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Our homework box

Tina — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:31:43 +0000

The kids always seem to find some excuse to put off doing their homework. They either can’t find a ruler, or scrap paper, or a calculator. Or they have left their pencil case at school.

So I decided to create a “homework box”.

I’m reusing a plastic tote that I had sitting in the cupboard (I used to use it for some of my scrapbooking stuff) and I’ve gathered all the supplies that we’ve got lying around the house. The essentials include:

pens and pencils
sharpener
erasers and liquid paper
stapler and staples
hole punch
glue and sticky tape
scissors
ruler
dictionary and thesaurus
notepads
textas and highlighters

So now the kids have no excuse and I won’t be hearing, “Mum, I can’t find an eraser!”

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Simple satisfaction

Tina — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:32:50 +0000

Shaanon from Rocks In My Dryer shared simple things that she finds very satisfying and asked what simple things satisfied everyone else.

My list would be:

clean, fresh sheets
hugs and kisses from my children
a tidy house
freshly mowed grass
hearing my children playing nicely and laughing together
when the kids go to school in the morning
my baby falling asleep snuggled up in my arms
my husband telling me he loves me
thunderstorms
a lazy day in my pajamas

What are your simple pleasures?

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Teens and Zits

Tina — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:06 +0000

A few weeks ago I was sent a product to review and with it came another product which I read was supposedly helping teenagers clear their acne as a side effect. So I asked DS16 if he would be my guinea pig and surprisingly it’s working for him! I think it is the natural ingredients that are contained in the weight loss tablets, like lipovox, that actually aid in clearing up acne and if the tablets help in suppressing appetite, then it’s a double bonus!!

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Passenger driver!

Tina — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:34:33 +0000

My darling husband told me yesterday that I am a bad passenger driver. I have absolutely no idea what he means!

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Welcome, Mommys!!

Tina — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:17:27 +0000

It’s time for the 5th Annual MommyFest and I’d like to welcome you all to Mummified Times Five!

My name is Tina. I am a wife to one husband and a stay at home mum to five children aged between 1 and 16. We live on the beautiful South Coast of New South Wales, Australia along with our two furbabies, Snoopy and Oscar (who have yet to have their photos posted here! - They won’t stay still for me to get a good photo!)

When I have some free (HA!) time, I like to read, try to finish a cross stitch that was meant to be completed before the baby was born (14 months ago!), blog and I LOVE organising parties (I blame my step-mum for that…lol!)

I’m thrilled that you are taking the time to stop by. Have a look around…..add me to your feed reader, if you like. Leave me a comment so I know that you’ve stopped by and I’ll be sure to stop by your blog to say hello

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Books for my birthday, please

Tina — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:42:51 +0000

So, guess whose birthday is coming up now? It’s mine! On 21 May, I’ll be *cough* 30-something *cough* and for a couple of weeks now I’ve been subtly hinting to DH and the babes what I would like for my birthday. One thing I forgot to mention to them is some new books. I love reading chick lit and I’ve almost finished with my reading pile so some new books would be nice.

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It WAS a Happy Mothers Day!

Tina — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:15:21 +0000

I was so spoiled on Mother’s Day yesterday! I got up early and keeping with traditions, I went into the girls’ bedroom early in the morning, jumped on DD15’s bed with all my gifts in my arms and asked “can I open my pressies now??” lol

They all just groaned at me…lol Ha ha! Payback is a b!tch! I sat there and opened my gifts which were a pink purse, a box of ferrero rocher chocolates, kitchen towels, a brag book and cupcake pajamas!

DD8 made me some beautiful Mothers Day cards:

My babes made me and DH breakfast in bed (french toast with maple syrup and a cup of tea). Later in the day, we met up with my dad and stepmum, my stepsister, her partner and daughter, and my stepbrother at the harbour for lunch.

It was a great day!

Thank you, my babies, for my gifts and for being awesome kids!!

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Tina — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:25:05 +0000

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G’s pirate party!

Tina — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:18:46 +0000

*big sigh* The pirates have all gone home now!

Today was G’s pirate birthday party. She and her seven guests ate party food on the pirate ship that DH created! They played cannonball blast, stick the pirate on the island and musical islands. They decorated their own pirate ships. They grabbed the loot from the pinata, they went on a treasure hunt, they ate cake and they run amok!

G is really happy with how her pirate party turned out. She loves all her gifts and she still hasn’t gotten changed out of her pirate costume (4 hours after the party)!

Make a Smilebox postcard

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Our birthday traditions

Tina — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:37:09 +0000

We seem to have a birthday tradition that sorta came about by itself!

Each time it’s someone’s birthday, we all gather on DH and my bed to open gifts. It’s probably because the kids get up at the crack of dawn on their birthdays and are so excited, they’re up before us!

So this morning was no different. DD8 sat on our bed with her gifts piled up in front of her. Poor DH got woken up with her excited chatter. I’m sitting there trying to keep my eyes open!

She got an electric toothbrush, clothes, craft sets, this bubble thing that she wanted and…

…Beados! I think, by the look on her face, that the Beados was her most favourite gifts…LOL

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