tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21482540643421435452024-02-20T00:08:12.836+10:30a Slice of my Life...JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-84740330544890207412013-07-11T21:35:00.000+09:302013-07-11T21:53:25.222+09:30Win $50 of Washi Tape in the Scrap Therapy July Scrap Challenge!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Okay so this page was my first attempt at Scrapbooking in A LONG, LONG TIME. Terrible depression and back problems had sucked almost all of my creative juices...but the spark has been reignited!!<br />
I had never even used washi tape yet, so thanks Mum (<a href="http://leanne555.blogspot.com/">Leanne Kroschel</a>) for letting me raid your stash and give this challenge a go....<br />
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Head over to the <a href="http://scraptherapysessions.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/juliy-sketch-challenge.html">Scrap Therapy</a> blog for all the details....you've still got the whole month to enter.<br />
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Here is the sketch:<br />
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JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-69710578936853435462013-07-11T20:43:00.001+09:302013-07-11T21:55:12.812+09:30Scrap Your Story Childhood Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Okay, this is seriously weird.....my first blog post for nearly two years and my first scrap page in a VERY LONG TIME. The last couple years have been tough for me (and my family) for various reasons and my scrapbooking just went out the window....BUT...finally I was ready and Mum and I scrapped yesterday and today....it wan't easy to begin with and I nearly gave up.....but I got two pages done - this is my second.<br />
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The challenge over at <a href="http://scrapyourstory.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/challenge-19-childhood.html">Scrap Your Story Challenges</a> this week is nice and open - "Childhood".<br />
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I chose to do these photos of my daughter from nearly three years agao, it was so nice to have the memory down and I feel quite proud of my page, considering how long it's been!!<br />
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The best thing of all, I got to share scrapbooking with my Mum again. We yell at each other, laugh at each other, pinch each other's things, help each other and most importantly spend time doing something we both love again.....<br />
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So here is my entry:<br />
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These photos were actually taken the day after the A Men Hockey Team won the Grand Final.<br />
It was the presentation and break up and you were still infatuated with the streamers!! God forbid no-one could tell you how to wear a head band properly!<br />
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And thanks to Mum (<a href="http://leanne555.blogspot.com/">Leanne Kroschel</a>) for getting me completely addicted to the goodies from <a href="http://www.thetrinkettrack.com/">The Trinket Track</a> - I made her leave some because I know I will be looking for them to add to my next layout!! They are just perfect for those finishing touches, where you think, "Hmmm, it needs something there!!"<br />
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Thanks again Mum and <a href="http://www.thetrinkettrack.com/">The Trinket Track</a>!!<br />
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JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-41528913703402517012010-09-18T09:54:00.000+09:302010-09-18T09:54:14.976+09:30Jack's 1st Sports Day...Can't believe our boy had his first sports day yesterday. He was very excited and VERY nervous. He was most looking forward to the Long Jump and Hurdles.<br />
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Here he is in is House area, singing the House Chant.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">With the Commonwealth Games being held in Delhi this year, they did a tribute to the Indian Culture with a Parade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpqbW8k8p03irt7XrnGnOahGiE3v-orxuICk05ebnHl0mv5xOoDxUGbJ64_AOl9tJkXJkVovF_OWiz20DPnR6nKKJpU1PLkdOjQg4YCwdWoT81mV99_v24tu58kEKOjmWXMvaUnbCwiQ/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpqbW8k8p03irt7XrnGnOahGiE3v-orxuICk05ebnHl0mv5xOoDxUGbJ64_AOl9tJkXJkVovF_OWiz20DPnR6nKKJpU1PLkdOjQg4YCwdWoT81mV99_v24tu58kEKOjmWXMvaUnbCwiQ/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> First up was the relay.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">This is Jack demonstrating how to grab the baton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNal5KlV1EuP3yrKBz3flce_WW_mxhYAcn8lfX0tQGWJllQHqAOw0gbii4gqKFI_z2-i34O1zpvFcYaF_9_0YBkrCBHSXKGV_MW-RdENW3KdbhaT1AmcQ2e84IVIBa1Y04wufIcm2nrvc/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNal5KlV1EuP3yrKBz3flce_WW_mxhYAcn8lfX0tQGWJllQHqAOw0gbii4gqKFI_z2-i34O1zpvFcYaF_9_0YBkrCBHSXKGV_MW-RdENW3KdbhaT1AmcQ2e84IVIBa1Y04wufIcm2nrvc/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">And how to run with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcnZVrn0vBV1NZpXGg2W7k9rIvHuJcq7Xn3VPEzr8X-y4N4pK3TdOjnoIuPJjP05_GbSj3jESYPVHNP-8jeqzN0x3m8nkuzIPNSIhaRSDp0oLGlSnF7b2ep360IlCyEy_DvLgrZ_3PFA/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0010_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcnZVrn0vBV1NZpXGg2W7k9rIvHuJcq7Xn3VPEzr8X-y4N4pK3TdOjnoIuPJjP05_GbSj3jESYPVHNP-8jeqzN0x3m8nkuzIPNSIhaRSDp0oLGlSnF7b2ep360IlCyEy_DvLgrZ_3PFA/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0010_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Jack was the last runner in his team. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> Waiting patiently for the sprints. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PBbLYIfRNZmveYpXPDKMzsPlonP1dWsXcxOFPyd9vxHlaDqa56KdPqR8q0Z__zGGPsoqGZfoOL4PuHYoDsAHaBjcw16WAW_c433gUk5ne_oCNVBLVgPc3fpJqCx3Yl8pj7qXLF3bh8g/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0017_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PBbLYIfRNZmveYpXPDKMzsPlonP1dWsXcxOFPyd9vxHlaDqa56KdPqR8q0Z__zGGPsoqGZfoOL4PuHYoDsAHaBjcw16WAW_c433gUk5ne_oCNVBLVgPc3fpJqCx3Yl8pj7qXLF3bh8g/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0017_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Jack tied for first place in his group of 4.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">The long awaited Long Jump was next on the list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQHLTa1GVZfrxPvFkopzEBg3vl8ZlVkN98vUMzD0w0QCR_L1JiOH9vdaLfL4VXBHrkEzeefSxvuvvF6Q7ekwlmDprDl74GZs5TX8RzAuzn7Q6vWpTCttucKJgeA1TSBIlqjW7D-I3Ra4/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0033_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQHLTa1GVZfrxPvFkopzEBg3vl8ZlVkN98vUMzD0w0QCR_L1JiOH9vdaLfL4VXBHrkEzeefSxvuvvF6Q7ekwlmDprDl74GZs5TX8RzAuzn7Q6vWpTCttucKJgeA1TSBIlqjW7D-I3Ra4/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0033_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few ripper jumps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If they stepped on the rope they had to start again. They all tried SO hard. I think Jack managed 12.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs00Jyyac4JO72mhcEyFxA7XVH3xjtGXj695SkaFic5U15jZVNeMBjtd2FaPJvUolDvgr7OmTB5Q31QsgsRooc_YKj7dy3AieT8tkC6BbuEtyi8gbcng7Yzmb0mbRMC3dIolWkf94ObDA/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0045_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs00Jyyac4JO72mhcEyFxA7XVH3xjtGXj695SkaFic5U15jZVNeMBjtd2FaPJvUolDvgr7OmTB5Q31QsgsRooc_YKj7dy3AieT8tkC6BbuEtyi8gbcng7Yzmb0mbRMC3dIolWkf94ObDA/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0045_edited-1.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqelbcMJ3q9LqtglQlmLNDxZiiNRNOPnkgcD7w_aj1L0AymaIDSjKQQb92HAJwIq7yUJOa2lruYA-h8-_yZDonDDPxBZYSZ0y52qw4CviVdyhNEnwUZyiaShhj9CWnO3wJwZBayXeQwXw/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0046_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqelbcMJ3q9LqtglQlmLNDxZiiNRNOPnkgcD7w_aj1L0AymaIDSjKQQb92HAJwIq7yUJOa2lruYA-h8-_yZDonDDPxBZYSZ0y52qw4CviVdyhNEnwUZyiaShhj9CWnO3wJwZBayXeQwXw/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0046_edited-1.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZXOCkAZL2m6RpgxAJxDLbQrF56zehdsGpxgGDL7f8Jqv99YbIlg6vjGBgXfUzAXLeMJFc8IMCYFutndzrCOeSy6NHQO_vDQBzwmKsgEzFYkay6M0_aqrp8VDxXs3irbcxvQ-s3E_p7Y/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0048_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZXOCkAZL2m6RpgxAJxDLbQrF56zehdsGpxgGDL7f8Jqv99YbIlg6vjGBgXfUzAXLeMJFc8IMCYFutndzrCOeSy6NHQO_vDQBzwmKsgEzFYkay6M0_aqrp8VDxXs3irbcxvQ-s3E_p7Y/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0048_edited-1.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">In the Rebound Event they they had to throw the ball against the net 10 times and it was recorded how many times they dropped it. Out of 2 sets of ten, Jack didn't drop any, he was really happy. Although it didn't surprise me with the amount of time that boy has a ball in his hands these days!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhUnzG-RTPNvnyQsEx9n8mAUChCWmXQZILJUwnd4lhsw9E990zo_8M9yoQhlHZbN6Ad6m52g-Icj979uOM6d8oELnZ4zcwBsq9s3v1PAn_DXVTAuiU5qzuitAat2CTyYD-hfKvkGJ1hQ/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0055_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhUnzG-RTPNvnyQsEx9n8mAUChCWmXQZILJUwnd4lhsw9E990zo_8M9yoQhlHZbN6Ad6m52g-Icj979uOM6d8oELnZ4zcwBsq9s3v1PAn_DXVTAuiU5qzuitAat2CTyYD-hfKvkGJ1hQ/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0055_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Last up was the Team Games, a bit like a relay but with collecting bean bags and putting them into hoops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzs3AGmJLjlx8JYHjshsBw_0c8Q-AhPwC7eNFO1Uw4dy_KY-q0MAi-38GblwE9mL2bIeHJuVFXhMm3uhplabCE07ghbpoZZG5DSOVGtesoSpxeg5DjOWz5c78OGVqohSWzja3qPGgPuE/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0092_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzs3AGmJLjlx8JYHjshsBw_0c8Q-AhPwC7eNFO1Uw4dy_KY-q0MAi-38GblwE9mL2bIeHJuVFXhMm3uhplabCE07ghbpoZZG5DSOVGtesoSpxeg5DjOWz5c78OGVqohSWzja3qPGgPuE/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+Sports+Day_0092_edited-1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">It was a really great day and he made us very proud. Jack was chuffed with his two 1st ribbons for relay and sprints. (they didn't give any out for the other events). It was pretty special when he gave Dad one of his ribbons! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQCb_ndPEL78LPXcqu-_rLqm_wy8vupbYLxJJ9bpVwxFklqVoYGLBKqaIlj9q9suz67o2IQ5HasbovJ7Ee4Fc1agRmQgVEP7nnVa6njEoy9uE3fTgXSCqU_m7RDjWVbzZCTyPxlMh6z4/s1600/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+sports+day_0000-1_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQCb_ndPEL78LPXcqu-_rLqm_wy8vupbYLxJJ9bpVwxFklqVoYGLBKqaIlj9q9suz67o2IQ5HasbovJ7Ee4Fc1agRmQgVEP7nnVa6njEoy9uE3fTgXSCqU_m7RDjWVbzZCTyPxlMh6z4/s400/2010+09+17_Jack%27s+1st+sports+day_0000-1_edited-1.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> What made me the happiest was when I was putting Jack to bed and the last thing he said to me was, 'Mum, I was really proud of myself today.' I left the room with a very fuzzy feeling. Jxx</div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-33860804714665816772010-08-18T21:58:00.001+09:302010-08-18T22:00:51.702+09:302 Big Buses, LOTS of kids, Toy Story 3 and Ten Pin Bowling equals...a really cool excursion - especially when you're in Reception. They are pretty lucky really. I don't remember doing either of things things until I was at least 12! Here are some pics from Bowland... FRIDAY 13 AUGUST 2010<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the farmers probably don't share my opinion, I was kind of glad the rain cleared this afternoon. Gem and I hopped on the bus from Childcare for the Annual Childcare/Kindy visit to a local farm that's been happening for 35 years now. Grant remembered going as a kid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is Gem on the bus, ready to go. Do you think she was a little bit excited?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFAuKQOn6Vk0GmzEDkvjdnh5dqhYg_1bfDscDORa9mP25Tj5A2wrADv6YGsZFK9WnjEkOEkLVBjmMSyqH7aHVBARaEMhTo-fZsjOI_b0DQeJiTEI8ZwCZZqOD3keEx4IXHfhtDY6j8yU/s1600/2010+08+18_gemma+and+mum+visit+to+kroehn's+farm+childcare_0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFAuKQOn6Vk0GmzEDkvjdnh5dqhYg_1bfDscDORa9mP25Tj5A2wrADv6YGsZFK9WnjEkOEkLVBjmMSyqH7aHVBARaEMhTo-fZsjOI_b0DQeJiTEI8ZwCZZqOD3keEx4IXHfhtDY6j8yU/s400/2010+08+18_gemma+and+mum+visit+to+kroehn's+farm+childcare_0000.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The infamous big tyre shot we have taken 3 years in a row...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFayNa0MMzKZ2XXpm-l9yOOY0WcQDDyUHFSOYA8ExvrdEfahlNgTPFERTagDJbqA35nN6NeS0zZmCAw5Vg26duBCr7T5LwiJVTyv5KPdMyIEb5h07GeqL2y4XjCTOlROXPuarknhyEXE/s1600/2010+08+18_gemma+and+mum+visit+to+kroehn's+farm+childcare_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFayNa0MMzKZ2XXpm-l9yOOY0WcQDDyUHFSOYA8ExvrdEfahlNgTPFERTagDJbqA35nN6NeS0zZmCAw5Vg26duBCr7T5LwiJVTyv5KPdMyIEb5h07GeqL2y4XjCTOlROXPuarknhyEXE/s400/2010+08+18_gemma+and+mum+visit+to+kroehn's+farm+childcare_0002.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Such a good afternoon for the kids (and adults!). It was great that they took the bus out this year. I went with Jack on a school excursion on Friday just been. We went to Renmark to the Chaffey theatre to see Toy Story 3 and then back to Berri Bowland in the afternoon. It was nice to be able to go somewhere with Gem too, and the bus just makes it that little bit more exciting.</div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-51498871096093824392010-07-23T22:07:00.000+09:302010-07-23T22:07:03.003+09:30Happy Birthday Daddy D! THIS IS FUNNY...Grant's off playing hockey at Berri tonight, but we've managed to squeeze in a Bed Birthday Party this morning before he left for work and Cup Cakes tonight before Hockey. Last night I realised the kids hadn't quite finished their cards for Dad. I left the cards and the pencils in their room, so they could finish them before coming in to our room in the morning. At the last minute, I had the idea of leaving them Party hats, whistle and streamers so we could have a Bed birthday Party.<br />
I was up with Gem around midnight and while I was laying in Gem's bed putting her back to sleep, Jack woke up to go to the toilet. I told him about the party supplies near the cards. About 3.30am, yes 3.30 AM, I heard some very excited voices. I jumped out of bed realising that if I didn't act quickly, we would whistles being blowing in our ears and streamers flying around our bedroom within minutes! Sure enough, I opened their door to find them half undressed, party hats on and cards finished and ready to go in envelopes!<br />
I was a bit unsure how I was going to go getting them back to sleep once I broke the bad news they had another 4 hours of sleeping left to go, but amazingly enough they did and this is what we were greeted with a few hours later...they didn't bother getting dressed this time, in case they were sent back to bed again!<br />
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Jack in particular, has been thinking about his tummy again and the liquorice we give Dad each year, they look like hungry PATIENT baby birds waiting to be fed!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZnqNji9dqzgqRzcJhtEiuJXwnW8igcQMSdCgdgVHKOmfvjXjRBn5-VafGM3OeQMVjIlEkGBydbubGFSLGUuyXCN1eCQtEoiig9wbPiW2hicjKO6jM3KjiylW5dFUafxc6uzbuPszOBc/s1600/2010+07+23_Dad%27s+35th+Birthday_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZnqNji9dqzgqRzcJhtEiuJXwnW8igcQMSdCgdgVHKOmfvjXjRBn5-VafGM3OeQMVjIlEkGBydbubGFSLGUuyXCN1eCQtEoiig9wbPiW2hicjKO6jM3KjiylW5dFUafxc6uzbuPszOBc/s640/2010+07+23_Dad%27s+35th+Birthday_0006.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Can't wait for the weekend, when we can chill out at Freeling with Grant's brother's family. Hopefully Gem is feeling better in the morning. Jack has had croup during the week. She was a bit average this afternoon and I have a feeling she may have mild croup....winter sux! Jxx</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-23828282505086903552010-07-23T21:12:00.000+09:302010-07-23T21:12:13.247+09:30Finally... some scrapbooking....I am having a HUGE problem being motivated to scrap at the moment. My days are busy and it's freezing cold here and I just basically can't be bothered by the night time. The cruel thing is that I keep having all the ideas - just no motivation...that really sucks! A big create fest is brewing......although I did manage to finish a baby gift for my friend's little girl. I have created something similar for her two other girls. It's cut 8x10inch to fit in a photo frame, to make for easy hanging/displaying.<br />
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And how cute is that little girl....if I wasn't feeling so buggered, I could nearly and I said NEARLY, get clucky again...Jxx</div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-32506767000679605452010-07-23T21:06:00.000+09:302010-07-23T21:06:39.488+09:30Dirt and Cubby Houses...what more can a kid ask for....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After digging up some dirt to lay down some sub surface irrigation - this pile of dirt has been come the favourite place to play. Grant gave Jack and Gem some wood, carpet etc - and they made a cubby - complete with a flower garden (see below). Each night this week, we've had different versions. It's the first place Jack had taken his school mates, even bi passing the kitchen for an after school snack, can you believe!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMfrQYUZ4l5YU1ZHi6F3qWK1x_XmxkhrM4hxyxzqE3x41PJOnJY8gf1R_FcpItaQMk1201NN4oifzH6M5r1nox1MACCOgxKZC_yIahD2LOa-01luWIgWkQR2KZqepLLNyQKR79VrsDCs/s1600/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMfrQYUZ4l5YU1ZHi6F3qWK1x_XmxkhrM4hxyxzqE3x41PJOnJY8gf1R_FcpItaQMk1201NN4oifzH6M5r1nox1MACCOgxKZC_yIahD2LOa-01luWIgWkQR2KZqepLLNyQKR79VrsDCs/s400/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7L4UVnvzEAYqlO7keGdSriL9tfUSy_EsxDoZdHx65OMQBU-8vktC2TW5FW99EngfOQTwe9Ss5Lh54VncM5MpbGvz15W46GQYwhHYEKFFyc1JfkPTEo9C061pyGwMMEzWTfYBY3IqWdwI/s1600/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7L4UVnvzEAYqlO7keGdSriL9tfUSy_EsxDoZdHx65OMQBU-8vktC2TW5FW99EngfOQTwe9Ss5Lh54VncM5MpbGvz15W46GQYwhHYEKFFyc1JfkPTEo9C061pyGwMMEzWTfYBY3IqWdwI/s400/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0003.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04_yo3x4MqMi4cYLChJXh8cydyQ5KaiTvCtZ1QE0Rpc3J4lnAhofwHBt1-O-yaj_oVvUUhwg5mnvozIaHcOjH1UjT8RFrJ6QYJXQTIKbmEOpSbTDjs-mS07PcR2005JI-KSjBEAR7YdI/s1600/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04_yo3x4MqMi4cYLChJXh8cydyQ5KaiTvCtZ1QE0Rpc3J4lnAhofwHBt1-O-yaj_oVvUUhwg5mnvozIaHcOjH1UjT8RFrJ6QYJXQTIKbmEOpSbTDjs-mS07PcR2005JI-KSjBEAR7YdI/s400/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0006.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3_qiRoB4dw0MkNRoEdjHe56XkeIAdBzPB1TF9Ytf7dsqBq0dhcczNnkCVQ1mwuGcBl5wlTGQL5SRu5HsaE0D1BLAUIoajAH1U-2iduddsHVtQy193Z4WYD0SF24e52Vsi0UIpQ1Q3ag/s1600/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3_qiRoB4dw0MkNRoEdjHe56XkeIAdBzPB1TF9Ytf7dsqBq0dhcczNnkCVQ1mwuGcBl5wlTGQL5SRu5HsaE0D1BLAUIoajAH1U-2iduddsHVtQy193Z4WYD0SF24e52Vsi0UIpQ1Q3ag/s400/2010+07+18_Jack+Gem+making+cubby+house+in+front+yard_0007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-33840739104384053782010-07-23T21:01:00.000+09:302010-07-23T21:01:01.049+09:30My girl's growing up...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyhsjiC6Etz0myB1Sazx3TImFFQ2TJawKPNbR138vjRycmeiNn6BsDjDZLtvIN75xWz7HgRQoCIrrNQHJw7vynSl-hDTxPaDIcvNFtUqUiyV5lTU6vMKKIxvIS8IDXC-PE_kC2ND51AE/s1600/2010+07+22_bradley+burgemeister+visit_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyhsjiC6Etz0myB1Sazx3TImFFQ2TJawKPNbR138vjRycmeiNn6BsDjDZLtvIN75xWz7HgRQoCIrrNQHJw7vynSl-hDTxPaDIcvNFtUqUiyV5lTU6vMKKIxvIS8IDXC-PE_kC2ND51AE/s400/2010+07+22_bradley+burgemeister+visit_0006.jpg" width="267" /></a></div>Can't believe Gem will be doing Kindy visits next term. It only feels like yesterday, I was taking Jack down for the first time. She is SO ready though - she keeps telling us she is going there to make some girlfriends. She is a real socialite...everyday she asks who we are going to visit or have come to play. I was worried when Jack had his new school friends to play, she wouldn't fit it - but she's right there in the thick of it. That's my girl...This photo was taken on the trampoline Wednesday night with Jack and one of his new school mates. Popcorn and Cordial. JxxJODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-64762763728486799432010-07-23T20:44:00.000+09:302010-07-23T20:44:55.439+09:30Cartoons and lego...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq8wIpqo0izMo_MdvLKcvFtOiplZavZWwTAzP2VAeZTsIJzmLXOIFijjLSZsVPUU8h-0z2fZJPjXJipYPpMgVx9jK3TDkI-O2rIOk75m8SH0qt8W-KY3XfQd02TsrGq4kHPf62tLwZLU/s1600/2010+07+15_Gem+playing+lego_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq8wIpqo0izMo_MdvLKcvFtOiplZavZWwTAzP2VAeZTsIJzmLXOIFijjLSZsVPUU8h-0z2fZJPjXJipYPpMgVx9jK3TDkI-O2rIOk75m8SH0qt8W-KY3XfQd02TsrGq4kHPf62tLwZLU/s400/2010+07+15_Gem+playing+lego_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Oh....to be a kid again...JxxJODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-25524455181570839542010-07-17T22:22:00.000+09:302010-07-17T22:22:01.867+09:30Speaking of motorbikes...I dug these photos out to show the kids ther day. I'll have to try and find some earlier ones (Mum, if you are reading - is there any from the day I got it?) My bike is the red and blue Honda QR50. In the top photo, I'm off picking oranges with my Dad. The second photo is near the river somewhere, figure we were just having a day out, that's Mum in the background cooking the BBQ. The girl in the photos lived next door to us at Sunlands and had the white Yamaha. The last photo is Lindsay and I riding again.<br />
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Would love to share so many more, (I was asked to be the unofficial photographer so I have stacks!) but still not to sure about putting photos of other people on my blog...don't want to offend anyone. JxxJODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-18143091707508318182010-07-15T20:53:00.000+09:302010-07-15T20:53:52.106+09:30Jack and Mum's Trip to Adelaide (for Jack's sleep study)...<span style="background-color: white;">After approximately 2 years of waiting Jack was finally booked into the Women's & Children's Hospital on Monday night to complete a full sleep study. Jack had always had a lot of problems with breathing and sleeping at night. At one point it was so bad that he just wasn't getting a proper night's sleep at all - and neither was I. He was always waking up and calling out, which I think happened when he was holding his breath. He would kind of startle himself. And then there was the twitching and moving. It was really insane. The poor guy was so tired most of the time. The allergist we see, Dr Quinn, suggested we try a nasal spray called <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Nasonex</span>. Within 2 nights we were all sleeping properly. But if we missed it for even a couple nights he would be really unsettled. So we have been giving it to him religiously for 2 years. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">We took him off it for 2 weeks before this sleep study to make sure it wouldn't interfere with the results and I was SO nervous as to how he would handle it. Especially one of those weeks being his last week of his first term of school and he was already so tired! But it really wasn't too bad, so I am hoping that his airways have opened up and grown a little, and whatever may have been causing any inflammation is no longer a problem.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Unfortunately we won't know the results of the study until the end of the month when the Dr Kennedy is back from overseas. I'm a bit unsure of how much data they managed to collect because he was awake a fair bit overnight. Cross our fingers it's enough. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Here are some photos of our trip and Jack all wired up.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: white;">I had said to Jack we could spend some time talking on the way, we weren't even down the end of Thompson St before he <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">sa</span>id, 'Can we talk about something, Mum?' I asked if he didn't mind waiting until we at least got he highway! Needless to say we had LOTS of conversation on the way.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: white;">We spent Monday afternoon at Elizabeth Shopping Centre. Jack was spoilt with <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Maccas</span> and a <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Berrilicious</span> Sorbet (gotta love Wendy's and their Dairy Free Sorbets!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaD_eDKfYmkVg-cs_s1J26Py5IkiCiho4bfPCFXJbLoInUhySnwKzyGripjnNB5ahG-XGAvqKN2luq_B_HP95q4lmTiNtL6ZQFZqc_N31bl5wq4GmcQ-ltFrM4n7axToXT1pGcx8sH2M/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaD_eDKfYmkVg-cs_s1J26Py5IkiCiho4bfPCFXJbLoInUhySnwKzyGripjnNB5ahG-XGAvqKN2luq_B_HP95q4lmTiNtL6ZQFZqc_N31bl5wq4GmcQ-ltFrM4n7axToXT1pGcx8sH2M/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0009.jpg" width="267" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt1QQmwQcMEH9SVHYVGFhicZQ_mPLrSmsMYaeaRKaglhOb1Z9EsmbqRkVIr5BKo_YPT__4Ik1rSlhFkKgj6-_2FqMW00pz3RpWlIRmN2cLftDsGojtq-RDxNNuVrdN-oBFt9CFXQEhO8/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt1QQmwQcMEH9SVHYVGFhicZQ_mPLrSmsMYaeaRKaglhOb1Z9EsmbqRkVIr5BKo_YPT__4Ik1rSlhFkKgj6-_2FqMW00pz3RpWlIRmN2cLftDsGojtq-RDxNNuVrdN-oBFt9CFXQEhO8/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0010.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">Then it was off to BIG W to spend 2 lots of Tooth Fairy money as well as $5 from <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Nanna</span>. One big Transformer (Backfire) and 2 little ones (<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Perceptor</span> and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Hardshell</span>) was what he chose. <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Perceptor</span> and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Hardshell</span> had a real flogging for the next 2 days. Jack carried them EVERYWHERE, threw them and bashed them against everything and he even slept with them!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFoWtW7vfKiJ1Y0aul1SBPiuy3DjZoZlXVH14bzUbjVj32h5Bn9JqcVpU-qUDH-Egv33siBCsdpqVJaf9he0Jmm1Z6SiBcxvfL3C9d_PQyDjv_yqeerwH4jp8vBKA-gOLJdQ2EDAZXZ8/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFoWtW7vfKiJ1Y0aul1SBPiuy3DjZoZlXVH14bzUbjVj32h5Bn9JqcVpU-qUDH-Egv33siBCsdpqVJaf9he0Jmm1Z6SiBcxvfL3C9d_PQyDjv_yqeerwH4jp8vBKA-gOLJdQ2EDAZXZ8/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0012.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: white;">Myers had a Lego colouring in competition, so we stopped for a break. We also had to guess how many pieces went into making this huge Lion that was there, which I forgot to take a photo of.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQsFQNXAl4ccmY9Tc30EQo-62gvaA1T2Uz7UuMOcZS8yXk-UJyTeRxYmVL_wc-CaTs2fQfDqZ4rXZN4BeDqMLvX23WgRIae7uLtBt81XVbWW0kVFPUrP4r8aQtTNFCl4437WNPMBatvw/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQsFQNXAl4ccmY9Tc30EQo-62gvaA1T2Uz7UuMOcZS8yXk-UJyTeRxYmVL_wc-CaTs2fQfDqZ4rXZN4BeDqMLvX23WgRIae7uLtBt81XVbWW0kVFPUrP4r8aQtTNFCl4437WNPMBatvw/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0013.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: white;">Then it was off to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Maccas</span> for tea before heading to the Women's and Children's to begin the wiring up process, which took about an hour. Fortunately they have portable DVD players, which makes the experience a little less difficult. Jack chose <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Shrek</span> 3 and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Rugrats</span>.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5hIVqaTTzU1cwxN3vXS4z4vVveTc8CceUjjEa7iwMwImkYAGnwbyOtPMwcL319WtG9_5e19GL1-A7B8Kbt-dTXeSd8YzV3V-QcYqH177Qeuy7T5pfI9VxprqwCGEgEBokloTLW_5Rf8/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5hIVqaTTzU1cwxN3vXS4z4vVveTc8CceUjjEa7iwMwImkYAGnwbyOtPMwcL319WtG9_5e19GL1-A7B8Kbt-dTXeSd8YzV3V-QcYqH177Qeuy7T5pfI9VxprqwCGEgEBokloTLW_5Rf8/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0015.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: white;">The toys he collected over the day kept watch...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildERWrb4opGJm1F8eDo-VhbhqlvbaSxXqOufDU4r78rvcYlFNCD7sf-PkTJxtjtcSK0qnp_3TV5iHsBVKtZR6bCxEAMncpUWsrjGSXxGfZ95YehcV_ZeZvKATmMJnhOAnKIM2KUzHHEo/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildERWrb4opGJm1F8eDo-VhbhqlvbaSxXqOufDU4r78rvcYlFNCD7sf-PkTJxtjtcSK0qnp_3TV5iHsBVKtZR6bCxEAMncpUWsrjGSXxGfZ95YehcV_ZeZvKATmMJnhOAnKIM2KUzHHEo/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0019.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: white;">He really was brave - it must have been a bit frightening having all those things attached to you. This was the end result.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshaMwMitwHX6O5j1U2XcMNL8DAP1LEkPaSiA_lskms8oL03ZywcTVeuqG8pKpyvS9EbFmQdQ6Iu_n6XwkueOvzi1WYy5YQ898z2sG7eWbKpqjuKrxPI0mDYRXGnfsScasQRCA0Awe51M/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshaMwMitwHX6O5j1U2XcMNL8DAP1LEkPaSiA_lskms8oL03ZywcTVeuqG8pKpyvS9EbFmQdQ6Iu_n6XwkueOvzi1WYy5YQ898z2sG7eWbKpqjuKrxPI0mDYRXGnfsScasQRCA0Awe51M/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">A few more minutes of <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Rugrats</span> before trying to get to sleep. An hour and half after arriving. He had a bit of trouble getting to sleep. It was about 10.30pm before he finally drifted off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoFC9Mde_jfROhISFK107Z0d7PViqKFLhuhoiGHuMiljzfK6gARu20E7cW4MJt5M_uRiHaVStTHQi4wYo55yLrvQlfgQeyQNIze1eFt4Poodg1BWbL8tmLEVwUNFdWLo1nfYvdyg6TCQ/s1600/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoFC9Mde_jfROhISFK107Z0d7PViqKFLhuhoiGHuMiljzfK6gARu20E7cW4MJt5M_uRiHaVStTHQi4wYo55yLrvQlfgQeyQNIze1eFt4Poodg1BWbL8tmLEVwUNFdWLo1nfYvdyg6TCQ/s400/2010+07+12_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">He kept pulling the plugs out his nose in his sleep, so we had people coming in out all night, machines beeping, babies next door crying and then woken up at 5.30am to start the unplugging process. Not the best night's sleep I've had. This was our room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jU2rgHwPYeUdbTivDnQ-Ov-GMNHRbzuQMJeJNaPATLXp8czhgeJpwliUqUoxDnpctxsEmlgk1m1-0PXWJ7YVLIXW0YmzNP0DEUQllRj6RLpkMbW7B7xLrfyO9M2hbUVHIqAEm3EKtLc/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jU2rgHwPYeUdbTivDnQ-Ov-GMNHRbzuQMJeJNaPATLXp8czhgeJpwliUqUoxDnpctxsEmlgk1m1-0PXWJ7YVLIXW0YmzNP0DEUQllRj6RLpkMbW7B7xLrfyO9M2hbUVHIqAEm3EKtLc/s400/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j_iSmKaQI7HDix45nWJyaMlGxtyrEezKuIjnbl_4fzFa_iBn4ACnZJwnDkkXMrF4TUZWbLqGbnv4lfwIrcd_E_EIKz5s8XI7aGzCaaTJjZnUr7TvKTVDD0tMkiUgnmbJRrZjP19IpzE/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j_iSmKaQI7HDix45nWJyaMlGxtyrEezKuIjnbl_4fzFa_iBn4ACnZJwnDkkXMrF4TUZWbLqGbnv4lfwIrcd_E_EIKz5s8XI7aGzCaaTJjZnUr7TvKTVDD0tMkiUgnmbJRrZjP19IpzE/s400/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">We had a shower and tried to scrub all the paste from his hair and sticky bits from everywhere else and we landed back outside by 6.30AM! This is Jack up on the top level of the Car park. We always try to park here but a lot of the time it's full. The view hadn't changed from last night <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">si</span>n<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ce</span> it was still dark - but it was pretty cool looking out over the city and the cathedral in the dark. I kind of wished I had my good camera with me- my little point and shoot didn't hold up to the challenge!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TnPLhZJN4XMyDdUG-KBCXZalQJavcqmNIqH8jPjdrrXyZch0fvfMAxNCpYejA4UdNf1qzzjY1Mg6bwbscz7FCAH3l2L0Fo-6ggnIBEVKv-MB1HkPJI4yDJUCRLlH_Zp8HqO0Vi-flnY/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0004_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TnPLhZJN4XMyDdUG-KBCXZalQJavcqmNIqH8jPjdrrXyZch0fvfMAxNCpYejA4UdNf1qzzjY1Mg6bwbscz7FCAH3l2L0Fo-6ggnIBEVKv-MB1HkPJI4yDJUCRLlH_Zp8HqO0Vi-flnY/s640/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0004_edited-1.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">We headed to - you guessed it - <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Maccas</span> for breakfast, then to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Carrisbrooke</span> Park for a run around.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqccsOajtWahAQE3SgjBRqrL8eLmXEOV98ORyNzDMVI0r-aoH1a-E6xlJ2HHFoHKI_NQxJTkUMg8RxIaHbmeCZdOd8hyKWfDFOilWZP1bjQZlScIIwQG8MzlrlPpZ5xmZqfJz1N78h6g/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqccsOajtWahAQE3SgjBRqrL8eLmXEOV98ORyNzDMVI0r-aoH1a-E6xlJ2HHFoHKI_NQxJTkUMg8RxIaHbmeCZdOd8hyKWfDFOilWZP1bjQZlScIIwQG8MzlrlPpZ5xmZqfJz1N78h6g/s400/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0005.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Then onto <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat;">Munno</span> Para for a quick look in K Mart. Jack wangled a Bouncy Ball for him and Gem out of me, which hasn't left his sight since. If Jack had no other toys but balls at the moment he would be happy. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">We then headed to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Freeling</span> to visit Mel and Joel. The two boys had an awesome play while Mel and I had a good catch up. Love these photos:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN0EazuTrySh9dVgItMdci4j8cy1JGMiBh1rMMZ54HhtwXh3T_xWev3JMrT3q52S8GCyd3jcfYuUcht3UYR3j4HH0KHXH52yd3T-6TQ8FdeUbzldF9rqjrgSb0wTP2YuLVPWV8X3hzZU/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0006_edited-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN0EazuTrySh9dVgItMdci4j8cy1JGMiBh1rMMZ54HhtwXh3T_xWev3JMrT3q52S8GCyd3jcfYuUcht3UYR3j4HH0KHXH52yd3T-6TQ8FdeUbzldF9rqjrgSb0wTP2YuLVPWV8X3hzZU/s400/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0006_edited-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwa6ULLZGr-5N3UdaH8-KEQZjWpLwNy8Pn9Ki3qaTBpPf4SZCsYuAw4JgCQ5ACTtMLwxvt7XHoL9KH57zyZx6xl9rS1JEPGfAoM0tRmZnZkjqcTpIlYoH8rpgcdFr-F9b_OI5NYRGIis/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0007_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwa6ULLZGr-5N3UdaH8-KEQZjWpLwNy8Pn9Ki3qaTBpPf4SZCsYuAw4JgCQ5ACTtMLwxvt7XHoL9KH57zyZx6xl9rS1JEPGfAoM0tRmZnZkjqcTpIlYoH8rpgcdFr-F9b_OI5NYRGIis/s400/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0007_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0opL-XHQ_uwW_UrqjsZkU3WK1Yne6t4cztUPzznTmSNDShy3BtRU0XW9EN8sfMMpLKkTNVOIix6fnH2AV-pbxafFFLu32Jc2AkfItG-cCP0RVjLMbWA7hifiH2E0Xuh8wC539_EWeSsI/s1600/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0008_edited-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0opL-XHQ_uwW_UrqjsZkU3WK1Yne6t4cztUPzznTmSNDShy3BtRU0XW9EN8sfMMpLKkTNVOIix6fnH2AV-pbxafFFLu32Jc2AkfItG-cCP0RVjLMbWA7hifiH2E0Xuh8wC539_EWeSsI/s400/2010+07+13_jack+and+mum+trip+to+adelaide+for+sleep+study+at+women%27s+%26+Children%27s_0008_edited-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It<span style="background-color: white;"> was so nice to spend all this time with Jack. Even if it was for Medical purposes! Love my boy...Jxx</span></div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-6102413066364419572010-07-10T13:57:00.000+09:302010-07-10T13:57:34.390+09:30Giggle & Hoot...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhi3dkuksIRCukLw8SeyI6W9RW9nU0UsZj2pKNAQDaZHw_cnrkPpuXt5yLsesLIblRBDFoUnN2JNSc40i-SNc68o1-JCO30AU9h5Tvib-xA-la0-ZKwRlnPGkb2R6hFBWMuMOVigKjPI/s1600/2010+07+09_giggle+and+hoot+gallery+drawing+-+gemma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhi3dkuksIRCukLw8SeyI6W9RW9nU0UsZj2pKNAQDaZHw_cnrkPpuXt5yLsesLIblRBDFoUnN2JNSc40i-SNc68o1-JCO30AU9h5Tvib-xA-la0-ZKwRlnPGkb2R6hFBWMuMOVigKjPI/s400/2010+07+09_giggle+and+hoot+gallery+drawing+-+gemma.jpg" width="400" /></a>Jack and Gem have been so good at keeping themselves busy these last few days. Making, creating, building, jumping on the trampoline, colouring in, making <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">cubbies</span>, drawing faces on balloons and playing with them- you name it. They are so good at keeping themselves occupied. Yesterday morning they wanted to draw some pictures to send in to the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/children/giggleandhoot/">Giggle & Hoot Gallery</a> (kids show on ABC2). Here's what they came up with, they both drew Jimmy Giggle and Hoot.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It made me remember how I was so proud of myself for sending in an entry to a competition on Cartoon Connections when I was a kid. I would watch every morning to see if I had won...until I realised that I had forgotten to write my name and address on the envelope! It was to win a talking dog...I can't remember what they were called but they were big in their day.<br />
And anyone remember, waiting for their name to be called out on Romper Room. Jodie obviously wasn't very popular, because I NEVER, EVER heard it.....ripped off!</div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-83794262701148232642010-07-10T13:37:00.000+09:302010-07-10T13:37:24.937+09:30Enduro<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The off road buggies are racing just out of Waikerie this weekend. We were hoping to go out and have a look at the prologue today but Grant is still working and it is really crappy weather. Hopefully we'll get out tomorrow and check out the race. We went down to the scruntineering at the footy oval last night to have a close up look at the buggies...and a run around since we have been cooped up in the house for a few days. We were meant to catch up with some friends Friday morning but Jack had been vomiting over night, so we didn't want to spread any germs. Unfortunately Grant's having a bad on call weekend and was still working when we went down. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEtkHs2JwYgkHtZRUzJWns2JZc2NAvSd9vHgH90c6e7jpA3Ut3PhpsvfcrqnjXvvg0_1DMrO_v4KV_PhPbs-_n0iQYpNNvrA_hyDIvcWylf1LMxGAKxSYn_5WopVPdwMBurI42q7bJiI/s1600/2010+07+09_Enduro+Scrutineering+at+Footy+Oval_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEtkHs2JwYgkHtZRUzJWns2JZc2NAvSd9vHgH90c6e7jpA3Ut3PhpsvfcrqnjXvvg0_1DMrO_v4KV_PhPbs-_n0iQYpNNvrA_hyDIvcWylf1LMxGAKxSYn_5WopVPdwMBurI42q7bJiI/s400/2010+07+09_Enduro+Scrutineering+at+Footy+Oval_0005.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIKVY_MvHYysaNXy3oA72CNpz0canmFM4eIXDhREZYZyiQyRVDDU9jJ5VcaH8tVWtt3go7umPu2TK1LI-SnwBvlfG_2R8xSdEbqMhRrFl928NhBectj0hQI8CGkrZU6mUm0hckLEBztI/s1600/2010+07+09_Enduro+Scrutineering+at+Footy+Oval_0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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2. Incorporate a rainbow somewhere<br />
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</div><div>Journalling reads: James and Jack after just arriving back in Morgan from a 3 night camping trip with Pop, Grant and Mick at Pine Valley Station, where Scott was managing. Easter Long Weekend. APRIL 2010</div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-39206399839201442512010-06-26T13:28:00.000+09:302010-06-26T13:28:38.309+09:30A kid who doesn't like lollies?....what the???!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGev3ccvWcT_1XcY4cpn9XFTxy3J658cS5n6m9qvuC6LQROJ89m2MA18EvnzLvvEJ8Fb3NjGYBabEMaZxX0sR60sLkI7hNuyC7Eh4xGcMca-d8WMKvClNsMMq2-s0PG6UozN015FHkwkY/s1600/weird-tastes-gem-june-2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGev3ccvWcT_1XcY4cpn9XFTxy3J658cS5n6m9qvuC6LQROJ89m2MA18EvnzLvvEJ8Fb3NjGYBabEMaZxX0sR60sLkI7hNuyC7Eh4xGcMca-d8WMKvClNsMMq2-s0PG6UozN015FHkwkY/s400/weird-tastes-gem-june-2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>JODIE SIMPFENDORFERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491856223800467328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148254064342143545.post-75375890239178356572010-06-26T13:22:00.001+09:302010-06-30T13:21:11.185+09:30she's got the look....I have always wanted to do the bunting thing, but OMG did it take a long time. I thought I had learnt more patience as I've gotten older but definitely not - I don't like fiddly, repetitive stuff. But I do like how it turned out...Jxx<br />
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