it's always the way

why is it that every time you duck out to the shops looking your worst you bump into people?.... 


yesterday was a typical (well, perhaps not so typical) example of this! freya, finn and i have all been sick but i thought we'd do a quick dash to the supermarket to stock up on tissues and the like. so, all rugged up - freya in finn's old clothes, three sizes too big so she looked the size of a four year old, finn with a cough like a barking seal, me with my worst tracksuit pants and stained jumper on, and the three of us with noses streaming... got the picture? anyway, freya was sitting in the supermarket trolley seat, finn was sitting in the actual trolley. all of sudden, freya starts screaming, i mean really, really crying.... i look down from my coldy haze and see that she has somehow gotten her leg stuck between the back of the trolley seat and the bottom of the seat. it is well and truly wedged! a safeway woman came rushing over and asked what the problem was. i frantically was trying to unwedge freya's leg well trying to explain, between freya's fits of crying, that there was a problem with the trolley and freya's leg! the woman went off in search of 'a man' to help. meanwhile, a large crowd of people had formed around us - some trying to help, others just watching and enjoying the show. i heard one comment that perhaps we'd make it onto the front cover of the paper - 'god no' i thought, 'not looking like this'. people were searching for bolt cutters, welding instruments(?!?!) etc. eventually, much to my relief, the large lady from the deli was able to manoeuvre freya's leg out and we were free! literally! (i don't mean to sound as though all i was thinking about was how dreadful we were looking, i was actually more concerned about freya's leg!).


we ran into a few people we knew on our final round and and had to stop and chat to every person who had witnessed the frightful event to let them know 'yes, we did free the baby, the woman in the deli helped'.... 




here is a video of happier times.... xx

super cool cushions

i've been doing a bit of redecorating at home and decided to make some new cushions... here they are... xxx

one crafty kid

well, it was yet another cold day on the peninsula so we were house bound while the wind and rain raged outside. it was inevitable that the 'craft box' was to come out. usually we end up just ripping up bits of paper, starting some papier mache mess, leaving the half finished project on the table for a few days, then throwing it out. today, however, was different... finn and i actually completed something that is pretty good!!!

  

here are a few photos taken only a few days ago - aaaahhhh sunshine!

st kilda football club's future

i'm pretty sure both finn and freya will be playing for the saints in a few years given the magnificent ball skills they are exhibiting here....

finn is super excited about the indo trip - here he is doing a bit of research xxx

feels like winter

it has been absolutely freezing the last few days. i think i've mentioned in a previous post that a couple of cold days in a row, in a novelty kind of a way, is nice. but.... any longer than that is not so great. wearing boots and rugging up is really not that much fun.

prior to this cold wintry blast we are currently experiencing, we did have a few beautiful days in the park

finn found a great score in the op shop - mr incredible - he has been everywhere with us since...

freya has started crawling so it has been difficult to do much sewing! hopefully i'll get to the machine in the next few days! xx

 

back on track

do you ever get to the point where you have left something for so long that it is hard feel inspired to come back to it? i am guilty of this in quite a few aspects of my life. i have done it since i was small, especially with diaries. they would always start out full of promise then peter out after a month or two... hopefully it won't happen so soon with this blog! i did have a  few computer probs - the internet is driving me nuts! anyway, we did so many things in the holidays that when i finally got the internet working, it felt like there was too much to write about and too daunting to catch up. i have finally bitten the bullet as i have actually been enjoying my blogging experience - here we go....


we ventured to the zoo for the second time this year and absolutely loved it. it is such a joy to see your kids get so excited about little things like seeing elephants and giraffes. it sounds a little corny, but the squeals of delight from finn when he found the seals and the turtles, were really, truly uplifting!

easter morning was great. i have never witnessed someone so ecstatic as finn when he discovered that the 'easter rabbit' (as he calls it) had visited. he went crazy!

you'll never guess what - i have finally learnt to crochet!!! i am so pleased! woo hoo! my dad's cousin came to stay and VERY patiently taught me the skill. anyway, my goal is to crochet a granny square a week and build up to a granny a day... we'll  see!

while we were doing a bit of shopping in myer melbourne, finn decided to show off his cool dance moves to some fisher price tunes (sorry it is on the side, not sure how to rotate a video!) 

on thursday, finn, freya and i drove to the airport to pick up PT. there was a tense moment the night before when i heard about a major earthquake of the coast of sumatra. i coulnd't get hold of him on the phone so i was feeling pretty anxious. after much googling and finding out where was affected, i managed to get hold of PT. he was still in sumatra and had felt the quake but was on his way the aiport. the quake did not cause as much damage as initially estimated - thanks goodness. 


aiports, particularly arrivals, are funny, emotional places. poeple greeting family members and friends they haven't seen for years, tourists arriving to begin new adventures etc. anyway, we were super excited when PT came out those doors.


with PT home i have had a spare momnent to start the 'love form finn' women's collection - super cute skirt with appliqued swans...

now that i have finally caught up i'll try not to get that behind again (at least for another few weeks!). xx

one of my mottos

one of my mottos in life is to produce something every day. i really do swear by this - sometimes i can only put it down to breakfast, lunch and dinner but generally i try produce something other than basic food needs - whether it be growing something in the garden, sewing, attempting to crochet (yes, still persisting.... i didn't say i had to make produce something good....). anyway, today i made these super cool pants for a super cool friend.... xx