The week that was

Okay, it’s been a crazy busy week, with another one coming up, so I thought I’d do a “week that was” post. Hope you don’t mind.

It was the week of lots of lovely early morning walks, except for the two days that it rained…

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It was the week I finally found some time to sit out by the pool and soak up some rays….

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and enjoy my daily salad….

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It was the week I had Christy home sick again, and not one, but two visits to the doctors…

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Thankfully we finally have a doctor (our usual doc is overseas) who said “something is wrong. We need to find out what it is” and ordered some different tests.

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It was the week I bought this cute flamingo top (after an online friend told me about it)….

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And it was the week I saw this crazy fact….just 40 days till Christmas!!!….

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It was the week I did some multi-tasking – youtube and my momento album…

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and it was the week Amy & I went up to Sydney to visit with my Mum, who is back in hospital and not doing well.

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It was the week of a side trip over to Bondi to get some cute Christmas stockings….

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We also got to visit Typo…

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and I found the canvas I had been looking for, but was no longer available at my local typo. Love it!!

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It was the week I noticed all the shopping centers were all decorated for Christmas…

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and it was the week Rosie enjoyed her first cup of tea. It had gone cold so Kevin gave some to Rosie – she loved it!!!!

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Would you like some more puppy photos?

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This is Bailey’s “please take me in the car” face…

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Catching Up & Moving forward

Instead of doing a few “week that was posts” I’m going to do a bit of a catch up post.

I was a very good Mum and took Amy to a metal core concert to see two of her favourite bands. Of Mice & Men (which I can’t stand) and Bring me the horizon (which I quite like). I can honestly say never in a million years would I have have thought I’d like metalcore/screamo – but it’s very slowly grown on me as I’ve heard Amy playing it around the house.

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I went with her because even though I did lots of research, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. But any worries I had were unnecessary. The group of kids  (teens to mid-twenties mainly) were really nice, well behaved. It did get a bit rough in the mosh pit, as you’d expect, but that’s why Amy was required to be in a seat (Mum’s rule and the Horden’s recommendation). Amy was quite relieved to find she wasn’t the only one with a parent in tow. She did have a friend going with her, but she wasn’t allowed to go at the last minute. Overall it was a good night (thanks to my earplugs) and I’m glad I got to experience this with Amy.

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Amy also her hair cut and coloured – suits her so much.

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After a fun week at Kiama we returned back to our walks at the lake.

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Last Thursday we went really early – before 6am, before the sun was up, and before the temperature rose to 37C (96F)!!!! Crazy! It’s only October.

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With Amy back at Drama lessons Christy had dinner in front of the TV while we watched some Supernanny.

 

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I seem to be at the shops a lot lately, which has meant too many trips to Gloria Jeans.

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Big W has this great Halloween display and a small amount of Halloween goodies. Still nothing compared to the USA though :-(.

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I had to laugh when I came across this sign in a shop.

 

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I finally made a start on decluttering and reoganising my study/multipurpose room.

 

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Some bonding between Rosie and Christy.

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I got my first Fab box from Lust Have It – and I LOVE it!

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Can’t wait to make something from my new wholefood baking book.

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I have fallen in love with this perfume – Killer Queen by Katy Perry. It’s top of my Christmas wish list.

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I haven’t bought fresh flowers for a long time but I treated myself to this delightful bunch.

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So, there you are. Up to date with recent events in my life. Unfortunately I’ve been pretty crook the last few days, fighting another sinus infection.

So, moving forward… I’m still unsure what direction to take the blog in. Obviously it’s been very neglected since I started vlogging. I even gave serious thought to ending my blog but I really do enjoy looking back on it myself and seeing what I was doing a year ago, three years ago. Something that is a lot harder to do in vlogs. Plus I really don’t want to abandon those of you who only read my blog, and don’t watch my YouTube channel – which I understand is a lot of more time intensive. So what to do?

I’m going back to what I did when I started blogging and do a more current blog post, possibly just sharing photos and news from the day before. Some days there might be nothing to share, some days I might have a lot, some days I might just share my thoughts on something, a recipe, organisation, etc. We’ll see. It will probably take me some time to get back in the habit of photographing more throughout the day. Hopefully this new strategy will work and you will all like it. Please feel free to give me feedback or let me know if there is anything in particular you’d like me to do a blog post on. I’m really hoping by keeping it more current I’ll be more excited to post and share with you all. This should also mean you see a blog post from me MOST days of the week :-). And you know what?  I’m actually excited about getting back to into it again.

The week that was….ending 22nd Sept, 2013

It was a rather busy last week of the school term and it was the week of lovely skies….

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and some stunning sunrises….

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It was the week of a lovely walk with Christy and the pups….

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and the week of looking from the outside in…

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It was the week of a trip to the garden center to buy plants and vegetable seedlings…

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It was the week both girls got hair cuts. Amy’s was rather dramatic but I think it really suits her. Don’t mind the drawings on her face :-)….

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It was the week Kevin tried to fix our internet problems… yep, need 3 laptops for that job….

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and it was the week he lit a fire over our tree stump in an effort to remove it… it’s didn’t work….

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It was the week I spotted this gorgeous cooler bag in Coles and just had to have it. For $2 it made me VERY happy….

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and it was the week I visited with Charlie outside….

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It was the week Christy made some choc chip cookies. It takes her FOREVER,  but they always taste great…..

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and it was the week I laughed when I realized where I had placed some after lunch treats for our guests – Nan, Pop & Granny….

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It was the week of lots of this for Kevin…..

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and the week I spent too many hours in the garden on Saturday. Luckily Dad helped me weed (see above as to why Kevin didn’t) as it took over an hour with the two of us working. But in the end we turned this….

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into this…

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The girls helped with the planting, and Kevin went to buy the mulch, so it was a real family affair. I was absolutely shattered afterwards (due to my arthritis) but I can’t wait till we can enjoy some of the bounty…..

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It was the week of pink nails…

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then back to blue post gardening….

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And it was the week of the couch hog…..

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The Week that was…ending 15th Sept

Ahhh… so sorry to report that I just discovered I wasn’t getting e-mailed your lovely comments on my blog posts. It’s been at least 2 weeks, so I’m very sorry to those of you who took the time to leave a comment. I have read them now and will do my best to reply to them – but it’s a lot harder when they don’t come through as an e-mail. Luckily Kevin has fixed it… again.

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It was the week of Christy’s birthday celebrations…. and it was the week of glorious weather….

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We skipped Spring and went straight to summer….

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It was the week of lots of grocery shopping….

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and the week I discovered Natio is also sold at Priceline….

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It was the week Christy took this photo of me patting Rosie….

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and it was the week Mum came home from hospital wearing this sign… caution no rear bone flap!!!…

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It was the week Christy played hair dressers and gave me this cute hair-do….

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and it was the week I finally got the veggie garden all weeded ready to plant new seedlings…

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It was the week I enjoyed this view one morning at breakfast…

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and it was the week Kevin bought me this new phone holder for my car….

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It was the week we watched the new My Little Pony movie and Christy drew this picture….

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and it was the week Amy made these tornado cupcakes for her Natural Disasters class at school….

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It was the week I found this scary photo on my ipad…and promptly changed it :-)….

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and it was the week Leanne bought me these farm fresh strawberries that she knows I love…..

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It was the week of blue nail polish – first Essence Via Airmail…

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Then OPI No room for the blues….

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And it was the week of quite a lot of puppy photos…

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Hope you all had a good week. Can’t believe we’ve only got more week of the school term left. I must say I’m very looking forward to the break.