At Our House...

The Christmas celebrations have begun in our house over the weekend.

We took the kids in to see the lighting of the Christmas Tree.  All I can say is WOW - it is very impressive.  The World's Biggest Solar Powered Christmas Tree.  Another tick for Brisbane City Councils Green Brisbane campain.



Sunday Morning saw the kids do the service at Church.  From the songs through to the bible readings.

A Christmas Celebration at Kindergarten and a book left from the Jolly Man.

I attended a photography course on the weekend and have had fun playing with a few of the settings. I have also booked in for another two courses I had so much fun.

  

 Oh and I have a little elf in the kitchen - not sure how much help he is being though (Thanks must go to my Mum for sending it to him - THANKS MUM - You'll keep:)

Go and pop your head into Lou's and see what is happening at other's house's.

This Moment...

[this moment] A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.  A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.

Playing along with SouleMama

My Creative Space...

Is a sugar over load today...

Yumm - the smell of the gingerbread was almost too much for me and I was tempted to have a little taste. 

Would anyone notice that the side of the house was missing?

Come inside ths little house - The sugar, the lollies, the Ginger, and lets not forget Santa.

This one is all wrapped up and is heading with me to Kinder drop off so I dont have to be tempted again today.  It is our contribution to the pic-a-prize raffle at Amelia and Baden's Kinder Christmas party.  If you would like your chance to win it and live in Brisbane let me know - tickets are $1.

Disclaimer:  I did not make the biscuit part - thanks must go to IKEA. 

We will be making another next week - this one with the kids help. For more creative spaces be sure to check in with Kootoyoo.

December 1st

Well - where on earth has the year gone.  As I sit here today and dream of a hot summer getaway full of sunshine and sand, I am starting to think that it is going to look a little like this...

Rain, Rain and more Rain is what is on the cards and is looking more and more like we will have a wet Christmas and a soggy Santa this year.

I was starting to get a little worried that I had not finished the Advent Calander for the kids this year - the Box One was squashed in our last move. I have taken a deep breathe and we are continuing on without the cute Little Stocking one that I wanted to achieve - there is always next year and it means that it is one less thing that I have to worry about.

We will still do advent things and I will share what we are going to do - but at the moment I am off to hug my little family and hold them tight and then after dinner I am going to sit and work out what I would like to achieve next week (with an unplanned trip home thrown in to visit Mum and Dad and attend the funeral of a dear family friend)

Movember

So,  how many of you had to put up with a hairy upper lip for the month of November. 

I was spared (only because my darling husband still manages to pull of a patchy moustash and it is ginger)  Shhh - I did not just tell you all that.

Anyway - I have a friend that works in a man's world and she was getting paid out on for the lack of Mo she had been able to pull of.  So I hooked her up her own, felted it and sent it along for her to wear at the fundraiser BBQ at lunch time.  It was a hit!

So, we now have a year to wait until the men have a real excuse to grow there Mo. Movember a great cause, raising money for men's health.

At My House...

we have been out in search of lollies.  I have been inspired by Corrie's gingerbread house and I need one too.  Thinking that if it turns out it will be my contribution to the Kindergarten Raffle, so we are heading down to IKEA tomorrow to grab a Gingerbread House Kit (one less thing to mess up)

 ...at my house , I have been playing yarn chicken - I still have the front button bands to do on the forth Crazy Aunt knit and I only have 9grams (Crazy Aunt indeed)

...at my house, the kids have sent off their Kids Christmas Swap packages...

...at my house, we have placed little lights out the front.  Amelia was starting to get a little concerned that Santa will not be able to find us at Christmas time when we are camping, these will light up the way for Santa (Note to Self:  dont forget to pack them in the camper trailer or I will be up for another $10)

...at my house, I have booked myself into a photography course.  Just a one day one to learn what all of the buttons are for on my new camera. Although, this little man is over being a model for Mumma.

...at my house ...dont try this at your house...

...I thought that I would be clever and make some little Christmas Tree Crayons - humm - When the packet says 'ICE CUBE TREES'   That may have been warning enough - but NO!

For more of what is happening at other houses around the web - check out Lou's.

This Moment...

{this moment} a Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary  moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.

Inspired by SouleMama

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