Shooting my sister :)

I’ve really missed taking pictures, so yesterday I decided to dust off my camera and (with Aidan along for the ride) take some pictures of my sister.
She is thinking of starting a fashion/outfit blog so it was perfect timing šŸ™‚
Here are some of the pics :

Time to learn from the best. . .

It’s my last day at work today,  from tomorrow I wait for my life to be changed completely…I’m a routine type of person, getting up, taking the train with a smoothie/coffee and a good book, getting to work before everyone else then  settling in and tackling the day is how I do things (it’s my norm)…well not from tomorrow, tomorrow I wake up and apart from doctors appointments, I’m expected to stay in bed and ā€œincubateā€ Oh how the anxiety of a lack of routine is eating at me… I see a lot of hanging out watching my mom work in my future, I usually LOVE LOVE being alone, I really do but I’m suddenly like a little child who wants to be checked on, my mom says I’m aging in reverse as I was a fiercely independent kid who loved to be left alone now I’m the ā€œwhat you doingā€ type.
Anyway I see a lot of bothering her in my future, which is funny because like me she prefers her alone time and unlike me she is not afraid to say it, seriously my mom will look you straight in the eye and say, ā€œdon’t you have some place to be I want to take a napā€ā€¦(I had to get her  to wash my hair last night because the logistics of tummy and basin were not working for me-she argued that two weeks shy of my 28th birthday she must have done more than her share  of ā€˜taking care of me’ by now and that she should be allowed to opt out, because even fathers who pay child support are done by 18)- even with her sassiness love her to bits and know she has a lot to teach me about being a mom.
She had me when she was pretty young and says she never quite knew what to do with me (apparently I started the teenage angst thing around the age of 7) she also spent a lot of time at work when I was growing up, but she always had time for me, making much of my toys – from dolls to play dough – and always being willing to stop whatever it was she was doing to give me (and my siblings) attention…she was the one who taught me to skip rope and even challenged me on the jungle gym and swings (to this day she beats me on all of those), we didn’t have much, but I always had the knowledge that I was loved and wanted, and that’s the most important thing I want for Aidan, I want him to know that he is ā€œWantedā€  . . .
I’ll be blogging whenever I get the chance/inspiration. I REALLY REALLY cant wait to introduce our lil boy to all of you J  

 
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Why cancer sucks

Last year around this time a good friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer,  two months later another friend died of cancer then the one who was diagnosed earlier passed too.
 My gran overcame breast and brain cancer, but then Robin’s dad died from what they think was liver cancer (he wasn’t very open with his diagnosis)
Now cancer strikes AGAIN! My Godmother who  had quite a big hand in raising me, has been told her cancer is so advanced there is nothing they can do for her, she was even given a timeline and told the likelihood of her seeing a new year is not very good.
The thought of it makes me sick to my stomach, in a completely selfish way I want her here forever, she needs to be here so I can phone her whenever I need to vent and I need to be able to tell her about my latest projects and I need to get her advice on venues and menus and dĆ©cor and life and  . . .
We used to get into little fights cause I didn’t visit enough now I feel like, if I only knew…but that’s life hey, you just never know, you don’t know when your good will turn bad when the dark cloud will overpower the silver lining… She has decided to live in faith… and I’ve decided to do that with her…I mean just last year I was told I would need a hysterectomy and instead we are ready to welcome a new baby into the family…so that’s it, the outlook might be bleak but looking in, things look good…her spirits are up  even though she faces such hardship so who am I to bring her down, how dare I let my own emotions dampen her spirits so that’s it!
 
FAITH OVER FEAR the mantra regains it’s power!

 

Happy Birthday TAYLOR JORDAN

Happy Birthday Taylor
Our little princess is four today (OMW how time flies!!!!)
 
Every year as part of her birthday celebrations (well for the past two years…and next year in planning) Taylor chooses a birthday cake and we try to recreate it, last year it was a Barbie princess and this year a castle…
She doesn’t want a shop bought one and takes great pride in telling everyone her mommy made it…. And we have a blast making the cake, and although we are faaaaaaar from professional we are thinking of making it a birthday traditions amongst the cousins, for the fun of it … my sister wants us to make sneakers for her birthday I told her she can have the box the shoes came in instead šŸ˜‰
 
Cupcakes to take to school, see my artistic work with sprinkles over there


My cousins Nicole (left) and Ronethea.
Ronethea is Taylor’s mom and the one who takes credit for the cake
regardless of whether the cakes work out or not šŸ˜‰ oooooh the pressure
My sister and I ,
 I’m amazed at how big pregnancy can make you look
 (eating icing probably doesn’t help)
Our Masterpiece that looks nothing like the one in the book, but is cute none the less!

 
 

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Last year’s cake, minus the crown we later added

 

 
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Weekend pictures . . .

So this weekend i didn’t do to much, but here are some pics anyway . . .

This year I decided to add a personal touch to every birthday gift I give out…my sister wanted money for her 19th (shes saving for a tattoo) but I wanted to add a lil something extra so i made a photo thingy for her room-yes photo thingy is a technical term:

The HOW TO pictures should be pretty self explanatory, and basically… I glued a photo strip of the two of us to blue card, added buttons to base and one as a “pin”. I then put the words sister love in gold and TADAH! a personal touch to her birthday present…already have thinking cap on for rest of the year’s gifts…
 
 
 
 

How cute, my hubby and daddy fixing up the crib for my baby šŸ™‚
 
 
 
 
 
 
We went fabric shopping for baby room and this is what we came up with šŸ™‚
We going for a nautical feel mostly because it was the only thing Rob and I could agree on. Thank goodness my mom sews because she will be able to make the duvet for bed (there is a extra bed in room) and cover feeding chair and even make curtains SCORE!
 
 
 
 
 

On a sad note, some family members lost everything in a fire this weekend šŸ™
They survived with only the clothes on their backs…
PLEASE keep them in your prayers

 

 

Christmas 2012 in (cellphone) pictures

These are some of the random highlights of the past five days… Pictures are in no order what so ever šŸ™‚

Taylor and Kirsten show off their Christmas dresses

Anthea before Christmas lunch rendered her exhausted
Rob and I, oh my word I’m round and shiny (not long now) –
we are both pretty sunburnt too-no amount of sunblock seems to help šŸ™
Rob’s first attempt at a turkey was a winner
 

 

My cousin Ronethea (Taylor’s mom)

My parents…as in love as ever

Rob and his brother Allan trying to beat each other up, it’s weird but not uncommon
We spent a day in Jeffereys bay…love that place, here is my sister

My mom and I, my leg is the pasty, swollen one…aaah ankles how I miss you so
We had just come from spending ages in water, which should explain, need of pedicure

 
Kay-lynn (cuz) , Allister (bro) , Anthea(sis) and Caz-lynn (cuz)

Caz-lynn, Shane (cuz), Kay-lynn, Saeed (sister’s bf) and Anthea

Rob with my dad and uncle in background
My Christmas gift from Robin, I LOVE LOVE that perfume
 and Marian Keyes is my all time favourite author,
so cool that he managed to get me her latest release

Could not resist getting Aidan (what we plan on naming little one) a Christmas gift
look it’s a baby tux pajamas… SOOOO CUTE



My family had a games day yesterday…Rob and I opted out because we are
old and boring, lol, actually I was exhausted and swollen from heat and he
decided to “babysit” me instead. We live next to my parents though so still got to see family

Darts are such a must have with my family, that and dominoes…and cards….
 (actually they just competitive)