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Things are looking up again :

I got an email this morning from one of my beautiful sisters-in-law *blowing kisses*
Ali got 83% for her maths exam and topped the class
You guys all sent sweet messages and cheered me up
Peter phoned and kissed me (you can so do that by phone)

and this afternoon, this bracelet was in the mailbox…
Isn’t it lovely? I bought it here. And it has arrived just in time for me to take it away on holiday. Don’t panic if you don’t hear any more from me for a week or so. I’ll be soaking in the bath in my luxurious hotel room. Don’t hate me. Someone has to be spoiled - thank goodness it’s me.

I know Sussanah told me to stop, and I know I probably should …

…but

weird little toe nail

and

napping on the couch

Pretty much sums me up.

I’ll be back soon, I promise. I’m just a little flat is all.

Hey, this beats even towel-folding…

praise the lord give me your money

Hell, YES!

Someone found me today by googling

correct way to fold a towel

Holy crap, she must have been disappointed.

Wow! What a great day! I spent the morning Peter (always my favourite way to spend any day), then had the afternoon scrapbooking at Sussanah’s house with Tracey and Jennifer as well.
There was yummy food, there were serious conversations, there was great music. And THEN - I got to take the music home! Sussanah is Queen of the Mixed CD. She not only made the CD, she also printed it AND made a cover - all on top of scrapping, making lunch and generally being fabulous.
I drove home Reliving My Youth loudly in the car. Oh, Smiths, I have never stopped loving you.
After I collected Ali from school, we ran by the Post Office for the mail…
…and LOOKEE HERE! Surprise surprise surprise! Un-whined-for, spontaneous gifties from Margie!
How cute are these??
I can blow my nose on my Spiritual Twin…And look at the scissors! Margie must know about me and my passion for scissors I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw these amazing cards. There are so many and they are all beautiful ( I love the bee one at the top).

Then Ali looked into the bag and said, “ooh! what’s that red thing?” When she took it out, she saw what was written on the tag…
…big smiles! Thank you so much Margie for your thoughtfulness and generosity. It was a wonderful surprise! Now, get to it and make a blog!!!

butterfly4, originally uploaded by twolimeleaves.

…finished. Yes! Can you tell that I get tetchy when I’m sewing class samples?? I’m sorry I snapped yesterday, but talking to you guys and checking out what you are all up to is so appealing when I’m trying to make myself sew. This is what it is - a sample for my students to make in class. I’ve been thinking that it really does need to manifest itself in a full-size quilt (along with a whole cluster of butterfly buddies), but it makes me feel just a little bit sick when I think of the amount of sewing it will need.
Thanks for all the Good Lovin’ comments (except YOU Sussanah, pretty , jealous thing that you are )

butterfly applique, originally uploaded by twolimeleaves.

Stop DISTRACTING ME!!!!!!!
I’m trying to get this finished!!

This is my new bible… I can thoroughly recommend it. It’s so well-written that I understand it and, as a bonus, it’s even funny!
I’ll put it down long enough to say Hi…

About three or even four weeks ago, Kirsten dished one of these my way…

…which was very cool of her and I’ve been feeling guilty about not responding for about, ooh, three days now! (just kidding really - it’s been weeks) Thank you, Kirsten C., you rockin’ chick, you!
I happen to know countless rockin’ girls, so handing this out will be a piece of cake. I’m supposed to give five awards:
Sussanah has to be on the list, because we all know that she wants to grow up to be a debaser AND she loves her husband, and I’m very much in favour of that.
And Sarah, well, she’s the closest chick I know to a groupie! And she is a superb photographer. And when she’s not playing wii she grows mega-veges.
Nicolette is definitely a rockin’ blogger in any language.I get the impression she can make anything.
Craftymum scares me a bit. She finds more hideous craft stuff than anyone else I know, which makes her a rockin’ blogger in the same way that, say, David Lee Roth is rockin’. Remember him? Small pants, big hair? I know you know what I mean, crafty
Joni has so much energy you can feeling it exploding through the interwaves, or whatever the Internets travel on. She absolutely rocks!

I made another couple of peg aprons today for the etsy shop. I have a real thing for apple green, so it was good for the soul to use some.
I’m really enjoying making projects that don’t take too long. By the way, I haven’t forgotten that I owe some pincushions - they ARE coming, I promise!
And in case you’ve been worried about me and my phone we’re good now. We kind of have an understanding. It doesn’t demand attention from me and I only bother it occasionally.
I even got a text today from the Prodigal. It said “please please please please mummy send red rock deli chips theres money in my acct”.
What a kid! Does he miss me? No, he misses potato chips of the Right Brand!! (and thinks I would want HIM to pay for them !)

There is never a better way to make yourself feel OLD than to try something new and preferably technological. Like a mobile phone.

stop laughing

I said, STOP laughing!

It’s just so sad. I had a phone for years, decided it was a waste of time and stopped using it. But a few weeks ago I realised that I really need one again.
So, I bought the cheapest prepaid I could find. And it has taken me ALL day to get the damn thing going. And I STILL haven’t got it to do what I want.It must have 3752 different menus and NONE of them look like the ones in the handbook.

My kids have phones and THEY figured theirs out (in two seconds). Peter has one that cost a fortune and does everything except make it’s own payments and HE figured his out (although it took him much much longer than the kids).
I feel somewhat defeated. All I have to do is tell it which five numbers I want to be able to call for free. And I can’t.

I should have bought an expensive one, then the little boy in the shop would have done it for me. They don’t provide service to tightwads. Or is it that they assume that only an idiot wouldn’t be able to work out how to use a $100 phone?

Have I told you already that I live in the Winterless North? Yep. That’s what they call Far North Queensland. And it’s pretty accurate. It got REALLY cold this winter. There was one day that was 11 degrees (Celsius. c.e.l.s.i.u.s.). Pfft. Wouldn’t know cold if it…

…anyway, it does make this the perfect place to line-dry your laundry.And we all know that not only does line-dried laundry smell so close to heaven that you can hear the flapping of angel wings BUT it’s also carbon-emission free, unlike a clothes dryer. So with that Greener-Than-A-6-week-old-Steak mentality, I introduce to you my latest sewing project:
A Peg Apron.

The aqua pocket has pleats at the side to allow for the bulk of the pegs and the red buttons reinforce the corners so that the pocket doesn’t tear when you put your hands in. Cute, eh? I’ve made two and I’m selling them here.

ps If any of you are interested in a little quilt swap, Margaret has organised one here. Sounds like fun!