Wordless Wednesday ~ Spirograph

Rachel's little project created with a toy; Spirograph World map.

Credit - With permission from Rachel - check her other designs

Sharing freely because I'm so impressed with Rachel's talent and creativity . I loved my spirograph as a child. The toy is a year older than me ...do your maths. OMG Spirograph operates on very complicated Mathematical basis - don't ask me !



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Grateful Saturday - Friends and a great big internet hug

I'm grateful for the amazing friends of Tiff @Three Ring Circus who loving contributed a donation to help this family out. To give them a big community Internet  hug. Ivy has been in hospital the past 2 weeks and faces another two weeks in hospital.

Her surgery yesterday to remove the infected port was completed. The temporary PICC line was placed under /in her armpit (after 6 attempts) but is very unstable. It means they won't let her go home. Ivy also faces another surgery very soon.

What people might not know this is a gorgeous family of nine, seven children aged 5 to 14yrs (including two sets of twins). Ivy and her twin Noah miss each other immensely. I have twins and I can only imagine how hard this is for Noah & Ivy. Ivy is missing everyone and even school. Hopefully she will get to her Easter hat parade this week.

Tiff misses all her kids and her soul mate , the love and noise of her beautiful family banter.They live an hour from the hospital .Her husband took the first week off work to care for the other children , then the two Grandmas helped out last week. Who knows for the next two weeks ? Her DH has already had a lot of time the last year with Ivy being so unwell and hospitalised many times.

It's been a tough week with Ivy's surgery cancelled twice,  Nil by Mouth for a 5 yr old girl and her mum, all the waiting and worrying and a long time in surgery... 

Seven years ago today their angel baby ~William~ was born and lived  for 5 days. So being apart from her family this weekend compounds this grief as they normally celebrate ~Will's~ birthday in a special way.

As friends Sarah & I wanted to help ease the burdens on this family a little.We set up a donation widget HERE to surprise them... since we all live too far away to make a meal etc or help out practically. 

We privately asked a few people for a small donation to help them out with meals. To be honest I was overwhelmed some people were able to give more, collectively even the small amounts make a difference. We sincerely appreciate everyone's contribution.

Tiff was reluctant to make it public after we told her about the surprise donations.Sarah & I felt a few other people we didn't think or know to ask - might like donate too. So if you haven't already and would like to give something please go here ...


We plan to take the doantion widget down next week.

I'm also grateful we are here at the farm this weekend . It's quiet [as it can be with two 4 yr olds boys, tractor and tweeting birds] and relaxing. The boys and I had so much fun making our 'video' yesterday. Farm life is fun , except I do not like the mice ... dead or alive. 

I'm grateful ratsak works wonders and I hope the ultrasonic thingy my husband bought works soon (ask me in 2 weeks) because I just saw a mouse. PS I'm especially grateful the rat was dead.

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Wordless Wednesday - Reaching out

He wanted to make a 'shell' heart

He makes my heart sing

 

your in my heart

Reach out & touch someone

When you pay it forward the good deeds and kindness are multiplied exponentially! So today be sure to perform at least one random act of kindness.

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Grateful Saturday - Sam

This Saturday I am grateful again for my children.
The the light of my life & my happy place. I was feeling a lot of intense grief last week with the loss of so many children and mothers & fathers. I hugged them tighter and I read them more stories at night just because. I felt blessed.

 

I'm grateful for flowers.My Sam is so sweet.He spontaneously gave my Mum a flower today (but weedlike)...She said 'Thank you' and he said 'It's just a small one'. It breaks my heart to know that he faces many challenges in life because NF1 but he is so happy & cheerful at the smallest things. He gives me flowers too.

I am grateful for Sam's awe & wonder at the stars and moon ...most nights he wants to go check if the stars are out. One night he said 'Look, Mummy, look - the stars are multicoloured' as he awwed over them (was on the way home in the car at night). I wished I stopped driving to look.

Last year I wrote about how I was in awe of four and posted my interview with Joel twin#2.

I've finally got around to posting my Super Sam twin#1 because I kept losing his answers Id written down.

What Kids Say ?
What Sammy @ 4yrs , 4 months ...on the right drums says ...
What do you want to be when you grow up ?
Teacher
How old is Grown up? 
30
How do you know when you are in love? 
you kiss somebody
How big is an elephant? 
bigger than mummy & daddy (thanks Sammy)
What's your favourite colour? 
pink
Name something that is bigger than Australia
Bigger up in the sky
Where does dust come from? 
from the dirt
Who's the most famous person you know?Daddy 
Why do people go bald? 
got all his hair cut'ted off
How do we get rain? 
from the clouds 
What do you do to make yourself feel better when you're scared ?
 cuddle a friend
What comes next in this sentence ?
>You can't teach an old dog to ...talk
>If at first you don't succeed...run away with the wind (breeze was blowing that day)
>Boys are ...I've had enough talkin !! and he ran away
>Girls are ...
>Boys like ..
>Girls like...Playing with ponies

Why do mummies yell ?
Me
If you were an animal what would you be ?Lion
What is your favourite place?Farm
What won't you leave home without ?Me , Mummy & Daddy
(I borrowed this idea from the free local paper)



I'd be more GRATEFUL if someone wants to join in my Pay it forward .
I wasn't expecting a huge rush but to have no-one is very disheartening.


So, what's making you smile today?
... add your Grateful post below it's a blog hop .Please add a link back to Maxibella in your post. Blog hop to visit other bloggers who are spreading a little sunshine.




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Pay it forward

It's kind of fits into the category one of my 101 in 1001 days - Random Acts Of Kindness. Pay it forward is a such gorgeous idea.

 “Together we can change the world, one good deed at a time.”  

( I would credit the image if I could find it)

I've seen this PIF challenge around the blogosphere on so many blogs and all the while I envied them.

I've been fortunate to join in Kymmie's @A day in the life of us

This is her PIF post.

Kymmie took the PIF 'baton' from Cate who loves to keep busy.

Though I, too, am thinking what the blazes will I make that is good enough to send to others ?

Surprise me - surprise for you !

So, like Kymmie said " If I'm okay with this, you can be too ! "

Don't be intimidated (said Cate). I'm still am !!

How does it work ? :

I promise something handmade to the FIRST 5 people who leave a comment here. To be eligible, you must repost this message, offering something handmade to 5 other people. The rules are that it must be handmade by you, and it must be sent to your 5 giftees sometime in 2011. Ready, set, GO!

The commenters who ask to take part must post the same offer on their blogs, and then send something handmade to the five commenters who ask to take part, and so on and so on.

Please link back here so I can share some link love with the participants!

Read more: Pay it forward.. http://becauseican.co.za/2011/01/10/pay-it-forward/#ixzz1BcRD0Y4m
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The commenters who ask to take part must post the same offer on their blogs, and then send something handmade to the five commenters who ask to take part, and so on and so on.

Please link back here so I can share some link love with the participants!

Read more: Pay it forward.. http://becauseican.co.za/2011/01/10/pay-it-forward/#ixzz1BcRD0Y4m
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution

The commenters who ask to take part must post the same offer on their blogs, and then send something handmade to the five commenters who ask to take part, and so on and so on.

Please link back here so I can share some link love with the participants!

Read more: Pay it forward.. http://becauseican.co.za/2011/01/10/pay-it-forward/#ixzz1BcRD0Y4m
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I've haven't got a plan as yet but I have got a few lovely ideas in mind and I can borrow ideas I see about the PIF realms. The Tip junkie has 100's of ideas.

I have 344 days to complete my promise.

It won't necessarily make the world a better place but I'll give it all my heart.

“If you have much, give your wealth; if you have little, give your heart.” Anonymous

What are you waiting for ? Go ! (pretty please)

Please link back here so I can share some linky love with the participants !

The only eligibility is that commenters who ask to take part must post the same offer on their blogs, and then send something handmade to the five commenters who ask to take part, and so on and so on. It works on an honour system.

Update ; Ps I'm very worried that I won't get 5 people but if so I'll still make 5 things and donate them. 

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