Where I am right now - January

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Making : the most of summer sun sets


Cooking : potatoes from our garden


Drinking : hot water

Reading: New Zealand geographic articles about the 1929 Murchison EQ


Trawling: through family photos


Wanting: the boys cactus not to die


Looking: at wee coloured skies 


Deciding: what lunch boxes they need for school this year


Wishing: we had summer all year round

Enjoying: the sand at the beach


Waiting: for these two to finish reading every time we go to a bookstore


Liking: slow evenings watching the boys play in the garden


Wondering: when summer will return after all this rain

Loving: the boys kindness and helpfulness


Pondering: the movie Lion 


Listening: to birthday requests from Master B

Considering: holidays this year

Buying: lego for Mr B


Watching: the boys using skate boards at the Amazon surf store


Hoping: for more evening bike rides


Marvelling: at how much hair these three have


Needing: more opportunities to wear togs


Questioning: how are rocks made courtesy of Master W


Smelling: tomato plants in the evenings after I water them

Wearing: jandals

Noticing: how much they grow


Knowing: I am loved


Thinking: these two don't look that much alike?!


Admiring: adorable tiny pony tails


Getting: ready for school to start back...8 days to go

Bookmarking: how to make bead necklaces

Disliking: whining

Feeling: relaxed


Helping: other mums through this holiday period with shared childcare 


Hearing: "you owe me pocket money" every week without fail

Celebrating: Opa's 91st Birthday with cake!


Pretending: This actually says "you make me smile"


Embracing: the school holidays


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Where I am right now- the past few months

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Making : sunflowers grow from seeds


Cooking : toast + avocado 


Drinking : hot water


Reading: a stage play 


Trawling: through old photographs of the boys


Wanting: less chaos


Looking: out for nice summer sandals

Deciding: when to next go on holiday


Wishing: summer was all year round


Enjoying: watching these two grow


Waiting: for teeth to fill in 


Liking: family time

Wondering: what to make next


Loving: family road trips


Pondering: work/ family life balance 


Listening: to the sound of silence


Considering: intermediate school options

Buying: more lego


Watching: these three play with nerf guns


Hoping: for more afternoons spent at the school pool


Marvelling: 10 years with my love


Cringing: at all the toilet talk

Needing: sleep

Questioning: how long will the city will have these fenced off areas


Smelling: all the flowers


Wearing: jandals


Following: the boys while participating in tough kids


Noticing: its 6 sleeps till Christmas


Knowing: I am loved


Thinking: how awesome our family photos are


Admiring: how beautiful New Zealand is


Getting: out in the garden


Bookmarking: things to crochet

Disliking: the small part of skin I didn't sunscreen

Opening: umbrellas

Giggling: at hash tags being written in chalk


Feeling: like I blinked and we have 9 family Christmas photos already


Helping: teach my boys life skills 


Hearing: cicadas in the garden 

Celebrating: small victories


Pretending: there are no chocolates stashed in the the Santa on the coffee table 

Embracing: wonderful friends


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10 years!

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Today is our 10th Wedding Anniversary!!!!!!


Mr B, love you to the moon and back! xxxx
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6 years since September 4th 2010

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Its crazy to even think of a time before the earthquakes and before eqc, house repairs, road cones, demolition, constant change to the city and aftershocks and its only been 6 years since it all began


6 years on I still annoyingly feel frustrated........ 
frustration over the whole repair process as we are still having our house levels and land checked from shoddy repairs done in 2013


I feel like shouting "if you had done it right the first time we would't be dealing with you 3 years on" but we live and learn to appreciate all the cracks in other people's buildings 


Some times slapping a smile on and letting it go is the best plan


I would like to think I'm older and also wiser


I have learnt to value good friends and the resources around us that are found when we reach out and have good honest conversations with friends


I would like to say I'm resourceful and confident, and more am willing now to give most things a go as I teach my boys many life lessons


I am so thankful for Mr B, he is my calm, reliable and very sensible rock


Sometimes its easy to want to get off this crazy train when its the same old rinse and repeat but honestly I don't think I would have it any other way


I am so thankful to have had time to get involved in all the things the boys do
(and it was a huge surprise to get a Coach of the year award) 


I am enjoying watching the boys grow. 


This year feels like a blur but we are trying to make sure we stop and celebrate the good stuff and take time for hugs.


I am enjoying creating a home for my family. 


A friend commented that she was worried now I am back to work that there will be less crafting and creating. 


Crafting and creating bring me so much joy and peace, I'm sure there will be another quilt, weaving, or crochet project in my hands soon enough.


Here's to progress while heading in the right direction where ever that will be.

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