This is what I have been up too this week.

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and feeling like this


Wow that photo really made me feel dizzy. How about you?

So you can see what I have been up to. How about yourself?
Any sympathy will be greatly appreciated. LOL. I am feeling a bit better now. Out of bed at least. Although I wouldn't mind hoping back in.

Our Market Stall

We had a Market Day at work today and our little unit made up a stall. Here are some of the things that we made or that were donated. How gorgeous are those wooden hand made toys? We all fell in love with them.

These are to hang as decorations on your deck or in your garden. Also hand made by us.

Cute little door hangers for a kiddies room.

And my most fave things of all our little painted door stops. How cute are they? They all sold out. My fave was the granny with the teddy and hot water bottle, but the swimming cossie old lady was sweet too.
I love this one. I really had a hard time selling her. One lady tried to buy her and I put her away, I did sell her in the end. I will have to make some more.
Here is Sue with a bigger look at the stall. We had tutus - they were all sold. Lots of beautiful baby hats and jumpers, all kinds of sweet sweet stuff.

Crafty crafty crafty.

Caitlin is attending a tea party at the local gardens next Saturday and I decided that for the present I would make the girl her own tea party in a basket. I am going to go down to the op shop and buy an old picnic basket and spray paint it pink. Then I am going to add a ribbon to it. Then I will buy a 2 real cup and saucer sets ( doesn't matter if they get broken but I think she will enjoy real cups and saucers.)

I have started crocheting all different kinds of tea party foods. I will take some pictures when they are finished. I am in the process of making a lemon meringue pie slice,
there will be a slice of cherry pie.

Some iced biscuits. A whole heap of little chocolates that come in their own little wrappers. Some strawberries
and little little cakes that are just so sweet. I think she will like this present. Caitlin does.

We are having a market stall at work in August and we have been busy making items to sell. On Wednesday two of the ladies and I made the most gorgeous Tutu out of tulle and lace so so sweet. We also made a tiny new born one for one of our staff who is having a granddaughter in a few weeks. We have made finger puppets, little girls hats,
lavender sachets, knitted coat hangers. and my co worker is about to start a whole heap of wood work with the men. It should be a successful stall.

All the patterns for the food and hat came from ravelry.com. You can find them in my list on the right hand side of my blog.

The best wedding entrance ever

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Awww they took it off but you will have to imagine that it was the best wedding entrance ever.

School holidays are done and dusted

SO it has been three weeks since the kdis started their holidays. They have had a good time but on Monday they go back to school. I really have some goals for this term. Goals that probably every other family automatically do but we have not done for a long time, and I think it will help our family run a lot smoother.

1. Keep to a routine. Chores, homework, free time etc
2. Do homework every single night and HAND it in.
3. Read every single night with the kids.
4. Have one room of the house that I clean each afternooon when I get home from work, no matter how tired I am.
5. Putting their uniforms out the night before so there is no running around looking for things in the mornings.

If we can stick to these things I think things will go a lot smoother. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can.

The Party girl is home

I went to my sisters 18th birthday party last night. I helped my mum blow up the balloons and hang the photos on the walls. Rushed home got changed and drove the party girl and her friends to the party. Chopped up cabanosi, cheese, handed out dips and chips. Drove a boy to Casula to get some lights for the party atmosphere and then stood outside all night near the fires they had going to keep warm. It was alarming to me to see how drunk some of the kids got. They were all 18 but still. I felt so vulnerable watching the girls who could barely walk or stand on their own and grossed out by the boy who spewed in the bush. Mum cleaned that one up. It was also alarming to me to realise that when these kids were born I was 19 years old already. LOL.

That I stood outside because the music was too loud and drove me crazy and that I was ready to go home at 9PM but didn't actually get into bed until 3.20 AM. Thats right AM. I was so tired this morning, in fact all day I have been moving like a sloth. Late nights aren't as much fun anymore, why is that?

And the DJ continually played Michael Jackson songs. Over and over. One cool thing was all the kids were on the dance floor doing the Thriller Dance.
Mum and I had a little groove together in the kitchen but after a time even in there it was too loud.

But we did look so so cool.


At least I felt cool until a young pup came up to me and said that he wanted to introduce himeself to Stephs mum. I looked around to find mum and then realised he was holding his hand out to me.!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk about a confidence shaker. I never experienced a party like this when I was a teen and I am glad that I only experienced it visually as an adult. I feel happy that I can have fun and a good time without getting blotto.

I've been everywhere man.

This last week has been full on. My hubby and I went to Townsville for the weekend.

Townville is up the right hand side of Australia near the top. And it is so so beautiful. Tropical. Balmy. 25 degrees during the day and that is in winter. Just gorgeous.

We went to visit a church up there that is run a bit differently. They have just brought an old night club and done it up to use as a church. It is a massive massive building. It has a functioning cafe and everything in it. Every floor or room has it's own sound system and bar. Not that that would be a great use for a church. Plus it has its own dance floor. It really was an amazing amazing place.

We spent Three days up there. Looking around. Meeting the people at the church. Eating A LOT. We went to this amazing Turkish restaurant. The food was SOOOOOOO good but very very expensive. Luckily it was their shout. This is what I had.



From our hotel balcony we got to watch the speed boat races. At one stage there was a Red Baron little seaplane racing the boat to see who was faster. The plane won.

There was also a vintage car parade which we accidentally ended up in. The woman driving us back to the hotel turned left into the middle of the parade. The cars were so cool. Took me back to my childhood. We were in a 2009 Statesmen but I still waved at the crowds. LOL.

I used to get picked up for Sunday School in a car like this one.


My mother in law came up from Tasmania (see the map look right at the island on the bottom) to watch the kids for us. That was great. She cleaned the house for me and had everything perfect when we came home. Sadly it didn't last after she left. I think I could be such a good housekeeper if only I had a cleaner that wasn't me.

So we got back on Monday and back to work on Tuesday. My co worker hasn't been well so I have been flying solo at work for the last two weeks. It has gone ok though.

And a shout out to my sisters. Alison and Stephanie have their birthday on Sunday. I can't believe how grown up they are getting.
This is Steph. She turns 18. She is in Year 12 at school. Likes being on the computer, having coffee with friends and shopping.


This is Al. She turns 20. 2nd year Psychology at uni. Loves Rovers or rangers or something scout like that. Loves all outdoor things like camping, hiking, abseiling, things that are really beyond me.

And that is my week in a nutshell.
So how was yours?