Not me Monday

as seen on mckmammas blog

I did not take my eyes off my third youngest child for a split second while photographing twins in their first swing together and then enthrall the rest of my family with calls of

"look how much they are loving it...look, LOOK!!"

Only to have third youngest be completely uninterested in the twin swinging...but much more interested in his dirty old doggy ball he had found at the park and was throwing around...... and while we were all gooing and gahing over our delights in the swing did we NOT not notice third youngest run onto a very busy road to retrieve his disgusting old doggy ball, he'd just found.

NOPE...I am an attentive mother who looks after ALL my children very carefully ALL the time {and so is my husband btw....}

I did not give myself a silent "high five" when I discovered DH would be working super late one night this week....thinking

"thank goodness...McDonalds for dinner?? anyone?? anyone??"

with thrilled little voices all around...

NO, I always serve nutritious, whole foods to my children even when I am exhausted and on my own.....with six children to feed...again....

I am NOT looking forward to school going back next week.

I do not think homeschoolers are insane for wanting to be with their children 24/7!!

{I actually don't think you are insane I just couldn't do it!!}

well, it's Matt really & Lachlan...I could not do it!!

I have not in recent outings bought "Reece's peanut butter cups" in various forms and stashed them in my freezer...wondering how I can get them into Australia for cheaper than $14 a bag....plus I would never say to my darling daughetr, who has a deadly food allergy to all nuts "man, you are missing something divine here"

No I am a thoughtful mother at all times!!

That's quite enough getting it off my chest for one week

Join me next Monday for another catch up of

how Susan stuffs it again NOT ME MONDAY :):)

swingers

Angus

aren't they the cutest??

:):)

Swamped

Now, I don't know if it's because I have settled into having six children.......in a what I now know is not a big house!!

or if it's because I've been quite sick lately with sick babies as well so we are "behind" on everything but the bare minimums........

OR if it's because we have had school holidays here which means there have been eight of us here almost ALL the time....often more, rarely but sometimes less.........which in turn means I feel more swamped AND I am running behind on everything except breastfeeding

GOOD JOB Susan on staying ahead barely on top of breastfeeding .....you can't really fall behind on that one now can you....but are you catching my drift........I am SOOOOO busy I am driving myself nuts, nuts, nuts

So, ADVISE time my bloggy friends.........when your world is swamping you and you feel like you are drowning in overflowing cupboards, wardrobes, toys, frozen food that's been frozen too long but we'll still eat it.........what do you do??

ARGH...I wish I was like more of the blogs I read...you know the ones where there are multiple
children, there is a crafty etsy shop, she blogs, she cooks, she's a homeschooler, she volunteers, she runs, she eats well ALL the time, she's thin, she's trim, fit and healthy......all the children glow...I want that!!!!! perfection

well, I don't actually want to be perfect....I just want to not be swamped. It's a real faling down of old icu nurses...we are very organised, disciplined, direct, succinct, well-meaning, caring people. You want that in an ICU....don't you? But when the time factor gets a super shift, the wheels come off and it is well documented that folks like me go mad during the adjustment of "my perfect world" into 'my world +children'.............it takes work, real work to be who I want to be and how I want to be when I have no-where near enough time. So I strive to control what I can...at the moment it's cupboards and pantry's and clean faces and hands {that last bit never works!}

Tell me about your wardrobes, let's start there. Do you throw out/charity/garage sale often. Are you still wearing the same clothes you were last year and the year before and the year before??
{If you are...go shopping!! hehe} How many clothes do your children actually have. I read a blog once from a gal here in Tasmania....she did a massive throw away {to charity I'm certain} and she kept like 5 t-shirts for each child, two "good" outfits etc etc.........

The boys are so rough on their clothes but I absolutely recycle and hand-me-downs are par for the course. Even Matthew gets some of Daddy's cast offs {although he does not call him Daddy any more} *sniff* the years race by so fast..........................

Ok be honest and tell me how you get out of your SWAMP-i-ness..........and if you really love me you can come on over and help with the massive tidy up/throw out/charity run that is about to hit our house.

{we are getting drawings done for a long planned yet also long avoided extension....so hopefully we will have some room to move in the future} *sigh*

Please Explain......

what is wrong with me???

{don't have to actually answer that one...ok}

why do my babies force me to buy them such cute clothes....?

they had brothers & brothers before them...

{I only kept the clothes that were not trashed}

I don't buy matching

{all the time...I will if it's on sale & especially sweet...I can get away with it now}

I love to buy clothes on sale for the following year....so currently they are six months, I'm buying size 1-2 at sales.......my dh is horrified they will actually fit into these "monstrous" sized clothes by then

but

there

are

just

so

many

clothes

{grin}

Ollie!!!!

He's getting SO good

I bought him a skateboard from Big W $19.95...with a dinosaur of course

....but then....

a cuddle from Matt

more attention from Morgan

OUCH

elbow

he's cute hey???

Hamish turns three

Crinkly wrinkly baby foot

a newborn, swollen...swollen...swollen face that only a mother {& father} could love :)

Me about 16 hours post delivery, Morgan age 11 {man she has grown} and Lachie, 19 months

one of my fav shots of Hamish...

he still has his curls.....

what is it about mothers and loving their sons curly hair????

I'm one of them

Learning to walk...and squwark at the same time..........

In Cairns...learning to walk on the edge of a pool...an important skill here ;)

Learning to entertain oneself on looong car rides {this one was 9 hours} is also an important skill in this wide brown land of ours

with Morgan :) they are so similar in personality.....

apprehensively meeting a new baby{one of two}...he was very overwhelmed...

as was I!!

Warming up a little

we did not ask him to do this kiss, he just did it all on his own...so sweet

Helicopters...a big part of every day

Airports

Fishing.....look at his proud expression

Playing quietly by the river

Simply a "stop taking photos of me!" moment

Loves bugs, creepies, crawlies

Loves the beach...and his Tigger hat!

and his dinosaur nightlight

....Hamish....
you were born in a rush

in under an hour

you are one child of mine that simply rocks my world

you love eating

"mum...I'm huuuuuungry"

you love all things aeronautical

"mum, where's my planes?"

you love diggers

and walks

and the park

and all your brothers...all four of them

and your beloved older sister, who is like another mother but more fun

you go to kindy three days and love every second

you are awesome on your dinosaur skateboard

The sweetest boy born on July 4th

Happy Birthday my Mish Mash

ratbags

We have a rule in our house ....during dinner you must stay at the table until everyone has finished eating......

there are some exceptions

*baby care

*urgent bathroom {this gets abused! hehe}

*illness

you get the drift?

this photograph was taken as Lachlan developed a sore tummy during dinner

"Mum, I have a tummy ache"

'ok, Lachie, go lay on the sofa until we are done. I'll look at you then'........

I knew he was faking

then Hamish..."Mummy, I have a sore tummy too"

'ok Hamish, on the sofa'........he runs off and jumps happily up onto the sofa...

So then Matt, our resident all round "funny guy" age 13....

"Mum...I've got a stomach ache"...

does not wait to be excused...just leaves...

followed last & definitely not least by Morgan...who just left as well, laid on the sofa.........and then says

"oh..yeah...I've got a tummy ache too!!!!!"

madly laughing....

they then call for a photo of them all SO ill they can't finish their dinner

R.A.T.B.A.G.S....the whole lot!!!!! haha

Geoffrey & I stayed at the table and ate our dinner

{after I took their photo;)}

Big Boy...Little Boy

My Big Boys decided it was time...

time to start teaching their baby baby brothers about machines!!

This is the scene I got up to this morning.....

plus Lachlan singing an "I Love You" song to the three young ones....

an "AWWWWW" moment....

but I know it's only a matter of moments before it deteriotates into a bit of BIFF!!

The book ended up being used as a weapon of mass destruction!!

....Shame....

My family are thrilled

I have a chest infection...

I'm on antibiotics...

{I get asthma & get very ill very fast so I must get 'on top' of chest infections super quick}.....

this morning I awoke with laryngitis...

I can only whisper in a sexy husky kinda way...

they are thrilled!!

on a side note I took my middle two boys out to see a show today

because I could not screech their names call out to them

they lost me...

I could see them but they could not see me....

it scared them

but I don't think they learned their lesson

Mamas shoes

do you think he looks neat

reading in his mamas silvery shoes??