tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72207478167511574392024-02-08T02:20:03.664+13:00Life Is a HighwayLeeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-81310184012719212702016-06-08T15:30:00.000+12:002016-06-08T15:30:06.096+12:00Axel Luke Mitchell<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As he has just turned 5, it's probably about time I put Axel's birth story on my blog. So here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you go by my dates, my due date was 12th March 2011, if you go by scans, my due date was 18th March 2011… so I figured, I must have been due somewhere in between… so imagine my disappointment when March 18th came and went, and I was still pregnant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wednesday 23rd March I had to head up to Auckland hospital for CTG monitoring and to clarify which date the doctors were going to work on for induction – I was, at this stage pretty scared they would go by the 12th as that made me 11 days overdue all ready, so I may have been admitted for induction immediately totally destroying all hopes of a natural, drug free, water birth at Birth Care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The CTG showed that I was having regular tightenings, but I had yet to feel a thing… It also showed that all was well with bubs… So off for a scan with the doctor, who was very happy with everything, and was happy to let me go another 7 days before induction… YAY a reprieve… albeit a small one… I still had to get this baby out by 7.30pm Wednesday 30th March 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Friday 25th March, and my midwife met me and my mum at Birth Care so she could monitor me and bubs with a CTG and do a Stretch ‘n’ Sweep {which by the way I had already had 4 previous ones starting at 38 weeks with no success yet}… While on the CTG monitor, I started to have tightenings that I could feel… they were coming every 3-7 minutes, so not regular, but definitely doing something. Midwife gave me a stretch ‘n’ sweep, I was already 4cm dilated, but cervix was still 2cm thick and a little posterior… baby had also turned posterior which I wasn’t too happy about having delivered one posterior and one anterior baby before, I knew which I preferred and posterior was NOT it. Midwife however was very confident that today would be the day my baby was born.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mum and I headed off for a spot of shopping to keep me active, and to hopefully encourage baby to turn. Tightenings turned into full contractions, but never regulated… still swinging between 3 and 7mins apart and only lasting 30-45sec. By 8pm I contacted my midwife and told her I wanted to see her to see if any progress had been made as I was starting to tire out… so off to Birth Care traipsed me, Ian, my mum and my sister… the contractions by this stage were 3-5mins apart, but still only lasting 45-50sec… however, this being baby number 3, I was taking no chances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Midwife examined me and declared there had been no change since that morning… she gave me some options, but the only one that didn’t involve heading to the hospital and having medical intervention, was to head home and wait and see… So that’s what I did… Got home, went to bed… woke at 3am, and timed contractions till 5am then they stopped, so I went back to sleep. My in laws were up from Ngatea so they helped with the other kids, while I rested and did nothing at all for the whole day on Saturday. I continued to get contractions throughout the day, but again they still didn’t regulate. Midwife came over to check me out, and again gave me the option of heading up to the hospital, but I was determined to avoid that at all costs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sunday morning I awoke feeling like crap… I’d slept all night, which meant I was NOT in labour STILL *sigh* Got up, and while making Cam's bed, had one almighty painful contraction which stopped me in my tracks. Half an hour later I still had nothing else, so txt midwife saying “nothing over night, labour not happening, giving up for today, I have plans” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Got undressed to jump in the shower and realised I had lost my entire plug… Jumped into shower, had 2 contractions in quick succession, hopped out and half an hour later there was still nothing else. Midwife called me and asked me to again meet her at Birth Care for CTG monitoring, as she was getting worried about my long latent phase. I told her I couldn’t meet her till 9.45am as I had to get Paris to hockey trials in Avondale first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Headed off to Avondale and on arrival at the turf, I had another really strong contraction. Registered Paris, told her I was off for monitoring and I would arrange for someone to pick her up at 12. Back into the car and me and Ian were on our to Birth Care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On the way, I had some pretty strong contractions, so decided to take note of time and length. Arrived at birth care and contractions were coming every 4-6minutes lasting 50sec. Midwife arrived late at 10 and during the wait for her to arrive I had started to pace the foyer. I told Ian that I thought I was in labour for real, but was too scared to get my hopes up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Midwife put the CTG on and contractions became more intense. She gave me an internal examination and declared me to be 5cm dialated with cervix in the right place, and no thickness. She said she was happy to break my waters if I wanted her to, which I did… Off she went to set up a labour room and to start running the water for the pool. We called my mum and sister informed them of what was happening and told them to take their time, as contractions were still irregular and midwife was thinking baby wouldn’t be here till dinner time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the 10 minutes it took for my midwife to get the delivery room ready and me moved into it, and for Ian to head to the car and back with my labour bag, my contractions had stepped up to 3mins apart last 1min 30sec… wahoo… suddenly I was in active labour… midwife at this stage decided to not break my waters and to let me go for it my way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ian called my mum and sister and told them things had hotted up a bit and by the time they arrived at 11.30 my contractions were damn near on top of each other…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hopped into the birth pool at 12.30 as leaning on the bed with Ian applying pressure to my back was no longer working for me… the water slowed my contractions down for about 20mins which gave me immense relief. By 1pm the contractions were completely on top of each other but I still had no urge to push… I was in the pool, leaning on the edge, holding onto both my sister and Ian’s hand squeezing the living daylights out of them, declaring in a very quiet but very stern voice that I was NEVER going to do this again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1.20pm and I felt the urge to push, so midwife said to go for it… I pushed once, it didn’t feel right, I asked her to check progress, which she did and said I was 8cm… I felt a bit ripped off but then, 2 mins later, I really HAD to push… at 1.30pm my waters broke, 1.32pm I delivered a head, cord was removed from around his neck {I found this out later}… I tried to push shoulders out, but nothing was happening… midwife told me to push with my life so I did, at the same time she pulled the plug out of the pool, and pulled baby out with all her might as it was an extremely tight fit, and baby was stuck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1.35pm baby was pulled/pushed out of me and brought up out of the water to be placed on my chest… I felt amazing… baby was very purple and took a couple of seconds {felt like hours} to make a sound… 1.37pm I checked to see what flavour we had and exclaimed to a very excited room that it was a boy…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><br /></span>Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-18647502371627533872015-09-13T20:35:00.001+12:002015-09-13T20:35:17.895+12:00Update...Well, it's nearly 2 yrs now since I started my weight loss journey and I feel amazing... I've lost 29kgs in total... I'm now at a point, where I can fluctuate 1-2kgs either way, and not stress...<br />
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I'm loving running... it's so fun... the gym - is my happy, quiet, child-free place :)<br />
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The kids are all growing up so fast...<br />
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Paris and Josh have both turned 16 in the last 2mths, Axel is 4 now, and Cammy is about to turn 7!!<br />
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My kids make be so proud to be their mumma.<br />
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Paris is currently fundraising to go to India in January 2017 as part of World Challenge with a group of 17 other students from her school. They will trek for about 9 days, then do community work in a village for a few days, and then spend a few days doing all the tourist stuff... she is so very excited about it, and I am extremely jealous haha We have to fundraise alot of money - but it's worth it.<br />
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<br />Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-86022881711604112242015-09-13T20:28:00.002+12:002015-09-13T20:29:34.915+12:00WOW.... it's been awhile...I can't believe it's been so long since I was on here last... sometimes life just takes over and time runs<br />
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In the wee hours of February 15th {4.15am to be precise} my darling Nana very peacefully left this earth. I honestly believe she died of a broken heart as she had pined for Grandad every day since he passed...</div>
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I miss both my grandparents like crazy... It's been 11mths since Grandad passed but it still feels like it was yesterday... and my Nana... well obviously, unlike with Grandad, we had NO warning what so ever that the last time we spent with her, was going to be the last time we ever saw her.</div>
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Me, hubby and the kids, actually took Nana to the Zoo not to long before she passed, so I got some awesome photo's of her with the kiddies... I smile often when I look at them... </div>
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Anyway... signing off for now... if there is one thing I have learnt in the past year... it is, Keep making memories... treasure every moment you have with your loved ones xx</div>
Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-51194551913951207102014-11-02T16:22:00.000+13:002014-11-02T16:22:15.319+13:00GrandadAt 1pm on Monday 20th October 2014 with the love of his life by his side, my grandad took his final breath and very very peacefully left this earth.<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-81625832859226399632014-10-17T10:03:00.000+13:002014-10-17T10:03:00.079+13:00new tattooIn January this year, I came up with what I wanted for my new tattoo... I came up with what I thought symbolised so much in my life... last week, I finally got my new piece... and I love it...<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-15770676405114489742014-10-14T10:00:00.000+13:002014-10-14T10:00:02.285+13:00Cammy turns 6Cammy turned 6 during the school holidays... he wanted a frozen party<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-53557351380737241592014-10-12T09:57:00.001+13:002014-10-12T09:57:42.928+13:00favourite placeseveryone has a favourite place... a place where they love to go, to relax, to think, to go and be alone with their thoughts... for me, this place is Ruakaka Beach early in the morning... I was up in Ruakaka for the 2nd week of the school holidays, and went for a few runs down to the beach, where I would then take a break, sit and relax... I took this photo during one of these breaks, and I love it...<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-85792657447809330712014-10-01T21:44:00.000+13:002014-10-01T21:44:00.021+13:00following on from <a href="http://leeshshighway.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/finding-myself.html" target="_blank">this post</a> about finding myself this year, I thought I would post my progress shots...<br />
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On the eve of Cammy's 6th Birthday, I thought I would post a picture for each year of his life so far... <br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-5505261297029170392014-09-27T21:48:00.000+12:002014-09-27T21:48:00.139+12:00family IS importantMy grandad is the head of our family... and as he enters his final weeks, it makes me sad to think of a life without him... here is a photo of him with 8 of his great grand children on fathers day 2014<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-64713002575885306042014-09-24T21:21:00.002+12:002014-09-24T21:21:51.511+12:00Finding MyselfIn december last year, I hopped on the scales and was shocked at the numbers I saw, I also was at that stage where everytime I looked in a mirror at myself, I cried... I decided that I HAD to something about it... so I set myself a goal to lose 24kgs in 1 year... it seemed an impossible goal way back then, but today, I'm only 5kgs from the finish line, and I feel amazing...<br />
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Along the way, I have not only lost weight, but I have gained a new me... I am now a person who loves exercise, I go to the gym 3 nights a week, 1 boxing bootcamp per week and as of next week, 1 body balance class per week... but apart from the weight loss, the biggest change of all is...<br />
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15 weeks ago, I struggled to run for 1 min, now I can run 5kms!! every night I go to the gym, I run on the treadmill for no less that 2kms, and I'm so darn proud of myself... I walked a half marathon earlier this month, and next year, I plan to run one, so that is what I am now in training for...<br />
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wish me luck... Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-36325893329869474002014-09-19T17:30:00.000+12:002014-09-19T17:30:02.044+12:00The kitchen...Not much more to report since <a href="http://leeshshighway.blogspot.co.nz/2013/12/diy-on-budget.html" target="_blank">this post</a> about our renovations... EXCEPT - I finally have had some of my splash back installed... only some, as I have to save up to buy the rest... but oh well, I'm still loving what I have:<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-4106884450815449382014-09-14T19:58:00.000+12:002014-09-14T19:58:00.019+12:00Sunday with my boyswith hubby now working on Sundays, it was fast becoming the day of the week that I dreaded... it was an awful feeling, and I felt terrible for feeling it, but I couldn't help myself... we have no money for me to do things with the small boys... the teens are off doing their own thing each weekend, so I was left at home alone, with two boys who wanted to do things...<br />
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We have artisan bread sitting on the bench rising as I type, we have made weetbix slice and cinnamon scrolls... the boys love baking and so do I, so it seemed like a perfect thing to do together...<br />
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Weetbix sliced all iced before going in the fridge to cool</div>
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<li>My hubby got quite sick and as a result was no longer able to work in his job</li>
<li>3mths we survived {barely} on just my income alone... it would not have been possible if not for the 2mth mortgage holiday the bank so kindly gave us</li>
<li>I started a new job in January at a high school and I love it</li>
<li>In March my hubby finally found a new job - which thankfully he loves</li>
<li>It does however mean he is only earning half of his old income</li>
<li>It also means he now works sundays - Fridays and Saturdays are his days off</li>
<li>BUT - we are getting used to living frugal</li>
<li>Axel turned 3 in March</li>
<li>Paris turned 15 in July</li>
<li>Josh turned 15 in August</li>
<li>Paris got a part time job in a Hairdressing Salon - she loves it, and really wants to be a hairdresser</li>
<li>Cammy started playing hockey this winter season - turns out he is pretty good too</li>
<li>Cammy got glasses {he has stigmatisms in both his eyes}</li>
<li>And me - well, I got skinny {skinnier at least} and fit... </li>
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We still have to decide on a splashback and do the floors, but other than that, it's finished... it's so nice to have a dishwasher after 13mths without one... and the cupboard space is amazing!!!!Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-91846499428697855752013-10-10T08:22:00.000+13:002013-10-10T08:22:00.394+13:00Proud MummaCammy has played Rugby this year for the first time... he didn't quite grasp the concept of the game, but he kept on playing... he went every to every game bar 2 where he was sick. He scored 1 try over the whole season in his 2nd to last game, and still believed that he was just playing one great big game of chase.<br />
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<br />Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-59470922458760052552013-10-06T20:37:00.000+13:002013-10-06T20:37:00.139+13:00Happy 5th Birthday A massive happy 5th Birthday goes out to my most adorable darling boy Cammy... it's hard to believe that he is 5 already, and due to start school in a little over a week. His birthday was last week and was celebrated with many a friends and family. Here are a few photos<br />
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Working out how to work one of his many new transformers</div>
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Sometimes we all have days of feeling abandoned... and I've been feeling this a bit lately... see for no reason at all, I'm missing my dad... it's been nearly 7 yrs since he passed, and just lately, it's really hurt... <br />
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I have no answers still, and perhaps thats why... you see, my step-mother did an amazing disappearing act with the funeral insurance, and has never been seen or heard from since... and thats cool, I don't need her in my life, but what I do need, I believe is closure... I have no idea what the coronors report said about my fathers death, or the name of the heridetary heart disease he suffered from... I have nothing of his, except for a ring that my aunty gave me... I should have his hundreds and hundreds of pages of sheet music, I truely believe that getting those was my right, as I would have treasured each and every page.<br />
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You see, everytime I put $40 in my car, I get an automatic 6c per litre off my petrol. Now, I have taken to saving this up, so that on the occassions when I put $80 or more into my car I use up all the points I have... which the other day amounted to 30c per litre off!!!</div>
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-51852119924873822752013-07-06T21:11:00.000+12:002013-07-07T12:35:20.718+12:00HelpfulThe other day Cammy disappeared into his bedroom for quite awhile... He came out very proud of himself exclaiming "Mum, come, Come see my bedroom"... so I toddled off into his bedroom, to see what he so badly wanted to show me...<br />
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I was surprised to find he had cleaned his own room... I then asked him if he wanted to vacuum it, he replied "yes, by myself", so I left him too it... <br />
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So proud of himself</div>
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Of course, when I tidy his room, you can actually see his book shelf, and his books</div>
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And of course, when I tidy his room, you can actually see his bed</div>
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BUT - he tidied his own room, and I was soooo proud of him... I gave him $1 pocket moneyLeeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-76400771639539882102013-07-03T22:52:00.000+12:002013-06-30T22:54:00.876+12:00And speaking of birthdaysMy work held a morning tea for my birthday... We do these for everyone's birthday, we all bring a plate to contribute to Morning Tea and a present to put in the box for the birthday person. I was so spoilt by my workmates.<br />
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Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-89526924846921631682013-07-02T20:58:00.000+12:002013-07-02T20:58:00.838+12:00My 2 boys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My how my baby boys are growing</div>
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Axel aged 2yrs 3mths</div>
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Cammy aged 4yrs 9mths</div>
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<br />Leeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140054008861624172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220747816751157439.post-25136317863987845542013-06-30T22:50:00.000+12:002013-06-30T22:54:25.063+12:00Birthday BluesYesterday was my Birthday... I celebrated turning another year old, by having a Pot Luck dinner at home with family and good friends, I had a lovely evening and I even made my own cake.<br />
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I have been wanting to do this blossom design on a cake for some time now, so what better opportunity than for my own cake, and Blue is my favourite colour.</div>
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Don't you just love the polka-dots inside the cake, I thought they were just a little bit fun</div>
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We have been in our house for 10mths now, and on Sunday I finally started working on my photo wall... I hope to add to this over the years and one day full the whole wall with pictures that I love<br />
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This of course means, that the heat is now on for me to start sourcing cool frames in op shops :) tehe... like I need an excuse to go op shopping more often</div>
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