the beginning of a fantastic new blog by my dear friend Gae🙂 I really encourage you to drop in and be refreshed. Gae is amazingly talented and creative, she is always impressing and inspiring me. For years I have been blessed to hear of the wonderful traditions and memories her family share and I’m excited to finally see glimpses of these on her blog. Welcome to the blogosphere Gae:)

It was past time to give my blog a face lift, I’d been rather bored with my old layout. I have been searching for something fresh and something that reflected me. With the help of Jessica’s links I trialled a couple of options, but my family informed me that they weren’t me. With the help of a friend (thank you dear friend) I finally have a html code I am ecstatic with. So what do you think of the new look?

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your family and friends. Okay, here’s what you’re supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tag a whole bunch of people you know. Tis the Season to be NICE! Thanks Tina for tagging me. 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, it is lots more work but far more fun. 2. Real or fake tree? Fake, we used to do real but now fake. 3. When do you put up a tree? Third week of Advent. I keep trying to convince the children we should wait…

The Editrix at Ribbons of Light has tagged me for a Book Meme. The rules are as follows: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages) 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence 4. Post the next three sentences 5. Tag five people. Well as I’m sitting at the computer in the girlsroom I am surrounded by childrens books. 1. I have picked up ‘The Long Patrol’ by Brian Jacques. 2. Opening… 3. Reading…Tammo had heard Russa and the hares and felt a mixture of anger and sadness when Perigord shouted retreat and they ran off. 4. Now he felt alone and…

I’ve been quiet here as I’ve been busy elsewhere moving and creating new websites. I’m very excited to announce the creation of Faith Filled Days. This is a gathering of links to aid in following the liturgical year in chronological order. Catholic blogs are our resources, if you read a blog post that you feel should be included please bring it to our attention at aussiebookthreads*at*bluemaxx*dot*com*dot*au If you enjoy looking at booklists head on over to Aussie Book Threads where you can see my ‘new look’. Google sites are particularly easy to use so I’m pretty happy. Check back again soon as I plan on adding a list of books…

I’m the odd one out in my family, when it comes to board games PC and the children choose maths games, my preference is word games. Although I have to confess that PC is very good at word games too, it’s just that his first choice is numeracy. So when I came across this test I couldn’t resist. And scored this: English Genius You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 87% Expert! You did so extremely well, even I can’t find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don’t. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you’re not…

For so long I have wanted to have a 3 Column Template. Jennifer at Wildflowers and Marbles was kind enough to help, however I was really hoping to find a FREE solution. (Don’t you just love the look of Jennifer’s blog though?) Finally thanks to Marisa at And Now There Are Seven I have found my solution. Head over to Webtalks for an easy to follow installation instruction. Lots of different colour templates to choose from:) Beware I may appear indecisive as I play with different choices in the next few months;) Thank you dear friends for your help:)

1. Where is your cell phone? HandBag2. Your significant other? Considerate3. Your hair? Blondish4. Your mother? Living5. Your father? Deceased6. Your favorite thing? Books7. Your dream last night? Didn’t8. Your favorite drink? Water9. Your dream/goal? Heaven10. The room you’re in? Loungeroom11. Your church? Catholic12. Your fear? Many13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home14. Where were you last night? Home15. What you’re not? Brainless16. Muffins? Chocolate17. One of your wish list items? Books18. Where you grew up? country19. The last thing you did? Drinkchocolate20. What are you wearing? Pyjamas21. Your TV? On22. Your pets? Dog23. Your computer? On24. Your life? Blessed25. Your mood? varied26. Missing someone? No27.…