fishing

I am the proud wife of Andrew.  On Saturday that just past we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary with a quick family trip overnight stay at Noosaville. We stayed at Cayman Quays. It was divine the only thing wrong with it was..... IT DIDN'T LAST LONG ENOUGH!!! It is always nice to get away and have a break from your life. And staying in a lovely 2 bedroom apartment at Noosa overlooking the river was just what the doctor ordered. (Next time I am asking for a bigger dosage though.)  We have been considering buying camping and fishing equipment for some time so that once we have it we can have our little escapes more frequently. YAY!! Although I must admit I dont have a problem with camping my preference will always be a lovely apartment over a tent. Anyway back to my point.... We have been umming and arrring as to if the kids were in fact old enough to go fishing yet? (Fia 5 and AJ 3.) Would they stay still and have the patience to fish without result? Would they even enjoy it? Well, before we left we ask the kids if they would like to try it.... They had told us with much enthusiasm that they had seen DORA fish before on Tv and knew all about it. Going with the enthusiasm we explained that it is a little different in real life and that you dont always catch fish, etc. But they were still excited as all get up, so off we went to BCF and bought them each a fishing rod. The princess picked a purple rod and the lil dude a blue one. Daddy bought a tackle-box, hooks, sinkers, etc. How very exciting.

After we arrived at the apartment and unpacked we headed off bought bait and went to the jetty.... Sophia loved everything about fishing except that we told her that she had to wear shorts and no princess dress. AJ whom we thought may have been a tad young  and not like it... loved it!! We had so much fun and look forward to going on many more successful fishing trips. We caught 9 fish! 

Canvas Projects

A teddy for my 4 year old niece's birthday

my favorite so far..... Lionheart

flutterby

Butterfly

and teddy i made for KY

Projects

Stay tuned for photos because i am starting lots of new little projects.
A friend of mine Julie is going to be teaching me to quilt.
Plus i am about to start a canvas art project for my son.
and i am also making flowers galore.
Not to mention big plans with sewing.
I am having projects and i am making a commitment to finish them and post pictures of them.
So i best be off i am about to get started.
Cheers

5 more minutes

So i have the cutest lil fellow ever.
and his sister was in the bath tub.... She yells out "i am ready to hop out now" and AJ at the top of his lunges replies "5 more minutes".
What can you do but laugh, he even sounded just like i do when i sing it out each and every night.
I was in shock because you dont realise the things you say.
But dont worry you can count on your kids to tell you!

Sophia's First Day at grade 1

Princess Fia and Cheeky Boy AJ

In her School Dress with School Bag

Kinda shy.....

but very excited....

Mummy this is going to so much fun!

Amazing Day

Just had the most amazing thing happen......
went to do the grocery shopping (amazing i know) and it started bucketing down, (yay at least its not hot, amazing ha) and i put lil man in the car so he wouldnt get wet, then shut the door and i was wet anyway so i deceided to dance in rain. I hopped in the car and AJ said "Mummy you look beautiful when you are happy" (OMG you amazing boy i ♥ you so much) Then he said "it looks like a lot of fun can we do it together and be happy" So i jumped out the car and grabbed my boy out and dance in the rain around the car in the carpark at the shopping centre at winston glades and people looked and we didnt care we were too busy having fun and being beautifully happy. 
Such an amazing and random fun adventure.

THIS JUST PROVES THAT THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE.






This is Mummy and her Sweet as little man

I enrolled...

Wowow I chose my path I enrolled at Tafe in Community Service Work.

I AM A STUDENT.

Which means that I do in fact have to study hard and work hard at achieving my goals.
I am nervous I have not studied in ten years and I still have lots of commitments to keep with my husband and kids and friends. But i know that i am in fact able to do this and i know that this is what is right for me and i am so excited.

our fam

OUR FAMILY

BY SOPHIA BLAKE

AJ, DADDY, SOPHIA, MUMMY AND SUNNY PUP

Inspiration

Where does inspiration hide?
How does one find it?

Some things that have inspired me.....

my kids - they inspire me to be a good mother.

My Husband - He inspires me in numerous ways he makes me want to be the very best i can

my best friends - they inspire me to achieve things

My community - has inspired me in the way in which it has banded together in the aftermath of the floods

But anything can be used as inspiration.
Yesterday i was out shopping and i stopped my trolley with the kids to let a lady past. She turned to me and thanked me for letting her past. She said she had such a terrible morning and for someone with kids to stop and allow her to pass through and give her a comforting smile, made her remember that there is good in the world.
WOW right... i was really appriciative that she stopped to tell me how much that meant to her. After all, all i did was see a lady looking flustered trying to get by and stopped to allow her to do so. Not exactly the worlds greatest act of kindness. But to me this encounter was inspiring. It reminded me that little things matter and that all the little things in life are the things that matter most. it also inspired me to thank people more often. by her thanking me for such a little act it made my entire day.

So Thank you for reading my blog.

Flooding

So we are residents of Ipswich, QLD. And as of this afternoon our town has received 20 plus meters of water creating floods. Now to clarify we are safe and dry and our home was not threatened. Thank you Lord!! But devastatingly our town is in very bad shape. Below are some photos taken earlier on before the flood waters reached their peak level. In fact after these photos were taken the water continued to rise a further 3.5 meters.

this is a school church and the "pond" in front of it is actually the oval.

this is a home in woodend

woodend again

water down the main street

Ipswich shops drowning :O(

main street on right hand side building the green is actually the balcony of the first floor. 

water is approx. 1.5m from lapping it.

This is where the one mile bridge should be

and this is the saddest picture i have seen. This home belongs to a friend of mine.

and this was taken hours before the water level reached its peak.

i cant begin to tell you how much this made me cry.

I am happy to report that she and her family are safe.

Family

What does family mean to you?
there are so many different interpretations of the meaning of family.
To me family are the people you you love.
Obviously my family consists of my Husband. My beautiful princess and my Cheeky Boo (My children). They are the people whom i love the most. Then there is my Daddy dearest, and Connie his wife. I love them, and they are of course family. And then there is my Sister Amy. She frustrates me to no end at times (which i am sure goes both ways however i never seem to agree that she is justified on her end), and her beautiful babies Jody boy and Gorgeous Kendra. I love them, and they of course are family. There is my mother whom is undoubtedly family. My cousin Dale, he is family. After all he is the only Uncle my kids have. (And yes i know that he is my cousin and that therefore makes him a second cousin to my kids and not an uncle..... but you try telling him that. I Dare you.) So these people are all related to me by blood or marriage so most people would consider them family. But my family goes beyond blood and marriage. What about KY? she of course is family. You cant have an important role like BFF for 15 years without intergrading into someone's family. I even call her Mother, Mum. We are part of each others family. I found a quote the other day that sums it up. "A best friend is a sister that destiny forgot to give you." Well screw destiny she is my sister. Then what about Madonna and Keaty? Madonna is a great friend, but she is more than that she is family. And Keaty well he was family before he was born. (Madonna asked me to be a godmother to her son and form that moment on i would love that boy like he was one of my own.) So there are so many people that we love and not just for a day or a week.
To me Family is someone that you will love for a lifetime. No matter if you see them once a year, but talk on the phone every other day like me and Ky. Or if you spend every day together like my husband and kids. Family can be related, but they don't have to be. They just have to hold a place in you heart.

certain people

There are certain people in this world who are your friends when times are hard. They are great. Hold you hand and stand by you. You love and appreciate them and they are some of the people who make the most difference in your life. But then there are those people who come into your life as you are slowly make your way up and out the trouble, they are supportive and encouraging. But sometimes some of them, and let me clarify i mean some, not all. Some find it hard to still be supportive when you clear through the gates into Happiness. It is as though they can no longer be supportive, it is though they struggle to see that you have earnt the right, done the hard yards and self reflection and am now truly happy with who you are. Where you are in life. And what comes next for you. And after they have been there for you and you value them for what they have done for you, for their friendship. That does not give them the right to belittle your happiness, or put you down. The truth of the matter is that is not the behavior of a friend. And even though you may not want to give up on the friendship, the truth remains. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE YOU FEEL LITTLE. PEOPLE CAN ONLY TAKE YOUR POWER AWAY IF YOU LET THEM. So perhaps you need to distance yourself from them. Or even confront them and let them know what they are doing is hurtful and not acceptable to you. But as sad and hard as it is if they can no longer support you and accept you for being yourself all be it a happy version of yourself, you may need to walk away and cut ties. The bottom line is a true friend stands by you helping you up in your low times. And cheering you on at your highest. And every stage in between and is accepting and encouraging of you being you.

Too cute not to share!!