9 Days Rest

Our visitors left yesterday, that gives us 9 days before our next lot of visitors arrive. I have a list a mile long of things I'd like to get done before they get here, whether or not we get around to them or not is another story. We have had fabulous weather so there should be no excuses for getting the garden done. We have made a start, but got a bit to get done yet!

Party Success!

I was right impressed with Coral's Chipmunks party, I felt like it flowed really well and it was great just to leave the mess for someone else to deal with. As usual I stressed over it far more than I should have, guess it's just in my nature.

Chipmunks Tomorrow

I am becoming anxious about the party tomorrow, I guess it's the thought of the success of the party being out of my hands and in those of Chipmunks. I seriously hope they are well organised and that it goes off without a hitch, especially for the price!
After tomorrow I'm hoping I'll be able to relax a little and get on with a few projects. Really excited about getting the garden better set-up as a play area for the kids. I'm thinking climbing frame, tunnel, slide, stepping stones, fence mounted blackboard and bright flower beds.

Miss Soon to be Six

The year has barely started and I feel as though we are not getting off to a positive start. I am really just getting through each day at the moment, hoping that tomorrow will be better or at least closer to better. It's my eldest's 6th birthday tomorrow, hard to believe. We are having a Chipmunks party on Saturday and I just can't wait - for it to be over! Miss soon to be 6 has had a rotten attitude all week in anticipation for her birthday and all the presents she will be receiving. Her bratish behaviour is really getting on my nerves. It is back to school for her next week - now that is something to look forward to :-)

Ready, Set, Guests!

We have been back a couple of days now and the unpacking continues.  We are also preparing for visitors arriving on Sunday evening, so, as well as unpacking and doing mountains of washing we are readying the playroom / Coral's room / spare room for our guests.
After a bit of moving things around and trying out a new position for the bed, the layout looks great, but there is still loads of cleaning to do and then all the 'dressing' with fresh bedlinen for the bed and other guest essentials to get done in the next 48 hours.  I'm not concerned about it not getting done in time, I will just do what I can and chip away at the rest during their stay - fortunately they are awesome house guests and will not mind at all helping out around the house and minding the kiddies.
I hope to have some pictures of the finished room soon!

Home Sweet Home

We are back from our camping trip, it was a mixture of good times, hard work and straight chaos. The twins at 19 months old were the biggest challenge (as I knew they'd be), they were constantly touching things they shouldn't and trying to breach the perimeter of our camp sites. The other two families we were with helped to contain them where they could, but it was hard to properly relax when there was always that worry about where the twins were and what they were doing. On the upside we had some awesome family time together at the beach and in the camp playground which was only a short walk from our sites. We took loads of photos and made lots of memories and the experience really made us appreciate getting back to our home sweet home.