My youngest son turned 12 today.. They are all growing up. Unfortunately as they grow older so do I and boy do I feel it these days. Everything clicks and creaks as I move.. the few grey hairs that I've had since I was about 16 have multiplied rapidly. Long gone are the days where I would colour my hair just for a change or because I liked the colour.. Now it is necessary to colour to cover the grey patches. It would be nice if the grey would limit itself to an inconspicuous part of my head but noooooo.. it tends to attach itself to the front hairline or where my hair will naturally part itself... ARRGHHHHH!!!
I've been sewing. I wanted to make Emily a dress to wear for Christmas (although I don't know why.. It's always too hot for her to wear anything. The last 3 Christmas's she spent the day in a nappy and that's it! Anyway, I set about drafting up a pattern that I had in my head.. nothing flash, infact quite simple but it's lovely all the same. I will do it differently when I make the 'real' one. I made a practise one out of an old thrifted sheet.
Sorry the pics aren't the best.. I took them in a hurry..
This is what I get everytime I bring the camera out.. She will run away with her hands covering her face or hide somewhere or put cushions over her head.. I need to hire another child so I can get some decent pics LOL!CHRISTMAS TREE.
I know it's only November but I just couldn't wait.. We put our Christmas tree up on the weekend. Emily is really getting into Christmas this year which is lovely. There are countless "Ooooooooh's" and "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh's" as we walk through the shopping centre and look at all the Christmas displays.
Notice all the red decorations at the bottom?? Emily has to have everything colour coordinated. She took all the red decorations and hung them on the tree.. LOL! Later on all the silver ones made their way together too.. It looks pretty sparse in these pics but once we spread the decorations out (again.. several times a day!) it looks much better..
Putting the star on the top of the tree was like an honour when I was growing up. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy seeing my very own daughter do the same thing with her Daddy as I used to do with mine. I have very fond memories of my Daddy holding me up (sometimes it was a very long way.. especially if we had a 'real live' tree that year!) while I carefully put the star on top.
This is not the best photo but I love it anyway. It's got a warmness (is that a word?!?) about it. She was in awe of the lights on the tree. I love the way her face lights up when she sees the lights on. It's so innocent and so... what's the word... Oh, I don't know.. it's just BEAUTIFUL and it truly makes my heart melt.
