Introducing Minnie

This is the latest addition to our family. She is gorgeous and we love her a lot. Minnie Berry Douglas. The kids have been so excited to have her , she is getting used to them but she loves James. It is so funny. She follows him everywhere.



This is Charli. She is not 100 percent happy or thrilled that we have a new dog. She keeps squealing in fear and smacking the poor pooch. Hopefully she will adjust quickly. Doesn't she look so gorgeous in this photo?


This is Caitlin's current specialty. If this girl doesn't join the circus I will be shocked.
She was a monkey in a former life I am convinced. Her most favourite part is if the boys spin the line and make her go round and round. She LOVES it.

A great comp

A special announcement from Sherrie Ashcraft and Christina Berry:

We cowrite books about relationships. We are a relationship. We want to dominate the relationship brand. And we want to have at least 500 subscribers to the Ashberry Lane Newsletter by the first of the year. Should we expect you to sign up and work hard at strong-arming your friends to sign up while you get nothing out of the deal? No way!
Compassionate as we are, we've worked up a HUGE new incentive. How better to promote our relational fiction than featuring other fiction that focuses on different types of relationship? Why don't we give our supporters a chance to win EIGHT autographed books? What a great Christmas present that would be! Or what a lot of Christmas shopping done for you!
Without further ado, we present, with a booming voice,

ASHBERRY LANE'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

For the Friend Relationship: Roxanne Henke's After Anne

One of our absolute favorite books. As you watch Olivia and Anne struggle through a difficult challenge, you'll want to be a better friend.

For the Prodigal Relationship: Robin Lee Hatcher's Return to Me
How many of us have walked away from what our father wanted for us? Or away from our Father? This story will remind you that the you can go home again.

For the Marriage Relationship: Robin Jones Gunn's Wildflowers Wildflowers

Married Genevieve falls in love with the man she least expected could win her heart. It's not who you might think ....

For the Sibling Relationship: Lauraine Snelling's Ruby (Dakotah Treasures #1)

In the first of this frontier series, Ruby must deal with her new "inheritance" while protecting her sister from its influences.

For the Man's Perspective on Relationships: James Scott Bell's Breach of Promise

A heart-rending story of a man trying to keep his family together.

For the Supernatural Relationship: Tosca Lee's Demon: A Memoir

Don't let the title of this book scare you away. There is no glorification of the demonic, but an enlightened fresh look at what History means.

For the Relationships Gone Bad: Bette Nordberg's Serenity Bay

A truly terrifying story of woman who married Prince Charming and discovered he wasn't.

For the Single Among the Marriage-Minded: Camy Tang's Sushi for One? (The Sushi Series, Book 1)

You'll laugh. You'll relate. You'll be impressed with this debut novel from up-and-coming author Camy Tang.

EIGHT books. ONE winner. Here are the ways to win:
Current subscriber and previous referrals are already in the hat. Any new subscriber or referral will gain another entry.
Publicize this to your homeys through newsletters: one entry.
Blog about the contest: one entry. (Email us if you need what to post.)
Include it in your Christmas cards: two entries.
Tuck it in the gift bag with the fruitcake you'll be leaving on random doorsteps: five entries.
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Elf yourself

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Not sure if this will work but I just love it so much. My sister Stephi put the kids faces on these little elves and this is the end result. Too cute hey?

Buddies and Showercaps

These are some photos of Hamish and Gideon. Gideon comes to our house every day after school and sleeps over a couple of times a fortnight. He is just part of the family now. Hamish and Gideon are great mates. They enjoy each others immensely. I love these photos. Such big cuddles.
This is Caitlin before she hopped into the shower. Doesn't she look cute? LOL? Such big blue eyes. The watercolors behind her were done by Bailey and I. We are just beginners but we really enjoy it. Baileys is the one on the left. I think he is very talented.

Well life is starting to slow down now. The kids go on holidays in two weeks. We have school concert this week. They are doing a Christmas musical. Hamish is an angel (of course) and Bailey is a shepherd. Then we have Christmas carols at the nursing home. Christmas parties, birthday parties, end of year parties. LOL. I get tired just thinking about it. But soon it will be holidays and we will be able to chill out. Well as much as you can chill out with four kids. Talk to you soon.
Oh I have joined Facebook and have become a bit addicted to it. It is so much fun there.

Some of this months work

These are my favourite photos of my Grandpa and I. He was such a lovely man and I just loved him to bits.
This months sketch for the emmies. Based on Karen's sketches. You can find more here.
http://freestylesketches.blogspot.com/

Catch up Charli photos.

This is what Charli looked like the morning we ended up in hospital for the week. She went from nothing wrong when we popped her into bed the night before to this when I got her up. Poor baby.
Here she is celebrating her birthday with a Cinderalla cake. Caitlin was so impressed and so was I, It tasted so good.
I heard a little voice calling me on her birthday and this is what I found. Charli in the sink saying, I'm just brushing my teeth mum. Look how many finger prints are on the mirror. Gross.
These were knickers Charli was given for her birthday and she was so pleased with them.

Where has the time gone?

I know I have been a very slack blogger but my life has just been too hectic. I have lots of photos and things to show but not in this post. Bay performed in his first music concert on Friday night and did very very well. I am not biased at all. LOL. We have been busily chucking all our things out for the council clean out, the only thing hampering us is the household limit. Some people have put out nothing can't we have their space too? Oh well. My house is beginning to look spick and span and I must say I feel much happier having an organised home.

Ok I will be back I promise. Keep checking my blog out and don't forget to post a comment. Love ya.