Here’s to a Magnificent Monday!

9am - It has been a very interesting week to say the least.

-          MrW broke one of my large bushel jars with brown sugar in it.

-          MrT wrapped himself in the dining room curtains and pulled them off the wall when he tried to untangle himself

-          MissZ has found her the inner 3yr that isn’t so innocent

-          MissO pulled a coffee over my laptop and I now have a couple of sticky keys

-          I noticed this this morning that our oven has a few major cracks in the hot plate. I think it is from the weight of the milk so I’ll be oven shopping tomorrow.

I miss my man!!!  He should be home today. But if the weather was bad it could be tomorrow.  I’m hoping for today. I have been okay but I have just struggled with having to do the whole outside/inside routine for a week by myself, especially having kids at the age where they just don’t seem to get why I really do need them to help out more than normal. I have realised just how much we share the running of our family and what a support he is to me.

My blessings this week have been:

• Having a friend and her 3 kids come and stay for a night. It was so nice to talk to an adult and not just the kids and animals(lol), and being able to chat and share craft ideas.
•  Having my Aunty & Uncle from Melbourne pop in for a visit and bring a couple of bags full of fruit.
•  MrT spending some time up with our neighbours. He had a ball "helping" with the general farm jobs and hanging out with them. He probably talked their ears off.
• Having someone drop dinner off last night.

My morning routine, my ‘me’ time:

• 6.30 alarm – hit snooze (this time MrT had turned it off and I overslept) 
• Put milk on to heat
• Make coffee for me and bottles for the babies
• Give babies their bottles and head outside with instructions for MrT  to get them out of their cots and sleeping bags
• Feed calves
• Refill calves' water
• Release an enthusiastic flock of chookens. 
• Check their feed and water
• Check on chicks
• Let hen and ducklings out and check their feed and water
• Come inside, another coffee and housework

Well the sun is out today and I have a more positive outlook. 

Here’s to a Magnificent Monday!

5pm - I have still not heard from Aj. It was find in practice to say 'But if the weather was bad it could be tomorrow (tuesday)' but i am trying not to worry.

I'm tired, and the kids have been really unsettled. I have a very tidy house though, I managed to just get into it today! Oh well, dinner time here now. Catch ya.