the thankful muma

There are many moments in the life of a muma when she is so very thankful.  Thankful that she was given the privilege to guide a little being through the first part of her or his life.  Thankful for her child’s good health and wellbeing.  Thankful when she finds a “village” to help support her child.  Thankful for the wonderful joy her child gives.

Last night was one of those moments when I was thankful for all of the above.  We celebrated the end of the school year and the coming of Christmas with the Christmas Carol Concert.

Families gathered on the handball courts and feasted on a lovely barbeque; children dressed in red and green raced round and round, filled with excitement and Christmas enthusiasm; and as the sun set, the stage lit up with song and dance and laughter.

It was a magical evening and oh I glowed with thanks for the wonderful community my dear girl and family are fortunate to be part of.

Abby’s class performance was wonderfully funny and energetic.  The girls trooped on, assumed the above “Sound of Music” posture and sweetly sang the first half of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.  Then, with a dramatic change of pace, the girls melted into the background and the boys leaped forward …

They were a HOOT!  The audience was rolling around with laughter, which only revved the boys up even more, and with tears of mirth running down my cheeks, love formed a huge lump in my throat and I wanted to capture this moment and hold onto it for ever.  If only … :-)

Now, another busy day is done.  After yesterday’s mammoth Ikea haul (the vast majority of which, I should explain, went to the school where my Mum is Head of Boarding) there was a dressing table and wardrobe to be built for Abby’s room - soon to be Oscar’s room - and then Nan’s spare bedroom for little people.  Two pieces of Ikea furniture in one day.  Hmmm … similar experience to yesterday.  A bit too much Ikea at once can be quite off-putting.  Thus, I felt a pressing need for some more quick, gratifying sewing - a blue and green theme today.  It looks so pretty and cool.  I’m quite in love with these streamers and shall be making some with a Christmassy theme.

With the furniture built, I found we needed some bookends.  There was a moment, or several, when I was ready to grab my purse and head out to buy some.  But in the spirit of thriftiness, I chose imagination instead and came up with …

… mason jars filled with pebbles.  Nice and sturdy and quite charming :-)  There’ll definitely be room for such penny-saving in our new home .. and probably even these jars!

I do so love being a muma.