In the River

Appologies to anyone who reads this and has already read it on the forum, but I felt like I needed to put it here too and I don't really want to type it out again, it was hard to do it the first time, it's such an emotional thing. Aagh, wasn't going to post this but I have to get it out of my head because it keeps replaying over and over and over. We went camping for the weekend in Warburton in the Dandenongs and it was so beautiful, our tent was by the river and bush, I love it. Anyway Sunday afternoon it was really hot so we were swimming and Z was standing on a big rock and jumping into my arms then I'd put her back on the rock and she'd do it again over and over. The river wasn't deep, on the side I was standing it was about knee deep, the other side of the rocks was mid calf deep but flowing very fast. So Z and I were doing the rock thing for a really long time, then when I put her on the rock instead of turning around and jumping into my arms again she waved at me and said "Bye Mama!" and slid off the rock to the other side, and I said "No Z, come play with Mama" and started to go around the rock to get her back. Before I got there she was jumping and splashing - the water was about up to her bottom - and she lost her footing and fell onto her back and the current took her away. She was just under the surface of the water, her eyes were so terrified I don't think I'll ever forget her eyes, they were perfectly round instead of almond shaped and she couldn't breathe. I was chasing after her but the water was really fast and a few times when I went to grab her she was just out of my reach so I'd fall and be even further away from her. Finally we got to a bit in the river where there was more rocks and it was a bit deeper, and the water had to go through a narrow gap and the current turned her over so she was floating face down and got caught in a rock which gave me a few seconds to get closer to her and I grabbed her foot and pulled her out. She threw up some water and was quiet for a few seconds, then she started to cry, best sound ever! It felt like a really long time but I think she was under the water for about a minute. We just stood there and cried for a bit and then she wanted me to feed her so we sat on a rock and fed and then she said "I was under the water." and I said "Yes you were" and she said "I'm sorry Mama, I won't do it again" and wanted to play more. SO freaking scary! It was a great day but it could so easily switch into being the worst day ever. I'm SO lucky. _________________ Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.”
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Pay it Forward!

I love these blog sharing episodes! I got this one off April's blog http://april-adayinthelife.blogspot.com/ it's a cool blog, check it out some time!

As per the rules I am now reposting the offer here -


■I will make a handmade gift for the first 3 people who comment on this post.
■I have 365 days in which to do it
■What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!

The catch is that you must participate as well ~ you must also pay it forward. Write up a little pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going.

Now the real test! To actually see if anyone reads my blog! I'm scared!

Our new family members

This week we got two more bunny babies to add to the menagerie, meet Pearl and Peonie! I was really only looking for one rabbit, and once I saw Pearl I knew she belonged in our family so she was it. But on a whim we decided to have a look at some baby bunnies that weren't ready for new homes yet, being only 4 weeks old. When the owner lifted the lid on the hutch though she (and me!) was surprised to see the Mama rabbit had just given birth! Poor Mama. So the owner said sh would have to remove the older babies and I could have one if I liked. How can you say no? She's a French lop so she'll get to a fairly big size, but at the moment she's so very tiny, just a little ball of fluff. She's not up to hanging out with Pearl and Poppy (our older bunny) so she spends most of the time curled up asleep. It's funny to watch their personalities - Poppy is insanely jealous and won't let anyone near me or the food bowl, Pearl is so sweet and shy, she's happy to sit under the piano and watch the happenings but not interested in exploring. Peonie goes a little crazy when we put her on the floor and bounces around the room at breakneck speed! They're bringing the girls and I so much love and fun, we're so happy to be sharing our lives with these little guys! Sorry about the pics, they're just from photobooth.

Creating!

Well at least this New Year Decision is getting a work out! I went to my fave craft store Kaisercraft and picked up some big wooden letters, paint, rub ons and bling. Very easy and quick and fun - the take-out of crafting. The girls are very happy with the finished product, and they got to do a scrapbooking workshop while we were there, so they made door hangers. I love seeing what they come up with! Rainbow wasn't technically part of the workshop, but she was given paper and sticky jewels and pencils so she had a great time too! We're going back next week to make bag tags for their school bags (boo, holidays are nearly over)

It's not a resolution, it's a decision

I don't make New Years resolutions. Well, I sometimes do, but with the full knowledge that I intend to break them, usually by January 2. So this year I've made a few decisions about where I want my life to go, actually linked up with ideas about how I can follow through! Who would have thought?

1 - Spend more time parenting.

Last year was crazy busy, study Monday, Bible study Tuesday, sister in law's Wednesday, home Thursday, playgroup Friday. Work every second weekend, except for the frequent sales which meant working also on my weekends off. That's too many commitments! Especially when that was just my commitments, take into account running Indigo and Crystal to dance, soccer, art, cubs, where oh yes, I'm a cub leader too, no wonder I'm tired and have a messy house and dying garden! So this year it's all changing, I'll do Bible study and still catch up with my sister in law weekly, but we can alternate houses, since we're 45 minutes apart that'll be 1 1/2 hours of drive time I can claim back. Playgroup and study will be no more. Rainbow wasn't getting a lot out of playgroup and I have hugely different ideals and personality to the other members, plus it was a 30 minute drive, so less time in the car again. Rainbow will still get plenty of time with other toddlers, my niece is 6 months older than her plus there's always a parade of various kids coming in and out. Also I've agreed to watch a 14 month old girl for an hour or two, once or twice a week. The parent has similar attachment parenting ideals and it's just a better fit all round. Plus it's only 5 minutes from the girls school!

2 - Eat better

I'm sure most people have made this their resolution many times, I sure have! But I'm really committed to making more food from scratch, spending less and reducing food waste. I get really lazy over summer because I'm at work all the time, I don't buy all processed foods, but we've had an awful lot of steak with bean salad in the past few months! Not that I'm saying anything's wrong with bean salad, but no more meat!

3 - Have a cleaner house

This one shouldn't be too hard actually, I think it will come naturally with having more time at home

4 - Do the garden

Another one that will come with having more time at home, plus I've asked my friend Sue to come help me - her garden is amazing! You can find her sustainable living blog here: http://asustainablejourney.blogspot.com/

5 - Live more

Less time working and doing things that I don't really enjoy, more time camping, catching up with friends and being creative

6 - Work

I don't want my job anymore! I want to work, but I want it to be MY work, creating beautiful things and selling them at markets and online. I'm hoping to have the energy and motivation to go nuts this year!

Scienceworks!

One of our favorite places to hang out for the day is Scienceworks in Spotswood, it is just so much fun for the kids and cheap enough that we can go as many times as we want. We would have loved to go to the zoo or Sovereign Hill or somewhere, but for a family of 5 you're looking at around $100 just to get in! It really disappoints me that places like that are so prohibitively expensive. But places like Scienceworks and the museum are free for kids and only $8 for adults so that's where we tend to go! I love that the whole upstairs of Scienceworks is gated off, so we could just let the girls go nuts and explore with out feeling like we had to be watching every second. Very handy when they want to rush off in three different directions! And they appreciate not being hovered over, especially Indigo who likes to explore at her own pace. I didn't get many photos, it's so dark in there! But we had a great day. We brought along our own salad stuff and built salad rolls while we watched a show about flying. The remote control dragonfly kept plummeting into our heads which was a little scary actually!

Holiday Happenings

Woohoo! Back online! Let's see how long it takes this hard drive to crash! So much has happened that hopefully I can blog about at some stage - school holidays, Christmas, my forum friend Jannah coming to stay, it's been a nice holiday. Worked a bit too much, but not as much as I usually do over Christmas, thankfully, because I'm starting to not be able to handle work to well, to the point where I've decided I MUST retire, unfortunately can't do it until I start to make some money somehow. Come on etsy, sell something! Not a thing sold yet, trying not to be discouraged! Christmas would be a great time for us to hit the markets but with me working every weekend it's not do able. So we're focussing on Easter, hopefully we'll be able to hit some markets by then! We're working on some new ideas for stock, like matching adult/child aprons and bundling some products so that it's easier for people to save on postage. Stay tuned for some pics!

Family wise we've been having a low key holidays, lots of time spent at home, we really need the rest, we're all exhausted for some reason. Which leads to cranky kids. So this week we've been keeping ourselves entertained, visiting Scienceworks, Indigo and Crystal had a dance workshop all yesterday, we had friends over today and tomorrow morning the girls and I are doing a scrap booking workshop at Kaisercraft. I'm really looking forward to that, although I find it so hard not to stop at the shop and buy all their awesome paint and scrap supplies, I don't even do scrap booking but they have such amazing paint colors and paper designs! Partly I'm trying to keep busy because Friday night is my older brother's last night in Australia - he's leaving Saturday to live in America and marry his fiance. I'm happy for him, but just not ready to think about him going yet! Just trying to focus on the fact that we'll have a place to crash should we ever make it to New York! It's too hard.

ETSY!

Computer has crashed, aaagh, no internet! But just a quick note to say our etsy store is finally up! Come and check us out, let me know if you want anything converted into Australian dollars, and also cheaper postage for blog followers! We are treehuggingtots on Etsy, come on over and have a look!