Loving...So Many Things!

♥ Roses. Given to me by my Valentine...

♥ ...sitting on my windowsill next to these Lemons. Loving Yellow...

♥ ...and Blue. Loving these beauties picked as I walked along. Loving walking along too...

♥ Loving the library. Where else can you request a popular book and have it in your hands the next day? {can't believe how fast that was} For FREE. Mrs Readalot is looking forward to reading... The Red Tent!

♥ Loving school swimming carnivals for six-year-olds. The balloons. The hats. The smiles. Chatting to lovely friends on the sideline while snapping away...

And then spotting this little face...

Loving that she wants me there so bad. Shucks. ♥

♥ Loving spending the morning with this lovely girl  and her completely edible children...

...who don't mind posing for the camera endlessly, even though this amateur simply cannot capture the fairies flying even after 27 takes...

♥ Loving two peas in a pod. Scrag and Rangi. Do they come any heart-twistingly cuter??

♥ Loving BOO! It never gets old. What's under the covers?? These two adorable rascals...

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♥ Loving these healthy-as dairy-free smoothies. Soooo good.
How do I make them, you ask??

OK first of all peel two bananas, wrap them in plastic and freeze them overnight {or better still keep a supply in there for whenever you feel like one of these divine shakes}

In your blender, break up the frozen bananas, add a couple of handfuls of frozen berries and then top with some light soy milk (or rice milk). Whizz whizz whizz. Slurp slurp slurp. Ahhhhhhhhh...

The frozen banana makes it so thick and creamy. No need for yoghurt. No need for icecream. Healthy and delicious. SO GOOD!!!
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While I'm at it I should mention that I am Loving that Food has lost its hold on me. Or so it would seem. The Daniel Fast has been amazing, there has been a real "shift" in my thinking, not just my eating. It's funny cos I didn't really expect that. I set out to do just the ten days, and now even though I have "finished" I find myself preferring a soy chai latte, a fruit smoothie, a bowl of roast veges. I have nibbled on some ham and put milk in my tea, but I am just so happy eating this way. I feel no urge to rush back to my old ways. Long may it continue.

♥ Loving Little Bloggers... 

My kids have blogs, what can I say.
Dash spent last night photographing his toys. And himself. For his latest post which he wrote this morning.
And made me upload photos for, in the midst of lunch-making and shower-taking.
Then as soon as he clicked "POST" he scrolled right to the "followers" box to see if he had any new followers. Because he had a new post, so he should have some new followers, right?

LOL. If only it were that simple. So if you feel in a generous mood, would you pop over to his blog and follow him. It would make his day, honest.
And while you're at it, wanna visit Miss Fab and Follow her too? Thanks! You're a Star!

Dash's Blog: My Sporty Life
Miss Fab's Blog: The AbFab Blab

And finally...



Loving Stan Walker.
This guy is the real deal. He came to our church on Sunday night and shared his story. Wow.
If you don't know who Stan is, he won Australian Idol last year, and his lifestory is incredible. Love this guy's humility, his honesty, his beautiful spirit, and the way he just loves God and it shows. Plus he is way talented and has cool-as songs.
Now I just have to get the album.

♥ I could go on. I could tell you how I am loving the cooler weather and the way my hair doesn't look like an aff without the 100% humidity. I could go on about how I am now used to my haircut and actually like it. Maybe even love it. I could tell of the sound of cicadas chirping, the sun shining, the way I feel so good when I do my art.

Right now there is so much to be thankful for. Can I whisper to you that I think I've turned a corner?

Hope is blooming inside me and it feels gooooooooooood.

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