money woes...

Hopefully things will start turning around soon and these hard times will just be another bump in the road that we call life...

Here's to sucking it up until the storm clouds pass...

wish i were here...

Good Morning

8:05am and i don't think the strongest coffee in the world could wake me up this morning. I slept horribly and had the worst nightmare! More cleaning today... need to get in our bedroom and do what I did throughout the rest of the house (top to bottom). I don't get how someone could be so nasty! This house was so discustingly dirty when we moved in! How could someone live and sleep and eat in such a dirty house? Uggghhhh.

This housework seems to be my life lately, I hope that once complete, I will then be able to refocus on having some fun with the kids during the day and hitting the beach and parks on the weekends... and enjoying some yard work. O and I said we would like to take Saturday mornings and maybe make that yard work day... raking, weed pulling, tending to flowers and trees... just enjoying the backyard... letting E sit in his exersaucer and enjoy being outside with everyone. We should build some bird feeders... we have such beautiful birds here...red birds and bluejays... it would be great to put out a feeder and see them everyday.

We also really need to get back to Sundays beach and brunch. I really do miss doing that...

E is up...

just a couple of some of the beautiful plants in our backyard...

Sunday...

It's 3:30pm and I am opening a beer and sitting down for the first time since I woke up... I am exhausted! Woke up this morning and starting scrubbing the house... baseboards, floors, laundry, dishes... T has really helped with E today... great babysitter! C raked leaves in the back yard... and then that was it for him. Back in his room playing Xbox and watcing movies. O is on the phone with his parents in SA. T is still in with E... is it bad I haven't relieved her of her babysitting? Just five more minutes....

Introducing The Olivier Family

Momma: D (me)
Pappa: O
Big Sister: T (age 17)
Brother: C (age 14)
The Baby: E (age 6 months)

We recently relocated to South Florida, where we currently reside. I am a born and raised Floridian, as are all of our children. My husband is from South Africa and came to live here about 7 years ago. I have two older children from a previous relationship (T and C) and O and I have one son together (E).

We like to spend our time at the beach and around the grill, especially on the weekends. O works in the Marine industry and I am currently unemployed and staying home with the kids.

This blog is a peek into our lives... through my eyes.