2010

The year my blog broke :)


Shall we call it that, wow, what a year!
Honestly the best year we have had in a long time.

Things I will always remember when I think 2010 are that it was Billy's first year in highschool.
I was so worried I was actually sick about him going to highschool, we had a pretty rough time all the way through primary school.. this year I was expecting to be the worst ever.. lesson one 2010 gave me,
never expect the worst! He had a the best year, I could go on about it for ever, he loves his school and whats more important his school loves him back! that is enough to make my year the best ever.. he is also 3 inches taller than me and wears a size 11 shoe.. blink.. thats what one year can do to a teenager!

But then I also have been so lucky in my own life away from being a mum and wife, my work is really taking off at a speed I had never even thought of, my 5 year plan has fallen into place in just over a year.. I have to pinch my self.. and I do. The wonderful thing that has come out of it all is the women I have met.. some I new already but we have become close and they are so special to me.

Im the sort of girl who likes boys, more male friends than girlfriends, girls can be annoying.. or so I thought, but the past 2 years my firendships with my female friends have become my oxygen, I love them dearly I could not live with out them, they inspire me, make me laugh and make me happy. really happy.

MV as always is the best husband ever. love him so much. He has my heart!

Oscar is also his sweet gentle self 2010 has seen him settle more into his onw person, muso/wildlife warrior he is Bear Grylls with a Cobain chaser, he rocks, I currently am housing about 100 tadpoles a frog and crickets.. yup.. sort of why I think little girls would be easier.

Archie, my little old man turned 4 :( started pre-entry to kindy, so in a few short weeks he will be gone 4 mornings a week.. BREATHE.. Im not even thinking about it until the day before.. this kid is the bomb!

2011 will bring so much for me/us we are still looking for the perfect home.. so frustrating, it wont happen over night, but it will happen, hopefully before I put my head though the laptop screen on realestate.com.au
we are fussy. and even if we were not fussy finding a 5 bedroom house with the type of property we want is not easy. ahhhh!!

http://www.whiteroomevents.com.au/ has some things that Im busting to tell the world about happening in the first 3 months of the year, I cant sleep thinking about what is happening, In my wildest dreams I couldnt have thought I would be doing all this.. also some amazing weddings and events so excited for them to come around.
They are really beautiful and I hope to keep doing better and better.

even if I never want to see another dessert table again..(shh I didnt say that)

New Years resloutions.. yeah I make them, I try to keep them, its a way of staying focused.. even if I fail.lol.

1. to be more in the zone of 'my body is my temple'
2. to love my family and freinds even more and tell them about it more
3. to me a better mamma and wife
4. new house, new house, new house (and it would be great if I could have a goat, his name will be Gilbert and he will be my friend)
5. stay focused on my vision (which is very clear) for White Room and enjoy the ride
6. Enjoy the ride
and as the ladies of 'The View' say.. Enjoy the View!
Hopefully I had something and some time to blog.. I miss blogging. alot.



I have the best feelings about 2011.
Thanks so much 2010, youve been sweeter than honey to us xo

Four whole years ago

If I was at a beach in Japan.. I would probably have been harpooned.. I was THAT big.
I have photographic evidence.

Looking forward to my new baby coming..
I was so excited.... I couldn't wait to smell that new born baby smell, to inspect him from his wrinkled toes to the wispy hair on his soft small head.. I felt so lucky.

It had been a long wait.

over a year before we had unexpectedly found out we were pregnant.. we were thrilled.. beyond.
it was not to be, God had other plans.
But after loosing our angel we were on a mission to bring a new person into our family.

When we found out that we were expecting again about 6 months later.. I knew that there was a special soul waiting for us.

sent to heal us.

Next week I will tell you all about him ...

He rocks my world.

warmy warm

Oh how I love this warm weather.. even if its raining.. its blissful..
I hate the cold... I do not get why people like cold weather.. to me they are crazy people. loco.

I saw this wedding via blog land today and had to post it.. gosh it took me to a happy place.
how great would this be for any sort of party.
If you have a party like this, please invite me.





I'm in full swing of prep for Archie's birthday party next weekend.

The other week I was talking to a friend about kids parties and we were saying how people make such a fuss, I think we blamed Martha... and how some folks go all 'mental' I'm pretty sure I used that word.. over things being 'styled' ...

now I know what your thinking ...
'pot calling the kettle black'

Im guilty as charged... but I tell you what, on the day its ALL about the birthday boy/girl/pet
As much as I have it in my head how its going to look, I don't agonises over any of it, its fun and I have loved watching all the crappy TV in the world the last week while making little things for this party.

The best thing about this party coming up is that with my two older boys if they were having a party they would tell me the theme/direction and not really input ideas, so I would be working away on details they loved on the day but really didn't give two hoots about.
Archie has been so different with this party, he has actually come up with some great ideas.. and has helped me with so much, its been the coolest.
next week we get to cook all week, because my mean husband told me he wouldn't cater for it... I swear Im not a diva, I like cooking and all, but heck, there ain't enough hours in the day really....

anyway - point of post -
Im a details person, I cant change that, its me.. but Im also aware its about fun..... I have been to parties where the sole purpose of the parents of the birthday child 'seemed' to be the details, you know where the kids cant actually even breath in case the bunting goes array..
its crazy.

I have told my husband if I ever get like that, to put me in a corner for serious time out.

full on week ahead.. love this stuff.....

more pics of this wedding over here
http://greenweddingshoes.com/real-wedding-marci-redge%E2%80%99s-colorful-wedding/

Days filled

with preparing, school boys, friends, cleaning, working http://www.whiteroomevents.com.au/ more than I ever dared to dream.

Archie started Kindy.. oh my goodness.. how how how?

We had a small holiday to Victoria, so beautiful and enriching
so the days are filled, and they are happy happys days.. I so wish to post more...
I really do...

Something very exciting is happening in the Vawser household, of which I can not speak (my husband swore me to secrecy!) he is one of THOSE people who dont like to say or do things until they are set in concrete... *ywan* but Im a dreamer...but Im hoping to share soon..I know you would be thinking 'baby',  its not a baby of the human varity but a baby we have dreamed of on and off for over 10 years, in fact we put it away thinking it would never birth.. and I feel so blessed its going to happen.... okay - I have said to much... hush!

Hello Sun .. it actually came out

This week brings the start of the school holidays, we went to the zoo.. I love the zoo.. but it gives me mixed feelings.. surely daddy lion needs more room!

Archie and I soaked up the sun with some dinosaurs on the back lawn.

I have been fasting now for 4 days.. which is making me lose weight but also making me a grouchy bum.. ask the kids...

Am I the only person in the world who hates balloons??? accept if there is a balloon launch, they are cool.

the minute my kids get them they fight... its a forgone conclusion that if they have a balloon it will end in tears, well I'm hungry and tears will just frankly irk me.lol.

At the end of the week I get to cuddle my friends new baby.. a little bit excited about that.

haven't held a new little freshy for a while!

I also have a dear Friend who is about to start preparing for a trip to Bangladesh to build relationships with remote family's and put in place education systems, Im so excited for her, I will post links etc when I get them so you can follow her blog and journey! it will be amazing!

all I have to say is bring on summer, or even a kick ass spring and I will be happy :)

Hi .... yep.. me again

Ah, the lack of posting.. but I honestly have no idea what to post about.

Do you want me to bore you with details of the house we are planning to build,
because between that, busy life with kids which is just about to get a whole lot busier due to little Archie starting Kindy.. eeek
and being every busy with my work and study I feel so exhausted.
should I post pics of things I have been working on? or will that bore the willys out of you?

here is a 'sweet table' I did for a bridal shower

you can see more on my FB page and more will be on http://www.whiteroomadelaide.blogspot.com/

As far as building, we know what we want, we know what we LOVE and want and need (well not need but think we need) .. now to pull it all together and make it happen..
that is the hard bit, its met with nights .. Loooooong nights full of discussions, over not so fascinating things like 3 or 4 car garages, roller doors, kitchen storage solutions and how to make it uber cool, timeless and functional all at once....... yeah, lots of discussion, for the most part we agree on everything, we have the same taste, I do have to reign in the  'bachlor pad' look every now and then.. but lets face it, I pretty much live in a bachelor pad... ay ay ay.
so... because there ain't much to post I thought I would post some pics of the styles we hope to achieve and maybe get my mojo (as far as bringing it all together) going via blog land..

I missed you all anyway

I did think of shutting this blog down, because Im forever posting about my lack of posting.
but I thought once the house gets underway I will have something to post about,
also Im hoping to add baby #4 to the mix in the next 18months so I would really have something cool to post about then, or rather whine about my daily pregnancy hunger pains and cravings.....
so Im keeping it.. even if its hanging on by a thread at this point.... a thread is better than nothing hey?

This post over at Soule Mama is sooo much how I feel, so easy to blog about little people, harder as they become more complex and in a way private, I feel funny sometimes posting about Billy's development.. he is such an amazing young man, but in a way its his story now, I feel like its his to tell... so I step back from sharing about him...

I was only talking about this with him the other night, how he felt about me talking about his Autism, talking about his ups and downs with people, it was an interesting conversation, that ended with
"ma, you should do your hair like that more often, it suits you"
He is so genuine, so sweet and so grown up beyond what I sometimes realise, in fact he might just be the most mature person I know.. I still get blown away when he walks in the door after school everyday, with his height, he is now 5 inches taller than me.
The journey with Oscar is similar, slow and steadily travelling toward manhood.. its overwhelming, I want time to freeze, at the same time as enjoying every moment, every new realisation they come to as hey get older and have more life experience.

Parenting baby's and toddlers for me has been a piece of cake, I can say I have loved every single moment, with the older boy its a whole entirely different experience, its wonderful, magical but its in a way a conflict of interest for a Mamma, you want to baby your babies, right? but there not babes anymore, you have to let go and some how hope that they develop to be their true selves, not hindered by my hope and dreams or my dear husbands wishes and aspirations for them.. after all we just want them to be loved and feel love and with everything in them and us allow us to love them.


http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2010/08/notsolittle.html

Macarons

Are blissful, yummy and if you put 30 in front of me.. I will eat them all.. I promise I do.

Archie and I made the ones that martha makes.. yeah, I know from my lovely regular shapes you could tell that..haha!! so easy to make and pretty damn delish.
The only thing is the getting them all perfect.
Im making another batch tomorrow so that I can perfect their flatness and their frilly feet.

a pink batch.

Johannes

‎15yrs ago today my Opa died, he taught me so much.

1.girls don’t wear pants, they just don’t

2.Tom Jones rules

3.Never trust a man in white linen pants (even if he's your father)

3.5 Always trust a man who combs his hair with kerosene (he never went gray or lost his hair!!!)

4.Live life with joy & faith and a smile

5.Your family is your luckiest asset + much more

he taught me the bliss of throwing a party, dancing, singing and prayer.

♥ you Opa

Pretty, Pretty

Im hosting a Girls Night In in October to raise money for womens cancers and I thought Id put it out there in case any of you were thinking it would be fun to have one to.
Mine is just very small group of my BFF's pretty in pink to start with and probably not so pretty by 3am.
Anyway - I dont get to do many pink dinners being surrounded by boys and men... so Im looking forward to wearing some pink and making some pretty.
details here
http://www.girlsnightin.com.au/

I have moved.. woo hoo!

Thank goodness, I have had a crazy couple of weeks.
2 awards nights that husband presented at, so in between the hell that is moving house, I got frocked up.
The boys loved the move. I didnt, nor did Moses the cat.......

before his fancy new haircut

Telstra Small Business Awards 2010

Chicken Hommus Salad

1/2 cup Hommus (make your own or buy one)

2 tablespoons finely diced celery
1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped red bell pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper
1 cup cubed grilled chicken breast (or any leftover chicken)
1 tablespoon water (I omitted this, instead used lemon juice)
Bread or salad greens, for serving
In a large bowl, stir hummus, celery, green onions, bell pepper, salt and a sprinkling of pepper.
Add chicken and water (or lemon) and stir until mixed thoroughly.
Serve with bread or over your favorite salad greens.

Enjoy xxoo

Gwenny's House (Chris might live there)

I don't know if I have shared this before but Im a little bit in love with Chris Martin from Coldplay.
I think he is somewhat beautiful!
I ever found myself a single gal again I might hunt him down.Just saying.
Thats not really the point of this post, it is however to show you Gwen and Chris, plus their two kiddies Apple and Moses (sigh, I love their baby names!) new pad in Tribeca NYC.
I have to say that while I think its STUNNING! this decor would last about 1.8 seconds with my boys and Im not sure my husband would dig the oh so girly decor.
It wreeks of Gwenneth and while I do love her aswell, I wouldnt have minded seeing a bit more of an edge to the style of their apartment. When I showed my husband Chris and Gwen's bedroom he said
"thats because he never sleeps their".. interesting, maybe Im in with a chance.hehe.
I do love the swing lounge and have always thought one of them would be great until my 3 kids started hammering it against my Chalk USA dulux walls, so maybe not.. but still cool.
Apples room is delightful.. but needs a bit more of, well, Apple in it.
I would have loved to see a picture of Moses's room.. but Im sure its probably white or peach.
All the lighting gets a big thumbs up from me.... love it!
My favorite bit is the built in lilac dining booth, beautiful, love it... again though, do her kids eat here?
I can only imagine my kids shuffling their bums (as cute as they are) in and out of that booth every day after vegemite on toast.

How I spent this morning ...

Im having a party for my mum this year, she will be 60. She doesn't look it at all!!
Anyway - She is credited for giving me a love of colour and a love of vintage and fashion.

She hates parties (not like me at all) so its just going to be a small suprise lunch with her sisters and a few family members and friends.

I have wanted to create a rustic style village lunch tablescape for ages.. the picture in this post has been my screen saver for a while, so I decided this is the perfect occasion.

So, I spent this morning sewing 50 vintage hankies into bunting and it is looking beautiful!
But for now, here is my imspiration picture.. wouldn't you love to jump into this shot and eat and bask in the sunlight.. I would, if this picture had a smell it would be of citrus and crusty bread..
Love, love, love it!

Blue Bliss

Love this room.

Blue is such a fresh colour, with the mustard and limey greens and whites this room makes me happy.

Hope you are having a good weekend.

stuff I have been doing

BAD BAD BAD

Its the same ol' song.... bad blogger.... MIA again...

Truth is I havent been inspired much lately to blog about housey stuff.
This is because Im in housey limbo.... which really isnt a nice place for me to be.

But..... after over 6 months of daily house hunting.. we have found a house...
Offer in... waiting to hear back from the owners who are overseas and told the agent they may take 2 weeks!! GREAT!
Im taking this as a sign, furniture is placed in my head - I have even been choosing wallpaper and paint finishes, Im sure this is more to do with me being a Gemini that me having some decorating mental illness.. right??

The good news is people, if you are still out there...
Im feeling VERY inspired..
The new house (lets just pretend for a second its already mine)
Is pretty much everything I had dreamed about, expect the kitchen, is a brand new kitchen but not my flavour so Im not going to bitch about it, I will enjoy it, its got everything I need.. It just doesnt fill my white kitchen obsession... "things can be changed" said my long suffereing husband and I agreed.

So... bloggy feelin's are back and flooding with ideas.... lets hope it sticks cos truth is i have missed my little nesty blog...

Thanks for still checking to see if Im alive... xxoo
Em

::: update ::: house aint mine.. still looking 26/9/10

very. very. bad blogger

I know. I know..... my blogging mojo has gone ...
I wish I had an excuse, you know, like I ran away with the circus..but I do not.
Im just slack.

I am committing myself to at  least 2 posts per week.....
wish me luck.
I obviously need it.

Party of 5 once again.

This is the 'Party Of Five' house, it recently sold for $6.5 Million.

LOVE this house.

My Hubby gets home today.

I have missed him so.

We are such a team its hard with out him here.

Even though he is away alot.

I LOVE the days when he comes back.

Soup is simmering on the stove.

House is clean.

All I need it to pop on a frock and go to the airport.

I cant wait to see him.

Love that man.

Bob and I

you may remember my post below about the family I have a 'major' crush on....
Well, I got a friend request on FB from Robert... Im sure this is because I fanned all hiw sites, not because he actually wanted to be my BFF or anything :)
Anyway -  I wrote him a note... just fo fun.. and because I can bee stalky at times.....hehe!

"Hi Robert, Just thought Id post a quick message, Love your book, have loved every image and page over and over again.

LOVE your family’s style! It’s so inspiring as a mother of 3 (yep only 3) and an Interior Design student, I hope to embrace design, business and life with children in the same way as you and Cortney do.... Also, have to tell you your children’s names are absolutely brilliant! As an Aussie, Love Breaker! Very cool indeed!
Do you know if your show is going to screen here in Australia. I certainly hope so.
Emily x :)"
 
AND
 
he responded ......
 
"Thx Emily..we are not sure about Australia hope so.."
 
You are very. very welcome Bob .. very, very welcome...!
Yes, Im tragic...