~*~Life as Me~*~

Wishful Thinking Updates

I've lost count of the times I've posted that I'll be back with this or that and not showed up! My good intentions here often get rescheduled in real life, not only with work stuff but with the kids and my private life too. So many wonderful things are happening to me and my children and with Christmas almost upon us we find ourselves lunged into another area of life that makes our house move a seeming thing of the distant past.

However, as this blog is more than just an online waffle journal I will catch up....when I have enough time to focus on finishing the draft copies, editing photos and all the other stuff started but not finished.

For now though, I am just going to share a few of my favourite photos:

1. While Kirsten and I unpack in the living room, Charley decided to lighten the load and entertain us...at the same time he was hitting the keys he was singing....a song of his own words! Songwriter maybe?

2. My new haircut: You know how it only lasts as long as the hairdresser is there....well this time I photod it, cos try as I might its never gone back to this again! that side parting just kicks in like a haunting!

 

3. The Rogue: Jaymie, my 20 year old returns home with 1 fiance....but his humour is worse than ever...trying to get any kind of photo is like asking for blood off a vampire!!

 

4. The dog: Some things are just....erm...sweet!!

 

5. Early mornings: Hugs all round. Not sure if its real love or if its a form of heating....cos I still cant figure how to change the heating settings to come on earlier!! :)

 

Thats it for now. Not sure at this point when i'll be back here...but I HOPE it will be in the next few days...!!!

Ooooh I say!

I nearly messed it up. Thankfully I found my way round. I have to say, i'm not a fan of this new designing struction on typepad. Honestly, as good as they are with all kinds of things to actually change things around is not an easy task. Blogger is better in that dept.
But I done all I can do now...the blog look i'm on about...haven't you caught on yet? :) Anyway, till I find someone incredibly intelligent to make me a really nice template this is gonna have to do. A bog standard, three column doodie. But look at the sides...go on take a peek...only a teeny weeny border of wasted space there! Now I dont feel like i'm walking through a 1' narrow tunnel when I check my blog! In fact its so good you can actually spread out your arms from one side to another! Go on try it...go on!! ;) Santa's giving it some thought look....think he likes it! ;)

On from that, Princess Kirsten and I have found some ways to tell if you are stressed...all au naturele (sp) of course. From the top...

Last night, going through our water damaged Christmas decorations I decided to call it time and make us all a drink. Leaning to put the milk back in the fridge I leaned to open the back door to let the dog out.

Only it wasnt the dog sat there.

It was the top of the tree!!

Later on Kirsten is sat with the phone in her hand waiting for her friend Whitney to call and arrange things for the weekend. As she was so busy yapping she turned to turn the tv down

With the phone.

I lay on the sofa while Kirsten chose a Christmas movie for us to watch, the dog jumps on the back and chews on my hair as usual. I grab him to play and start munching him.

I got his bum end.

Kirsten goes in the kitchen to make us a drink. She put the sugar in the fridge. The milk in the cupboard. The hot chocolate went in the bin and the sealy thing off the milk in the cup.

Seriously.

Other than that yesterday was a pretty good day all round. Oh and we have been invited to Florida next summer by my friend (female) who has a house there. Now its not enough that she has the house, which is totally massive and jealously awesome but she lives over here and goes there when she needs a break! Oh boy, soon as she made the offer I accepted! She is about 10 miles from Disney Land...now thats what I call cool!! :)

Another bit of exciting new is I have just been invited to share some input over on a really cool blog that I mentioned yesterday...Modern Molly Mormon...the details are still being ironed but I am SO excited cos the site has all the things that tick my clock...Lds, fellow mums, talkers, crafters and a lot more. Go on over and check it out, even if your not Lds i'm sure you'll still love it.

Right, gotta move on now. I'm 9 days late for putting up our tree and decorations. I have only ever once been late and that was last year. Its not good. Seriously, how can you get into the spirit of Christmas with no tree? I'm not sure I even have all the pieces for it though, last night we were missing a crusial part, the part that holds the branches!! Not conclusive yet that all the decorations are damaged but it's looking bleek. So far we have only managed to play music, make a few decorations and cards...thats about as festive as we are right now. Not good. Must do better! So off I go to see if I can save Christmas in the Willson household!! :)

 

~*~Debs~*~

A whole loada cr*p

Some minor things have been bugging me lately, not in a horrible way but more in an amusement way. Here are a few:

* shorcut words so much so you gotta spend an hour figuring out one simple sentence. ie. spesh = special. Might as well just write with pictures!

* invisible trackers dont work, and I know who you are! :P

* lies always come back at ya, however small and for whatever reason

* a burnt apple pie will always be burnt, no matter how  good a cook you are

* blogs/sites that automatically play their taste in music is very frustrating. I often have a talk on then suddenly a blast of unwanted music screams out and shakes the house.

* you can spread the love as much as you want, only a small percentage only ever comes back

* why is it so neccessary to swear on a blog? I know they are personal but surely there should be some iota of self respect going on there? I never return to a blog once i've seen that which is a shame cos there's some really good ones out there.

I feel crap today. Been on meds since Monday and my stomach feels like its all cramping up and about to explode the inside. Thankfully it hasn't but it feels so sore! Most of today has been spend slouching on the sofa, watching Christmas movies with the kids. Originally we'd planned on clearing out Kirsten's wardrobe ready for new stuff from good ole Santa. The upside is she's made a start and found another 8 full outfits for the 90 things out before 2009 pledge we've made. I wonder if anyone else is taking this aboard and decluttering their home?

As a rule (a 20 year rule) my 7' high, 5' wide (at the bottom) Christmas tree is put up lovingly and frustratingly on the 1st December, this year its still sat in the shed wondering what is happening. This weekend Jay, Kirsten, Charley and I shall do the battle and get this house all festive and alive. We were hopeful to move in the next week or so but as its fell though (which trust me, is my luck totally) we are now mentally readjusting to be in this house for a while longer. Trust me, that is not a good thing but hey, we have two choices here, whinge about it or get on with it. We choose the latter for sanity's sake! So, on with Christmas. Kirsten has been doing an About.com art course, focussing on Anime's which she is doing and adapting for the front of her Christmas cards, yesterday she spent almost all day doing them and was so proud of what the end results were. I want to show a picture of them but she says no. humpffff!

Charley has been working on a folder of his artwork for his daddy. Rather than do it in scrapbook style we have inserted the pages in a basic grey cardstock covered folder and inserted pages with photos and memories we have noted down with Charley drawing over the pages. When this is finished I will definitely post photos, he is so excited and proud of this project!

The kids have made a small collection of decorations this week too, they have done some candle holders, more pom poms, small decorated jars with tiny baubles inside and a ribbon saturated card holder. Now they have used up this supply of goodies to alter they are ready for the next batch...but I have not back up batch! So good ole t'interweb served a wonderful tool in finding and printing off some stuff that they can do....wanna see? Go check this site out and I dare ya not to find something you just totally adore! I wish i'd found it earlier because there is so many gorgeous things in there to have a go at, though I may still try, at worst they will be nice for next year!

Moving on, our puddy tat decided to go exploring today....regardless of how often we got her down she went right back up again, and spent about 5 hours there.....birdwatching? sightseeing? plane spotting? (Taken through the window so look out for the smudges!!!)

In all she was about 20' high in this bare tree, loving whatever it was she was doing but didn't she realise there was nothing up there?
Last night whilst we (the kids and I) were reading, Tillie and Jake were playing around (she's coming into her own now at last) but she still loves to tease the dog and sit wherever is small enough that only she can go....like here....

All the time watching Jakeyroo....

then Charley boy....

Dontcha just love the quiet days in preparing for Christmas, making, playing, talking, reading and just being together? No? Well we do! :)

~*~Debs~*~

Who rules: Jake or Tillie?

The cat has ran out of lives.

She is anti-social.

She winds up the dog.

Who does a Scooby Doo on the laminate flooring.

Trying to chase her.

While all the time she is curled up by the taps.

Hissing and laughing at him.

He barks and growls, all he wants is to sniff her.

She thinks its clever to rub up against him then run when he turns.

Now and again we catch them in action.

Then she turns the tricks.

She eats his food.

He's confused. (dont take a lot with Jakeyroo!).

He slowly walks towards her.

She lets him.

She rules.

She knows it.

He knows it.

But he has to try.

He pushes his luck.

She warns him.

Then she hisses.

He jumps back and waits.

Then this....

 

She allows him to eat from his bowl.

He makes the mistake of stopping and looking.

So she gets in there to feast.

He lets her like a true gentleman.

He starts the sniffing again.

She gets lairy.

He carries on.

She hits out at him.

He does the dance that only Jakeyroo can do.

She rolls her eyes at him.

Then eats more of his food.

Attention is short.

She jumps up on the sink.

Twists and turns to get snuggled in by the taps.

He turns round and walks off to plop on the sofa.

Life is sweet.