I'm excited......

about candy....... or lollies as we call them but the spell check doesn't like that word!

Gail from Delightfully Diva-ish organised a candy swap, which means I swap a truck load, well perhaps not quite that much, of candy with someone on the opposite side of the world. That someone is Melissa in America from Overwhelmed by His Blessings. Look out Melissa, some yummies are coming your way soon. If you didn't get in on it this year you are a bit too late so you'll have to get on board next year.

and I'm excited about some things I've just ordered for Christmas presents for the parents and in-laws using some of my favorite photos of this year.......

and I'm excited about going to New Zealand for Christmas in 4 weeks tomorrow!!!!

and I'm excited about putting up my Christmas tree in 19 days even though we are not going to be here for Christmas (would be thieves I'll have you know we'll be having most SPECIAL guests staying in our house while we are away so therefore there is no point in even thinking about visiting us for your Christmas shopping!).

and I am excited about SUMMER as it's my most favorite time of the year.

What are you excited about right now?

On the weekend I made......

a bear to match PJ's shorts and t-shirt.......even little boys can have matching cute things don't you know!

Cute things to be loved

and appreciated

and cherished

for a minute

then squashed

and discarded

don't you just love boys!

(I do)

PaisleyJade made some cute things over the weekend too! Did you make anything.....besides breakfast and a cup of coffee!

New things

I've been adding some new things to my banban designs blog.

Check them out.

Any NZ girls wanting stuff I will be over early Dec so if you want anything let me know and I'll bring it with me saving on postage costs.

Christmas is fast approaching.....

Keep an eye out for my christmas give away this year, it's all made and ready to be shown, just a little too early yet. I'll post it on my blog in a couple of weeks. I'll be posting it to the winner before I leave for NZ so it's an early Christmas giveaway this year. Click here to see what Shellbells won last year. This years is even cuter.......if I do say so myself!

Take me home

(click here)

"I will never wear brown"

is something I clearly remember telling my Mum when I was a little girl.

Do you remember Mum?

Pink! now that was a colour worth wearing.

Isn't it funny how our outlook can change over time.

Ideas we have as children can mature, develop, loosen, tighten, be remolded.

I'm so glad we grow up and change.

Needless to say I now love brown and always will.

The bubbles that formed in this squirt of paint caught my attention.

Little pockets of air.

Never say never..........cos' it might just come back around and bite you on the bum!

Oaty Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Oaty Chocolate Chunk Cookies

220gm butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp golden syrup

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup milk (more if required)

1 cup (or more) chocolate chips or chunks

Preheat oven to 180 'C

Grease baking trays

Cream butter and sugar, add golden syrup, then stir in the flour, baking powder and milk. Lastly add the choc chips by hand.

Blob onto prepared trays and bake 15 mins or until lightly browned.

Cool on wire rack then scoff them down.

Thanks Sophie Gray for yet another yummy recipe!!!!

Yay for Saturday

Another lovely Saturday coming to an end.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend.

We are.

You never know who you are going to meet at the beach.

Some prefer to take it all in from a safe distance!

And on a more athletic (not) note...............

on my runs this week.....I didn't run!!!!

Ok so when I set this challenge for myself I forgot that hubby was going away for 4 days and when he got back I was as exhausted as he was and we slept in for the next 2 mornings........hubby managed to get up early this morning and go for a bike ride.......I'm planning on a run tomorrow morning. So the last run I had was on Monday when I took Phoenix in the pram and ran around the park, did sit ups, star jumps, step ups and generally made a right goon of myself as PJ slid down the slide. Not that anyone was looking.

Back to it tomorrow..........