Crafty stuff

It's Craft Central at our place at the moment. We're making 25 monster softies for Maxi-Taxi's birthday party on Sunday.
[Image: Revoluzzza]

I know, I know - who has the time, right? I think it's my working mother guilt that compels me to hand make everything. No child of mine is going to miss out on a SAHM experience just because their mum, well, isn't a SAHM... And usually I find a pattern for something fun to make and then I very carefully put it on my pile of 'craft projects I will never make'. But not this time.


So here's the link to the monster softies pattern and tutorial (you can modify it to suit your monstery preferences). This site is pretty cool for making stuff in general.

And while I was on the kids' crafty subject, I thought I'd share a link to Kids' Craft Weekly, a fantastic website that inspires me to be a better hands-on mumma every day. Editorial note: I have never actually made anything either with the children or solo from this very inspirational site.

[Image: Kids' Craft Weekly]


You see, to me, having children IS the craft project. Growing them, helping them and loving them (even when they're naughty). It all requires considerable creativity, motivation, application and skill. It's like life's biggest craft project that I'm just not allowed to half-finish like that scarf I started knitting back in 2003.

I'll post a photo of the monsters - just so you know I finished them.

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I am thankful for the wonderful Mother's day celebration we had here yesterday. A lunch made with love, time spent as a family & lots of cuddles from the 2 most important little people in my life. They fill me with so much joy & I am thankful for everyday I hear them call me Mum.

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Sunday 9th May 11ish


My two favourite people, some hot coffee, fresh flowers from the market, a new picture for the lounge room and some new mags to read 
- seems like a pretty perfect morning to me.




The loveliness continued as the family (minus the honeymooners - who BTW are leaving Vegas to drive to L.A as I type) took mum out for dinner which is always lots of fun.






Looking forward to seeing what everyone else did for Mothers Day here -

I Heart Mother's Day!

Happy Mother Day, peeps!

If you are not a mother yourself, at some point I am sure you have had a mother, or perhaps known a mother? ;)

Fern woke up at 5.30am and - bless him - Dan got himself and herself up and then disappeared into the living room so I could go back to sleep. Of course, being pregnant my metabolism kicked in within about 40 seconds and I grabbed myself a bowl of rice bubbles to take back to bed... then, about 7.30am I woke up to my morning expresso and my pressies!

My loot?

- 2 pairs of jammies
- Some slippies
- The Grand Designs book (does this mean I'm allowed to build a dream house.... one day?!)
- This adorable card:


And then? Lunch at a yummy Italian restaurant. A visit to nanny and poppy's. A pony ride! And playing 'rabbit ears' with our stockings on daddy's head!
Good times. Cheers to being a mum! Hope yours was a blast too....

x

Pretty pink & green

Pretty Pink & Green
This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you some pretty pink and green with these gorgeous pics. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

Have a sweet day!

Mothers Day Firsts

Today is a very special mothers day for me – it is my first mothers day with all my girls – my first mothers day where I feel my family is finally complete. While it is not the relaxing day I was hoping for (Mr A is on the other side of the world for business) – no sleep in, no coffee in bed, nobody else to respond when the kids say “I’m hungry” for the 50th time before 9am – it is oh so sweet to finally be in a place where time is no longer my enemy and I can relax and enjoy them.

For me mothers day is one of such mixed emotions – I love everything that is symbolizes but it is a day that gets me every year as I am constantly thinking of our precious little Laura and how I felt on my first mothers day seven years ago.

The first mothers day any mother celebrates should be the happiest ever – you have finally made it into the club – the most important club in the world – I however found myself in a completely different club to that which I had longed to be in – this club was one of those clubs that in your wildest dreams you never thought you would be part of but there it was staring you in the face. I was a mother but I was without my child – a mother without a job – a mother being surrounded by nothing but reminders of what it should have been like that day - I know this made me a mother and I was so proud to be a mum to Laura but I felt like a failed mother.I wanted desperately for people to wish me a happy mothers day but most did not know what to say.

I know I am not alone with my feelings – the loss of mother-hood hits so many people on mothers day – not only those that have lost precious babes but those struggling to conceive a baby.

For the past two years I found myself crying at my eldest daughters mothers day concert – while watching her I am thinking about what we missed, I should already have experienced this with her big sister – this catches me completely off guard every year and I know that mothers day tears will stay with me until old age.

So to all those who through infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth are unable to hold their babies as they should and hear the words they so desperately want to here, this day is also for you, you are not alone – Happy Mothers Day xx



Me and my girls having a picnic lunch at "Laura's place" - pretty good timer shot considering Mr A was not here to take a photo of us.
I tried to find just one photo of Louise and I for a Mother's Day post, but looking back over the past two years showed me a very different vision to how I feel. In most of them I just look so dam tired and disheveled. Which kind of sums up what Mums are all about - We give up our bodies, our social life, our careers, our mental state and our lounge rooms but find something so much more... and certainly wouldn't change a thing.

So here is a collage made up of itty-bitty photos of my life as a mum - so tiny that you can't see the bags under my eyes.

Happy Mother's Day!
Hope your having a lovely day




 {Oh and to my mum, who had 4 children - you are remarkable and we love you lots}
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