Last night I watched a chilling documentry about the first Australians and was completely and utterly heartbroken. The documentry was called Lousy Little Sixpence and went into detail about colonisation and the impact it had on Indigenous people.
As an indigenous person myself I was mortified. I remember touching on the subject at School but never in this much detail and while growing up with the white side of my family and then getting shuffled around foster homes throughout my adolscents I had no real idea...
Monday, 26 January 2015
Thursday, 22 January 2015
MY HAPPY ~ JANUARY
Linking up with Tabitha's new blog meme..
I've divided my little moments of happy's into two sections..
My life is so so full of happy moments all the time!
Join Tabitha's new blog hop here..
and share your happy moments this month...
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Meeting Sadie Michelle..
A few days ago Jie and I got home from spending a few days/nights at Aunty Zoe's and finally got to meet 4 week old Sadie Michelle..
Gorgeous isn't she..
It was weird seeing my besty without her big belly but in exchange I got to snuggle up to her new beautiful baby girl only moments after meeting her..
The following night (and every day after) I also got to hang out with Saige and Sanjay, her not-so-older.....
Sunday, 11 January 2015
A Dedication
I'm dedicating this brand new year to my Nana Jeanette Standing (Hester) and I am not taking it lightly. She would have wanted to see us live well, achieve well and to be happy and healthy. Our Nana-Nette would want us to raise our children (her great grandchildren) with love and selflessness and to love each other immensely. This year I feel sorry for my sister and brother. Because as much as they would love to have me take a back seat...
Monday, 5 January 2015
Summer Reading with the Kids!
Last summer the kids and I read "The Twits" by Roald Dahl. Every night before bed we sat together on my bed during the hot and humid nights and read a chapter or two together.
The kids must have loved it because while at Collins Bookshop here in Bacchus Marsh today (looking for more Cathy Glass books) they begged for a new book for us all to read at bedtime.
We all settled for "The 13 Story Treehouse".
Tonight we opened up and read...
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Summer's Here!
In our sweet little town of Bacchus Marsh and all over Victoria we have endured two 40+ degree days in a row. For the lucky ones (like our next door neighbors) the heat stays outside and they stay in their beautifully air conditioned homes, but for us.. we brave the elements for our first summer splash at the local pool.
Today I took a pillow with me and relaxed in the shade with a good book and cold water. Jie hung out with a group...
Friday, 2 January 2015
Budgeting for 2015
My life is pretty amazing! There is nothing I really desperately want this year (except to lose a few kilos) but as for everything else I am pretty content. But there are things on my bucket list for 2015 in which I need, the kids need, we need as a family. Things like getting my learners, travelling interstate for my high school reunion and of course buying my first car all of which are going to cost me big bucks. So tonight I am...
Thursday, 1 January 2015
ASPIRATIONS 2015
As I look at where I am right now in my life. The beautiful home I live in, the amazing children I live with. The support of friends I have and the love of my Dad I sometimes need it's not a bad life at all.
2014 was an amazing year for us but as I read through some posts of facebook this morning it looks as though it wasn't a pleasant year for everyone. I guess I too used to be like that too. Focussing on the bad rather than the good God has given me. On any given day there are blessings given to us and I am just realizing...
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