Juwles embroidery & patchwork: October 2008

I have actually sewed something

LOL I can't remember the last time I actually used my machine to make something just cos I wanted to.... usually it is work or mending...........
but I finally got the urge to sew yesterday and made up a bag that I had cut out months and months ago...... it came together really quickly, it is all just from scraps of fabric I had left over from other projects, not my normal colours, blues this time but I think it turned out okay.. will take a pic later today and upload it... it did make me feel good to be back sewing and I hope to do more of it real soon...vbg..
Dancing starts again tonight for Tahlia so I won't have a lot of time and with their performance coming up in a month they have extra nights training etc.. but it will be all over soon and some of my time will come back to me....lol so here's to looking forward to more time for sewing.....hooray...

Okay edit to this post...lol here is a pic of Tahlia in her costume with a friend waiting backstage for their turn for the performance.. the performance was over three days/nights.. and was a very tiring time for all involved.. Friday and Saturday nights finished around 11 pm and then we were back again Sunday from 1pm for an afternoon performance.. i think we got home Sunday night some time around 8pm all exhausted.. the performance was astounding and a credit to all involved.. the girls and boys did an amazing job and made everyone proud..

Cricket season is upon us again!!

Well it doesn't seem like 6 months have passed since cricket finished earlier this year but it must have....
We started back into the local cricket season on Saturday which made for a hectic day all round with birthday celebrations happening as well..lol the boys did really well for themselves and won their first game for the season which was really pleasing as on Thursday night we were still scratching around for a team as no one yet seems to be in cricket season mood....lol
We have lost a few players from last season which always makes it hard for the next season.. we only come from a small community and trying to find players is very hard unless you can manage to recruit some in from the bigger towns around.. hopefully we will go okay and be able to fill our teams each week..... here's hoping anyway..
Lauren is still trekking backwards and forwards to Melbourne with State cricket training... weekly trips at the moment then next weekend we start Friday nights and Sunday trainings..... not sure how we will do that but may have to miss out on Friday nights and just do Sundays...
She has had to forego her womens' cricket locally for this month so we are hoping they can get enough players each week as her and another girl both play in the same team and both have state training in Melbourne on Friday nights......... we find out at the end of this month if she makes the cut into the actual team that will play in Brisbane in the first week of December....
could make for a nice holiday destination for us if she does make it...lol

1st birthday...

Our gorgeous little granddaughter turned 1 on Saturday and her mum nicely nominated to have her party here at our house, which I really didn't mind...
Well we had a ball, it is funny watching a young ones face and trying to work out what their little minds are thinking.. she was absolutely taken with her birthday cake which her other nan made for her and my dd decorated it.. with nothing less than horses...lol what else would a child of an obsessed horse mad mum get for her birthday cake...hehehe.. her daddy sneaked in an extra decoration though which made for a few laughs... he is car mad so just happened to place one of my hubby's miniature cars on the cake just prior to cake time....lol
Kaylee made a dive for the cake upon spotting it and thoroughly enjoyed her handful she managed to grab...lmao... her gran managed to wear quiet a bit of the cake all over her too....
I will put up some pics as soon as I download them off the camera... Okay have added the pics now...