The weekend in Review

The weekend started out with hut building on a small scale.

Then I went into hyper drive and sewed up around 60 bags so that I could wrap the presents we have.

So here are the presents on the bed and then I sorted and wrapped up most of the girls gifts.

See here they are wrapped and popped into bags for easy storage! Sadly my bedroom is still a mess!
Then it was onto the Christmas Tree.
It is a mammoth job and it is enough to send me into a migraine!

And it did! :(

So Saturday we got the tree up and the lights on and beads and teddy bears we bought back in 1993!

Keith said when Alice came out this morning I missed the best reaction of wow! I asked the kiddos to sort themselves out for the family photo for Christmas cards this year here is the first attempt I did get a couple later that are keepers but won't spoil the surprise for later now!
My big Angel! Too cool for words!

Papa angel if only he would wear them the right way!

My big girl angel when I first bought these wings she refused to wear them and screamed down the house!

My Baby angel who had a similar reaction not only to the wings but every item of clothing that was put on!

Hope that your weekend has been as relaxing as mine! ;)

Hugs Ruth

The many faces of Alice

This week we have had so many people tell us how cute the girls are and Alice certainly is going through a naughty stage and if she was so darn cute I am sure she would be in more trouble.

An action shot of her playing Emily's guitar!

Her posing for a photo!

She is into picking flowers from the garden for me or her hair!

This photo was from yesterday!

I said "please let me get a good photo of you for the Fengcheng calendar!

Her response!

While we were at the park a woman grabbed her arm and said "oh I want to look at her! She is so cute!"

I said "she is busy throwing a tantrum now isn't a good time!"

And kept walking. GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

A Pensive moment.

Refusing to look at the camera!

Oh the joys of being a tart!

She has a fascination with an upright broom and shovel.

She snuck past me on Friday while I was working and got it out of the cupboard!

She loves to poke out her tongue!

A smug shot of her at the wedding last weekend.

In her big girl bed finally!

Last morning on her big little girls bed!

Our everyday cute look which does melt the grumpiest of hearts!

Oh to be two again!

Hugs Ruth

What has been happening in my world!

This was a test shot to get everyone in the photo at the wedding last and someone to take a good family photo as you see no one is smiling!

And I am missing~
This photo is how I have been feeling alot lately.

I feel I am missing out on the family especially the children. Emily's anxiety has heightened again everytime I go away for work. And speaking of work~

I have been Constructively Dismissed which means I was left little or no choice but to resign. So as of December 11 I will have officially finished work. I have been reluctant to post that here as I know that people within my organisation do read this and I felt very threatened by the management and was left little or no choice. I am still pondering taking a Personal Grievance case against my employers.

We haven't told many people about me resigning however the Boss did send an email out to all the providers I work with so they all know now!
And it has become public knowledge.

So hence the fact that the last month has been taken up with such issues as well as waiting for both girls to have surgery and finding out Emily's hearing has improved dramatically. So only Alice needed surgery so a days sick leave for the operation and then she was bouncing from the walls! :)

A cheeky pair! Prior to Surgery.

She only wanted her Daddy! Mummy was a no go region!

Screaming down the ward she was first so no-one else was around luckily! all done by 9 am!

Asleep on Dad's back she woke up her normal self the second time we were all really happy to see her back!

4 Hours post surgery.

Bouncing after the Surgery.

Now I need Keith's work to improve so we can afford for me not to work for a while!

I am looking at my teacher's registration being completed again so at least I could do relief teaching which would bring in some income.

Life has certainly sent us some curve balls lately so now it is turning them into home home runs and loads of smiles on our faces.
I am looking forward to spending the summer off with the kids and will see if that gives me some clarity of thought.

Thanks for listening the pity party is now over! And I wrote this without one single tear something I haven't been able to do lately!

Hugs Ruth