Swap Love

A package today at school and another one yesterday. Love. Tracy's Valentine's Swap had me partnering with Alisha from Invercargill. (a one day delivery from there to Auckland - first time I've been impressed with your service this year NZ Post!)

2 sweet pouches with a notepad, paper clips (perfect for uni work.) and sticky notes (I go through so many at school!); a chocolate rose; Whitaker's Strawberry Milk chocolate (new to me!, fab engraved pencils and eco store soap. And Cat's Sew Sweet Swap saw the third gorgeous zippered pouch with more goodies arrive from Jennie today.

In the funky fabric pouch I received 3 New Zealand bars (Pixie caramel! I have not seen one of these for soooo long!), very cool K- Mart notebooks, sticky notes and a pen. >br> Feeling very spoilt by both wonderful swaps! Thanks ladies so much for all the gorgeous items! Stationery and zippered pouch love!
The husband might have dengue fever from his visit to Tonga! Fingers crossed not. I am enjoying my free time before I get into my next uni paper.

Things

Whew. One exam over. 13 A4 size page sides of essays written.... still feeling nervous about final result - exams and I are not best friends. There were tears before and after.... Now I have freedom for a few weeks until my next paper (Language and Literacy) starts.. first assignment is on a picture book. I had a wee giggle at that. And it is 60% internal - much more up my alley. Good mail at school today - lots of squishy lovely sugar'n'creme cotton yarn and sparkly divine sock wool from Red Riding Hood Yarns - treats to me for finishing my paper! (I can always think of an excuse to buy sweet little things.) And the most gorgeous zipper bag too from Red Riding Hood. Love it. And a swap package too - yay. So what to do? Scrapbooking? Letter writing? Reading? Knitting? Pick sewing machines up?? It is hard to relax after a university paper completed in 3 months! Isn't the weather horrific all around the world? Gobsmacked at the flooding in England and the snow storms in USA, bushfires in Australia and our backyard is dirt central! We need serious rain.

Since Friday Night while memorizing stuff....

But I really want to make big things... :) 24 hours and I'll be freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I just want to...

and not have to do any study! I feel very guilty looking at all the letters I owe too....

weekend again/ Sew Sweet Swap

Here we are again. Gorgeous sunny day for the usual end of the week laundry mountain! Study. Husband home for a couple of days. Bought me an issue of Australian Country Style. Yay. He is the guy who goes overseas and spends not one cent.... company travel!
Looking forward to reading my growing pile of new mags and knitting the multiple balls of Sugar'n'creme yarn ordered last night in a few more days - freedom is on its way. :)I am knitting dishcloths for a school gala. (a school I am not even associated with either. Apparently my dishcloths are becoming known around the place. :) )
I participated in Cat's Sew Sweet Swap and was partnered with Jennie, who does not have a blog. This is what I sent her -

A pouch (learnt how to sew in a zip - yay!) with chocolate, fat quarters (so hard to find spots and brights at Spotlight - I need to find local craft shops!) and Typo tissues. Loving all the swaps happening out there.

Waitangi Day

I think I have decided I might nearly be a super woman! Stephen is overseas working. He comes back on Saturday, only to fly to Tonga on Monday. This did not go down with me when I found out on Wednesday (always little notice with his job) - in fact we had a good fight. We hardly ever fight. Not his fault I know> But just not good timing for me with uni exam next Wednesday...
Today we have hung out at home. I have, disgracefully, basically ignored the boys..... Well at 10/12/15 I think they can look after themselves...Study, study, study for me...
I have run around the supermarket grabbing food; run into The Warehouse and bought parallel imported Adidas and Puma tees and shorts for Kieran for his birthday in a few months at the bargain price of $12.60 and $10.60 each; run into K-Mart and found summer pjs for next year for $5.00 a pair. First lot of shopping since December for me! That is really good for me. I have been trying to cut back on stuff which is not needed!!
Then four year 11 boys all turned up to hang out at our house for the day. funny how parents are the last to find this out. But it is always good to see the mates your kids hang out with!
more study. Dinner of hot chicken, salads from deli bar, hot chips and chicken bites. Lazy food to me, which I hardly do, but today dictates it.. essay memorization is not fun!
Hope all the kiwis had a good Waitangi day - I could get used to a day off like this every week. :)

Nailed It!

So, so happy with number 2 essay! Now I just have to sit through a 3 hour exam next week...

Ryan finally started school today - he was happy about it but not happy at me taking the yearly photo on the first day of the school year. Ha! A 2 week gap between the boys starting school which has been a long 2 weeks...

And a pic from SKIDS the other day - he loved it and wants to do after school care 1-2 days a week "so you can run around and be free for a bit after school Mum." Bless him.

Today I moved things around in the library - my volume of new books is INCREDIBLE - I have to find shelf space somewhere.... I love having books out front on display. And I made a quick permanent Fairy Tales section. Those and nursery rhymes seem to have gone out the window of so many children's knowledge...