Well I do have to say that is is nice to be home again, even though I didn’t want to come home! I had my dear friend and downline Chantelle come over on the last night to do a bit of last minute stamping together, which was great. We actually didn’t get to do as much as we had hoped. Chantelle is very much pregnant and hanging out for that day. I remember only too clearly how drained you feel, and motivation certainly isn’t cranking. Have so say though that Chan is look absolutely radiant, even if she doesn’t feel like it! Less that 3 weeks now! Woo Hoo. And well with the nasty flu that I had, I wasn’t too flash myself with that nasty and I am sure it was the last thing Chan wanted to catch as well. So in 2 weeks we only managed to stamp together twice!

Anyway I was saying to her on the last night……” I don’t want to go home”  and then again about each half hour! I am sure she was getting sick of it! I was really just in my element there. Sleep-in’s, no phone ringing, easy meals, and a fab-o stamp studio that I can just pop into, not hike it up a load of stairs to get to my stuff. It was so great to just be relaxed, spending time with the kids, going for walks, and just not having to be here, be there, rat race of life that is very usual for us. No Ballet, people for dinner, Soccer runs etc… Sounds like I’m whinging…….but I really just lapped it up and really managed to relax.

Whilst the weather was pretty bad down there, we still managed to get out a couple of times. Of course to the famous Dunsborough bakery……they make the BEST french vanilla slice!!! YUMMO! And of course to the Busselton jetty. I took some pictures of the kids and thought you may want to see them

This is at the Busselton Jetty Foreshore. It is almost impossible to get 4 young kids to smile at the camera all at once! With these logs that are differing in heights made this picture fun.

Enjoying the delights of the Dunsborough Bakery!

I just have to show you this cute picture of Mali…… He really hates to wear long pants!!!! He almost refuses daily to wear them even though it is freezing. But he insists on wearing his jackets with the hood up because he doesn’t want cold air on his ears!!! Go figure that one out! It is really funny though, and there is no negotiating with him. I am sure it is just one of those fazes that will pass and in time we will all have a big chuckle about it!

Tiarne hanging like a monkey at the playground…..I can’t believe she is almost 9!

My other Monkey……. Elijah

What a cheeky smile!

Last of all my Golldilocks, Janaya…..Her shirt says “Missy” and it sums her up to a tee!

And here they are at the Jetty

 So that was the kids…..now onto more fun stuff…….:)

I had a few of you ask, how much stuff did I acutally take to Busselton???? Well I thought I better take a picture of my temporary studio, and then all the gear stacked up ready to take home.

This was the big spare room in the Holiday house that I converted into a stamp room whilst we were there. I got the outdoor table and brought it into here, then on the bedside cabinet I had all my punches layed out. I had a large crate full of cardstock on the floor, and then all my stamps lined up on the bed. On the desk I had my Stamp pad caddy, stack n’ store, and of course all the ribbons, hodgepodge, pretties and assecories from the catty! It was great, and not once did I regret takin ALL that stuff!

Here it all is ready to come home!

Well we arrived home late yesterday. Man that was a mammoth task to unpack the cars in the rain!. It is always nice to come home, well I think so, but this time I came home and was like…..man this place needs a clean! Lots of spider webs etc……

I am really sad to say that when I was getting stuff together in my craft nook, I opened one of my drawers and guess what I saw!!!!! A dead mouse……EEEK! I couldn’t believe it. So today I had myself a 9 hour cleaning frenzy!

I started in the kids room, and did all the cupboards, the windows etc….till it was spotless. Then went onto the Bathrooms, Family, Kitchen, Dining, Master bedroom. Nothing was going to stop me till every nook and cranny was spotless today!

I have to say that whilst every muscle in my body is aching, it feels really really good to know that everything is clean. I mean it is not that I don’t clean, I am rather up to date if you know what I mean, but it is all those cruddy jobs that you put off, like vacuuming under the couch cushions, cleaning windows, and re-arranging the bookshelves etc.

Sorry this is turning out to be such a major post. I haven’t chatted to anyone today and so had to tell someone of all my efforts!

Well at least with the busy week ahead I won’t have to think about the cleaning

You have all have a great weekend!

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