My confessions…

I am here. Still breathing. This last month hasn’t been busy, as such, but there have been things happening that have been keeping my mind, if not my hands, occupied.

Firstly, to cut a very long story short, my hands are operating at about 50% – some days less. I had a reaction to some shampoo, which caused my immune system to go haywire, and amongst the medical things I’m dealing with, the middle fingers of both my hands won’t close. You’d be surprised what you can’t do with one finger of each hand out of commission. Blood test, x-rays, ultrasounds – and I still have no idea what is going on. All I do know, is I can’t knit, can barely sew, can’t put socks on Mr A, somedays I can’t even open the car door.

Secondly, my dad, who battled and beat the big C a few years ago found out that it’s back. He was to start radiotherapy a few weeks ago, but they can’t decide whether it’s in the bone of his leg or not, so he’s having hormone treatment for 6 months before starting radiotherapy at the beginning of next year. And he still doesn’t have fences on his farm.

Through all this, we just keep on rolling. We’ve discovered the joys of Skype – Mr A won’t actually talk on the phone anymore. He took to it like a duck to water.

 

And you can see my parents are into it, and love seeing the boys – despite the fact they live 15 minutes away and see them at least once a week.

I have no real photos (can’t hold the camera), no knitting or sewing (ditto) and no new kits (although it is getting easier to mouse). Sorry about that.

So, while there’s a fair bit of doom and gloom around here, we’re enjoying a freezing winter, with the occasional glorious winter day like today to keep us happy. We’ve all got a good attitude about what life has thrown our way this year, and that is helping us all get through each day.

Catch ya…
K

7 little monkeys…

Jumping on the bed. The bed that’s set up on the lounge room floor.

They are supposed to watching Star Wars but there’s a lot of talking, wrestling and DS playing going on. It’s all part of being 8 years old. It’s being called a “great party” by those in the know.

Mr L is having a birthday on Sunday. His mates are here to celebrate. Or eat us out of house and home. One of the two.

We’re optimistically hoping they’ll go to sleep sometime tonight. They will. Won’t they…?

Catch ya…
K

PS I meant to say I am still here but having immense trouble with my right hand. It’s stopping me doing a lot of things at the moment, like designing, knitting, driving the car…

Happy Mother’s Day…

It has been a glorious day here. Check out the autumnal glory at my parents house. I swear this beautiful tree is the reason their house didn’t burn.

We’ve had a busy few weeks, culminating in a visit from friends last week. The kids had a ball, to put it mildly.

And yesterday, we headed up to Mirboo North, mainly so Mr A could see the model train display. Poor possum was not feeling the best, but he liked the trains just the same.

Then we watched the start of the parade. First, a marching band. Second, some CFA trucks. Third, some Vikings…

A parade isn’t complete without some Vikings in my opinion…

Catch ya…
K

Reason #3493 I love this kid…

He came out with a classic at lunch time. We were chatting away, as we do, and I said "Are you going to kinder next year?"

"No. I go school."

"But you have to go to kinder first, then you go to school. Like your brother. He went to kinder when you were in my tummy."

"What?? In your tummy?" Peals of laughter. "You eat me?"

"No, but you were in my tummy"

More laughter.

"That so silly, Mummy."

He drives me nuts and cracks me up – often in the same minute.

And before I go, one of Miss Sophie…

 

She’s a much more cooperative model.

Catch ya…
K

Sophie and Everyday Things…

As I sit here at the computer, the wind is rocking the house and the rain in pelting the windows. We’ve gone from glorious Autumn to the depths of winter in a heartbeat. It honestly doesn’t seem that long ago when the temperature was soaring and the fires were on the doorstep – and now we’ve got the wood fire on to stay warm. The irony of it.

I’ve just put the finishing touches on my latest kit, Everyday Things. I’m crazy about the grey and yellow colour scheme at the moment.

And introducing the newest member of the family – Sophie…

She has fit into the family like she’s always been here. When I first met her at the vets, she climbed onto my shoulder and began to purr. Of all the things she could have done, that was the one thing that would make her mine – Scooter did the same thing, all those years ago. Soph is currently sprawled on my husbands lap, purring like a chain saw.

Catch ya…
K

Chairs and my new little friends…

The hubby is still home for another week, and I think, on the whole, it’s doing me good.

We had a lovely morning out this week – a coffee and a spot of op shopping – which resulted in the purchase of a lounge suite. As you do. Well, as we do, anyway.

Mr G is going to strip back the wood and refinish it, like he did with an old cabinet of my parents. The plan is for the kids to trash the velour red covers (which I hate to admit are growing on me) and then, when the kids are beyond the trashing stage (Mr A , I’m looking at you) I’ll recover them. 2 chairs and a couch. Not bad.

And then there are these little possums, who are hanging off the back of the chairs and causing mischief.

Meet Alex and Emma – new friends for Mr A and Miss E.

Made from a wonderful pattern by Jodie Carelton. I’ve already ordered more material to make two more and have a bag of fabric to make heaps of clothes for them. So nice to sew again after so long.

Today is digi day. I’ve got a colour scheme I can’t get out of my head, and today is the day to do something about it.

Catch ya…
K

Mysteries…

We watch Poirot on a Sunday night at the moment. I am convinced it’s impossible to actually work out who did it based on what clues they give you.

The exchanges between my husband and myself while watching usually go like this:

Him: Oooo, so maybe she did it so she could get the money…
Me: Yes, maybe. He was Mr Bingley on Lost in Austen the other week…
Him: Or maybe the man in the hat is really her father…
Me: Maybe. Do you remember what she was in? The other one on the couch.
Him: No. I don’t think she did it.
Me: I know, but she was in Vainity Fair…

And so on it goes. He tries to solve the murder, while I try to work out which other shows the actors have been in. Fun for the whole family.

Catch ya…
K

Lollipop Forest…

Finally, something new to share! Lollipop Forest is loud, bold and full of fun. Available in my store now – just the papers, just the embellishments or the whole lot.

And as an added sweetener…

Use the code 40ohmy and get 40% off my entire store until the 5th of April.

Catch ya…
K