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A portrait of my boys once a week for a year.

BJ - posing in different ways for me to practice.  

DJ - For the first time in an age, he is actually sitting still & making a normal face.

Linking up...

Family Cricket

This is the latest evening fun at our home.  Making the most of the nice evenings we are still having.  

Also testing out the new camera that landed at our house today.  Was a bit sudden but boy it's great!  Hopefully my photography skills improve soon.  

Caught Up

Boy I need a new camera.  This picture is a bit blurred again.  The lens is bad.

Anyway, I am up to date.  New squares arrived in my inbox on Friday's but for now I am up to date.  There are a couple of things I might stitch on to these once they have their edges attached too so I get the position right, but we'll see.  Not stressing too much right now.

Thursday Thanks

• Reasonable good start to school for TWO boys.
• Not the stress before school started that I expected for the big boy.
• Little one not phased by school.
• Greening grass from rain.
• Dams that are noticeably a little fuller.
• Opportunities to do some things I love.
• Invention of audio books so I can multi-task even more!

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Christmas Craft

While we were camping over a week ago (gee, hasn't that time flown by!) I did chuck an ornament kit in my bag - just in case...  Well I did.  I got most of the Santa stitched in those couple of days even though we were in & out.  It was a nice relaxing time after all & the boys were well occupied around camp.  I got it finished last night.  I'm rapt with him.  This was a gift for Christmas & I have it done already!  Not bad going.

Round Two

Finally got the next round of squares done for the quilt.   Holidays & missing fabric didn't help speed things up but it's got a complete round now so I am happy.  Looking quite cute.  Can't see some of the detail in this but you get the general idea.  It's going to be quite some finished piece!  In about a year!  lol

Taking Stock - February

Making :  The Town & Country Quilt.
Cooking :  an old favourite, Bacon & Broccoli Frittata
Drinking :  so much water...
Reading:  The Irresistible Blueberry Bakery & Cafe - Mary Simses
Wanting:  the holidays to be a little bit longer.
Looking:  forward to the next holidays
Playing: cricket with the boys
Deciding: which project to tackle next.
Wishing:  for a great start to school.
Enjoying:  the summer like I haven't in a long time.
Waiting:  for school to start.
Wondering:  how the first few days of school are going to go.
Loving:  the holidays
Pondering:  my 1.5 days at home alone each week.
Considering:  all the things I have to do on that 1.5 days at home alone each week.
Buying:  nothing much right now.  Car from last months Stock take isn't happening.  Just waiting to see what happens next.
Watching: not much.  Will try to avoid all the new shows starting & listen to some audio books instead.
Hoping:  that my niece continues working on her Happy Diary & it helps her out some.  
Marvelling: at how fast the time has flown since DJ was born.  Here he is starting Kinder this week.
Smelling: freshness, after days or rain & storms.
Wearing:  tank tops.  I don't like wearing them but at home I will cos it's so darned hot.
Following:  The Town & Country quilt facebook community.
Noticing: the days are getting a little shorter.
Knowing:  that this week is going to be high anxiety every night.
Thinking:  that it is too hot to sleep tonight.
Admiring:  the skill of the tennis players.
Sorting:  more toys out.  Funny how they just seem to disappear & no one even notices.  lol
Getting:  some Black Chicken deo to try.  Can't wait.  
Bookmarking:  almost everything again as ours all disappeared with computer issues.
Disliking: that my dog is getting older.
Opening:  parcels that came in the mail. 
Feeling: lethargic from the heat.
Snacking: Icecreams.  Had more in the last few weeks than I usually do in a year or 2 years even!  
Helping:  to try to avoid the start of school nerves. 
Hearing:  my audio book while I stitch.