A quiet week

All the boys playing together

It has been a quiet week this week (thank goodness).  It is school holidays so every activity we have isn't on.  Jemma is with her Dad this week, so it was just the boys and I at home.

Ben loves kisses

We had a mixed bag of weather.  Some days beautiful winter days, others wet and miserable.  It has been cold so the fire has been on most of the time.  Anyone know where to get cheap wood?  We have nearly gone through all the wood we got delivered!!!  One of the downfalls of being at home all the time (as opposed to out at the workplace) & I feel the cold a lot.

Michael playing in the nappy box

All the boys have had colds and it was so nice of them to pass them on to Greg and I.  When you have 3 boys who have no problem sneezing in your face, I guess it's inevitable!

We have started our "budget" as we are now living off one salary.  It's going to be hard but I am rising to the challenge :-)  Not that I'm a huge spender anyway, but now we have to actually think about what we are buying and when as opposed to just buying whatever we wanted without a thought.

Rhys loves Giggle & Hoot on TV

Not sure if I have mentioned before but we have decided to put a little extension on our house.  We only have one living area and it is just too small.  At the moment we can't afford to put the extension we really want (ie 2 bedrooms, 2nd bathroom,study, living area, walk through pantry, laundry... blah blah) so we decided to just get a kids playroom.  I think this will last us the next 10 years or so and then we can do our big extension.  We love where we live, it is a very good neighbourhood, lots of kids, great services, not too far away from the city.  We live in a great street which is quiet, close to schools & shops & bus stop.  All in all a pretty good place & it would cost at least $50K to move, plus extra of the new place, so we have decided to stay here.

So, the room has been approved by the certifier and I have booked in the builder & paid the deposit.  Now just waiting........  Critter Cottage will be looking a little different, but in a great way.  Can't wait :-)

Looking forward to a nice weekend, hope yours is great too.

xxxx

My two little terrors!