left to go....

We have started going on a few bush walks with the kids. Firstly because it is winter and they spend less time out side and they need that fresh air to stop us all going crazy. Secondly my ulterior motive is to train them up for our holiday next year. We have a lot of walking to do and I don't want whining kids complaining that they have sore legs. I figure if I prepare them now it will make for a much more pleasant holiday. Ill tell you how well my theory holds up later. On Saturday we did a 90 min walk not far from our house. We saw lots of kangaroos, the kids weren't that impressed they see them all the time.

We signed up for private health insurance last week. We now incredibly well protected from any kind of disaster! Health insurance, home and contents insurance, income protection insurance, mortgage insurance, life insurance, car insurance and I am sure pet insurance will come into play in the next few years too. The reason we actually got the health insurance is so we can have our next baby privately. There's a 12 month waiting period. So you have to have it at least 3 months before getting pregnant. Otherwise we would have waited until Aarahi turned 31 and had to pay the extra tax for not having it. Not planning another baby just yet, but I like to be prepared!

I am looking forward to our tax return this month. The first 6 months of the year is always expensive for us....paying all the aforementioned insurances! as well as car rego.... almost $1000, and we usually go on holiday in march too.

Well that's us!