Warm fuzzies anyone?

Pic of my flowers from mother's day

I was feeling a little jealous and perhaps slightly jaded (boom boom!) yesterday as we drove Kym out to the airport so he could go to Sydney for the night to attend the Vogue E&T Good Produce Awards (he was a state judge). He was going to get a full day looking around some of Sydney's best restaurants, check out some of the bars, attend the awards, then get a FULL NIGHT'S sleep with no little man to wake him up... (see where the jealous part really kicks in?)
I was cheered up though when the postie arrived when I got back from our drive and had this little guy waiting for me. He is one of the many cool things Hayley from RERead sells in her Etsy store. And I won him! Yay! Thanks Hayley!

Hayley, another BrisStyle talent, awesomely (is that a word???) gives away a little item each week on her totally cool blog so it's worth checking it out (if not for the freebie but for the always amusing and often crazy things she writes about!). It's definitely one of my favourite blogs to read :) And for all the hopeless romantics out there, read this post and help bring two lovers together by supporting Hayley's shop!!

I should say I was also cheered to speak to Kym this morning and hear that he still woke a few times through the night (partly out of habit and partly because he would wake to noises and think they could have been Jett!). I'm ashamed to say that did make me feel a little better to know he didn't sleep awesomely :P
Another BrisStylin' girl, Eliza from Elven Hair is also hosting a giveaway on her blog - go check it out! She is also currently having a sale on some items in her Elven Hair Etsy shop to raise funds for her furbaby's (thanks Helen, I stole this one from you!) veterinary operation which happened yesterday. I hear the operation went well and wish Gem a speedy recovery.

OK, only two more hours until I get to go and pick Kym up from the airport - I should probably make a token 'tidy up' effort and get off this machine that I sometimes feel consumes my day. Perhaps I need to go find an Internet Addiction Anonymous rehab centre? I wonder if one even exists... if it doesn't already I suspect there will be a need for one in the not too distant future...:P

I'll finish with a few pics of my mother's day with our extended family. Perfect day. Beautiful flowers and a massage voucher, followed by an awesome sunny day in the park, breakfast BBQ with sparkling wine, bike ride, yummy morning tea, afternoon nap, another bike ride, lamb roast with one of cellar red wines from NZ, massage and then early to bed :D Couldn't ask for anymore than that! Hope all you other mother's had a great day too.

Eye Spy... something beautiful in my backyard (OK... and a few more goodies again!)

I don't really have anything 'beautiful' in my backyard. As I've mentioned before we're not really gardening folk here in this household. My mum is a brilliant gardener and we've had many a plant have a visit to Grandma's house for a little TLC and come back to my house looking radiant... only to have them need another visit a couple of months later. I'm not sure what I do to them??? This is about as beautiful as it gets. One of the few hardy plants that flowers. But our backyard is fairly low maintenance... as you can see. However in front of this great tree is soon to be Mr Jett's new swingset he's receiving for his first birthday next week from his Nanna. But shh, it's a surprise!
If you'd like to play along with Eye Spy visit Cindy's blog and thank you to beyond pink and blue for picking this week's theme.

What's sure to be the first of many, Jett had a lovely pressie come in the mail today from the lovely Jen. How cute is it? He's already made himself at home in this house.And I even received a little package myself in the mail. I've mentioned before how much I love Hayley from RE Read's aesthetic and well... I couldn't resist this little purse for myself. How cute is it??? Love the little owl button sewn in. Hayley was even kind enough to include this awesome 'She breathed' button as an extra gift! Yay! Thanks so much! I love it! As they say on The Castle, 'It's going straight to the pool room' (well in my case, perhaps just the spot for my favourite buttons in the sewing room, but you get my drift!).