Sunday, 25 September 2011

I'm quiet coz I'm busy

What have I missed telling you?

It was Jack's birthday. This year I opted for a packet cake mix, shaped cake tin and packet mix icing with red food colouring. He was thrilled.


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His grandma made him an I Spy quilt, which we have a lot of fun "spying" with.


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I'm trying to find time to make some little things for Amy's first birthday next week, although that might not happen as my paid work has just increased from 0.4 to 0.6 (yay!). I should probably look into doing something more than a packet mix for her party next Sunday. Will I make my brain explode again this year, or be a little more realistic in my goals? I'm hoping for the second!

And - we bought a house yesterday! It's conditional on getting a good building and pest inspection this week, but once that's out of the way I'll try to get some photos of what will be my amazing new sewing studio.

I was thinking the other day that perhaps the thing blocking me from blogging recently has been our frustrating house search. But now that it's resolved, maybe I'll have room in my head for things other than real estate. Things like Ikea, paint colours, carpet samples, gardening websites... Anyhoo, hope to see more of you now!

Monday, 5 September 2011

Eleven months!



My eleven month Amy.
Hardly a baby any more - really becoming a little girl.
Pushes her walker around the loungeroom and cruises around the furniture.
First top tooth finally broken through, with the grizzles to prove it.
Two parents required for a nappy change - one just to hold her down.

I can't wait for next month's photo.

Sunday, 4 September 2011

Retro Renovation

I've only just discovered the Retro Renovation blog and am thorough immersed. Here's some absolutely tip-top retro renovations submitted by readers.




I'll be lost inside this blog for a few hours yet!