They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem…

So here goes…

Hi, my name is Kris and I have an addiction to *Stationary*.

What’s in these photos is not even a pimple on the ginormous behind that is my addiction…

I know I have an addiction, I have all the symptoms:

- Every nook and cranny in my house has some form of writing/drawing implements stashed for easy access.

- I can’t walk past the stationary isle in the supermarket, I have to stand there and stare lovingly at every pen/pencil/texta until I decide which will come home with me {this time}

- I almost need to wear a bib in Smiggle to soak up all my drool.

- Stationary gets me more excited than going to any form of party/wedding.

It’s an addiction, I know, I should kick the habit.

But I kinda wanna stick to it, seeing as how it makes me deliriously happy!

 

How long is too long?

The age old question… how long is too long for a boy’s hair?

At the moment Aus has nice, neat, close cropped hair. It suits him and his eyes look gorgeous when he doesn’t have long hair falling in them!

And this is Noah now. I think this look kinda suits him too… but evidently the day care girls think otherwise. When he came back to care from holidays all they could say was ‘Oh look at his hair!’

I suppose it has become a bit wooly or mullet-ish if you will… especially when it actually goes curly when wet. I know little girls with less hair than this (though not through their parents choosing!)

He is booked in to the hair dresser tomorrow but I just don’t know if I should get it really short or just a little bit shorter.

Maybe I’ll get her to do a progressive cut and I’ll just stand there and say woo when I think it’s short enough. Pictures of my cropped little lamb tomorrow!

 

Taking stock

Yesterday I listened to Neil Mitchell on 3AW radio. The story he was reporting mostly was about a little girl named Mikayla who is 6 and terminally ill. Her family has been advised to bring Christmas forward to this weekend (which is also her 7th birthday).

See the story here

Isn’t she beautiful?

Her Father said something that really pulled at my heart. When she was in hospital Mikayla’s Dad had to tell her she wasn’t going to live much longer. The poor little girl was worried that she would be forgotten once she was gone.

Neil Mitchell has asked for people to send her a birthday card to let her know that she wont be forgotten. So today I got a Tinkerbell card (she loves fairies) and I sent a little present with it.

I attached the butterfly in this pic to a little necklace for the birthday girl. I really hope she likes it and that it takes her mind off things for a little while.

So if you live in Australia or even if you don’t and you want to let Mikayla know she will not be forgotten you can send a card to:

Mikayla Francis

Care of Menzies Creek Primary School

12 School Road,

Menzies Creek 3159

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

 

My thoughts are with Mikayla’s family.

Cherish these precious moments with your special little girl. Thinking of you.