If I Keep Talking...

You might forget that there should be a Weigh In Wednesday post...

Yeah, okay, I didn't weigh in the week. Several reasons, 1. I slept in this morning, and was running late and had scarffed down breakfast before I remembered to weigh myself. And we ALL know that breakfast adds at LEAST 500g...right!?!? 2. I kind of indulged a bit this week...like having pancakes for dinners last night, and a hot cross bun a few times last week. Don't hate....I was missing the carby goodness...

Anywho, no Wednesday Weigh in. At least not one that I am admitting to!

Sammy and I went to the park this morning, and then came home to do some cooking....

What's the first ingredient Sam? Yeah, he didn't care. As long as he got to lick the beaters.

This boy cannot eat a thing without making an enormous crummy mess. And he wonders why I won't let him eat his lunch in front of the television...

We got the recipe from Pioneer Woman here.

They taste YUM! (ARGH! See I can't stop! I have a sniff of carbs and I go insane!)

Okay, you totally have to click on that link and see how gorgeous her cooked biscuits look compared to mine. My chocolate, instead of melting into a smooth lovely icing type thing, just went lumpy and unspreadable... Luckily they taste MUCH more delicious than they look!

Puzzle Sketches

Remember I blogged about the gorgeous Kerryn sending me a lovely kit in the mail? Well, I finally got to use it! I decided to enter the Puzzle Sketch for February:)

I saw that lacy red PP and just HAD to cut out the snowflakey design in the corner...So I cut it out, and then stuck a stamped transparency behind it

And here is my entry:)

Oh man alive I LOVE using kits at the moment...I love being able to grab out a bag of stuff, and know that everything is going to coordinate. It is truly scrapping made easy!

Thank you SO much Kerryn! I still have SO much of this kit left to fiddle with...I am going to scrap an entry for the local show tonight with some of it I think!

Just FYI

I am officially on a 12 month leave of absence from my uni studies! I am SOOOO happy about this! Today was meant to be the first day back, but my confirmation letter arrived today, so all is well!
Just had to share:)

I am NOT a stalker!

This is what Mick calls me when I start taking photos of the kids when they are asleep.

I have been better lately, but last night when I went to tuck Charlotte in for the night, I saw her sound asleep, and all snuggled up to her three favourite things... I just couldn't resist. Its about the only time during a day when she is still and quiet. LOL

She is cuddled up to her Poppy Bear (named because Poppy gave it to her - My dad -aka Poppy- bought each of his own children and now each of his grandchildren a teddy bear on the day they were born. Not just ANY old bear, a lot of thought goes into each one. Lots of teddy stores, and lots of bears rejected as 'not quite right'. I don't know what makes them 'right', but once he sees the bear, he knows that its the right one. I still have my bear.)

She also is clutching 'Pooh Binky', you can just see his little yellow nose poking out above Poppy Bear. She has loved this blanket with a Winnie-the -Pooh bear head attatched since it arrived in the post when she was only tiny. She used to rub his head with the palm of her hand whilst sucking her dummy(pacifier), and you knew you were special when she offered you a pat of his 'ear-wahs' (I used to love the way she said ears when her dummy was in her mouth...still makes me smile thinking about it now) When Sam was born, she used to sit beside me on the coush and breastfeed Pooh Binky while I fed Sam.

And her mermaid pillow. A newer addition to her faves, but no less special in her eyes. She really has a 'thing' for mermaids:)

So, you see, I am NOT stalking at all...I just look at these sleeping babies of mine and I am overcome with memories and feelings and love. I see them sleep and my feelings almost overwhelm me. I try to catch it with my camera, but even my mighty Nikon (LOL) can't capture how I feel when I see them sleeping.

Yeah, I am a sap, deep deep down inside:)

Oh man!!!

I just KNEW they were up to something!



Darn it if only I had some previous mauling experience, I know I would stand a better chance!



If I wore a prosthetic leg, or dentures or something it may take even longer...darn my genes that gave me good teeth!



(I kind of hope I am well and truly dead whilst being digested though...)

Mud Pies

With all the lovely rain we have had over the past few weeks, the ground is quite soggy...especially in the kids little 'secret' corner of the yard. This little spot is hidden behind the shed right up against the back shed. The kids love it, because grown ups very rarely venture too close down there.
They make cubby's and climb the tank and (famously round here) paint the wall of the brand new shed in mud.
Why 'famously'

Well, settle in and I'll tell you LOL

Our yard backs onto a church. We had noticed people looking into our yard and smiling. We figured it was because the kids were leaving toys about, and well, it was church...people were feeling all God-like and smiley!?!?

No.

The kids had used mud, and their hands to create 'art' on our brand new shed. They had packed mud on in places to hold flowers and sticks. The faces they had painted were HUGE and SO funny....

And Mick was FURIOUS!

Anyways...the kids have been spending a fair few hours lately down in 'their' spot. Filling trucks,

Making soup,

And having SO much good clean fun.

Perfume for mother's day anyone????

A Page From My Sketchbook

I checked out this month's sketch over at A Page From My Sketchbook, and decided to play along, because the sketch was just gorgeous!

I have since seen other entries, and am a little embarassed by mine...it seems to be lacking something...any ideas???

Anyhoo, here are some little details, am still loving pins all decorated with beads and bling:)
Some more bling, and some lace - I found this cotton lace locally, and bought the rest of the roll. I am almost out!!!!Yikes! Time to find a new favourite lace LOL

I think the problem with this LO is that by the time I sewed all the lace around the border I was already sick of it!!! *heh*

I felt better when I added the photo of my little niece and her Daddy. I love how she is taking the opportunity to snuggle her dollies while daddy is taking the time to snuggle his baby. So sweet...I am a SUCKER for daddy/daughter photos!

Thanks for stopping by!