We love

to dance

till we

DROP

Take it or leave it

This is me. I don't usually get in front of the camera these days. In 6 yrs I've put on 10kg. Yet incredibly in those years I have been pregnant 3 times and during each pregnancy I gained no weight nor lost any. Then during the short periods in which I breast fed I lost a couple of kilos.

So by my amateur calculations I had 36 months in which to gain weight. That is 10 kilos in 3 years.

Here's to losing 10 kilos in the next 3 years.

"Do you think anyone will recognise me?"

Last FridayThe next day.

Mum posted on the Smylie site! Comment there.

WEDDING BELLS ARE GOING TO CHIME

Welcome to the family Callie.

Kent and Callie have decided to get married everybody.

Hooray!!

They called the family during the week to let us all know the news. They don't know for sure when or where but possibly in July 2010 and could be in Darwin where her family are or in Queensland where they live themselves.

We reckon either place is a great holiday destination so roll on wedding. But do we drive or fly thats the question of the moment for us.
A baby for Ingrid and Neil in August and a wedding possibly in July 2010. What an exciting year this is going to be for the Grobins family.

Keep posted for future news love Shelley.

The best bits

By the Grace of God

How do I choose? How do I change?

At the dawn of day I look to my crystal ball I see that woman who gets angry. She smacks them all soundly then puts them to bed. I think she's a bit mean and I don't like her very much.

I want to see the pretty Mum. She's the one who tousels her son's hair as he does his homework while she watches the baby play. She makes a nutritious meal that will be eaten by all, happy to be together and sharing their feelings.

Nah, she looks a bit ridiculous besides her husband's probably having an affair.

I'll settle for family prayer.

You don't have to be kneeling, just there.

It's good to be a grown up

I wrote a whole post just now and by the end of it realized that I had written a journal entry rather than a blog post. So I made it a journal entry and before I lost momentum I started the post all over again.

But I stand by my title.

I love that I'm not at school anymore. I think it's great that somewhere after I turned 18 I realised that I didn't have to be friends with other people my age. I found that I have things in common with people older or younger than me. I have equals who do not fit my demographic. I have respect from people who are both younger and older than me. This respect is based on their observations of and conversation with me. I don't feel constrained by a stereotype or image. I am a member of a massive club. We are The Grown Ups. We can do what ever we want to do. So if you are not a grown up yet hold on you will be one day soon. Then you too can stay up as late as you want to and eat a whole packet of lollies while you play on the computer because you bought them with your own money. Sure there are consequences but don't let them deter you from your chosen path. We can handle them because we are

The Grown Ups.