#3049 Mother’s Day list

Some of my biggest Mother’s Day wishes came true today.

First off, the most unexpected – baby boy slept through the night.

😲

Neither myself or Hubbie had to get up to tend to him overnight… bliss. And while I wonder if our slightly late night last night had something to do with it, we had an even later night last week and he still got up overnight, so go figure.

Next, Hubbie had arranged to get up and do the start of day milk for baby boy, as well as all the other morning jobs with him, while I… lay in bed.

Seriously. I have not lay leisurely in bed since before baby boy was born, for 15 months now. Since I had had a decent sleep, I couldn’t even fall asleep again, but I still lay there with my eyes closed while Hubbie and baby girl were downstairs with baby boy.

At one point I wondered if I should get up and make the bed as I waited for them to come up and get me… but again I thought, ‘no, I jump out of bed EVERY DAY with baby boy’s cries, including indefinite times overnight every night, so now I will lie here. And stretch.’

And it was a good stretch.

Then baby girl came up to tell me breakfast was ready! I came down to scrambled eggs on toast plus my weekend tea. ❤ Hubbie had made the tea, and baby girl had done the scrambled eggs on toast for me all by herself… and it was delicious!

And I even got to eat it in peace, oh my God.

Handmade presents and cards followed, and later on in the day I got to spend with my extended family, celebrating my own mum, and my sister, another inspiring mum in my life.

The weather was perfect too… and while the day was perfect in so many ways, my life is real, and I cried tears both happy and sad today, because that’s life.

I share that because I think it’s important to keep it real. But I am blessed to have been with my most loved people today, and let’s not forget –

1. Not getting up overnight (i.e. decent sleep).
2. Laying in bed
3. Stretch
4. Breakfast made for me
5. Eating in peace!

Thank you! I am grateful 🙏

#3035 Paying it forward with cars

Last night, we had 5 cars on our property! We felt like a car yard!

Today, it was back to normal again. The MIL took her car back, and we drove my sister’s car back to her place.

It felt weird yet good to be driving my car again, finally, after a 2 week spell. It wasn’t only the people under my roof that was affected by these car woes, but Hubbie’s mum who loaned us her car, and my sister who loaned us hers… so it feels right and normal that everyone has reunited with their cars again. 🥰

But it was lovely in the way we all helped each other too, paid forward our thanks. The MIL stayed over at our house last night, and commented on how amazing her sleep was here, and how it felt like she was away on holiday. 🩷

She not only leant us her car, but totally vacuumed my car after she got it back from the repair shop! It was a job and a half, but the car is so clean, other than the repairs it actually looks brand new now!

And before we returned their car, Hubbie washed my sister’s car, and it was really sweet to see it had made her day, her eyes lit up when she saw it. Life generally makes us so time poor, what with work/kids/house responsibilities (I can vouch for that, see the lack of vacuuming above) so it was nice to know we returned the car in good form. 😁

And not that they didn’t help us enough, sis and bro-in-law put on an amazing bbq lunch spread, oh my goodness, we felt spoiled!

It was just a perfect, lovely, sunny day, where all of us were helping each other and leaving one another in a happier place then when we first saw each other.

The best way to be. 🙏

#3019 Help when you need it most

In the last week Hubbie and I have come to a cold, hard fact.

We are much more alone in our Seachange town by the fact that we have no family or friends locally.

We are then even more disadvantaged by the fact that I can only drive 1 out of our 3 cars.

One car I wouldn’t dare to touch, it’s Hubbie’s classic, his pride and joy.

The other is his everyday car, but it’s manual, and the last time I drove this car was over a decade ago. If I tried today I would be stalling it all over town.

So that leaves me with only my car, which seems to be going through it’s ‘repair’ phase. 🙄

But despite our above inconveniences, we have something huge, a major, major plus on our side.

The support of our nearest. 🙏

Because tonight my sis and bro-in-law came by to loan us their car, and pretty much saved our butts for the next week.

Because this weekend we have a pretty important birthday party, and then next week I have this little thing called school drop-off and pick-up. 😬

It still floors me that they would let us use their car in our time of need, because it is still their car… but they have been so supportive, sweet, even helping us move across baby boy’s baby seat, honestly, really truly, it once again cements to us what amazing people they are, and how lucky we are that they just happen to be our nearest and dearest.

We are beyond grateful for them. 🥰🙏

(Love you guys 😘😘)

#3007 Love our Easter

How much more Aussie can this photo get?

Pavlova + VB?

🤣

Happy Easter everyone. I love Easter every year, but what I love the most is the people we spend it with. That makes the entire day. It doesn’t matter what we do, that MAKES it, the company. Hands down the most important thing.

🥰🐰🐣🍫🩷💙

#2959 Monday holiday catch-up

I just love the summertime.

It usually (ahem Melbourne) means warmth, catch-ups, fun times and holidays.

Every day feels like a holiday in summer.

Even more so when you have an impromptu visit with your favourite people… on a Monday.

Like, usually, the most despised day of the week! But today, it became awesome. 😁

Because summer, warmth and fave people collided so beautifully … thanks holidays. ❤

#2938 Back to the scene of the joy

I had to return today to the place of much happiness this weekend.

There were chair covers and vases to be picked up, and my sister and bro-in-law met me there too to help pack it up.

When we would visit before the christening, there was this excited air of anticipation about the place… how would it be? Would it be as we envisioned, as we hoped?

Today as I returned, it was just relieved bliss. I could see our memories playing out on the dance floor where we celebrated, the deck where so many of us relaxed in the surrounds, the golf course where we walked and took photos and video.

I’m grateful that this place is so close to home, because we can return as often as we can, to remember this most wonderful day, and enjoy it now, for all it was, for all it truly became for us on our blessed son’s christening day. 🙏

#2887 A special 18th birthday

Tonight we celebrated my dear nephew’s 18th birthday. 

As both my sister and brother-in-law said in their speeches tonight, he’s truly a special boy… but just because he sees the world differently to us, doesn’t make his light dimmer, his smile not as bright or his nature not as sweet.

He is all those things and more, and we see it come to life when a great song comes on and he comes over to check out the music, doing his awesome dance as we cheer him on – he’s got party in him, courtesy of his parents. 😁🎉

We love you beautiful K, thank you for letting us embark on this journey with you, we can’t wait to see what’s in store for the next 18. 🥰🥰

#2797 Father’s Day ’23

Every day that I get to spend celebrating the wonderful men in my life –

My hubbie

My dad

My bro-in-law

-Is a wonderful day, which makes today’s Father’s Day even more so.

And this year, we have a new man in our family, our little man. 🙏❤

How lucky is he to be surrounded by such wonderful men, and how lucky am I to have them all in my life.

Grateful. 🥰🥰

#2740 Comfy

We still wanna be social, but we’re also traumatised getting into the car, because baby boy can definitely let loose with the tears and screams.

So… we call people to our place!

We call sis and her fam to our place. Nothing says comfy quite like “we wanna catch up… but we’re scared to drive over… do you wanna come here instead?”

It was a wonderful night tonight with a lot of our classic, good ‘ol ingredients: laughs, d&ms, inspiring stories, music aplenty, drinks and food…

But with one huge addition. Teething toys and sucking fingers, gummy smiles and curious gazes.

Baby boy. 😍💙

#2692 A great Sunday

It’s a great Sunday when…

You’re in great company.

You’re celebrating milestones and happiness.

You’re enjoying yummy food.

You have wonderful, insightful, respectful and enjoyable conversations with all.

You’re sharing your baby’s smiles and goos with loved ones.

You watch the footy with them all… and your team wins.

Then you still get to sit on the couch at the end of the day, reflect, and be grateful for what your life is.

🙏❤