tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723733230409234332024-02-07T17:30:40.935+11:00Earth Walker familyLishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.comBlogger784125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-55117861143609366782014-10-10T12:00:00.000+11:002014-10-10T13:21:38.150+11:00My garden, my Sanctuary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Note: I'm not really sure why the photo's don't look very clear and focused. I took them on my iPad and they are lovely and clear there. Will have to do some tweaking as I uploaded them from my iPad into Blogger. I guess I am a little out of practice in the Blogging world.<br />
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Update: Mischief managed. Had to upload the photo's in the old fashioned way through the laptop, much better than straight from the iPad. </div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-89767134726969908682013-12-19T23:11:00.000+11:002013-12-20T00:46:21.297+11:00A years worth of crochet blankets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been a big year of crochet for me. It has been very therapeutic and helped me through many waits in doctors offices, anxious situations and given me the creativity needed to keep my depression at bay. Keeping my hands busy with crochet is a good thing.<br>
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Each of these blankets have become very much favoured by my girls,
Amelia and Penny. They curl up on my lap and assume the blanket is for
them or wrestle on the bed beside me while I crochet.<br>
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I finished off last year by completing a blanket for my mum which I started when she was in <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/pre-op-bowel-prep-giggling-silly.html">hospital back in June 2011</a>.</div>
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This blanket took 18 months to crochet and was finished on December 31, 2012.</div>
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My next blanket, the first one for 2013 was a joy to crochet. I had found a most favourite yarn in a lovely Autumn mix of colours. I just love this blanket, <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/autumn-surprise-crochet-blanket.html">started back in January</a> this year and finished the end of February.</div>
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I love the pattern that forms with the colours and the squares, it almost glows. This is a reasonably heavy blanket, fantastic for those cold Winter nights as an extra layer. I've even used it between seasons when it's too warm for a doona and too cool for just a sheet. I used a ball of yarn for each square.</div>
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I also had a little interlude with a crochet pillow. I crocheted this on holiday in Queensland back in June. As soon as we got home I put the cushion on the lounge chair and was very proud of my freehand in cushion crochet. Ten minutes later Penny, our puppy chewed the wooden toggle buttons. It now resides in my bedroom in the hope that is not chewed on again.</div>
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The next project was a blanket for Ethan's 11th birthday in April. He asked for me to crochet his blanket using the same colours as his hat I crocheted a few years ago. I really loved crocheting these squares. I used Panda Magnum Soft 8ply yarn.</div>
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And I think Ethan likes it and looks pretty good on it.</div>
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Next up was Toby's 8th Birthday in September. Now Toby is rather partial to rainbows so he helped me choose the colours for his blanket, in Panda Magnum Soft 8 ply yarn. The pattern is from <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/granny-stripe.html">Lucy @ Attic24</a>, it's her Granny stripe blanket.</div>
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It's such a happy blanket and very snugly, so is Toby.</div>
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My final blanket for the year was for Sam. He didn't quite receive it
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This blanket is a Chevron Afghan, I found a few patterns on the internet and once I got the first two rows done I just kept on going. Sam wanted different shades of blue in his blanket, which I had, but I really wanted to throw in the green as well so it wouldn't be too blue bland.</div>
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I'm listening to Enya In memory of Trees, very soothing in the background. I have my oil burner diffusing the gentle essence of Rosewood, Geranium and Lavender. Penny has settled beside me on the pillow by my leg. She's not afraid of the thunder while she's by my side, she's at peace.</div>
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Ruby the Labradoodle, our house guest for the Easter weekend, Ruby and Amelia are just having a blast together!</div>
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September 2011 was the last time I had a hair cut. September 2012 I discovered <a href="http://beautifullengths.com.au/index.aspx">Pantene Beautiful Lengths</a> and wanted so badly to donate my hair so I planned to get it cut in November for National Donate your hair week. I had my appointment booked at the hair dressers for Thursday November 17 last year.<br />
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On Wednesday November 16 I got a phone call from Sam's surgeon saying that he could do Sam's <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/this-was-my-november.html">kidney surgery</a> the next day. The day of my hair appointment. Hmmmm which one would I cancel?? </div>
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So of course we prepared for Sam's surgery, and I cancelled my hair appointment and gave my hair a few more months to grow. I finally made another hair appointment and I got the chop today. I started to get really nervous, not with the thought of losing my hair, but had thoughts that the hair dresser wouldn't listen to what I wanted done and I got a bad hair cut. Most women seem to worry about that one I think.</div>
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It all worked out and I was really happy, I even asked her to trim a little bit more when she'd finished. It is amazing what a good haircut can do for your confidence and helps you to feel refreshed and renewed again. So imagine what a new, real hair wig would do for a woman who has lost her hair due to breast cancer treatments.</div>
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When I found out about <a href="http://beautifullengths.com.au/index.aspx">Pantene Beautiful Lengths</a> program to donate free, real hair wigs to women in Australia who have lost their hair due to Breast Cancer treatment, I felt very strongly that this was something simple that I could do. I know my Aunt survived breast cancer and there are many other women I know or have known who have been touched by breast cancer. Apparently it takes 9 pony tails to make one real hair wig. I understand synthetic hair wigs are hot and uncomfortable and that real hair wigs are much more comfortable, I hope they are anyway.</div>
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This was just my way of helping. Give me two more years and I'll do it again.</div>
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. . . . and of course when I wake up tomorrow morning I will not have the salon perfect hair and it will look totally different.</div>
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A cooler, cloudier day was just right for a walk with Amelia. The early signs of Autumn were being revealed to me along my walk. Dahlia's, Crepe Myrtles and ripening Blackberries.</div>
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Miss Amelia's 2nd Birthday</div>
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The boys watching Amelia opening her presents.</div>
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Gabby arrived at our place one visit with a bag full of books. The perks of managing a book store. The first book I grabbed was "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce. Now I'm not great at book reviews and I barely pay attention to book reviews. So I will give a very quick rundown. Harold is retired, he is sensitive, he likes his quiet time to think as he has a very busy mind and he is a bit lost in his retirement and life at home, until he receives a letter from an old friend who is dying of cancer. Harold is inspired to walk and believes he will save his friend, and this is his journey. Many of us take a lifetime to learn what Harold did on his journey, I related to Harold and all of his struggles, whilst reading I felt I was growing with Harold. I found this a lovely easy book that I couldn't put down.</div>
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Another hot Summers day, I escaped the boys and grabbed a Yogurberry Pomegranate and Mango frozen yogurt before grocery shopping. Very refreshing.</div>
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My first time at a Cardio boxing class, Gabby and Neil picked me up at 6.30am for a 7am class. Their friend Sean runs the <a href="http://www.vigorousfitness.com.au/">Vigorous Fitness</a> classes at Castle Hill, click for more info. I can't believe I made it through the class without vomiting, charming, I know, but I was so beetroot faced during and after the class as well as a little puffed out too! I did have fun though and am going back each Saturday for more.</div>
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We have church on Sunday afternoons this year, we swap from a 9am meeting to the 1pm meeting with the other ward that shares our chapel. This Sunday was a very hot day before church, by the time we came out at 4pm it had started raining. The cool change had come along blown away the heat and replaced it with a wonderful thunderstorm and rain. It was the perfect afternoon to make a lamb roast for dinner.</div>
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During the thunderstorm after church all four boys were in the back room either painting, playing or just dreaming with their Lord of the Rings miniature figures.</div>
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Well here we go again attempting another "Photo-a-day" for 2013. I'm a little sad that I didn't keep up with the posts last year. I think life just got a little busy to keep blogging and I kept falling behind. I do like going back over the photo's from last year, so I shall do my best again this year.</div>
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Seeing in the new year on the front porch with sparklers</div>
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The first day of the New Year was spent at Palm Beach with my family. Gabby and Neil did a bit of bouldering, Jan sat under the shade of the beach umbrella, the boys spent lots of time digging in the sand and I even went for a few swims in the crazy rough surf.</div>
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Toby had been begging me for weeks to put up the tent in the back yard, so we finally did it, just he and I. We
spent the evening playing cards, chatting and nibbling on treats. It
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The next night it was Ethan's turn to share the tent with me for the
night. We did lots of talking, card playing, reading and toasting mini
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Then it was Sam's turn to hang out with me. We pretty much played Uno for ages and talked and toasted marshmallows too! I do like spending time with my boys alone.</div>
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My mum's last night in Sydney so we had a family dinner at the local Thai restaurant. Here are the girls, me, Jan and Gabby. </div>
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Sunday night and with my mum gone, it's back into the routine of doing the dishes again . . . . and oh what a pain it is with three boys in our small kitchen.<br />
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I am sitting on the front porch again, enjoying the cool change that has blown through this afternoon, it is such a welcome relief. I have been sitting out here working on my new crochet blanket. About a week ago I was looking for some more yarn at Lincraft so I could start another blanket like my blue stripy one that I finished on New Years Eve. I still have a large stash but needed to add some of the colours that I'd run out of.</div>
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Whilst there I came across this Autumn coloured Surprise yarn by Lincraft and I just had to have it. Fortunately I found the last 12 balls and snatched them up. <br />
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I thought I wanted to crochet a blanket made of squares, as my <a href="http://earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/progress.html">Babette blanket</a> is a little fiddly with different sized and coloured squares (and is on the back burner at the moment), I wanted something with big simple squares that I could join together that weren't traditional granny squares. I'm not particularly fond of granny squares, they look fantastic but have too many big holes in them and they let cold air sneak in when you're trying to keep warm. No offence to granny square crocheters out there I hope, it's just my preference.</div>
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So I thought if I could make one large square out of each ball of yarn, it would be a good sized blanket. The only trouble is I think I might want to make it bigger, and Lincraft barely have any yarn in at the moment. </div>
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I have been checking their online store and I have been visiting different stores in the hope of finding a few more balls, but there is nothing. So I am waiting patiently for the time that they restock their shelves
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So far I'm onto my fifth square, it's very easy and I don't have to think too much about a pattern, except of course when I've gone round and found a mistake in the previous row and I have to unravel the row I just crocheted. I love working on this new project.</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">End Note: Thank you <a href="http://caroline-thesimplethings.blogspot.com.au/">Caroline</a> for your offer of Spaghetti squash seeds, most people don't seem to know what they are, it's good to have blogging friends. I still have a stash of them to fall back on if these ones don't work out. Blessings to you xx.</span><br />
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Last night the boys and I ate dinner out on the front porch. It had been a long time since we'd done that. I think we realised how much we've missed sitting on the front porch. When the weather is hot we've been hibernating inside, I think I'm a bit tired of the inside of our house. Toby helped me prepare dinner by grating some carrot and cheese for our dinner wraps and then he went outside to water my pumpkin plants.</div>
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He loves watering the garden. It's that quiet time outside when the day is ending and the sun is low in the sky and the plants are thirsty after a hot day. With this really hot weather we've been having lately I've been outside morning and night watering the front garden and grass where my pumpkin patch is.</div>
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I'm so excited as two of my pumpkin plants have flower buds on them. Fingers crossed there are some female flowers. I'm not sure what pumpkins these ones are, they could be from our Halloween jack-o-lantern or they might be some Kent pumpkin seeds I planted. It will be a surprise if they start growing big orange Halloween pumpkins.</div>
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In my pumpkin patch I have also been growing <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=spaghetti+squash&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Kgl&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TDLvUIvbEo2RiQfi7YH4Aw&ved=0CKgBEIke&biw=1280&bih=597">Spaghetti Squash</a>. When we lived in Canada you could buy it at the markets or road side stalls, but here in Australia it's very difficult to even obtain the seeds never mind the whole vegetable. So I have been longing to try it again. I found some seeds a few years ago and tried to grow them in our garden in the back yard but I only got male flowers from the plant, no female flowers, therefore no vegetables grew.</div>
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Back in November I found some seed packets at Bunnings and bought a whole heap of them and my mum on her travels to Tasmania came back with some Spaghetti squash seeds for me too. So far I have two successful Spaghetti squash plants growing, I tried planting some more seedlings out but the really hot weather we had has knocked them out. I still have another pot of seedlings to plant out though.</div>
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It's one of my little projects/dream to accomplish this year. With my little watering buddy hopefully we will have a fruitful garden in Autumn. Something I'm looking forward to.</div>
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It's the end of December and the end of the year so I must recap on the months happenings. December was quite a creative month for me. Even though it is the busiest, craziest and most stressful month of the year, I managed to maintain a certain calm in my head and I think that was helped by lots of quiet time and creative quiet time in between the Christmas end of year activities.</div>
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Hugs for Ethan upon receiving his Prefects badge. A very proud moment for the Walkers.</div>
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My boy is all grown up and responsible now.</div>
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My creativity kicked in with the design, baking and decorating of the Year 6 Farewell cake. As Ethan was in year 5, the year 5 families were to organise the farewell for the year 6's. I put my hand up for making the cake. With a few ideas from Donald, I decided on a two layer cake, the top layer was a butter cake and the bottom a chocolate mud cake, and it was all covered in ganache and chocolate and gold dust.<br />
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The theme of the evening was a Masquerade, so I decorated a mask and the cake with the school colours of Royal Blue and Yellow (Gold).</div>
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It took me two days to bake and decorate. It was two days of peace and quiet at home with my cake. I really enjoyed making it.</div>
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Some of the kids at the farewell didn't think the cake was real, they thought it was just a fake decoration. When it was time to cut the cake, it all disappeared within 20 minutes. Two days to make 20 minutes to eat! </div>
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Donald made the yellow mask below as his work Christmas party was also a Masquerade party, so Ethan used it as well for his party. Ethan had the best time dancing, he is rather skilled at Gangnam style dancing.</div>
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A Friday afternoon saw the boys and I choosing our Apex Christmas tree before heading to the school Christmas Carols. Christmas finally arrived with the smell of the fresh tree.</div>
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School Christmas Carols, cans of softdrink and crocheted elf hats!</div>
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We made snowflakes for our front window and hung lights around the tree.</div>
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Our neighbour decided it was time for some tree chopping. My favourite Liquid Amber at our back fence was to deliver Autumn leaves no more. I was very sad, worried for the possums and bird life who called this tree their home. I was sad for the loss of luscious green and shade.</div>
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The Liquid Amber and the Cypress beside are no more. There is a huge gap where they once were. </div>
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Ethan and Toby danced in the school dance concert the week before the end of school. It was colourful and fun.</div>
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Toby danced with a serious look on his face as he concentrated on his dance moves, I think Ethan just had fun.</div>
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After many school activities in the early weeks in December we were able to finally decorate the Christmas tree.<br />
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Christmas goodies were made enclosed in jam jars and delivered attached with Christmas crochet stars. (Not sure why these photo's won't center properly for me)</div>
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Christmas Eve was a very hot day, we spent most of it inside in the cool but we also had a little bubble time outside with Toby's big bubble maker he received from his church primary teacher. Those big bubbles are fun.</div>
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Donald took charge of the Christmas Eve food and festivities, with the help of my mum. With little lobster salads to start and lots of yummy nibblies. </div>
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The most delicious celebratory drink was crystal glasses full of Fronti (sparkling non-alcoholic grape drink) and fresh pomegranates squeezed into them.</div>
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Our family tradition is to open some of our presents to each other on Christmas Eve, so Amelia got the ball rolling and ripped into the first present.</div>
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Christmas Eve concluded with a Walker tradition, trifle made by a combined effort from Sam and Donald. </div>
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Christmas Day spent feasting with family.</div>
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My favourite food of the day was my turkey stuffing and gravy and Grandmas Christmas pudding with ice-cream. My favourite weather for Christmas day (apart from snow) was a cold rainy day. The temperature dropped from 35°C Christmas Eve to 18°C for a cool Christmas morning, it was so lovely, especially seeing as I spent my day cooking in the kitchen.</div>
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Post Christmas family get togethers with the Queensland side of my family. </div>
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The last stitch in my crochet blanket on the last day of 2012. I really love this blanket and the colours. I started it 18 months ago when <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/pre-op-bowel-prep-giggling-silly.html">my mum was in hospital</a>. I am so pleased I finished it this morning.</div>
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So much happened in it but it went by so quickly.</div>
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Toby had a day off from school and accompanied me on a trip into the city to meet Gabby and take her out for a birthday lunch. Toby insisted we choose some flowers while we waited for Gabby to break for lunch. So we decided on some lovely Hyacinths and then we went to our usual lunch stop <a href="http://www.lepainquotidien.com.au/">Le Pain Quotidien</a>. </div>
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Halloween's over and the pumpkin is getting funky.</div>
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Toby's creativity kicks in with lots of laterns.</div>
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November brings Jacaranda skies</div>
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Mango's are in season, they smell so good sitting in the fruit bowl ripening. </div>
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My good friend Christine comes to visit for the weekend, a lunch out, a movie and lots of laughs (we went and saw Mental and it agreed with us).</div>
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My favourite Cape Chestnut flowers beautiful spindly pink petals and the blue sky with wispy clouds. </div>
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Flame trees light up the morning skies with their red bell shaped flowers.</div>
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The beginning of a 4 day stay in hospital for Sam and I as Sam undergoes surgery to relieve an obstruction in his PUJ (Pelvic Ureter Junction) where the Kidney joins the ureter. <br />
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We found a wonderful doctor who could perform Sam's surgery laparoscopically (key hole surgery). Which was a less invasive option and has only left a few small scars on his belly and a double J stent to keep his kidney draining. The stent needs to be removed early in January.</div>
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We are so grateful to Dr Thomas for his skills in surgery and his gentle bedside manner (the nurses on the surgical ward just love him). The photo below was taken the day after Sam's 5hr surgery and then after an 11hr transplant surgery that Dr Thomas performed later that night. You are amazing Dr Thomas, thank you for squeezing us in for a consultation back in the beginning of November and saying that you could do Sam's surgery.</div>
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We are also grateful to friends and family who visited Sam in hospital and who helped out at home. </div>
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Westmead Children's Hospital has such beautiful grounds and the Jacaranda trees were in abundance. They were planted all around the hospital and it was lovely to see them from Sam's room.</div>
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My time in hospital with Sam was spent crocheting a new elf hat for Toby's best friend, a nice easy project to keep my hands busy but my mind free to wander. </div>
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While Sam was in hospital Ethan was one of 16 candidates presenting a speech to the school vying for a position on the leadership team for 2013. Sadly I missed seeing his speech, fortunately Donald and Gabby were able to watch and record it for me. A few days later after Sam came home from hospital we could celebrate, for Ethan was elected on the leadership team. 4 boys and 4 girls were selected but weren't told what position they held, until presentation day. So we went out for a pizza and pancake dinner. Ethan was a bit baffled by the dessert menu, too much to choose from.</div>
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And the celebrations continued with Sam reaching his 13th Birthday!</div>
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I have a teenager in the house now!!</div>
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We made another quick trip to the hospital to pick up a doctor's certificate saying that Sam was able to fly in a plane after his surgery, while we were there we got to see the therapy dogs before they made their rounds. The two dachshund's are Miss Primrose and Miss Dolly, regulars that visit Westmead Children's hospital. I love that therapy dogs are allowed in the hospital, there is no better therapy than love from a dog. Sam and I missed Amelia for the 4 days we were in hospital.</div>
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Early one morning late November Donald dropped Sam and I off at the airport to fly up to Queensland while Donald drove with Ethan, Toby and Amelia all the way to Laidley to his parents house. It was only 5 days after Sam came out of hospital and so we didn't want him to be in pain 12 hrs in a car trip to Queensland. </div>
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We went to Laidley for Donald's Dad's 70th Birthday and a big family get together and lots and lots of food. </div>
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After our long weekend away Sam and I flew back late one night and were greeted by an exploded toilet in our bathroom. It was an old toilet and the cistern had just fallen off the wall and water was wooshing out onto the bathroom floor and into the hallway carpet. There were shards of ceramic cistern scattered across the floor.</div>
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So the next day I decided to clean up before the plumber came, I though I might pick up some of the broken shards. As I was reaching into the corner where the cistern had fallen, as there were bits lying there, I scraped my arm on the cistern lid. </div>
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It only took a second and I realised that I might just have to go to the emergency room at the local hospital as the cut looked a little deep. I got Sam to start the car for me, as I'd cut my right wrist, and we drove off to the hospital as the doctors surgeries were closed by now. We spent a couple of hours there and my cut was glued up not stitched. I think getting the glue put on was more painful than the cut. If you're a bit squeamish don't scroll down to the next photo, keep scrolling on to the pretty flowers. It's actually not that big and luckily I didn't cut any nerves or major blood vessels. </div>
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Sam's last week at home recuperating, we spent a little time starting to organise some Christmas things. We went to Bunnings and bought some new Christmas lights.</div>
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November began with Jacaranda flowers and they still continued to flower into December, along with the Flame trees and Cape Chestnuts. I think it's been the best year for Jacaranda's that I can remember.</div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-56339536820791523892012-11-09T12:51:00.002+11:002012-11-09T12:54:55.413+11:00A Photo a Day: Week 42<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Toby and Ethan made a slingshot out of toilet rolls. The motivation: Link, from the Legend of Zelda uses one.</div>
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The hot weather has been hitting us and so I hit back with smoothies for afternoon tea.</div>
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My calling at church is the secretary in the Young Women's. Every Wednesday night we meet at the chapel and participate in activities, whether it's cooking, craft, service in someone's garden or learning a little bit about photography. For our Young Women in Excellence evening the Young Women have been taking photo's and relating it to an inspirational scripture. I had a few examples to show them as well as a few pointers about taking photo's. Here was one of my examples below.</div>
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There was a bit of tongue in cheek with that photo and scripture, but it does explain the joy and the pain (or the possibility of pain after jumping).</div>
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Sam's MAG3 kidney scan to see how much of his kidney is draining, for more details see <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/the-marvels-of-modern-medicine.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/the-good.html">here</a>. The photo below is of Sam receiving the injection of the radiopharmaceutical MAG3 before the first lot of scans. Sadly he's going to need a lot more injections and poking and prodding in the future before and after his kidney surgery.</div>
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I was so impressed with myself. I've had a taste for Gozleme lately and decided that I could make them myself. So I did. I made the dough, filled it with feta and silver beet and fried it on a big pan.</div>
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Gozleme recipe can be found <a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/416/spinach+and+feta+gozleme">here</a>. I put all the dough ingredients into the breadmaker and set it on dough, so it was kneading and rising while I could do other things. I'd recommend rolling the dough as thin as you can without it breaking and have a couple of packets of feta instead of only one, it needs the moisture and flavour of the cheese and spinach (silver beet) for it to taste great. Make sure you have some fresh lemon to squeeze over it to serve. They were delicious and my boys were most excited and impressed that I had made them.</div>
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Tuesday two weeks ago was the longed for day where the large screw was removed from Donald's tibia and fibula. He hasn't been allowed to put any pressure on his foot since August 18, <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/grand-final-day-recap.html">Soccer Grand Final day</a>. A long time for your muscles to deteriorate. So he spent a day at the hospital and didn't feel so good afterwards.</div>
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. . . but Donald can walk again, albeit tentatively. He came out the next morning without crutches and has been improving every day since then. Donald hasn't used his crutches in nearly two weeks. Yay!! Glad he's on the mend.</div>
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Sam and I visited the Paediatric Urologist on Wednesday two weeks ago and today we visited a different Paediatric Urologist, one who specialises in laparoscopy. Sam's left kidney is still not draining so he will need surgery within the next month to prevent his kidney from deteriorating. The first Urologist we visited told us everything we needed to know and that this was his area of expertise, his style of surgery was open surgery. The surgeon we saw today does laparoscopic surgery or key hole surgery which is less invasive but a little more time consuming on the operating table. So now we have to weigh up which way to go and who can perform the surgery for Sam within the next few weeks. Sam has a PUJ obstruction and needs <a href="http://www.aua.com.au/content_common/pg-laparoscopic-pyeloplasty.seo">Pyeloplasty</a>, surgery to correct the obstruction and allow his kidney to drain properly.</div>
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It's a rather complicated surgery, which involves a stent being inserted and removed a few weeks later. He may also need further corrective surgery or at least be monitored regularly with <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/the-marvels-of-modern-medicine.html">MAG 3</a> scans to ensure the kidney is draining and there are no ill effects after surgery. We really want to keep Sam's kidney functioning. So now we just wait until the hospital tell us the date for surgery and absorb all of the information that I've been researching about this surgery. We're keeping our fingers crossed it's not going to be on Sam's 13th birthday, November 22.</div>
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At least for now my two big boys are still reasonably healthy and mobile.<br />
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I've got blisters on my little toes from running in silly slip on sandals. Sam and I were almost late for his appointment this morning and it took ages to get a car park at the hospital, only to find out we were at Westmead Hospital and not at Westmead Children's Hospital. So in the 30°C heat we were running from one hospital to the other 5 minutes away. I didn't want to give up our car park so we ran. I think I'll spare you pictures of my ugly blisters though.</div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-28144243023714885342012-10-31T20:40:00.000+11:002012-10-31T20:40:07.712+11:00This is Halloween!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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James Bond, a Redead (zombie) from the Legend of Zelda and young Link from the Legend of Zelda</div>
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Don't you just love Link's hat, I crocheted it for Toby!!</div>
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I think I was very creative this Halloween, I even carved the pumpkin like Jack Skellington. I was pretty impressed and very pleased with my work.<br />
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-49650122933754997282012-10-22T19:04:00.001+11:002012-10-22T19:04:14.458+11:00He makes me laugh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This boy is so funny, I love him and his toothless smile and his cheeky short hair cut. He still climbs up the doorways like Spiderman. He has no front teeth, except for the new one just peeping through the gums. Toby's favourite game at the moment is to get inside the folded up mattresses and walk around the house, it's almost like a sumo suit on him. Then he will leave it on the floor in the lounge and take flying leaps on to it like it was a long jump pit. Sam and Ethan would play with it too and use the rope that's holding the mattresses together and make a trip wire out of it as they played war games together. I love these times when they work together at play and I do mean work together because they figure things out and actually have fun. It's wonderful having three boys.</div>
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I was looking at photo's of Toby when he was little and he was so serious at times but mostly he was happy and a delight. I just had to put these two of my favourite photo's up of Toby. I love the light and calmness of this picture. I want to smoosh my face up to his neck and smell his baby goodness and feel his little pudgy legs. </div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-64185318870538794252012-10-19T09:30:00.000+11:002012-10-19T09:30:00.614+11:00Reposting in memory of my Dad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have noticed something missing in my
life. Even though I have three boys of my own and am married, I still
miss not having a father here on earth. Someone my boys can have a relationship with, to learn from
and have conversations with about favourite subjects like war, battles, cricket, football and
even fishing. It is sad that Sam and Ethan don't remember their Grandpa
much as they were so young when he died and that Toby didn't have the
opportunity to meet him here in this life. I think my dad would have
seen a lot of me in my boys and something different as well, seeing as
he had two daughters and no sons. It's been 8 years since my dad passed away and it would be his 75th birthday today so I am re-posting <a href="http://www.earthwalkerfamily.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/191010.html">19.10.10</a> a celebration of my dad. God be with you until we meet again...... </div>
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I love the old photo's of my parents and their families. I love to see where I and my children have come from, it helps me to see where we are going.</div>
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Kenneth William Hammond</div>
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October 19 1937 - October 11 2004</div>
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26/8/1939</div>
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Ken 1 year and 10 months</div>
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Maryborough, Qld.</div>
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4/11/1942</div>
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Ken 5 years</div>
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Mel 10 months<br />
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Approx 1945<br />
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Ken as a Scout</div>
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Toowong, Qld.<br />
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December 1947<br />
Jess, Jim, Ken, Mel and Desley <br />
Aunty Bon's wedding<br />
Albert St, Brisbane</div>
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29/6/1950</div>
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Ken 13 years</div>
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Lone Pine, Brisbane, Qld.</div>
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Jan and Ken's Engagement (the day after)<br />
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Our new boat</div>
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Wynnum Manly, Qld.</div>
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Christmas day 1977</div>
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Ken, Gabby, Lisha (& Snoopy) and Jan</div>
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Kenmore, Qld.</div>
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Ken, Desley and Mel</div>
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Mt Cotton, Qld</div>
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I woke up this morning with a bit of a migraine (and yes I still have them) but I think today was a bit of a stress migraine. My anxieties were all a flutter today and the stress levels were rising because this morning Sam went for his MAG3 renal scan with Lasix, in other words he was having a nuclear kidney scan. I'd researched what was going to happen so Sam and I were prepared. Donald gave Sam a blessing this morning before we went which was a good start to the day. We didn't have to wait long at PRP Imaging as we had a 9.30am appointment. The radiographer got straight into it and didn't give us much time to think. Sam was loaded onto the bed under the scanner and the radiopharmaceutical MAG 3 was injected into his bloodstream through his arm. He then had to wait lying still for 20 minutes while the fluid is delivered to the kidneys via the bloodstream. They needed to look at the blood supply, function and excretion of urine from the
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After the first 20 minutes Sam could get up and go to the bathroom and then had to hop back on the scanner for some more pictures for a minute. </div>
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Then the radiographer injected the Lasix, which is like a diuretic, to make your fluids flow quicker through the kidneys and Sam spent another 20 minutes on the scanner until he was allowed to relieve himself once again and have another picture to see how his kidneys were draining. At least for the second 20 minutes we put the iPod on so he could listen to some music and relax.</div>
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After it was all done, Sam kept needing to go to the bathroom, I asked him if his pee would glow in the dark after the radioactive injections. As a treat we went to lunch and spent some time in the toy shop. It's fun spending time with one child at a time, even if it is for medical reasons.</div>
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After I picked Ethan and Tobes up from school we drove back to PRP Imaging to pick up the scans and report then headed off to the GP to find out the results. As the scans and ultrasound showed, Sam's right kidney works beautifully but his left kidney does not. He has an obstruction in the PUJ, the Pelvi-Ureteric Junction. It's the part of the kidney where the urine flows from the renal pelvis to the ureter and then to the bladder. It is blocked and will need unblocking which most likely means surgery. As to what will happen we have to wait until we see the Urologist next week.</div>
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Before that happens, Donald is off to have some surgery on Tuesday to remove a screw from his broken leg then he will be able to put pressure on his foot at last and start walking again. Fingers crossed all goes well and soon no more crutches. Another story to be continued . . . </div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">End note:</span> The boys and I were very disappointed when we went to the doctor this afternoon and found that the mulberry tree had been cut right back to 1 meter high, even when it was dripping with ripe mulberries. The gardener must have been either mad or selfish, maybe they took all the mulberries for themselves.</div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-28856234101941812022012-10-15T12:03:00.001+11:002012-10-15T16:55:02.746+11:00A photo a day: Week 41<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last week was a particularly interesting week for us. It began with us saying goodbye to our old fridge, two visits to the hospital and catching chickens. I've thrown in a few extra photo's so it should really be "a few photo's a day" this week.<br />
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Our fridge, which we inherited from my Grandma about 11 years ago, has been slowly dying an icy death. The fridge was made in the early 1970's, so it is nearly as old as me. It has been passed down from my Grandma and Pa and moved from Indooroopilly to Hervey Bay and then moved and passed on to my mum at Redland Bay and then on to us here in Sydney. It is a well travelled fridge. At long last I have managed to convince Donald that it was time to get a new one (with the help of his brother Alister backing me up). This fridge is rusty, the seals are broken and moldy, the fridge elements iced up and so did the freezer. It was a nightmare to defrost, which is why I hardly ever defrosted it and finding things in the freezer you were lucky to escape frostbitten fingers for digging through the ice. Alas it has now gone to be recycled. Thank you old fridge for the long service you gave.</div>
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Behold our new fridge!! I am so excited, I have never owned a new fridge before and this one is so spacious. It's wonderful having a freezer that I can find things in now and that it is soooo clean. I bought it through <a href="https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/700l-westinghouse-side-by-side-fridge-wse7000wf/">appliances on line</a>. They took my old fridge away and installed the new one, all I had to do was defrost the old fridge for the last time and order the new one online.</div>
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Of course to sweeten the deal for Donald I bought a selection of ice creams to fill up the freezer with. I think he's slowly warming to the idea of a new fridge. Although he did say that it was too easy to scoop the ice cream now as the new freezer keeps it at just the right temperature and you can scoop out lots at a time which is dangerous, with the old fridge the ice cream was so hard you could only scoop out a little bit at a time so you didn't eat as much. </div>
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Thursday morning Sam had his x-ray and while he was on the x-ray bed they decided to take a few more and then they ordered an ultrasound. I knew something was up, but was waiting until they were ready to tell me. It was during the ultrasound that the radiologist left the room to say she was just going to "check the pictures". So here Sam and I were left for at least 10 minutes until the radiologist came back with a Doctor this time, who started to ultrasound Sam's abdomen again. So I ventured to ask what they were looking for. What they showed me was that Sam's left kidney was dilated and his right kidney was of a normal size. They said that his kidney may not be draining properly and retaining some of the fluid. It's what they call a <a href="http://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions/urinary/conditions/Hydronephrosis.aspx">Hydronephrosis</a> with a duplex collecting system. So Sam is off on Thursday for further tests, a MAG3 nuclear scan to be exact, and then off to the Pediatric Urologist to determine the course of action. So far Sam just has sharp pain in his left kidney every couple of days, but otherwise he is fine and at least we can monitor him now. Fingers crossed it's not too serious a problem.</div>
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Here are some mulberries we picked from the tree outside of the doctors office. They were so good, at least we picked them after we came out of the doctors as we all had mulberry stains on our hands and teeth. I wish we had a mulberry tree, I remember my mum used to make mulberry and apple strudels, so delicious!<br />
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I have been told by my husband that I snore rather loudly. He seems to think that I keep him awake at nights. . . . and here I thought it was the other way around! I would wake through the night hearing this loud sound in my ears and then realise it <i>was</i> me! I had sinus surgery last year and it has helped immensely with breathing and I have not touched an antibiotic since the operation in August last year. I figure this to be a major success, however on the flip side I seem to be snoring worse since then. So I went for a sleep study at Royal North Shore hospital on Thursday night. They hooked me up with all sorts of wires, papier-mâchéd the wires into my hair, stuck them to my chin, temples, forehead, chest, stomache and legs and plugged me into a little box that I could carry around until I was ready to settle down to sleep. Then they plugged the box of wires into their computer system, strapped some more oxygen tubes to my nose and clipped a heart monitor onto my finger. Then I was supposed to slip into a deep relaxing sleep with all of these wires attached and a camera filming my sleep movements. I'm afraid it wasn't the best nights sleep, especially as the person in the next room was snoring all-night-long!! I have to wait until November for the results with my Respiratory specialist. It should be interesting!!</div>
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My Miss Amelia has a taste for chickens, not only does she like eating a bit of chicken, but she loves to chase chooks as well. If she can, she will escape out the front door if it is left open and run next door to the cat Trouble or to our other neighbours who have chooks. Today it was the chooks. Apparently she chased them through the back fence into another neighbours yard and scattered 7 of them in all different places. Amelia returned home on her own with a very sheepish look, cowering and wagging her tail. She had done wrong!! I found 3 out of the 7 chickens and waited until later in the afternoon to see if the others would return. Fortunately they did and they all looked none the worse for wear.</div>
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Sunday morning we watched <a href="http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng">General Conference</a> (for our church) in the comfort of our lounge. I really enjoy sitting with the family listening to our church leaders speak. While Ethan and Toby had fantastic conference packs they received from Primary, an activity booklet, pens, pencils and a snack, I crocheted (still working on my blanket only a few more rows then a border to go), Donald sat and sketched and Sam snuggled under the blankets. I really love listening to <a href="http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/consider-the-blessings?lang=eng">President Monson</a> his inspirational words and sense of humour.</div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-84393056474425190572012-10-09T16:51:00.002+11:002012-10-09T16:51:31.787+11:00A photo a day: Week 40<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The last night of September. I was a little sad to see how quickly September flew by. Amelia and I sat outside to enjoy the fresh, Spring air and watch the moon rise. It's very calming outside at night.</div>
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Spotto!! Everywhere we go we've been seeing yellow cars, the boys have got Donald and I saying "Spotto" when ever we see a yellow vehicle.</div>
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Ethan is the coolest kid on the street with his new BMX bike, it's a very speedy one and he's been out everyday in the holidays cruising the streets since he got it.</div>
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Returning to the scene of the crime. Donald revisited the very spot where he played his Grand Final soccer game and reenacted breaking his leg. So far Donald is healing well, still on crutches, his plaster came off at 6 weeks but he's still not allowed to put any pressure on his leg until the large screw is taken out in 2 weeks time. He has to go back for a second round of surgery, they are leaving a plate and 6 screws in but need to remove the large screw which is keeping his Tibia and Fibula in place.</div>
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Donald's brother Alister came and stayed with us in the holidays, Sam is catching up to him in height. Maybe by Christmas Sam will have shot past Alister.</div>
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The boys love having their Uncle Alister come and stay, he does lots of fun stuff with them, nerf battles, bike riding, playing Lord of the Rings Risk, but I think their favourite is wrestling, not so sure Alister agrees about the wrestling though!</div>
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My little Toby had his first official hair cut by someone other than his mother. Can you believe it he is 7 years old and I took him to the barbers for the first time ever!! He is such a cutie and I love being able to see his little ears. I love this photo, Tobes and Amelia were snuggling on the couch and Amelia has her eyes on the biscuit in Toby's hand.</div>
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-40699222033563713832012-09-30T23:58:00.000+10:002012-10-01T00:10:38.072+10:00Where did September go?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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September has come and gone (almost) so quickly, the flowers have also come and gone so quickly as well. I think blown away by the hot winds and washed away by the occasional thunder storm. September is always an eventful month. My Aunt Desley and Uncle John came to stay, Toby had his birthday, it was our 17th Wedding Anniversary and my 43rd birthday. So here are a few snippets of what we've been up to, I thought I'd try and squeeze this post in before the end of September, about half an hour away :+(</div>
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Soccer trophy day, Donald still hobbling with plaster on his leg and crutches. </div>
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Ethan and Toby's school had an art show in their school hall to display special works of art. Ethan's piece was the maple leaf above his head. <br />
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Amelia's after Sam's mouthful of spray cream it was the funniest sight, Sam wasn't quite prepared for the force of Amelia and her passion for food!</div>
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Sam's away at Young Men's camp for our church, it's his first time and he's been gone four days and four nights. I've been thinking about him lots and missing him. He's using my old rucksack that has travelled the world.</div>
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Donald took us to a game of soccer to see Sydney's new team the Western Sydney Wanderers play a pre-season trial game. It was very noisy sitting next to their fan club cheering and banging on a drum. </div>
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So we moved seats to the other side of the soccer ground where it was very quiet and Toby was able to run free and use up the energy that his can of soft drink gave him. </div>
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Camping and kayaking earlier in the month has been making me think about the good and fun things I should be doing in life. So I went out and bought myself a kayak for my birthday. I finally took it for a paddle on Saturday. It was a windy and splashy paddle but it was good, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face.</div>
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It's always fun when uncle Alister comes to stay, he cooks, he does dishes and he plays games with the boys, especially nerf wars! <br />
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Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-69698685118324746612012-09-17T07:35:00.002+10:002012-09-17T10:24:46.715+10:00Take me away for a night and a day. . . <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">. . . . and you will find me a happier person!</span><br />
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The place: Crosslands Youth Convention Centre camping grounds.<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The people: Our wards youth and their families, who were great company. There were some snorers, coughers, chatterboxes, a waking baby and even some singers in the late hours around the campfire but we all managed to get at least 2 hours sleep.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The food: Magnificent camp food prepared by Tina, Mari, Kimberly, myself and the Young Women.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Activities: Eating, basketball, tennis, walking, canoeing, kayaking, eating, talking around the campfire, toasting marshmallows, burning sticks, fishing, eating, swimming, eating, toasting marshmallows . . . .</div><br />
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</div>Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-36805366647010696782012-09-10T21:28:00.003+10:002012-09-11T09:09:13.543+10:00Birthday fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Sunday my baby turned 7. Toby woke up to a pancake breakfast in bed and he was so happy. After church he opened his presents, as he only managed to open one before we left for church. Sunday afternoon was a family afternoon with my Aunt Desley and Uncle John staying with us and my sister Gabby and husband Neil joined us in celebrating Toby's birthday.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Today Toby had a few friends over after school to celebrate, they jumped on the trampoline and decorated cupcakes and pretty much spent the afternoon laughing at the sounds jelly oranges make when you slurp them up. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></div>Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-87153825093156889792012-09-06T11:21:00.000+10:002012-09-06T11:21:25.044+10:00Blown away<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Spring has been just beautiful with the flowers blossoming, blue skies and white fluffy cotton ball clouds. It's so lovely going for walks at the moment as the smell of Freesias just wafts by. I have them growing in the garden and lots of the neighbours have them in their front yards too. I thought I would post a few photo's to remind me how uplifting they are before this wind dries up the flowers and blows them all away.</div><br />
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</div>Lishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893600713172004711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72373323040923433.post-34613846615013869852012-09-04T00:20:00.002+10:002012-09-04T00:30:30.605+10:00Grand Final day recap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">7.10am getting ready to leave for the first game, celebration cupcakes at the ready</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">8am saw us at Sam's Grand final game</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">9.50am Sam's team were presented with Runners Up medals </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">2.30pm Donald's Grand Final game kicks off (sorry no photo's), </div><div style="text-align: center;">2.35pm the boys and I leave for Ethan's Grand Final game at another field</div><div style="text-align: center;">3.30pm Ethan's Grand Final game begins</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">3.35pm phone call from Donald to tell me he hurt his leg in his game and was going to hospital in an ambulance</div><div style="text-align: center;">4.45pm Under 10's Runners Up medal presentation </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">6.26pm X-ray confirms Donald has spiral fracture of his fibula and will need surgery to correct it the next day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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