Best $14 I've Spent in Ages!

I won an online auction for some beaded jewelry. Total items: 12. Cost per necklace: $1.16. The best part is that now I'll be able to accessorise with whatever I have in my wardrobe.

Retail price would have been over $300 easily, as the necklaces all had price tags still attached.

Feeling quite chuffed with my score. Might have to go and see if I can win a wine auction!

Update: One of our lovely students today at school: "Mrs D has anyone told you today how lovely your necklace looks? It's really beautiful". :-) Made my day.

I Guess Someone Missed Me.

String Bean and Emylie on the Train from Epping.

String Bean needed to visit her Pead, so it meant another trip to Sydney. Obviously Husband Deluxe missed me as he bought me a gorgeous bunch of flowers. They included my favourite: Oriental Lilies, they always remind me of our wedding day. Was lovely to come home to a bunch of beautiful fresh flowers. Was completely shattered of course....girly weekends away will do that to you.

On the way into the city, Michelle and I were under strict instructions that we going shopping for girly stuff. "Like shoes, clothes and makeup!" from Miss E. We did end up buying some stuff but the lolly shop at Epping on our trip home was actually the highlight for the girls.

The appointments went well. The Pead was actually running on time...yay! We didn't get lost much and the girls kept up with our frantic window shopping :-) All good really. Now if I didn't have to pay the Pead I probably could have afforded the $280 pair of Campers I liked....*sob*

Canuck Gal Pals Rock!

Our dear friend Kelli sent through a lovely gift for String Bean.....a framed photo of the two of them together and some maple syrup filled chocolates.

Stringy was so thrilled when she opened this gift.....chocolate and a framed photo. Two of her favourite things.

Thank you for taking the time to make my special little girls day!

Sorry about the photo quality, couldn't get the light right :-(

Balloons Ahoy

Husband Deluxe and Grandma M couldn't resist showing the kids the hot air balloons that gently went over our home this morning. The boys in particular were so, so excited by this. Although they were quite terrified of the RAAF balloon that we went up in at the Airport open day. I guess this was at a safe distance? Plus it wasn't hot or noisy either.

Squealy was still rabbiting on about balloons when I got home from work this afternoon. Very cute.

Grandparents Day.

This day has rolled around for another year and the kids had an absolute ball with their Grandma M.

This beautiful card made by Fuzzy was sent home from school this week. It showcases some of the activities they did together on this special day.

I especially like the hand drawn picture of the two of them together. Fuzzy: "The sausage one is me. You're the fat, round one Grandma!"......oh dear.

He is just 6 weeks into preschool and is already going so well. He is even trying to write his name already. I am always surprised by what Fuzzy can do with fairly minimal input or direct instruction from us.

Look What I Scored!

Maybe this is a sign I'm spending far too much time at the gym? Many thanks to Matt, my gym man, as String Bean refers to him as ;-) Now I'll have a cool cap to wear at work......my straw hat is so passe.

Update: When showing Fuzzy my cap this morning: "You look like a MummyMatt!" OMG total hysterics here today.....hehehe.

Mad Scientists Afternoon

Making chemical reactions using lollies. Volcanoes: using vinegar, bicarb and red food dye! Sweet.

Gee Stringy gets to have some fun! Scouts ran a mad scientists this week and invited our girls for a shared afternoon of science fun. Was extremely hands on in a good way. They had 6 different rotations. You can tell from the photos that Stringy had a ball and actually learnt heaps!


















Making green slime from scratch. Testing the battery power of a grapefruit.

Tying Knots.

Fantail who consumed her body weight in snakes.

Tying knots Guides style: with jelly snakes! Fantail and Quokka were teaching the girls how it's done. I have no idea at all. Kookaburra, having grown up through Guiding, could tie a reef knot behind her back.

I did get there in the end. The snakes were an excellent teaching tool, esp. if you chose different coloured snakes. But def. not up to tying one blind, behind my back.


Knot tying is part of earning the Frog badge as is canoeing. In the next couple of weeks Stringy will be out on the lake again for a paddle. Lucky girl.

Quokka and String Bean