Its Happening...

 Yep that's right the patio is up YIPPEE

now we only organised this on the 30 August so it would be well and truly finished before Christmas 

and 

we would have it all looking lovely with plants and furniture......... 

BUT lets just say we wont be using that company for the ''man shed'' that will be built later on...

and yes it is a very large area

 today the floor is being done...

so exciting...

went into Spotlight to get some black and white fabric and what did I see....

they were having a 50% off their Christmas stuff

 and yesterday I put the tree together...

 took me nearly 2 hours

DD2 and her little family will be here on Sunday so it will get decorated then...

this will be the first ''artificial" tree that we have had as the kids and Hubby generally go for a drive to get a tree out of the bush..... now that we have moved a new tradition will start next year...

we will go to a Christmas Tree Farm and the Grandies will choose...

Jensen will be walking next year so he will be the first...

wonder what size he will choose? might have to have a couple of rules

hahahahahah

Christmas Surprise...

Jensen Robert

at 6 months old

photos taken by his Mum.

he had a check up with the surgeon/specialist this past week

and he was very happy with his kidneys and bladder

and he is allowed of his antibiotics three months early...

which he has been on since the day he was born.

Mum and Dad just have to watch him for any signs he isn't well..

But he is very adorable and starting to get chubby legs...

On Line Christmas Swap...

My parcel arrived and how lucky lucky lucky was to have the fabulous Shez...

and this is the bag they arrived in

 my stash

 something for the sewing room

 a gorgeous needles/ sewing case

 the inside

 something to read

 a beautiful embroidery book and I have something eyed off already

 something to eat

 yummy jellies

 something smelly

 hand creams and their names make the sound yummy too

 something for the Christmas tree

 two gorgeous decorations hand made by Shez...

Thank you Shez for absolutely spoiling me...

Big Big Big Hugs to you.

Thanks to Maree too.

Finished Wall Fabricing...

Yep the wall is bare... 72 blocks I made all up in the Depression Block

all from scraps and as I was sewing I was remembering all the different projects they came from..

even the fabrics that came from different friends...

 yep it's big... I love quilts that hang down and cover the bed 

and this one will go over the pillows too.

 the newly painted room with new blind and curtains.

this room was a yellow and covered in fairy stickers and stars...

to give you an idea of what the room was like before.

this is one of the spare rooms... it has a ''strawberry shortcake'' theme and pink.

we have taken most of the stickers off these walls...

the next room that we are working on is ''princess'' themed and a bright lavender colour.