mmmm so I haven’t been a very good blogger of late.
No reason for it really.
Just had nothing to say. My mojo has dried up but I am searching high and low for it. Hope to find it soon.
Whats been happening around here?
I went to one of Delys Crams classes in Rotorua with Rebecca, Chloe and Kayla in the school holidays. We all enjoyed it. We spent a lovely time in Rotorua before we went and had lunch in the food court by The Warehouse – we caught up with an old friend of my sisters Helen and had a great catch up and chat to her.
Chloe and Kayla (they are both my 18 year old neices) came for the holidays – they were both a great help and I felt like I had holiday as the dishes were done by them after tea and the washing kept up to date. We set up Becs room as a crafting space and they went for it making crystal hangings, key rings, quote books, mini calendars as well as fizzy bath salts. Chloe is doing her last year at high school and would like to work with pre schoolers when she leaves school. Kayla is pregnant and the little bump is due in April which is exciting – it grew in the time she was here!! She came for a break away and didn’t even bring her cell phone! It was great to spend time with both of them and getting to know them as adults. They used to spend a lot at our place when the were growing up. I felt quite sad when they left. Bec loved having Chloe around. Kayla is very quiet but was happy to chill out.
We are dealing with a rather challenging teenager at the moment which is taking a lot out of both Phil and I. The nappy years were certainly easier!! Doesn’t help for mojo lol.
Ag hort day comes around again next week and Bec is getting herself organised with flowers out of the neighbours garden. Over the holidays she kept saying she needed to buy a maori kete from the $2 shop as they are making a table center piece as part of the craft section. We managed to get one the size she thought for $3 from one of the not $2 shops lol. When she took it to school on Monday they said they were getting them and hers was too big so she brought it home, wet it and shaped it, raided Mrs Scrims lilys and a red flower from a tree and its now sitting on the table – it looks awesome! I didn’t know you could do that with the ketes. They look great.
Callum is off hunting and possum trapping. He was out straight after school again yesterday. He and his mate have been out again today and he and his mate are milking for me this afternoon.
James is bring us the JOYS of teenagerism – gulp have we really started with this! Both Phil and I feel were weren’t like this and aren’t ready for this and wonder what to do. Sigh. Sure does bring ya down. But we love him and just have to ride it out. As does he I guess. Off course we ask to many questions we told him thats what good parents do. We would like to think we are good parents but … sigh …
I have discovered facebook and its games. Need I say more lol. A bit of a diversion from the happenings in the house lol. I also have the kids watching my cooking at Cafe World and Bec playing Farkle with me lol. If your on facebook and read my blog and want to be my friend (lol) leave me a comment and I’ll find you.
I was asked last term to take a class at our local Church craft group. I took on the challenge and really enjoyed it. We made little boxes and seemly some of them went home and made more of them bringing them back the next week. I’ve been asked to go back again and do two sessions over two weeks. I’m thinking at the moment what to do. Think it will be a papermade gift in a box with a shaker card. Well thats what I’m thinking at the mo but need to do prototypes. I decided to attend the group as I needed to get out of the house and get talking to other people so I went last Thursday and enjoyed chatting and looking at what people were doing. They start a 4 week project with patchwork next week – something I’ve never done and am keen to do.
Some may know that I am off to Teenage Autumn Escape next April and their classes came out a couple of weeks ago. As it was my 40th birthday this year I decided to shout myself to the Escape as well as one each of the tutors classes. Wooo hoooo I am excited! I am doing a class from Rachel Tucker, Nic Howard and Kelly Goree. Happy 40th to me!
Off to finish dishes and maybe hit the scrap table!
