My three love a good party and this morning the bribe for good behaviour during church was the party we were going to afterwards! And it worked......plus a bag full of books, toys and jatz crackers of course! When we arrived at their cousin's birthday, Keira looked around at all of the adults, went straight up to her aunty phoebe and...
I saw this posted over at View From the Hamster Wheel. I think it will be a big help to me when I'm trying to decide what really needs to be done that day and in which order should it be done. The Mayonnaise Jar and the Coffee When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24...
Whenever we go on holidays I seem to pack a lot of stuff. Matt hmphs and pmphs about it - but what could be worse than getting somewhere far away, and forgetting THE beloved softie, or some extra snacks for along the way? Our car is always packed to the gills with lots of stuff. Portacot. Games. Books. Clothes for all...
It has been three freaking years since we holidayed. Sure we've had the odd weekend away here and there - here and there being scattered very intermittently between those 1095+ days. Count that on your fingers, twice. Ah for a family holiday. I'd dig that, fo' shiz. Dunk Island. I'd slam dunk that for shizzle. The last real holiday was with...
Great post at SC Johnson's Family Economics for these adorable mini notebooks made from recycled pantry box cardboard!...
What's more important, money or family? This is your choice. We chose family today....I don't really earn any money so it is an easy choice for me! Husband has gone away again and left us for another week. We decided this morning we would go out and enjoy this beautiful winter sunshine before the afternoon of chores and homework. We went...
fingerprint blossom bookmarks Time To Craft embroidered portrait bookmarks SouleMama scrap fabric bookmarks On Hand Modern origami bookmarks Whimsy Love bubble print bookmarks Whimsy Love post-it bookmarks Frugal Family Fun...
chalkboard speech bubble Make And Takes schultuete school cone The Mother Huddle apples for the teacher Paint Cut Paste after school snacks Little Nummies for Kellogg's Snackpicks back to school message pencils Just Something I Made for SC Johnson Family......
Retro daddy is one of 7 children and with all of the husbands and wives and kids it makes for a big family (and I love it!). We are the only ones who live outside Victoria but I do love a good get together and especially to let keira get to know her cousins. So Julie and I organised a little...
So many "shouldas" and "couldas" these days. However, if I kept my promise to my daily To Do list, I would be missing out on so much REAL DOING. Summer vacation is winding down. My mother and children will be returning to their roles as students and teacher very soon... I don't want to let a single shared moment slip...
yes, retro daddy that old cradle snatcher is 35 today! Ok, so I'm kidding about the cradle snatcher thing as there is less than a year between us! Gosh I married a wonderful guy, and I don't really go all mushy on my blog about him but he is a wonderful husband and daddy. We met in Rome in 2001 on...
So how's it going at yours this fine Wednesday morning? Emotionally we are good so far this week. While last week was an emotional rollercoaster that had me in tears more than once, this week there is less drama and while things are chaotic as always, they seem more managable. This could be because we have had workmen in and out...
A strange thing happened last night. I attended an event at my old employer (it feels funny to say that), an alumni get-together for Jawun, the program through which I did my recent indigenous secondment in Kunnunurra. There were dignitaries - Noel Pearson and Rupert Myer - as well as people from my organisation and outside it. Kind of a big...
Piece #1: A preppy windbreaker. When you ask any of the well-trained student tour guides at Annie's college what's the thing they dislike most about the college, they all hesitate for a timed beat and then reply "Oh, it gets pretty windy here sometimes, but other than that I can't think of anything I don't like about it." So I made...
Piece #1: A preppy windbreaker. When you ask any of the well-trained student tour guides at Annie's college what's the thing they dislike most about the college, they all hesitate for a timed beat and then reply "Oh, it gets pretty windy here sometimes, but other than that I can't think of anything I don't like about it." So I made...
Oh, I so love little houses! Frugal Family Fun has created a free template so you can build your own rainbow village....
Pink and Green Mama made these fun and colorful marshmallow shooters with the directions at Family Capers....
A month or so ago I went to check out a place for Tiny to potentially go to family daycare. I was optimistic. I had the sun on my back. I had a bounce in my step. The people who look after such things were very positive, raving about the carer. Things were a little skewiff when she asked me to...
I'm sick....since yesterday. Very bad vertigo and it makes me vomit non-stop. The room is spinning and I can't have sudden movement of the head. The doc said its something to do with my inner ear, where the fluid that balance us stays, within some very complex looking tubes etc. So I can't sew, I can't drive at least till the...
Our family and close friends went to Destin in June..YES......
Camilla at Family Chic offers a simple and stylish design to cover rocks with fabric. She shares her tutorial on her blog....
Honey, You turn 3 today. It’s amazing to see how you’ve grown from this chubby wiggly baby… To the vivacious little girl you are today… Right now you… - Are very passionate about everything Pinchess (Princess) even if you are a bit of a tomboy - Still sleeps with mummy, as every night mummy struggles to put you on the Pinchess...
Wayne, the kids and I loaded up on Saturday morning and headed over to Martha Pullen's School of Art Fashion. Since we have four little ones I have never attended the school.....but I do like to go and shop at the Retail Store. Wayne took the kids to walk around the adjacent hotel (it takes so little to entertain us) and...
Lately I've been struggling with parenting. Babies. Toddlers. Preschoolers. Preschoolers masquerading as teenagers. Yesterday I went a little crazy and said to Matt, "Today I can not parent." I realise it's not an option not to parent. You're either on or you're on. You can't opt in for a few days/weeks and then schedule yourself away. Take the batteries out of...
My Mom took a fall early last week and landed herself in the hospital with another new hip. She is in Florida and I'm not....so I am relying on family members to keep me updated on her condition. In my house, when I pick up the phone my little ones instantly need me. Does that happen to anyone else or only...
The pockets look mismatched in colour but it's actually the sun glare coming in from the side. Sometimes it's seems like forever in between crafty posts..... this is, after all, supposed to be a Craft Blog! I've been working on this project in dribs and drabs over the last week. It's another pinny for my cousin's little girl, Ava. It was...
Firstly, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your beautiful comments yesterday. I'm determined to reply to each and everyone of you to say thank you and I really hope you enjoy the issue. I've kept it a pretty good secret, don't you think? And so it's Sunday. For some people that means sleep-ins and relaxing but...
Here is my favorite spot of the week in my garden. All of these plants blooming at once with such vibrant colors. On the other side is a hydrangea, which was divided from a larger bush a couple of years ago. I might have to move it over a bit, probably is going to crowd my climbing rose too much. The...
We have one child down here.....I saw it coming and the crying about her ears soon ended in projectile vomiting all night. But this girl just makes the easiest patient.....no crying when she's being sick and the only tears came when she screamed out 'eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww I have vomit in my hair'.....poor little princess. I had to translate for retro daddy and...
After the ickiness of last week, once Dermot got back from Sydney, we took off for the mountains and spent a few days doing blissfully little. There was a little bushwalking, and a bit of scenic driving (with ulterior motive), but otherwise we stayed in, kept warm, watched movies, and enjoyed the view (a bit [...]...
I saw this posted over at View From the Hamster Wheel. I think it will be a big help to me when I'm trying to decide what really needs to be done that day and in which order should it be done. The Mayonnaise Jar and the Coffee When things in...
Happy Fathers Day to the daddy in our house. He got a nice sleep in A mug from Lucy that she made at pre-school A bookmark and card made by Charlotte...
I headed off to the country today with Mr X and Moo Moo in tow, to celebrate my mums birthday Gypsy the mini shetland It was cold and windy and wet.......
I did it! The crumb coating worked like magic. Today's work on icing and decorating the cake was another two and a half hours, which adds up to six and a...
It's only a few days left before the Eid celebration, and I'm down to the last two of this year's order. I am recording them for future reference. I had so...
My three love a good party and this morning the bribe for good behaviour during church was the party we were going to afterwards! And it worked......plus a bag full of...
This Sunday are tons of accessories to finish that vintage look. Enjoy!...
Vanessa from V and Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make colorful bowtie pasta for a child’s play kitchen out of scrap fabrics. These are sooo cute! And...
The rain is pounding against the windows of the bus and because there aren't any window seals, it's pouring down the inside of the vehicle and soaking everything within a five-foot...
That's how I'm feeling — upside down. Don't you think Chili is illustrating that perfectly? ;-) I miss talking to my son. I miss knowing that he's going through all sorts...
Sometimes ,I make a garment that I think is just the “cat’s meow” after I try it on,a few minute after it comes f the sewing machine. Truth is ,I should...
Like? I do. This is Lila Tueller’s Bohemian Bag. The fabrics are all from Anna Marie Horner’s Garden Party line. This was a 2-day project, mainly because you have to wash...
Here is the latest picture of my sewing room. As you may notice, I've made an addition. When my sewing room was highlighted on The Blue Gardenia blog, I mentioned that...
Just a few pics to quickly update you on my Doll Quilt Swap 9 quilt-and then its back to work for me! Here it is with all the pieces fused down...
In October I made up New Look 6802 & really liked how it came out. I promptly pulled out another another knit to make it in, and then ended up packing...
OK so admittedly it was back in August (I've been a TERRIBLE blogger) but back in August my guy & I visited my fave Aussie city for a few days. Four...
This is the cushion cover front I made at Sewjourn. A gorgeous wool felt background and wool scrap circles and this is the arty wobbly shot that is meant to distract...
By now you're very aware that I have been busily sewing for the Living Smart Festival which is on next Sunday at Speers Point Park. Today (Sunday) we are experiencing gale...
I know that everyone is looking for a new garment but somehow I never manage to sew my first day of vacation. Today I actually spent a considerable amount of time...