Modeling mommy’s apron

She told me she was painting a fork, a spoon, and a hat

It broke after she tried to eat it.

And for the longest time I have been cringing at the sight of the countless magnets on our refrigerator that advertise Shlomo’s pizzeria, the Golomb pharmacy, and who knows what else in Hebrew.

And also for some time I’ve been cutting out pictures of patterns and colours I love from magazines and stashing them away with the hope of using them for something creative one day. So today was the day.

I cut out those patterns and stuck them over the ugly magnets. Easy peasy.

You can go further and use family photos, recycled wrapping paper, or your child’s favourite cartoon characters. Anything goes! And the fridge doesn’t look half bad.

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Dear Mrs Moghbelpour
I am pleased to advise you that your application for the conferral of Australian citizenship has been approved. On behalf of the Government and people of Australia, I would like to congratulate you on your decision to become an Australian citizen.

Australian citizenship is the common bond that unites all Australians. Today Australians come from more than two hundred different cultural backgrounds. Becoming an Australian citizen means that you have adopted as your home a country which respects the diverse cultural inheritance of all its citizens.

It is a symbol of commitment to Australia and its people and a decision to share in the responsibilities of being an Australian. In return, Australia offers a share of the rewards. Citizenship gives you the opportunity to fully participate in Australian social and political life - an opportunity to have a real say in our future.

The final step in becoming an Australian citizen is making a Pledge of commitment at a citizenship ceremony. You should note that you will not acquire the legal status of an Australian citizen until you make this pledge.

Arrangements will be made for you to attend a ceremony performed by a delegated officer of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship at the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv.

If you have any queries in regard to your ceremony arrangements or if your address has recently changed, please contact our Immigration Section at the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Details of the time and date of the ceremony at which you will receive evidence of Australian citizenship will be forwarded to you by the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv in due time.

Yours sincerely,
Joe Dias
Overseas Citizenship
Citizenship and Visa Services
DIAC – Dandenong Regional Office 

Same material, but shorter and tighter than the first pair I made. I also sewed cute ribbons on the side of each pant leg. To use up the rest of the material I’m also in the middle of making a skirt.

Today I got news that I have been approved for Australian citizenship!!

Sizing up the material:

An afternoon later, with some schooling from Glen, whose mother was a tailor, the pants were done, with many, many rough edges:

But I think she likes ‘em, or at least she hasn’t reached the age where she can complain about what she wears.

Recently I purchased a great book entitled “The Creative Family” by Amanda Blake Soule, the same author that writes for the blog soulemama, and I have to say I have become inspired. Inspired to paint and sew and collect and recycle and cook and bake. Inspired to be creative. I then have to ask, what does it mean to be creative? It appears that the trend is to go back to the basics–back to domesticity and simplicity–and domesticity is the “new black”. I love the idea of organizing the simplest activities for Tara to do and observing the joy she finds in them.

You know you can click on the map and drag it up and down to see the more of the area.
If you you have goggle earth installed this bahai-house-of-worship-temple-samoa will open it in google .

“St. Peter’s” fish after I devoured it

I’d never seen so many colourful flavours before

Visit to the Baha’i cemetery

Beautiful Sea of Galilee behind us

Yummiest pizza in Haifa

Patting the friendly hamster

Storytelling during the children’s programme

That grass felt sooo good to walk on!

Friendly ladybug found

Girlfriends–Enna-Marie, Elfida, and Tara

painting and confetti…

play-doh and putting eyes on…

and decorating this box.

This pic makes me laugh everytime. She’s getting good at walking in these and insists I put heels on myself so we can glump glump together around the house.

This adorable little outfit was received a couple of day’s ago from Saba’s parents for Naw Ruz.

Her shoes, his boutonniere

cute moment

the yummiest kebab on cinnamon sticks

altogether now

Olives (a surprise for her age, but not so surprised when her daddy loves them too)

The telephone (exclaiming HELLO?! HELLO?! )

Oops Oops (a favorite word when food spills on the floor, she falls over, goozes)

The Wiggles music (sings along to Toot toot chugga chugga Big, red car, Fruit Salad and Hot potato)

Enna-Marie (absolutely adores this little girl)

Imitating animal noises (elephants, monkeys, birdies)

Sniffing the pebbles on the pathways to the Shrine

Climbing stairs without help

Tipping water purposely from her cup, pointing then saying “OOOOOOOHHHH!” because she knows she made a mess

Reading “Goodnight Moon” snuggly in bed

ghormeh sabzi! this is after I threw it across the floor

I LOVE hanging out with my friends

and the latest thing I love to do is DANCE!

and eat sand when no one’s watching