Kony 2012

I really encourage you take a look at his. We need to help in any way we can and getting the word out there is an awesome start. My daughter is so passionate about this. She really wants to make a difference and has put links all over facebook. I am so proud of her doing what she can.

New shoes!!!

You can imagine my joy and delight when the courier arrived this morning with a package for me. The cute (cheap) little jelly shoes i ordered from ezibuy arrived!!!!

I am so pleased with them. Just the perfect little flat to go with anything, anytime.

I really think the bows and spots just make them. What do you think?

Lent

So is anyone else doing lent? I have been doing it for about 5 years now, but it is our whole families 2nd year. Its an opportunity to deny yourself something for the 40 days leading up to Easter. A chance to, while you crave and think about what you cannot have, (did chocolate one year!!!) remember the sacrifice Jesus gave at Easter. A chance to grow closer to him.

Last year my husband decided as a family we should all do lent and we should have no tv, which in our house seemed a really difficult reality. And to make it even more difficult we decided to do it for the whole term!!! not just 40 days. At first it was hard, the kids complained.. a lot, but after about a week we had all settled into a new way of life. More time for homework, more reading, earlier nights, more board games. I Loved it.

This year we decided to do the term thing again and do it again as a family. This year the thing we have given up is drinks, all drinks apart from water!!! NO juice, fizzy, tea, coffee, alcohol. The whole shabang!

It's hard!!! I want a glass of coke, i want a latte, i want a hot chocolate on a cold evening. But you know what, it's not as hard as having all your friends turn against you, not as hard as being whipped and spat on, not as hard as having the sins of the world on your shoulders.

Things i'm loving

The roses in my garden

Our super cute puppy Tilly

My homegrown toms getting riper!

Was so super cold today I was totally loving my red puffer jacket while watching athletics sports at the college

The awesome photo board we have in our kitchen with pics of all our lovely family and friends

This amazing picture my Dad did years ago when he was a teenager.

Papamoa how i love thee let me count the ways...

weddings....

So one of things i totally love seeing on people blogs are weddings!!!! I love the creativity and the colours and all the happiness and love going around.

Now we got married 15 years ago!!!! Thats so long ago it's crazy. We were really young and i guess when you are young you often don't really know your style. We were not quite of the era where 'anything goes', even though what we did do was pretty way out for the time.

Unfortunately digital cameras were not around, and people were not so photo crazy as they are now. Anyway i have re photographed a few shots and will share them.

I am pretty blessed to be married to such a great guy and love him more after our 15 years.

little purse of goodness

So lately I have been making these little beauties to give away for birthday pressies.

I really enjoy crochet and with four kids and only one income money can often be tight. No cash + crochet = great bday presents.

They are really simple to make and i now have a couple of styles going on. The four small peggy squares joined together, or the two bigger squares.

After I have sewn them up I find some fabric that will match and sew it into the inside.

I got a huge bag of sewing bits and pieces from my grandma after she passed away. In the bag were HEAPS of old vintage zips. These are so great and there are heaps of different colours.

Am pretty sure my grandma would be super happy to see them being used.