Monday, March 30, 2009

It takes me a while to get back here.........

my blog is seriously neglected.........I intend to fully catch up but also to maybe change the look & content!!! Be back to share soon!!! Me xx

Saturday, March 21, 2009

We are going here.............



Catch you when we get back....... Me xxx

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I am 37..................scary.......

Well I definately don't feel that old that is for sure.....here are some things of me at 37....

1. I am still married to Ant after 16 years & still absolutely adore him (& him me)
2. I am mum to 3 gorgeous, vivacious & sometimes cheeky girls.
3. I love thai, indian (any sort of asian food actually), italian actually I love food.
4. I am more confident about who I am & who God has called me to be than I have been in my whole life & strengthening each day
5. I will do music again one day!!! Including an acoustic CD.
6. I love photography & recording stories
7. I am sometimes a procrastinator if I don't really want to do something.
8. I love a clean house but hate cleaning
9. I still don't own a dishwasher!!!
10. I desperately miss my dad, my bro & his family & can't wait to see them.
11. I have friends who truly know me but love me anyway!!
12. I would love to run more.

I could go on & on but that is just a few things....here are some pics from my absolutely beautiful day. I was so spoilt & just had such a great week catching up with people I really care about. Apart from the presents the quality time that I had with people would be the high point for me. You see I am a quality time girl - that is my love language. Although gifts was way down my list of love languages I have to say it was really nice to be so spoilt. As it was one of my closest friends birthday next week we decided to celebrate together......we went to Tuk Tuk Thai (yum). (these two girls are two of my closest friends, I love them more than I could say, they are two incredible women)


and then Ruthie had bought us this.....



And here is some pressies......


My bracelet.....


I actually got a lot more presents than this but I would be here all day with pictures of them.....LOL.....each one of my charms on my bracelets was given to me by someone I really care about so they have a lot of meaning.
I am one year older, don't really feel it, but I am sure I look it. LOL Me xxx

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Lingering Days.........

Well the whole week has been a lead up to my birthday.......so spoilt. I mean it is only one day not a whole week....LOL....I usually try to forget that I am getting older!!!!
This morning I had morning tea with Sheree & she gave me some beautiful pressies & cooked these gorgeous cupcakes. We then followed it by lunch at the noodle box. It is so amazing how it can take you a long time to find people that you connect with & then suddenly there they are. She is like that. I feel like I have known her my whole life & I know we will be friends for a long time. We always have so many laughs, have heaps in common & it is just so easy, what else could you ask for???
Here is a photo of my pressies.....(she also got me a birdie for my pandora bracelet but that photo is later)


Here is the cupcakes.....



We also had to put together a rocket for Georgies project at school. We are usually very organised but this ended up being a last minute thing & calling on Daddy of course. He is the rocket builder in the family. We were very sure that she did a lot of the work as I don't believe in parents doing their kids stuff just so it is awesome or better. They get so much pride in doing it themselves & I think they did an awesome job.


Also this week has been a busy week as we have been babysitting some puppies, cooper & chopper. These little rascals are adorable, although not so much so at 5.30 in the morning when they were crying to get up & also the pooping everywhere. I am not an animal inside person so it was kinda hard for me, they at least didn't drop any hair as they are poodle crosses, hence the whingeing cause they wanted to be inside. The girls absolutely loved them & the girls were very upset with Mummy not letting them inside...LOL...here is a photo I snapped of them early in the morning I had just woken up & they had sneaked them inside.....(not a great shot excuse Lulu's mismatched pjs)


well that was my wednesday, back soon with shots from my birthday & some scrapping stuff I have been doing. Me xx

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

An Prelude to a birthday............

Ant had the day off so we decided to celebrate my birthday early.......this is what we did......saw this...... with SUPER popcorn & frozen raspberry of course.....



it was really quite funny & a bit sad as it reminded me of my family who lives in Minnesota & how much I really really miss them!!! There was quite a few places in the movie that we have been to & some lines in it just cracked us up!!! We then went to Japanese for lunch & ate together which was quite unusual not having to have any little urchins harassing us. Anthony bought me my pandora bracelet & a little girl charm. We really had the best day. Of course we had to finish on a high note with popping in to BCF (yes can you believe it) among protests that is was MY birthday, Ant really wanted to go to there to check out some stuff before we go away. I had a lovely day & I can't wait for my birthday. Me Out xx

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Super Livvy.........

This kid is a crackup & totally has no fear.......well only sometimes......for a little person she is very brave. Anyway she has been watching the girls go down the slide for awhile now & decided to do it herself, of course. Here she is going down frontwards...........





then here is what she decided to do......crazy kid. She is so funny & her facial expressions are just hilarious. She pops up out of the water & you know what she does (as Mum is having a little heeby wondering if she is going to be ok) looks at me big smile on her face & gives me the thumbs up sign??!! I mean where she got that is beyond me!!! We just cracked up laughing. Georgia & Lulu wouldn't even do it without freaking out. Lucia stopped halfway down & said Nope I don't think so, too scary!!



Lucia - No way Hosea......I had to help her off at this point.....



Georgia......she completed it but not again......too painful....


Plus a photo with Nana.....


We are all definately going to miss the pool when the weather starts getting cooler. M xx

The Last Week..........

So once again my blog has been neglected!!! Here is what has been happening this week.....
Wednesday Brit came over & we scrapped, yes during the day can you believe it, (she also took some photos which I am not allowed to see but will sneak one in). Well she scrapped & I did housework & fluffed around & looked like I was doing something important. Mmmmm one day I will actually get something completed. She also bought these beautiful shirts that she had made for the girls. They are the cutest & the girls wouldn't take them off.






Also tried to scrap with this girl only got 1 card done which was a scraplift of hers......I know I know......bad bad bad but hey at least I got something done. I really do envy people who can just sit down & do it & produce numerous works of art.



Lucia had beach day at school & they had fish & chips for lunch, she had a great time, no photos though sorry. Thursday had our Mum's lifegroup which is awesome. We are studying the Psalms & also doing a confidence short study. It is amazing what is coming out & we are really building some strong friendships & support network.

It was a busy weekend as well. Friends of ours that we connected with after a few years came for dinner. They have 3 kids too & our youngest Hayden & Olivia were born on the same day!!! Wayne & Anthony go way back to when we were in Canberra & his wife Helen is just an amazing woman!! We had heaps of fun. Here is a snap of Hayden & Olivia, they were so cute cuddling & playing. They really hit it off, might have something to do with their birthday!!!



Also the girls went fishing with Ant after other friends of ours (the Reids) came down & helped him do footings on a wall outside. They had a great time, but Jesse totally ripped his leg open on oyster rocks & so they all came home early!! Ant then had to put on his ambo hat & fix him up. It was a great day though & here is the girls before their big jaunt!!



So much more to share but this post will become an essay, will catch up some more soon!!! Me xx

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Whats Really Important.....

Every day I am shown just how much the girls listen when I am talking......except sometimes when they are being told to do something LOL......I was talking to a girlfriend & her husband rang on her mobile, I told her to go as talking to him was more important than talking to me.......I thought I was doing a pretty good thing.....then I hear this little voice from the back......

"Mum you are lying" (this is Lucia in the car)
Why am I lying.......she says cause you said husbands are more important than friends.....but Mum no one is more important than God, so you are wrong & lying....God is the most important, not husbands, not friends not anybody!!!!

Now how could I argue with that??!! Of course I had to tell her not to be rude, but she was just being honest. Such a crackup!!! With kids everything seems so simple. They just say it how it is.

Happy Tuesday. Me xx

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Not Long Now.........

I don't really ever make much of a fuss about my birthday especially seeing I am getting older (OMG NO)........I am not really a gifts person (you know those personality tests they do) I am definately a quality time girl. I would much rather someone sit down & talk to me for 10 minutes than give me a gift....(not that I don't appreciate them & like them of course), so I just thought I would record at this age for the girls the things that I was loving at the moment & my little wish list......



One of these......mmmmmm



plus maybe some new scrapping stuff.......mmmmm as I have some of these coming from the States....



and hopefully going to see this.......with a couple of beautiful girlies.......nothing to flash this year, as I said I don't like a fuss but it is a good excuse to get out ......



Mind you that is a LIST isn't it. Looks like I am totally spoilt, but I am not saying I am getting all this, just wishing!!!! LOL. Have a great Sunday, be back during the week with some more things. I keep promising to keep this updated daily......I usually do keep my promises but my blog is falling short. Sorry. Me xx