March 22, 2012

I gotta new do!

I went to the hairdressers today.

Who doesn't like doing this!  Child free time to read trashy magazines, while your hair is cut, coloured and straightened!

How good would it be to have your own private hairdresser tend to your locks every single morning...

I think I'll ask for one for Christmas!

Here's my new "do" and some photos I took today. I added the Akubra for effect!



I wanted to take a new profile pic while I looked decent, before my hair frizzed up in this humidity!

This is Me!

March 18, 2012

Little Guinea Babies

We have 8 brand new freshly hatched guinea fowl babies!

We also have one other baby from another nest of eggs, just a little bit bigger than these new ones.

How could we not love their little stripy heads ♥






March 14, 2012

Kevin the Stick Insect

Just a little facebook chatter tonight. Enjoy!

FW: I'm hungry but there's a huge stick insect between me and the kitchen. What should I do?

Friend 1: Eat the insect.
39 minutes ago

FW: He's a bit bony....
39 minutes ago

Friend 1: Hurl a shoe at it.
38 minutes ago

Friend 2: Can't you walk around it? *shivers*
38 minutes ago

FW: I really want that cake in there.
38 minutes ago

FW: It's a stick insect on steriods. It's very big.
37 minutes ago

Friend 2: Eeewww how big is it? Yes I'm not a huge fan of insects - of any kind.
35 minutes ago

Friend 1: omigod stick insects creep me out *looks about the room for stick insects*
35 minutes ago

FW: It's frowning at me. It doesn't want me to get that cake. I can't believe my kids can pick these things up.
34 minutes ago

FW: I'll go get a pic for you...wait there.
34 minutes ago

Friend 1: Can they fly?? Oh my god if they can..what if it lands on your face???
34 minutes ago

FW: My kids pick them up by their backs. And their legs wobble around
33 minutes ago

Friend 1: You're making me twitch now lol
33 minutes ago

FW: I really really hate spiders though.....
32 minutes ago

Friend 3: Ewww.... kill it!
Cover in fly spray, chuck a shoe at it... anything!
Cake should win everytime!!!
32 minutes ago

FW: It wants me to go on a diet.
31 minutes ago

Friend 2: Eeww! You're giving me the shivers just imagining what you just described.
26 minutes ago

Friend 1: Holy crap you psycho! Give me a heart-attack!
9 minute ago

Friend 3: So did u do it? Who won? Did u get the cake?
7 minutes ago

FW: His name is Kevin.
5 minutes ago

FW: I threw hubbys tshirt over him and carried him outside and then I ate my chocolate cake. Now we are both happy!
A few seconds ago



Kevin is so nice, he deserves his own frame.

March 11, 2012

House Update

The verandah handrails are going well!

They are now painted in our favourite colours of Antique White USA and Woodland Grey.



We have gone with a very wide top handrail.

Can you see me sitting here with my steak, chips and wine!

The Hubbster has been busy building the stringers for the verandah stairs and once they are all in, we will add the stainless steel wire under the handrails.

March 10, 2012

Gimme back my fitball

Seriously?

No wonder I'm getting fat.

My son thinks my fitball would make a perfect Death Star.

As if I'm going to sit on that and risk a nasty Lego/Bum injury.



March 9, 2012

Vote, Vote, oh yes Please!

Do you have a spare minute to vote for Farmers Wifey in the Circle of Moms Top 25 Funny Moms Competition?

I'll grovel...yes.  I have no shame.

I'd love to be in this list so please click the link and vote for Farmers Wifey.  You'll have to find me first, I'm sitting around number 24 at the moment......

And you can vote everyday..just saying...



March 6, 2012

Farmers Wifey turns THREE!

I realised today, at 3.15pm, that I've been blogging for exactly 3 years!

Happy Birthday Farmers Wifey Blog!

I'm totally not organised for this milestone, but I'm celebrating tonight because my blog is so important to me.

Bloggers, I know you understand!

When I wrote that very first post, I didn't realise how obsessed I would become about writing, commenting and following.

I didn't realise how many friends I would make, and how much I would love reading about their lives.

I originally started this blog to document our journey from suburbia to a shed on a farm.

My blog has become so much more than that.

It is evolving every single day.  I'm not sure where it is going, but I am so thankful that I have you, my friends, along for the ride.

Thank You x

March 4, 2012

Mothering Thoughts

Being a Mother is a tough gig.

But you knew that already, right?

When I held my first beautiful baby in my arms, after 25 hours of non blissful labour, and as I stared at this most perfect child.....little did I realise that Motherhood was going to be alot tougher than those 25 hours.

I had two more babies, because the part of my brain that tells me that it hurts for 18 years or more was obviously switched off at the time.

And that's fine, because I wouldn't have it any other way.

My kids, my life.  That's what it is.

Little did I know that these three little babies, all born 2 years apart, would embarass me in Bunnings, every single time.

Did I know that there would be nights when I'd arrive home from work late and tired and I'd have this:



Did I realise how much my heart would hurt if one of them were in pain?

How could I have known the direct, invisible, powerful force connecting me to them?  An invisible umbilical cord that my heart sees when I look at them.



I just didn't know.  You don't know until you are a parent and you would give your life for your child.

As mothers, we struggle through the difficult times, kissing our babies when they sleep and promising to do better tommorrow.

That's me, anyway.

I try to be perfect, but I'm not. 

Motherguilt is a part of me, unfortunately.

It makes me try harder the next day.  Because it's such a huge responsibility.

And honour.

I try not to compare myself with other mothers anymore because behind the scenes I bet they are having their own bedtime/bathtime/dinnertime battles of their own.

Thank God for social media where we can post on forums asking for advice from other frazzled mums, who also think their kids are out to get them.

Today I found out that one of the Nintendo DS games that we hired from the dvd shop is missing. The kids don't seem too concerned that I'll have to pay the replacement cost.

We have looked everywhere and the minute one of them said to me "oh well, we'll just have to hire another one", I cracked.

I've confiscated their game consoles, and my daughters Ipod, and I've made them fold all of the clothes, wash up, and tidy the bedroom.

On a Sunday. Their day of rest, or so they tell me.

I've also told them that I had to pay $80.00 (not $35.50) to the dvd shop, just trying to squeeze a little bit of remorse from them.

So far, I haven't seen any. I guess I've failed in teaching them the value of things.

At least, I have something to work on....

Vote for Wifey

You may or may not remember a little competition Farmers Wifey participated in last year....the Circle of Moms Top 25 Funny Moms.

You may also remember that Farmers Wifey finished....26 out of 25....oh the humanity!

Well, I'm at it again.  I'd love your votes...and I'd love you to vote everyday. 

Yes I'm asking/pleading and that's okay.  Because I may or may not send you a car.

But you'll always have my appreciation x

Here's the link....go forth and vote!