Look whose home.

I received this award from Home stay Mama a little while

ago.......Thank you so much for the award..

Go on over and say Hello if you have never visited before,

just click on the link below and lets hope I've done it right.

http://hometotheworld.blogspot.com/

Guess who has flown home for the week end.

My big boy or as he likes to be known

No1 son (because he is the first born no favorites)

David has come down to visit his Dad as

he hasn't seen him since Greg got sick.

Which was only at Christmas, but so much has happened

and changed in those few short months.

They already are out to have a look at the cattle and do the rounds of the farm.

Will be a full but wonderful weekend.

My dear DIL is still in Charters on her own. But this girl will be busy working I'm sure as she works WAY to much........Hello Karen.....

I hope you all enjoy your week end

Mandy

6 More Sleeps.......

I have been experimenting with lights inside this year.

The end of our dinning room gets very dark down the end so I thought

that I'd put some lights down there.

I think it looks O.K need to put a few more decorations up yet.

I was thinking that I would like to see every-ones Christmas Table all decorated up for Christmas Day. Every-one get there camera out and take photos to post after Christmas.

I couldn't wait till next week to start my Christmas cooking.

2 new recipes Hard caramels and Chocolate Mallow Fudge, I just hope they last until Christmas week.

I have been given an award from Maree at On My Veranda http://mareew.blogspot.com/
It is

The Spirit Of Christmas Award.

What a great award to get as i do love getting into Christmas.

Here are the rules for this award. You must be a true Christmas lover to receive this award. The person whom you give this award to must also be a lover of Christmas. Link back to the person who you received this award from. List 5 things you love about Christmas and pass this award on to as many people as you like from 1 to 45. But please pass on to at least one person to keep this award going...

5 Things I love About Christmas.

1. Having family and friends around me. The more the merrier.

2. Christmas presents.....making or buying the right gift for the right person.

3. Decorating....love to decorate the house and tree.

4. Cooking....All the different things you make only at Christmas.

5.Party's.....What would Christmas be without all the Christmas Party's.

It is hard to list only 5 things I love about Christmas, but there is my list, now I want to pass this on to.

daisymum @ http://daisymountain.blogspot.com/

The vintage rose @ http://teapartyland.blogspot.com/

Cee Lew @ http://ceelew.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoy going and looking at there love of Christmas.

Now of to do some more cooking...shortbread I think today....

Blessings

Mandy

Hello.....I'm Back

WOW......I have been away for so long.........I managed to drop in twice while I was away, but I see I have a lot of catching up to do this evening.......................

I had a wonderfull four days with my son and DIL.......It was just so great to be there and be apart of there lives for those days.And do they live busy lives....Karen picked me up from the airport and we had to go straight to .....Spotlight........of course, we had to really. The spotlight in Townsville is enormous compared to the one in Toowoomba. There quilting section was so good.Karen picked out her material for her quilt. I am making her one for Christmas, this way she has the material she likes but it will still be a surprise....

We then had to race home as they were playing footy at 7o'clock.

After footy we went to there place for a lovely meal. David had put the crock pot on at lunch time.

The photo above is of the Burdikin River in Charters Towers.We went for a drive out to the river on Saturday.

Look at the water.........so unfair.

I didn't get that many photos of the river as I was to busy looking at it.

They all like to come out here fishing and camping. I can see why.

I feel so happy knowing that they are happy. They both love there jobs, and have a good group of friends...I think they are so busy living their lives that

they don't miss us as much and that is the way that it should be.

I'll tell you more about my trip through the week....

ISN'T HE JUST ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!

Before I left on Thursday a package came for me in the mail.

And this is what I got....

the most adorable Christmas mouse, 4 knitted dish/washcloths and this great shopping bag.

Does the picture on the bag give you a hint as to who sent it to me?

That's right it was daisy mum what a blessing she is..

This is what blogging is about isn't it making friends and I have certainly

been blessed..Thank you my new friend daisymum.

I love the dish cloths I can now see why

you all rave about them. My little mouse sits at the computer with me keeping me company.















Look what else I come home to.

Awards.



Thank you Caroline. And

to Tania from http://outbacktania.blogspot.com/
That's right I was given this award twice. I now have to pass it on to 5 others. This is not easy to do as there are so many good blogs out there.



Suzan @http://happysheba.typepad.com/

Stewart @ http://stewarts-vg.blogspot.com/

Maree from On My Veranda @ http://maree.blogspot.com

Cee Lew @ http://ceelew.blogspot.com/

Kate @ http://ourredhouse.blogspot.com/

I also got this award from Linda at http://remotetreechanger.blogspot.com/



Thank you Linda for this award.

This award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his/her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literacy and personal values every-day.



I will pass this award on to.......

Daisymum@ http://daisymountain.blogspot.com/



Tina @ http://redwelliesrainbowsandcinnamonwhirls.blogspot.com http://redwelliesrainbowsandcinnamonwhirls/



Going Green @ http://nicolestudio.blogspot.com/



Megan @ http://beforeourtime.blogspot.com/



Jenny @ http://littlejennywren.blogspot.com/

Towards Sustainability @http://crazy-mumma.blogspot.com/

I realize that I am behind on reading a lot of blogs, so you might already have
an award, well now you two.
Pass an award on to another five people who you would like to encourage with an award.



Have a great day

Mandy