hi ho, hi ho, its off camping we go

With a buggy full of stuff and totally off the cuff, hi ho, hi ho, hi hoooooooooooo!  Well it is January the 6th and after a wee dissapointment for the munchkins and a much looked forward to holiday falling through, mummy and daddy decided to pack up the house and take them for a comping experience a la off the cuff style.  This afternoon we went into town and daddy signed up for a fishing competition taking place on saturday, we then went to the warehouse and purchased 2 bins and a few little extras like bins and buckets, fishing thingamajiggies, a beach umbrella and a torch and back home again to pack.  The munchkins are very excited and to be honest I am too.  I plan on taking a few knitting projects and my taaniko to start my bag whilst the kids are playing in the sand.  Although we have a cooking thingee daddy decided to pack the barbeque, and since he is the one doing all the cooking, who was I to complain......  So after writing 4 lists, yes sad I know, but I am now a list gal thanks to a certain friend of mine winkwink.  I *think* I have everything.  There is no power or cell coverage there so it will be a real holiday and I am so looking forward to it, no phone, no TV and OMG no internet shock horror.  (at this point everyone will realise my addiction lol)  so here is the buggy ready to go:

 I am just about to go and print copies of my patterns and get my crafting supplies together, Oh shivers we don't have a table, Meh I'll just throw the kids little table on, thank goodness I can shrink down to size and sit at it without looking like a giant ;0).  Okey dokey, I am off to double check the freezer list and then write up my craft list and toddle off to bed.  Daddy is getting his final fill of command and conquer before we leave, who would have thought $19.95 would provide so much bonding time for the wee man and his daddy, it is truly hilarious listening to them debating over who has the most money and who is going to blow up whose army - ya know boys stuff haha.  Oh dear, just uploaded the photos and a certain wee madam has been on the camera again after being told very explicitly she is not to touch the camera, I shall have to talk to her about this one!  Oh dear, this is what a 4 year old gets up to when mummy is knitting lace - something which requires complete concentration...........
Poor Barbie has had a colour put through her hair....

Next a close up of Madam and her darling pig.....

and ArGHHHHHHHH that is my flinkin cushion off my lounge suite!  Thank you lord for the ability to not lose my patience and SCREAM! I am going to go now, I need a glass of wine..........grrrrr

Oh my lord......

Beginning this post today, we have the muddy monster!  TK asked if she could have a swim in the bin, so we happily agreed as it was extremely hot that day.  Never in my wildest imagination did I consider this was going to happen............

 

I seem to think the little one has been spending too much time bonding with Mr Oinks Houpapa!

Well today is a glorious day here on the farm, the sun is shining, last time I saw the pig, he as wallowing in the little mud pool I made for him.   Yes i am a good mummy today lol.  I managed to finish my first knitting project for 2010 which was a simple dishcloth but alas a finished project no less. tadaa

I double stranded it and made the easiest dishcloth ever.  I have a lot little things I would like to do today, like make a long list of things that I want to achieve in 2010.  I have joined a group on ravelry called 10 things in 2010 which should prove a nice wee challenge for me.   Am pondering sending the husband off for a hunt for a few days to try out his Poem (yes I have yet to share that one!)  I have heard that venison sausages are nice, I have yet to confirm this one, as the last venison I tasted was yuck!  I was snapping away this morning at the Princess painting and had to laugh at the concentration on the face

happy new year

Heading into 2010, I was scrapbooking into midnight with my cup of coffee, sad I know lol. Dh was very happy and chatty, read as drunk hehe and missed new year by about a day. I was not a very happy camper yesterday as the pig was inside 3 times yesterday and I threatened it with grevious bodily harm after finding it had found its way into my bedroom. At least when I refer to the pig in the bedroom I am in fact not lying! It is ver windy here today and I am suffering from too much craftiness and the motivation has left the building, however I have managed to transform 2 cushions from the above post to the one on the right now.

Still have 3 more to go, but I am too lazy and uninspired to do the rest, will have to save them for another day. I am hoping to do a list of projects to do this year and somehow get some motivation, but that seems a long time coming. I am off now to check out my friends Jo, Hannah and Kelly's blogs to see if they have done any more creating. They are a source of inspiraton these ladies and I do enjoy the craftiness.

Christmas in photo style

All I want for christmas is.....

Forgot to add yesterday that whilst in Palmerston on a school trip, we came across hana koko so it was photo shoot time.
We then had to wait 5 very LONG minutes for Miss T to tell Hana Koko what she wanted for christmas. Just as well he wasn't going anywhere LOL she was very 'in' to telling him her list..

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Hunting and fishing comp weekend.....

Anyway here are a few pics of the Houpapa Hunting Crew ;-) The pig getting a tummy rub next to lil miss T is our pet, affectionatey known this week as Oinks Houpapa.

An exciting weekend here as both the kids had a hunting competition in which they had to get a turkey, eel, hare, rabbit, possum and an eel for the Norsewood hunting competition. It was a busy weekend for their daddy taking them both out hunting until dark in the hope that they would catch the big one. All in all they did quite well and Mr T came home with a spot prize with miss T managing to ge 2nd in the possum and a whopping 1st for her 7.35kg turkey much to husbands delight.

Mummy of course clapped the loudest and was most impressed with my little hunters. Of course all the rabbits/hares that were shot are now in the deep freeze ready for cooking. They asked us to leave the eel there and the possum, however miss T wasn't having a bar of it and carried her possum across the paddock into the back of the truck LOL. And miss T with her prizes, daddy is OH so proud.

the latest haul

well I have been a busy little bee this weekend at our craft weekend and have managed to finish the 2 wool swaps and my xmas decorations for a swap amongst friends. Have been relaxing today as the next 2 weeks I am going to be hard out at work and probably not get enough time to craft. I SERIOUSLY love the wool I dyed and am finding it really hard to part with it. Both DH and I have been busy as he has been working on his project. I am seriously impressed with it and have been for a blat in it with DH although I'm not allowed to drive yet LOL. Been an intersting couple of weeks for me with rabbit shooting and bonding with DH (thanks mum) as we were childless for a weekend and I had the greatest time with him. ANyway here is Dh with his project and our son Mr T his wee helper.