{dannelle}

agghhh!!!

beware...the following post is the ranting of a deranged mother...

so this is how it is...

about a week ago i came to the very swift realisation that my sweet lil' cherub boy was no longer, in his place i had been left with an unreasonable & crazed small person that spends a ridiculous amount of time on the floor pounding his little fists!

here is an example of todays heart wrenching & devastating reasons to lose the plot:

• "i need to go to grandpa's house mummy"  "grandpa's not home sweetie"    "oh yes he isssssssss"  ... lose the plot!
• "thats my scarf"... said whilst trying to remove a pink scarf from a small girl, he has never owned a pink scarf, but hey if the moment strikes?!
• "i want to do a painting please"  "yep sure louis"  (mum prepares paints) "no not those paaaaints!!!" ...lose the plot!
• "mummy can i have choo choo trains" (translation - nutrigrain) " we left them at grandma's how about some raisin toast?  "no there not at grandma's, i don't want them at grandmmmma's" ...lose the plot!

i know it won't last forever, i know he's doing it out of frustration, i get all that ...  but it's pretty darn tiring & the Patience is taking a bit of a battering...

i guess i just roll with the pounches, before we know it he'll be a teenager & we'll have a whole new set of problems to deal with.

just look @ the cheezy lil' grin...butter wouldn't melt hey...

"frankie goes to hollywood??"...

my sunday...

yummy chinese food for lunch,not having any pressing engagements or places i "have" to be...spending time with my boys & a new friend!

a simple trip to the pet shop to buy rabbit food resulted in "FRANKIE"!  he is to just too cute & already very loved by one small boy!

welcome to the mad house frankie! 

stuff that makes me happy...

today just being at home with my little man makes me the happiest gal alive.  i just know come monday we're back the crazy, fast paced life we are accustomed to...so for today, to be home together makes me smile...oh and moments like these...that just makes me all gooey inside!!! 

this makes me happy like a little girl in a fairy dress!  i love that my art affects people, i am so happy that people love what i do!  i make art for myself & my family but to know other's enjoy what i do makes it all so much sweeter.  so if you get a chance, check it out!

My awards for excellence book comes in the mail... & there it is standing proud on page 61 is my layout.  hey its not the best thing i've ever done & to be truthful its not even indicative of my style,(it was completed about 18 months ago !) but hey its mine & its in print & that makes me happy!

what makes you happy today?  :)

dress ups ~*~

i really can't remember the last time we got dressed up.  i mean REALLY dressed up...the (drum role) evening wear!  (yep i went all out on the dress - $14 on eBay!)

my littlest dance school (35 kids) got nominated for a community service award.  part of a small business awards night.  was kinda nice to be nominated.  cool to think that they appreciate what i do!  ( ...& i'd like to thank my mum for the "over the phone tie knotting lesson!" it was truly a comedy of errors!)

crazy chicka's

my bestest bud came home for the long weekend!! what a crazy time we had...we have know each other since we were 12!  we listened to fav "old school" songs, talked about the mad things we did & laughed till we cryed!  it was so good!  there is nothing better for the soul than laughing & laughing to the point you forget what you were laughing at!

Have a look at us! sweet 16. check out the metal mouths!

& 11 years on!  (Lurv ya!)

who r u?

have been giving some thought to what makes us, US!  what or who defines who we are?  is it environmental, social, hereditary...a mix of all these elements or none at all.  is it the small, simple things?   i believe, we are ever evolving as people.  so our life experiences must play some part in shaping who we are...

me, i had a fab childhood & lots of beautiful people, to love & care for me.  but aside from the life shaping moments, marriage, parenthood, good times, bad times... what are the little quirky things that just make us who we are?

for me:

• colour - i must fill my world with colour, my house is a circus tent of colour.  paint charts are bliss!
• i cannot exist without cuddles!
• i feel i am an old soul.
• when i was i was about 12, i remember feeling sad because i was going to be a teenager...i didn't want to grow up! i think i made a pact with my self then & there to always be a little girl at heart.
• when i was 13 my best friend was a horse named blaze...man did i love that horse!  we would lay in the sun together for hours & i would talk to him just like he was a person... ( he was a great listener LOL)
• i am drawn to older people. i love their stories & their sincerity.

so thats just a few little snippets.  its not deep, but its part of who i am...

check out the amazing work of bec.  these  most divine & beautiful works give an incite into what defines her!

this boy :)

gotta say i've been totally slack with posting lately... anyway i'm going to make a real effort!  i will overcome the boredom of a super slow internet connection, i will do something constructive during the brain numbing lull of uploading photos... i can do it!  anyway, on with it woman!

this boy... i love all that he is...

love that this boy is a little bit kooky like his mamma... i don't want him to ever feel like he has to fit a certain mold.  i want him to know that normal is not who or what everyone else expects him to be...normal is who you are, who you want to be!

love this boy's crazy sense of humour, & his far out imagination... i want him to always be a dreamer & to know that he can make those dreams come true, he can be anything his heart desires.

i love that little giggle. it makes my heart shine to hear it!  take the time to laugh always...enjoy life.

such a precious age (But almost 3 sure has its moments!) i want to savour it always, & enjoy seeing this little individual blossom!

a day of play!

after spending the morning doing every domestic duty known to man ( ok well woman! ), i had an afternoon of play!

louis painted, did collage...  & well undid everything i did this morning... & i played!

a weekend of fun!

as a parent, it would have to be one of the most delightful times to watch your child in absolute pure glee!  we took louis ice skating for the first time on friday... he just could not stop looking at his little feet in those boots with "ice on them!"  it was a total hoot!  he has told everyone "i do ice skating!"  too cute hey!

my moment of pure glee, was when i walked into this shop!  oh the joy, the paper, the colour, the patterns, the bliss! i could have just snuggled up in a little nest of paper & cushioned my head on a cute little leather bound journal...those of you who share my paper passion will understand my overwhelming excitement & sudden lack of self control...(just had to have them all!)

so we finished off our little family weekend away with a spot of shopping (mostly last minute mother's day shopping...i am the leave it till the last minute queen!)  found a spunky little basket for mum at oxfam i have always loved this shop it smells like incense & coffee & they have the most funky cd's...plus you know something great is being done with the money you spend!

going to play with my new papers...have a happy day :)

 

a mother is...

a mother is ...

to be  a mother is a blessing & a gift, a challenge like no other, a way of life...

to have a mother... to listen, a mother to care...a mother to understand, a warm lap & a gentle ear, someone to love you unconditionally, someone who is always there, however far away. 

a mother to teach you, to guide you... to show you about the world, to protect you.  a shoulder to cry on & a friend to laugh with...

the most cherished gift any child can receive...

~*~ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ~*~