tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71574669224654111562011-08-16T02:58:41.065+10:00Just a blog about the life of a single, knitting/sewing/crocheting mad Mumma of (soon to be) 9 kids :)Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063212613410786328noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157466922465411156.post-73545754883736489432010-03-03T14:13:00.000+11:002010-03-03T14:14:23.610+11:00I think I need to practice a bit more with putting up pics lmao<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7157466922465411156-7354575488373648943?l=madlifeofus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063212613410786328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157466922465411156.post-70998284867632926602010-03-03T13:20:00.010+11:002010-03-03T14:13:46.632+11:002 nights ago I got the "soap bug". I melted a simple goats milk melt and pour soap, scented it with a mmmmm niiiice fragrance oil called exotic woods and voila! I had soap!!! I have since been sitting here drooling over soaps on the net and reading all I can about cold pour/hot pour soaps, yeah, the ones where you actually "make" the soap from lye and oilds etc. Can't wait to get the $$ to buy the equipment and ingredients :D I think I am going to try both the hot and the cold pour to see which I prefer.<br /><br />Re: the pregnancy, had my Dr visit yesterday, my blood pressure is low, but im otherwise healthy, bub has stopped growing 4 weeks ago :S but the heartbeat is a nice steady 130 bpm. so all good so far. I have to go back in 2 weeks to get my results for the glucose tolerance test and my anti D needle ( I have a negative blood group) If bub hasn't grown even a little bit in that time I will be booked for a scan to see what's going on.<br /><br />Knitting: I knit a gorgeous little swing style vest from the milo pattern ( by Tikki) for bub, just a plain simple white one...but it's going to be way too big! So now I have cast on a smaller one the same lol.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Family Life: The kids and I all went camping last weekend, to Mt Gambier ( in South Australia) OMG we all had a wonderful time, it was beautiful! we went to the Umpherston sinkhole<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43MzGdu9KI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qSpu3Kk-eDk/s1600-h/DSCF1010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43MzGdu9KI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qSpu3Kk-eDk/s320/DSCF1010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444232702841517218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43M2dSCHFI/AAAAAAAAAA0/IRIfIju3kEc/s1600-h/DSCF1013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43M2dSCHFI/AAAAAAAAAA0/IRIfIju3kEc/s320/DSCF1013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444232760506063954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43QDvEnxcI/AAAAAAAAABU/kva6ZufjigE/s1600-h/DSCF1008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43QDvEnxcI/AAAAAAAAABU/kva6ZufjigE/s320/DSCF1008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444236287154832834" border="0" /></a>, and the Tantanoola cave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43PNNIZ32I/AAAAAAAAABE/JzBcEYf8v5U/s1600-h/DSCF1041.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43PNNIZ32I/AAAAAAAAABE/JzBcEYf8v5U/s320/DSCF1041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444235350330957666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43RUyciAnI/AAAAAAAAAB0/W2s4JsJCOTs/s1600-h/DSCF1031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43RUyciAnI/AAAAAAAAAB0/W2s4JsJCOTs/s320/DSCF1031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444237679629828722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43RT1XmEjI/AAAAAAAAABs/OOLqqWic1Co/s1600-h/DSCF1039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43RT1XmEjI/AAAAAAAAABs/OOLqqWic1Co/s320/DSCF1039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444237663234560562" border="0" /></a>, which as you can see my youngest didn't like too well lol, the garden cave etc. We ( my parents went caravanning with us) also took the kids to this great fully fenced big playground area ( Valley Lake Playground)...wow did they love that!!! I was so proud of all my kids, they behaved wonderfully, even the 2 year old! and walked around without complaint. I couldn't believe my little 2 yr old managed to walk down the sinkhole AND back up again ( holding Nannys hand) aaaand he still had energy left to play on the logging truck in the botanical gardens!!! ( the sinkhole is in the middle of the gardens where the logging stuff is)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43QFRCcDlI/AAAAAAAAABk/xCOr3hHWURs/s1600-h/DSCF1022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43QFRCcDlI/AAAAAAAAABk/xCOr3hHWURs/s320/DSCF1022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444236313452351058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43QEv_22jI/AAAAAAAAABc/OHuCCtL8qqI/s1600-h/DSCF1015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43QEv_22jI/AAAAAAAAABc/OHuCCtL8qqI/s320/DSCF1015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444236304583154226" border="0" /> This is a sign posted at blue lake...he's a mad mad I tell ya!!! </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43SpDt5fsI/AAAAAAAAACU/yz6VPY6YG1k/s1600-h/DSCF1028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43SpDt5fsI/AAAAAAAAACU/yz6VPY6YG1k/s320/DSCF1028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444239127375085250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43SpsPhicI/AAAAAAAAACc/f99lfxgOXZE/s1600-h/DSCF1029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43SpsPhicI/AAAAAAAAACc/f99lfxgOXZE/s320/DSCF1029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444239138253539778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43RVn9Ms1I/AAAAAAAAAB8/8Tz-tWMKtvI/s1600-h/DSCF1025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7rnluDvlzxY/S43RVn9Ms1I/AAAAAAAAAB8/8Tz-tWMKtvI/s320/DSCF1025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444237693993923410" border="0" /></a></div> And this is Blue Lake, isn't it pretty :) I was so sad the holiday was so short, we left home friday lunch and arrived back home sunday lunch. takes about 2 1/2 hours drive each way, but alas, it was only a weekend trip this time. Once bub is a bit older ( maybe Christmas time or Easter next year) we are going to go back there for longer :D<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7157466922465411156-7099828486763292660?l=madlifeofus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063212613410786328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157466922465411156.post-31068240201988924672010-02-21T12:06:00.000+11:002010-02-21T12:07:23.209+11:00for me! Just to keep track of my craft and family :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7157466922465411156-3106824020198892467?l=madlifeofus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063212613410786328noreply@blogger.com2