Here Ya Go Da

So, my Da keeps asking me when I'm going to post again.....

and seeing as how I now having a snazzy jizzy new laptop - which in keeping with the Star Wars theme of things in our house, I've named it after this chick..... it seems appropriate  :O)

In searching for this pic I came across this  which really I shouldn't be surprised about  yet some how I am.

anyways, along with all the things that I've been doing lately - which coz it's been holidays has mostly been watching kids movies and reading books. Not edifying books. Have you been paying attention at all?!? 

well, maybe a little edifying - I get ideas of things to try out with Admiral Awesome ;O) Thanks Romantic Fiction!! 

Oh yeah, speaking of the Admiral - while we were away recently (we had a 90th to attend, was good to see his family again, albeit for a whirlwind short time!)  While seeing family, chatting with them about life the universe, 42 and everything, I realised that my husband is a fucken awesome man (I did have some clue, I married him afterall) and for the wonderful way he works hard to support us all, has a brilliant sense of humour (he was "live tweeting" the other day when I was trying to talk to him. "I've just been toilet. Now I'm talking to my wife. then I'm getting dinner. Look, I'm live tweeting" *eyeroll*  yes honey. you're funny.) 

where was I? oh yeah, the awesomeness of my awesome husband, plus all that stuff, he does things like sorts our finances so we can afford to buy me stuff, fancy stuff. AND HE PUTS UP WITH MY BULLSHIT.  so I decided he deserved a promotion.  Hence - Admiral Awesome.

With this new title he can now also tell when it's a trap (star wars reference. if you don't get it, google Admiral Ackbar)

so, the reason for this today?  Dad, you wanted to know what I've been up to?  

Mostly trying to get this out of my head, but loving it all the same.....

Now to do some more crotchetting - I will post pics tomorrow of my holiday projects completed.

Do the roar. Do  the roar. Do the roar.   Do it.   :O)

Um. Ack.

I wanted to post something, coz it's been a while, but I'm having technical difficulties with my phone - which is where I've been taking pics lately coz it's easier to upload them to the puter.

so, alas, alack I have no post at the mo....

I've finished a bigger crotchet monkey for STFU. and I've been pondering things. But with the technical snafu I'm not really in a place where I can be bothered typing up all my ponderings. 

Altho  I will, you'll note, ramble on about bullshit.  *shrug*  I've tried to work out how my brain works and failed. You are welcome to explain it to me!!
 
anyways....here's an interesting link in lieu of pics from me

thanks, to my LilBigBrother for the link  something to do on a sunny afternoon with a friend or two  

 and all going well, I will have things fixed in the next day or so. I hope so, coz it's really starting to piss me off. 

I will say before I go, YAY for brothers who are awesome, understand technical stuff and are able to give advice from miles away!! you know who you are ;OD

Busy Times Doing Nothing Much

I got all dressed up the other day, got ready, met the kid sitter and fled out the door to my physio appt.

Arrived on time. Awesomeness. Then the receptionist asked for my name again....

I was a day early.  *facepalm*

On the up side I've been productive over the weekend.....


Dyed my hair again  

Blue frog

And crotchetted these two gorgeous if slightly weird looking creatures.... 

A green squirrel. Of course.

And now I'm working on a monkey for Dude.... then STFU & Ginger want monkeys too, but I think they will be a little bigger. Or I'm gonna spend my days trying to find these little 10cm buggers all round the place all day long.....

Not so much fun.

But I'm enjoying the being creative process. and also being able to reasonably easily adapt the recipes (read: patterns)  by myself, even tho I'm a relative novice at this crotchetting lark.

And now I must go break up another fight. The manufacturers of waterslides FUCKEN LIED!! It's not all happy children laughing & playing here.  

I'm blaming the muggines. I think *fingers crossed* that medicating them with iceblocks might work. 

The cool water certainly hasn't.  :O/

Awesome. Just Awesome.

So, two-thirds of my kids were taken away yesterday - gone to sleep over at various places. 

I haven't been noticed to be THAT bad a parent. Yet.  :O)


anyways, coz it's been kinda rainy, and I only have 2 little ones left in the house, I've been lazily sitting online a LOT in the last 24 hours.


But I came across this....ok, I was on twitter and some other awesome person found it and posted about it! :OP  I thought it was worth a mention.


this is who I wanna be when I grow up 

Read the link.

I'll wait.

That. That is the kinda love I wanna show my kids (I'm talking about the brother here, not the dad. Obviously!) That's the kinda defence I wanna be brave enough to display for my Lunatics, to allow them to be the people they wanna be. 


May I be granted the grace to be that strong. :O)

End Of The Year "Blues"

So, 

Starting the day at 6am is not my thing at all.  Especially when I haven't been able to get to sleep the night before and only really nodded off at 4am. ish.

Yay for good books. 

Not so yay for kids who decide 6am is daytime.

Needless to say this morning I had a Nanna Nap. On the couch while the kids watched tv. Woke up in time to put Monkey in bed.   Nice.

Then this afternoon I did this....

yup.  Racing Stripes. In the hope it will make me feel "Zippier" and able to keep up with the kids these holidays.

Not working so far tho.....  :O.

I dunno why but I can't take good hair pics.  I try.

oh, and Llearch?  "fucken kangaroos!"  :OP 

Merry Christmas Y'all....

I was thinking I needed to write a post as it has been a while.....

But I am Le Tired. 


Had family gathering yesterday and it went better than I thought! yay!! My brother from London (one of) turned up - apparently Dad knew he was coming. Super cool to see him!


And then me, Captain Awesome, my Lil Lil Sis, her partner and my Big Lil Brother stayed up after putting the Tribe of Lunatics to bed - throwing a toy plane (which flies in crazy arse directions - we were constantly going over the fence to neighbour's place, climbing on the roof of our place to retrieve it!) balls and a frisbee around. Yes some of these were the kids presents. pffffffffttt  they were in bed.  :OP


Then we sat in the dark for a while, drinking gin.   Chatting till midnight.  How all good days should end I believe.


But then it was up for presents for the kids today. not so cool. 


Now the monsters are alseep again, and I think I will toddle off too. 


Take care of you and yours, probably see ya in the New Year - Captain is off work, the kids are on holiday, time to do stuff with them - which means I don't tend to get online that much!


oh yeah, the hair's now blonde. I will start posting pics again soon too  :O)

ok, so I believe too.....

Mind you when it's 11 pm and all I wanna do is sleep.....

but Monkey has decided that to go to sleep he needs me rightnexttohimandpleasedontmoveunless I decide I    n e e d    m o r e    s p a c e   in the bed thanks mum! 

Oh happy joyful times. 

anyways, at times like these, then I'm just about willing to believe in Unicorns too.

Especially with this argument

He sells it pretty well I think.


Or maybe I just need more sleep. or something....  :O.