Valentine’s Day

Posted on by Libby Withnall

Kevin and I aren’t big on Valentines but we’ve taken to having a special family dinner. And this year I even did a bit of decorating – not that you can buy very much in Australia.

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This year Amy wanted to make dinner, and cupcakes, so got started the day before….

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We all got a cupcake, and she took some for her friends at school. Each was individually designed. Very yummy too. Best vegan cupcakes yet.

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There were messages to each other…

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and I painted my nails in honor of the occasion….

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Just before the girls came home from dancing I set the table, including their gifts from Lush…

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then Amy finished off dinner. It’s not the prettiest photo because the sauce was on top the pasta and I wanted to show the heart shaped pasta she made :-).

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Hope you all had, or have, a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

The week that was

Posted on by Libby Withnall

It was a pretty quiet (and wet) week around here but a bit more of an exciting (but no less wet) weekend.

More rain

It was the week I got my own pillow pet…the white bunny…

Easter pillow pets - I got the white one :-)

and the week I found mushrooms growing in our front lawn….

Mushrooms

It was the week Mum and I braved the horrendous weather to see Ronan Keating in concert….

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returning the next night, this time with Christy, to watch the Hawks WIN against the New Zealand Breakers (who are currently ranked no.1)…

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It was the week the Powell’s came for lunch….

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and the girls had fun having fashion makeovers with Amy’s clothes….

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It was the week of crack wraps (I didn’t make up the name) for breakfast….

Crack wrap

quorn (not chicken) stir-fries…

Stir fry

and baked veggies for dinner…

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It was the week I baked gingerbread muffins…

Gingerbread muffins

and Amy made a vegan cake for Sat. lunch….

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It was the week Rosie got stuck in the pool area….

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Bailey was caught mid-lawn…

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and the week Bailey turned green after rolling in some freshly cut grass…

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It was also week of late nights as I became immersed in the world of the Hunger Games…. finishing of the 1st book, polishing off the 2nd and making good progress through the last)…. Amy has also listened to them all and Kevin has started as well…. I don’t actually own the books as I read on kindle….great when you finish one late at night and want to start the next…

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Ronan Keating Concert

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Ronan Keating Concert

Just a quick post to share some photos from Ronan Keating’s concert last night. The was the second time I’ve seen him live and it was FABULOUS. I’d been having a bad afternoon with my arthritis and it was POURING (that’s putting it mildly) rain but it was so worth the effort to go.

The support act was Sharon Corr, who was really fabulous.

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But, of course, Ronan was the best.

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He showed some clips of his upcoming movie – filmed in Sydney – which looks really good.

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For the encore he turned into a rocker….and actually reminded me of Ricky Martin!

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The last song is my favourite… Life is a Roller Coaster. Here’s a little clip I filmed.

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Ronan Keating Concert

It was a great concert. Will def. go see him again when he’s in town.

 

The week that was

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It was the week the girls went back to school…. and Christy got to wear the new school uniform for the first time…

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It was the week of too much time spent at the uniform shop and a nice day out shopping with Amy – who didn’t go back to school until Tuesday.

It was the week Amy got her hair coloured…

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and the week we celebrated Kevin’s birthday….

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It was the week of poolside movies…

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and a trip to the local pool so Christy could practice for her upcoming carnival….

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It was the week I got my scrapbook desk tidied up and I ACTUALLY used it….layouts coming soon…

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It was the week I bought myself this candle…only to move it to the scrapbook room as Kevin didn’t like the smell….

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and it was the week of Harry Potter wand accessorizing….

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It was the week Amy made a delicious apple crumble for dessert…

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It the week of only one funny puppy photo to share with you…

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and the week I started, and finished, The Hunger Games. What an awesome book. Thanks to the kindle, I’ve already started book 2 :-).