It Only Took Two Years......

LOL


About two years ago, I bought a chair, table and footstool set for Kara's bedroom. It was exactly what I wanted but it needed some work... the paint was crappy and the fabric on the chair was blah. I've been wanting to paint them and recover the chair since the day it came home...... well, I finally did it today pmsl.


In our old place, Kara had a feature wall and she's been nagging to have it here also ~ I painted it today and inbetween coats, did the chair and table..... within 4 hours, the lot was done. Amazing what you can do once you decide to do it....


Here is the result.... I made the quilt and covered the chair in the larger floral. I just looooove it!!!

I looooove the cupboard in the corner ~ it was an Ebay bargain that I did up and added the fabric to....

Happy Easter!

THERE ARE EGGGS THERE ARE EGGGS.....


That's how I woke up yesterday and I would have wanted it no other way :) We have had the BEST few days together.


Easter Saturday was a nice surprise ~ 2 of my nephews are down from Melbourne (I didn't know they were coming until 2 days earlier) and so we spent the day with my mum, Fred, Nanna and Jaye.... Jaye then came home with us and is now staying for a week LOL. Having the distraction will be nice and he's old enough (12) to not have to be constantly entertained.


Yesterday was great too. We had lunch at Mum's place and watched the Crows lose (pmsl) and ate way too much...... for coffee and chocolate lovers, you HAVE to do this!!!! I've been melting my (cadbury) eggs in the microwave (in a mug) and then making a coffee as I normally would. OMFG it is soooooo nice..... I'll be doing it until my egg is gone lol.


This year, instead of competing with the Easter Bunny with more eggs, I bought Kara a couple of eggs and a gift. I found a Disney Princess CD player ($19 BARGAIN!!!!) which has straps etc with it and gave that to her instead. As you can see below, it's an absolute winner!


I hope everyone in cyberspace had a good few days ~ we've loved the break.

Crappy Pic of my angel dancing, but I wanted to get the outfit in LOL. This is the third set she's had for easter LOL

This morning with her CD player.... sooo funny :)

So Cute.....

I just wanted to post this because it's one of my fav outfits on Miss K and she looks so sweet in the photo.

Happy Easter to all! xxxx

Our Weekend....

.... has so far been the best in a looooong time.



I've done nothing but think lately. Nothing but worry about what might be. In part, it's been difficult because Kara hasn't had a weekend home for 4 weeks and it's SUCKED. So this weekend I promised myself to just BE with her. To make sure every weekend we get together is positive and fun ~ for both of us. I need my baby to have a happy Mummy and I need her to know I'm always here for her. There have been times of late when I've felt I just can't do either of those things but today, for whatever reason, I feel that I have no choice but to.


We've had such a good start to the Easter break..... it began with us screaming like mad (for three quarters) at Carlton last night ~ Kara dressed in her footy gear and got into it.... it really is just SOOO cute!



This morning, we went for a really long walk around our new neighbourhood :) We haven't done that since moving in due to the Adelaide heat wave and we had a mission to find a nice park. We found an "ok" one and picked overhanging flowers on the way home.....

After that, we baked these shortbread jam cookies.... omg they are DIVINE!!!!

We then had some friends over for the day (the kids had an absolute BALL together) which was just lovely, as we hadn't seen them for some time.



To end the day, Kara wanted to go to the beach to watch the sunset...... we didn't quite make it as the Princess wanted to dress herself (as can be seen below :P) and couldn't find appropriate shoes ~ I really do need to buy her winter shoes!!! We went anyway and walked along the jetty peeking into everybody's fishing buckets ~ Kara just LOVES doing that.




So, things are getting better. I suppose I'm just trying to focus on having my girl for the majority of the time for the next 2 years. If I concentrate on what happens after that, I crumble. I hope everybody's correct in saying anything can happen in two years..... one friend is convinced Kara's father will have triplets with his new partner and they'll all have colic..... I'd much rather he just disappeared.

My Little Green Machine.

It seems like it's been months since I posted and I reckon I've aged about 20 years lol. It's been a difficult couple of weeks ~ realising what the court outcome actually means and what I 'might' lose in 2 years time....I'm already saving for the next trial :P

Kara had her first Sports Day yesterday and oh my, she gets sooooo into events like that. We bought her green tee and put her house team across the front and complete with green zinc, green plaits and green nail polish, she felt pretty special LOL.

Her team came second for the overall sports events and first for cooperation and sportspersonship (I personally think that's the better thing to win :P).

A Post I've Dreaded

Well, I'll keep this short because I'm somewhat shattered atm.

I was given two choices today.

The first. To proceed to trial. Basically, this would have involved the judge (according to my lawyer) awarding 50-50 custody due to the new legislation. This is despite his late application ~ apparently it's just what is done now.

The second. Negotiate.

I chose the latter but now, I feel like the worst mother in the world. I feel like I've agreed to things I just don't agree to, to avoid a worse situation.

Basically, Kara will have week about visits from when she is 7. That's according to the orders.

I just had no choice. If I went to trial and he got 50-50 this year, there would have been nothing I could do. This way, I have almost 3 years before it happens and it gives me a lot of time to appeal if Kara is not ready at that stage.

Thanks to all of you who have left comments, emailed and phoned. Honestly, even coming home today to some new messages lifted me.

I think I'm in denial guys. How will Kara and I not spend one week at a time together? I'm just not dealing with this at all.

Just Gorgeous

Isn't she just lovely?

As I sit here typing (and bawling....), I am imagining the "what ifs" of tomorrow's outcome. I know I shouldn't but it's too hard not to. I try to tell myself that the worst that can happen is 50-50 but that just shakes me to my core. Every part of my mind and soul knows that's not what is best for Kara. It's simply not.

Baby girl, nomatter what happens tomorrow, I love you to the moon and back (more times than can be counted) and I hope I've done enough to ensure you get to keep your stability.

I love you so much sweet girl. You amaze me every second we're together and I'm so so proud of what and who you are. Kisses and hugs to the most gorgeous princess in my world. xxxxooooo