joy

good food. yes. its nice to have nice friends to hang out with!

braveheart/ thomas the tank engine.

they can take away my facepaint. but they cant take away... OUR FREEDOM!

turning 3.

my nephew turned 3 yesterday.

he had a party at willoughby with a toy castle and slippery dip. cupcakes. fried rice. coffees ( not for the kids! for the adults, my groovy brother barista makes the best hot chocs!). facepainting (provided by yours truly)...so cute!

which brings me to a funny story.

My nephew loves Thomas the Tank Engine. I thought he wanted to be facepainted as a 'tiger'. He was adamnant on Thomas so Thomas it was.

Freakin hilarious though--- i pained a grey coloured/ nose/ mouth area and the rest of his face was painted blue.

he loved it!

I was enjoying the painting ;) ... even funnier was his best friend, Xavier (i love that name, it starts with an X!?!).

V: 'Xavier-- what 'face' would you like painted?'
X: (pondering and looking at his friend's 'Thomas' face)
" I want to be Blue"
V: (laughing... at the thought that if i were to paint him blue-- it was going to look hilarious and wondering... what would his parents think?)
" You would like to be Blue... ok, like Nathan? or would you like to be Thomas? Because he is blue"
X: ' Yes, Thomas'
V: " Ok, Blue Thomas it is.".

i dont have any photos on hand to post up, but i tell you what. That made my day.
It gets better though.

My brother in Law, Matt came up to me later and (smiling) said... (after seeing Nathan in his 'Thomas/ Blue faced glory')
" Who turned my son into 'Braveheart? They cant take away our... FREEDOM!"

I thought that was freakin hilarious!

That topped off a fun filled tiring day of kiddie entertainment, noise and cold.

... Later that day

I recalled the story to my sister, Sharon about Xavier and the 'Blue' and she thanked me again for painting the kid's faces.

I then joked about how my other sister Michelle had originally requested me to do her makeup for her wedding in Holland. Now, dont get me wrong, I have done a theatrical makeup course before and I have done my sisters makeup for parties etc ( i love painting! faces/ canvasses etc) however... It crossed my mind that i dont really want the pressure of making my sister look her 'best' on her wedding day... which leads me to think if i sent her a picture of my latest 'makeup' pursuits, that indeed, she might end up looking 'blue' on her wedding day.

Certainly puts a new spin on something new, something borrowed, something BLUE!

hahahahahhahahahaha.

If anyone would like me to paint their face or their kids faces at their next party. just give me a bell!! ( for me to dress up as an asian clown will cost extra).

The 2nd 10 Commandments

... if this offends you in any way i do apologise-- its not meant to be blasphemous!

• You shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities
• You shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass
• You shall not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this.
• You shall face each problem as it comes, you can only handle one @ a time anyway
• You shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows
• You shall not borrow other people's problems. They can better care for them than you can.
• You shall not re-live yesterday for good or ill; it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life & be happy now
• You shall be a good listerner, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It is hard to learn something new when you are talking & some people do know more than you do.
• You shall not become 'bogged down' by frustration for 90% of it is rooted in self pity & will only interfere with positive action.
• You shall count your blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one.

i love rain

i love the sound of the pitter patter.
i love using the window wipers on my car.
i love seeing raindrops on windows.
i love that rain waters and helps things grow.
i love seeing rain falling onto the ground. plop plop.

i think i love rain because frankly. i love water! :)

this is nice (they usually are sentimental fluff) but i actually like this one!

read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!


HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches)



3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.


6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.


10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.I love you, my special friend.


11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone.



Lost time can never be found.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

i underrate my ipod collection of music

am i such a dag?
sure. im going to hang out my daggy music laundry right here people.

westlife.
backstreet boys.
britney spears.
justin timberlake.

but wait.

i have

U2.
crowded house.
ben harper.
jack johnson.


i also have
wham.
culture club.
spice girls.


but!
i also have
joss stone.
nina simone.
erikah badu.


its like an up and down of ugly to ok. to almost cool.

i hope the dagginess and more 'cool' music evens itself out!