Life is Good

Dance Eisteddfod....

Karate grading......

A layout published in the Doubles Gallery in Scrapbooking Memories 13.7.....

 

Playing with the sheep (and gorgeous new twin lambs!)....

Enjoying the great outdoors (look at the magic peaceful spot we found!).....

......even catching a few decent cod.....

Celebrating Princess Bethany's 9th birthday - pirate style.....

Soccer among the Autumn trees every Saturday.....

Finishing this book......

......and starting my next read (a murder mystery complete with diet tips!).....

......watching Masterchef every night......

......then pretending to be one (last night was Billy's Coconut Prawns....mmmmmm)

This is how we spend our days.

Life

Is

Good

It

Truly

Is

Blasted Blogger!

New photos, new updates to post. But can't! Having so much trouble logging on!

This is a real quick quickie from work (I can log on here......weird). To let you know I am still alive and kicking!

Hope you have a relaxing long weekend where you find time for YOU. That's my plan!

Fingers crossed I'll be able to share soon............................

Seven Little Things

1. A new challenge is up at SUYS.....use the sketch, add a handmade item.....easy peasy japanesy! Check it out here.

2. Our 19th wedding anniversary rolled around earlier this month and we treated ourselves to a rare dinner out. Beth insisted on taking this quick (rather grainy!) snap of us as we were walking out the door....

3. Soccer season is on again! All the girls are playing this year.....Mimi is loving it so far, she skips around the field with a huge smile.....I think the ball actually came into contact with her foot last week! Go babe!

4. Mother's Day was a lovely quiet affair. Spent much of the day sitting in the sun browsing through my gorgeous new book.....

5. Jemima Cat is thriving on good food and lots of cuddles. Look at her now!

6. One of my fave weekend activities is to pile the family on the back of the ute and check the property. Yesterday we did just that....

......it never fails to renew the spirit and fill me with gratitude.

7. I have been very good and not made a scrapping supplies purchase for months and months and months......but this new collection from Echo Park is screaming BUY ME!!!! What do you think?

Wot Big Eyes U Have!

Everything about our new little kitty cat is miniature - except for those big green eyes and her giant chainsaw-like purr.

Tim brought this little scrawny bundle home to us the week before Easter.....poor little darling was living in behind the Coke machine at his work (a big noisy manufacturing plant). The boys had been leaving their lunch scraps out for her and watching her antics and this day Tim managed to coax her out for a cuddle.  We've named her Jemima and she is fast becoming the boss of the house!

Wow - we had such glorious weather over Easter. Good Friday was spent on the water with friends and family and our new boat.....

Easter Saturday more friends came over for a yummy roast dinner cooked on the barby and a huge bonfire.....

Sparklers, glow sticks and toasted marshmallows....

......with entertainment provided by my brother Tim.....

Easter Sunday we were up bright and early - as is the tradition in a house full of young children! The Easter Bunny was overly generous as always....

To me the break seemed surprisingly long and lazy......with plenty of time for fun and relaxing.....just how they should be.

I finished this library book....

(a light hearted and funny read in the vein of the Shopaholic series)

And started this one....

....the sequel to Eat Pray Love.

Hope you all had a lovely time over Easter as well.

Talk soon.

xxx

Autumn Shoot

Our crepe myrtle had the most stunning display of red leaves and made the perfect backdrop for an impromptu Autumn photo shoot.....

Hope you all enjoyed a fun and relaxing Easter break with your loved ones.

Easter pics to share soon!

xxx

Catch Up

In case you're wondering....I'm still here! Working.....travelling.....organising kids.....housework.....animals.....garden......reading.....scrapping......and even finding time for fun in between. Life is great - just busy.

It's been over a month since my last post.....terrible blogger! Time has slipped away without notice and Easter is almost upon us. The hint of winter is in the air.....we gathered firewood yesterday and lit the fire for the first time this year.

Scrapbooking has slowed right down....but still doing my bit for Show Us Your Stuff.....this month's challenge is all about one of my FAVE products......BUTTONS!

A nice easy one to have a go with.....why not enter?

Last weekend we took the family to Brisbane.....for two reasons - to visit my sister-in-law and her 3 boys.....and to collect our eBay purchase.....

Tim has been dreaming of having his own boat forever......I'm so glad it's finally happened for him.

He's always wanted to take us all to the footy as well......and it just happened that his team - the Newcastle Knights - were playing the Brissy Broncos while we were there!

......I'm the last person who would sit and watch the footy on telly, but I have to admit I LOVED being there at Suncorp Stadium soaking up the atmosphere. It was pretty intimidating however, wearing our Knights gear amongst the thousands of Broncos fans - even more so when we caught the free members bus to and from the game!

We caught the train into Southbank one day and wandered around the markets, had ice cream at COLD ROCK and lazed on the lawn. It's amazing how lovely it all looks - can hardly believe the whole place was under water a couple of months ago.

Have enjoyed getting through these books....

......this one about a family with three grown sons and their talent for stuffing up relationships had me cracking up out loud!

Odd One Out is my first inroduction to Monica McInerney....more of a novella really. Quite sweet - I like that it's Australian - but looking forward to getting my hands on the Faraday Girls.

Leaving you with one of our fabulous sunsets.....this is why I love Autumn.....