New stuff...

Wanna see my new 'stuff' ?

Well...here is my new bedroom suite, isn't it pretty ? It's NOT white, but rather an antique white. I've never had a new bed in my whole life so getting this was really exciting.

And this little baby is my new car ! I pick it up tomorrow (Friday) at 2pm.

It's an automatic and has air conditioning - I've never had either of those before. I've also had the windows tinted, got mud flaps (coz they aren't standard on new cars anymore apparently ??), and had rear parking sensors installed. I know I am going to love my new wheels, but I am certainly going to miss my little Sirion and will probably cry when I have to say goodbye to it :(

All else is well here. My girlfriend Marieka (and her kitty, Clarey) moved in on the weekend and it's great having her around. The kids are both good. Kade had his first bout of head lice the other day...thankfully only the one adult and some eggs, which we soon got rid of ! Toby has been on school holidays and goes back to school next week. Little Charlie is growing quickly and is such a funny little thing - we all just love him to bits !

I hope this finds you all well.

Look at me, I'm cute !

Today we picked up Charlie. He is SO adorable, and such a loved little member of our family already. Kade is so gentle with him and loves it when Charlie chases him around (I'll have to get some video of it this week - very cute).

Here are a few pics :

Look Mum, I fit in your camera bag !

Me and one of my sisters :

Me and my new mum :

I like this new bed my mum got me :

Kade is 3

Yesterday (Saturday) was Kade's third birthday. He spent Friday night at Daddy's house, and on Saturday morning Toby and I headed over there armed with bacon, eggs, bread, and presents. Kade opened his gifts and then I cooked a yummy breakfast for us all. After breakfast we headed to a local pond to feed the ducks, and from there we went to an indoor play centre so Kade could have some fun.

Today we had lots of visitors; Grandma & Jens, Uncle Brendan, Eilleen, Taylah & Gemma, Aunty Kimmy & Richie, and Grandma Judy. Kade received lots of lovely presents and had a great extended birthday.

Grandma and Jens bought Kade a scooter, which he LOVES !

And Kade got to sit on Uncle Brendan's motorbike !

And remember I said that my friend Michelle was coming to visit ? Well here we are...

Kim, Michelle & Me

And circa 1978;
David & Jason (standing), Brendan, Me, Kim, Michelle

We're in

Well, we moved into our new house last weekend and have settled well. Kade has taken it all in his stride and seems none the worse for having a "mummy's house" and a "daddy's house". He has moved into a 'big bed' and is yet to object when he's told it's bed time. Daddy bought Kade a special Thomas The Tank Engine bed, which he loves ! He's also keen to have a bath every night, so that makes things pretty easy for me.

This weekend I will be catching up with my longest friend, Michelle. She and her youngest kids Chloe and Hayden are driving over from South Australia. I am SO excited to see her as it's been about 20 years since we were last together ! Michelle named her first child Cindy Maree after me and my sister Kim (Kim's middle name is Maree). Sadly, Cindy won't be making the trip this time, so I have to wait a little longer to meet her.

No other news from here really... To those of you who have a long weekend for Queen's Birthday, enjoy !

It's been a while...

My apologies for my absence (does anyone still visit here anymore ?). Since re-discovering Facebook and having soooomany friends there, I kind-of forget about my blog, sorry.

So...what's been happening here ?

Well, for anyone who isn't already in the loop, we are in the process of moving house. Our house sold in 2 days, and settlement is set for 27 July, but I spoke to the conveyancor this morning and it looks as though we'll be able to bring it forward by about 3 weeks. We specifically asked for a long settlement (90 days) to give us plenty of time to pack and move.

Elliot has had the keys to his new house for a week or so and has moved most of his stuff, and I get the keys to my new place tomorrow. I haven't packed as much as I'd like to have done, but it doesn't matter...we'll get there eventually.

My new house is just around the corner - literally 500m away. One of my girlfriend's is going to move in with us, so the company and shared bills will be fabulous, and we're really looking forward to it.

Work is going well for me. I have been at Michael Hill for 3 months this coming Tuesday, and the time has flown ! I'm loving it :)

The kids are both well and happy. Kade doesn't really understand the whole moving thing, but he'll be fine. Elliot and I are getting along really well, so there isn't going to be much of a problem for Kade to adjust (I hope).

My landlord is letting me have a dog, so I have recently paid the deposit on a puppy. He is a Maltese X Shih Tzu and was born on May 6, so he wont be coming home for a few weeks yet. The poor little thing had a bit of an identity crisis for a few days as he was mistakenly identified as being a girl, and I had named him Lucy. Since discovering that he is actually a boy, he has been renamed Charlie. He's SUCH a cutie and I am soooo excited to meet him.

I have been saving my pennies since last year's tax return, so I have splashed out and bought myself a new bedroom suite. I've never had a new bed in my life, so I am very excited to have a whole matching suite ~ woo hoo ! It's not currently in stock so I won't get it for at least 4-6 weeks, but that's okay.

Anyway, I hope this finds everyone well...will try to post again soon, or else look me up on Facebook :)

Check it out !

Remember I was telling you I had done a fun Easter project for Fiskars ?

Well...it's been published on the blog, so if you'd like to have a look, CLICK HERE

Busy, busy, busy

Well, it's been a busy couple of weeks for me adjusting to my new job. It's nice having a few hours between my day job and my night job to give me time to organise dinner etc.

I spent Sunday with Judy again at the craft market. I didn't sell any cards this time because I sold them all and haven't made any new stock ! Best get onto that before the May market (there isn't one in April due to Anzac Day). Sunday afternoon/evening Kade and I took Judy to Gippsland so we could drop off her cat to Becky as Judy was going away. It was GREAT to see Becky again...we never seem to be able to catch up as often as we'd like.

I have only done a little bit of scrapping lately. I made a card last night, and earlier this week I did an Easter project for the Fiskars blog. I'll upload them once they go live over on that blog. I also received a huge parcel of new products to play with, so I'll be scrapping up a storm with Riek this weekend if I can manage it (I certainly want to !!).

Kimmy's birthday party was great and I really enjoyed myself. I managed to catch up with a few people I haven't seen since high school, and one I haven't seen since I was 11. I had a bit of a dance too, which was fun.

Right...well, that's about all that's been happening here (unless I forgot something). Hope this finds you all well.

Cin
xoxo