A handmade gift

Toni turned 21 on Monday. We have this fabulous photo of her standing on the ledge of a mountain, which I thought would be inspirational for her to have as a print with a meaningful quote on it. So, Damian cut and sanded down a piece of Oregon we had here, and then I set about transferring the image to it. It has turned out really well, and Toni really loved it.

While at the time I was really cranky at her when she showed me this photo, as I was terrified that she had stood out on this ledge so high up, it has created an awesome photo for her to take through her life with her.
Happy 21st beautiful lady xx

This weekend.... natural skincare and Glandular fever....

It's been a busy weekend for me, I have spent all day yesterday and today at a natural remedies and skincare course, making medicinal vinegars, herbal wine, tinctures, etc, and then today making up yummy face creams, scrubs, massage balms, lip balms etc. Had a great time, but  I will touch a little more on that later in the week with photos etc. I have just gotten back from taking Toni to the hospital, she has been quite unwell for a few days, and her glands have swollen to an absolutely huge size, and have gotten much worse today still, and the swelling has now spread to her jaw, which is what was worrying me, as I didn't want to wake up in the middle of the night with her having breathing problems. She had blood tests yesterday, and is due to go for an unltrasound tomorrow. The hospital accessed some of the blood tests from yesterday, and it appears she has got glandular fever. We are still waiting for one of the blood tests to come back to 100% confirm it, but everything so far is pointing to it, they are 90% sure that's what it is. Even the lymph glands on the back of her head have swollen! I took her down to the Wesley, and I can only say what a great hospital they are,  the doctor spent so much time with us, accessing her blood tests etc for us, and fully explaining absolutely everything, and answering all of our questions with such detailed answers. It is quite expensive to go to their emergency dept, but having spent many, many hours in public hospital waiting rooms over the years, it was well worth it. Unfortunately, for glandular fever, there really isn't anything they can give her for it, we just have to manage the pain and nausea with medication. She is suffering quite badly with nausea and headaches, so I think she's going to be in for a tough time with it all.  Anyway, I've finished my cuppa now, and I'm starting to feel pretty tired, soI'm  off to bed.

Trying times at Schoolies for Toni....

Toni has just rung me from Schoolies, and has had her phone, laptop and camera stolen from the boot of her car.  Someone has gone in to their tent while the girls have been asleep and taken her keys and got the stuff from the boot of her car.  They have also taken one of the other girl's phone, and one of the other girls car keys have also been stolen, and also a tent 2 sites down was also broken in to.  The police have been and don't hold out much hope for them getting their stuff back.  Grrr............I don't like her chances of getting her things back....very disappointing.....why is there scum like this that ruin things for other people...lucky I believe in Karma......It's the precious memories like all of the photos the girls have taken that are the most annoying, and the fact that it was a Mac computer, and it was to be for uni for Toni next year as well.   We're not covered on insurance for any of it either....and also the fact the some bloke has been in the tent while the girls have been asleep.  1 of the girls woke up and saw a guy that she didn't know in the tent, and thought that he was with one of the other girls (hmmm) and promptly went back to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!  I'm getting quite angry about the whole thing now, and also about just how safe the girls are... I am going to look at some other accomodation I think, as Toni says there is nothing left for anybody to steal, but the safety issue is of a concern now...I was put at ease when I dropped their stuff off on Saturday as there was plenty of security at the park, wristbands to get in, no drinking allowed on site etc....but it's the other people coming in that are the worry...