Ask the Leyland Brewins.......

well Monday we are off. Not sure how much I will be able to blog or whether I will keep up to date like all you other legends, but will try to post where I can & include photos. We will probably have limited internet coverage as we are going quite a ways inland. The girls and Anthony are very excited........me......well I am armed with some books, mags, good music and the anticipation of seeing some of this beautiful country of ours. It will definately remind me of my roots as I spent the majority of my life out on a farm in the west. I am excited that along the way we might find some little treasure spots where I can forage around. I am going to endeavour to keep a journal & take lots of photos. I am also looking forward to the solitude (well with 3 kids and all) and just getting back to simplicity. No hustle bustle, no toys, no tv (OMG how will I cope LOL) and just spending time together as a family. We all love cards and board games & books so I am looking forward to the chill out time. During this time Anthony is working at a single officer station, so while he is doing this we are just going to hang with him & not miss him like we did last time. There is a pool and a library in the town so we will find lots to do I am sure. Mmmmm maybe I could read my camera manual & catch up on all that........NOT!!! LOL
So catch you on the flip side.........hope to chat soon & watch out for my random posts!!! Take care, much love from my family to yours!!!

Me xxxx

PS I won a voucher over at Scrapzbiz last week for a challenge. I love this site. If you want some great challenges & really nice girls to chat to, head on over!!! The shop is full of gorgeous NEW goodies!!! Will post some LO's when I get back.

Get ready for a long post & heavy photos......

So it has once again been a while since I posted. So many things happening all the time. We are off soon on a month long adventure up north in our campervan. It is a mixture of a holiday & Anthony working!! He has done it before but on his own & we decided none of us wanted that this time so it coincides with the girls going on holidays so off we go!! I know that many people have been hit during these economic times so there will be no whingeing from me. It has been a challenge for me to make things stretch, do without & really think about what is important, what is a want & what is a need, hence the no blogging, I have been busy. Above all though is remembering that God is our provider and we just need to trust.

So the happenings in the Brewin household..........here we go.......

Eating lots of these with jam & cream.....(not good for my exercise regime but oh so yummy)

Lulu nearly cut her finger off...(Daddy was minding her & this is a long story need I say more??)Needless to say we are very blessed to have a paramedic in the house who quickly glued up the finger so we didn't need a visit to the ER!!

My Pop turned 80....





This has been happening quite a bit lately...


I go in to check on the girls & liv has crawled into Georgies bed down the other end. She is so cute, she loves being Georgies baby. I have really wondered about them all being in the same room but I am continually amazed at how much it just doesn't bother them & they are all so close. On the way to low maintenance girls....YAHOO!!!

Lots of other things happening too but will have to leave that for another blog post.
Happy Sunday.
Me xxx

PS in the meantime my Mum is travelling to see Nath in the USA and I am soooo jealous. Wish I was there!!!

Happy Fathers Day to ........

and You



And to this guy......(so hard to get a photo) I only have ones of the kids & there is one little one missing in this shot.I am so proud of the man he has become & the incredible father he is. Love you bro.


You
(And to Ant's Dad who we lost 8 years ago).
We love you so much and our world is so much better with you in it!!! You are our Heroes.

M xx

Life is not about weathering the storms...............

It's about learning to dance in the rain!!!!!

Me xxxx

Some Scrapping.........

these are from a process of about 2 months.....here they are.....I have decided I am going to try and do some more now that I have cleaned up my room. I feel like I will be able to get some stuff done!!! I had a big purge & now only have one magazine holder of paper!!! Seriously!! And my goal is to try and use my stash before I buy too much more!!!! LOL


This was a scraplift from my gorgeous girl here.....I love it & everytime I look at it, I wish I was in the USA with them all.


Some days I wish we did have a boy to appreciate Ant's Job. Boys think it is soooo cool. The girls only ask if he saved someone & if he didn't they aren't interested!!! LOL


I love this photo of Liv and I, she is sooo affectionate & is always trying to give me kisses!! I LOVE IT!!! (note some of the stamping on this, my first ever child stamping all over a LO. I managed to salvage it without redoing it!!! She kept saying pretty mumma pretty ROFL)


Have I told you how much I love Martha......martha martha martha.......get ready to see lots of her punches. I LOVE THEM and now spotlight has them!!! YAHOO no more buying in the states & having my poor SIL chasing around trying to get them for me!!!

And just one more scraplift. I love this girl she is amazing, don't know her but Love her scrapping!!


Have a great week.
Me xxx

Conversations with a Three Yr Old....

so we are driving along.......had just been to our local fresh food markets with the livvy girl. She loves wherever I go......most times she is a Daddys girl but at the moment she is stuck to me like glue!!! So we go down just to pick up a couple of things. She is chatting away and says
'mum banana'
'do you want a banana?? where are your manners?? (of course)
'banana please Mum??
'well I can't stop at the moment liv, Mumma is driving??'
'Mum dop' (which is stop in her language)
once again 'I cannot stop the car while I am driving!!!'
Well Mumma Derek stopped!!! (much chagrin & accusing in her voice)
I am like who??? so I said 'what???'
She says 'Derek stopped for Genieveve, he pulled his horse over and stopped!!!'
Ha there you go Mum whats such a big deal pulling over a car and getting her a banana???!!

Me xxx

Scrapzbiz......

WOW a new store has opened and this girl is on the DT. This is my take on this challenge of the 'Fetch a Sketch'. Very KEWL store (with UNREAL products), great forum and great girls!!!!

GO CHECK IT OUT!!!




Me xxx