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On waking Levi at 0630 this morning, he rolls over and looks at me through bleary eyes: "Mom? I feel like breakdancing. "      

Bullets for a Tuesday: I am doing A Week in the Life project with Ali Edwards this week. I have been meaning to do it for years! Basically just documenting in words + pictures a typical week in our lives. This week I am simply taking notes and pictures and next week I will put the album together. Took a three day vac from running/gym and went back today. I should never have done it as I had a kak weekend and I am convinced its because I didnt start the day *right*. I had fun looking after the Gr 4 class for a few hours yesterday - got the opportunity to teach English and EMS with them. NIce change of pace for me and very fun for Honey to have her mom as teacher for the day! I have to take Hooli to another surgeon this week. That lymph node is still in his neck. Either the original guy didnt get the right one or a new one has popped up. Its very small and innocuous but I have to get it checked out nonetheless. I write casually about this but instead I am fighting hard not to get...

I started scrapbooking (i hate that word) about 7yrs ago. It was like finding my perfect fit. I threw myself into it with wholehearted abandon. I ate, slept and dreamt in layouts. I worked in a scrapbook shop. I gave lessons at the shop and then later from my home. I was passionate about it. Enter blogging about 4yrs ago. It was like finding another perfect fit. I threw myself into it just as hard and I have been an avid blogger since that day. Scrapbooking eventually became a distant memory. The common denominator? Words. Photos. My life. What am I missing at the moment? The arty side. The paper and glue side. Do I miss it enough to dive back in as voraciously as in the past ? No. Definitely not. But I miss it enough to do the projects that mean something to me. Not endless layout after layout after layout. I think scrapping got too hard - its easy to fight creativity and to make it harder than it has to be. To get complicated and keep putting stuff off. It was so much easie...

My son has just turned 5. He is passionate about anything to do with sports and skateboarding. This is a glimpse into our conversation in the car this morning. ********************* Hooli : Mom, are their rails in heaven? Like rails for skateboards? Me : Um, I am pretty sure you will be able to skate in heaven, upside being you wont get hurt either! Hooli: Mom, is God in Heaven or in our hearts? Lulu (7) : God is everywhere man. He is in heaven and in our hearts and in America with our cousins. Me: Tis true Hooli, He is omnipresent. That means everywhere at the same time. The best kind of superhero. Hooli : If I die and I wake up and go through the wrong door will I fall out of Heaven back to earth? Me : (this is all a LOT before I have had coffee)  Nope buddy, it doesnt work like that - you wont be falling anyway and I am pretty sure there wont be any wrong doors. Hooli: What is heaven like anyway? Will there be tv and rugby and stuff? Me : (seriously?) Heaven will be...

I was perusing my ScrapFan blog today. So great to go through all my old layouts and remember the years gone by. Am somewhat mad at myself for failing to complete a layout of myself at 37.....I must get on with my 'Mel @ 38' layout before my birthday rolls around this year! I was particularly interested to read this post (also copied below) that I wrote on 12 November 2008 - almost 3 years ago. Clearly simplicity is not a destination but an ongoing journey; something that consistenly tugs at my heart. Journalling is hidden but reads as follows: I have found that pursuing a life of simplicity comes at a cost few people care to mention. I am not saying its not worth it...simply that its not as easy as tossing out a few boxes of unwanted junk or saying no to arbitary requests on your time. Simplicity is not only decluttering your home and time but also decluttering (renewing) your mind. This is something I find far more challenging but a journey certainly worth t...

W hat I W ore T oday is a specialised feature post that I do from time to time. It is to document and share the clothes that make up my day to day life. I do know that in years to come, looking back at these posts in particular, will be a source of much amusement to myself and my kids.  Top is from some no-name brand store, jeans Mr Price and shoes Woolies. Theoretically I didnt wear this today - I wore it one evening last week when we went to the theatre.