Saturday, July 24, 2010

......Just One of the reasons I've been M.I.A.........

The Eldest He-Devil has been to the Big City :0)

to compete in Dance for Country Week with his dance crew from School
(0: They R☆CKED the house :0)


...Then...

☆☆☆LOVE IT☆☆☆
Our little Stars Josh
, Holly & Jacinta were helped along the road to ST☆RDOM by the AWESOME independent Australian dance artist Josh Mu {{shouts out to Josh}} and led by STEPS' Artistic Director Alice Lee Holland {{Go Alice}}.

This is the STEP's Workshop that Josh won a bursary for :0)

P
roud Mumma ♥ ♥ ♥ Can you spot our babies in the video?





The above link should take you to the Video put together
by the STEP's Team :0)

ok...just pointing out our stars☆☆☆ because I can:0) Josh cartwheels through the near group at the 57 sec count then lifts Sam up and through the group. Josh has the blonde flash in his fringe...our Miss Holly follows straight on @ the 1.09 sec mark. Holly is the last dancer in the wave, left side of screen that powers the move back down the line and our dear Jarr (aka Jacinta) is the blonde in the back row {whipping up some awesome floorwork Miss Jarr} @ the 1.22 mark :0) ☆☆☆
are we proud...DAYMN RIGHT WE ARE :0)

I can't believe they've been kickin' it since they were FOUR!!!
♥♥♥ Yes FOUR ♥♥♥


♥♥♥♥♥or that 12 years after first meeting♥♥♥♥♥
♡♡♡these two are a couple♡♡♡
Very Cute

I was reminded of a couple of quotes over the space of the fortnight Josh and I spent away



I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
-- Agatha Christie

and

Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
-- Og Mandino

The first day of Country Week was the third anniversary of Josh's father's death.
Our boy shone brightly and owned his place in space.

He, along with his sisters, have shone in the face of adversity and I am very VERY proud of each of them.

BELIEVE
that
in the face of adversity
that you too can shine
☆☆☆I DO☆☆☆

xXx
Jewelz


Sunday, July 18, 2010

❤Sharing the Love❤



In a pinch
iPhones R☆CK
capture the love
share the love
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I'll be back with a swag of SOOC shots.
You know the old adage,
A picture is worth a thousand words :0)
Less words
Less editing
Less stress
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I'll flash you a little peek into the exciting things
that have been happening in our little household
:0)
Chat to you soon
Cheers
xXx
Jewelz

Friday, July 16, 2010

Fantastic Friday


This is Kaz......I have pined for him for what seems like forever!

I never dreamed I would be able to afford the postage let alone the actual cost.

Things change.

I BELIEVED that Kaz was destined to adorn a wall in my home.

My family's home.

Where ever my family chose to call home.

I just couldn't comprehend HOW he was gonna make it from Kal's place

in Canada

to my place

in Australia

:0)

Guess What?


{{{{SIGHS}}}}


inspires me

and I am grateful

our paths crossed


XxX
J





Thursday, July 15, 2010

Sometimes Less IS More

I talk :0)
I talk alot :0)
I have been busting to get back to blogging.

So yesterday, on a day that my head was spinning with thoughts,
instead of doing what I would normally do
I did the opposite
I stepped out of my comfort zone
I spent a moment in time being quiet, standing still.
and the world kept spinning around me
no sh!T go figure :0)

I put a lot of pressure on myself.
ME? I put pressure on myself, no sh!T go figure :0)

I put so much pressure on myself to find the PERFECT shot to post for Wordless Wednesday
I ended up posting NOTHING!

If I posted the photos I wanted to post
I'm sure they would have been oooHHhhh and awhhhed over
HOWEVER
I didn't want to convey an ooOhHhh  awhhhh happy happy moment
I wanted people to be sad when they looked at the photo
because I was feeling sad.
I would have posted a half page essay explaining why I wanted to post a particular photo 
One I'd rather you
 silently observe
and that would have not been a
Wordless Wednesday

I postponed posting
and I am ok with that

what did I want to post
.........this..........
Our first born in his Fathers arms

Three Years ago yesterday, the little babe in this photo carried the man in this photo.
It was a bizarre juxtoposition! 
I watched it, I pinched myself, it was not real.
I didn't want it to be real.
I practiced denial....
....and I believe that three years ago, denial helped me get through the day.
Now three years on I believe I am starting to accept that this man is no longer with us, 
in an earthly sense that is

Three years ago my eldest child, my son, carried his father's coffin.
It was the closest he or one of his siblings had physically been to their father in well over four years.
My heart ached on so many different levels back then.




Today it mostly hurts
☆☆☆because he would be so proud of how bright our little stars are shining☆☆☆
it hurts me, because when I watch them succeed,
my heart is bursting with pride....more than enough for two people!
the aching in my breast is a good ache

We created these gorgeous talented people Murray
They miss you
I miss you

Thank You Murray
xXxJewelz

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤O M G❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY
JUST 
O   M    G




....WEEEELLLLLL THAT....
AND
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I
SUPPOSE
I
NOW
TRUELY
THAT
SOMETIMES
LESS
IS
MORE
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YES
JUST
FOR
A
CHANGE
I
AM
GOING
TO
TALK
LESS
AND
LISTEN
MORE
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BUT
ABOVE
ALL
ELSE
I
WILL
BELIEVE 
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INTREEEEEEEEGED
STAY
TUNED
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WATCH
THIS
SPACE
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I
AM
GOING
TO
SHOW
YOU
HOW
TO
LEARN
HOW
TO
BELIEVE
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BELIEVE
ME
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YOU'LL
BE
BACK
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CHEERS
xXx
Jewelz