ABOVE: And then I laughed, cos the closest thing I had to a vase to put them in was... the bottom of the blender!!! Works for me.
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Stew is at work this week, then come Friday, he's off for two entire weeks.
Awesome. He gets to help me do the final packing, then unpacking once we have moved.
I am looking forward to having him home to help me. 4 sleeps till then.
Back to today though, and my plans are to make 2 more 'Itty Bitty' scrappy dolls.
I'm having quite a bit of fun doing the scrappy dolls. Making the faces is the best part. Giving them character is so enjoyable.
I also need to ring and organise the Plumber, Gasfitter and Electrician for the first 'JOB' at the new house. Which is to remove the gas heater and hot water cylinder, and replace the hot water cylinder with an electric one. Then I can get the gas connection decommissioned.
Damned if I'm going to pay exorbitant connection fees for gas like we are here. Our last Gas bill was $83, of which our gas usage was $34. Just does not make sense to keep using gas.
I just want to pay ONE bill... electricity. Full stop. End of story.
ABOVE: Two of the buttons I bought yesterday, which I really like. Let's see how they look on a scrappy eh?
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It's the 5th Mothers Day without my Mum.
4.7 years of reaching for the phone to tell her something, ask her something, just speak to her.
And then I remember. She's not going to answer, ever again.
It does not get any easier. But I am learning to accept it. Learning to just remember the good times, the fun times. And accept loss is a part of living, we all lose family over time.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MUM, wherever your soul rests now.
Mum's birthday usually coincided with Mother's Day, either the same weekend/day, or close. So a double whammy loss.
Personally, I don't 'do' Mothers Day. I firmly believe you should show you care for you Mother every day of the year, not just on one HEAVILY COMMERCIALISED DAY of the year. Mothers Day is for the RETAILERS.
Stew and I will probably go out to lunch somewhere nice, as we usually do on the weekend. That's all I want, thanks.
ABOVE: This was taken about 7 years ago, but it's one of my all time favourite photos of Mum and Mike.
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We had a good sleep in this morning, which we both needed. All the stress keeps catching up with us.
We have a whole weekend ahead with NOTHING much on the agenda.
I do want to drag the dog kennel, which our dogs NEVER used, up to the front of the house. I will take photos, and get it on Market Place for sale.
There's a couple of large tarpaulins in the back shed that need to be hauled out, folded up and put in the trailer. I plan on putting all the smaller outdoor pots in the trailer soon as well.
There's also a few outdoor tools, wheelbarrow etc that are being given to Steve. Lacy is getting the lawnmower, which she is thrilled about, though she has to wait until next weekend for it.
So, there are a few little jobs to get on with today.
We are both feeling VERY TIRED of late... so this weekend will be fairly cruisy. Just pottering around doing small jobs.
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Looks like another nice day ahead.
I'm off to Cambridge Mosaics.
I have a 'fix it' job to do.
Above: Stew and I bought this piece of shist with an Iguana mosaic on it many, many years ago at a craft fair, when we lived in Palmerston North.
It has travelled around with us for over 20 years, and has lost a few bits over those years.
Today I'm going to try and fill in the gaps at mosaic group.
ABOVE: I don't think I'll try to match the missing bits to what's already there. Whatever I do, I'm sure it will look just fine.
I might have to do it while it's in the boot of me car though, as it's really heavy. Stew put it in the car for me last night.
That's about all I have planned for today.
Of course, being a Thursday, this evening Stew will be at the pub and I'll visit the kids ... and might join his nibs at the pub for hot chips later on in the evening.
Off to start the day, catch ya later.
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Righty ho... what am I getting up to today?
First thing, I'm going out to buy the last few boxes we will need for our move.
I don't think we will need too many more though.
Once that is done, I will come home and potter around the house a bit more. I'm now actively looking for shit to do... trying to make sure I have done all I can before 'moving day'.
I will also get on the exercycle this morning, and again this afternoon. No more procrastination.
JUST IN CASE you are reading this Sienna, HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY! Grandad and I hope you have a lovely day.
ABOVE: Bex sent me this picture last night. I immediately replied with "NO, JUST NO!" 😂😅😂
OK, time to roll over and stack a few more Zzzz's... or at least scroll on me phone for a while. It's cold out, not conducive for getting up yet.
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