Saturday, March 31, 2012

Sleepover with Knox...

WOW a 3yr old in the house again... And he doesn't stop talking...
I might be biased because he is my nephew, but he is so good to look after, so funny with what he comes out with, and kids love him...




Playing doctor with Seb




Tech nerds with Mad












Bath time..and we had no toys..apart from this sad little fish..which he loved...




And a visit from Milo




And photos with Mad




He has played X-Box with Seb and they are both sleeping in the lounge together..Knoxs request ..to sleep next to Bastian...
Mind you there are the 2 of them, and Knoxs , 2 duckies , 1 bunny , 1 monkey named - ohhh Ahhh, and Sebs mouse squeaky..as he had to have a toy too...
Lee-Ann xx

#2 of 6 done...

CNN Sweet Treats....




Buttons to be added later.

Lee-Ann xx

Thursday, March 29, 2012

I wonder....

How long these will last & how many times I have to re- buy before Easter?




I have a few in the house ....



Lee-Ann xx

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

It's beginning to look a lot like


EASTER....




This is the smaller version of my tree. I took out the bottom 2 larger tiers..
Seb is home today so he did most of it... Think I need to continue
Stitching for a few more years yet to fill it.

Lee-Ann xx

Monday, March 26, 2012

Sweet Treats ... cupcake

Finished Cupcake.. There is a boo boo... The word cupcake is
2 rows up instead if 1. I will change it when I have finished the whole
thing incase I run out of the thread....








The beads still need to be added.

This is the Fab 4 2012 GTG piece.

Lee-Ann xx

I've only "borrowed" it ...

My SIL grandma made my mum 2 crocheted ripple blankets..and mum can only use 1 at a time, so this 1 would have just sat there all alone and sad....

That's what I told her..lol

So I have "borrowed" it until I get 1 ....

I have been trying to do one myself via YouTube and so far not so good..

So I think a trip to grandmas might be in order for a lesson and maybe a hint for her beautiful apple slice she makes for my brother... ( I do know her..lol )




It's so warm.. Perfect for our winter arriving soon...

Lee-Ann xx

Sunday, March 25, 2012

O eeeM Geeee

Take 1 box of





And a box of



And a packet of




Combine all together





And you get this




Deliciously gooey chocolate



Now the name.....

Slutty Brownies....

I can't call them that in front of the kids...

"Hey Seb what's that you're eating?"
Slutty brownies..!!!

I don't think so....lol

So they are now DEVINE brownies..


Lee-Ann xx

Monday, March 19, 2012

Violet Humbug finished

In time for Easter












Just Nan's Violet Humbug
19th March 2012


Lee-Ann xx

Sunday, March 18, 2012

stitching & cooking ...

back to doing my 2 favourite things ...
this is Just Nans Voilet Humbug
almost finished in time
for easter ..this year !

and I have a whole Sunday
to myself ... no work, soccer, running kids around
so I cooked ...

banana bread
which is so nice warmed for breakfast
 A lemon tart ..
which when cooking it
is more like a cheesecake which
I dont think should be cooked
so we will wait and see tonight
when I serve it for dessert
 and since I was playing
the Domestic goddess ..
I made Nigellas
maderia cake ..
smell so nice with the lemon in it ...
this afternoon I hope to almost finish the violet humbug..if
not closer to it ...
mum is coming up for tea ..roast chicken and
the lemon tart ... i do have ice cream as a back up ..lol


Friday, March 16, 2012

Tim Burton , Johnny Depp

Back together again... And it looks great from the trailers I have seen...




Storyline
In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better...

And currently watching this classic with Mad, didn't know how much language
Is in it.. And love Guy Pierce...







Lee-Ann xx

Crazy hair day ...

at school today..
so out come the color hair sprays
glitter, gel,
and the shaver ..
all will be back to normal tonight..

and for some reason i cant get the
top photo to turn ..
so turn your head ..please ...


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

mum and me ...




shhh... mum doesnt know I've done this...
Mad xxx

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Taylor Swift concert ....

for Christmas Mad gave me 2 tickets to the
Taylor Swift concert..
I knew 1 was for her ..lol
so it was finally last night
in Melbourne At Rod Laver Arena.
Before the night started I met up with the Fab 3
Helen Lissy & Coral
and to our dismay a few of our favourite haunts were closed..
oh no ...but seeing it was
a public holiday in Victoria it was on the cards..
so those shops missed out on some serious buying ..
oh well ..next time ...
so then onto the concert ...
the support act was
Hot Chelle Rae ..
ok..know I didnt know who they were until i heard this song ..
my age was showing ...lol




then ...
Taylor Swift ....
she was not one I would choose to see
but we both  Mad & I really enjoyed the concert
and had a wonderful mum & daughter time together ..xx













our next concert is
Lady Ga Ga in June ..