Complaint

This is the Little Man here.I am writing this to complain about Dee and Da

Dee................ I do not like chocolate cake and I don't enjoy licking the bowl and the spoon when I have had to mix the cake myself and then proceed to cook it without so much as a helping razoo from you two.

And Da you should know better than to sit at the table and be laughing at my discomfort.

Bad Da Da .

You would think that as you and Da are the adults here someone could take charge of the situation to ensure this bowl licking is not encouraged.

Please find below some evidence of how much I hate this sort of childish behaviour.

See the look of distaste on my face.

yuck..

No I don't like chocolate cake.

                                                                        

New car

New car ha ha ha not us not yet ,
                                             But we have been meaning to say Congratulations to our friends Alan and Lisa on the (long awaited ) arrival of their new car ..Lisa is loving it as Alan still cant drive-But he will eventually and then boom watch him gooooooooo.

Its black and very fast .

Congrats Very flash and it suits you two.

Love Mr & Mrs S

                                                                     

Norway

My real father was born in Norway and we still have relatives (I won't say family because I don't know them) living there.

My sister (the fruit loop)  went there years ago and met them,  ANYWAY   my nieces Simone and Melissa are currently living and working in England and doing little tours around Europe when they can.

Well they went to Norway last weekend -my mum sent me the photo,

Doesn't it look yum..I haven't seen snow before but just dream of this sort of landscape.To me it is what I think Norway looks like..

 The hat ???? the girls look cute in theirs -me if I worn one I would look like Daniel Boone in drag....ha ha I bet you don't remember who he was...Also I asked the girls if they would get me a troll doll for the LM.

I didn't want one of those cute things with purple hair etc...I WANT UGLY.....

Well mum said they got him one and Yes he is so UGLY he is CUTE so when I get him I will post a picture of Mr Norway .yes that is going to be his name.Just another way of the LM knowing his heritage,

Now today is St Patricks day but LM is too young to explore that put of his heritage ha ha ha
                                                                        

My Pop

My mum is so clever she makes me proud.

I mean not only does she paint all week for her market stalls on the Gold Coast she  also has to look after my dad.

Then she has to listen to me whinge -cry or laugh whatever mood I am in.
And she listens and participates  in hair brained idea I have and is always on hand to help whatever she can do ....

Well enough talk like that cause Mum will get a swelled head.ha ha  No mum your worth everything and more.

Anyway my point today is Mum has started tracing our family tree.Which is going to be hard as we don't have to much to go on.I said to mum that I would dearly love to see a photo of my pop (mums dad ) young,
I have only seen old photos and wondered what he looked like in his 20's.

Well Miss History guru (mum) came through -she managed to find a long lost cousin who had a photo of Pop

So I would love to show you him

My  Pop is the handsome man with his hands in his pants and his trousers look too short.The other man is his brother (I think he looks like a old George Clooney )ha ha My pop has large ears and this sounds weird but my nephew is splitting imagine of pop-curly hair and large ears.So now we know where he got it from.

That's my pop in the back and his mother on the car rails outside.We think the rest is brother and sisters.

Check out the car .....Unreal isn't it.Love the hat .

Anyway just wanted to say a big thanks to Mum for granting a wish of mine..To see what Pop looked like young

thanks mum xxx

                                                                    

Stickers for Emma

One of my favorite Australian blogs would have to be   Day to Day

This is written by a very talented and caring lady called Melissa Goodsell and her blog is great-craft cooking family and caring.

Any way I was hoping you could pop over to Mel's blog and read this wonderful story on Emma who needs some special help from us at the moment it is not a big request just a little kindness that's all.

I am going to send a french knitting lady and some other bits for Emma to enjoy.So please have a look and see if you can help and also pass this on to anyone who may be able to help as well

thanks and a big thanks to Melissa for organizing it in the first place.
                                                                              

Mum's Visit

What a great week.

Well certain parts were.  My mum came down on Monday afternoon and then went home  on Saturday afternoon.

The week went too fast.I really wish she lived down here I know it's only an hour to fly but sometimes
you just want her to be here closer,I am so envious of those who get to see their mums heaps but I
guess you just have to deal with it and deal with it the best you can...

Crap........... I am not dealing with it I think cause I am sick it makes it worse but I am missing
my mum heaps I speak to her daily sometimes more than once (thank god we have a good Optus plan ha ha )  but it isn't enough ....

We did try to get up there last year had the jobs but had problems with LM and Doc's  so maybe next time but it will happen...........

Anyway here are some wonderful photos that I would like to share with you ...

Nana and LM .I love this photo.

Changed my coffee table set up ....I like it but it is taking a while to get use to...

Whoa ..who is the lucky girl who managed to score these?

Me of course....Unreal aren't they.

You are such a funny Nana....I love you.

Paint my toes Kerry come on paint them....

Nana and Kerry .

Kerry is Nana's 1st grandchild.(spoilt )

Nana with 1st grandchild and last grandchild.

3 Generations.

LM is now learning to breathe swimming,looks like a little fish

thanks for looking

                                                                            

    Remember the little jacket I was knitting for Kerry's friend baby "Maddox" such a cutie....


Well I couldn't get into it so when mum came down she finished it off for me.Otherwise he wouldn't be wearing it this year ha ha

But who am I kidding I had only done up to the decreasing on the back .
I was no where near finishing...... Mum virtually made it from scratch and it looks great....

So thanks heaps mum xxx
                                                                          

Shower boy

I just had to show these taken last night while the LM was having his shower..

LOVE IT ...

I just love how the water is boucing off his skin.

Apart from the cute bum.(which will be in his 21st album- (groan everyone says)

I wanted to show how LM stands in the shower,

He just stands there like a little garden gnome and enjoys the water for as little

or as long as we let him.

                                                                                  

The Little man

Well I haven't fixed all of the blog yet but I am getting there.

But thought I would show you some recent (this week) photo's.

Gail (LM"S mother) came over for a visit

Check out my new shoes..oh and baby quack my new friend.

mmmm  I love paddle pops.(thanks Auntie Lisa she gave me my 1st one )...

Helping Da build me a robot.

NO he is not stuck under the table -.Kevin is playing cubby houses with LM.

I got a typewriter....

He  loves  it and keep writing his name and Kerry's name.Driving Kev and me crazy with "how do you spell?"

LM was allowed to pick a toy for being good (doesn't happen that much ha ha .So he chose Mumma duck.

So here he is with both mumma duck and baby duck....Too cute.

I don't know how long he will play with stuffed toys -he loves all his and each

one and a name....

So sorry if I have bored you with  LM photo's but I like them ha ha 

PS-   RIP TYPEWRITER...

..yep 3 days is all it took for the LM the undo it and take the rollers

off and countless other parts.Well after Kev did his nut...it took him over 1 hour to 

repair it.

So I have put it away for now,

But that is what the LM does-he is fascinated by how things work..

                                                                            

Getting there

I don't know what is happening at the moment with this blog I HATE CHANGE,Yesterday I woke to find no title no bits down the side HELP !!!!!

I called my friend Gill same has happened to her site and Fred's so at least I am in good company ha ha

So I have managed to put my name back (i lost the blue one )but that's about all I can do at present  I am scared to do to much in case I lose every thing ha ha So please just bear with me a little while till I fix this I tend to be a bit pre-occupied when there is something wrong going on..

On a good note my Mum will be here on Monday ......I can't wait.
                                                                       

Doileys

Well friends it's a weird one today.

To doiley or not to doiley.

Yes that's the question.Since being at home I find I keep changing things and it is quite fun, except on the
subject of doily's,I don't know where to go.....

I was brought up a doiley girl there were doileys under the vase etc to protect the wood and cause it looks good. But now even though you can still buy them you don't see them in magazines unless it's in a vintage spread.

I tried taking a doiley off from underneath a vintage kettle and it just dosn't look right -half finished look -so I had to find something to go back there quick...another doiley ..

This is my dinning table centre WITH doily

WITHOUT doiley-looks unfinished .

So what do you do?

love

Black cushion

I saw in Domayne and other decorator shops I go to cushions very much like these...different fabric and buttons but never less the same.

                             The BIG difference was the price.

The ones I saw were $100 plus and as much as I liked them there is no way I would pay that.

So I thought I would make my own.

Oh before I start -check out my 365 book on the table -looking good.See how full it is with Kev says junk I say love,and LM calls it my special book and he loves to flick through it and giggle.

Too cute to watch anyway back to my cushions.

So take one cushion like this one,it is from Freedom yes Freedom for $5 ( and they have great colours)

It is best to get one where a button has already been sewn on ( makes sewing the new brooch on easier )

I have taken a diamante brooch that I have had for years and clipped it on to the front of the cushion  via the brooch back.

Then I got black cotton and sewed the brooch on from front all the way through to  the back just by looping over some of the brooch prongs and bringing the needle through to back.

And thats it all done....

All finished and I think it looks great

Sorry but LM got bored and fell asleep

love

                                                                      

New rug

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN..and

 A PINCH AND A PUNCH FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH...              

I am mental.I have been thinking about this for ages and I hope I have done the right thing,

I usally have a mat of some sort in front of my sink only everytime I get one I always end up geting rid of it,as it's  not quite right you know what i mean-    Too slippery ,too hard ,not the right colour.I want plush but not a bath mat so too fluffy.

See gone crazy over a mat.

Then at Christmas time we went to my sister's  Debra house and she has a normal persian look rug in her kitchen.It is navy and maroon and they have cream cupboards and it looks fantastic

Could I do it???  Just put a normal lovely rug in there.....fingers crossed..................

Yes I could.

It took awhile for me to get one in  these colours but I am vey happy with it.

It is the right colour

it is the right size

and it is so thick and yummie when you are standing on it that I have to say it again

I LOVE MY MAT  IT'S PERFECT FOR ME.

love