Catherine turns 7

Catherine is turning 7 on Monday! We are going to the Zoo and this is the cake I will be taking to church. Can you tell it's a 7, or does it look like a 2?

I may have some exciting news to share this Thursday... or I may not. I'm not blogging about it because I decided I should wait and tell my Mum first before I tell blog-land...but get ready for a loooong blog post if it eventuates!

Eagle drawing and some sewing

A friend at church asked me to do an eagle drawing, so this is what I came up with. I also found a good verse to go with it.

And check out the pants I made yesterday! News paper pattern $0. Material from Clearance Outlet... $1.50.

YES PEAS

Fresh peas anyone?

Straight from the garden!

Pinterest

I used to think Pinterest sounded dumb, untill a friend I knew suggested I go there... and now I'm hanging out to get my official "invite" so I can actually start "pinning" stuff. I mean there's more extravagant stuff than this, but this is totally do-able... so many amazing ideas!

Zoo trip :)

Well, we had our zoo trip, and I went along as a parent-help... so free trip to the zoo, wohoo! This was funny... this gorilla totally has my temperament. He walked all the way to his little nook with a blanket over his head. I can totally relate man! (monkey). I'd do the same damn thing if I had people staring at me all day long!

I really need to change the title of my blog.... Precious, Peculiar, Purposeful?... who am I kidding??? I have no sense of purpose whatsoever. I guess God has one for me. Just don't ask me what it is!
I am also dreading the school holidays. I am looking after Catherine and her cousin for 4 weeks probably. I'm totally freaking out! But I remembered the other day that God only gives us grace for one day at a time... not 4 weeks in advance, so I'll just take it as it comes.

Here's what I got up to today.

This is the table Mum bought when she moved in and got married. She wanted a nice big dressmaking table and this is what she bought.

In the last couple of years the legs have become wobbly. I did a rough job about 3 times, quickly unscrewing the legs and using whatever screws I had to move, and put them back in.

The legs became seriously wobbly again, and everything almost tipped off the table, so I decided it was time to finally do a proper job. A few screws and some scrap wood, and hopefully I've saved a sentimental piece of furniture.

Well, almost saved. The glue takes 3 days to harden. I will be putting the legs back on on Friday.

And here's my Datsun as you know it....

Soon to be wearing these lovely new bumpers I just bought today! I think I'll be waiting a while before I spend any more money on her... my savings are seriously deminished now, what with this car and my teeth!

Wife Beating II -

Came across this on You Tube. I don't know whether to be grateful I was wasn't born into an Islamic culture... or angry that there are still cultures that defend wife beating as a way of life.

Sticker giveaway

Hey! The Mummybrain blog is giving away 3 sets of my stickers. Check it out here.

Hey!

Hey, happy birthday to me! I'm big ol' 33!

I made a cake and I haven't checked Facebook yet...leaving that till the end of the day... as you do when it's your birthday in 2011!

Had some nice text's though (thank you Luarna!), and after I made my cake I had some time to spend at the beach... so I did! with hot chips, a whole box of chocolates a bottle of juice  a good book and the wind in my hair.

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And on an unrelated note, I have just discovered the world of free plants. Yep, I saw a beautiful  sort of  climbing geranium with white flowers and I sneaked over and took a couple of stalks then took them home and put them in a  pot...it's a bit late in the season for cuttings, and they may not take root, but this Autumn I'll be on the look out.!

 And it was one of those moments where I thought "why didn't I think of this earlier??".

The only question is... should I knock on the door and ask first? Coz I'm totally chicken to do that. Fortunately these were out on the curb, and in NZ the council owns the curb, so officially, I'm allowed to break off a few stalks. Otherwise...I probably should ask... but I just know I wont! :(

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(Don't get the wrong idea... I won't be raiding peoples beautiful flowers! I'll just be nicking a little tiny leafy stalk here and there)