Athletics!

Wow what a great day I had today! Kids had their athletics at school...track today and field tomorrow.
They all did a great job! Including Dallas who had to sit in the push chair all day so Mummy could take photos!
The new entrants done 25m and 50m sprint and hurdles then the relay!
It was so cute and funny, most of the kids concentrating on the kids running next to them and not to worried if they passed, just all running with a huge smile!
Cameron did great, she won her hurdles race! Cody s just like his Mummy, first at the other end! And just like his Uncle Ryan, running with his mate in all of the races! except they were not holding hands like Ryan and his mate Tame!
Alot of smiles all day, a few tears from littlies that were not keen on running. I don't blame them, after Cami finished her 50m sprint she dove onto me at the finish line and all I could feel was her little heart pounding a million miles an hour!


So it is important to remember before you start your race, you need to...

Stretch!

Check out your opposition!

Running so fast she lost her hat!

The smiles say it all and are truly PRICELESS...

Such a proud Mummy I am!!!

Enjoy ;-)

xox

Universe

Hey again, hope you are all enjoying your Saturday! I sure am. Piece and quiet in my house! Mum is down for the weekend, so she has taken the kids out for the day...Kylie is still in bed from a self inflicted night out on the town! And me, well I went out also however I was wise! a couple of wines, a cocktail then WATER!!! and home at midnight! So lets just say that it is 11am and I have already done the house work, weeded part of the garden and been for a run! Now hopefully Mum will be another hour or so so that I can get this done, then relax and catch up on shorty street last night! and possibly have a little kip! Why not a!!!...

So yesterday I talked about the law of gravity...did you find it interesting? Did you know the universe had laws??? are you curious what the rest are? I am excited to share with you, however anyone can learn as the internet is a great sorce to find out ANYTHING!

Sometimes I think why do I bother to blog? From what I can see I only have 4 followers! I am not sure how many read my blabbering! But I guess I will blog with the thought in my mind that people will read and for me even if I can make ONE person happy, make ONE person laugh, make ONE person smile then it is all worthwhlie my 20 minuites a day to write for them ;-)

Ok so on with the "LAWS"

"The Law of relativity"
Now this law states that nothing it good or bad, big or small, long or short UNTIL you relate it to something. How true is this! I love it!

So when people say to you they have had a bad day, what are they relating it to?
Adams bad day is maybe sleeping in and getting off to work late, then he gets caught in traffic, so he is really late then as we all know at times when we get off to a bad start it is like a snowball effect and carries on throughout the day. So that is Adams bad day, now that is a bad day compared to Jane, who got up early, went for a brisk walk had a nice relaxing coffee and breakfast while she read the paper! then headed off to work, all the lights were in her favour and she got to work 10 mins early! to be greated with a very happy boss, so thats is Janes good day. So Adams day is bad COMPARED to Janes day, and Janes day is good COMPARED to Adams day. Or Adams day would be good compared to someome who started the day the same and possibly did not make it to work at all.
I could go on and on but I think you get it!

Another example is when people say "oh the bills are due this month and they are so much!" what are you comparing them to? try comparing your bills to you countrys bills! all of a sudden your bills do not seam so big anymore. Or if I compare my bills to my grandfathers bills (who owns a dairy farm) all of a sudden my $120 phone bill is nothing compared to his $40,000 fertaliser bill!

So on that not, practive relating your situation to something much worse and yours will always look good!

When you wake up in the morning and you think you maybe are getting off to a bad start, whateveer it may be. Think about the one person or people in the world that may not have woken up at all that morning. Be grateful that you woke up to start your day, and change you perception right there, because you had a good start, not only good, a great start.

When you only have bread and butter in the panrty for lunch, think about the children in our third world countrys that have much less then you.

Happy reading and enjoy your day ;-)
xox

Laws of the Universe???

Would you believe? OR Do you believe? Hmmmm sounds a bit strange to some...I learnt briefly about the Laws of the Universe when I did a Power Up To Peak Performance Workshop with http://www.kurekashley.com/

There are 7 Laws of the Universe (what I know anyways) and some are easy to believe, and others some stuggle with. I wont blog all 7 in one go! Be a bit long. But I thought I might do one at a time and try to relate it to an experience in my life. Some of the Laws, I really understand and relate to, some I am still trying to figure out and I guess this blog will also help me to "figure it out!"

Now my initial thought about Laws of the Universe was, "Laws of the Universe!, but who polices these Laws? What happens if they are broken? Whats the punishment?" and what I learnt was that the Laws of the Universe are not the same as our laws, or government laws (whatever you would call them)
You see, the Laws of the Universe are constant, always have been and always will, you CANNOT break them! So you may be thinking if you cannot break them there is no punishment??? Well I guess? but the terms of weather you get punished or not it how you percieve these laws and how you will use them to ensure that you have a happy outcome, because there can be big differences!!!

So am I confusing you yet? Hmmmm I am getting confused myself a little, I have read back over what I have written a few times to change some stuff! Hang in there as it may make sence soon!

Hmmm ok so I have googled the 7 Laws of the Universe, and one I thought was it, is not on the list, so possibly there is 8? Or this one I will start off with may not be? Someone may be able to leave a comment and enlighten us!

Ok, so I will start with the Law we ALL know, well we all should know. And this is the one that was not listed in the 7 laws I googled! I have been searching it more and I am getting confused! So I will just get on with it and someone can correct me if I am wrong!
Please rememeber these are just "my interpretation" of what it is.

"Law of Gravity"
Now as I said we ALL know this so it is easy! Ok now, the law is constant so it is in play ALL the time, what goes up, must come down! And the law is law, you can use the law to your advantage or the law can be used against you. And the law does not give you a second chance if you don't know it.

Example one - the law does not give you a second chance:
(this did not actually happen) Dallas (a 2 year old boy) is climbing up the rails on the deck, an he gets to the top (by this time he is about 2 m off the ground) and swings his leg over to escape down the other side, then all of a sudden he slips and falls. Now, he does not know or understand the law of gravity yet. He is going to fall and possibly hurt himself - the law does not care that he does not know the law, as I said its constant - he will fall (unless mummy is there to catch him!) But you get my drift? The law does not say "oh well he is only 2, he does not understand the law of gravity yet, lets let him off and gently lower him so he does not hurt himself!" No he will fall!

Example two - the law in you favour:
Now you see this in the movies! A two story building is on fire and there is someone trapped on the top floor. You see them come to the window and there is no other way to get out, so the fire fighter tells them they have to jump! and they have a safety mat to land on. So the person stuck in the house plucks up the courage to do it, they jump and gravity forces them down. They land on the mat and they are safe and sound. Gravity in your favour, the person is safe out of the burning building.

Example three - the law against you:
Well I am sure you can think yourself of the law against you, I can think of lots but would rather let you think about it! Not too much though! You can use my first example where Dallas falls as against you as well.

Ok well that will do today! I actually started this last night, then I fell asleep with the kids at 8pm!
Happy reading and hope you find it interesting!

More to follow...

Chocolate Cake and Orange Hair!

So I decided I needed a change, today I was wondering through Farmers sussing out christmas presents and I walked past the hair dye!!! I saw "Perfect Highlights" and I thought back to the time (many years ago) when I got blonde highlights in my hair, I quite liked it! So I decided to give it a go! SO away I went...first I teased my hair (Cody thought that was hillarious!) then I mixed the potion! Which just about knocked me out! then I started srunching in my hair as per the instructions! It said to leave for 20 minuites, so I thought I would put a plastic bag over my hair (to hold in the smell! and plus I thought I could leave it for less with that on) WELL, TEN MINUTIES later I pulled the bag off to check, and OMG what a shock! I turned the shower on ripped my clothes off and dove in the shower scrubbing my hair as if I could scrub it out!!! No such luck!!! LOL. I got out and looked in the mirrior, and my initial thought was "I am going to look like such a dick when I go to school tomorrow to drop the kids off!" then after I was dressed, I went to my wardrobe and tried on scarfs I had! LOL... I thought I will see what its like when its dry...then I walked in the lounge and Cameron says to me "Mummy your hair is ORANGE!" then she said "I like it!" I said to th kids, lets hop in the car and go down to the supermarket!
I found Chocolate Brown and thought yep that will do! Went to the counter to pay, the guy behind the counter looking up at my hair! I said to him "home highlight job gone wrong!" he laughed, I guess cos I said what he was thinking!
So, back to the drawing board...and Chocolate Brown later! ME = much happier, CAMERON = a little dissapointed I do not have orange hair, but thinks that it is funny and will more then likely write about it at school tomorrow and draw me with orange hair! CODY = Well it will probably be in his story as well! And as for the traumatic experience my hair went through tonight, let just hope it stays put!

Hope you had a laugh!

xox

No More Hippie!!!

Boohoo...
I have so enjoyed doing the Hippie programe with Cameron and Cody. It has been so rewarding being able to have done this with them and watch them learn first hand! It has also taught me alot as well! PATIENCE is one thing that springs to mind! Also the fact that it does not have to be perfect!!! We are allowed to make mistakes, infact we need to make mistakes to learn!
On the last weeks work, one of the questions was "Now that hippie is nearly finished, what are some other things we can do together?" Both replyed to me "make up our own Hippie homework!!" tell you what our tutor LOVED that answer!
I must say that the first year doing Hippie was a bit of a challenge, finding my feet spending 15 minuites a day with 2 kids! trying to be a teacher! The only thing that kept me going was the fact that Cameron and Cody absolutly loved it! Soooo glad I stuck in there as it has paid off in so many ways, seeing the progress they are now making at school is so good and I am proud that I can say "I played a big part in their education!" Which is so precious, I go back to one of my previous blogs called "Patience" where I said we only get one shot at raising this child! lets give it our best.

Another thing I did learn in Hippie and I think it is awesome is "Specific Praise" I used to just say "Well Done" or "Good Girl" "Good Boy" now my praise is alot more specific.
So if Cameron brings me a picture she drew (which she does alot!) I would say "wow Cammy that is wonderful, I really like the pretty hearts you drew for me, and your butterflys are so colourful"
Or if Cody reads me a book I would say "I really liked how you read that book to me all by yourself, you are such a great reader" I always try to say what I like about what they did, and I get a great responce. Much better then "well done!" I guess it makes them feel special that you are explaining how great the did and being specific on the task.
Even on the challenging tasks/homework where they were a bit hoha and maybe did not listen as well as they normally do, I would tell them how I liked how they were listening and paying attention - hmmm now you may be thinking, why would I say that if they were not actually listening as they should, I actually asked myself that question, and the answer for me (and it seams to work for me) is they realise that I did not even notice that they were not giving their best work, therefore I am not giving them the attention or reaction that they were possibly after, so they just get on with it!
I am not perfect! believe me it was NOT like this all the time, Mummy gets hoha too! But this is what I strived for most of the time and this is what gave me the great results.

Before we did Hippie we also did PAFT, that was amazing also! And it is so funny, every day things that our children do, that we may think nothing of it, is actually a bit part of their learning.
Doing PAFT with Cameron and Cody and learning about those ages has made me more aware of Dallas and stages he is going through.
For example, about 6 months ago, we were up at Nana's and I took the kids for a walk down the driveway to the mail box (its a long driveway! and uphill on the way back) when we got to the top Dallas was stepping up and down the kerb, which was quite steep for this little man, my instand reaction was "Dallas stop doing that, you will fall and hurt yourself" but instead I stopped and thought hmmmm he is challenging his balance to see what he can do, and really if he did fall he would have grazed his knee maybe and that would have been a few tears, but nothing dramatic! So I decided to clap and cheer him on and he loved it! and was laughing and clapping with me!
I think being so aware of these stages I have been able to stop and think before I give my instant reaction. And I notice in Dallas he picks thinks up really fast, it honestly blows me away how much he knows!

Something interesting!!!
Who thinks eating rasins is learning? well, do you know what, when your little one picks up rasins intividually and they are using their thumb and forefinger to pick it up, what are they learning??? Think about it.......................What do we use everyday with that in mind? Holding our pen or pencil!!! The Pincer Grip (hmm not sure if I spelt that correct, but you get it)

Ka kite apopo
xox

YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT...

AND IT RARELY SHOWS UP IN THE PACKAGE YOU EXPECT IT TOO...
That is a saying a first heard 3 years ago at a Power up to peak performance workshop with Kurek Ashley http://www.kurekashley.com/
When I heard it I started thinking back on my life an could see that it is so true...one story I will share with you, that is more recent is about me and my Nana! I thought it was quite funny when I explained to her how you always get what you want and it rarley shows in the package you expect it too, in this particular instance!
So, for those of you that dont know, Cody, Cameron, Dallas and I lived with Nana and Poppa before we moved to Whangarei early this year. We lived there for about 3 years. I sometimes ask Nana about me when I was little, one time I asked her how long me and Mum lived with her for after I was born, she told me about 3 years, then Mum decided it was time for us to move out, so we did. Nana told me (because she loves me soooo much!) that she wished that I stayed with her and Poppa to live...well, I didnt at that time, but come 25 odd years later, Nana got her wish! I came to live with here ;-) plus some!!!
So see, she got what she wanted, however it was not when or how she expected! So, when you ask for what you want, when you set your goals and dreams - be more specific. Because you ALWAYS get what you want and it rarely shows up in the package you expect it to!

xox

Yay, settlement day!

Well, kids all asleep...what a long day. We go home from up North at about half 3, kids slept all the way which made the trip great, however bed time was a bit of a struggle! Took a long time for 3 little ones to get to sleep, but they were very good and stayed nice and quiet until they nodded off!
They had a great weekend, Dallas got his Poppa fix! and got out on the farm, the big kids enjoyed hanging out with their Cuzzie Elijah and as I mentioned yesterday the gala day was awesome!

So am enjoying a quite night to myself, Kylie is at work so the house, including the remote is mine! hehe, not that there is anything good on!

I got some great news on Saturday, my house sale settled on Friday! which was a month ahead of what I was told initially, so I am so happy! one less weekly payment of topping up the mortgage! one less headache! Yay...

So on that note, I have decided to upgrade my PC to a Mac! Laptop, a nice big 17" screen, which will be much better on my eyes for editing 100's of photos and I have been recommended Mac by many photographers as it has better graphics and overall a better operating system, so that will be my christmas present to myself! Early one too ;-) Oh but Santa if you are reading, I still would really love the Canon 5d mk II, its a camera incase to did not know! lol. I do not think Santa has that much money, so I won't get my hopes up!

Oooohhh, L.I.F.E interview tomorrow for the Whangarei Report! I am so excited, so everyone who gets the Whangarei Report keep an eye out for our article! Thanks to my friend Sheree for coming in to look after Dallas so don't have to take him with me!
We are going to do a few christmas giveaways as well, so keep an eye in the Whangarei Report, on facebook and hopefully in the Northland age ;-) EXCITING!
So if you have not done so already, go to our L.I.F.E page on facebook and "like, like, like!"

So, I am going to sign off now and head to bed...I am looking forward to blogging tomorrow about my interview ;-)

Nitey nite friends
xox