Build a Bear birthday party

So cool!  Have been telling Shannon for the last week or so that today she was going to have a play date with my cousin Lindsey's daughter Ellie.  Instead, I arranged for a birthday party at Build A Bear in Liverpool One!
All 6 kids got a simple bear - we currently don't have much money!  We also paid extra to have a Build A Bear mascot come play and have photos taken with the kids.  Think they all really enjoyed the day.  As we didn't actually pay to have clothes for the bears, we are going to take our 4 kids back before we do eventually move house and get them all a set of clothes for the bears they got today!
Am slightly concerned about our 10 year old son Aiden, despite his dad pointing out all the "boy teddy" clothes, he has insisted on putting the bows that they all got free in his teddies ears!

Katelyn's lazy eye, Part 2

Took Katelyn to the opticians today.  The optician doesn't think her lazy eye is severe enough to warrant being referred to Alder Hey...at least just not yet.
She has been given a pair of glasses which she has to wear ALL the time.  In three months time, she will have to return for another check-up.  This time, if her left eye hasn't made as much progress in repairing itself as the optician would like, then Katelyn will be referred to Alder Hey to have an eye patch.
She had to have eye drops in for the optician to see what was going on in the backs of her eyes.  This was funny as she has had extremely dilated pupils all day.
She will get her new glasses on Tuesday...fingers crossed.

Katelyn's lazy eye

Katelyn has had a "lazy eye" since she was about 2 months old.  Finally I am getting something done about it, I don't want her to end up partially blind in her left eye.
We have taken her to the Walk In Centre in Old Swan, who said she needed to see our GP to be referred to Alder Hey hospital.  Seeing the Practice Nurse at our GP Surgery, she said she needs to see an Optician.
So...I have made her an appointment with the Optician for tomorrow at 12 noon.  It should be as simple as having to have a patch over her "good"eye in order to strengthen her bad eye.  Telling Katelyn she might have to have a patch over her eye, she now wants to be a Pirate!
We shall find out tomorrow.

Probably time to learn to swim

We have taken our fours children swimming again today, and while I couldn't really be bothered, I got the chance to float about and have a good think.
I have come to the decision that at age 31 years, 7 months and 1 day... I really should learn to swim properly!
As we have purchased a membership package at Lifestyles costing £60 each month, allowing us full access to the pool and gym, as well as all classes (both exercise and swimming!).  I can sign up for the adult swimming lessons and not have to pay any extra... even the kids can do lessons at no extra cost!

No trip to Reading

Today was supposed to Col's big interview with HP!  Only, he didn't go...
He never got any sleep at all last night, instead he spent the night worrying about having to be Security Cleared for working with HP.  He has a number of CCJ's, so they instantly go against him.  As does us living together!
So today we both spent the day being extremely tired, sleeping vaguely for an hour or so at a time!

Isolated still

I know this sounds somewhat silly, but despite everything I still feel isolated in my life!

I have supposedly been invited to cols nephews birthday on Wednesday...But as last year, no one seems to care that I have a family that don't believe I should be allowed a social life just because I happen to be a Mum!  Col thinks I am being silly, but he doesn't understand, and I don't know how to explain to him how I feel.

I would love nothing more than to actually be allowed to relax and enjoy myself, but who am I kidding, I am not allowed!

I have a family who only help when it suits them, and no real friends other than my Big Col!  You know what, that actually sounds really pathetic! My fiance is my ONLY REAL friend, and even then, he doesn't always feel like my friend!  Stupid... I know.
xxxxxxx

Changing rooms

This afternoon, after Col had a chat with Bec, we decided it was best to slightly rearrange the bedrooms!

Basically all we did was swap the bunk bed in Aiden's room for the bunk bed in the girls room.  Bec was starting to feel uncomfortable sleeping in the same room as a BOY!  She doesn't know it yet, but we have now put her in with the two girls.  They are now going to be sleeping on the bottom bed which is actually a double bed, and Bec will be having the top bed.  Hope she likes.  Will find out on Sunday!

Hi there

So I haven't been brilliant at keeping an up-to-date blog... This is about to change!

I have been working writing news articles from press releases to be published on websites around the world!  I have also been writing keyword articles, again to be published on websites around the world.  This has now come to an end...

I have felt a little deflated by this, but as my lovely Big Col has reminded me, I was being paid 1/2 US cent per word!  So it wasn't as if I was dependant on this income to pay the bills!

Now I may have had a minor wobble over this, but I have gotten over it!

After all, I am aware I am not too good at time-keeping, but I am trying to remedy this.  Maybe if I had more of an incentive to actually get my backside working, it would be a lot easier!

Since my 4 children are currently on school summer holidays, maybe it was not the best time to start employment!  Think I may just leave it until September when they return to school to look for work as a Freelance journalist.  Hopefully by then, Col will be gainfully employed, and we will be living somewhere else!