All my friends, bloggy & otherwise, seem to have been making beautiful candles recently.Some soy candles, some wax candles but all beautiful and inspiring.So after my friend Em made a tutorial of her progress I decided to hop on the bus & give them a go… They are super easy & lovely that I can […]
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The closest I have come to sewing recently…
The closest I have come to sewing recently…… Is cutting circles out of fabric to “pretty up” some Christmas gifts.Sad but true… Instead, this week has been all about the Christmas prep.Today I can finally tick teacher gifts of my to-do list.And oh am I pleased to have them off my plate! They have been […]
Summer storms….
Summer storm #2 in 24 hours…, a photo by Flutter from.Kat (Mummastimetocreate) on Flickr. We are currently experiencing our second storm in 24 hours…The first one hit last night at about 11.15pm.The thunder was so loud overhead that the entire house was rattling.Quite spectacular! About 5 minutes in I decided to go and sleep in […]
The weekend all about the dancing…
This weekend has been much anticipated for weeks…Mostly {for me} because I was nervous about pulling off all the details that I had to do,and {for the girls} in excitement about performing on the “big stage”! On Saturday morning it started {early!} with a rehearsal…On Saturday evening it continued with the first of two concerts. […]
A slow week…
It’s been a slow week this week as last weeks cold turned into this weeks sinus infection,I needed a THIRD set of antibiotics for this month alone,copious amounts of strong pain relief which barely seemed to take the edge off my week long sinus headache(have I mentioned how much I HATE taking pills!!!!!)and lots of […]
It’s starting to feel a lot like…
Christmas!!! Our Advent calendar has begun… Our decorations have gone up… Hmmm… yes this could be fun right! It’s the year of handmade Christmas decorations in our house… And a Christmas CD is in the stereo to boogie along to… I am feeling surprisingly prepared for Christmas this year. It’s definitely a first!! Most of […]
Tuesday Tidbits…
** You know that sleep I was craving the other day?Well it sadly it hasn’t happened… ** I think my best friend left something behind at my house after her visit…Her germs!! LOL ** The poor things arrived sick with a bad cold, were sick their entire 2 week trip with us and left still […]
Oh yeah, that’s what this was like….
Unlike Miss Bella there, I need some sleep!Abbie has developed croup & is running a temperature,which means I haven’t had much sleep for 2 nights,we had to take a day at home,she’s more tired/grumpy than normal &the girls are fighting more than normal… Oh yeah, that’s what having sick kids was like…I can’t believe this […]