Better day

Today has gone so much better. The wee ones have behaved well and I have dealt with them better when I have faced challenges.

I do need to deal with the bad days better though, but I am very happy that today has gone much better.

The twins were great in the afternoon when I took a bath. they were really good and let my have it in peace.

Tonight then was the auction night at the photography club. We did really well and raised just over £300. I think that is great. I bought a couple of items. I got as bottle of Bucks Fizz for £3.50 and some strange smelly things for £3 (they are called Chili pepper)

Very cranky

I do not know what the matter with me today was , but I have been so cranky. I had a good sleep and I woke feeling fine.

However as soon as the wee ones got hom I was cranky with them. They then started acting up, which made me more cranky.

I got cranky, then calmed down, got cranky again and then calmed down.

I really have to find out how to deal with my crankiness better.

Keeping the games nice

I have been determined to keep the boys computer games nice. Though I am still tempted to get rid of the games that they are playing and find something better. I wish that my step daughter had not shown them the games.

Busy, busy, busy

I have been a busy bunny.

Yesterday I cleaned the hall, entrance and bathroom. In the evening I went to my friends house for the evening. She was sorting through her clothes. I ended up with a bag full of funky clothes to wear. I am going to have to go through my things now as I am now in the fortunate position to be able to get rid of the clothes that I do not wear very often.

On their own they are not too bad, but together they are not good at all. I am stopping them from playing games that they should not be playing and if they carry on as they are I will get them off the computers all of the time. They need to change their behavior and soon. I have had enough of it.

Today has also been a busy one. I am also feeling tired as I was late in bed last night. I get a lie in on Wednesday and when this week is over it will be the school holiday.

I managed to sort through my clothes today and I got rid of a bags worth of clothes as well as two jackets that my friend was going to pass on to my partner but he was not interested. I thought he would not be, but I thought I would offer him. I was a good girl and I got them up to the recycle point today.

I was not feeling that good for a bit in the evening. I have managed to get some work cleaning the living room though. The wee ones toys was a mess and I ended up spending a lot of my evening getting the living room and the kitchen into a semi-presentable state.

The boys have been better today, though they have had their moments. I just have to ignore my eldest with his fart talk. I struggle the most in the morning when I am very easy to get irritable. I wish I was not so cranky in the morning.

Bad attitude

My youngest son has really not got a nice attitude at the moment.

Very tired

I went to my friends house last night after the photography club so I was late getting in and late getting to bed.

I was fortunate that I was able to get a sleep until eight, but it still has been a long day and I am shattere. I am going to bed as soon as possible, which is unlike a normal Friday night. I just feel that I need to go to bed earlier than usual.


This week has been long. I have had to take the wee ones with me to collect my eldest more than usual and of course I did not get a day off the school runs today.

My eldest got a certificate at school for picking up litter and putting it in the bin. I think it is wonderful that he got that.

parents evening

Today I went to the school for my eldest sons parents night.

The teacher is happy with how he is doing. She says that he is good at writing, reading and maths. The only thing that he has to work on is his attention. He struggles to sit still and can act silly at times. That did not surprise me though as it is not the first time that I have heard it. It is not a problem at the moment, but we need to start doing something about it before it does become a problem.

The teacher had a lot of good things to say about him though and she said that she was a fan of him, as she says that he has a good personality.

I need to look into how I can help him with his attention though. I remember struggling when I was younger with it, so I am not sure if it is something that he has inherited from me. But I will see what I can do to help him improve. I think it will make school easier for him if he is able to sit still and concentrate better for longer.

Not listening

Today was going well...you know what is coming though...that was until the time when I was going to collect my eldest son from school. I was running late and they would not listen to me when I asked them to come in.

I then got ratty with them. They eventually did come in and after a bit of stress we collected my eldest (my youngest son got his feet wet and was not happy about it and was not moving very fast)

Then when we got home I had the stress of getting my eldest sons homework done (he likes to mess around before he does it nicely)

Thankfully after that it went much better after that and they played pretty well outside. My partner took the lazy approach though when I went to the shops and kept them in the house.

Lie in day again

I got another lie in today. It was challenging last week when I did not get my lie in when I usually do, but I enjoyed it today when I did not have to get up for the school run.

I also did not realize how close it was to the easter holidays. There is only two weeks left.

I really hope that the local shop get more Kinder eggs in. My eldest son asked me if we could get them for the Easter Egg hunt. I think that is a cute idea, so I will do that for them. I have got three so far and I need another nine to get. There was only two in the shop. I will have to keep a look out. If not I will have to go to the shop in the next town to get them.

The wee ones played in the garden today for the first time in a long time. It was good for them to get out and they really enjoyed it.

I also found out today that one of my friends from school is pregnant with her first child. I was not expecting her to have any children as she is a lesbian. I knew that she wanted to have a child as she told me a few years ago (when I last saw her) but at the time she was not sure how she would make it happen. She obviously managed to find a way to make it happen. I think that is really great news. I am hoping to get in touch with her soon so I can congratulate her.

Busy day

Well at least I had a good lie in today and as my step daughter did not stay over last night then I got my long sleep in my own bed.

My partner then took the wee ones to his mums house. I was busy cleaning. It took me ages to get the living room tidy.

I really wish I could get my whole flat clean at the same time. I seem to get one room clean and then by the time I have got another room clean the first room is a mess again.

Supermoon

Tonight is the night of the the super moon. I have managed to get some shots of it, but they are not that great due to the clouds. At least I was able to get something.

I did not get any time off today, but I had a feeling that I was not going to anyway so I was not that bothered. I managed to keep myself busy though and I managed to get quite a bit done.

The wee ones have been mostly good today, though there had been moments. I wonder if they have been affected by the supermoon.

I do find it strange about my partner. We just sit at night in silence on our computers. It is not often that we will talk to each other, let alone spend time together. I actually enjoyed one time when there was computer problems and we did not spent any time on the computer. Even though we were sat on different chairs and doing our own thing we felt more together than we do now.

New computer desk

My computer desk is not too bad (though it is starting to fall apart)

My partners computer desk though is in a terrible state. I was going to buy us both new desks when his cousin offered to give us one. It is really funky. I will have to get him to look after this one. Is is also smaller so that is better for the room.

An interesting day

Today has been interesting.

It started off well. I had a good morning and it went well after I had collected the twins from nursery. The walk over to collect my eldest was good and I felt calm. I was enjoying the time I was spending with them. They were even pretty good while I was waiting for my eldest to come out (well apart from my daughter wanting to lick everything)

That all changed when I collected my eldest. I had to pass on some forms to the teacher that my son had forgotten to hand in. When I turned around they had run off (after I had asked them to stay still)I was not happy with them as I knew that my son had gone running after one of the boys in his class to ask if he could go to his house (I really hope that we are able to get something sorted out for him to do with his friend)

They would not listen to me (some of the other children were helpful in pointing where they were) and they did not come back when I called them. I was not happy. After I had finished my counting for them not going on the computer when they got home, my youngest son at least came back to me. He however did not wait while I got the others. After stomping around the school once again (and with help from one of the parents) I found him. He was already walking home.

After a few more stern words with them (and them being upset) we got home. It was then that I realized that my daughter no longer had the bottle that my sons juice was in. She had thrown it on the floor. I was instantly mad with her again. I really could not believe that she would do something like that. I have told her often enough how bad throwing things on the floor is. I have told her that to make up for throwing the bottle down, she must pick up two bottles (I also hope that I am able to find my eldest sons bottle as well)

It took me a long time to get myself calmed down after that. I was able to make dinner and they ate it all (they do like the soup that I make for them) and they played nicely in their room. As they had been good I let them have one hour on the computer. My youngest son was not bothered about playing on the computer though and neither was my daughter. Even before the hour was up my eldest son had lost interest and they all played in their bedroom.

They all behaved after their bath and after a wee bit of fuss they went to bed. After that I spend a nice bit of time with my eldest watching the lovely cartoon little bear. I think that for wind down time that we watch nice shows. I think the little bear is just so cute to watch.

Now at least I am able to relax now. Hopefully I can learn to deal with them better without getting angry.

Poor Japan

It is getting worse for them. Not only have they dealing with finding survivors from the earthquake and tsunami as well as dealing with the problems with the nuclear power facilities threatening to meltdown but now they are having to deal with a volcanic eruption. I really hope that things start to get better for them really soon.

As for me though I have had a good day. My partner did the school run this morning so that meant that I got a lie in. I did not sleep in too late though as I had wanted to get up to do things. Though I changed my mind and just had a nice relaxing bath while the wee ones were out at nursery and school (I feel much better for it)

The strange thing is that even though I got a decent sleep I still feel tired. I need to make sure that I get to bed at a decent time tonight.

lie in

Though it was not the best one that I could have had. I do feel more refreshed. I was disturbed a few times in the morning, I was more annoyed with my partner for not stopping the wee ones from coming through. However he has said that he might get up with them and while I will not have a lie in, it will be nice to have a morning off the school run.

I have been a busy bunny today cleaning up. I seem to do nothing but clean that kitchen, but it still is not as clean as I would like it to be.

Yesterday I noticed that the British Red Cross are running an appeal on behalf of the Japanese Red Cross. I gave them £5. I hope that is able to help a bit. I think I will give some more next week as well. I just wish that there was more that I could do other than donating money. I feel so helpless here and so far away from where the trouble is.

I have had the news on today keeping a look out on the updates. The images are so scary and it just proves how powerful nature can be. Here are some pictures that I found online.

Earthquake in Japan

I was told some very sad news this morning when I woke up. My partner told me that there had been an earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.

Dealing with challenges

My youngest son can be challenging at times. He is not listening to me, being too loud and rough. He is throwing things around as well.

I have found a way to deal with his shouting. He is like me and has a loud voice. He was being really loud and normally what I would do would be to raise my voice to tell him to be quiet. However today I went up to him and quietly told him to be quiet. I did not get mad with him, but I told him that he needed to be quiet. He did it and was much quieter. I will have to make sure that I keep doing that and let my partner know that he also needs to do the same.

I am not too happy with myself though. I had so many plans for stuff I would be doing around the home, but I did not get much of it done. The day has flown by. I have got some things done though and that is still good. I have managed to sort out a bag of soft toys to take to the charity shop. All I need to do is wash them and they will be ready.

Tired

I ended up staying up way too late last night. I realized as I was thinking about going to bed that I needed to do the dishes. After that I did a bit of cleaning. That meant that it was three in the morning before I got to bed.

Thankfully I got a lie in but it was not enough. I am going to make sure that I get a good sleep tonight as I am so tired.

Visiting friends again

I went to see my friend again this morning. I had only planned on staying there until ten when she was expecting someone, but I ended up staying there until she took me up to collect the twins from nursery.

When I got home I had noticed that I had missed three parcels. Phoning to get two redelivered was no problem but the other one had an awful automated option list. I hate them, sometimes they are not too bad, but the ones I have come across recently have been horrible. Especially when you are in a hurry.

Thankfully I was able to get the parcel redelivered (I was a little bit worried when he said that I would have to go and collect it from the post office) I am not able to get to Lochgelly. I was very relieved when he said that he could get it out to me tomorrow. Hopefully I will not miss it again.

I found out later when I received a text from my friend that it is the films from India. I am so much looking forward to seeing them. It is going to be great. I have never seen a Bollywood film all the way through.

Visiting friends

I like visiting my friends. I went to visit her in the morning. I have not seen her for a while. While I was there I found out that she was not working tomrorow as she thought she was so I went to visit her in the evening as well. It was really funky to do that as we were able to cill out as her man was at the pub and do some tarot readings as well as somne run readings.

She did the tarot readings and I did a rune reading for me. It was a really interesting as I got an answer not to the question that I thought I was asking but obviously the one I should have been asking. If only I knew exactly what the question was. I think it is going to be an interesting time of change and growth for me.

Designing a tattoo

I really need to find out a suitable design for my next tattoo.

Birthday boy

Happy birthday top my eldest. He is seven today.

He was really happy with the presents that he got. They have been playing with the Lego all day (well the time that they were in the home that is)

My partner took them to his mums house and they went to Jumping Jacks and then after that they went to McDonald's. I think it was good that they got the chance to get out (I could not have managed to take them out today). They all enjoyed their time out.

Not related to the birthday but I had some computer games arrive today. I have been playing one of them called Lost GHorizon. I am really enjoying it. I am so relieved for online help though. I would not be where I am not without the help. Though I am going to see if I can cut down on the amount of times that I use it as I would like to see if I can figure things out on my own.

World book day

My eldest was happy to be a vampire this morning. I am so happy that he was. My partner had a word with him about it and he felt much better.

I am going to have to get them to get dressed up again so I can get a picture of them all as I did not get an opportunity today. I am sure that it will not be a problem.

I dressed the twins up as well. Bless them, they were so excited to get dressed up.

The Boba Fett costume

Not only has not only not been delivered, but it has not been sent out.

I got in touch with the seller and asked recently about what had happened. I got a reply saying that they'd had a computer problem and not seen my order and they asked if I still wanted the costume. I asked my son if he still wanted it and if he would accept that he would have to wear it next year. He was not happy about it at first, but thankfully after a while he was happy to wear the alternative costume for tomorrow and was happy enough to accept that he will have to wait until book day next year before he gets to wear it.

I got myself some more free books for my PC kindle. I think it is great. I am looking forward to getting a proper Kindle at some point.

Adicted

I really am adicted to the new computer game