Meet My Nephew!!

I'm in love!!!

Meet my Nephew Byron, he is exactly 14days old and absolutely perfect.

Mummy and Daddy are completely smitten with him (and could you blame them??) He is a champion eater and sleeper and pooper ha! The essential three. 

He even let me take a bazillion photos!!!!

BLISS!!!!!

Project: Little Sultan

Little Sultan finally got some attention today. Remember little Sultan the footstool? Named after the footstool on Beauty and the Beast.  He's been in use, working perfectly as a footstool for movie night and the kids love to sit on him. But his very plain, old-school exterior has been crying out for some attention for a while.

Today is that Day!

Turns out that "grass" looking thing on the picture is actually a crack, boo to that. 

While removing the top and tightening up the bolts I discovered one of the legs wasn't attached properly, which completely explains why no matter how many times I tightened the bolt on that leg it never got any tighter *annoying* 

Fix that up, watch Gilmore Girls while it dries ...

Painting the base, so I removed all the screws into the base in preparation. 

I'm thinking of painting Sultan yellow. Very bright and fun, plus if I end up keeping it, it will match my decor perfectly. Yellow legs and vintage top? Or a bright top as well? ... who knows! I'll decide once I start searching for the perfect fabric. 

Put your screws into a ziplock bag and label it!

Storing the screws in a labelled ziplock bag cuts down loosing the essential screws and also ... for us blondes (Ok, I'm not blonde, but do have blonde moments!) It will help you remember why the heck you kept random screws! Ha!

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Happy

Mothers

Day

#justsayin

There aint nothing better than a mum. I love my mum.

I'm a mum (Mom), it's one of the most stressful, non-studiable, on your toes, fly by the seat of your pants kind of job that I wouldn't ever ever change, nor give-up, not in a heartbeat.

This morning I woke up to Milla's face sitting about 2cm away from my nose. A big excited smile, grinning with anticipation.... "Mummy, It's Mummy's Day!!" 

She has waited 2 whole days to say that, ever since she wrapped her personally selected gift from the schools Mothers Day Stall. Set up so all the cute little buttons could bring their loose change and buy a precious somethin-or-rather for their mummy. 

Her gift was wrapped so beautifully in hand decorated paper, so I carefully took off all the tape (as she would have done) and low and behold there was a purple squishy heart. It had some writing on it... 

Mum, I’ll love you to the

moon and back

Which is just by coincidence, I'm sure she just liked the purple heart part, but to our family, that quote it is a very regular part of our lives. 

Picture this.... David comes home from work, the kids go running up to him calling out with every single bound "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!! Daddy!!!"

Daddy scoops them both up and says the following:

 I love you with all of my... 

                                    Heart! Replies the kids

You are the apple of my...

                                   Eye!!  *giggles*

And I love you to the...

                                  Moon and Back! They cheer.

Melts this mummy's heart to hear it, and if I ask them what daddy says to them, they can quote it verbatim.  

That right there, is Happy Mothers Day for me.

At the movies to see Miffy 

(Longest hour of our lives!! But the Kids loved it)