Cinderella's Stash!

An update for those who give a toss LOL

The store is starting to look mighty fine! Thankyou to everyone who has helped me out so far on this venture, I appreciate all the advice, all the hands on help, and all the support. Especially my sister who gave me hours of her time when she could have been recovering from a day with her 4 little ones! My sister suffers with Lupus and was having a flare on this particular day.

I might give a sneak peek to some products we will be selling in the next couple of weeks... only if you are lucky though LOL

OKay I have sat long enough, kids to get ready for bed and more work to be done. No rest for the wicked!

Beautiful Children

I go to bed every night thinking how lucky I am. I have 5 of the most wonderful kids anybody could want. I get told "I love you" so many times in one day (well by the younger ones!) I think sometimes enough times for 4 Mums! The make me smile in so many ways every day.



And today was no different. Look at the surprise my kids gave me today. Aren't they just beautiful :) And guess what...... they all came out of my garden! (for all that know me, know I am a black thumb, death to all plants LOL).


The flowers were actually fitting atm. Sunday marked one year since my very last breastfeed with BJ. One whole year. My little man was 30 months old when we stopped. I have to say it had alot to do with being pressured to do so. Some people have no idea about natures way.

But in a way it was a good thing. BJ moved into his own room once we moved to this new house 6 days later, and he has become alot more independant since then. Don't get me wrong, he still follows me around like a bad smell LOL But he does let go now, and plays quite happily in another room, or out the back with the older kids. My goodness he is growing up!

Tomorrow is yet another 'start' of something. October 1st is the first day of BJ going back onto a normal diet in preperation for his coeliac test in December. He has to eat 'normal' food for at least 6 weeks prior so his villi (they're in your intestines!) show if there is damage or not. If there is we have a positive on the coeliacs, and a lifetime of the gluten free diet. If not and we still have issues, we have to look at other things. I wonder how the 'normal' food is going to go. He has already planned vita brits for breakfast! Jumping in at the deep end this kid!

I'm honestly wishing I has some disposables arouond, because OMGoodness his bottom end gets abit busy. And rinsing pooy nappy after pooy nappy gets abit eww after the first horrific one!

No regrets?

Can you honestly say if you died tomorrow (touch wood) that you can say you have no regrets, no unfinished business??

DH has been on my case. Specifically about my "Dad" (now I use that term loosely).

Bob has met my oldest 3 kids about 10 years ago to be exact. They were 8 months, 2yrs & 3yrs old. They are now 13, 12 & nearly 10. I haven't spoken to him since 2001 when I lost my Baby through miscarriage. This is mostly MY choice. The lack of compassion from him was the icing on the cake from years of bullshit us kids put up with from hm.

Now DH is on my case to ring him. He says I will never forgive myself if Bob died and I didn't try to have a relationship with him, or give the kids the opportunity to know him. Yeah fair enough. BUT I'm really not going to go through the whole kids being pawns shit again. All I heard that one visit with my kids when a photo was taken was "show your Mother that one". I mean come on, SHE seen the kids all the time. Why TF would it make her jealous? This is the type of man he is. Us kids aren't the pawns anymore, the grandkids are *shakes head*.

Should I?

I feel like I'd only be opening myself up for yet another blow. Because that's just simply how he works.

Sept 08 GDUNH

So I've been hunting when I get the time, and I admit it (as I have done before) I SUCK at hunting for that damn icon! LMAO

I don't know if it's because I am just plain impatient and don't look long or hard enough. Or the simple fact I am not the 'finding' type... we all know I can't find anything with Google LOL

So then I wonder if the few people who have visited my blog searching for hints to icons (yes I know you have been) have the idea. Yeah I can't find jack with Google, but maybe the nappy hunt might be different.. maybe these people know something I don't...

Well I know something they are sure to find out when they read my blog...
you won't find any hints here LOL

flickr Friday - Nappies!

Yep on a Sunday LOL

After a hilarious discussion with my youngest last night over his "look at my fancy bottom" comment (LOL I'll fill you in later) I decided nappies should be the subject.





1. 25.06.08 - Sliding, Phoebe style!, 2. pretty bumwear, 3. IMG_7859, 4. Heath, 5. IMG_5615, 6. 3 One-Size Fitted Cloth Diapers, 7. B/W Terry Towelling Nappies, 8. Not available, 9. IMG_9535

Rafferty's Capri's

My sister is in need of some capri's for my nephew. So we're doing a swap... I'll make him a pair of capri's for her microwave cupboard she doesn't want and I need!

The yarn is from Susannes House of Wool, and is colourway #107 (not sure of name atm), and it's the most gorgeous soft Aran weight New Zealand yarn. I have quite afew projects done in this yarn from Susanne... I really need to take some pics and show them off. Susanne's yarn crochets up just as gorgeous as it knits up.

Would you have an affair?

Through one of the forums I frequent I have discovered that some people just have no conscience at all. A recent thread reads about a woman who has been having an affair for 5 years.. 5 YEARS!! Apparently she works with her 'bit on the side' who is a very contriolling person, and her husband is a great bloke.... hmmm makes you wonder what goes through some peoples heads.

I have NEVER EVER thought of screwing around behind my DH back. I just couldn't! It's like the most hugest of sins to do something like that.

I've seen what can happen through someone having an affair, and it's not a nice situation.. it was actually quite dangerous.

Now do these selfish people who have affairs think about what could happen from their actions? Or do they just think with their dumb sticks & fluffy maps? I just can't fathom WTF goes through thier minds.... I mean seriously, the mind boggles doesn't it.

Take the above situation, this woman has kids to her "great" husband. She has a sexual relationship with him, she can't praise him enough! BUT she goes out with her fluffy map to play with another guys dumb stick (who apparently is also married!)..... is there a chemical imbalance with these people?? Have they no morals? Am I missing something????

Anyhoo just thinking out loud here.... I can't get my head around a person in a perfectly fine marriage, with a perfectly fine partner sleeping with someone else....

The morning after...

Well Broosie survived the night with mental case Minti in the laundry.
He slept in a box, and she slept on the window sill.
He didn't cry much last night, only twice I think.
I ignored it and he nodded off with a couple of minutes (can tell I'm a Mother of five LOL).

The kids made him a bed in a big box from aldi, and he got the picture that was his
By the time I went to bed, he'd gone into the laundry and put himself to bed.
Has been drinking and eating fabulous.... and shittin & peeing too!

I think we will be a little sad to see him go, but I'm fine with the puppy business walking out the door.
Yeah they're cute, but far out they're a handful LOL

Sista is going to have lots of fun 'saving' it from her little kids LOL

Meet Bruce!

I picked up my sisters new baby today. Meet Bruce (named after Bruce Springsteen).
Isn't he just gorgeous!

Lucky me is babysitting tonight *does happy dance*

Minti wants to smooch him, Fry wants to eat him, and Pickle thinks he's a toy!
DH said "NO!" to my request for a bruce of my own LMAO

flickr Friday - Music

This week I'm going on with flickr Friday as Kate just doesn't have the time atm. Now I know it's Saturday LOL Friday ended up a little hectic time wise

SO this week I chose Music! I love music, I've always got it on in my house. My kids are following in my footstep in loving it as well... so what better subject!

1. female guitar, 2. Tango 2, 3. Not available, 4. hug, 5. Music = Love, 6. Musique, 7. Disco.JPG, 8. “Any problem you can't solve with a good guitar is either unsolvable or isn't a problem.”, 9. roisin murphy @ pinkpop 2008

I use Compfight to find my pics & fd's flickr Toys mosaic maker to make my mosaic.

To play along, just make your mosaic, come back and leave a link by leaving a comment!

Hormonal wench, frizzy hair, and the case of the missing tooth!

Oh my lordy what a week! I tell ya I have such a non boring life, there is always something going on somewhere in it. It totally drives me insane!!

I started feeling abit 'off' last week. The whole 'I'm losing my mind' thing again. My hair has gone frickin scarey again like a frizzy afro which happens to be half way down my back. My pimples are trying to return, and I'm just a horrible person to be around. Now the day I noticed the frizzy hair again I though "ahhhh I bet my thyroid is playin silly buggers again", so I went and made good with the blood test referal I had been saving for the next time I felt like crap.

Well I got a phone call yesterday, Dr wants to see me again because things just aren't right (like I already didn't know). I already know what it is, I already know I have some kind of auto immune disease (but which one is still undecided by them apparently). Hashimoto's thyroiditis I think is what they call it. The scan said it, the tests have said it, but they just haven't treated it. Maybe now they will. Gawd I hope so, I hate being a fruit loop like this!

As for the missing tooth LOL OMG you know it's bad when you're eating dinner and you discover that blasted tooth that's been giving you hell has disappeared! LOL That's what happened to me the other night. Have no idea where it went, or how it got there. All I know is it's gone out of my mouth and I feel great now! ROFL Chocolate is sooo much easier to eat now!

Have yo go feral kids want food!!

Moving House

I'm not sure if I've mentoned it here on my blog, but we are moving house again *sigh*

The house we moved 500kms to live in is being sold. Well actually the whole 99ha + 2 houses is being sold. We've been told we shouldn't worry, an investor is more than likely going to buy it. But with 5 kids to keep a roof over, and not to forget our beautiful furry family members, we can't sit around and wait for them to give us notice. So we're on the move in the future.

Honestly, not good timing. So much is going on, the kids don't want to move school again. But if we don't get somwhere close, the little ones will have to move to the bigger public school in town.

On the MUCH brighter side... my house is looking mighty fine, all tidy and clean ready for whenever the real estate wants to bring anyone through (which is supposed to be twice a week, but already has been turned into 3 days!!).

I had a thought to let the kids run feral through the Staurday when they bring people through, but then I though if these people are my new landlord, maybe I don't want to P in their pocket... they have my roof in their pocket too.

I don't know what is going to happen, or where we will end up, but the universe is playing some seriously not funny jokes on me throwing this my way!!

Bruce

Do you remember my post a couple of months ago about the dog my sister was adopting?

Well it never went through. My poor sister got the total bugger around while she was trying to save a dog that needed a loving home. Not once, but twice.. actually you know it may have been three times.

Anyway, today I ring her for a chat, and we get to talking about her yearning for a dog again. We talk about the type of dog she wants... you know how it goes. So I says to her "I'm going to find you a dog today"... and guess what I did!

Bruce (yep she named him already after the smexy butted Bruce Springsteen) is a gorgeous MalteseXshitzu who is lucky enough to have my Sister to be his new owner. And guess what the best bit is... I get to dog sit him for a couple of days until she can come pic him up!!! (My sister lives 2 hours south of me, and Bruce is from a breeder near where I live).

The kids are so excited to be able to babysit him for a couple of days. They don't mind he has to eventually go to his new home, just to spend some time with him is enough :)

So once I get him home in the next couple of days I will go camera happy and post some pics!!

flickr Friday - Blue!

Thanks to Kate at picklebums.com for bringing us flickr Friday! This weeks theme is BLUE!!

1. Blue moon, 2. Stellar Lights, 3. omaggio (...speciale), 4. Find a bird, 5. What are you doing here?, 6. Digital Lightning at the Camera Obscura, Edinburgh, 7. Smell the light, 8. Celebrating Earth Day!, 9. sea of blue

I use compfight to find my pics, and BigHugeLabs Mosaic Maker to make my mosaic. Once you make your mosaic, head over to picklebums.com and fill in the Mr Linky to join in the fun!!

Custom "Wee Babies"

How awesomely gorgeous are these little Wee Babies. The lovely Donna at Bits for Bots is the brilliant mind behind these Steiner based dolls. I was lucky enough to win a custom slot on ozebaby a couple of weeks ago for these, I'd been waiting since I first seen one to get some for a very special lady I know... and how lucky was I to be in the right place at the right time!

So before they go on their journey to their new home with a new Mummy who I know will love them to bits, I wanted to show them off.

You can find more of Donna's Steiner/Waldorf inspired dolls in her store on etsy called Riverside Dolls.

Aren't they a beautiful family of 5 babies......

Spring has Sprung & so has the GDUNH!!!!

Today here in the southern hemesphere is the first day of spring, ond oh my goodness hasn't Mother Earth gone off!! The bee's are buzzing, the birds are going crazy flying into my front windows and knocking themselves out! And our Family (I think) is finally on the road to recovery!!

Not only has Spring Sprung... But today marks day 1 of the 5th Semi-Annual Great Down Under Nappy Hunt!!! Now all you clothy mob will already know this, but for those who don't... the GDUNH is a cyber scavenger hunt hosted by Diaper Decisions. There are tonnes of great prizes on offer, but be warned some of these clothy sponsers are hard core sneaky brats! You have to have a cryptic mind to figure out where to find them on some sites... extreme sites for this hunt are.. Baby Blossom, Bits for Bots, Cotton Bottom, Outrageous!, Pookey Pockets & Twinkle Lily. Don't be put off when you get to Outrageous! Thinking Stacey's site is small "it'll be easy"... Stacey is one of the masters at nappy hunt time... she'll sucker you into hunting until you are going to kill your computer LOL

And this is what you are looking for

Good luck.... And may the Cloth be with you.....