Friday - happy birthday Fave!

For his birthday, we took Angie out for lunch at a cafe and I presented Ian with this magnificent photobook. Yes, of course I created it, but it IS magnificent. I made it at Albumworks, an Australian company that creates photobooks online. Thanks to cousin Wendy for recommending them! The book contains photos I've taken of Ian with the children over the past year - there were more than 100! I love seeing them enlarged.

Thursday - just Thursday

Ah much better. Somwehere else!

Wednesday - little chef

When Tasmin's at home on Wednesday life is so hectic! She definitely gets 90% of the attention. After going outside for a swim, followed by a time-out in the naughty chair (then her room), then back inside for play, practise writing letters and lunch with Gandy, then a reading of Little Miss Bossy Boots, then into the kitchen to make pizza dough and jelly, she was ready for a nap. Bonus! Yes, Angie was here but he didn't get much attention. However I did get a lot more of the burdensome paperwork requiring attention, fax and phone call, so a good day.

And did I mention I'm back at work tonight!

Tuesday - yes it's all about ME again

Monday - dressmaking lessons

This, dear readers, is my first ever attempt at making myself a garment from a pattern all by myself! Sort of. Actually with help. I found a flyer for a dressmaking teacher who gives lessons from her home. It's 10 minutes from my home, and I take my own - SIMPLE - commercial top or skirt pattern, no knits, and we go from there! I took the trusty baby Elna, but it wasn't needed. No siree. I took the whole two and a half hours just cutting out the patterns and pinning them onto the fabric. Yikes! I'm slow, but I'm sooooo excited to be doing this.

The teacher wondered why I had so few pins and why they were rusty. Well that's because a). I used some pins for my applique projects at Christmas and can't seem to find where I put them. Oops. And b). they're rusty because they were my Mum's and haven't been used for years. So, new pins, and proper dressmaking scissors, that's what's on the shopping list this week. Don't think my pocket money is going to stretch quite that far. Lucky it's my birthday month LOL! Though I do have a Christmas voucher for a local store that could be used. Oh goodie!

As for the patterns and fabric bought at Spotlight, well, that's a story for another day. Phew! That was nerve racking.