Yes have been away from the pots again too long. This is why...
Has been taking up alot of my time understandably. have tried to catch up with you all though. Check out the blog for our playgroup here there are some fun crafts too that we have created for all you mums out there. Shall endeavour to do the catch up of posts again sometime soon...does that sound familiar???!!!
bubba turns 4 very soon so we have purchased a nice bike for him. Had a test run yesterday without the training wheels didnt go down well!!! Needless to say the training wheels are now back on!! This is chicken overseeing the bike business... then we had a early dinner with grumpy and nanni b here is what he got....
I know we dont get winter in the true sense of the word up here but it gets cold enough for me...last sunday we caught up with the cousin & fam. Met at a little seaside town near us called Brunswick. Was one of those cold dreary days never the less... kids played in the park...
kids met up with a lady and her bird boys fished...( they caught 2 small ones but did the kiss and return thing!!!)
ate & drank too much of this!! the birds got a feed too
well in the little time i have I managed to get the bug to create this simple little hat. grey one was made for xman but bubba has taken a shine to it so shall just have to make another. green one has gone to alyce, pink one is chikens but cant get her to keep it on long enough to take a pick of her in it- me thinks it was futile effort. This is the next one in production...for me!!!
bubba was able to participate in the happy holidy hour this year as one of the boys(although probably not mature enough) and did all the crafts that the 5-6 year old boys did. the pictures are to follow...think he did quite well despite his almost 4 age!!! a sheep wall hanging a flower press with native nuts on topa gecko catching a fly wall hanger there are pegs to hang on things on to the red tongue bit! an echidna photo frame, and the kids got there photo taken to put in it too. and last but not least his version of my gecko designed bag
while we were in the middle of the happy holiday hour week, Bubba decided to cause a ruckus!! He was going to his bed to ut his PJ's under his pillow when he tripped and cut his eyebrow open!! Lots of blood. bandaged head and a little glue and he was good!!
over the last few weeks I have been taking shots of the lovely winter blooms in our garden so I thought that I would share them with you....Hope you enjoy
PS am still on catch up from the last few weeks so will try and post more over the next few days...stay tuned...maybe even tonight!!!
Spanning The Ages
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It's strange being a mom of kids spanning the ages!
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Introducing My NEW Book Titled: Still Standing
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I have all sorts of emotions today! I’m excited and also a wee bit scared.
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FALL BACK! Revised Designs
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Happy New Year!
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Create Rag Balls for Tablescapes
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Hold onto all your fabric scraps. Then wind them up into decorative balls
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Egypt set to play at their third FIFA World Cup Previous appearances came
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To be ...
INDIGO IS THE NEW BLACK
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It's been a loooooon time between posts.... in fact I forgot I even had a
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Find out how to make these lovely felt heart flowers at The Magic Onions
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why am i schooling at home, you ask?
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why am i doing school at home?
lots of you have asked.
(lots of you haven't asked.)
i also ask myself this question all the time.
why am i doing it?
it's n...
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In amongst all the quilt action and uni assignments, I have actually
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Kesehatan tubuh manusia adalah suatu aset yang sangat berharga baik bagi
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sensory bins
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It’s not just the end of the year, I’m afraid it’s also the end of this
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I don't think I've ever been on the cusp of a new year and had so much
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new Christmas designs
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OooooWeeeee! Anybody still out there?
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Wooden Door Design Catalogue
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Raising a son was a completely foreign concept to me. I don't have a
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forever i have wondered how these two really strong, really opposing,
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‘stache dress
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My new dress made out of my favourite fabric possibly ever. Unfortunately
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…taking a second to catch my breath
…pausing for a moment to collect my thoughts
Things are moving quickly round these parts. This space slows it down.
I...
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Sorry about that. It’s my usual excuse: time. One moment it’s there, the
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Anyways, I t...
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His name is "Stay!"
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I'm lucky enough to get a call every so often from the Endress+Hauser
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An obvious announcement...
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the new website...
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I'm really enjoying setting up my new website! Look, I now have a page for
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