A weekend away... how can it be so hard to do ??

Yes my weekend away with the girls is finally happening. Its been a drama getting there though.

It was orginally in March, now its May 1st.

PLAN A - We have had a weekend organised for over a year now, paid deposits, then final payment made -

then the bushfires ...how does that effect my weekend away ...well 2 weeks after the bushfires we were going to The Cumberland in Marysville - yes the Cumberland is gone - and so is Marysville..

PLAN B - into effect - Kristeen one of the organizers offers her farm at Yellingbo, she was on ember and fire alert for a few weeks and we finally get the OK to go

BUT.....

2 weeks before we go, Kristeen gets major bad new regarding her health - so its postponed till she is back on her feet and now has gotten a clean bill of health.. yipee...

so

PLAN C - is now happening - the weekend is now May 1-3rd, still at Kristeens ...yipee again ....

BUT ....

last Monday Coral - the other main organizer decideds that a blemish in her onion needs removing - and so does her thumb !!

Tuesday she was having micro sugery to re-attach an almost amputated thumb, repair arteries and tendons, and now in a splint device for a few weeks...

BUT .... we are still going .....

so after bushfires, surgery and an almost amputation we are finally getting together. It better be a fantastic weekend !!


I am catching a train to Lillydale where my wonderful friend Helen is picking me up, then on Sunday dropping me back to catch the train home..

BUT ...

I just found out that Geelong is playing in Melbourne on Sunday and I am going to have to catch the train home with all the "weirdos"... oh its going to be so much fun coming home and Geelong better win.. :-)

back next week with heaps of photos...

xxx

p.s...

I had a wonderful birthday and thankyou to everyone for all the birthday wishes...

as you can see kids gave me a DS - have played it already, and my mum gave me money - already brought a bag with it ...and will go get another pandora charm for my bracelet.

Its my birthday ...

And look what I got from Madeline ,Sebsatian & Jon

The new metallic rose pink DS.

Anzac biscuits ...

with a difference...

coloured Anzacs..

Forgot last night that school was back today and I like to have something home made for the kids to take, so 7pm last night I decided to make Anzacs.

While getting it all together, Madeline spotted the choc bits, so we thought

why not..

Anzacs are really nice with chocolate..

Easter April 2009

Easter Sunday and the Bunny has been....

Sebastian with his egg hunt collection

Madeline ready to hunt with her beautiful basket..

This is some of the easter eggs they got, we still have more in the cupboard I didnt put out for this photo..

Madelines delivery from the easter bunny



Sebastians delivery from the easter bunny.

Baking....

Today we made some Easter biscuits, and I was attempting to make another item covered in coloured chocolate. The chocolate was too think to dip so we iced the biscuits in pink chocolate instead..

Butterflies, flowers, rabbits, eggs & carrots...

A few weeks ago the kids had their soccer breakup, so decided to make chocolate cupcakes with choc butter icing with a chocolate soccer ball on top.

Another winner in the family...

And this time its ME ..... and what do I win....

the raffle at work for an EASTER BASKET ....

the kids were so excited, I actually entered it because I thought Madeline would love the stuffed rabbit in it. So now she has it :-)

We are not opening until Monday or later. Will wait and see what they get for easter then give away some to family & friends.

Even I know I would be sick eating all of this.

Madeline with the basket

Sebastian with the basket

A basket full of chocolate...yummmm

Sebastian won...

The crazy hair day competition for Grade prep - 2 .

for the craziest hair.

He won a pass to the cinema and a Smiggles scissor box set and funky pen.

Gee I could be a hairdresser yet :-)

Crazy hair day...

Madeline & Sebastian had crazy hair day today at school.

Seb loved his "new look" and Madelines was more pretty that crazy :-)

Its going to be fun washing out the colour, glitter, gel, and hairspray tonight...