(they just got to eat him)
Monday, March 24, 2008
Humpty Dumpty
Since Alexis was only 30days old we have done Humpty Dumpty with her at Easter, it was one of the few thing that Mike did growing up with is family that we were able to do with our girls. But unfortunately here in Scotland we have to be a little creative with our Humpty because you are not able to get them "ready made" So enjoy our Family Easter Tradition!!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Out of the mouths of Babes
Coming in from school today Alexis was teasing Alyssa and I was trying to control and explain that this was not nice or acceptable behaviour. Alyssa pipes up and says
"you made Jesus Sad"
need I say more??
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Absolutely Incredible Kids day
I learnt through Mari's Blog that today is Absolutely Incredible Kids day. So here are my wonderful, adventurous, loud, loving, sweet, and busy kids.
MY GIRLS
We hope and pray that God will bless us with more Incredible Kids.
Monday, March 17, 2008
On a Hill Far Away
This hymn has got to be one of my favorites, an amazing reminder of Christ suffering for us. And whenever I hear it, not matter who is singing, I hear my Dad's voice. He use to sing this to me, his deep and soothing voice would help me sleep at night when i was a girl.
STOP, LISTEN, AND PONDER THE WONDER OF THE CROSS.
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
STOP, LISTEN, AND PONDER THE WONDER OF THE CROSS.
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
Friday, March 07, 2008
My New Job
I promised you weeks ago that I'd fill you in on how first day at work went. Well.......
I LOVE IT!!!!!! Working at Craft Central is like putting a kid in a candy store. The Ladies I work with are very nice and can handle my Aussie sense of humour. Did I mention that I LOVE IT!! We are ENCOURAGED to play with all the great toys/machines and make things on the job. My favourite is this one, i think that I'll have to get one when I go to Boston USA in November (that's for another post). It is just been such a blessing for both Michael and I. Michael is forces to take some time out (which is a good thing) because he has soul responsibility of the kids and can't spend half the day reading... That's my life being Married to an Academic.. and I can get some much needed me time and creative time that I don't get normally..I LOVE MY JOB. Tomorrow is my 4th Saturday as a working girl (not that kind) and I'M LOVING IT. Can't wait till pay day to get some better shoes, my feet just kill me at the end of the day. I'm really blessed It's my dream job....because I wasn't actually looking for work, but we needed that extra income. And of course God took care of it all. Thank you LORD.
Must go and get my beauty sleep, so I can go and have FUN tomorrow.
BTW.. Did I tell you that I love my JOB???
Love and Blessing to you,
Naomi
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Question???
Just a thought........
If Australia is the "Land Down under" does that make Scotland the "Land Up top"??????
What do you think??
If Australia is the "Land Down under" does that make Scotland the "Land Up top"??????
What do you think??
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Words Cloud
I can across this on a couple of blogs (Just a thought and Just another day in Paradise) that I read and thought it looked like fun and I'd give it a go.


It takes common words on you blog and makes a cloud have a look here to have a go yourself:- you will need to click on custom to get started
Friday, February 22, 2008
Happy Birthday Alyssa
My Baby was 3 today. I feel like time is just flying by and I have little time to catch up.
Anyway here are a few fact about m baby....
Favourite food - Chocolate (girl after my own heart) followed closely by baked beans on Toast
TV Show - IN the night garden and Lazy Town
Favourite things to do- getting changed, she would be in a new outfit every 10 minutes if I didn't stop her. Playing with anyone who will give her some time.
Favourite Toy - Uppsi Daisy Doll, Doctor's set and Baby Annabel.
She has this contagious laugh and cheeky grin, she just loves to help in the kitchen and around the house. Just last week I was putting her to bed and I told her that I had to do the dishes... "Mummy I help, it's fun" let's hope that last till she is 15.
Well Alyssa, my prayer for you this year is to be able to understand more of Jesus, continue with your loving nature, and just enjoy being a little girl...love...laugh...live.
Love Mummy
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Happy Anniversary, to Us

Today Mike and I have been Married for 9 years. These years have been up and down, but it always turns out for the best.
Here are a few of the highlights:
2 babies, 8 different houses, 2 countries, 7 years of study, 2 books published, brought 1 house and lots of cuddles
Well Babe, thanks for 9 great year, I love you more now than ever --- and maybe even more with a move back to Australia ;) - just kidding
What a Week!!
Well what can I say I have had a very busy week. I have gone to post most nights but have been so tired that I just couldn't put my words together.
Here is a run down of my week .
Tuesday - Mini Marvels, Toddler group at Dingwall Free Church, Eleanor and Kids spent the afternoon with us.
Wednesday - Helping my sister getting her stuff together to go Home to Oz (only a little jealous),
Saturday - First day of work!! Yah :0) -tell you about it all in another post-, Birthday Dinner for Sarah and Lyssa.
Sunday - Mike preached at Culloden Baptist Church (Inverness), Quick trip home for Lunch, Back to the Airport for the final farwells - plane 1 hr late leaving, visit with friends because there wasn't enough time to go home before mike preach the PM service, finally home at 9:30pm (yawn, yawn).
Monday - School run, Local Bible study, Lunch with Eleanor, Kirkhill Bible Study Group(new), dash back for school at 3pm, clean, clean cause I won't have time in the next couple of days.
WOW my fingers hurt and my mind is spinning, But do you want to know what I am doing tomorrow???
Here are a few photos from the week,
This one (above) was from a couple of weeks ago but it just so cute. She was playing in her room and you know that when it all goes quiet you think OH NO!! what is she into this time, this is what I found...so precious
Dig the pose!!!
Sarah and Lexy Blowing hard!!
Sisters, I find it hard to get a nice photo of the girls together, I was pleased this turned out so well.
(Sorry for any spelling mistakes..my spell check isn't working)
Here is a run down of my week .
Tuesday - Mini Marvels, Toddler group at Dingwall Free Church, Eleanor and Kids spent the afternoon with us.
Wednesday - Helping my sister getting her stuff together to go Home to Oz (only a little jealous),
P.A.T.CH (Play at the Church) Toddler the I help run at DBC, Home Group at Our House- we studying our way through Daniel.
Thursday - House worked call again--- why does that always happen???Alyssa goes to Kindy 1-3:30pm
Friday - Shopping and errans, swimming Lessons, throw together dinner, then off to Truth Tracker for Lexy, and Farwell Dinner for Sarah :( --- and in there somewhere I had to make myself pretty.
Saturday - First day of work!! Yah :0) -tell you about it all in another post-, Birthday Dinner for Sarah and Lyssa.
Sunday - Mike preached at Culloden Baptist Church (Inverness), Quick trip home for Lunch, Back to the Airport for the final farwells - plane 1 hr late leaving, visit with friends because there wasn't enough time to go home before mike preach the PM service, finally home at 9:30pm (yawn, yawn).
Monday - School run, Local Bible study, Lunch with Eleanor, Kirkhill Bible Study Group(new), dash back for school at 3pm, clean, clean cause I won't have time in the next couple of days.
Tuesday - Lexy to school early because she was in the choir comp. today (came 2nd), Mini Marvels again picking up friend on the way, drop friend home, run home for 5 minute to put lunch in oven, go get lexy from school for Lunch, Eleanor drops in early for lunch (ARRR....) but that really was ok, eat lunch and take lexy back to school and visit a lady from church for coffee and see her new house :). Back for school at 3pm, send kids outside to play so I may breath for just a few moments and enjoy talking with Eleanor, then Dinner, dishes and kids to bed.
WOW my fingers hurt and my mind is spinning, But do you want to know what I am doing tomorrow???
Here is the brief - Standard get ready for school, Lexy to school 9:15am, straight to Inverness (20min drive)for Time out 9:45-12, Patch 12:30-2:45, School Pick up 3pm, Homework, dinner, get supper ready for homegroup, Home group 7:30pm....I'm tired already. Not to forget that it is our wedding anniversary.
Here are a few photos from the week,
This one (above) was from a couple of weeks ago but it just so cute. She was playing in her room and you know that when it all goes quiet you think OH NO!! what is she into this time, this is what I found...so precious
Dig the pose!!!
Sarah and Lexy Blowing hard!!
Sisters, I find it hard to get a nice photo of the girls together, I was pleased this turned out so well.(Sorry for any spelling mistakes..my spell check isn't working)
Monday, February 11, 2008
I'm joining the work force again.....so look out!!!!
Well today I did something that I haven't done in a long time.... I had a Job interview and got the job on the spot. It has been 9 years since I have had to interview for a job, I can hardly believe I have been out of the paying work force for that long. Being a mother has been rewarding, stressful and a great blessing, but it is time to start the process of re-entering the work force. We I can hear you all ask What's the Job?? Doing my dream job of working in a craft store call "Craft Central Ltd" , and even better it is only Saturday work. So I'm not having to look for childcare, it will be a Daddy Day. I'm really excited about doing this work, I start this Saturday (16th) and work a full day 9am-5:30pm.
Thanks to those who knew about the interview and prayed for me, I had planned on posting about the interview but I only dropped my CV in on Saturday so it has all happen very fast.
Must go, Mike has invited some of his students arround for dinner tonight, so I must get cooking.
Friday, February 08, 2008
I think we may have been here to long
Today is a lovely day the sky is blue, the sun is shining bright and it is 11 dregrees C. And while driving home day after have a wonderful and encourage visit with one of the college wives. Alyssa pipes up from the back seat, "Mummy, I don't like the sun. It's to hot and hurts my eyes". In all her 3yrs of life she may have seen about 300 day of sun. Just not the kind of thing that an aussie kid should be saying. How will she cope if we ever move back.... O dear I dread to think.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
We had snow!!! At last!!!
These are the amazing sights that we woke up to yeaterday (Sat). We were all excited to finally have some snow worth playing in. Our last big snow fall was in March 2006.
There was just no stopping her.
Lexy and her friend (not pictured) had great fun in the snow, making snow men and throwing snow balls at each other.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunrise.
(these photos are taken at 8.15am)
Australia Day in Scotland
Well yesterday we didn't wake up to the lovely warm sun as those of you in Australia. It was a dull wet and cold day, so there went any thought of BBQ's and Outdoor cricket. So we settled for homemade damper for lunch followed by a family film... Spy Kids 2... I think Mike enjoyed it just as much as Lexy. Than an after noon nap, then because we can't spent the afternoon at the beach the girls put their togs on and pretended to go to the beach in the bath.
Being in a cold wet country, make you really grateful for the outdoor lifestyle of Australia. I feel that the girls are missing out on so much by no being able to be outside most days. At the moment the only "outside" we experience is the dash from the front door to the car and back. We all say bring on Spring......
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Linger in Him
I came across this post today, it felt very close to my heart. I'm going through a stage of discontentment and unsettleness. I'm yearning for what I can not have and not taking note and realising what God is doing now and here (even if it is very cold and wet). This post has challenged me to linger with God and listen and wait on God for what He has planned for me (and not what I want God to have planned for me).
I pray that you to may be challenged...to Linger
I pray that you to may be challenged...to Linger
Monday, January 14, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
All in a Days work
This feels so much like my life, I'm sure that all mum's out there will agree.
All in a Days Work.
Love Naomi
All in a Days Work.
Love Naomi
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Christmas
Well we have had an interesting Christmas, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day. Someone in our house has been sick. My best friend for most of last week was the couch where I spend a good part of my day, only venturing out to do the school run. My head feels ready to explode and I'm on the 10th box of tissues, my legs hurt and I can't breath.....and I think I have just managed to described half of the UK currently.
But apart from all the sickness we have enjoyed the Christmas season, It was chance to spend time with family and friends eating lots and lots and remembering that Christ was born this wondrous day for US. Christmas day was spent with the Matthews Family, we split the cooking between us so we weren't doing all the cooking alone. It was a lovely day, the only thing that would have made it better would have been to have Mum and Dad here.... well there always next year!?!?
Here are a few pic from Christmas Morning....... then the battery in my camera died.
Here are a few pic from Christmas Morning....... then the battery in my camera died.
Did I really have to get up????
(Sarah didn't finish work till 2am Christmas Morning, and the girls weren't going to let her sleep in just because of that... even worse she had to be back at work 11am christmas day)
I think I need a hair cut for christmas
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
This is what -8c looks like 3 days in a row
We have had a cold snap this past few days. I don't think the Temp has got over 0 degrees. Which means scrapping the car not just in the morning but quite possibly a couple of time in the day. So this is what -8 looks like
Same shot at 9:32am ... yes that's right the sun is just getting up.
The heather in our garden
And I has to spend 10min scrapping the car of the frost
Our First Real Tree..... ever
It was very exciting for us on Saturday as we got our first real Christmas Tree. We invited our friends the Matthews to help decorate as we are all having christmas together.
Before......
After.....
Gauis, Alexis and Alyssa..... We tried very hard to get a good picture of all of them but this was the best we could get.
I love it... the tree doesn't look like that great centerpeice but it represents fun and love.
PS .. The tree looks even better now that it has had a chance to settle, because they come wrapped in net when you buy then they are a little cramped
Labels:
Christmas,
Matthew's Family,
Real Tree
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Dressing the Christmas Tree
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
Labels:
Christmas,
Matthew's Family,
Tree
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