Hey Sezzo

Here is a shot from the other day with a wee celebration we had with Grandma for her early birthday!

I made this plum meringue thingy the other day, in my cute enamel dishes (from the Op shop $3!).

Liv was most keen to eat the meringue but suffered through the plums which were tart compared to the sugary top-covered sponge.

I love this shot - it reminds me of how K persevered at something! The dental nurse gave k the funny glasses to help prep her for her tooth extraction.  

She then added this wee crystal to her mouth to numb the gums but sadly as the nurse was about to put the whopper injection in, Kaiya anticipated great pain and left the building!

It was a bit of a shock, i kind of nervously laughed as I thought, "oh flip" and i decided to give her a few minutes to settle down. She sat in the waiting room for two minutes, crying her wee heart out.  

Somehow I managed to coax her into it. Explaining the consequences of her not having it done seemed to help a little.  So proud. She went back to the very thing she feared and discovered it wasn't nearly as bad as she'd thought!  Funny how that is!

Here is a bit of our Christmas day - just felt like i needed to show you.

It was a scorcher.  Nearly died of the heat exhaustion whilst cooking a lamb.

We had mushy peas, curried vegetables, roast veges, and lamb!

I was a bit of a disorganisational nightmare in the kitchen that day as everything came out hot at different times but it was wonderful despite.

K came to the table with her pretty new christmas dress on and Liv came in her togs and towel.

There were a few chrissy crackers (which are always a letdown in the prize department) and there were

christmas carols (much to my delight). 

I had set the table with some new napkins and photocopied scores of christmas carols (of which the girls said "what are these for?").

We even had the next door neighbor over that evening, before we watched some more Dexter!  Ah life.  Loved that whole Dec/Jan season of seeing you guys. Bliss xx

So at present for me:

I'm re-watching the Wire, absolutely loving it!

It could easily take over if I'm not careful.

My besti mate has gone to America to be with the man she met via the computer.

I will miss her over the next three weeks.  But I have to get used to it I'm thinking as she will be off forever at the end of the year ....... sob sob

D has bought a house.  Girls told me. two rooms, Waikanae, somewhere near the forest - I'm guessing over the tracks.  

I prayed at the beginning of the year about some words starting with H.  I had three things but couldn't make employment fit into an H word. 

Got the job - an extra day per week, so stoked!

The other two were starting with H - not Hollywood, Hotel hunting, Holidays to America (even though that will happen for surely in Sep!).

Yip, desperate times call for desperate prayers - Husband and House.

For some reason I have been keen to be part of the house owners brigade in order to feel like I'm part of the other normal peoples club, people who are married, who have jobs and who have investments like houses.

I'm not gutted d has one. it's good for him for sure. Just wish I had one.

Perhaps that will happen with the other H word.  

Not desperate about that either - want to be much better or much more secure in trusting God as my source.  

Best go, gotta watch some more of the Wire. 

Love you, love writing love letters to you!

God bless you and your week, hoping for things to go well despite your sore body, praying that you feel much better this week and that sleep is working!  Love always, love to mattchew, sea xx