Happy Birthday Mum

I've been missing you a lot over the past few months. 
You've been gone for so long now. They say it gets easier but they are wrong. You just learn to live with it a little better each day. 

Happy Birthday Mum.

 

Poem: I Don't Need A Special Day

♥ Some days are easier than others but I will always miss my Mum and Dad ♥

Happy Birthday in Heaven Mum

Happy Birthday Mum!

Happy Birthday Mum!

I hope you are having a wonderful day up in Heaven celebrating 

with all of our family members that are there with you.

I bet Auntie Jean is right by your side as is Uncle Johnny. I hope Grandpop is there to share his birthday with you as well ♥

I miss you so much!

Mum would have been 88 years young today.

Happy Mother's Day!

 To all the Mums, Grandmas and Aunties celebrating today. I hope it's filled with much love and laughter and that new memories are created and cherished.

Dear Mum .... I really do think of you every day. I wish I could pick up the phone and talk with you one more time. There are so many things I want to share with you. So many things have happened since you left us. Although I am sure you are watching us and probably shaking your head at our antics I know that we will be together again some day. Happy Mother's Day Mum.

I Miss You Mum.

It's been 15 years since we lost you Mum. I think of you every day. There have been many times I wish that I could pick up the phone and have just one more chat with you. There is so much I want to share with you. I bet that you are probably rolling your eyes at the antics we get up to and the situations we find ourselves in. I miss you so much. ♥

Happy Mother's Day Mum

Disney Themes (On The Spot) - PLAYER PIANO

Sonya is super clever with her arrangements. Plus who doesn't love Disney?
I could listen to her play all day.

Who would you ask?

I would love to talk with my Mum but I don't think an hour would be long enough. I would also love to talk with my grandparents because I only ever met my grandpop (Dads dad) and I know from the stories I have heard about them I would love talking with them.

I Miss You Mum

Today would've been my Mum's birthday.  She would've been 84.

Mum has been gone for almost 12 years now and I still miss her a lot.

There have been time were I wished I could just phone her and get her advice or stop at Mum & Dad's place to have a meal. She cooked the BEST roasts ever and her apple pies were to die for! 

Mum had a production line with three of us girls (Vicki, Kylie and I) preparing and cooking Mum's apple pie recipe. The pies were amazing. Sadly though I have not made them since. 

I love you Mum

xoxo

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mum's celebrating today. 

May you all have a wonderful day!

Down Memory Lane

Do you ever have those times when you reminiscing about the things you did as a kid? I had one of those times this morning.

I remember quite fondly a time when Mum was doing the ironing & I had my toy ironing board and iron out at the same time. I would've been no more than 7 or 8. Mum always set up the ironing board in the kitchen so of course I did the same thing. While she busily ironed EVERYTHING from pillow cases, sheets and tea-towels through to Dad's shirts & underwear I was busy ironing all of my dolls clothes.

I always thought it was funny that when Mum worked full time she had a twin tub washing machine. The kind where you had to hang around and place things in the spin dryer after you had washed your clothes. She would iron ALL of the washing. It would take up quite a bit of her time to do the washing. Yet when she retired from work she got rid of the twin tub and bought an automatic washing machine. She also stopped ironing. Clothes were carefully placed in the basket after taking them off the clothesline so that they wouldn't get as creased or they were hung out on coat hangers & hung on the line after they were washed so they wouldn't get creased.

It's funny the things you remember from your childhood.

Mum

I need my Mum no matter what age I am. My Mum has made me laugh ... wiped my tears ... hugged me tight ... watched me succeed ... saw me fall ... cheered me on ... kept me going strong ... ! But my Mum is a promise from God that I will have a friend forever! ♥ Mum I know you're in heaven right now shaking your head at me. I miss you! (Shared by my friend Pammy on FB today. It was perfect timing.)

♥♥ Happy Birthday Mum ♥♥

My Wuglyees Scarf Got A Compliment

Here's my latest finished item. This is the first time I have ever made a crocheted baby item. Well apart from beanies. I think I did a great job too but I am biased! I know I said I was going to wait until I knew what sex the babies are that my nieces are expecting before making any baby clothes but I really wanted to see whether or not I could follow a pattern properly :D

I wanted to mention something about that lovely scarf I received from Poetess a few months ago. I told you about my receiving it in this post HERE. Well, I wore it yesterday because of that blustery cold and wet weather we are having. One of the receptionists at my Doctors surgery commented on its lovely colours so of course I had to explain how I got the scarf & how this wonderful lady from the US made it. You should go and check out Poetesses Etsy Shop, Wuglyees. She has some great stuff in it!

This is the scarf that I was wearing made by Poetess.

Speaking of Doctors. I had to go see mine about the blood tests I had last week. It seems that my glucose levels are playing up as well as my thyroid. So I need to have a glucose tolerance test (I only had one done 12 months ago & I was pre-diabetic then) and more bloods taken to check my thyroid function. Lucky me huh. I'm going today to get them over and done with. I'm crossing my fingers that I don't have diabetes but to be honest it would not surprise me if I did considering my Mum & one of my brothers, Wayne, had it.

Wish me luck!

Happy Mothers Day

I hope all the Mums out there have a wonderful day!!

My Mum has been an angel for the past 10 years. I have to admit that there are times when I miss her terribly. Times where I thought about picking up the phone to ask for her advice or to just have a chat and a laugh like we used to. I would love to show her how much her grandsons have grown and to let her know that they are caring young men. I am sure that she would be proud of who they have become.
I like to think she is watching over us, laughing at our antics or shaking her head & wanting to scold us for the silly things we do.

You know they say it gets easier to cope with the loss of a loved one as the years pass. They are are right about that. It does get easier. The pain isn't always there. You just feel sad for the things that you miss the most. At least we have some wonderful memories to cherish.

Happy Mothers Day Mum. I miss you & love you heaps.

Dear Mum

Dear Mum,
I wonder if you ever realised what a special person you were. I wonder if you knew that you would be missed so much. You were the glue that held the family together. We haven't been quite the same once you'd gone.

You would be so proud of the boys. They've changed so much over the last ten years. Gosh you might not even recognise them now. Brodie is becoming a man that I hope you would be pleased to know, although there are some things we still need to work on. You didn't know that he had Aspergers Syndrome but I don't think his having a label would've made any difference to you. You would've loved him just as much.
Angus has eyes just like yours and mine, Mum. They sparkle when he is up to mischief just like yours did. Gosh he was only in kindy when you left us. You would marvel at how much he has grown. I am sure you would like the teenager he's turned into. He can be so caring and sweet. Although I am sure that there would be times when you would tell both of the boys off for being such butt heads (and probably me as well).

I can't believe that today marks the 10th year since you passed away. There have been many times when I wished I could just pick up the phone to tell you something or even just to ask for your advice. I've had a tough few years when Brodie started High School and I needed you more than ever. I hope you're happy with how I handled things. I know there have been times when I am sure you would have just shook your head and told me how silly I was.

I often wonder if you would be proud of how we have grown over the years, of how we coped with the challenges that we have faced. Sometimes I felt that you were watching over us either wishing to scold us or joining in with out laughter.

I miss walking out of my home and walking up the street to your place. I miss our chats over cups of coffee. I miss playing card games or scrabble with you. But most of all I miss you. Perhaps one day, when the time is right, we'll be together again.

love
your baby girl

30 Day Meme - A Photo That Makes You Happy

I love this photo of Mum.

30 Day Meme - Your Favorite Quote

This was actually one of my Mum's favourite quotes but I love it too. I have no idea where Mum got it from ...

"Every little bit helps," said the little old lady as she widdled into the ocean.

Day 24 - 30 Day Meme

Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you

This is my Mums jewellery box with some of the jewellery that she used to wear. Dad thought that it would be nice if I had it. My sister, Vicki, took the rings Mum wore. I'm not sure why she did because she wont wear them. They aren't her colour. Mum loved garnets & Vicki loves sapphires.

I can't believe that it is almost 10 years ago since Mum passed away. There are still times I wish she was around so that I could just have a chat & cuppa with her.
At least I have something she treasured :)

Leaving The Nest

I often wonder what it will be like once the boys leave home. Not just for how I would feel once they have left the nest but I wonder how they will feel & how they will cope being out on their own.

I remember what it was like once I finally left Mum & Dad's place. I had just finished college & had been out in the workplace for a year. I always said that I have it so good at home that I never want to leave. Then one day Mum said, "You're moving out by the time you're 24!" I thought NOOOO! But once I thought about a little more seriously I came to realise hey I can do it.

Mum & I had been collecting things for years for when I move out of home. You know the old 'glory' box that a girl is meant to collect & keep things in. I had a lot of household things that I needed for my own home. Once I made up my mind & with the help of my girlfriend, Denise, I bought a few more things to stash in Mum & Dad's garage.

A month or so after my 22nd birthday and with my new "P" plates & car I moved out of home. Now most kids, I assume, when they move out only got a few suburbs or so away from their parents but not me. I moved 400 km away to Whyalla. Not the best place in the world but I had family there (my niece, an Auntie & Uncle & my cousins) & the prospect of working in the schools there was good in my books. Even the possibility of permanent work was tempting enough. Not many people would willingly move there. Well I never thought that they would but I moved so...

I lived with my Auntie Ce & Uncle Ivor for about a month while I waited for my Housing Trust application & a home of my own. Once I got my 'house' Mum, Dad & my sister Vicki's boyfriend brought my gear up from Adelaide. I think Dad was very grateful to get his garage back!

Even though I moved so far away I think in some ways it brought me closer to Mum. I was often on the phone to her asking all sorts of stuff. Like the first time I cooked my a roast lamb. I had no idea how to make the roast potatoes as crispy as she did. You know come to think of it my phone bills were pretty big for a while & she got a lot of letters from me too. We certainly kept the postie busy.

I wonder if the boys will keep in contact with me as much as I did with my Mum. I'm kind of hoping they will.

Part of a Family History Challenge from DesignZ by DeDe