Lets get back to crafts shall we?

It hasn't been so much crafty posts lately and after coming back from the FABULOUS One Direction concert it is really time for something really crafty, thrifty, colorful and inspiring. Are you with me?

A new project has been started... many other WiP's remain unfinished... But i don't care  because I am quite excited about this one. A plain beige will be accompanied by rows of colors to finish this shawl. I am planning to mix my stitches. We'll see how it goes. For now I have a few more solid rows to go before the great fun begins.

Emmy is having her birthday party tomorrow and I found the perfect mini coffee cups for her party on a thrift hunt last week. I will fill these cups with raspberry jello tonight. I think it will look smashing! And then it will be cake, balloons, garlands, sweet bags and big sister clown show...

And when thrift browsing I also found the cute homemade barrel and filled it up with yummy vintage fabric and some Dutch style ribbons. Love it all!!! Sometime you are just lucky when visiting a thrift shop right? This visit was pure jack pot.

Now Ia m back to my crochet shawl WiP and if I am not to busy with the birthday party tomorrow I might be bale to finish another crochet project I have on my hands. So see you soon. Happy weekend all.

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Annette

Harry, Zayn, Louis, Niall and Liam...

Do you know about these boys? Do your daughter's sing their songs and cry themselves to sleep at night because they are completely in love with Harry, Zayn, Louis, Niall and Liam? If so than you understand what it is like to be a mother of that idol worshipping phenomenon... This post is about something far from crafty but still quite entertaining.

I have taken Nelly Bo out of school because we are going to Zurich today to see One Direction live. Yep! We found tickets for this lucky girl, and me, and the principal said yes, she can skip school for two days to see her idols.

She is 11 going 12. One Direction is her first big heart throbbing idol crush. First it was Zayne, then Harry, now I am not sure which one she fancies the most. I TOTALLY understand her. These boys are pure eye candy. If I was 12 I would have a big crush on Louis. Call me cougar...

These boys happen to sing well too. I am really looking forward to this event. We go by train. I have booked a nice hotel. We will go shopping of course. And have coffee and cake. But most of all we will sing a long and dance a long to One Direction for a slong as Nelly Bo don't think I am embarrassing. Then I sit down.

So before we jump on that train, I thought I'll share some One Direction love (far from crafty love this is...) with some of your teenage daughter's out there. I am sure they will love every picture and I am sure they will think that Nelly Bo is the most lucky girl there is today. Well, she thinks so anyway. This is a once in a life time happening. I am so excited for her.

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Annette

It is all about her today!

Yesterday was her birthday but today is the big day of celebration. It is all about Emmy Bo today. She got to many presents and ate muffins for breakfast. At Cross Fit they made us do 6 burpes (push up - stand up - jump and clap your hands above your head - down on the floor - repeat...) in honor to the birthday girl in the kids corner. :D

She is the cheeky one. Pure entertainment and LOADS of character. My favorite model in front of my camera. She has no limits. She is actually the only child that we planned. The other two were happy surprises. She is our last one. The baby. Who is now 6. (Can you hear me sob???...)

This morning we sang Happy Birthday and entered her room with candles and presents. She told me she had aches in her legs last night:
"Maybe because I had to grow a little bit more before I turn 6, because I am so much bigger today Mama."

Darling! ♥ ♥ ♥

7 years ago I knew I wanted one more child. My body screamed to carry a baby and nurture a teeeny tiny little human being. I so wanted a little cute baby to dress and oooh and aaaahhh with again. When asking Jay why he wanted another child he said something like:
"Well, every child is a new character added to this family. No one is like another and I am very curious to see what character comes next... It is a little bit like adding a new spice to a stew, it changes the whole dynamic." Bless him, he is a cook right? I remember thinking "Wow! He really put some thought into this." and I thought for a moment that my reason was a bit childish and immature... Like a child who wants a puppy but not really a grown up dog...

Well, my "puppies" are growing up and I can't stop it from happening. Sometimes I want to stop time and freeze everything in the present time as I know I will miss having young kids around me one day.It is an intense time in life right now... I am doing my best to memorize all the great moments...

Today we will make Pavlova and play with new toys. And I feel great compared to yesterday. Thank you for all your sweet words by the way. You really helped me turn things around here.

So today I sing Happy Birthday to my cheeky little Emmy Bo. You are bigger today my love. I bet that was why your legs hurt last night. You needed to grow that last millimeter and now you are here. Today you are 6. I love you so much and I am so lucky to have you.

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Annette

Shit!

I killed a bird. It said bump under my rear left tire on my way to work this morning. I could see the poor bird waving his wing in his last sigh of life in my rear mirror. I killed him. Or her. What if she was a mother hunting for food for her baby chicks in a nest somewhere? Maybe I killed a whole bunch of baby chicks. It makes me feel terrible. I almost turned around but the bird was ran over by many more cars after mine... It came flying from nowhere. I am so sorry...

I was yelled at by a client today. He called me a lying bitch, cursed and screamed so loud that I couldn't even hear what he said. And I thought to myself: "What am I doing here? What right does this person have to yell at me when he doesn't even know who I am?" It made me feel terrible as I am just the sweetest person at work. Always overly nice and helpful. If you are nice to me that is... Beware, I am not a door mat... I have a hidden tiger inside...

And this showed later when I had a verbal loud blow up with one of my coaches in front of the whole office. Things have been really tense and bad since so many was laid off in January and there is just so much you can take... And once again I wondered "What am I doing here?". I don't regret a single word I said. I do regret I didn't say more.

So SHIT! I am allowed to say so. Today is not a very great day so far. The good thing is that the sun is shining. The apple trees are blooming and I have received a new Lantliv magazine in the mail. I think I'll go outside to my bench and sit down and wait for my kids to come home from school to cheer me up. Especially little Emmy Bo. It is her birthday today. But still... I killed a bird this morning... Maybe a whole bird family... That still makes me terribly sad... Have you ever killed a bird?

Addition to post 14/5/2013 16.42: Wow! I would never have guessed so many of you have killed birds and other wonderful creatures while driving. Group hug.! This really cheered me up actually. Thanks. :D

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Annette