Just coz she is so darn cute.....



back soon
Cherie xx

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP.....

I'll let Sarah explain...

"In order to help out these family begin to put their lives back together I have started a scrapbooking plan - called “MEMORY GIFTS”.

I feel for those families in the Victorian regions devasted by fire this week. I can’t help but feel frustrated at the limited amount we are able to do from here to help. I can donate money but I felt the need for something more tangible to be done for those families who have literally lost everything.As scrappers, one of the most important things we deal with on a daily basis are memories. Family memories, memories of loved ones, memories of holidays, birthdays, christenings, bbq’s and days at the beach. These families in Victoria have got no tangible evidence of their lives left. No family photos. No happy snaps. You can replace a fridge, but you can’t replace years of momentos.

Quite simply, I ask each and every one of you who read this blog to donate a 12 x 12inch almost completed scrapbook LO to the “Memory Gifts” program. Each page will be sent to me. I will collect them and bind them, then hand them over to the head of Pastoral Care for the Victorian Catholic Education Office, Maria Kirkwood in Melbourne. It will not be just Catholic families benefiting, it will be anyone who needs it.

Each family devastated by fire will be (in time) given album pages to help them begin their memories again. Those families can then approach their own families for copies of photos to put into the albums, or simply start putting in fresh memories.

If you think you can help, please lave me a comment and I will reply with my postal address so that you can send on your page. Any help you can give will be much appreciated.I plan to have these albums finished by the 20th of March - that gives us a month to get cracking and create as many pages as we can!

If you feel you wish to contribute in some other way, please leave me a comment and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Many thanks on the behalf of the Victorian families who have lost everything".

If you can help. Go here - to Sares blog and let her know that you can help out! :)xx

TOP GEAR LIVE WAS UNREAL........................

Action packed with fireworks, fast cars, stunt drivers, more fireworks, lots of laughs, burning rubber, drifting, motorbike stunts, car football, Jeremy Clarkson..too funny, Richard Hammond...very sweet with puppy dog eyes, Steve Pizzati...top gear Australia's host and of course THE STIG!!!! who only made one appearance at the end which was a bit of a disappointment...

We did get up close to the action as Jeremy came up into the audience and sat in the 2 empty seats in front of us....

Craig and I waiting for the show to start..

Did not take any photos during the show as the security was very strict on people taking photos during the show!!!!

Craig enjoying a Krispy Kreme Doughnut and a coke while waiting for our fright back to Melbourne

On a bit more serious note my heart goes out to all Victorian who have lost their homes or loved ones over the last few days....

46.1 was the top temp here at Charlton and the wind was just unbelievable. We had to stop twice on the way home from Melbourne due to the dust being that bad that we were unable to see a meter ahead of us, I was very happy to arrive home safe and sound to my kids...

My sister had to be evacuated last night from their home in Bendigo.... they are safe and were back in their house before lunch today but there were other people in that area who were not so lucky...

Must run as we are expecting power outages this afternoon...

Stay safe

Cherie xx

Lunch in Melbourne and First Day Back at School...

On Sunday we had lunch in Melbourne as it was Craig's Aunty's Surprise 60th birthday party... The lunch was simply delish... above is my SIL Raquel and I at lunch.... (i look 1/2 pissed...but Im not)....

Craig helping Jasper eat his Chocolate Pizza.....yummmmm

Miss Velvet eating ice cream...

Craig driving...

Miss Velvet.... as soon as she sees the camera she smiles and points...even if we are driving along...

Me in the car on the way to Melb..

Look at the Gorgeous Girl, Chloe..She is growing up so quickly...



EXCITING......



First day back @ school photos...

Chloe.....

Jasper...

Georgia...

It is marginal cooler here today...thank goodness,

It has taken that long to add those photo that I have run out of time.....


Craig and I are off to see "top gear" live in Sydney this Friday...
Anyone else going????


Must run,
Take cares
Cherie xxxx