Trials Come in Drones

Word of warning. Don’t ever sit around and say “hmm my life is pretty cruisy at the moment! I don’t really have any major trials happening. I wonder what’s around the corner.”

You will not be pleased with what results from internal conversations like this.

For me that night came a phone call from our Land Lords telling us they were moving back in a number of weeks so if we could start looking for a new place to live.

I cried.

I love our home. It’s our home!

But it’s not. Not really.

Well I’m still struggling to find a place that is suitable for our family but I know we will.

And then just to top it off I crashed our car the next day and totalled it.

We are all fine. We were just shocked. My airbag came out and I bit my lip on it and the kids bit their tongues. But THAT WAS IT. LUCKY!

Thank goodness we were all ok. I didn’t lose any of my children and I didn’t leave them motherless.

But R-man cried.

“I love our car. I don’t want another car!”

I guess we learnt sometimes you lose things you love. But as long as they’re just things you can get through it!

Don’t know how I could live without these little guys

The next day as River was contemplating the whole accident he said to me,

“Mum when you were about to crash you should have put up a force field around the car?”

One of my friends told me I probably did!

It was an insane feeling looking ahead of me and knowing I was about to crash and thinking all these things at once;’ I can’t believe this is happening to me, I’m about to kill my children.’ And then slamming on the brakes and then came that horrible sound like thunder where your car crumbles. It was an experience I hope to never happen again. R-man said the same thing.

Our poor car

Back to the house situation when walking into the real estate agent’s today (and previously) R-man has pointed out the homes he’d like to live in. Mansion’s with massive swimming pools and paddock’s for horses. I’ll see what we can come up with. If it has a backyard I will be thrilled.

Well wish us luck in the quest for newness. Still trying to get excited about this one.

How have you made it easier to move your children from a home they have become attached too?

Something I will miss...

In case you haven't already noticed i'm totally playing catch up football on here right now. Going back now to a wonderful afternoon a few months back where most of my family congregated at my Grandparents hometown to say goodbye to their home and town of Redcliffe.

We went down to the lagoon there and just had a fun time swimming in the pool. River loved clinging onto our backs and jumping on Uncle Ammon & all us "adults" had a good time throwing the footy around to each other in the pool.

It got pretty windy. I love her big eyes in this picture

There is a great big play castle which River had a ball in playing his pretend games 

Jimmi loves being able to play ball at any opportunity. They had an awesome time

After our fun afternoon reality hit that we were about to go to this place for the last time...

Although Ma and Grandad have moved the memories from that home live on. My Sister Stacey diligently went around with misty eyes taking photos of every nook and cranny of the house to etch in her memory and i'm glad she did.

I have especially come to love and appreciate the feelings of peacefulness and calm that I have when visiting Ma and Grandad in their home and Jimmi I have both at times LONGED for a visit.

We always felt so special when visiting. Ma would bring us warm milo and biscuits while we cosied up in bed watching a movie or reading a book and she would always have the table set beautifully for every meal. My brother said once he came out for breakfast and she had already poured the milk on his weet-bix. I know he felt loved though knowing Ma was excited to have him stay too.

Here is Britt and Macey chilling out in the bed we would always sleep in when we came over to stay. Glad my kids got to cosy up in it for a bit.  

As I have grown I have come to recognise and truely appreciate Ma's classic taste and ability to make a home so beautiful on a small budget and also give great homage to all the family heirlooms and significantly special pieces they have.

Note in the background of this picture below the stained glass window my Aunty made. She also made another for the front door. She is extremely artistic and talented.

And here we are with our final farewell. Note Jimmi in these next pictures. Oh dear is all I can say. I hope Ma & Opa realise how much we have loved visiting them here and how much we will miss it.





But don't worry I know that the quote in the next picture totally rings true. I also know they have been excited to move in with my gorgeous Aunty & her awesome family and will also now be just around the corner from my parents and my other gorgeous Aunty. BONUS. This has never happened before in the history of my family. I think it is all very exciting for them to be all living close together. And will also make our visiting everyone easier when we come down :)

Aww love them so much!