September girls lunch

We went to lunch today and had some extra girls from our high school days join us... Mandy and Alayna.. Here is a photo at the end of lunch.... It was great to catch up! xxxx

3 months till Christmas

This is just a short post. I am about to unpack my new sewing machine. Grabbed a cheap one on half price special so it only cost me $150. Also grabbed some christmas material. I plan and let me stress plan on sewing a Christmas themed quilt for the floor or grass, some christmas stockings, Christmas bunting streamers and a few other suprises... Lets see how I go? :)

 

1 funeral, 2 new friends and 3 gorgeous little boys

After the recent passing of my Uncle the boys and I packed up the car Thursday and headed off in the car to my hometown 2 and a half hours away (though we make it in less time if the traffic is good and YES I am a safe driver). I got confirmation that yes my uncles funeral was going to be the next day and I had not long dropped Tyson (Ben and Sarah - friends) at school an hour and a half earlier. I texted Tyson who is allowed to have his phone on silent about 10:30am and told him I was packing for the 3 of us and I would be picking him up at school at midday. Once I had picked him up, we called in home to collect our bags and he added his all important playstation 3 into the luggage, hehe we hit the road. 

                   It was warm but not warm enough for a swim

Arriving in Pirie we settled into our accomodation, a 2 bedroom apartment at the Motor Inn and then rang my brother to catch up so we could see the cousins. We went there and then the kids came back with us for a few hours instead of going to their own things they were supposed to be doing that evening. But we dont see them very often and they do get excited when they see their big cousin and now their baby cousin. We ordered deserts from room service, like mini pavlovas, sticky date pudding and chocolate sundaes. Everyone had a go in the spa bath too...

            Filling the spa for my turn once the niece and nephew had left.

On saturday morning we headed off in the car again, myself and my two boys, my brother and his 8 yr old son for the funeral 2 hours further north. We got to the church about 15 mins before the service was due to start and it was overflowing. We squeezed our way into the back of the church but as there was no chairs or pews left we had to stand for the whole hour and so my teen son and I who had pushed thru the people (my brother waited back in the foyer and was joined by his bored son halfway thru the funeral) took turns to nurse Jax. It was the cemetary part of the service next. We wernt sure where that was so all I can say is thankgod for MAPS on the iphone and my teen son rocks with directions..Our next stop was going back to the church hall for a lovely light lunch provided by the church. I must send them a card to say what a lovely job they did on supplying all of the food etc. It is typical for this to happen as Morialta church did this when my late Mother passed away too but it is still lovely.

Before we headed back to my hometown we had some visitors come say hi. Rachel and her son Jacob who we have met before (turns out her late grandmother was a family friend of ours -- it really is a small world isnt it) and new friends kylie and her gorgeous little son Felix, both from the ds world.It is so nice to finally meet Felix and his beautiful Mummy.

          M e holding Jacob, kylie with Felix & Rachel holding my little bubba..

My brother had to get back to our hometown by 5pm so we didnt get to catch up too long which was a shame but there will plenty of other things going on here in the city that we will see both Rachel and kylie at which will be good.

Back in Pirie a few hours later both the niece and nephew came over to our apartment for the night. They wanted to sleep and hang with their cousin's oh and their cool Aunty of course who spoilts them rotten. My niece had her netball presentation first and won two trophies and then they came over for the night.The boys played ps3 after the Aussie Rules Football had finished on tv and my niece had cuddles and photos with her and Jax...


On Saturday morning we said goodbye to the kids and my hometown and drove back to the city. But before that we took the kids to have a continental breakfast in the Motel's Restuarant.. We had bacon and scrambled eggs, toast, cereal & orange juice.. There was other food to eat aswell such as yoghurt and fruit salad. They loved it...