We have arrived home safely after our christmas holiday was cut short due to the horrible floods, which explains why I haven't posted for ages. Prayers for all those affected by the floods! It is going to take months for everything to be cleaned up let alone the crops that have been damaged.

We had a great christmas despite the weather. Everyone got lots of presents, I would even suggest that the kids have gotten to many, but I'm not sure they would agree!!! A big clean out of all toyboxes is planned! Look out lifeline we are coming with lots of 2nd hand stuff!

J managed to catch his first fish, a small bream! the look on his face was amazing, he wouldn't touch the fish though! He unfortunately ended up with some mozzie bites, which made him swell up(each bite the size of the palm of my hand) and itch and cost us a fortune at the chemist, but they are looking much better now! Needless to say he wore repellent everywhere we went after that!

Em has been enjoying her new scooter so much until she refused to wear a helmet and had it confiscated for a week. I think she will be quite the little chef when she grows up after helping me make the most amazing guacomole, although she wouldn't taste it!

Miss El has us concerned again. She started with temperatures which lasted three days, a cough (mostly dry) and even had a day of a rash, which faded everytime I decided to take her to a doctore. After that she was fine for a few days apart from a cough that ranged from dry to moist. Then she started with a temperature again for two days and her cough is quite moist now. Mr A has a cold so maybe she just has that. Surely she shouldn't keep getting temperatures? No one else has had temperatures!

Good bye 2010!

All Ok

I took Miss El to clinic yesterday. She has put on a huge 500g in 1 month! The physio suggested we change her physio around, to 2X PEP mask, then 1 position of pats then repeat 4 times and finish with her mask. This will help move all the gunk out better! They are happy for her to complete the antibiotics she is on. They also took a cough swab, which will be back next Monday - yuck hate waiting for these!

After her appointment being crazy like I am we went into the museum, had a great time and came home exhausted. Then last night I saw Harrry Potter!!!!!!!! So good, I wish that part 2 was out now too!

Loving the holidays, although we haven't put up our tree yet. Hopefully, tonight!!

Holidays and Coughs!

To go in or to not that is the question? Do I take my little cougher in to clinic today? She started antibiotics on Friday but her cough still sounds really awful. She almost coughed up her milk this morning, but was able with much furious swallowing to keep it down. I don't know that they will do anything other then take a cough swab. Maybe I will talk to the nurse and see what she suggests. I really want this completely sorted before christmas, and we go away. Away from a good children's hospital.

We are on holidays!!!! I still haven't decided where to register J, but next year seems blissfully far away!! Loving not having to think about getting school work done!!

The sun is shining (sort of) for the first time in at least a week, so if we don't go to clinic we might go for a nice walk, we even have new playground equipment in our park to check out, if council has removed the orange barrier!

Loving the hols!!!