when bears come to visit

rufus is one the prep class bears, millie is the other one. every now and then a bear comes home to visit for a few days and we get to taken them on an adventure, "transport" was the theme this time. so mr h thought as bikes are his favourite transport, that rufus should get to have a few rides.

strapped on baby-style

up and down the street on daddy's back

this last week has been a tough one with sick kids and plumbing probs - i don't whether i spent more money at the chemist or with the plumber. however now we're all better, eating and enjoying real food, and the heavy rain is back. two days and nights of rain and the fields, golf courses and parks are all under water again. here's hoping for a cheerful last week of term 2, and then the happy return of the travelling student father.

oh to be in italy in the summer

oh that's right, my lovely husband is, he's in milan and apparently the weather is beautiful and hot, and there's so many pizza cafes, coffees and galleries to choose from that he's just not sure what to do next. groan.

whereas i'm at home on a cold saturday night with nothing on tele, no dvds to watch, no choccy. i should have planned this a bit better i think...............

photo-less posts

mmm my 5yr old son needs some more practice i think, we have a LOT of headless photos.

speaking of photos and posts, i'll be doing some posting without any photos. dull but true. my camera is elsewhere for a few weeks. but i'll try digging out some ones from pre-blogging days for a diversion.

i've been back to IKEA, once you go that's it, you're hooked. personally i'm hooked on the fabrics. i just can't choose. but finally i did choose. i am re-upholstering (ie new foam and pillow-slip style covers) a chair which was my husband's grandfathers. it has sat happily in our living room with a turkish throw over it for many years. but i saw some gorgeous fabric and just had to do it. and i'm covering some large lounge cushions in a different fabric. but you'll have to wait for the piccies i'm afraid.

not that i should be spending my evenings sewing. i have enrolled into my next 2 TAFE subjects and should be reading, typing, reading, researching. i have been spending wednesdays in a school library and will do so until the end of the year. this is a requirement of my library and information systems course and it's great. my colleagues are very helpful and i have been enjoying being surrounded by books all day. my favourite environment.