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Mothers' Day

... was on Sunday (in case you forgot!). I thought I'd share some pics.

Here is my stash from the boys, including drawings, cards, chocolates, jams, soaps, and a plant pot containing chocolate eclairs and chive seeds to plant later. Liam also gave me a pot stand which isn't in the photo. Liam wrote on one of his artworks "I love you 30% for your looks". Hmmm ... does that mean he only loves me 30% and I only get that because I'm a stunner? Or does he love me 100% with 30% being for my looks and the other 70% for my other amazing qualities? Or maybe I'm only 30% of the possible 100% beauty? I better stop thinking about it...


We took cake to mum/granny for Mothers' Day. There are six rose-shaped muffins and a cake, all of which are white chocolate flavour with raspberry swirl. The muffins have more swirl than the cake; and the cake has white chocolate icing, which thankfully tasted more like vanilla. Yes, I made them. My Grandma gave me the frog plate.

My kids and my other kids

The day after we got home, the boys went back to school. It was officially EJ's first day but he didn't think it was, because he'd already had transition visits (I guess they worked!). Terms two and three are winter uniform. Here are the boys in winter uniform (minus jumpers) on Ethan's first day of school:


... and here is the winter sports uniform:

This is Waif D:

She had a split arm when I got her, but I've fixed that, reapplied her make-up and done her hair, and bathed her. Unfortunately all her joints are very loose, but she's a pretty girl.

This is Waif E:

Yep, he's a boy! (There goes the girls' E-name I had in mind!). I've fixed his toes, make-up (yes, boys wear make-up, and he didn't have any eyebrows left at all), and hair; and given him a bath. He is in excellent condition, just needed a clean up.