Sponsored by Nuffnang So this year my big goal is to get fit. So I joined the gym and one of the main attractions was the lovely big pool. Yes, I have a pool at home but trying to get into the water when you have 4 little children in your care…….well it just doesn’t […]
{Keep Reading...}no words
January 24, 2011 By 101 Comments
This one is for my christian friends and I’m sorry for my non christian friends and readers to be getting all religious on you. Yes, you are at retro mummy and I don’t normally throw my religion on you here. But all I have to hold on to right now is my deep faith. I found […]
{Keep Reading...}giveaway winner
January 24, 2011 By 88 Comments
Firstly, thank you for your sweet words and emails. I’ve cried reading them all. Everytime I sit to read them, I cry. They were just so sweet and heartfelt. They would make my mum cry too. I’m itching to get to the hospital and see my mum tonight and as soon as retro daddy is […]
{Keep Reading...}behind the smiles
January 23, 2011 By 206 Comments
My Dad took these photos for me this morning. I look so happy but as he was taking them I kept watching my mum behind him. She was having a bad day and not really with us, through no fault of her own. I haven’t been able to share the last year of my mum’s cancer […]
{Keep Reading...}my saturday
January 22, 2011 By 23 Comments
I think saturday could quite possibly be my favourite day of the week. It’s the first day I get an extra pair of hands helping me out all day, the fridge gets topped up, we go out for dinner or grab some takeaway, I get my hair done (well, not every saturday). Don’t you love […]
{Keep Reading...}chubby is cute
January 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When you’re a baby, chubby is very cute. When you’re 34, chubby is not cute. So thankfully one of us is looking very cute right now. I mean just look at that little face…………everything about her is cute. And I’m not even going to tell you how many times a day I kiss that sweet head […]
{Keep Reading...}free motion questions answered!
January 21, 2011 By 15 Comments
well I’m glad you enjoyed my video, I still can’t bear to keep the sound on and think I need elocution lessons, but it seems some of my international friends enjoyed it! And quite a few of you had questions so here we go. Remember, I’m no expert! I am kicking myself that I didn’t […]
{Keep Reading...}free motion quilting
January 20, 2011 By 40 Comments
Ok, well here is my first little video for my blog. Oh dear, can we fire the voice over lady because her voice is sooooo a.n.n.o.y.i.n.g. Why do we sound so terrible on video? I’ll also warn you that I sniff a grand total of 3 times during this movie which I am terribly sorry about. We […]
{Keep Reading...}more quilt tutorials
January 19, 2011 By 9 Comments
Well, we’re now almost at 120 volunteers for Quilts for Queensland! Oh yipee, aren’t you all wonderful and I just know we are going to make some beautiful quilts to donate! So, last night I put all of the information you’ll need on this page so it’s all in one place! And I know that you loved yesterday’s […]
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