Grateful for Playtime

I had time to sit in the orchard with my camera and watch the children play.  They chased the calf, chased the dog, and chased the ball.  I am grateful that I can quietly watch them play and share in their fun, grateful that I am at home with them and this time is ours.

 

It is dry here.  I would also be grateful for rain.

Flood Appeal ~ Thank You!

The first thank you goes to Toni, and her sister Carli who have worked hard to pull everyone together into one big blog community fundraiser.  Without them working so hard this would not have been possible on such a scale.  Thanks Guys :)

The next BIG thank you is to Esther, who put in the final winning bid on the cardigan I had for auction.

Esther drives a hard bargain offering to double her bid if I would knit a second cardigan for her other daughter!  They are such little cuties that I couldn't say no.

Special thanks also to the other ladies who bid.  Without them the end result would be different so their roles are important in an auction.  With this in mind I held a secret giveaway with the above knitted skirt up for grabs.  There were seven other bidders over the course of the auction and the random generator picked #2.

Sheridan, as soon as I knit the i-cord tie for the waist of this skirt I am sending it to you.

And lastly, if you didn't win any of the auctions that finished yesterday, or even if you did, there is still time to buy a raffle ticket in any number of the raffles still open until Wednesday lunchtime.  Master list of raffles found HERE.  Good luck!

Grateful

I am grateful for so many things this week.  The auction is going very well and it is a little bit special to see something you have created used in a good way.  It made me think about who would win in the end, and those that helped by bidding along the way.  I think I will draw a name from a hat for those that put in a bid and send something extra to one of them as a thanks-for-helping kind of gift.

This is post 401 for this blog! I am very grateful for that, and you as friends who have helped it happen.
I am not grateful that I had so much trouble uploading my images, but I suspect that would be a different meme...

My baby boy moved into his own room again today.  Since we moved in this house 6 months ago he had been sharing with Possum, but there is no point having a rambling old house if you don't use the rooms.

The Imagination Possum has.  She amazes me daily! 

She told me these guys were being naughty so she had to put them to bed.

She also insists on calling her bed a nest, and calls me 'Mummy Bird' and likes to be called 'Baby Bird' in return.  I don't mind 'Mummy Bird' but drew the line at 'Mummy Witch'.

There is more to be grateful for at Maxabella's.