hidden treasure

at the sunday party i spoke to a wonderful 91 year old lady, i found out that our kids grandparents' grandparents were Swiss...making them a bit Swiss...meaning we really should visit Switzerland ;-) , and we found this hidden magical place at the end of the garden.

you never know what you might find around the corner do you....

sunday

ive written a few blog stories....but theyve all ended up saved in drafts. they really belong in my diary which i dont write any more...life has been a little crazy lately. crazy probably not the right word, but just intense. my sister came home from japan safely, my mums blood pressure was ready to shoot up to the stars and maybe im feeling earths energy. japan leaves me so sad and worried each time i read or see or think about it. . . but yesterday was a nice saturday. i saw two of my favourite girls, melinda and hana-who are here with us, which is very very nice... and then my mum popped over to see the 6!! kittens we have rescued and are loving and will hopefully find homes for if the kids (and me) can ever let them go.....annnd then last night veda cooked us dinner as a project for her cooking class at school. she made bruschetta and ricotta gnocchi and apple crumble and oh my gosh it was delicious! really it was the best gnocchi we have ever eaten! she was so happy with herself ,which is a relief because oh my god the rollercoaster of being 12......and then last night i lay in bed with the kids watching a movie while a kitten snuggled with us...little black gigi ..yes we have a favourite and possible new member of the clan.... and then in the middle of the night amelie returned to our bed really scared that someone was going to steal her. poor ammie. so anyway...im happy its sunday and its sunny and im a little scared of the garden because melinda saw a snake in the tomato patch the other day which was so funny but freakkkky too. we have to go to a lunch time party today which i cant be bothered but we will go because we probably should. blah. and then i would like to return to my cosy warm bed. but im probably dreaming about that bit. bye x

today

my sister is in tokyo. i'll be really happily relieved in a few days time, when shes standing on our not shaky, but a little muddy ground.

today i picked a skirt full of tomatoes and made delicious lasagne, which 2 out of 3 kids didnt eat.

today is a little sweeter knowing that tomorrow is a public holiday. perfect.

home

phew

it feels like ive just got a moment now to take a breath

since gallavanting in melbourne, there was then birthday anticipation and then my actual birthday ...39! gulp.. which involved orange cake for breakfast with my mum and little amelie, lunch where i wasnt hungry with my two lovable friends, and dinner at home with my sweethearts....and my sis joined us on skype from tokyo

my house felt like a jungle with all of my beautiful flowers and plants that i was given. so so nice.

id like to always have plants inside everywhere. it feels so good.

and so another birthday was lived...and then the next day our friends came to play and stay. meanwhile my mums blood pressure went through the roof again and i had to go teach a doctor how to be a responsible caring doctor rather than a useless one. mumma mia. i was so mad with him...i wondered if he would treat his mother the same way. jerk. grr. anyway. mum is okay for now and is off having a lovely relaxing weekend i hope. we are minding her dog which is fun for our rosie. she likes to have a partner in crime.

and now we are back to just us here. and im breathing out. getting ready for friday afternoon ballet craziness. at least my farmer boy is here to help this time. i cant tell you how i dont like driving my car. its a bit difficult not to though...considering we live in the middle of nowhere. a horse and carriage is the only other option.

id better go dress the ballerina. eat some chocolate. and keep on moving.

and then the weekend will be here.. if only i can avoid all of my kids social plans i may be able to relax and not get in the car for two days :-)

x

grow

id much rather pick than buy. on the weekend we went to melbourne and walked at the pace of the shopping people. it was quite strange. im happy that i see it from the outside and dont do it too often or we would have no money left. and im even more happy that we are home again and i have cherry tomatoes that i pick and eat each time i pass the bush outside my kitchen window.

today sindri was excited after school to tell me about the indian girls in his class that came back to school after a holiday (to india?) with henna on their hands. have i told you how much i love sindri. and how i would love to visit india again.

tomorrow is my birthday. i love birthdays. i had better go to sleep so that the tooth fairy can come and collect amelies little tooth in the glass of water in the kitchen and so i can open my eyes at 7am when my three little and one big lovehearts smother me in birthday kisses.

my kind of days

crispy autumn mornings and breezy sunny days are here.

today ammie and i went shopping.

sweet pea seeds, lots of poppy seedlings, a pink chinese lantern plant to replace the yellow dead one, more thyme to plant...im loving thyme, hmm what else...oh some presents for amelie's birthday girl friend. amelie wanted to get her a plant...pink cyclamen. sweetness.

and now we are home again thankgoodness. im such a home body.

ive been playing with amelies new paints and some paper and scissors. not quite what i imagined.....but im going to keep trying.

happy day to you too.

my little kids are not so little anymore

last night i got onto our other computer because my cord on my laptop finally died after being sticky taped together for a long time. i went to pictures, and found all of our photos dating from 2006! 5 years of photos! oh our babies, and all of those memories. how they have grown. how much we have lived and loved and laughed and enjoyed together. how we (me and muzz) have aged!

ive backed up the photos onto a usb and the next job is to get some photos printed. we all love to look in photo albums and have a good giggle. silly digital cameras. good. but not good .