Our creative fun...
Enjoying play dough on the deck with daddy, while I run about getting ready for a girlie party tonight for my beautiful friend who is getting married in a couple of weeks. I am crafting a tin can flower bunting (photo's to follow) sushi making and flower decorating for tonight's special event...fingers crossed it all works out on time.
Quick & Easy (no cook) PLAY DOUGH RECIPE
1 cup salt
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup of water (warm or cold)
food colour and extra flour for rolling and playing with at the end (i also store the dough in the fridge)
Mix with a wooden spoon in a large bowl - we like to divide the dough into four parts *we place a little food dye into each ball, that way we end up with a rainbow of colours.
Our play dough box contains...shells, pebbles, sticks, dinosaurs, plastic animals, glitter, cutters, and patty cases. Quick, easy and no burnt pots at the end!
It's so nice to look outside my window and see this...relaxation, contentment, warm weather and beautiful growth in our garden.
It has just been a gorgeous day and one cute little boy loves to potter in the garden with his daddy...our lemon and olive trees are happy in warm sun, i am excited for tonight and for the warm summer days and balmy nights that are fast approaching. x
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Enjoying play dough on the deck with daddy, while I run about getting ready for a girlie party tonight for my beautiful friend who is getting married in a couple of weeks. I am crafting a tin can flower bunting (photo's to follow) sushi making and flower decorating for tonight's special event...fingers crossed it all works out on time.
Quick & Easy (no cook) PLAY DOUGH RECIPE
1 cup salt
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup of water (warm or cold)
food colour and extra flour for rolling and playing with at the end (i also store the dough in the fridge)
Mix with a wooden spoon in a large bowl - we like to divide the dough into four parts *we place a little food dye into each ball, that way we end up with a rainbow of colours.
Our play dough box contains...shells, pebbles, sticks, dinosaurs, plastic animals, glitter, cutters, and patty cases. Quick, easy and no burnt pots at the end!
It's so nice to look outside my window and see this...relaxation, contentment, warm weather and beautiful growth in our garden.
It has just been a gorgeous day and one cute little boy loves to potter in the garden with his daddy...our lemon and olive trees are happy in warm sun, i am excited for tonight and for the warm summer days and balmy nights that are fast approaching. x
My Beliefs
I believe ... that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe ... that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe ... that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe ... that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe ... that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I believe ... that you can keep going long after you can't.
I believe ... that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I believe ... that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe ... that my husband and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe ... that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I believe ... that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe ... that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
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I believe ... that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe ... that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe ... that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe ... that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I believe ... that you can keep going long after you can't.
I believe ... that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I believe ... that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe ... that my husband and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe ... that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I believe ... that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe ... that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
"What are your beliefs?"
x S.K.K x
This Saturday I'm grateful for... grandparents!
I'm writing this post in advance (it's Monday, I'm organised!) as this weekend we are off down the coast to visit Gran and Pops. They only live about 3 hours drive away, but we haven't been down since Anzac Day (and even then G and P were actually off on holiday themselves). So, it's been since Christmas time that we've been at Gran and Pops' place while G and P were actually there. Crazy!
The Tsunamis talk the entire 3 hours drive. Maxi-Taxi, in particular, is fond of a story and will not draw breath the entire journey. I've learnt to tune them out while I drive The Terror along the freeway, but the chattering is still headache inducing and I generally arrive in a somewhat crazed state. But there's nothing like coming back to the home I grew up in and, as ever, when your mum is around you're not the main mum. She lifts the burden of parenting just by being there. A more experienced mum than yourself, she can be relied on to be the one who knows what needs to be done. Instant relaxation!
So, this Saturday I'm grateful for...
1. Grandparents - in all their loving glory.
2. The excited cry of 'there's a cow, mummy!' from the backseat of The Terror, which, aside from being just plain cute, signals that there will finally be more interesting stuff out the window than strip malls, boring bush or freeway to distract the Tsunamis for the rest of a long journey.
3. Weekend breaks - same shite, different location, I know. But a welcome break from routine all the same.
What's making you happy today?
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Kitchen bird hooks
1. Gauntlet, pink flamenco oven glove
2. Duck egg blue & pink medium chopping boards
3. Enchanted bird coat hanger hook
4. GreenGate Naomi beige tea towel
5. Duck egg blue trivet
6. Pink & Duck egg blue medium chopping boards
This week in my series of posts, "Fridays Finds", I bring you a selection of items hanging on bird hooks in my almost finished new kitchen. I painted my bird hooks in duck egg blue kitchen paint to match the opposite wall which we have painted duck egg blue. My oven glove is from Cath Kidston from a collection she did a couple of years ago.
Don't forget you can click on any blue lettering in any of my posts to link through to the relevant store website or blog post for more info!
Have a sweet day!
My Bump!
Seeing as it's Friday, I thought I'd treat you all to this little look at my 'bump'. I'll be 36 weeks pregnant tomorrow... Fern thinks it's hilarious and keeps "ticka ticka ticka" (ie. tickling) my belly at every opportunity. Who knows what an 18-month old baby truly understands, but I know mine has noticed my growing bump and is fascinated by it. If I ask her what's in there, she points to her own tummy and says "bubby!"
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Poor Fern. She's in for a real shock, and in just a matter of weeks. And so am I, for that matter. At the moment, she is my very best friend and the centre of my universe. Its hard even for me to imagine it any other way. But the cozy world as we know it is about to be rocked upside down... so for now we're enjoying the last precious moments together, my daughter and I, just the two of us...
Have a great weekend, peeps! x
It's raining, it's pouring...
We embraced it and made our our own fun in the puddles...the kids all sporting new gum boots and me rather thankful for throwing mine in the car last minute. Oh, and our $2.oo ponchos purchased quickly... you can't go wrong!
We did enjoy warm winter sun and sparkling rock pools yesterday. Shells and pebbles collected, sand between the toes and finished off with fresh fish and crunchy chips...perfect!
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We embraced it and made our our own fun in the puddles...the kids all sporting new gum boots and me rather thankful for throwing mine in the car last minute. Oh, and our $2.oo ponchos purchased quickly... you can't go wrong!
We did enjoy warm winter sun and sparkling rock pools yesterday. Shells and pebbles collected, sand between the toes and finished off with fresh fish and crunchy chips...perfect!
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