...ahhhh at last....we can stop...

...school is out & summer is in
...the aussie beach gal in me says this *very loosely*
...summer as i *currently* know it is here...the sky is blue

...summer in ol'blighty brings my birthday...
...i'd never had a *summer* birthday till we moved to this side of the globe
...& i have to say i love it
..sydney winters, though pretty darn mild i now realise, can be pretty wet at times
...so i am enjoying the season change & being in the *summer birthday basket* for a bit!

...kids love planning a birthday for a parent if they are in semi-charge
...& i'm glad i told them asked them if they'd like to be this year
...cause they did good...real good!

...as much as i am a vintage...up-cycle kinda gal through & through...there is still nothing i like better than a serious ikea birthday fix with the kiddos!
...did i say they did real good
...meatballs & lotsa ikea bitty things you don't-really-need-but-sorta-do-good

...no swearing with a map falling off my lap wrong junction turns off on the british motorway by me
...no fighting talking loudly at each other by the kiddos
...lunch on time before we all became too light headed & filled up a third trolley for the kids to spin on
...& great success in the i don't need this at all shopping

...so now i am eyeing off the haul birthday gifts chosen amongst the chaos & thrill of sweedish style euro ikea shopping
...& am anticipating a lovely long summer of travel & kids, bbq's & blue skies
...i'm even happy to ignore the lack of real heat...& sand & 6pm drinks on the beach
...thats how happy i am to be in the *no-time-frame* bit of the year...

...for those of you having a summer- hope its lovely with a birthday in there somewhere...