A mother again..

My kids come back today, I have been childfree since last monday and gawd I needed the break, I can tell because I haven't really missed them too much which I know must sound terrible but in my defence I was quite strung out and stressed at the end of term one.

But, I am looking forward to getting them today, I have to wander around to Sky City in my break from work and pick them up from the intercity coach stop which is very grown-up - really cheap travel too by the way.  And then the girls will come back to my work for an hour while I finish my shift and then we're off.

Breaks are great.  You all return to each other with a better respect and greater understanding of each other and the family unit.  Plus, my girls have had an absolute ball on the farm and have had the best holiday so it's been a win-win all round.

And quickly, I started to paint the outside of the house on the weekend.  We have chosen an awesome colour and I spent about five hours painting two coats on the bottom half of the top level so my husband can now build the second deck off that part of the house.

What I find mildly amusing in a 'you've got to be frickin' kidding' kind of way is how he tells people how 'we' started to paint the house on the weekend.  We?

..and breathe..