Im trying to do the maths in my head, if a hen stays on the nest for 21 days, and she started nesting on the 10th of this month, then.. the chicks are due on the 31st. That's tomorrow! I better get down to the pen and have a closer look at whats going on under that fluffy bottom.

So it has been a busy month. Things have been slow. After putting all our money into the new 4wd, it has proven to be a total lemon, and we have thrown good money after bad! Its going to cost 2k just to get it back on the road. With all our tax back,finally, we can start the repairs. Even though the car is still stitting in the shed broken, i feel like a little stress has gone, knowing we have the $$ to fix the car, Then the bloody thing will be sold. And i get to keep my black baby ;)
Because of all this stress, we have been a fairly grumpy house. I think the weather literally puts a dampner on things too. Even with the fear of hot weather in the back of mind. I am really looking forward to summer.
I am currently planning Alira's 4th birthday party. She asked for a Disney princess theme. I have decided to make cupcakes, and buy little jewels from ebay to top them. My sister Jo is bringing the invites she made this afternoon, so i am pretty excited to see them.

Anyway i better push on and do my housework, I have clear some space in the kitchen for ALira and I to make pizzas for tea. I have to have them ready to go straight into the oven when we get back from picking Tim up. He is leaving his car for a tune in Warragul this afternoon, another little something that has needed doing for ages, so nice to finally have some cash flow, after being so stupid to spend ALL our money on a 3rd car.

Hen is still on the nest! She gets off very quickly to have some food, then returns. She looks very serious!

Today was the first time since having the girls that I have set my alarm. Im going to try to make a habbit of that! However, i had it set for 7am, and didnt actually hear it until 7:12am lol. Breanna slept in until after 8am, so Alira and I got the chance to cuddle and actually talk to each other without having Bree between us. Usually I wallow in bed for AGES and Alira just waits and waits for me to get up. So thats the main reason for the alarm, trying to be a better morning mummy. So then the girls both went to Day care and I have spent the day cleaning/shopping as per usual.

First Post.

I actually meant to start this blog yesterday, but ran out of time. (The story of my life!) I wanted to begin yesterday, because yesterday our little baby hen decided to 'nest'. She is a baby no more, hopefully .. in 21 days, she will be a mummy. One of the older hens sat on the other nesting box for around 3 hours yesterday, but must not have the same 'staying power'. She lept off when i opened the pen and threw in the pellets.

This blog will act as my journal. I need to start writing things down. Simple things that happen in a day. For the first time since having children, I feel I may have the time to keep a record of what we do. I feel like I have missed so much of the past 4-5 years, and wish I had started recording 'things' a long time ago.
Everything up until now felt like a battle, to simply function on a base level. Eat,sleep,play-eat sleep,play. No time for anything other than maintaining my family.
I want to use this blog as a way to improve my self, my organisation, and my level of motivaton. A starting point, from here on in............