Today ...................

serenity is not my friend!

Is it bedtime yet?

I love it when the kids, Cameron especially, asks this question.

I really love it when its before 7.00pm that I'm asked hahaha

Mum or Mom

I'm an Australian.

We call our mothers ...... Mum.

My American friends call their mothers ..... Mom.

My eldest two boys call me .... Mum.

My youngest calls me ......

Yep, you guessed it.

Cameron calls me .....

Mom!

It makes me giggle every time I here it (which is lots in one 24 hr period)

I can't even blame it on an American friend of mine :D

Cameron's favourite all time movie is Transformers.

He calls people .... humans! (hoo-mans)

And he calls me Mom!

Bracelets

I made this one yesterday (took nearly 4 hrs in total) in between other things.


I'm really happy how these bracelets are turning out.

What do you think?

The Irish Wedding Blessing

I've always loved this blessing and in hindsight, of course, wish I had used it at my own wedding.

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.

May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another
trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye.

And when eternity beckons,
at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you
with the arms that have nurtured you
the whole length of your joy-filled days.

May the gracious God hold you both
in the palm of His hands.
And, today, may the Spirit of Love
find a dwelling place in your hearts.

Crocheted Bracelets

I've been busy making bracelets. I'm hoping to find a market for them.

They are so easy to make. I make them in about 4-6 hours tops.


This is for a little girl
This one fits a larger wrist
And this is one my 19yr old niece ordered.

Sea Scene Diorama

One of Connor's assessment pieces for this term's Unit was to build a Sea Scene Diorama. Gary, Connor & I collaborated and this is the end result.
Connor did most of it with me and Gary helping out on the hardest parts.

I am glad that last week has ended

I have no particular reason to be glad the week is over.

I just feel relieved.

How bizarre, I know.

But I never said I wasn't strange hahahahaha

Next week is going to be painful for me literally.

I have to have a couple of lumps cut out. One on my leg and one on the back of my head in the hairline (behind my left ear).

Not looking forward to that!

I need to post photos of our beautiful mulberry tree.

Every summer, this tree plays a big part in my boys lives.

They spend endless hours climbing it and eating the mulberries.

This year they have said they are going to try and eat all the berries before the birds can get them.

You go boys!!!!!!

I took these photos a couple of weeks ago when the berries started growing.

Now the tree is in full bloom.

The mulberries are red, ripe and juicy ....... yummy!

(I'm sure this crazy weather has the fruit too early but we'll still enjoy it)

Peach, Nectarine and Plum

Don't you just love stone fruit?

I do!

We have peach, nectarine and plum trees.

Nectarine

Peach(peach flower very similar to the Nectarine)

Plum
At the moment, they are flowering and starting to fruit.

The trees look absolutely beautiful in full flower (but I missed that shot)

I hope the fruit are nice this year.

Last year, the fruit dropped off before they were ripe.

If not the birds, its the bugs.

One of the few things I like about Summer is the fruit :D

My baby is turning 4!!!

Tuesday is Cameron's 4th birthday.

It still amazes me how quickly life is rushing by now that I'm older.

When I was a kid/teenager, time used to drag and I listen to the boys complain about how long the day is etc and I'm thinking, no way, time is flying by so fast.

I wish that time had dragged by slowly now my kids are growing up.

I haven't had enough time with them while they are young.

Soon I'll be posting about them by teenagers I'm sure.

Today we had a small family birthday party for Cam.

He got some great presents and his cake had to be yellow cupcakes with chocolate icing.

At least they tasted great.

Will post some photos of them when I load them.