whew!

Its been a tiring couple of weeks here - what with swimming lessons everyday on top of normal commitments and routines - and with a nice sprinkling of severe weather thrown in

Yesterday marked the end of our swimming lessons, with Mads going out with a bang, or should that be a jump - off the diving board...Joshy was less than impressed with the thought of jumping off the diving board, so opted for a cuddle with his teacher at the end of the board instead.

I am hugely impressed with what they have learned during the last 2 weeks and I looking forward to taking them swimming with their new sense of enthusiasm for it.

The day drew to a close yesterday with the wail of tornado sirens once again. A severe thunderstorm passed over us at about 11.30pm and left us awake until about 1am - when Jay and Maddy managed to get some sleep, but me, wedge in between them, sadly did not rest very well at all. I transferred Maddy back to her own bed numerous times in the night after the storm had passed, only to be woken up 5 minutes later by a little tap tap tap on my shoulder and the words 'scoot over Mummy....'

I admitted defeat at 6am this morning, when I opted to get up and start the day and leave the rest of the house sleeping soundly - my eagerness to get up early may have something to do with a certain quilt show which me and a girlfriend are going to this morning....ohhhh I am excited! (what was the budget again hunny? ;o)

Tonight, there appears to be more storms on the horizon, oh joy. I realised last night, when the storm had passed over and I was squished back in bed, that my tummy actually started rumbling?? I drew the conclusion that the panic mode with high levels of adrenalin that I had been in for the past hour, had probably made me burn up my dinner - and I was in fact hungry!! I also drew the conclusion last night that the sound of tornado sirens is probably the most effective laxative you can get!!!!