Compensation !!!

Well I survived my first night !!!! Even though Ruby spent from 12:00am to 2:00am screaming. Little monkey, she is now in bed for her rest already at 10:00am. Pitty I can't join her. It is strange I have always been so scared of staying on my own, to the point where I can really get myself into a state. However I had made a choice that I was going to control my thoughts and not let my mind get carried away hearing noices and the like. Well it worked.
Below is a picture of my dinner last night, this is the compensation for when Nathan is away. You see he is allergic to Prawns so when ever he is not here I can indulge. YUMMO !!!!

Well his Gone !!!!!

We dropped Nathan at the airport at 8:00am this morning, so off to Melbourne he has gone. I suppose the one good thing he when he returns he will have a bottle of Tiffany & Co perfume for me.
After we dropped him off the girls and decided to visit the Evandale Market, Issi had a pony ride and we got a big bowl of small juicy apricots. We then decided we would go and check out the Esk Market, I am always getting asked at work which one is better. So after visiting both I would have to vote the Evandale Market definatly. It has been a weekend of markets, I popped into the Civic Homespun Market yesterday afternoon. I hope this market takes off and the people of Launceston embrace it, we need more things like this if only they can get off the ground.
On our way home we popped into see Nanny P and then home for lunch..........................

A pleasant saturday !!

We had a very pleasant saturday today. It started this morning when I went to the Gorge to meet up with one of my old friends Sar and Chelsea, Dave and family.The girls had a lovely time looking for peacock feathers. Dave did a great job of finding three feathers which kept the girls happy. Issi took some very impressive photo's of the peacock, below is one.

We them meet up with Nathan and decided to take the girls for a swim. I had not been in the water with Ruby since last summer and she had a lovely time until her lips went blue.

After the pool we headed to the Seaport Fish & Chips for dinner. I had the most divine fish and asian salad. The girls played beautifully. By the time we walked back to Stillwater where we had parked the car the girls where pretty tied and so were we for that matter.
Nathan is presently packing to go to Melbourne tomorrow for the Aikido Summer School, I am not really looking forward to him being away as I am not a huge fan of being home along at night. This is something I am going to beat this year. !!!!!!!!!! I normally end up lugging the girls up to sleep at my sisters.

On a very happy note I lost 2.1 kg at my weigh in the this morning. I know this is a very good loss and it will probably not be this big in weeks to come but this was my first week back on track for about a month I reckon. I had a little to much Christmas cheer.

New Years Day !!

We had a lovely day yesterday, went for a drive to Deloraine and then on to ETC for Lunch. There is a great new fabric, patchwork craft shop in Deloriane. It is funky retro Amy Bulter fabric and designs not your normal country craft/quilt. I loved it, well I loved looking in the window as the shop was shut. I am very keen for a visit when the shop is open. I am very proud of Nathan as he actually discovered the shop and told me it was there and he thought I would like it. Well Done Honey !!!
These are some cute photo's of Ruby on New Years morning, she is looking so grown up.
I have decided to have a couple of New Years Resolutions;

1) Practice the power of positive thinking far more often.

2) Try to update my blog at least once a week.

3) Be kinder to myself about my weightloss, aim for 10kgs in 12 months.

Well that was three not a couple.

Ruby in Isabella's flashing bunny ears purchased on New Years Eve at Aurora, she looked very cute and was not to keen to give them back to Issi.

This is Ruby before we headed down to Aurora Staduim for the New Years Eve Celebrations, I think she was keying up where to meet her friends. LOL

Gee Nathan looks impressed, we did have a really good night. The night had a great family feel and the girls had a ball. Issi found a little friend from school and they danced the night away, well until 10:00pm anyway.

The Family Shot !

Last night we ventured down to the CountDown 2009 at Aurora Staduim. It was really great, the only thing that would have made for a better nice was better weather. Summer has still not really blessed us in Tasmania.

Issi loved the fireworks, she asked me when we arrived if we were going to stay for when all the Colour poured into the sky. There was a great band and Issi saw a little friend from school and they danced the night away, well until 10:00pm anyway.

My attempt to take photo's of the fireworks, as you can see this is not my forte.

Friends !!

One thing I love about Christmas is that a few of our beautiful friends that now live on the mainland come home for a visit. I can not believe how quickly these little girls are growing up. They don't get to see each other that often now but have a lovely time together when they do.