The lounge

My lounge room got laid today. Well the carpet did actually!!! The painting is completed the flooring is down and the contents will be put back in this afternoon when Dave gets home from work, with the help of Levi. Finally one room is finished, just have to do the rest of the house, but hey one room at a time.

We are out to dinner tonight. Mum is turning 60 on Monday, so we are out for Chinese to celebrate. My folks won't be here over the weekend to celebrate the milestone. Dad is taking Mum away for the weekend, she just does not know it yet!!!

I made mum a wall hanging, designed by Beth Ferrier, from Applewood fame. I love her easy applique patterns. Her web site is http://www.applewd.com/.

I also attempted to make a cake......yes well we won't be discussing this at any great lengths!!! I managed to sort of rectify the cake, I made another one, cut the other one down to the #60 and put it on the new cake, covered it in icing and silver balls....well it tasted good any way

Renovations and grading

Yes the reno's are still going. I spent yesterday afternoon cutting in ready to get the roller out today. The 1st coat is completed and I am leaving it in the capable hands of Dave to do the 2nd coat while I am at work tomorrow. We chose carpet last night and it will be laid on Thursday. Yipee, I can put my lounge back together again. The kids helped me with the painting yesterday....

Zach is becoming my master in photography!! A lovely shot of my foot as I try not to paint the cornices in tea rose.

Sarah and I graded in TKD this week. I am now a yellow 3 and Sarah a Blue 3. The boys did not get to grade this time, hopefully they will in December.

After I had painted the room this evening the children started to drown each other in the bath, I decided that I had enough of the kids arguing so I put a stop to it with my wonderful powers of distraction.

Guess I showed them whose the boss!!!!

I forgot....

I mentioned a while back that I was doing a marathon, well I did it. Sunday the 31st of August 2008 I was in the city of Perth, at a little after 7am with 35000 other Perthites, and I walked 12km to City Beach, all through Perth, Subiaco, Floreat, Perry Lakes and down to the beach. This is a picture of my first ever medal. I am really proud of what I acheived...I then came home, showered, put on my pj's and proceded to not move for the rest of the day. I was stuffed!!!

Back for a visit

I have realised that I have not posted for a wee while. I am now totally medication free but I tend to tire very easily and I would have thought my body would have adjusted to this by now. Mentally I feel fine, I have discovered how to laugh..you know the real belly laugh because something is funny. I also cry if I watch something sad. I had not had the extremes of my emotions for so long. Just being. Just doing, just....

I have come back from a weekend away with the girls, Fairbridge, just outside of Pinjarra. Quilting of course, mind you I spent much more time at the house sleeping and resting as I have got this nasty flu type bug. Such a fine picture if you will indulge me....I had an afternoon nap, and woke feeling SO cold and shivery, I was freezing. So the girls decided to play dress ups. I got given a long woolen coat to put on, then told firmly to sit on a chair with a quilt on then I was wrapped up in it. The heat pack was reheated and put on my lap. I was then given gloves and a beanie to put on. I looked like a bag lady, so I was kindly informed. Much giggling was to be had at my expense, but all in good nature, as only friends can do. I just needed the shopping trolley, and maybe the brown paper bag and a couple of cats!!!

We are on the next stage of the renovations. The wall is complete. We (Dave) has painted the cornices in the lounge white, he will do the ceiling next. The kids had great fun in helping to pull up the old carpet after Dave and Levi moved all the furniture out under the patio. We will get and buy the new carpet this week, so that after we have painted we can get the new carpet laid and the room will go back together. The kids are under threat of death if the even think about eating in the lounge when it is finished!!!!