The Big Day Out - now in my house!! Oh & My (first) Creative Space . . .

Greetings all,

Little update on our sleepover & The Big Day Out which has been going on for almost 24 hours in my twin's bedroom.  Wow, i thought the CD in the car was loud, it's nothing when at home you have iPods on speaker bases & 'oh, you don't know the lyrics, let's google them' on WiFi laptops.  This lead to acoustic versions of Pink, Beyonce & Katy Perry, then using the iPod to sing along, as loudly as possible.  I can assure you all this technology has been self taught, they are bright girls, but it's completely different to how we used to entertain ourselves at primary school sleepovers in the 80's - you know, with board games & a video 'if' you had a VCR.
It's no wonder i woke up with a headache, they did sleep.  But with all the milk in Canberra being drunk in my kitchen last night, i had to go out to get milk!!  So i piled 5 children into the car & headed out to our local shopping centre, which is actually 4 shopping centres all in a row.  Easy, park in one spot & go for a walk.  $180 in fuel, what a bummer, could have been a nice pair of shoes.  Then equal amount spent on Tony Ferguson shakes & fibre; a book binding machine; dog food; BBQ chicken & fresh bread rolls; oh & 12L of milk.  Least exciting shopping i've done in a long time.  I did let them loose in 2 small play areas to burn some energy off, while i gathered my thoughts, shopping bags & nursed my head.
I had it buzzing in my mind that our lovely guest had never had a handmade dress, even with big sisters & considering her Mum is doing her law masters, didn't think she'd be venturing into learning how to sew, anytime soon.  So i asked our guest which fabrics she liked (nice taste, i was impressed) & she definitely wanted all blue.  Da dah - Joel, Anna Maria & Amy mixed up into this dress, detailed with vintage spot bias on the capped sleeves & diagonal stripe bias across the bottom.  She is really happy, even posed for photos & i'm thrilled, she hasn't taken off the dress since!!   

A little bit of a Maria Von Trapp moment, but her fault for coming to a house with a sewing studio.  Maybe next time my girls sleep over there, they'll get some tax tips (Daddy is an accountant).  As we bid our guest farewell with laundered swim gear & jammies, we also farewell our eldest as she trips off to the countryside with her lovely Japanese friend from school.  Dying to know how they live, gosh i hope they don't have sausages for dinner, i want to hear tales of flavour & new recipe ideas.  We all love Japanese (actually any Asian food) in this house, i love other customs & cultures, i want details on cute & quirky things they have in their home too. 
So as The Big Day Out (in my car & home) fades away, i can get some serious sewing done & cruise into our last weekend before school resumes.  Love Posie
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