I made a skirt

because that's what I do when I'm tired, hot, a little bit cranky and hungry. =) I packed most of my clothes today and was going to throw the fabric and pattern in the suitcase but decided to just make it. Now I need some shirts to go with it.


I was trying to figure out how to hem it without making it much shorter and decided to use some ribbon. Now it's one of my favourite parts even though no one will ever see it. Well, beside you.

I even added a picture of it on me. Aren't you lucky? =)

passport photos

went to get Nate's passport photos yesterday and the lady was so enamored with the little man that she printed these photos off for free. too bad you can't smile in Australian passport photos because these are cuter than the official ones.

today

me getting Nate's socks out to pack while holding Nate who just woke up. Picture by Emma. =)

• helped Jennie some more yesterday with sorting stuff before they move. We got rid of 6 huge bags of stuff. It makes me want to get rid of stuff here but actually the entire house is tidy and the closets aren't too bad so I'm pretty happy.
• Josh got the suitcases down from the attic. I forgot we had two brand new ones because the airline ruined 3 or 4 of ours last trip and replaced them for free. We put two of them up in the attic without even unwrapping them.
  
• I unwrapped one of the new ones today and put in all the Tim Tams (which were on sale this week!! woo hoo!!) and other stuff I've gotten so far to take. I also packed all the stuff for Nathan. All I need to add for him is whatever nappies I have left in 2.5 weeks.
• I realized that I don't have Nathan's Australian passport. DOH!! so as soon as Beka wakes up from her nap I'll go make an appointment at the post office for that and get his picture taken.
  
• Catie has gotten behind in some of her work (history and science) so has two books in each (like PACE's) to finish in the next two weeks.
• I'm going to go sort through the girls' clothes and get some of their stuff packed too.
  
• I'm at this stage where I feel like I need to be doing stuff to get ready to go since it is getting so close but there is only so much I can do. Maybe I should start spring cleaning the house and hope it still looks good when we get back.
  

oh the pictures you find

walks with Daddy

I love watching them walk out the door together but even more I love watching them come home.

I also enjoy going with them but most often it happens during dinner prep.

it's nice to share, right?

Catie is still sick, Emma started at 10:30 last night and is still sick and Josh got sick around 2:30 this morning and so is still in bed. I think Catie and Emma are on the tail end of it but I've canceled their swimming lessons this afternoon and we aren't going to Bible study this evening. Getting up every half hour or less has made us pretty tired. Hopefully this is it and by tomorrow morning we'll all be good as new.

yuckies

Beka and I are sick today. I feel miserable and feel even worse when I think of my babies feeling that way. Josh came home around lunch to help Catie and Emma get lunch for themselves and Nathan and put Nathan down for a nap. That helped heaps. I'm afraid he's gonna be on dinner duty because the roast is still frozen solid in the freezer. =)

More annoying than being sick?? that person somewhere around here who is listening to SUPER annoying music at a very much TOO LOUD level. I can feel the beat as I lay in bed and it gives me a headache. Seriously, get a job!!!!

update: music has stopped but now Catie is sick too. yucky yucky day