Summer holidays

It's nearly over - only one more week before I officially have 1 at school and 1 at kinder. We've made the most of our holidays - I've even got a bit of sewing done but only in the last few days as it was all about the littlies!!

Pre- Christmas we did lots of beaching and took a trip to Ballarat to get the Mustang renovated. Sovereign Hill, a historic gold rush town that has been re-created, complete with settlers in costume is in Ballarat, so we took the kids. We all had a great time! I thought it might be a bit old for them but they were well into it all, chatting to the old ladies in the cottages, having photos with the soldiers and panning for gold with all the proper tourists!

With Christmas and the present deluge over, we went camping on Boxing day to Wilson's Promontory. We went in the ballot back in June and luckily got allocated a spot for a week. Good times! Swimming, sand sculpting, playing games, not TV for a week (apart from when it got too hot one day and Mummy got so flustered that her very cool in a hot situation husband had to take her for a ride in the car with the air conditioning turned on full blast and feed her ice cream - the kids got to watch a DVD in the car)

Came back a day early on New Years Day - my birthday! I got a gorgeous Candy Apple Red KitchenAid mixer. Love at first sight!! So shiny that I waited 3 weeks to dirty her. Christened with a batch of Chocolate Afghans. They were inhaled hurriedly!

Two weeks of more beaching, Museum visits (Scienceworks was a huge hit, as usual) mooching with mates, etc.

Now we're down in the Mornington Peninsula at Balnarring Beach for  2 weeks in a beach house we've rented.

Time has flown by. Soon it will be all about uniforms and packing lunchboxes.

I have to exercise more, eat less and get more sewing done!

(No photos till later as the connection here is slow and it takes forever to upload)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hope you all have a fantastic day!! XX

Harry

I love Harry Potter. Love the books, love the movies. I'm watching Order of the Phoenix at the mo, the sad bit where Sirius dies and the evil Voldemort appears. He has no nose and is nasty. I shall call henceforth call him Tom, just like Dumbledore.

Birthday Boy

Carlito, mi partito, turned 3 on the 31st of October. I have only just got time to blog about it as my in laws came over for the party and we have been busy, busy, busy!

He had a fab day - it was a scorcher here in Melbourne. Superhero costume party in the park turned full-on Buzz Lightyear get-up into shorts and t-shirt - luckily i have a soft spot for super hero clothing!

His little face was smiling all day - he is so cute I just want to eat him up - and yes, I know that I'm biased!

He loved having his little mates around him - Hughie, Myles and big Charlie were all there and they sat, chatted and cuddled up 'round the cheezels, mince pies and lolly cake.

Big bro won the musical statues with his happenin' moves! Victory dance was a sight to behold!

Halloween that night, a change of costume, more junk food - what more does the proverbial 3 year old need on the biggest day in his year?!

Happy Birthday, beautiful, delightful boy! Your curly top and cheeky grin never fail to bring a smile to my face.

Vote for Katy!! (I'm a Ginger Monkey)

She's got fab ideas, is lots of fun and her blog is always a good read!

I'm back!

I've been neglecting the blog lately - not the reading of other people's but the writing of said blog.

 It gives me the snake eye every time I open it to read the blog -a- rama list and pulsates "September 11th" at me to remind me that I am woefully neglectful. It had to be September the 11th didn't it?! A double whammy.

What have I been doing with my sad self?

Apart from the usual plethora of house-ey jobs that I hate -  tidying up kids stuff, making beds, doing dishes, cooking (well, actually, I quite like cooking) etc, etc....

Sewing

Around the World Quilting Bee - latest offerings

Bags a-plenty for the shop...go check them out at de nimes in Camberwell! The girls are great and have fabulous taste in everything, including bags!

Little girl's dresses
This one is for Daisy grace - found the fabric at Amitie, had to be done.

I've also been making Goggle / Sunglasses cases and swimming bags for the boys. Photos to come!

XX

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do...

A special bag for my friend Lucimar whose birthday is tomorrow.

Fabric is vintage, from the sale at Patchwork House a couple of months ago. It was pretty musty smelling so had to soak it in vinegar then wash a couple of times.

Red and white lining - mobile phone pocket, red ric-rac and button clasp.

Fourth bag in 3 days - I'M ON FIRE!!!

Went out to our favourite kid-friendly restaurant for dinner tonight. I bought 3/4 of my seafood and avocado salad home. The portions are huge! We can usually order one Spaghetti Carbonara to feed all four of us - and the kids eat loads of it. I'm on the weight reduction bandwagon though, hence the slightly healthier option.

In and out in an hour..., home for 7pm bedtime..., me not having to cook..., Beautiful...!