Home again, home again

It feels good to be home. Really good; to be in our space. 

It's funny how unsettling a holiday can be. There are other callings, other wants and needs. There are good things but these things can sometimes be difficult to navigate. Maybe more so with young children. Or a gaggle of young children. 

(Just checking whether the big bearded man and his eight trusted steeds had tried the fare left out for them. Yep. They did. Good sign.)

We did however, have lots of wonderful relationship building and regenerating time with incredible people who mean the world to us. And this is what we seek from this time.

(There were a couple of visits from a special fairy. While our biggest lost two, our littlest gained two. 

Oh so young!)

So, home we are.

I am embracing the mess in the house  (knowing in a few days I may not be so at peace with it...) 

(A wee spot of knitting that started well and then ground to a halt. Hopefully We'll pick that up again this week. Yes, I'm hopeful.)

There are bags being unpacked. Play spaced being changed and moved. A half stocked fridge. Parcels to collect (yay!). A fish to be reclaimed. Gifted Alpaca fleece to be stored. Preparations for the start of the school and kinder year. Toys to find homes. All this makes it blindingly obvious we also in need of a clean out. A clean out that may happen in five minute blocks.

(A very rough Gingerbread house that the kids enjoyed decorating. And eating)

On the way to our beach holiday my camera came to grief. The lens was snapped off inside the bag. Unfortunately, I don't think there's much can be done about the lens. I think the camera body is ok though. Getting something like this fixed with four little people to care for becomes quite tricky. It is near the top of the list though; 'cause that little viewfinder helps me connect with the world; helps my perspective.

(There was almost an entire community of crabs collected and released. This little fella was the last.)

(We got so tired we fell asleep rubbing our eyes.)

All that said, all our holiday snaps are from that convenient little camera on the phone. 

(This picture taken by the very clever Majella)