My Ta-da Post - The "Lucy" Bag!

I am crazy in love with the beautiful crochet goodness over at Attic 24.  Being the lovely person she clearly is, she also has some wonderful tutorials so that you too can create some of your own beautiful things.

I became a little obsessed with her crochet bag tutorial and after a visit to Spotlight at Christmas netted me some lovely colourful balls of wool for only a $1 each I was all set.  As per her advice I also used her tutorial to crochet some flowers to stitch onto the handles so they cover my messy joins. 

I give you... my version, mistakes and all.  What shall hereby be called, the "Lucy"!

Point and Shoot: Tantrum Central

Friday afternoon, 28th January, Venus Bay Skate Bowl

Two year olds little girls live in a whole other world... one where they are in charge and should be allowed to do whatever they want, whatever their big brothers do, especially things that their mummy might deem to be unsafe.  Like, perhaps, scooting around the lip of the skate park.  Without a helmet on.

When these tantys happen at home she would normally hang her head down near her feet and scream as if being murdered.  In this case though, the pavement was a little warm and I think as it started burning her forehead, she realised that squatting and screaming was just as effective.

And how do we stop these ear-splitting scream fests?

We give in! 

Which is perhaps why the tantrum is such an effective behaviour for her in the first place.  You'd think by the third one I would have realised this!

Join in with Point and Shoot over at FatMumSlim.

We're all going on a.... summer holiday...

(lovely image from here)

We are off to the beach for five days today.... with no internet access!  How on earth will I cope?  And because I'm with a particular phone company whose service can be somewhat patchy, no mobile phone either!

Instead, I am laden down with books, magazines, crochet, bathers, boogy boards, bikes, scooters, towels, board games, picnic baskets, textas, 3 children & 1 husband....oh, and I may have squeezed in my ipod just in case I get some time to wander along that beach on my own!

Point and Shoot: Nostalgia

Sunday morning, playing with my old Fisher Price School House.

I'm not sure how old this might be but since I remember playing with it myself as a small person, I'm guessing about 30.  I loved it then and someone else loves it now! - especially the little slide, swings and roundabout!  Can you see the teacher still sitting at her little desk on the foldout blackboard?  And the bell on top of the school house - it sill rings!  Just wish I had more of the people that go with it.  If you have any that you want to part with I'd be very willing to purchase them!

Saturday morning, Weight Watchers Meeting

After literally having to dust off my sneakers I decided it was time to sign back up this weekend.  I'm a lifetime member and it's been a great program to use for each of those post baby periods.  This time I have no baby as an excuse... just too much Christmas and New Year.  It's a new program so I'm just feeling my way with it this week but we'll see how we go.  I was very entertained by the leader at this particular group making us all stand up at the end to follow her in some lovely chants full of such useful advice such as, "Little pickers wear big knickers," and "Pass the lips, onto the hips." 

Join in with other lovely Point + Shoot -ers with FatMumSlim.

This week I'm grateful for... the countdown to school starting!

This week I have to admit I have struggled with the small people.  I have not been a good mummy and mixed with a little bit of of PMT, there have been many and varied bouts of yelling and screaming from everyone big and small.  My favourite today was from my 6 year old - 'You're the worst mummy I've ever had!' - because I would not let him play games on my iphone!  Truly a heinous crime! 

So this week, I am grateful for the fact that school, swimming, kinder and creche are starting up in about 2 weeks.  We operate so much better with schedules and routines and I think the airy-fairyness of lingering in our pjs, meandering about the house and unpacking every toy on the shelf has well and truly worn off.

What are you grateful for this week?  Join in with Maxabella loves...

Also, on a more serious note the auctions for the Queensland Flood Relief end on Monday - so don't forget to put your bid in.  Click on the links below to see my goodies.

Auction 1

Auction 2

Auction 3

Wordless Wednesday: Crochet Bunting

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Point + Shoot: Dare me and I'll do it!

Today, just hanging around at the local playground!

This is my friend's little girl Zoe who is a Monkey with a capital M on the bars!  Watch me, she says, bet you cant do this!  Actually, yes I can!  At 35, I've still got it baby!

Now I've got you here - would you like to bid on an online auction to raise funds for the QLD Flood Appeal?  I am running three here - one, two, three (number 3 is my favourite, kinda wishing I could bid and win my own auction!) - and you can find loads more over this way.  All money raised goes directly to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal.

Oh, and you can check out other people who've joined in with Point + Shoot over here with FatMumSlim.

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