at my house

At my house today I am admiring my new little tea set .

I am in love !

My kids don't want to play tea parties

with me anymore .

They used to though , about 10 years ago .

We all have dentists appointments

this morning so we are taking our time

and just hanging out a bit .

We won't be going for a walk along one

of our favourite tracks .

It's still just a bit wet .

Thanks for coming for a cuppa at my house.

See more houses at Lou's .

At my house

At my house I am taking control .

I am saying no to coming to work just because

someone else feels like a day off .

I need time off too .

I am saying no to inappropiate text messages

to my 12 year old nearly 13 year old daughter

who thinks she is 18 years old .

I have taken matters to the police .

I am saying no to xbox on school nights to the boy .

Study or help at home .

I am saying no to everyone this week .

Ask me something , the answer is no !

I am a good mother , wife , employee , friend ,

community member .

I think I'll even be better when I can sometimes say no

and say yes to things that can be good for me .

See others who aren't spitting their dummies at Lou Lous .

At my house

I've been sitting in this chair a lot .

Watching this pretty blue screen .

Cuddling this poor sick child .

Seeing very bland meals .

At my house today we are happy to be home .

I am happy my girl is on the mend .

I think grateful day was on Saturday but

at my house today there is gratitude .

See more houses at Lou Lous .

At my house

At my house today we are admiring our gifts from the boy

who has just returned from the outback .

At my house today the washing line will be full of clothes

from the boy who has just returned from the outback .

My little family is again complete

because the boy is home from the outback .

See lots of other houses today at Lou Lous .

At my house

At my house today it is quiet .

My son left yesterday for a 15 day school trip

to the outback .

I have the day off today so I am going to

clean his room from top to bottom .

I might even find his football .

I think it's fairly normal at 5.30 am

as you're leaving for the trip of a lifetime

to climb up on sheds looking for your football .

Well it's a pretty normal thing to do at my house .

See houses more normal than mine at Lou Lous .

At my house

At my house today I am a little flustered .

There is too much going on around here 

and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment .

I see this view

 each time I park my car at home

and as I have teenagers there is a lot of driving in and out .

It was good to take the time this

morning to take this photo,

sometimes I just need to slow down

 a bit and enjoy the view .

See how others cope at their houses over at Lou Lous .

Edited to add - Just reread this and thought it sounds like

a big whinge , it's not meant to be .

I'm busy with lots of great stuff , life is good

and I'm extremely grateful .