Anyone for more partying?

I saw this idea and immediately thought of 

New Years Eve.

It's so simple.

And beats the look of the ugly esky for sure.

Images O so D

I will have to try and remember this one for the future.

We will be seeing in the New Year

with some friends.

The forecast is for 42c,

with a late windy change. 

We have asked our guests to come armed

with water balloons, super soaker's and towels.

Wishing you a Happy New Year too.

bad hair day

Just in case anyone was struggling with their hair this morning.

via king and majkis

 Imagine doing this do!

Isn't she adorable though.

Take 6.

Christmas is over, we had a lovely time. Now we get to spend some time chilling out.

Here are 6 quick snaps, one for each of us, taken at 4pm this afternoon.

Guess who?

We girls are putting our feet up!

No rest for some. Mr M re-levelling the paving.

Master S making himself a new workbench.

Master B cleaning our camping shoe box in preparation for our 

beach holiday.

Lulu, who is just so happy to have everybody around.

Hope you are having fun, whatever you are doing.

Ginger bread house, the tradition continues.

 The tradition of making and decorating a gingerbread house on Christmas Eve continues.

 

Miss B. helps spread the mess ingredients all over the benches.

After baking piping takes place.

Followed by assembly.

Further piping and decorating.

Ta da.....

This year there is a new addition,

the Aussie outdoor dunny!

courtesy of Master B.

Again to steal a line from Faux Fuschia.

I present the Let's go Moerkabout Gingerbread house 2011.

"Never knowingly underdecorated!"

Wishing you all a safe and Merry Christmas.

Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all.

Thanks to my bloggy and non bloggy friends

for their support and friendship over the last year,

and finally,

May all your days be Merry and Bright.

image via Brusselsprouts

You see, I have made a list, but I haven't checked it twice.

Nor have I wrapped or double checked for fairness and even distribution.

Roll on bedtime so I can get to work.

My raggy Christmas wreaths and other favs.

This is my raggy Christmas wreath.

We have had so much wet weather it hasn't made it to the front door as yet.

And here are some of my fav's from around the blog traps.

French Larkspur

hvitur lakkris

image homes and gardens via modern country style

via design sponge

millashem

pretties and posies

It's been a full on week so far and it is only Tuesday.

Tonight some lovely folk from our street are coming over for Christmas drinks.

So to steal a word from faux fushia

"I will be actioning some cleaning and tidying"

Brown paper packages

I am nearly done. With the Christmas Shopping that is....

All that is left is the wrapping.

And cards.

The one above was my contribution to the bookclub Christmas party.

We all take a book.

Choose one and then try and guess who provided the book. 

They then circulate around the members over the next year.

These ones are waiting for labels. 

Thanks to the Graphics fairy I found some lovely old fashioned Santas.

'Scuse the crappy photo!

It's a bit late and I'm a wee bit tired.

These are the teacher's Christmas presents.

Handed out on Friday.

I hope the kids teachers enjoyed them.

They certainly did a fantastic job this year.

I am so glad school is over for the year.

No more lunch boxes, drink bottles and school bags YAY!

3 more work days and I will be on Holidays too Yipee!

More homemade decorations

Here are a few more handmade goodies I have been busy with...

Clay star tag.

Lace and burlap pom poms.

Star garland.

The pattern is from here and I found it through Tina from Rubie's Place.

Some little birdies Miss B and I made last weekend.

Hope you have some handmade goodness too!

Sliding smarties and lists.

Are you a list maker?

I am. 

I rely on my lists.

I write them and rewrite them and check them off as I go.

These are my lists for yesterday.

You see, I had 2 1/2 hours to shop cook and pull off a party for 7 seven year olds in the park.

Usually my list and diary system works well.

Not this time. 

You see, I merrily worked Mon, Tues and Wed thinking I had all day Thurs to prepare for Master B's belated birthday party at the park.

Wednesday night I found the note in his school bag reminding me I had agreed to help out with Christmas activities ALL MORNING!

Anyway, some ultra fast baking was done. The disastrous blooming cake would not set and I had to cool the cookies Granny style on the front porch as I stood over them shooing the flies.

The barely cooled cookies, were bagged and tagged.

Icing slopped on the still warm cake. Smarties sliding everywhere.

After all the rush and stress.

The kids had a great time.

They still ate the cake and all the food and didn't care a jot about sliding smarties.

The highlight was catching locusts in butterfly nets and putting them into an insect home.

Miss B demonstrating net and collection of locusts.

Everyone went home having eaten far too much sugar and exhausted from playing cricket 

and chasing bugs.

And most importantly Master B. had a lovely time with his mates.

Just needed to add my brag.

After all this, my team

won our squash and we are through to the semi finals!

Anyone know a good masseuse?