Turning 45!

Over the weekend it was my 45th birthday.  I kind of can’t believe that I’m 45 years old, but it’s better than the alternative!!! 

I had a lovely weekend.  Greg had to work on Saturday as they had stock take, but it was only for half the day.  The boys and I relaxed at home not doing very much.  We went over to my sisters place to chop some trees down and then came home and I had a very yummy laksa for dinner.  YUM.  

On Sunday we went for a great bushwalk around the Glasshouse Mountains Lookout.  It is very beautiful there. 

We also went to a park near the boy's school which was great fun

Then we stopped at a park at Landsborough, which has some gym equipment.  Michael had been asking to go there for ages as we drive past Landsborough school every day to get to the boys school.

As I reflect back on the last 45 years of my life, I think I have had a pretty great life.  It’s true,  I have had some truly terrible tragedies happen to me – and probably these things would not have happened to most people – but for some reason they did happen to me.  These change your life forever and they changed ME forever too.  But, from these terrible things, other things happen and we must keep moving forward and living our lives.  I have tried to do this to the best of my ability.

I am very lucky that I have a wonderful, supportive family.  Yes we have had our differences over time, but when it comes down to it, they are always there for me as I am for them.  I have also been very lucky to have had very good health too.  I have had a few times when I have been unwell but overall I am a healthy person.  You can’t buy good health so this is very important.

The twins class put on a puppet show for the Mums and Dads.  It was very cute and Rhys and Ben did the story Goldilocks and the three bears.  They both wanted to be the baby bear, but not together, separately, so this Goldilocks story had twin baby bears!!!

Very cute! 

I have great kiddo’s and I am also very lucky that I am a young Nanni to little Summer Rose.  I never, ever thought I would have 5 children – never in my wildest dreams (or nightmare!! LOL).  But there you go, another thing you just can’t plan for.  But at times like Christmas, when we all come together, it is absolutely FANTASTIC.  I love my BIG family!

I’m still learning about this thing called “life”.  I have done some things well and others not so well but overall I can confidently say that I am a nice person who is loyal and will stand up for things that aren’t right.  I will follow my dreams and do what I can to make things happen – even if it means going out of my comfort zone.

I look forward to the next 45??? years.  Whatever it may bring, because: