tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384476692012-02-17T05:36:32.692+10:00<p>A place for me to write about my life and what goes on....</p> basically anything goes here, really!Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.comBlogger881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-32956127903902080172010-04-01T17:11:00.000+10:002010-04-01T17:11:02.137+10:00

One weekend, Pete got stir crazy......he didn't have to go to work and didn't have any work around the house that he had to do (or FELT like doing, more......always plenty to do around here!).  So he decided to pack everyone in the car and head out on a local road trip, sightseeing.  It was a lovely drive from here, to Yeppoon and back - you can actually make a round trip of it....sorta like a

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-17995133611001276522010-03-29T12:35:00.001+10:002010-03-29T12:41:57.054+10:00

How time flies!!  So much for me starting another blog!  I have been very busy with work and have been unable to find time to do anything other than spend time with my family and go to work!  So, it has not been all dull and gloomy here....although the recent cyclone that threatened our shores made the days that way!  We enjoyed a trip down to Gladstone, once again.  This time for my best

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-13024453442703142372010-03-18T05:40:00.000+10:002010-03-18T05:40:45.256+10:00

"Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes (Turn and face the strain) Ch-ch-Changes Don't want to be a richer man Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes (Turn and face the strain) Ch-ch-Changes Just gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can't trace time" Yep - that song is in my head!  And it is only very early here!  So early that none of the kids are up yet - darn leg/hip/back! Woke me up early with pain and now

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-72042866061775523902010-03-11T00:02:00.000+10:002010-03-11T00:02:57.482+10:00

I sat here and started to type my title for this post as "Tired!!!"  But then realised that I have already written that post title before in the last couple of months!  Thank goodness for 'autocomplete' or I would bore you to death with a post of much the same thing! So, back to my original question (but not my original post title) - What do you consider worse for making you tired? I am finding

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-92230740384968079062010-02-26T11:32:00.000+10:002010-02-26T11:32:01.952+10:00

It's Friday and that means that I have Mickey and William at home.....all to myself!  I am yet to determine whether this is a good thing or not, as the house always seems a mess with kids at home during the day and my 'days off' (Monday to Thursday, when they are at daycare) seem to make me a little complacent of things that go on in the house of a family!  I mean - I get to do pretty much

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-83217553435462462762010-02-25T15:33:00.001+10:002010-02-25T15:34:23.876+10:00

What IS it with this dang weather!!??  It has rained on and off over the last couple of weeks and, I can tell you, I am totally sick of it!  I have read US blogs and I can definitely sympathise with them over the amount of (in some instances) unseasonal snow (Although we dont get snow here and I have only seen it once in my life)!  Monday, tuesday and Wednesday were reasonable days - Monday a few

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-17825039215687523932010-02-22T16:41:00.001+10:002010-02-25T15:12:14.858+10:00

Well....not officially, just yet (still have paperwork to do, like bank account numbers and the like to give to them), but I got 'the' phone call this morning, confirming my employment with the Cerebral Palsy League!!  Just another area that I want to delve into.....besides nursing, that is! So.....I will be doing a minimum of 48 hours per week (ETA - Um....I meant fortnight!)....permanent part

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-58224844452012207312010-02-18T22:05:00.000+10:002010-02-18T22:05:34.328+10:00

Just popping in to let you all know that I am still alive....just VERY busy this week!  I have finished one of those crochet projects that I was telling you about......3 to go! What am I 'EEPing' about?  I have not one, but TWO job interviews tomorrow!!  EEP EEP!!!  The first will be for Maccas (yay!) and the 2nd is with the Cerebral Palsy League.....hmm...wonder which one actually fit in with

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-61627235530215526032010-02-16T10:49:00.000+10:002010-02-16T10:49:36.193+10:00

I have started the nerve racking experience of finding a job!  Our situation dictates that I need to find a job in order for us to live the life that we want to live, so I have been here (but not exactly on blogger) searching for a job online! I am amazed at just how easy this internet has made it for us job hunters (well...as easy as job hunting can be)!  There are many sites that will have

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-5659171666593147292010-02-10T22:08:00.003+10:002010-02-10T22:13:38.444+10:00

Isn't he just the cutest little thing you have EVER seen?  I tell ya - i am one PROUD Aunty!  Fell completely in love with him straight away!  I got HEAPS of cuddles with him and Will just couldn't get enough, either!! Just a few more photos of the kids:  Mumma T - a VERY proud Mumma!  Aunty Shelli having a chat with Blayde!  I SWEAR he was trying to tell me something! All the kids together

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-35504593664964961592010-02-10T15:49:00.000+10:002010-02-10T15:49:27.574+10:00

I absolutely HAVE to get these photos up, coz I am expecting some visitors soon!!  One little visitor in particular, I am VERY much looking forward to meeting for the first time.  That is right - I get to meet my new little nephew tonight!  Can you tell I'm excited?  Have a goosey at these little beauties!  I hope that T likes them and will use them often! Most of them you would have seen before

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-5690954758468504682010-02-09T22:51:00.000+10:002010-02-09T22:51:28.918+10:00

I have been on and off the bed today!  Just not feeling right.  Pains in the tummy like you would never believe and nothing to show for it (IYKWIM).  Therefore, my sewing project that I started this morning has only just been finished!  It was a bit of a 'make it up as I go' thing, but they turned out good, I reckon!  Well...from what I can see in this artificial light, anyhow. On top of that,

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-27641404524628379672010-02-08T17:15:00.001+10:002010-02-09T13:58:18.448+10:00

And yes...I DO have that song in my head, right now!  I made up a whole playlist of 60's and 70's songs on my iPod for my Dad's party and I have been listening to it while on my machine every morning!  I guess I may be a hippy at heart....? With the cooking fiasco of yesterday behind me (the boys...not the food - might look a little ordinary, but is actually very Nom-Nom!!), I turned to today

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-81809974763116841452010-02-07T13:55:00.000+10:002010-02-07T13:55:49.455+10:00

I tell ya!  Today has been a whole lot of fun so far!  Now....read that again with some sarcasm and you will catch my mood properly. First off....set to the kitchen to do a little baking for the boys for lunch (today and school/daycare lunches) and asked if they would like to help.  Of course they did!  But proceeded to muck about and throw things instead of getting on with the job...GGRRR!!  So

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-90394022054155441872010-02-05T14:59:00.000+10:002010-02-05T14:59:46.231+10:00

Remember how I told you that I would come back here for a show and tell of what I made yesterday?  Well, I forgot to take photos of the completed projects before they were whisked off to school!  So sorry!  I will come back on tonight and post them up (provided they come home today!). I hope these photos more than make up for my lack of organisation this morning! From this ordinary looking

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-58960549763410590292010-02-04T15:03:00.000+10:002010-02-04T15:03:21.764+10:00

Holy COW!!  The weeks are just FLYING by!!  I s'pose that's happens when you are busy, hey? I have some op-shop goodies to share with you!!  I went out yesterday on the sole purpose of finding Bubba Pete some new (old) school shorts and came home with a heap of goodness (as well as some shorts and two shirts - bonus!).  Of course, I expected myself to find these other said goodies that I just

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-86994928830384523392010-01-29T16:29:00.000+10:002010-01-29T16:29:08.079+10:00

And they need attending to right away.  Financial things.......serious financial things from our old business (damn dodgy bookkeepers!).  Therefore I have made the hard decision to defer my university studies this year to enable me to concentrate on this problem and solve it once and for frikken all (sorry bout that - I hate having to do things twice....or in this case 3 times!).  After all....

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-17698228073902040632010-01-28T17:24:00.000+10:002010-01-28T17:24:07.194+10:00

Yep - 15 minutes!  That is all it took me this afternoon to clear out some of my clothing from my drawers.  I have very limited hanging space (a small hanging cupboard for just me and Pete.....UNTIL he can get his butt into gear and reno our room!), so all things in there are left......for the moment. I sorted my clothes quite viciously.......one pile for 'never wear again', one pile for 'I wont

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-31870716128520735922010-01-27T15:22:00.001+10:002010-01-27T15:30:57.788+10:00

I realise that it is only Wednesday, but I want this week to be over already!  Nothing like trying to speed up time to speed up the aging process, hey?  LOL Monday, Mickey and Will started at their new daycare.  A much better centre that is better equipped and better service (their old daycare was a little run down, dirty looking and their program for the kids was almost non-existent, because

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-21837730589218374772010-01-25T14:43:00.000+10:002010-01-25T14:43:37.299+10:00

And from them you must learn.  And you thought I would have learnt already to take it easy and NOT lift a 20L container of fuel and put it into the car, hey???  I COULD have demanded that my husband come home from work and do it, like he said that he would that morning, but I didn't.  I COULD have asked the older kids to do it together, under supervision from me......but (yep - you guessed it!) I

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-75576316269247636722010-01-12T21:46:00.001+10:002010-01-12T21:46:58.018+10:00

Instead of doing some sewing/crocheting or whatever other crafty thing my mind was supposed to be set at yesterday afternoon, I decided to head downstairs and go through some of my fabric stash.  I wanted to make a little purse out of some of the sample curtain material I got really cheap from a curtain shop that was closing down a couple of years ago.  I found some of said material, but to my

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-77855307459902637592010-01-11T10:24:00.000+10:002010-01-11T10:24:03.405+10:00

After a full-on week last week, I am looking forward to a week of relative peace and quiet!  We held Dad's birthday party on Saturday night, which went quite well, so we are very VERY happy.  There were a few moments of disorganisation, but we stumbled through them and came out the other side trumps!  All in all - a good night was had by all and Dad really enjoyed himself and let his hair down (

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-61999175109668640062010-01-08T12:35:00.003+10:002010-01-08T12:47:08.483+10:00

Here is some of the free stuff that I have found on the web this week: Crochet Patterns/tutorials:  Craftzine.com - where people write in with a link to their free pattern, tutorial or whatever and have it published here.  Gives you plenty of links to patterns and has a category for just about everything you wish to know about! The Crochet Dude - not many people know about Drew over here in

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-88512443231368719622010-01-06T14:07:00.001+10:002010-01-06T14:11:49.735+10:00

Today is my Dad's birthday (hence the 'Wattsie')!!  Therefore, I am going to dedicate this post to him.  He is now a large 60 years old.  Not being there before, I would not know what it would be like to be that age (remember when you were a kid and considered 60 to be, like, ancient?) - I still have another 28 years to go 'til I am THAT age! My Mum and Dad raised me to be accept other people,

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-39875286201000552982010-01-06T13:39:00.000+10:002010-01-06T13:39:43.387+10:00

(yes, I am writing this on Wednesday, but I had absolutely NO time to post last night!  Sorry!) I have decided to make Tuesday my 'sorting out' day - for the moment, anyway.  This is where I will go through my stash (of one sort or another) or my office or my bedroom (which seems to be a dumping ground for most things!) and sort a few things out - whether it be rolling up fabric onto cardboard

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-43127399159938453282010-01-04T14:12:00.001+10:002010-01-04T14:20:06.424+10:00

Pete headed off to Sydney by car late Thursday afternoon (yep - no New Years together for us this time!) to pick up some of his sister's furniture and bring it back, so I was left at home with 8 kids all by myself!  I am pleased to say that I survived, though I dont know how!  And I only have the girls at home today - Pete has taken the older boys off to work and the younger boys are at daycare (

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-5713168650789176102010-01-02T11:00:00.000+10:002010-01-02T11:00:01.027+10:00

It seems that I got a little ahead of myself over the last couple of days!  I didnt tell you what we did for Christmas!  Well....here goes! This year, we only had 5 of our 8 kids with us.  Weez was with her Nan and Poppy and Corky and J-Man were with their Mum.  Happens every 2nd year for us....a quiet Christmas - well, as quiet as it can get with 3 young boys with an endless supply of energy!

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-6241610247092913472010-01-01T11:31:00.001+10:002010-01-01T13:19:02.904+10:00

Happy New Year to whoever may be reading this!  I hope that 2010 brings you plenty of love, joy, hope and enjoyment. I started off the day on a good foot - the kids cooked me brekky!  I have been finding it really hard to sleep past 5am most mornings of late, because of my back/leg aching.  This morning I was blessed with waking at 6am!  Better than a 4am start, which is what I lived with

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-42442352283379793892009-12-31T21:39:00.004+10:002009-12-31T23:11:30.185+10:00

It is that time of year again. When we say good-bye to the things that we have done in the past year and say hello to the things we hope to do in the year coming. Therefore, it is time for me to reflect on what has happened to our little-big family in 2009. A lot has certainly happened, when I think about it! Here is a month-by-month reflection for my own good, as well as yours!In January, we

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-39578858129988188292009-12-22T20:16:00.012+10:002009-12-23T01:22:17.062+10:00

I had a great day yesterday, sewing with Pete's cousin! She is visiting from Mackay for a few weeks (camping at a little spot just near Yeppoon) and decided to make her granddaughter, Mack, a Christmas dress. Since it had been nearly 20 years since she last sewed (or so she says), she asked if I would be willing to help her out. Of course, I told her that I would be delighted to give her a

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-61284044914365540242009-12-20T22:51:00.006+10:002009-12-20T23:36:14.986+10:00

We have recently celebrated Moo's graduation from Primary school and Bubba Pete's graduation from Kindy. Brings a tear to my eye to think that they are getting older and growing up, but I have found that there is no kind and gentle way to keep them young, so have resigned myself to the fact that they will and there aint nothing I can do about it! Well here they are.....Moo ready to go to her

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-41640715486194750092009-12-14T14:51:00.008+10:002009-12-14T15:52:29.170+10:00

In an effort to make this Christmas as 'cheap' (but not nasty) as possible, I set off with my crochet hooks a couple of months ago and started to craft up some goodies for my friends and family.Every year, Pete's family has a 'Secret Santa' list (not so secret when everyone gets a copy of the list!) that needs to be filled with monetary amounts allocated against each name. Each year, I feel like

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-75331776413968713572009-12-11T12:46:00.002+10:002009-12-11T13:25:59.035+10:00

Time to introduce you to our house, methinx! Well.....this is it! It aint much, but it is home and we love it......well almost! There are just 3 bedrooms. Pete and I share (funny that, hey? For a married couple! LOL) the bit larger than average sized main bedroom. The girls are sharing their average sized room, but the clincher for us buying this house was the boys room! having 5 boys has been a

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-89123447448443214852009-12-08T13:45:00.003+10:002009-12-08T14:09:33.159+10:00

Well it seems that I have totally neglected this blog! Time for me to revive it, methinx!There is simply no excuse for me writing here! All it would take is a couple of minutes perhaps a couple of times a week and I can vent my frustrations, furies and anguish over posts!I fell into the facebook trap a little over a year ago and that has become my place to catch up with old friends, family and

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-43861644751083227952008-07-11T14:23:00.004+10:002008-12-10T13:01:29.672+10:00

Not exactly 'roughin it' like I used to as a kid, because we had a TV, but we have been camping all the same!!We went to Airlie Beach and stayed in Cannonvale at a little caravan park called Seabreeze Tourist Park. Pete stays there when he goes up there to work and it is a wonderful little park! The owner is so nice and does many things around the place herself.The trip up on Monday was just

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-40110018745032482942008-06-15T15:19:00.002+10:002008-06-15T16:01:52.578+10:00

But I havent been idle!! As you can guess, I have been kept relatively busy with my hoard, but it hasnt been just the everyday things that have kept me from blogging!First off, there is my sciatica, which prevents me from sitting down for long periods of time at the computer, in front of the TV or just anywhere in particular! I have not been able to sew (sorry Tracy no update on that quilt just

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-59640059034916013662008-05-10T11:07:00.004+10:002008-05-10T11:17:42.895+10:00

I have decided to lift my ban on all things crafty a little, since I have mostly caught up on my studies!! So what am I going to make? My first EVER quilt!! It will be for Will when he finally gets big enough to lay on the floor and have a little play.I bought some little precut fabric squares from an op shop a little while ago. They are 3" x 3", so just perfect for what I want them for! They

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-43457201319880909922008-05-08T15:43:00.005+10:002008-12-10T13:01:29.884+10:00

I HATE being sick!! And the last few days have just reaffirmed my position on that stand. I PLANNED to get a whole heap of study done, but that flew out the window Sunday afternoon, when it was really apparent that I was sick with something and not just suffering from a hangover (which I would be blowed to put a cause to, since I havent touched a drop of alcohol in nearly 4 weeks!!).Sunday I

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-45748024574664919142008-05-03T11:06:00.002+10:002008-05-03T11:45:57.298+10:00

First and foremost, I would like to say that computers are complete pains in the arse!! I have had nothing but trouble from mine over the last week or so! Of course, it is never my fault and all Pete's!! LOL.With that out of the way, I can get onto the week we had!Weez had the fortune to take part in her Aunties wedding on Saturday. She looked absolutely gorgeous in her little flowergirl

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-75477261642772375952008-04-23T21:20:00.002+10:002008-04-23T21:43:07.685+10:00

I didnt even realise it! I have caught up with all my posts I have been meaning to do!! LMAO!!So what has been happening over the last couple of days, besides me catching up on things here? Well, not much really! Ever heard of "Facebook"? I hadnt heard of it before we went up to Mackay and my Aunty was spoofin that she had an account! I made myself an account on Friday and I am officially

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-42693340026796545462008-04-23T20:25:00.002+10:002008-04-23T21:09:38.335+10:00

(Nearly caught up!!)This week was a little slower, but still hectic! With the kids back at school, I thought that I would have a great chance at getting more and more study done - not to be!! This week was supposed to be our mid term break, anyhow, so I shouldnt be too worried, hey? PAH!! It seemed that every time I sat down to do a little bit of study, Pete wanted me to do something (and, as

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-91677471533700055442008-04-22T21:37:00.002+10:002008-04-22T23:02:11.162+10:00

What a week!! monday and Tuesday were pretty cruisey - things went pretty much according to plan. Wednesday was a shocker! I thought that, since Tash is here, I would get her to look after the kids while I go and drop Corky and J-Man home and get my hair cut. As soon as I dropped off the little ones at daycare, the proverbial hit the fan!!I had a visit from a police man to ask some questions

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-89523960265610144982008-04-22T21:20:00.002+10:002008-04-22T21:33:37.813+10:00

Change of plans!! Seems Pete will be away for the whole week up in Airlee Beach!! The lucky bugger will be staying at Club Croc......just wont get time to enjoy it, I reckon - they will have him working off his feet, the poor bugger!Tash arrived today and gave the kids a big surprise! So glad she is here! Tea time tonight was a little hectic. I picked up the little ones a little late, due to

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-2627385153157168292008-04-21T10:31:00.002+10:002008-04-21T10:43:29.946+10:00

Well, this is Will's due date (according to the doctors!). How he has proven us ALL wrong!! LMAO. Just goes to show that a baby will come when he/she WANTS to come! I thought I took some photos of us this week, but cant seem to find them, now!! Oh well....trust me - he has not grown too much for anyone to tell!Pete is due to take off on Monday to do some drilling jobs for his Uncle out west!

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-35166124246779337272008-04-21T09:15:00.004+10:002008-04-21T10:32:14.126+10:00

Well a week has come and gone and little Will is basically in his own little routine! Just fantastic! I cant believe how well we have all adapted to each other and how he has fitted his own little self into 'us'! Of course, I am not counting on him staying in this routine....give him a couple of months and it will change! Here are some photos of the kids with him at the hospital.Not much done

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-72339478547647860182008-04-18T10:57:00.002+10:002008-04-18T11:18:22.287+10:00

Front page news!!!My little man is only just 24 hours old and he is front page news!! He was one of 11 born over the Easter weekend and this photo was splashed over the front page. He is the little one on the right....bright eyed and bushy tailed at just 7 hours old!!PLUS I opened my big fat mouth (I blame it on the fact that I was dead tired) and told them that he was born in the back of an

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-7576073339682066892008-04-18T10:25:00.003+10:002008-04-18T10:50:30.543+10:00

He has arrived!! Little William David Crane endeavoured to make his way into the world early this morning in the back of an ambulance! Yes, I knew I was in labour (about 9pm last night) and I knew that I should be careful, what with my troubles that I had a couple of weeks ago. But, I didnt think things would progress quite as they would, obviously!Look how tiny he was, compared to Petes hand!

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-14057459649250698852008-04-18T10:02:00.002+10:002008-04-18T10:19:39.235+10:00

That's right, I have not gone entirely insane with all these kids and they have not sent me to the funny farm.......just yet! Things have been really hectic here over the last couple of weeks and finding a routine in amongst it all has proven to be just a little out of my reach. Hence, my internet time has been cut away almost entirely and I have not been able to visit the places I love to

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-39899953243692834142008-03-15T07:56:00.003+10:002008-03-15T08:26:07.677+10:00

I have been waiting for it! I knew that sitting in the dark, just looking out at the world, hoping that someone wouldnt tag me wouldnt work! LOL.Thanks, again, Peta!7 wierd and wonderful things about me!Firstly, here are the rules:1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.2. Share seven facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.3. Tag seven people at the end of

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-11331897890220739422008-03-14T07:51:00.003+10:002008-03-14T07:57:21.818+10:00

Well....there it is! I got the guts up on the weekend, pulled my shirt up and got Pete to take some photos! Yep - I am carrying low and there IS a lot of pressure down there, but bub has not put his little head into position, yet!All is going well.....CTG results all good and no more 'shows'. The trips into town to go onto the monitor are what is killing me! I really like most of the staff up

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-4918447459561264132008-03-14T07:31:00.002+10:002008-03-14T07:49:31.242+10:00

Had a pretty terrible day, yesterday! I spent more time than I wanted to up at the hospital, which meant that Pete had the boys for a little longer than expected at his job site. He got all his work done, but wasnt happy when I finally arrived to pick them up to go home....too bad, too sad, I say!The boys slept on the way home (about a full 10 minutes, I reckon!) and then wouldnt go down after

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-79806758430491158952008-03-05T13:09:00.004+10:002008-03-05T13:26:40.958+10:00

Check it all out!! Cost - under $20 for the lot!! I honestly thought the patterns would be around 50c each! They were only 20c each! BARGAIN!!These are from 2 op shops last Monday. The patterns are, for the most part, untouched! All but one of them have ALL the pattern pieces in them (either uncut or cut). Shouldnt be too hard to take patterns off the ones that have been cut smaller or

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-78145483148679707422008-03-05T12:55:00.002+10:002008-03-05T13:01:53.086+10:00

He loves them!! I think the photo says it all!! The fabric is just a remnant I bought from Big W a little while ago and he has nearly worn the butt out of them (they get washed and he wears them straight away, again). I took the pattern from an old pair of shorts that fit him and sewed them up in just a couple of hours! Simple dimple and great, because there is no real front and back to them

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-70860857281596641692008-03-05T12:32:00.003+10:002008-03-05T12:55:04.758+10:00

For those of you who follow my blog I am truly sorry for my slackness in February!! Short month and a lot has gone on, but it truly is no excuse to keep you all up to date on what is happening here!!We are all fine, but I have been having a few problems over the last week or so. It seems this baby will be the straw that breaks this little camels back! I have had enough! With just 4 weeks to

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-61803696900982617252008-02-07T13:04:00.000+10:002008-02-07T13:29:03.010+10:00

No pics today, sorry!! Just a quick catch up on things that have been happenin around here.Where do I start? Well, Weez is doing well in Prep. She is sooo excited every morning to get up and get going! With this being her first full week, she was feeling the strain a little this morning, though! I suspect tonight will be an early night for her! She had her first trip to the library to

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-2531067596066359982008-01-30T09:21:00.000+10:002008-02-07T13:30:54.642+10:00

The theme for the January SWAP over at Crafty Mamas was Vintage. I must say, I had a BALL making my gift for my SWAP partner! And it looks as though Lissy had a ball making hers, too! I got her little package on Friday and the kids helped me open it and 'Oooooo'ed and 'Aaaaaahhh'ed over it all. Check it out!We have a pillowcase under it all, a covered notebook (she even glued the inside front

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-44040303569922179252008-01-29T09:31:00.000+10:002008-01-29T09:49:51.102+10:00

YES!!! The kids are off to school today!! Well, not all that good, considering that Lenny starts High School and Weez starts Prep!Here they are this morning.....ready and raring to go!!We got to the school a little later than I would have liked! Only just had enough time to put most of her stuff away before the bell rang and it was time to leave! Weez was a little apprehensive to start off

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-825251015303073372008-01-27T09:54:00.000+10:002008-01-29T11:02:14.335+10:00

6 weeks is a long time to have holidays! For parents AND kids! ALL the kids were at each other's throats during the last week! I dont really blame them, though.....usually they have school and everything like that to keep them apart, but on the holidays, they are basically in each other's faces all the blinkin time!!We had a nice break, though - Lenny and Moo's G'parents and their Uncle and

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-10215834873213810622008-01-23T14:20:00.000+10:002008-01-23T14:47:13.138+10:00

Sorry I didnt get back to this the other day! I was too busy running around like a blue-arsed fly! Being Monday, I had HEAPS to do and not much time to do it in!Anyway....my new car is here. It is new for me, anyway! It is an old Maxi Taxi (Toyota HiAce) that Pete found advertised in the local rag for a sweet little bargain.........he reckons! Meanwhile, a Taxi is BOUND to have done heaps of

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-13095635186959729422008-01-20T09:04:00.000+10:002008-01-20T09:58:43.919+10:00

I was stuck for most of the week doing the books for Pete!! Moo helped me out a bit (payment, bribery and threats involved, there...hehe), so it made the job a little bit less monotonous....but BORING to the max, all the same!! Sitting on my butt doing bookwork all day is NOT my idea of fun at all!! Especially when your husband is working off paper and you are working off the computer and they

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-72833313589948892772008-01-14T10:38:00.000+10:002008-01-14T10:55:37.777+10:00

I am just sooo proud of my girl!! Moo has taken to the sewing bug well and is producing some wonderful things! Here is a photo of just some of what she has been able to do:They are pincushions and tissue covers found from simple tutes on the net. She has actually done a whole heap more (sort of working in a congo line fashion), but these are the main colours that she has chosen from my 'little

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-53110551549541681652008-01-08T10:28:00.001+10:002008-01-08T10:50:36.516+10:00

Just thought I had better come in here and catch up with the last couple of weeks! No....I havent been forgetting to post things - just been too busy!! With school holidays well under way and Pete doing minimal work until February (just enough to feed us, really), my days have been full of interesting fights to referee, things to find for the kids to amuse themselves (if I hear "I'm bored!" one

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-71577885181372742372007-12-27T11:19:00.000+10:002007-12-27T11:43:55.528+10:00

Ok, so a little late with this actual post, but Merry Christmas to all!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic time and Santa brought them all they wanted!We made a last minute decision to head down to a property at Agnes Waters (we only had 4 kids with us, so it was a little easier to just up, pack a few bags and leave!!).....SIL Mum and Stepdad's place. It poured down rain the night of the 23rd,

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-78904400647700521522007-12-22T14:51:00.000+10:002007-12-22T15:19:45.552+10:00

I have been appreciating nature, of late. I love my digital camera and I am taking photos whenever and wherever I can. I truly live in a beautiful part of this world and I grew up taking it for granted! Over the last couple of years (I would say about 5-7), this area has really grown.....as in new industries have cropped up, therefore lots more new people have moved here to get jobs.I love

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-57071398866858760892007-12-19T07:50:00.001+10:002007-12-19T08:02:24.336+10:00

I cant BELIEVE it!! There are just 6 days to go!!! OMG!! Where HAS the time gone??? Seems I had better pull my finger out and sew like mad! There are just sooooo many things that I want to make and do.....and sooo little time! BUT, considering that I only started making things a little over 4 weeks ago, I dont think I have done too bad, myself.I am going to make myself a list of things to

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-55207984226833010562007-12-18T08:40:00.000+10:002007-12-27T11:39:44.271+10:00

Over at Crafty Mamas, I recently took part in our annual Christmas SWAP. This year was a secret santa swap. I received my package yesterday!! It came at JUST the right time! I spent most of the afternoon in town and picked up the babies from daycare a little late, so they were a little ratty. The package was JUST the right thing to settle them down a little before I had to put them in the

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-5613399134054912742007-12-17T09:07:00.000+10:002007-12-17T09:28:34.132+10:00

Well....it is the start of the holidays and we DO have Pete's kids here.....BUT......Pete is away for the next couple of days!!!!! He has taken the two older boys (Lenny and J-Man) with him and is working a whole 6-7 hours away! LMAO......not something I would normally be happy with, but, for some unknown reason (could be his bad mood on the weekend) I AM glad!!The babies are at daycare, today,

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-11482167320074424522007-12-16T09:18:00.000+10:002007-12-18T09:31:17.629+10:00

Santa came to visit the kids last night!! Every year, the Apex club in this area (with the help of a local car dealership) dress a bloke up in a Santa suit and pack him onto the back of a trailer and he hands out lollies to the kids. He has a bell and sounds very much like the Home Ice Creamery Van, but the "Ho Ho Ho" makes the difference!This year, he handed out lollypops, red skins and a few

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-403074507347326832007-12-14T11:23:00.000+10:002007-12-14T12:00:37.985+10:00

I got in and made some things this week! So........3 things off the list of things to make/do!!Here are two door organisers.I might just keep this one for our room! The patterned material was my Mum's and the backing material is from an unknown source, originally....but is from my stash. The lining I got a couple of months ago at the op shop!This will be going in one of the kids rooms - most

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-9284031841621061702007-12-06T09:09:00.000+10:002007-12-06T10:12:01.775+10:00

I told the girls on Crafty Mamas that I would make up a tute for these and then promptly forgot about them!! So sorry, girls, but here it is!! This is not EXACTLY how I made them, but how I learnt through sewing them!Materials:Cloth nappies. I used towelling nappies that I found - very luckily - at an op shop. If you are using new ones, I suggest that you wash them first in hot water and,

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-72350442410175140382007-11-29T11:34:00.000+10:002007-11-29T11:45:57.202+10:00

Here is one of those bags that I was talking about the other day! I completed this last night. I will be working on the other one when I get a couple of other projects completed!! I have WAY too many 1/2 done that need attention, so will stop ALL new projects until they are finished!!Front:I did blanket stitch around the outside and straight stitch around the star, crown and flowers...all in

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-36949653731788541172007-11-27T16:18:00.000+10:002007-11-27T16:44:13.279+10:00

My "baby" turned 12 today! I just cant believe it!! 12? Where DOES the time go? i know that is a question that ALL parents ask, eventually, but it is one that just HAS to be asked, hey?He woke this morning and promptly counted how many punches he was expecting he would get from his friends (yes, I sent him off to school) - 72 in total! I did not have the heart to add in a couple more, for

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-67521409633792007472007-11-24T15:00:00.000+10:002007-11-29T11:33:50.551+10:00

When you have HUGE deigns and inspiration to do something and actually follow through with it and complete it, but it just doesnt happen, because you get sidetracked by something else?My crafting for the week was sposed to be dictated by the list to the left, but I havent completed ONE single thing!! I ran out of material or time or.........you know the drill! Not happy, Jan (I wonder who,

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-63058604801546288182007-11-19T09:18:00.000+10:002008-12-10T13:01:30.423+10:00

This is my tea towel that I made for Karma! She received it last week and says that she loves it! I am soooo glad! I had nerves about it, the whole time it was in transit...you know....as you get with all swaps!I forgot to take an up close photo of the redwork that I did! So, I tried to cut out and enlarge the photo that I took and it didnt turn out too good, so I scrapped that idea - sorry!

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-91292367320722130792007-11-16T09:20:00.000+10:002007-11-24T14:41:12.960+10:00

I have finally finished a sewing project and can post up pictures!! The first 3 photos are of a crayon roll that I have made for a friend's daughter (the pattern is taken from here). My friend is due to have a baby very, very soon....like, she was due Monday just gone!! I havent heard anything, yet, so I am guessing she is still crossing her legs, the silly woman!! LOL. The material is from

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-13898517596457486672007-11-15T14:11:00.000+10:002007-11-24T14:42:44.673+10:00

Since I have decided to actually POST more and more on here, I have decided to make this blog MINE. I upgraded my template to make adding things easier (like the "Work in Progress" bars). Now, instead of going to my template and changing things around (and, maybe, stuffing things up!), all I have to do is edit STRAIGHT from my "Template" tag up top!I had a little play around, this morning, also

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-56580905346014097852007-11-12T11:18:00.000+10:002008-12-10T13:01:31.066+10:00

At the beginning of every month, there is a new SWAP beginning! Last months (October) was a Tea Towel SWAP. This tea towel could be bought and embellished or made from scratch. My SWAP partner was Karma! She made me this beautiful tea towel!Isnt it gorgeous? "Fresh is the bloom of a bright spring day" is what she wrote on it. it is HUGE, with a chocheted top! Just perfect for hanging!As

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-30087813507912946122007-11-11T12:28:00.000+10:002007-11-24T14:47:38.570+10:00

I recently had the unpleasant experience of saying goodbye to my dearly beloved Nanna. She was 86 years of age and died peacefully in our local hospital on 23rd October.Her and I were pretty close. I could talk to her about anything and she would tell me all about her life, loves and passions. More so in the last couple of months, because she was a little house bound and basically confined to

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-12347127626036755612007-11-11T10:41:00.000+10:002007-11-11T11:01:13.294+10:00

Hmm....seems the running theme for me having a blog is to neglect it! Since I have never been one for keeping a diary (although I have had heaps, I never keep them up), this doesnt surprise me one little bit!Lots has happened in the last couple of months, though. As you would expect, the kids have grown up sooooooo much and I just cant keep up! I have been bitten by the crafty bug and have

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-11185628677719211422007-07-24T16:29:00.000+10:002008-12-10T13:01:31.755+10:00

I have been a bit quiet on here lately!! My life has been full, though and there is just so much to share!Since my last post, I have:* Celebrated my 30th birthday* Celebrated my son's 1st birthday (yep - it has been over a year since I had him!!)* Done many, many craft projects (mainly knitting, but there has been a sewing project and a crochet one, too)* Lived life in generaland* Been sick a

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-36062466901786674692007-05-14T20:57:00.000+10:002008-12-10T13:01:32.239+10:00

Mother's DayNo brekky in bed for me this year! Not even a coffee....the whole house was off doing their own thing (but still at home, mind you). I was left to flounder out of bed by my little self and face the day, making my own coffee and heading downstairs in my jammies.It took everyone at least 1/2 hour to get round to wishing me a Happy Mother's Day, so at least they gave me room to wake up

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-14856786354001507382007-04-15T12:56:00.000+10:002008-12-10T13:01:33.004+10:00

I have a skirt. This skirt is old, but hardly worn because of its plain unflatteryness (oo..nice word, must remember that one!!).Anyway, here it is (modelled by moi, of course!!Told ya! TOTALLY unflattering. There is a zip on the left hand side and a tie made from the binding at the top.So, this is now going to be something else! I am going to attempt my first garment reconstruction!!!! You

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-88584819890266219872007-04-08T13:34:00.000+10:002007-04-09T07:58:10.868+10:00

Happy Easter!The morning has come and gone. The kids have got their presents. There is no chocolate, here, unless it is given to the kids from someone else. Even then, we 'ration' it out to them, so that they are not out of their trees for the holidays. For some strange reason, the Easter holidays start AT Easter in QLD and not the weekend before, like so many lucky states! Well, lucky for

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-1175774956132247212007-04-05T21:57:00.000+10:002007-04-08T13:33:16.690+10:00

Seems I have been neglecting my blog a little! Sorry, girl!I have been in the middle of moving houses - and towns - for the last couple of weeks, but that is NO EXCUSE for not blogging, I know!Craft-wise, a few things have been happening, here! I took part in the Crafty Mama's keychain swap in February and their recipe card swap, too. I received Cin's keychain in the mail the other day and it

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-1170368740510819592007-02-02T08:16:00.000+10:002007-02-02T08:28:22.766+10:00

Something has started!!I have a friend (yes, believe it or not, I have a few - online AND offline), who has made herself up a blog to record her ramblings and to open herself up an let us get to know her a little more. This blog originally had the sole purpose to make a list of ALL the things that she wants to do before she turns 30. She has a little over a year, so I think that she will do

Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572904795338178801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447669.post-1169693783579080492007-01-25T10:02:00.000+10:002007-01-25T12:59:39.143+10:00

TAGGED!!!!Well, the lovely Karma has tagged me! Here I was, thinking that I would just sit back and watch the goings on, but she found me! LMAO!! I have been a little slack here, lately and havent posted anything at all......in fact, I have been really slack and not done many things, lately! The school holidays are getting to me, as well as the kids!! Only 3 more days before they go back!!Ok

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First Big Project!!Well, I have the crocheting bug and I just have to crochet something for the kids rooms!! I have just gone to my Newsagent and bought a couple of magazines - one being Creative Crochet. It has some fantastic designs in there that I just want to jump on into, but I think that I will just keep to simple granny squares for my first go at something big.I went to spotlight this

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Starting off this blog has been hard!! I have written and re-written this first post so many times, that I am just fed up with typing and thinking!! I will just type what I am thinking, now!!We are a large family, consisting of 7 kids, 2 adults, 2 dogs and 4 fish. We live in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia and own our own businesses. We moved up here from Gladstone about 18 months

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