How Life Just Takes Over....

So the excuse is...............

I was ill and made a choice that I needed to put all my energy into Christmas as I wasn't sure if it was going to be my last one and kept it a little secret from my family until..... New Year was upon us.....

I could feel a mass between my rib cage and geez was I in pain....

after many tests, it was a very enlarged, infected gall bladder with a very large stone and many others.

after the op which put me out of action for a few weeks, the surgeon was please to say there were no nasties and it should all heal fine...

With the support of all my kids and Hubby, who were all amazing

and stepped up for their Dad who was beside himself...

and life has still been getting in the way

BUT it has been a life and I am very fortunate to have it...

Photo overload...

 a trip down south after my op, time with grandies just what I needed

 my budding chef... who is now a machine at peeling carrots

 a new "Yaya ruggy" for a birthday boy (it goes everywhere)

 A BIG boys first day at school

 A Birthday boy's birthday wish of drums...

so what does any Chuck and Yaya do... they grant that wish

 A new member to the Lower Wondinong family

"Tiger Lamb"

 Easter came and went

 Easter egg hunt, chocolate overload

 movie night at Chuck and Yaya's

 block burning and roasted marshmallows

 someone else was a bit partial to marshmallows too

 finally have my front door painted (belated birthday present from last year)

 we had our first mandarins

 they were HUGE

 a bit of ''upcycling" has been happening

 hubby's work

 my work... yet to be finished

 our sons partner found this on the side of the road

 a bit of sanding, painting, gold detailing and new handles

 Chuck had a birthday and the three boys decorated his cake... 

was a little bit funny to watch

And

 we had this big boy a few times

while his Mum and Dad were busy doing this 

and then

 did this

 this is so precious as this is the girl who was told it was going to be very hard for her to have this...

this second time was extremely hard, failed egg retrievals, miscarriages and then just a fluke...

 Wylie Gregory, 7lb 2oz, 50cm

 everyone is very happy to have this little fella in their lives

especially his big cousins

 love my Awesome Foursome

Four Grandsons !!!!!!

what is life going to be like!!!

There has been sewing too... Oh and Blog Stalking...