Twas A Merry Christmas

We had a good Christmas this year. It was extra good because the girls are obviously older than last year and can interact more. And also rip open their own presents without too much help. They were only ten months this time last year so as much as they enjoyed it they would have had no idea what it was all about!

'Santa' spoiled the kids. Chelsea and Emma got a big wooden kitchen and it's perfect. They are always pretending to bake a cake so when I saw the kitchen in target I had to have it for them. It wasn't much fun to set up mind you. I started on it before I got too confused and made Dwayne take over, and it was finally finished two hours later. It was a giant jigsaw puzzle! I'm glad he enjoys building things more than me! He had to put Camerons bike together too so he had a busy Christmas eve.

And then a trampoline to put together the day after Christmas (from the in laws). I'm so glad Christmas is only once a year.

I so love Christmas though I look forward to the food the most, even if I do regret eating too much the day after.

Enlistment Date

I found out the other day when I'll be leaving for the army, and I meant to blog it already but i've had a few dramas going on my way at the moment. Some know what I'm talking about, others well it's such a long story I'll leave it for another day! But all I can say is OMG.......
But anyway... I was standing in the line in ServiceTas the other day waiting to pay for a birth certificate when I got a call from a guy from Defence Force Recruiting. I almost didn't answer it but thought I had better just incase. Lucky I did because he called to tell me they had got a definite answer on my enlistment date. And yep it's the 11th of January. I can't explain all the emotions that ran through me when it actually hit home. Fear, excitement, sadness and absolute terror of leaving my kids.
But because this is moving along so quickly and smoothly (thus far) I feel that this is what I am meant to be doing with my life at this point in time. So as scary as it is, it's probably best that I leave as soon as I am as it gives me less time to get anxious about it and back out.
Dwayne just gave notice at his work so I guess I couldn't now even if I wanted to. So providing I pass my fitness test tomorrow I'll be leaving in less than three weeks.
Deep breaths Amie deep breaths......... :)

D-Day

I just sat here and ate a great big bowl of chocolate pudding and ice cream. Unhealthy I know but damn it was good! I thought I deserved it after a long day.A long day of sitting around waiting.....
Okay yes it is the fifteenth today and so I had my big assessment day with the defence force. I woke up early this morning to get ready and I was very anxious to get to town and get the day over with!
A psych interview, a medical interview and a job interview. With a hearing and vision test thrown in between for good measure. Fun.
Actually it wasn't too bad and I didn't appear as nervous as I had been feeling before hand. I was pretty confident actually. And I aced them all. And they really like me. And I'm really happy. Yes, I was accepted :)
I will either leave next month if they can fit me in or sometime in March. We will have to see. Either way I'll be scared shitless, but excited at the same time.
I'll get back to the matter when I know an enlistment date!
I'm so happy :)

Oh Christmas Tree

So we put the Christmas tree up today. And when I say 'we' I mean 'I'. The kids just got in the way trying to 'help'. They did help a little bit but only in the way of making a mess.
Putting the tree up reminded me of why I was going to put it off for another week or so. Not only the kids making a mess and getting in the way, but I remembered how annoying it was.
With my tree you have to attach every single branch. Trust me it's not fun. And it takes more time than I would like to spend. But it got done. And then I made the mistake of deciding to put the lights on. Only they were all tangled up in one mass and it took forever to untangle. An hour actually. While the kids were playing around me with the christmas decorations. After I had succeeded in untangling the lights (which I nearly gave up with numerous times) I put them on the tree. Only to discover that the didn't work. I guess it would have been smarter to plug them in and check if they worked before untangling them. Did someone say frustrating?
By the time that was done it looked like a bomb of christmas tree decorations had exploded n my loungeroom, all thanks to the kiddies of course. They had fun. I didn't cleaning it up.
But at least the tree is up and decorated now. Now all I have to do until christmas is keep the kids from knocking it over. That'll be fun.

Smiles and Worries

Not much happening my way lately, just counting down the days until my assessment day. It's now less than two weeks away. Eeek. I'm trying to block it out and stop worrying about it but it's not easy when I am consumed by thoughts of it. It's the first thing I think of when I wake up of a morning and the last thing I think before going to sleep at night. And then I dream about it! I have to stop it. In the end whatever will be will be I suppose so I have to stop worrying!

I'm very excited right now because I have recently found out that my sister is pregnant! YAY IM SO HAPPY! :) It was very surprising for us all, especially her as she had decided long ago that she wasn't having any more kids, one was enough. But I think she is slowly getting used to the idea. I really hope she has a girl this time. Though she would still rather another boy. She says boys are easier than girls (funny coming from someone who actually hasn't had a girl before! lol) but from my experience I would say girls are waaay easier than boys. And I've got two. Cameron is way more high maintenence than my two girls put together.
Or maybe it's just him? And other little boys are easier to deal with? But either way I want her to have a girl. I'm thinking of baby shower ideas already and she's only about 5 weeks along!