Got Engaged!!! No need to get married tomorrow!!!

Hi all!!!!

Yes I know its been forever since i have written anything, (interesting) about whats been going on in the life of Leeselou!!!

For those of you that read my informative blog ( hilarious??) , I have returned from our fabulous holiday to Fiji ( including vomiting children, dioarrhea, sore back and lots of rain).... Engaged!!!!

Yes! I am now in the land of the titled Fiancee!!! Which is quite exciting when introducing significant other as Fiancee, rather than partner..boyfriend??? the man I live with!!

Fiancee got down on bended knee in front of myself and the children, and proposed, right before we were heading out the door to get on the plane to Fiji ( awesome tactic as I hate flying, and took my mind off eveything else)! Before he proposed, Fiancee visited my dad and asked his permission, and went and told his mum and dad as well, which I thought was soooooo romantic and shows the true gentleman he is.

Now we have been together, nearly three years. We are both extremely ( some would say overboard) in love with each other and couldnt be happier.

So is there a rush to get married straight away????

Stay tuned!!!!

Wow!!!! Where have you been????

Where does the time go??? No seriously!!!!

Its been too long since I have updated, and I ask myself what have I been doing that has made me lose track of so much time???

It's never just one thing though is it???

We can say...work, family, sporting commitments, work....totally not managing our time properly...birthdays, engagements, lunch out on your only day off....the same day you should be mowing lawns, cleaning out that garage, or pantry....try to catch up with friends!!!

Exhausted??? I am!!!

Not to mention that I am now busy packing ( yes I can hear you all now...Lucky me) for our holiday to Fiji!!

Now, we are not rich by any means....but we have saved long and hard for two years for this holiday. Every spare coin, $5 note if your lucky to have one left in your wallet before pay day, went into a tin. No holiday on credit for us ( not that there is anything wrong with that)..we chose to do it this way.

We were also very lucky with the generosity of our fabulous friends that helped us with the gift of spending money, for our 40th birthday.

So we are hoping for a very relaxing holiday where the children will get to experience another culture and to perhaps realise how lucky and blessed they are to live here!!!

Happy Travels peoples and stay safe!!

Life Experiences

Wow, what a whirlwind month it has been.

I thought I was busy before turning 40. Since then I have not stopped. Trips to the State of Origin in Sydney ( amazing, we won, but lost the series), wanted to cry.

 Another trip to Sydney to visit the Good Food and Wine show. Cannot wait to go again, amazing and well worth the entry fee. By the end of the day I had tried so many things, I could hardly taste anything.

Then a visit to the brazilian bbq place in Darling Harbour ( Brazzier, i think). You purchase either the small or large option, and they proceed to bring you skewers of all kinds of different meats, which they carve right onto your plate. Beef, chicken, pork, sausage, pineapple with side salads, and thats just the small. Amazing experience and food overload.

Experiences would not be without a trip to see Lady Ga Ga. Now to all those Ga Ga little monster fans, she is a very talented performer, musician and singer. That is however where my praises stop.

I have been to alot of concerts, and I have no way in one word, to describe what this concert was like. Costume changes?? yes. Controversy at its best?? Yes. Unacceptable for children under 16yrs??? yes.

I was sitting next to a young lady, 12 years of age, who was attending her first concert ( no Bieber for her). I wanted to cover her eyes, and question the mother as to how much research went into what the concert was all about.

Now alot of the innuendos went over this young ladies head, who was totally in her element singing away to her idols songs. However some of the vulgarity was so blatantly in your face, i just didnt know what to think.

Anywayz, as I said, I am not knocking Ga Ga, and am grateful to my friends that bought me the ticket, ( she also went with me, and still has no explanation herself).

Just have to put it down to another on of lifes experiences.

Lol, Cheers!!!

exhausted continued

However all went off without a hitch.. everyone was fed, had plenty to drink. Kids were well behaved, band rocked the night away ( Fortunate Sons) awesome.....

But a few trips home of food, presents and all bodies accounted for by my amazing friends, i get home thinking, yeah lets party on with a few more beverages....

But alas, this chicky was ready for a cup of tea and bed.

Lefe begins at 40???? Perhaps tomorrow!!

Exhausted

Wow, what a week. Finally had the big 40 party. Deuayne and I had a joint party ( 3 days between us), and what a great night and we have some amazing family and friends that we adore and that we realise also, that we are blessed to have in our lives.

But why is having your big event so stressful??? (Well for me anyway).
I was lucky enough to have my gorgeous Aunty visiting from Wagga, who helped me out while I was having the party nervous breakdown. Do I have enough food? Do i have enough plates? Is there enough for the kids to do ( count crayons and bubble containers)??

But all started out well. Say hi to everyone as they walk in ( most you dont see again until they leave or have birthday cake) get yourself a drink since it is your birthday ( miss place drink at least three times).....but wait???? Where is the food that I have ordered to much of....nearly an hour late????

Panic sets in. Already paid for food that has not turned up....think quick..Domino's is          across the road..divide 130 people by how many supreme and meatlover pizza's????

The big 40

So the big 40 is just around the corner and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it????

I have been looking forward to the party side of it as my partner Deuayne is also turning 40 in the same month, so sharing it with him is pretty special.

But what does 40 really bring???? At the moment I feel a little disheartened at the fact that at 40, I really dont have alot behind me..meaning, no house (yet), bonds, investments..things to set up my children, if by some really bad luck, they will need it sooner rather than later.

I have owned a house before, but because of some not so great life decisions, I am renting......which there is nothing wrong with it...but I remember when my Dad was 40...

He and Mum, both worked hard, my brother and i had the 3 bedroom house with pool, in a great street etc..and we went on holidays....but we were never really treated to the materialistic things of the world unless it was a special occasion...like a birthday..not just because you were great at sport that weekend, or got a certificatea t school.

So perhaps life does begin at 40!!! I now have more direction in my life with Deuayne and the kids are so settled...and i see us one day having that  golden pot at the end of the rainbow someday...but I realise that for some of us....beginning all over again at this stage in our life is as, or if not more scary than if you were doing it at 21......,

Rental Inspections..time to spring clean

Yes, I knew it was coming. Every six months I have to have a rental inspection ( as you have figured I don't own my own home).

But am I ready for it???? No, absolutely not. Now there are no holes in the wall, or any broken windows, its just the fact that you realise...Oh my god I really do need to clean the oven again.

So begins the task of washing down finger prints off walls and around light switches, which you knew were there all along, but thought, "I'll do that later", and later does not come until now.

Now of course I have the best landlords in the world, and they are not going to evict me because I have dirty fingerprints on the wall, but why do we put off the things we know are going to take us longer next time.

I even make sure the garage is tidy, and they don't even check in there. But knowing my luck, this is the time they will.

I think I become so fanatical about inspections, is because I used to live with a flatmate who worked in real estate, property management. She would make me so fearful of how things had to be clean, that I'm even washing down tops of the cupboards, and getting rid of my allowed pet out of the backyard, in case they trip over it, or the dog decides to do his business before they come to inspect and then the grass is not clean enough.

But seriously, once said house is cleaned, you think yo yourself, this is how the place should look all the time. Not with the ironing tipped over lounge waited to be seen to, or that football that's been in the kitchen, not in child's room like it should be, is still there.

Is it because we become to complacent, or to busy at work, to tired, running the children around or..


Nah I'll just do it later!!!!!!

leeselou days: Training Mums and Dads.

leeselou days: Training Mums and Dads.: Wow!!!! How chilly was this afternoon..Wednesdays down the footy field, netball, soccer, tennis???? What we do for our kids and their sporti...

Training Mums and Dads.

Wow!!!! How chilly was this afternoon..Wednesdays down the footy field, netball, soccer, tennis???? What we do for our kids and their sporting endevours!!!

I live for these days..catching up with parents on the sidelines while our children do all the hard work. How we as parents complain how cold it is, and why is there only a coffee van on game days, and not when we really need them, on a freezing Wednesday afternoon, that we really need our caffeine or hot chocolate fix.

Do you ever find yourself at the start of the season, sun is shining in the middle of March saying, "what a great day for footy" ( or insert other sports here). As apposed to the middle of the season wishing hopefully for that massive storm front to hit on the Friday before your treasured childs sports day on Saturday, that it unfortunately gets cancelled and you get to spend that all to needed saturday morning in bed, while comforting treasured child, that its ok, they will get to play next week.

I think back to when my own Mum, ( god rest her beautiful artistict soul) who worked full time, drove the Mum taxi to my brothers soccer training, game days, myself to dancing and tennis, whilst she worked full time as a high school teacher. I never realised till recently, that even though I always knew she was an amazing Mum, she really did alot for my brother and I. Its not till you have your own children, do you realise that your Mum, with no complaining at all, went about her beloved Mum duties, while Dad was at work.

I could never understand why my Dad, on my brothers game days, would stand so far away ( sometimes with the opposing team supporters), when my Mum would scream so loud full of support for my brothers soccer team, that I would be embarrassed and go and stand near Dad. I have come to realise, that as Mums ( and more so Dads these days as well), we see the effort put into training, and then on game days it either all comes together, or falls apart, We see you knocked over, drop balls, miss tackles, not get that great ballet leap, and then when it matters, we see it all come together, and we could not be prouder.

We as parents, guardians, grandparents etc live for these days.

leeselou days: Waiting, waiting

leeselou days: Waiting, waiting: Ok so I think I have everything covered, dinner is on, been to the gym, watching the Voice that I taped last night... Did I have lunch yet??...

Waiting, waiting

Ok so I think I have everything covered, dinner is on, been to the gym, watching the Voice that I taped last night... Did I have lunch yet?????

Have to take number two son to the doctors again...whats the time??? Have to get the boys out of school early, only appointment I could get.

So when we are finished at the doctors, get home finish off dinner, get tomorrows dinner started, as I working tomorrow day, football training tomorrow afternoon...Woah!!!

Finish getting through today first.....

Do you ever feel yourself getting carried away, with things that are at least two days away before getting through today????