Friday
I love it when:

The air is so cold that when you walk in the morning you get ruddy red cheeks and your eyes sting but you feel so alive.

I go shopping at lunch and try on a gorgeous skirt in a size 12 and I love it, but it is too big, so I put it back.

I decide to buy sexy lingerie instead of a skirt and get some great Elle Macpherson Intimates - red & white (goes with all my red stuff!)

The house is tidy and smells of roses and I can walk all the way from the front door to the back door without tripping over one toy.

I can say I have finally signed off on 9 years of tax, 3 years of Child Care Benefit, and officially enrolled Darcy in school - whooo hoooo.

Saturday
I love it when:

We go shopping as a family and the whole day is fun and we all come home with balloons.

I show Mark the skirt I wanted to buy in a different store, and they have a size 10 available to try on. And it FITS. (And so what if I had to wait 15 minutes for someone appropriate to come and strip the mannequin of the skirt. I wanted it and I wasn’t taking no for an answer LOL)

I drop the boys off at a friends for babysitting (so I can wear my new clobber out) and they wave bye bye and don’t cry or make a fuss.

I receive compliments from people and they are genuine - and yes I thought I looked hot too

Sunday
I love it when:

I get home after a great night out with 3 sleeping boys and remember to wash off all my makeup before I hit the pillow.

The boys throw tantrums all day because they didn’t get enough sleep the night before (well I don’t love it but it is a great reminder that we are all together)

I have paper mache up to my elbows as I set about making a soccer ball piniata for Oscar’s birthday. Crafty stuff is so much fun. And messy LOL.

Monday
I love it when:

I get on the scales for my weekly weigh in and I lose 200gms. Yaaaay. Now 76.6kgs and inching closer to that goal.

I look over the last 12 weeks as Paulenes 12 Week Challenge draws to a close and see that I have lost 2.2kgs. It may not be much but it is in the right direction and I am very happy with that.

I know that tonight I can sit in front of the p.c. and catch up on all my blogland buddies

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Event notification

We are doing a walk on Saturday morning (22nd July) meeting at Circular Quay at 8.00am. We are going to catch the 8:12am ferry to Neutral Bay and then proceed to walk to the Mosman wharf. Approximately 2 - 3 hours. Then catch the ferry back to Circular Quay. All are welcome.

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Around the blogs

My heartfelt sympathies go out to Emily & Jonny today who lost their baby at 16 weeks over the weekend. It is so incredibly sad. *hugs*

If you are planning to go to the c2s dinner and have not yet notified Mary, please do so in the next couple of days so we can lock in our booking - cheers.

Shiny Ruby is looking for people to sign up for a 2 hour hula hooping lesson in the city. It should be a tonne of laughs so if you are in Sydney and want to give your hips a bit of a workout head on over to her blog and let her know of your interest.******

Happy Birthday Daddy *mwah*

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