2 Sleeps until the fat man in the red suit comes.....

the count down is on. 1 sleep until we pack up with our little girls heading for the good country "Nyrang" for Christmas celebrations. We will close our little store at 4pm & off we go. I am looking forward to being surrounded by my family. very sad that Maude & Bobby won't be home with us all as they are working, keeping the economy ticking over, we will catch up with them early in the new year (xx). After slogging it out in the shops yesterday I was very pleased to get home last night & kick my shoes off and say I am FINISHED the Christmas shopping. :). I have only got to grab some batteries otherwise. Note to self Batteries. imagine the faces if I forget. LOL!

Christmas Celebrations

This time of year you get a chance to catch up with old & new friends & take some time out to celebrate & relect on the year that was. In the crazy of life throughout the year you miss catching up with these special people, which is why I have made one of my new years resolutions is to catch up with all my dear friends more than what I have in 2010. Saturday night, one of my most favourite people in the world cooked me & my little family a christmas feast. It was BEAUTIFUL. We were very spoilt and enjoyed every minute of it. Merry Christmas little Imogen I hope that Santa bringings you all the treasures in the world for your first Christmas. x

School's almost out

Been up to school today for end of year awards. Congratulations to Little Maggie Mabel won an award for outstanding achievement in creativity & arts & recieved her gold award. Report cards came home end of last week & both Bessie Boo & Maggie Mabel has done exceptionally well. I am so proud of my little chic's. 2011 is bringing great things. Dave has his change in job which is really exciting, he celebrated at his Christmas party at the Union hotel on friday night. You know how you go office christmas party & you have a great time & the next day at work in the tea room you talk about someone that has celebrated that little too much, well Dave's your man this year. The whole 13 years we have been married I haven't seen such hilarous funny behaviour. We had a ball. Congratulations my best friend on getting your dream job.

Big Jack's 70th Birthday

Sunday would've been one of my most favourite days of 2010. My dear uncle "big Jack" turned 70. The day was filled with lots of celebration, love & laughter shared with other aunty's, uncles, cousins, 1st cousins, 2nd cousins, cousins once & twice removed, lots of family friends, old school friends & work collegues of big Jack's. It was a perfect day. Happy Birthday Big Jack you have been such a large part of my life & I can't wait to share the years ahead with you. x

Melton Family Farm Direct Meats

Congratulations to Anthony, Margie & Family for starting this new adventure. How fantastic to be able to order fresh QUALITY meat direct from the farm. I was having a little play around with this website & not only was it really easy to use & had heaps of info, I was able to find some fantastic packages to suit my little family and most of all GREAT price. Very competitive. Being from a farming background myself I have been able to appreciate fresh meat straight from the paddock. Don't know about you but I can certainly taste the difference. Not only can you have it delivered to your door but you can pop along to the Farmers Markets (list on the website) & check the product out first hand.

Ho Ho Ho!!!!! Trading hours for NFHQ

The run into Christmas is starting this Sunday. We will be open for 7 days trading. eek!

Monday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

Tuesday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Thursday: 9:00am - 7:00pm

Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Sunday: 10:00am - 1:00pm (last 2 weeks until 2pm)

On Christmas Eve we will be closing at 4pm.

Up for grabs

It has been two weeks since our initial anouncement that we are selling the Nursery Fairy and making a much needed lifestyle change. Initially I have felt like I have lost someone who has been such a huge part of my life & I was right. It has been years since Dave, Mick & I decorated little Bella's nursery & our first talks about creating The Nursery Fairy. 3 years online & 2 years in the store and I am so happy with our decision to move on. Not a huge timeline in business I know. I have been given the gift of three beautiful little girls who are growing up so quickly & i need to see that happen & be more of apart of their lives. Not to mention that Dave has a career change coming in the near future on way or another Along with a few other challenges & positives happening in our lives.
I asked my very supportive husband "when was it that you realised that life isn't all about you anymore?" his reponse was "when I won the premiership in Footy & retired from the game from then" ..... I thought about that for a moment, what was happening in our lives then.... the pending birth of our third miricle, our eldest little girl off to school & relocating back to Wagga, his work changing & this was beginning the rest of our lives for him and this moment is the beginning for me.
I have been fortunate enough to have been able to create something so beautiful, live my dream & ride the wave of ups & downs in small business today. I have loved every minute of it. It is time to step back & let someone else take NFHQ to the next level & maybe take on some of the dreams I had for this place. I have had mixed reponse from people, some positives "I am really pleased that you have made that decision", "you won't regret it", "god, don't know how you have done it for this long" "can't wait to see more of you".... some negative "isn't it a shame that it didn't work" being the most common and "you will regret it" . I really appreciate them all. When you decide to do something like this you do factor in what peoples reactions will be & how that will make you feel. One thing I have learnt from the past is that you can't & have no control over what people will say you can only choose which bits you take onboard. In life people will always say things to make you feel good or themselves feel good.
What is around the corner, most asked question over the past two weeks "what are you going to do now?" first thing, have a really long shower & shave my legs properely!