Childhood Dreams

All through my childhood, one of my biggest dreams was to have a Feijoa Tree... Weird dream to aspire to I know! But, ya know, everyone has one of those dreams... you know the ones, small and un-substantial, but you still want to achieve it anyway...

When we bought this house, my dream was about to become a reality... not one, but two Feijoa trees {of, course you actually need two trees to get fruit}... and then as Autumn crept into our lives, that dream became even more real, because the fruit started dropping... and didn't stop... I'm in heaven

This was the first yeld we got... we only pick up off the ground, none directly from the tree... the shopping bag has all had the flesh scooped out, and has been frozen ready for baking

This represents approx how many we collect off the ground every couple of days

Hard Road...

We have had a bit of a rough time lately... Our boy Josh {my step-son} said goodbye for the last time 2 weeks ago, as she lost her 10yr battle with cancer.

Josh is coping very well... too well to be honest... we have him seeing a counsellor through school who is very good, and used to specialise in grief counselling.

It's hard enough to lose your Parent as an adult, I can vouch for that, but I couldn't possibly imagine what it must be like for a 13yr old. My heart just breaks for him over and over again.

We were all booked to go on our honeymoon 3 days after she passed, but unfortunately our travel insurance wouldn't cover us in changing our trip, and we couldn't afford the $2,000 it was going to cost to change it ourselves, so at everyone elses insistance {incl, Josh} we headed off as planned and missed the funeral.

We have been told by our families and friends, that Josh was amazing at the funeral, and that he got up and spoke beautifully of his mum.  I am so proud of him.

Cotton...

My grandparents have moved into a rest home... it's sad, and it's been a hard week as we have sorted through their house and their belongings that they no longer want or need... but there are always gems to be found... And my nana's cotton stash is one of those gems... I thought long and hard about where I was going to store them, and then it dawned on me... left over preserving jars...

 

 

What do you think???

 

 

 

new {old} toys

My grandparents are going into a rest home... and while that is sad, it is also time... my grandparents have decided that their grandkids get first dibs on all their stuff... so I went over to their place in search of retro tupperware and baking items...

I scored on the baking items front...

They don't make these like they used to... thats for sure

As for the retro tupperware... sadly my nana appears to have thrown most of it out... she doesn't remember doing so, but her mind is not really with it anymore, so who knows...

Sleeping Arangements

Sometimes when your child ask to sleep someone different to usual, it's not worth the fight you are gonna have if you say no... so here is Cammy's bed for last Sunday night...

and Monday night, and Tuesday night, and Wednesday night and Thursday night... I packed it up on Friday night when he wasn't here...

Delightful Suprise

I love Op-Shopping... and I have now gotten my mother hooked also... we do go op-shopping together 1 friday every month and have a few regular shops we visit.

A few weeks ago, we came across this awesome sewing desk for $25 so I bought it...

To be honest, it isn't much different to my current sewing desk, but this one had the doors at the front, and the top drawer, isn't a drawer... it actually lifts at the top and is a great place to pop your overlocker.  Only I don't have an overlocker... Or at least I didn't... till I got this desk home and had a decent look through it.... and in that great place to pop your overlocker, there actually WAS an overlocker...

I squealed with delight when I discovered this... and then squealed even more when I realised it was a WORKING overlocker!!  My mum couldn't believe it... especially considering I only bought the desk so I could convert my old one into a study desk for Paris and Josh.

 

 



A day of Fun

My sister got some tickets to Rainbows End given to her the other day.  She asked if Cammy and Me wanted to join her and my niece when they went... of course I said yes :)

so yesterday was the day we went... Cammy was sooo excited... and he went on all the rides her was big enough to go on...

he didn't like the Pirate Ship, loved the Gold Rush, enjoyed the Log flume, loved the Motion Master, loved the Family Karts and enjoyed all the rides on offer in the Kids Kingdom

Here are some pics of our day