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Fruit Memo Pad $6.50

Bunny Scissors $29.80

Birdy Salad Bowl $38.50

Squirrel Nutcracker $29.95

Birdy Wall Hooks $19.95

Rob Ryan "Seasons" Plate Set $59.95

Online shopping - how did we ever live without it?

Xmas Challenge + News

Up for a Christmassy scrappy activity?

Then pop over to Show Us Your Stuff - I think you'll love this month's challenge.

Here's my sample:

As much as the girls loved building our Gingerbread House last year - not sure I'd tackle it again. Got ourselves into a right old mess with lollies sliding off everywhere!

Heaps has been happening since I last posted. Let's see.....

BIG news is this:

Kate received an Outstanding Achievement award (for placing highly in more than 5 subjects) at her high school presentation this week.....and.....

Dux of Year 7!!!!

Wow!

Bethany did a gorgeous performance of "Apache" at her guitar concert.

First time being asked to perform solo for this concert.

She's playing her brand new guitar - it's beautiful!

We gave in to Mia's pleading for a "kitten of my own" after her friend's cat had a litter.

Half pure-bred posh Burmese and half feral cat - oh my lordy!!!

Very cute though - and affectionate and cheeky as all baby animals are!

Climbing on the furniture.....and people's shoulders.....and my keyboard while I'm typing.....are favourite activities of his.

 "Whiskey" is his name. Love his snow white whiskers!

LOL'ed at Carl Barron when he came to Inverell with his "One Ended Stick" show.

He doesn't even have to be telling a joke and he cracks me up!

What else? Oh yeah. It has been ultra HOT.

Cooled off at Copeton Dam the other weekend with a bunch of Mia's friends....

A bobcat was here yesterday digging up the place.

Yes - more home improvements happening!

Beth, Mia and friend dressed up for the final Bluelight Disco of 2012....

John Travolta eat your heart out.

Life drawing works from my Art Class I'm still attending every Saturday....

Xmas shopping comely along nicely.

End of year concerts and things already started.

More to come.

Everyone is tired.

Everyone is crankier than usual.

It is hot.

So hot.

I. Think. It's. Beginning. To. Feel. A. Lot. Like. Christmas.

The C-Word

I have been completely and blissfully oblivious to the C-Word.

Until now.

A kind and thoughtful person informed me today there is just over 6 WEEKS until CHRISTMAS.

Panic stations!

All those crafty Christmas-y projects I optimistically told myself I would tackle.

Will this be yet another year I don't get around to them?

Will I find time to be the ORGANISED and CLEVER mum I know deep down I could be?

Is it too late to start?

Cute Christmas Top

Salt Dough Gift Tags

Bon Bon Place cards

Felt Advent Calendar

Has Xmas crept up on you too?

Are you anywhere close to prepared?

What's on your "Perfect Xmas" wish list?

Hello

I won't bore you with why I haven't posted on my blog for WEEKS.....let's just say Life has gotten in the way of Blogging about Life.

And to tell you the truth - that can't be a bad thing.

Some highlights of the past month include:

Hubby and Middle Princess Beth got their faces on the local news with the local Archery Club.

Here's Bethie with her gold medal...

I had a birthday.

My good buddy Linda visited from Kyogle, bringing along her latest charges for plenty of cuddles....

Had to laugh at the sight of them strapped into the car ready for their journey home....

Yesterday I went to a paper-making workshop at our local art gallery.....

......all inspired now to use these beauties on my scrapping pages!

AND the life drawing class I'm a student at was featured in this gorgeous magazine.....

....including a photo of my drawing of Bethany (the one in my blog header)! Wowsers!

See you soon with more news and more photos....

maybe even some scrapbooking.....

xxx

A zombie and a fairy

.....went off to school today, looking even less related to each other than they normally do.

Yep - Book Week time again at Gum Flat!

We had a green-faced Zigi Zombieson from "Meet the Zombiesons", complete with exposed brain matter....(yep, that one really tested me - but I think I pulled it off. Thank you eBay)

And Opal the Desert Fairy from "Pearlie and Opal" by Wendy Harmer....

Erm, gee Mia - my delicate fair-skinned child.....you HAD to be an Indigenous fairy didn't you. 

Dark bronzer and shimmer tights were the best we could do there!

Poor Kate - no more Book Week dress ups for you my big high-schooler!

Sharing some characters of Book Weeks past for old times sake.....

2009

2010

2011

Love to Letter

"The world is filled with undiscovered wonder. Come little one, let's find them out together." - Emilie Ahern

 

Lovely quote, hey.

It's the challenge for Show Us Your Stuff this month.

 

This old-ish photo of Millie-pup tagging after Mia in the garden was a perfect fit for the quote.....when Millie was litle they would spend ages outside exploring together.

Cute as!

 

Lots of hand made thingamy-bobs on here, including my own hand lettered title.

 

 

 

Helping to keep the art of lettering alive, I've been teaching a little class all term at our local school - Gum Flat Primary.

 

I've had such a ball - and I'm pretty certain they did too...

They would run out to me as I arrived offering to help carry this or that, they awarded me a trophy not once but twice throughout the term, and gave me the biggest cheer on my last day!

 

And wow - talk about impressive talent! Being a small school, I had everyone from Kindy to Year 6 in the one class, and every single one of them created something amazing.

 

 Thrilled to get the chance to be involved in the classroom like that.

And to spark the love of lettering in our young folk.

 



Gum Flat School have such fun!

More photos here.

Wow

For the past 10 days I have been totally immersed in Suzanne Collins' HUNGER GAMES series....

I mean TOTALLY immersed.

Life kinda stopped for a while.

Now I'm out the other side, this is what I have to say about these books.

Gut wrenching.
Heartbreaking.

Unspeakably evil.

Terrifying.

Agonisingly suspenseful.

Full-on gory action.

Sad....no wait, depressing.

Inspiring.

Heroic.

Beautiful.

Ugly.

Amazing.

Awesome.

Excuse me while I go lay down and recover from my mental and emotional exhaustion....

Any recommendations for my next read?

Sweet, light and fluffy preferably?