AWOL!!!

I can't believe it has been well over 12 months since my last blog post - I am very red faced about it! Not that it is a very good excuse, but I have been very busy with work, kids & lots of other stuff. In March last year we bought a small property about 8km from town, then spent 5 months painting the house & changing the kitchen from this .......

to this ......

It is a huge improvement & has made the old farmhouse much more comfortable to live in. I think the bathroom is going to be the next project ........ just need to find some more $$ :-)

I have just spent the past weekend at my annual scrapbook & stamping getaway with 13 other ladies & we had a great time. I will try & post some pics of what we got up to in the next few days ............ I am determined not to let 12 months pass before my next post!

A Step Back in Time

I had planned to post some more cards & I even finished a couple of scrapbook pages, but am having trouble photographing them, so instead I thought I'd share some pics from the weekend. Our local Ag Show was held on weekend & it included a 'Step Back in Time' parade down the main street - I couldn't make it to the parade, but my husband took the kids down & I returned home just in time to see this coming down the street. This is my BIL, Nephew, Daughter Josie, Husband & Dolly the horse! They'd just finished having billy tea & fresh damper at the show ....... I'm abit upset I missed out :-(

Here is Miss Josie all dressed up - she looked very cute, if I do say so myself. Her outfit was made by my Mum & worn by me in a similar parade when I was little.

Hope you enjoyed this little diversion, I will try & take some descent pics of my scrap pages tomorrow to share.

The things kids do!!!

I would never have believed a 3yo could swallow a 50 cent piece ......... until yesterday when my daughter did just that!

I think I lost 10 years of my life & have never driven so fast. Thankfully we had a fantastic team of ambulance men & women & doctors who worked together to choose the best course of action to remove the offending coin. 24 hours later & Josie is back home fighting with her brother again, so all is well :-)

Pictures for Mum

Wouldn't you know it - I just found my camera!!! Of course it is now too late to take any photo's of the projects I've been working on, so you will have to wait until tomorrow.

While you wait I thought I'd quickly put up these photo's of my little girl on her birthday so my Mum can have a look.

She loved her doll house (thanks Mum) & had to hold her cards while I took this photo. It was all her idea, so I guess that means she liked the card I made her, although was upset that she couldn't find the Wiggles card Mum sent (I found it under the lounge today & Josie wanted another photo in front of the doll house with it LOL)

Josie wanted a Dolly Varden Cake, which I thought would be easy enough, but nearly ended in disaster when I took it out of the oven too soon (way too soon - there was cake mix running out of the centre when I tried to turn it out of the pan!) Anyway, I'm sure I committed a cooking sin by shoving it back into the oven, but am pleased to say it still held the right shape & was even edible :-)