Wide AWAKE!

yep - this is what happens when hubby finishes work anytime after 2am and me being a light sleeper. We've tried the "please don't make any noise when you come home..." I've even resorted to telling him to sleep in the kids room...lol.

Seriously though, this is a normal routine for me, I wake up at 6am, get the kids ready for school and tidy up...by late morning I'm buggered and will usually have a nana nap - then I'm up again at 2-3pm (especially if the kids are back in school) then I'll do what needs doing, cook diner etc...then once the kids are in bed I'll start cleaning again...(never bloody ends!) and I'll have some ME time, I never fall asleep before 11pm. Then hubby comes home anytime after 2am, and I'm WIDE AWAKE again...I'll fall back to sleep at about 4am...then back up at 6am...*sigh*

Thank GOD I don't have a full time job OUT of the house!

So usually when I am WIDE AWAKE in the early hours of the morning...I'll stay in bed and read...but I just couldn't this morning, so I have just spent the last 2 hours surfing the net...(basically wasting time LOL).

Anywhoo...my bedtime routine is spent laying in bed all cosy with lots of blank paper, pens, calculator, calendar...and I 'tutu' lol. I will write everything down, night after night I do the same thing, just write what's on my mind, I plan, write down goals...shopping lists and to-do-lists!

So last night I went through my good old Edmonds Cookbook and wrote down some biscuit/cake/slice recipes that I would like to try - totally inspired by Mr11's cookie baking this evening - and can I add that between my 4 kids and their uncle - they totally demolished the LOT!!

I kid you not! But must say, they turned out really well.

So I have a busy wee day today, I'll go back to bed now (just after 5am!) my body clock will have me up no later than 6:30am - I'll try and go back to sleep (kids are still on holiday after all!) and I'll get up at 8am(ish) shower, get dressed and GO...

10:30am...been pottering around the house, woke up at 8:30am - so that was great lol. I've just spent the past 40mins packaging things that I have sold on Trademe...they are all ready for the courier to pick up...miss 14 is getting ready, we'er gonna go and get a few things done that I need to, and get her eyebrows done while we're at it.

It rained REALLY heavy early this morning - great for the garden, and it's turned out to be a gorgeous day today.

6pm - I'm feeling a bit crabby this afternoon! The kids have been slowly but surely winding me UP - THE -WALL! *breathe*

Anywhoo...I went out and what a waste of time that was! Went to go and see about my course and hello - they don't open till Monday 25th. Then went around the corner to the Boxing gym and it seems that they are only open mon-wed-fri from 6:30pm...but hey, we did Miss 14's eyebrows! lol.

Also had a look around a couple of shops for a gift for mr 11 who will be 12 tomorrow. Just couldn't decide on what to get him...have spoken to him this evening and he's happy to go out for lunch to Burger King or Maccas (lol) and get $50 cash...(hmmm....wonder who he gets that from lol) Oh and of course his b'day cake what we will blow out at Sunday lunch at the inlaws...

I dropped hubby off to work, he started early today, 2pm. I need the car cos I have to pick some things up Otahuhu that I bought off TM - it's just a few books/novels that I scored for $1 each lol. It's my goal this year to always be actively reading a book...this from someone who just didn't 'bother' with books....but since October last year - for some reason...can't remember what - I randomly bought a book from the best sellers list at the shops...LOVED the book so much that after I read it I bought more off TM...and since then I have managed to find the time to read about 6 different books. *YAY* for me huh.

It's been quite warm today, I made 'hangi' style chicken in my crockpot - smells Divine and the stuffing as usually is YUMMY!! Could only fit 2 whole chickens (which I split) plus all the trimmings that go with it...will be more than enough to feed our family, and some left over for lunch tomorrow, or I'll freeze it for another day.

Once I hear back from the seller what time to pick these books up, I'll get back and tidy up a bit in the kitchen (just feels like a never ending chore!!) and will do some baking.

I called into Briscoes 'hoping' that they would be having sale on some baking trays - and what-do-ya-know - 50% off non-stick cooking trays LOL. So I came home with a square tin, oblong tin and a loaf tin. Oh and also a jumbo muffin tin (6) will be great for making mini-pies in. So looking forward to doing some baking later this evening.

10:20pm...picked up the books at 8pm, took all the kids with me. Not short of anything to read in the near future :)

I feed the kids before we left, they LOVED it. My brother ate HALF a bloody chicken!! HALF for goodness sake! PLUS all the trimmings...so much for leftovers.

When we got back from picking my books up, I made an attempt at making 'melting moments' well...half disaster...I mis-read the recipe and used plain sugar instead of ICING sugar - ended up flat and super crunchy!! Then I made peanut brownies (hubbys favourite) and hello - no cocoa LOL. So I used Milo...

Hubby finishes at 11pm and I have to pick him up.

My son's 12th b'day tomorrow - his grandpa has mentioned he may take him go-carting...but we'll see - poor grandpa has a wee reputation of unkempt promises :( SO IF grandpa does take him out, then we'll have diner together, if he doesn't go anywhere with grandpa, then we'll go for lunch.

Not sure what else I'll get upto...well hang on...my brother has dumped a whole HEAP of laundry to be done this afternoon...I've done 3 loads so far in my 9.5KG machine!!! and I still need to do another 2-3 loads - and that's just HIS laundry!! he does this every month or so...*sigh*