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I’m back

I took the kids on a road trip and thought I would bore you with some photos.
I had a great time and it was nice just to hang out with the kids away from home, with not so many rules.  We split the trip into smaller chunks and only drove about 4 hours each day.
We [...]

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i heart melbourne

I have been hiding away, busy with work and family and not much crafting.
Last week the kids and I went to Melbourne for a week to have some much needed family time.
We did all of the touristy things and I got the chance to catch up with a couple of old friends and spend some [...]

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on the home front

LAST MONTH ….my kids had their birthdays.

They turned two and four within a week of each other. We had a joint celebration.

It was also a farewell to my husband who is away for work for a few months.

My little girl loves dressing up. Most days she is a fairy or a princess and [...]

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Lucky me is on holidays (for another 4 days).  We went to Alexandra Headlands for a week, which is just over an hours drive. It was nice to get away to the beach and we enjoyed some sunny days.

We had a great time.

And after a visit to Eumundi Markets and our favourite costume stall [...]

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first day of kindy

This week my little girl started Kindy – Kindergarten / Pre-School
In Queensland the first year of school is Prep. So Kindy is pre-prep.
She will go two days a week. This is her first real time away from the house and in the care of others (well since she was a baby).

There were no tears [...]

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It is getting so close to Christmas now that I don’t think that it matters if I post about the christmas presents that I have made my family. I am pretty sure they don’t look at my blog anyway.
Last year I took the handmade pledge. This year it seemed all a bit too hard. I [...]

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whats the point!!!

I have decided that I am not going to buy toys for Christmas …. I am just going to leave the pantry door open instead!!!

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when we’re gone …

I visited my sister last week. She is living temporarily in my grandparents house. They no longer live there, my grandmother passed many years ago and my grandfather has recently moved into a care facility.  The treasures and trinkets of their lives still remain.
I knew they had hobbies but it wasn’t until I [...]

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my birthday presents

It was my birthday earlier this week and just wanted to show off some wonderful gifts the fabulous sheridan sent me.
She made me a gorgeous swing bag – they are SOOOO my colours too. I love it and have already filled it full of junk.

She also gave me an a new gadget, a bobin sidewinder. [...]

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we’re home

We are back from our second little road trip and it is lovely to be home.  We had a great time and the kids were very tolerant with the long drive.  Because Hubby stayed at home and I took 2 days to do the Brisbane to Sydney drive.  We stayed at Port Macquarie (Beachcomber resort [...]

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