All round, round up

Sorry for not blogging, But i have some stories that will help explain my missing blogs :)

On Friday my little family left for Meblounre for a family holiday with OH's mother, the plan was to stay with OH_M for the four night and days, visit the zoo, puff n billy and Shop!

Plans don't always work out do they. So OH organised everything from the zoo to the hirer car .. i was taking a break from my controlling ways and i had set myself on cruse control. We left Gold coast late we had lounge tickets to the Jetstar Lounge so dinner was under control so i thought, they had party pie's and sushi - ate too much sushi and LM ate too many party pie's. But we were feed. flight left at 9.50pm and arrived in Melbourne at 12 something. Little Miss screamed the plane down and was so scared (even though all day was so excited about going on a plane, after 45mins of a screaming 2 and half year old, ppl around us were getting really pissed off. I took her to see the toilet which helped a little and then i sat her on my  lap and sung to her for about 20mins till she was asleep. (i personal think her screaming was better then my singing but singing did put her to sleep) The descent was a little better as LM was half asleep but there was still screaming and kicking and LM trying to run away.
After picking up all our baggage (including a stroller and car seatt) We went to find OH_M which was not that bad and we were off to her house ... well thats was another mistake. About 5 mins into our trip back to OH_M house she asked us were she was dropping us too. I thought she meant the next day to get the hirer car, but it turns out that she meant that night, and she wanted to know what hotel we where staying at. At this point i thought she was joking and I laughed, but it wasn't for very long. To cut a long story short OH_M is getting her kitchen redone and there was not one bit of spare room in the house for us. Where the communication broke down i don't know I was not in control of this situation. but at 1am in the morning and LM still up and being very very cranky I was not happy i can tell you. So what the hell do we do! we slept on the floor in the dinning room  after moving the table and chairs out side to the garage (i was not sleeping in the garage i can tell you) and Little Miss had the 3 seat lounge.  OH  stayed up  on the internet till about 2.30am looking for accommodation for the next 3nights, before laying next to me on the floor. At about 4am LM wakes up not knowing where she is and freaks out again. so LM ends up on the floor with us. I got no sleep at all, and when i went to get on the 3 seater lounge LM cracked it again.


Saturday Morning - Cranky town!
First thing I got my TOTM - great f&*king wonderful. the next thing is that we could not use the kitchen at all and the fridge was being replaced that day and OH_M had nothing at all to eat, So OH and I get something together for LM and leave her and her grandmother to have some quality time, while we pick up the hirer car and get some breakfast and a very big coffee. We talked about  OH_M and the accommodation  issues  - I was  not going to let the mess up my holiday, OH promised me that he had everything organised and that we could book in to the hotel at 2pm. and that he had a surprise for me. We got back to OH_M house and talked about our next move .. the plan was to do some shopping and then have some lunch and head to the hotel. OH_M was coming to shopping and lunch then she was heading home. Great things where looking up.. Shopping was good LM was sleeping in the stroller and OH_M and me were having a good time when OH_M started to get a migraine (now this was not your walk in the park migraine this was your pass out and vomit migraine. We took OH_M to the hospital  and then back home at 4pm we checked into our apartment!, cranky, hungry and all round in a bad mood. The Hotel/apartment was lovely, OH had out done himself and my surprise was a big gym on the 7th floor :). But i was  too tried to go straight away, plus i had to think about food and dinner for OH and LM (i tell ya being a mother never stops). so off to find the food shops. Shopping done and we found where we could have dinner and lunch for the next couple of days, we were back to the apartment and i cooked dinner for us all and a early bed! I wanted to go to the gym first thing in the morning before we went to the Zoo.


Sunday -Anzac Day -
Our wonderful apartment was a cross the road from Melbourne Memorial Park so at some ungodly hour the dawn service started . I was awake listening to it all. I love Anzac Day and it brings me to tears every year but this year i was not in the mood. I ended up getting up at 5 am and going to the gym that opened at 6am but i got in because everyone was up from the service.
I got a great view of the service from the gym floor while running on the treadmill it was very entertaining back up to our room to make breakfast and to find out that our room had no power! we called Reception and they told us were the meter box was, we worked out it was the fridge that was tripping the power, we called and reported the problem to reception again, They told us that we had to change room and that the room would not be ready till 11.30am I was ok with the room changing so we  then we were off to see the ANZAC parade in the city. LM loved the drums and all the ppl everywhere. She was very happy to be on OH shoulders watching it all happen around her. We watched most of the parade and headed back to the hotel to change rooms, We packed up but the room was not ready till 12pm, This is when i got cranky again as we had planed to go to the zoo that day and time was a wasting. I packed a lunch for us all. so changed rooms then off to the zoo where we got lost getting there and OH and Myself had the fight that we should have had the day before, Thank god LM was asleep the  whole time.


Zoo - Sunday afternoon
It was great and LM loved it , the weather was so nice and we seen just about everything, LM favorite was the Butterfly gardens and the Gaffers, But she thought that the baboons were in pain with such sore pink bum's it was very funny. "Mummy they need cream on there bum's"

After the zoo we went straight to dinner before heading back to the hotel. It was just a something simly and lite. Back at the hotel we where waiting on friends to arrive for some quite drinks but they called and told us they would meet us for Breakfast, I was happy with that as I need sleep.

Monday Morning - Gym again but no entertainment but a TV :( and no puff -n -billy
back from the gym and i was starting to feel like crap and sick and so was OH, we showered and decision no puff n billy. So we hit the road to St Kilda for Breakfast to meet friends, but they had to give it a miss as their little girl was up all night sick. So we ended up walking off breakfast by walking along the beach front playing at the playgrounds. We then went to  Brighton to see the beach houses and play in the sand (gold coast sand is cleaner and alot nicer) then off for some more shopping and some lunch, Tried also to meet us with Jess but the universe was not playing that game. So then we headed back to OH_M house to see how see was. She was out cold for two days and still not the best when we got there so we only stayed for 20mins and head back to the city and the hotel.
That afternoon we spent walking around the botanic gardens and the memorial park in Melbourne - very pretty and very informative I loved how old Melbourne is and its history. I wanted to go for a run as well but LM was getting sick as well as both myself and OH so we called it a night plus, we had to pack as we had an early flight and to get the car back.

Tuesday  - no gym as we were up at 5am to get the the airport by 7am and we were all sick as dogs the weather did not help as it was COLD.
We got to the airport ok not much traffic, we returned the car and then LM started on about something and started a great big fit! I was not in the mood as i knew that the plane flight was going to be a nightmare! I told the car rental guy that the child came with the car and we where returning it also. He didn't find that funny at all. I picked up LM and got out of there. The plan was to talk to LM and see if we could calm her down for the flight home. thank god there was other little ppl on the flight home and there was a baby behind us so she had to be quiet. We also talked about where she was siting On the way down she had the window seat. we both thought it was a good idea to put her in the aisle seat so she can see up and down the plane and not get so claustrophobic. it work so well. and no screaming at all.


Even when we were delayed on the ground in Melbounre airport for an hour.  >:(

By the time we got home OH and myself were walking dead and i had the cold shivers, LM seemed ok but very tired so we went to bed at 2pm on Tuesday afternoon and woke up at 7pm for some dinner and a shower before all going back to bed.


Wednesday  - OH was off to Sydney with work and we all where back into the normal day to day stuff, but OH was still so sick and so was I, He still got up and went to Sydney and i got LM to daycare but I went straight back to bed after that. Not a good day at all.

Today I feel better and am back at work but still only about 60% tomorrow I flight out to Townsville with Hockey to coach I can only hope I feel 100% soon.

I know it all sounds like a crap holiday but it had some really nice moments, and it is one holiday i will not forget for a while.

Its so nice to be home in the warm weather thou. Sorry Jess I love the gold coast too much, If Melbourne had the Gold coast weather i would live there in a heart beat it is really nice.

ok So this is my long winge blog till i update you all on the Hockey Championships next week, Enjoy your weekends .. Mel Kick arse! Kylie keep running your are amazing! ! Jess have a nice long weekend too!

Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy!

ox Trace