Girls room

​the girls room needed to be organised and vacuumed 

Now school is back I won’t have four girls all the same time as often 

I was waiting on a delivery from Timu to arrive before I proceeded 

I’m sure you have all seen the soft toy cylinder storage tower. 

It takes up so little room, yet holds lots of soft toys 

As you can see there is lots more floor space now. Meaning the girls might stay  here rather than setting up camp in the craft room 

I’m still tweaking my granny chair area. 

I’ve one more item to get and I should be all set up. 

It’s only by sitting here that you realise what it is you need and what doesn’t work 

Stay tuned 

Routine

​this week was a much happier one. We are starting to get into a routine. 

I got up early to get things sorted 

As you can tell. It was still dark outside. 

I was up very early 

This was the only way I could look after Georgia and play with Ana. 

Eventually Georgia had a bottle and went to sleep 

I helped Ana colour the last of the wooden animals. She was very proud of this one.  I had to take a photo and send it to mummy 

Georgia woke after about an hour and was grumpy. It didn’t help that Ana was hanging onto my arm while I was dealing with the baby. 

Today she really tried to keep my attention on her. 

Obviously I can’t do that. I messaged grandpa and asked home to come and keep Ana happy while i deal with the baby. 

Ana was happy with grandpa. And he took her to the shed where they had adventures with him and her daddy 

Apparently she learnt to ride a buggy. She apparently liked to go really fast! 

Meanwhile I fed Georgia almost a whole pouch of apricot and pear mash. 

And then a full bottle of milk. 

She went to bed and slept for almost four hours 

She’s learned to roll. I had her on her back. By the time she woke up she was sleeping on her belly. 

By the time I put her down, Ana was back and wanted cuddles with grandma 

She then fell asleep 

She slept for just under three hours. 

Her mummy said she was coming down with something so a sleep was probably the best thing for her. 

After clearing up. I was able to sit quietly and crochet 

This is slowly getting bigger. 

When Georgia woke, she was so happy. 

I changed her and gave her to grandpa to hold while I got her bottle ready 

He was happy to feed her giving me a longer rest 

By the time she had finished her parents were here to pick them up. 

Ana woke when she heard her parents and looked very refreshed 

Now I’m home all alone.

I started watching Poldark last night and I’m now watching episode four  

It’s definitely grabbed my attention 

On today’s menu

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Banana bread, I had four very ripe bananas. I’m sure the boys at the shed will appreciate them 

Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce. 

The mushrooms were bought not harvested from the wild. 

If you know. You know haha 

Roasted veggies 

Potatoes 

Pumpkin 

Carrots 

And a large onion. 

Hubby loves them 

Another very warm day. 

A good day to stay inside and crochet 

Busy day out

​this morning I set the alarm to 6.30. 

This gave me enough time to get things done and to get ready to leave the house 

First stop was meeting the girls at eight for a coffee at the shopping centre 

After coffee the other two went off to do their grocery shopping, while I left to go and see my mother. It’s her birthday today 83. I think   

Thankfully the traffic was light and I had a stress free drive. 

I got there to see her sitting with her new best friend, watching a man singing popular songs from the fifties and sixties 

Three times she told me that they knew it was her birthday and asked how did they know. 

I just gave the same answer and I didn’t tell her I already told her. 

We looked at photos of the girls. Four times. She kept asking if I had any photos 

And twice I had to tell her about the saga of hubby and the rooster 

After having a little of her birthday cake, thankfully we didn’t have to sing. I left to come home. 

I stopped at Aldi to check out the specials isle. 

They had packs of two pillows for $15 dollars. 

I needed eight pillows for the farm house   I got four pairs. I think it was a good price. I don’t know how great they are but since you’re only going to sleep one or two nights at a time I’m sure they’re fine. 

Otherwise they can bring their own from home 

This is the, all these have to go into the car to take to the farm next time we go, pile 

The spotted bag has quilts I made using the tea towels from my travels and 

The blanket I just finished from my WIP pile 

One down three to go. 

For now anyway. 

This is the second WIP I’m doing now 

The box has three fluffy rugs for the floors 

In the corner there’s a bag of excess plates and the black bag has another quilt and a crochet blanket 

The box in the back is a coffee table like the one I now use by my seat 

In years gone past. I never used paper towels or napkins. I used towels that I washed and reused. 

For some reason for the last few years we have been buying paper towels 

Aldi had packs of four cloth napkins for $5.99. 

I  got a few packs,  I’ll soak and wash these as they get  used. 

Ive washed them all and once dry I’ll iron them and put them away 

I’m now sitting and thinking about what to make for dinner. 

It will definitely be something easy 

Resolutions

​Because you have inspired me to clean and organise, I decided to work on a specific spot in the craft room 

It’s where bags of stuff get thrown and then forgotten about 

As you can see. It’s bedlam up there 

I’ve  only just begun, and I’ve found four WIP’s. 

My resolution this year is to finish them all. 

These are two what  I found yesterday 

Today’s two are a simple granny square blanket, which Leanne started and said I had to finish after she passes  

This year it will be 12 years since she left  

Yeah well she didn’t give me a  time frame lol  I’m sure she’s  is looking at me shaking her head and laughing  

The other is a crochet tartan blanket

I started to practice the technique  

That will be easy to finish and I’ll put it in the the girls room for a dolls blanket 

I’m a tad worried about continuing  

Who knows how many more I’ll find

Oh well  it needs to be done and I’ll deal with the consequences what ever they are  

Winter is shaping up to be a busy crafting one 

Quiet

​Ana had a great sleep with grandma, grandpa and Trixie lol 

Yup four in the bed!

She fell asleep cuddling into me while watching monsters inc. 

I carried her to bed and got in myself. Hubby and Trixie a little while later 

Waking up at 7.30. A very civilised time in my opinion, our day began 

Annie is very talkative in the morning. She was chatting away, following me as I fed the menagerie 

I asked her what she wanted for breakfast and chose on of the cereals I had. Pretty much the quietest she was all morning

While out back she decided to sweat for grandma 

All the mulching was swept back clearing the path 

Once we had brushed our teeth she asked if we could make trixie cookies. 

I have a cookie cutter in the shape of a poodle 

I measured and she added to the bowl mixing ever time we added another ingredient. Until it got to hard. Grandma took over then 

She wanted to roll the dough 

Cookies before going into the oven 

While they cooked. And grandma cleaned she sat with grandpa and watched paw patrol. 

Daddy arrived to pick  her up. She took her cookies home with her. 

Now grandma is resting ready to do it all again next week 

Full on Friday

​the girls arrived this morning and once again I was set up and ready

The day started really well 

Ana was being a great helper, keeping Georgia entertained 

Very soon it was milk time. I defrosted and heated the milk. I use hot water from the tap to do this. I’m old fashioned and I can monitor the heat level easily 

With trepidation I sat to feed and joy of joys. It was all good. In fact she wouldn’t let me take the bottle once it was finished, she really wanted more. 

So I gave her more. 

I changed her, burped her and she went off to sleep

This was pretty much the system for the day. 

She even had a whole pouch of pear and apricot purée over two feeds. 

Georgia slept really well, although she did fight to go to sleep. But this isn’t grandma’s first rodeo and I won each time 

Grandpa arrived after lunch and was able to spend time with Georgia while I organised, cleaned and packed stuff away. 

Ana was watching Gabbys dollhouse and Georgia really got into it 

She had another sleep woke and I gave her the last of the milk 

But she wanted more. 

She had drunk the bar dry. 

I called daddy and he brought more over when he arrived to pick her up. 

We all had fish and chips for dinner before daddy and Georgia went home. Mummy is at a wedding so daddy is looking after Georgia at home while Ana gets a sleepover at grandmas 

Right now Ana is snuggling next to me while I’m typing. She really missed all the alone time today. 

It’s nice to have one on one time at this stage. 

I’ve told her she can watch one Disney movie and then we will go to bed. 

As she’s yawning she agreed with that plan. 

Anxiety and panic attacks

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I finished sorting through all my clothes. 

It doesn’t look it. But there is ample space now. 

The clothes aren’t all pushed against one another and it’s easy to rifle through to find what your looking for 

While working in this I was waiting for my shopping from woolies to arrive 

It was here before I had finished. 

I use the door dash app and they’re very good at keeping you updated and are very prompt. 

I’m very had shoppers ring and ask if I would accept a product because the one I ordered wasn’t available 

This had been great for me. 

I’ve always been a homebody and during the early years of marriage had to be. Fuel prices were high, so I would only go into town once a week. Do everything I needed and then back home. 

I’ve never been confident driving too far from home. Basically because I was prevented from doing so 

My parents were very strict and I pretty much never left home alone I think this has been a big part of my lack of confidence 

I wasn’t able to build it in my formative years 

As I got older it slowly got worse. 

It hasn’t helped that I’ve been hit from behind three times in the last seven years. 

It also doesn’t help that I have begun to get lost. Even going to my parents house, which I lived in, I got lost three times last year. 

I have been known to ring hubby in years because I can’t remember how to get home 

It’s not frequent but enough to make me nervous 

My friends know this and will always pick me up when we go out together. 

And was why they drove me to the hospital to visit and pick up hubby 

So being able to do my shopping on line had made me a much happier and not as anxious all the time. 

It’s actually one of the reasons I stopped going to the pool. Between all the road works, detour signs and driving in the dark, I’d start to get anxious the night before 

I know I’m being silly but I honestly can’t help it. 

Last week I left the house just one day. To the post office which is across the highway from me and to the pharmacy, which is a 5-10 minute drive down the highway. 

Short simple drives. 

At least being an  anxious person prone to panic attacks is much easier in the time of internet shopping. I don’t know how I would of been if I didn’t have that 

Today’s doings

​today I had been inspired by a couple of fellow bloggers. 

I had all the fixings to made some granola bars 

I added chocolate on top and the boys have already made a dent of the large pile. They had too the lid wouldn’t close on the container 

As the oven was going to be used I decided to make the most of it. 

Next in bread 

I forgot to slash the top and it’s a bit of a funny  shape, because of the brown paper I had lined the Dutch oven with 

I also made made a pasta bake. Using the leftovers of the pasta I made the other day 

I have also started to sort my wardrobe. 

I’ve  lost weight and have gone down a dress size. 

All old , too big, clothes have been put into a pile to be used as cleaning rags at the shed. They’re not good enough for donations 

All, not so old , clothes have been kept as they’re still great for wearing around the house. 

I have finished one part of the wardrobe and will tackle the next tomorrow 

And now I’m trying to crochet but Trixie has other ideas 

She likes it when I finally sit 

Australia Day

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Jobs getting done

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This is the perfect picture for how I feel 

I’ve cleaned all the cobwebs from the back veranda. 

Swept all the leaves that the gale force winds had deposited 

Washed all of Teddy’s bedding. It’s dry now all i have to do is put it all back 

Dragged the hose around watering all pots under the front veranda. 

As well the normal daily chores 

Finally after all that I had a nice cool shower 

That pretty much finished me off. 

All fibro warriors know that showering uses up lots of our energy. 

It’s still really hot outside. My neighbour gave me some herbs to plant. He’s a lovely man. All our neighbours are 

I’ll let it cool a tad before I go out to plant them out. 

Crafting is continuing. 

I’ve cut the scraps I found the other day, into 3 inch squares 

I’ve pined some to my hexi papers and cut off the corners to make the hexi shape. I’ve even started to sew some, adding to the pile ready to sew 

When I get sick of that I change back to the crochet. 

That blanket is getting much bigger now. 

I think 2026 is the year of finishing off WIP’s and busting my stash. 

That a good thing indeed 

Day one

​after all the carfuffle of last week we finally arrived at DDay 

Both Ana and Georgia were dropped off in the morning. 

Grandma had to set the alarm to give herself time to get organised 

Fruit was cut up and in Ana’s snack box. 

 Variety of small packets containing chips, and crackers 

Her big bottle was filled with water and it was all set in the coffee table ready for her to just pick and eat 

I set up a change table section so I wouldn’t have to bend 

And the new baby seat was brought out into the living room

I did but nappies but I got the wrong size. Lots were packed into her bag so nothing to worry about 

The morning went very smoothly 

And both girls were happy 

I love that they both look at me while taking the photo 

Soon enough Georgie was showing signs of needed her nap. 

She pretty much cuddled into me and drifted of to sleep 

Ana must of felt a little out of the loop and wanted cuddles too 

When I wasn’t taking pictures my arm had to be around her  which grandma was very pleased to do 

Love holding and looking at a sleeping baby. 

Once she was well and truly asleep I popped her into the cot. 

Ana and I then spent some time together doing whatever she wanted to do. 

Georgia slept for almost three hours 

She woke happy. 

I changed her and when she decided she wanted her bottle I defrosted some and started to feed her. 

No way was she going to accept the bottle 

I was warned that she might but I thought that was because of all the sights and sounds of daycare 

Nope she didn’t want anything to do with it. 

Her mummy did say she liked eating and sent a pic of what she was using 

I did grab a few of the pouches. She nearly ate a whole pouch. Which I was very happy with. 

But she still wanted milk. I knew this as she was turning her head towards me when I held her. 

I was able to distract her for a while but eventually she was very upset and nothing I did helped. 

In desperation I rang her daddy and asked him to come over as soon as he was done. 

Georgia was taken home to mummy and fed. I was relieved 

Ana stayed because she wanted to see grandpa 

This morning mummy had organised new tests for the bottle and Georgia fed and fell asleep 

Fingers crossed that the issue is now fixed and she will once again accept the bottle. 

Grandma does not want her being that upset ever again. 

I do not do well listening to one I love be so upset. 

Resting. Kinda

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This morning I had a sleep in. I didn’t get to sleep until late last night because of the usual reasons. 

I had planned on resting today in preparation for tomorrow. 

Not only will Ana come to visit, but her sister will too. 

My first double trouble day was supposed to have been last Friday, but we all know what happened. 

Instead.today, I spent the day cleaning spiderwebs, dusting and vacuuming 

I don’t know why but this year has been bad for spiders. I can clean a web today and tomorrow it will be back. 

Even my car needs cleaning of the little buggers building endeavours. 

Now I’m done for the day I’m continuing to increase the size of this granny square blanket. It will be added to the pile for the farm. 

Hopefully the meds work better and I get some sleep. I’m going to need to be on my toes 

Getting things done

​this morning hubby drove me to the doctors to get a fasting blood test  

There were quite a few tests she asked for so they took two vials full. 

Then a urine test was asked for, so she gave me the little plastic jar and sent me off in my way. 

Once I had been totally bled of all liquids I left.  

I had scripts to drop off at my pharmacy 

Home again after that I turned in the radio in the kitchen and went to work. 

There were plums that were very ripe so they were pitted and cut up. I also had half a tub of blackberries that had been pushed to the back and forgotten. They were added to the plums. 

We had the last of the oranges from our tree and some mandarins. They were all cut up as well

They’re now in the freezer for future use. I didn’t get the seeds out of the citrus because I figured that when I defrost them they’ll be squishy and easier to de pip. 

I then tackled a bag of peppers from the market garden across the road. I cleaned and cut them up. I had half an onion so that got sliced. 

Some tomatoes that had ripened too much for salads or sandwiches, so they were put in also 

I went into the freezer to get the last of the leek and cherry tomatoes to add as well. 

It’s all cooked up and ready to eat. It’s a great side dish to steak or any BBQ. Plus I’ll freeze some for in the slow cooker to use during winter. 

I then turned to the excess of eggs. I got some silverbeet from the garden. The last packet of feta cheese and the eggs to make my version of spinach pie 

My eggs. They look like peaches in syrup lol 

I ended up using 20 eggs in just one pie 

I’ve messaged the boys telling them it’s ready to eat. 

Finally I’ve organised my crafting corner. 

I purchased a coffee table with a lift up top 

Once closed all my craft paraphernalia is hidden. Making it look neater. Not to mention little people won’t be able to get at it. 

Georgia won’t stay a baby for very long. So I’m getting ahead  start with the baby proofing 

I also have a basket to store the actual WIP’s I’m working on. It will be easy to pick up the whole basket and put it up out of reach 

As you can just see, Trixies bed with her toys are just visible in the left corner. 

This too will once again be moved when we have a mobile baby. 

It’s now one in the afternoon and I’m very tired. 

I went to bed last night after midnight. I was staying up to see this 

You could actually see it with the naked eye. Not this brilliantly unfortunately but once it was viewed through the phone, magical 

We have been so lucky to have seen so many Auroras. It’s been one good view every year for the last three years 

I still would love to see the northern lights one  day, but for now I’m just happy to have seen this. 

Right now, life is good in the nest 

Forgotten treasures

​I am please to say hubby had a good nights sleep and has woken up happy. 

You really cannot sleep in hospital 

Me? Well my sewing machine was being all kinds of mean. So i goggled different videos and went through every. From scratch. Elna 101. 

I have used it and I seem to have “ fixed” the problem. I did ring a sewing machine mechanic and he gave me some advice. 

If it continues to be a bugger it will be taken to the machine hospital to get looked at 

While I was doing all that, I had to look for a foot on the sewing machine. I thought I was short one. So I pull out the old bag I used to carry it to class. I looked in every pocket no luck. 

But I did find this 

Squares I’ve quilted to make a quilt as you go blanket 

I must of stored them in there when we had to pull down the old room and rebuild it again  

Knowing me, I probably thought that the next time I go to put the machine in there I would find them  

Obviously I’ve not used the bag 

There was also more fabric to use  

Also, the other day I was collecting quilts to be taken to the farm house and I found this 

I had started it to use up my odd balls and then totally forget about w

I’ve added a dozen rows to it in the last few days. It was a nice change from sewing. A bit of a holiday 

As for the EPP it’s coming along slowly but surely 

Now I have plenty to get on with. 

Should keep me out of trouble for a few weeks anyway