Gosh where to start? I'm not going to apologise again for the lack of updates, cause you know what? STUFF HAPPENS!!!! and this little ole blog here was primarily a place for me to boast and brag about my gorgeous family and the gorgeous place in which we live, and the life that we share together.
We have had a horrible year and we are slowly muddling through to some sense of normalcy, although, at times it does feel like nothing will ever be normal again.
So------ although I love that you guys come and visit and show your interest in us - I am no longer going to feel guilty if I don't post here a lot. I might post a lot! But I might not! I appreciate you staying around for us and I love that you are all still here!! Thank You.
My children tell me that I am not a normal Mummy! This could well be true and I do try to keep them on their toes. Sometimes I am a little off kilter and sometimes its hard to even get out of bed and be a Mum, but I am their Mum and I do what I can when I can in all areas of our life! And so, this blog, after much soul searching shall remain and will be updated when it is updated!!!!
It is winter here and it is very cold!!! A few weeks ago we took the kids to the snow. About an hours drive from here. It was Lil'Js first experience apart from a few snow flurries that we have had on our place that don't stay on the ground.
So much excitement. The anticipation had us all singing songs on the way. We found a nice secluded spot with nobody else around (one of the advantages of hubby working for the forestry - he knows all the back bush tracks!).
The big kids took off at great speed and followed some deer tracks into the bush. Came back empty handed.
They unloaded their body boards (these are not just for the beach!!) and hauled them up to the top of the hill where they proceeded to try to slide down at a great rate of knots - not completely sucessful - but fun anyway!
Of course the obligatory snowman building and snow ball fights ensued with me yelling not to throw them at me because I had the brand new canon in my hands!
Well - it didn't help. My beautiful new canon got pelted accidentally ---- and survived!!!
Poor hubby took one in the ear and Miss M and J Man surendered to the might of their father!!
Now where was Lil J while all this was happening?
When we first arrived he got out of the ute sank to his knees in the snow touched it with his hands and said "snow".
"Thats right" I said.
He ate a snowball, waded through the knee deep snow to a laden tree branch, shook it, got covered, cried, said "lets go home now", climbed into the ute with another snowball and promptly fell asleep!
So much for his first snow experience!!
We had a little fire going - we toasted marshmellows, boiled the billy and had a cup of tea. It was cold and wet but we did have a lot of fun!
The sky turned on its beauty for us as we packed up to head home!
I also had fifteen loads of washing to do when we got home, we took many changes of clothes and needed them all!
We drove through some of the areas that were burnt out by the bushfires.
We are now well and truly over the cold weather and ready for some warmer days and nights. We have replaced our pool that was attaacked by burning embers during the bushfires and now we await the rains to fill it up in readiness for summer!!! A little early I know - but it is good to be prepared!
So, these photos were all taken on the new canon - my first real try on an SLR - and I loved it! I have not done any post processing on these images they are sooc (straight out of camera).
Cheers from here!
We have had a horrible year and we are slowly muddling through to some sense of normalcy, although, at times it does feel like nothing will ever be normal again.
So------ although I love that you guys come and visit and show your interest in us - I am no longer going to feel guilty if I don't post here a lot. I might post a lot! But I might not! I appreciate you staying around for us and I love that you are all still here!! Thank You.
My children tell me that I am not a normal Mummy! This could well be true and I do try to keep them on their toes. Sometimes I am a little off kilter and sometimes its hard to even get out of bed and be a Mum, but I am their Mum and I do what I can when I can in all areas of our life! And so, this blog, after much soul searching shall remain and will be updated when it is updated!!!!
It is winter here and it is very cold!!! A few weeks ago we took the kids to the snow. About an hours drive from here. It was Lil'Js first experience apart from a few snow flurries that we have had on our place that don't stay on the ground.
So much excitement. The anticipation had us all singing songs on the way. We found a nice secluded spot with nobody else around (one of the advantages of hubby working for the forestry - he knows all the back bush tracks!).
The big kids took off at great speed and followed some deer tracks into the bush. Came back empty handed.
They unloaded their body boards (these are not just for the beach!!) and hauled them up to the top of the hill where they proceeded to try to slide down at a great rate of knots - not completely sucessful - but fun anyway!Of course the obligatory snowman building and snow ball fights ensued with me yelling not to throw them at me because I had the brand new canon in my hands!
Well - it didn't help. My beautiful new canon got pelted accidentally ---- and survived!!!
Poor hubby took one in the ear and Miss M and J Man surendered to the might of their father!!
Now where was Lil J while all this was happening?
When we first arrived he got out of the ute sank to his knees in the snow touched it with his hands and said "snow".
"Thats right" I said.
He ate a snowball, waded through the knee deep snow to a laden tree branch, shook it, got covered, cried, said "lets go home now", climbed into the ute with another snowball and promptly fell asleep!
So much for his first snow experience!!
We had a little fire going - we toasted marshmellows, boiled the billy and had a cup of tea. It was cold and wet but we did have a lot of fun!
The sky turned on its beauty for us as we packed up to head home!I also had fifteen loads of washing to do when we got home, we took many changes of clothes and needed them all!
We drove through some of the areas that were burnt out by the bushfires.
We are now well and truly over the cold weather and ready for some warmer days and nights. We have replaced our pool that was attaacked by burning embers during the bushfires and now we await the rains to fill it up in readiness for summer!!! A little early I know - but it is good to be prepared!
So, these photos were all taken on the new canon - my first real try on an SLR - and I loved it! I have not done any post processing on these images they are sooc (straight out of camera).
Cheers from here!
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