dumb

I am still alive. I'm sorry for deserting you. Really, I didn't mean to. I did something really stupid while cleaning up my mac on Monday night. Accidentally stupid, but stupid all the same. I'm not going to tell you what it is. Until I have an outcome. Right now Mr Apple and I are in limbo.

I can't blog without photos. It feels weird. So I am going to be sitting on the bloggy sidelines until I get this sorted. And then there is going to be quite the catch up. I promised you a barrage of photographic posts this week. I hate not delivering. But, quite literally, I can't. I know you all live on the edge of your seats waiting for my posts. Like, totes.

Anyway, I am praying I will be back in my little space sooner rather than later. I miss it. And you. Until then, I'll be attending to some sniffly little people, trying to see my laundry floor, visiting all my fave blogs for Top 50 Bloggers party wraps and doing a little cheerleading ra ra that school is out, school school is out! {as of 4.30pm today anyway}

See you on the flip side x

weekend love

:: still admiring my new glassware {if you're following me on instagram you will know what I mean}
:: drawing, always drawing, anywhere, anytime
:: birthday cake preparations for hubby
:: late night, last minute sewing
:: happy birthday dad!
:: three year old birthday party with the best mushroom cake I have ever seen!
:: meeting Mr Austin (receiver of the late night, last minute sewing)
:: reuniting with a very grown up Miss Grace {who was just a bub last time we saw her}
:: having such a lovely time reuniting with old friends that we arrived at the party at 11am and left at 5.30pm.. many a laugh, cuppa and beer later.. welcome home dear friends!
:: straight out to birthday dinner, dad's choice, made even better by the best behaved children high on sugar and cake and adrenalin at so many wonderful things in one day
:: bubbles and bike riding
:: washing up
:: playing fairies
:: late lunches
:: happy playing
:: vegemite toast birthday cake for dad {the following day as we were all caked out after eating it all day at Grace's party}, all credit to Ruby, this was her idea 'because dad loves vegemite toast!'
:: hip hip hooray!

I am so relieved we are heading into the last week of term. We all need a break. The only commitment that will continue through the holidays will be swimming, which is okay with me. I am editing shoot photos like a crazy woman, trying to get them out and into some eagerly waiting hands, and then need to turn my sights to Easter prep. My parents will be here with us on Easter Sunday and Monday as they come back from South Australia for a wedding. Hip hip hooray again!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend too x

{Joining in here and here}

my girl

These photos were sitting in my drafts as the beginning of a post. I don't think I need to add any words now.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.

Linking up with the ever-inspiring SouleMama.

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Happy weekend, friends x

parallel lives

{I have to tell you the sunrise shots were not edited at all. The sky was amazing that morning.}

Milina and I are living parallel lives. We're sure of it. The only difference between us this week was that while her husband was in fantasy football land, mine was working. Would have been more fun if we were on the same couch. But then it would have been odd playing Draw Something right next to each other.

On top of the usual routine I have been playing dad too, not always successfully. When Ruby and Cole ask will we see dad before we go to bed tonight? I hate having to say no. Next week will run the same. Why do people always leave everything to the last week of term to get things done? And then handball all their stress and anxiety, and ridiculous schedules onto my husband? Grrr.

In amongst the pick ups and drop offs, commitments and routine, we have been trying to take things slowly. We are heading into a busy weekend and an even busier week. Hubby's birthday will be on Saturday and he's one of those ignore-it-I-don't-want-anything-special kind of people. BORING. Of course I always make a fuss. I never understand why people do that? And how did I end up marrying one? Love goggles, I'm sure. A birthday should be a celebration of another year of life, whether it was fabulous or crap. Balloons and cake all the way. So while there will of course be cake for my darling, we will be celebrating in style, elsewhere. Three year old style to be exact. Some dear friends of ours have just moved back home after two and half years in Sydney, and their little girl turned three this week. We will also be meeting her baby brother for the first time. Who is almost one.. ahem. I can't wait.

Next week I hope to share a whole lotta photos with you. I have been keeping Tim's shots all to myself. But I think I should share them with you. And then I will need to leave a few days' gap before I show you the fruits of a family shoot I did last weekend. Just so you forget how amazing Tim's are and still think mine are okay. And then there's this and this I need to attend to. I'm just, like, totes popular.

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. Our only free weekday. Exhale.