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My baby is starting to walk, a lot! I'm so happy because that means he will be walking for his birthday party, and that means more wardrobe options :) I know that I may seem incredibly shallow... (I have no follow on because when it comes to clothes and shoes, well, I am).
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I cut my hair off :) Not all of it, but most of it. I decided to style it like Alice Cullen from the fourth Twilight movie (Breaking Dawn). It serves a multitude of purposes, it's easier to wash, easier to style, heaps easier to dry, Benji can't pull it any more... As you can see, it's pretty much all good! (Only negative is that I need to have it cut more often and I look really bad in hats).
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I've been back to work for a couple days. I need to do a certain amount of teaching days to keep my registration, so mum is babysitting for those days I am offered work... Really enjoyed the days I have done. I'm so lucky that the job I chose, teaching, is one I enjoy so much. Also, the skills are pretty transferable to and from parenting. However, even teaching for only two days further emphasises for me how fortunate I am to be able to be a stay at home mum- by not 'keeping up with the Jones' and being happy with a simple life has nothing but benefits, I find. I get to raise our children in their home and provide a fun and carefree childhood, where they have the security of a fully present parent at all times (nearly). I am so glad that we made the choice to postpone financial gain for the benefit of our children.
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We bought a van! But before the purchase was finalised, the van died... So, I was really excited about no longer having to fit three car seats in the back seat of our station wagon, but have decided that it obviously wasn't meant to be. I guess that this little suffering is one that I can put up with for a bit longer :)
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I spent all week practicing my newly acquired skill of basic knitting. I decided one night that I was going to learn to knit- so I drove to Spotlight at about 8pm, bought knitting needles, wool and a how to knit book. I spent the next couple of days perfecting the garter stitch (most simple thing ever), then I tried to teach myself how to purl. Luckily my mum was able to teach me ( my version of purling was completely wrong). So, in a week, I have knitted a beanie (for me) and I'm about a third of the way through a scarf. My kids have chosen wool for their own scarves.
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Gardening- I'm trying again (again). I have dug up a new plot, planted out some beet root and carrot seeds and I'm ready to plant lettuce and sow punnets of broccoli, cabbage, strawberries, fennel, peas and spinach. Fingers crossed it all works out.
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It's that time of year again... LENT!! It begins on Wednesday! So, I've being cyber stalking all my favourite bloggers to check out what they do to celebrate the season. A few ideas I have garnered; a Lenten display, kids to decorate their own stations of the cross- which we will frame, sacrifice beans -looks like a jar that the kids adds beans to when they perform a sacrificial act (including helping out) and eating a lot of soups, casseroles and simple cooking. I'll try to keep you posted about what we end up doing.
And btw, I'm planning on giving up Facebook and (gulp) chocolate for Lent. As well as daily rosary and prayers, I will be reading a book about Our Lady of Kibeho during Lent. I'm only posting this publicly so that I have at least two sisters and a mum who will hold me to it.
Finally, I owe you two what I wore on Sunday pictures :)
