where I am right now -January

I feel like I blinked and December vanished!  Its January already!

Making : Blackcurrant Jam

Cooking : From my new stack of recipe books

Drinking : Nespresso

Reading: Mollie makes  magazines

Wanting: It to rain so I can test out the spouting and barrel I just installed.

Looking: At school bag options for the boys

Playing: with watercolours

Deciding: what chocolate to eat from our large selection we have been gifted over Christmas

Wishing: To go back to the Christchurch Art Gallery 

Enjoying: Trips to the park with the boys

Waiting: for my gladioli to flower

Liking: My simple loom creations 

Wondering: why our potato yield was so bad this year

Loving: Days spent alone with Mr B

Pondering: the view of the city

Considering: planting more plants

Watching: the boys grow

Hoping:  there is no more painting for us in the near future

Marvelling: At the new functional space we have 

Needing: more patience

Smelling: the garden

Wearing: a smile

Following: the boys around the new playground in the city

Noticing: All the birds in the garden

Knowing: that we are creating memories together

Thinking: abut how fast the past year went

Feeling: Thankful all the painting is done!

Admiring: All our storage solutions

Buying: Lunch boxes and drink bottles

Getting: Excited for Master B's 9th Birthday next month

Bookmarking: great playgrounds around the city

Opening: post

Giggling: at all the awesome photos I find on the camera

Feeling: very thankful for grandparents

You can find the list here

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Christmas Encraftment Market

Come and check out Christmas Encraftment! 

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where I am right now- November

Making : Christmas Angels

Cooking : bbq for dinner

Drinking : lots of water 

Reading: the weather reports

Wanting: Mr B's ring to be fixed asap

Looking: forward to construction starting

Playing: games with the boys

Deciding: on my Encraftment Market table layouts

Wishing: for more date nights with Mr B

Enjoying: the glow in the evening skies

Waiting: for our garden to be in full bloom so we can enjoy all the fruit and vegetables

Liking: all the video's left by Master B on the camera about lego

Wondering: why the camera can't just auto rotate photos for me

Loving: friends coming to visit

Pondering: how on earth the garage was still standing after all the eq's given how damaged it was

Considering: what exterior lights to buy

Watching: grand designs nz

Hoping: for a week of sunshine

Marvelling: at how fast the boys are growing

Needing: rest

Smelling: the flowers

Wearing: protective gear to remove the garage

Following: so many awesome crafters on Instagram

Noticing: all the close ups of the dog

Knowing: these two are my world

Thinking: this is a great time to year with lighter warmer evenings

Feeling: proud of this quilt

Admiring: the awesome photos the boys leave on the camera

Buying: storage solutions

Getting: over a cold

Bookmarking: christmas card options

Opening: wrapping paper to wrap Christmas gifts

Giggling: at how many screws this child stashed in his pockets while sorting

You can find the list here

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9 years

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Rafting down the Avon

When a friend asked a while ago if I would be keen to go rafting down the Avon, my first response was sure- why not.....but it needs to be be around 20 degrees please. 

I got a call yesterday saying the weather forecast looked good and the temperature perfect and that today would be the day to go rafting and we would start the day at 8am.

I am a list person so I asked the pro what I needed- and active wear was my attire for the morning, along with water, sunhat and sunglasses. 

Can I point out my rafting companion who was also the supplier of said rafts, is very wise and had the knowledge of rafting who also kindly worked out the course we would take.

I honestly had no idea what I was in for. First things first inflate the raft. 

I successfully inflated my raft. Winning!

I made sure the view from the raft was good and I could actually get in and out of it- we had many people stopping along the bridge at the park to watch what we were doing.

We launched at the Botanical Garden near the playground.

We made our way through the park and into the city and towards Avonside Drive.

I loved the sense of calm on the water as we headed into the red zone.

There were many times I just put the paddles down and floated along soaking in the sunshine and view.

This was us after 3 hours on the water!

It was fun and enjoyable (and I'm sure my shoulders are going to ache tomorrow)

Its amazing to see that we rafted this distance through the city via the river.

And the boys thought it was great picking us up - mud, water and stones!

Any guesses to the number of road cones that were counted (in the river only) in our travels on the Avon river this morning?

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