crap crap crappity crap

Posted on May 25, 2010

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Other times they do.  It’s just the way it goes. We all have a crappy moments – you know – you step in a puddle and your shoes get wet and it is only 3′C outside – so now you have a frozen foot, then you drop your keys down a drain and your umbrella turns inside out.  You try and use your mobile phone to call for help – but the battery has conked out. Your four little children are having a a puddle party – but are wet to the core and you have no spare clothes.  Crap.  Things are just not going well.  You deal with it.

Things are not quite going to PLAN.

My world came tumbling down on Friday at precisely 3:56pm.  Mum called.  She gave it to me straight.  Livercancer.Monthstolive. If I say it super quickly – it may not be true. CRAP CRAP CRAPPITY CRAP. Saying it quickly didn’t help.

Needless to say, there has been alot of crying. You know what. Get your cameras out. Go and have fun. Drop absolutely everything that seems important (that really isn’t) and go and enjoy it. If your little tribe of people want a lolly after breakfast every now and then – let them.

I am just waffling. I am not looking for massive amounts of sympathy. Sympathy and tears isn’t going to help. (I tried crying. The cancer is still there. ) The cancer is there and it is going to do it’s thing. I just need some strength for my girls. Lots of strength. My Wilbur is out in the middle of the ocean feeling helpless watching and listening to my tears via skype.

We are going to enjoy our time and have fun and just be. BUT I need strength lots of it. Please send me some – and go and love your family.

Having said that – I realised that I have zero to no photos of mum.  Definitely none with her and our girls. None with her and myself.  We are going to fix that.  We started over the weekend and spent some time just being together.  They are perfect.  Okay – so they may not be technically correct, blurry and overexposed – but they are of US.  Enjoy – I certainly will.

murphys law…

Posted on May 14, 2010

Or in this case Murphy, Milla and Mackenzie’s law…….. ‘if Mum is feeling crook, and she stupidly stays up late to do some work – let’s conspire to keep her awake for the rest of the night’.  Well kids – it worked.  Not in your favour – coz now I am tired AND grumpy. Will push on.

Today is International Bloggers without makeup Day (as decreed by Jodie over at Mummy Mayhem).  In this house it is International bloggers without makeup day EVERYDAY.  I don’t have time nor the knowledge to put on makeup.  I might splash on a bit of five year old mascara (do those things have a use by date?) if I have a sudden wish to look beyoootiful.  Otherwise it’s just plain skin for me.  Anyway – I tought I’d play along with Jodie – and post a picture of me right now – sans makeup…. as usual.

I’m also going to play along with Brenda and FLOG MY BLOG!  It’s flog yo blog friday today – so I am a floggin’ my blog!

Here’s her little button – play along ……

Today – apart from blog flogging and no make-up wearing, I am going to finish up two clients galleries, bake some cookies for the school market tomorrow, finish up some blog{ART}, turn somersaults with Murph, toss Milla in the air and

not much to not like

Posted on May 13, 2010

about that picture.

My favourite little people are in it.  The ONE is in it. I am hiding in the back there – in all my metal-mouthed glory.

OH WOW – it’s a photo of all of us.  At once.  Together.

How often does that happen.  In the five thousand six hundred and fifty-eight million photos I have lurking electronically around this house – I think I am in maybe 10 of them.  I don’t like having my photo taken.  Especially not with this mouthful of ugly metal.  I hate the way my mouth looks. Oh – and my eyes.  I look like some sort of weird rubber lipped googly eyed martian with massive teeth who thinks it is fashionable to wear metal in its mouth.  There – I said it.  I got my gripe out about myself and just happened to ruin what could have been still will be a beautiful blog post about my glorious family.

As I type – I have Milla feeding from her never-ending supply of milk. She seems to be a little more settled at present – always a good thing – for both her sanity and mine. When she is not feeding or sleeping – she generally just lays around and looks awfully cute.  I like that in a child.  She does it quietly.

Murphy on the other hand is less quiet.  She’s a subtle as a rhino walking across bubble-wrap.  “Mummio  – hungwy“. “Hello Millaaaacaterpillarrr“. I type in bold – coz that’s how she speaks.Truly.  It’s like before she says anything – she selects her words, highlights them, clicks on ctrl-b and then speaks yells.  Boldly.

Oh oh oh.  Have you checked out MAEVE yet.  Specifically my little piece – CARAVAN LOVE. Make sure you check out the whole thing – it’s a fabulous read.  Lovely with a nice cup of jasmine tea. (lovely with other sorts of tea I’m sure – it’s just that jasmine is all I have!)

Over the next few days I have a million things to do. I am going to kick this little buggy thing that is starting to make its home inside my throat, and then I am going to work like a banshee.  blog{ART} to design.  KCP shoots to blog. Fun to be had all round really.  Kisses and cuddles to bestow upon my tribe.

totally inspired by this….hoopla!

Posted on May 9, 2010

Everyone needs to watch the video.  Fabulousness.

Let’s give this hooping thing a go.  Thanks to Sara for the inspiration…

How to make the hoop, and stuff for decorating, and some general circussy hoopy stuff. Just in case you need some light reading – here’s the history of hooping.

Now – let’s get hooping!