Mommy with a flower .....

I love her drawings!

A twist on the ol' American flag ....

CoolDude and Miss Tanzi had a combined family birthday do, as their B-days are 4 days apart. CoolDude loves anything American so he asked for the US flag. Miss Tanzi voiced that she wanted anything pink ..... so voila !!!! hehe

Castle Cake

I think it looks more like the Taj Mahal than a princess' castle!!!

Chinese Boy.

That's the boy's name up top , written in Chinese!

Cooldude was asked to write a silly poem.

Tigger our cat who's small but fat,
likes getting rid of a pesky rat.
All the rats start to scat,
when they see our handsome cat.

Tigger our cat loves Tom and Jerry,
which makes him destructive but fills him with merry.
After that, Tigger goes to play,
under the sun's shining ray.

Tiger our cat, short and hairy,
thinks he's tough, mean and scary.
Now whenever you read of Tigger and Pooh,
always think of our cat too.

St Basils Cathedral in pastels ....

CoolDude did a beautiful rendition of this Byzantine Cathedral.

My new blog header ..

..... at ~there's more to this life~



Thanks to Miss Tanzi who drew this stunning pic of the Gibbons family! I added the colorful tummies!

Fifi running through the flowers!

Miss Tanzi drew this for me!

Thomas the Tank Engine!

My cousin's little boy adores "Mommas" the Tank Engine ! So as a birthday present I made him a cake. (Toy included.)



Lisa asked if I would make a "Pin the smoke on Thomas" poster . The kid who got the smoke closest to Thomas funnel won a prize.

My Mothers Day Card !

I love it !!! It is SO original and definitely a Gibbons card, as it is all done on the computer!!The three of them stayed up late (I had already gone to sleep) and created this together!

No More Please!!

I just love this tongue in the cheek poem about History written by CoolDude. (10 years)


No More Please!!

History, people say it's a mystery.
I wonder why it makes me cry ?
When most of the people sadly die!

Columbus, Franklin and Roosevelt too,
so much to learn about when you review.

Genghis and Kublai the ones who would cube ya,
Make our poor leader look like a drooler!

I've read too much I now have a stitch,
anymore and I might just ditch!

Description of a Zebra

The prettiest animal is a zebra. Black stripes run down it's body and it has the cleanest fur on an animal. It's legs are so strong you don't want to be behind it when it kicks! It's eyes glimmer in the daylight like polished diamonds. It's tail is like a fury jersey and it's mane runs free in the air .... it goes everywhere.(Cooldude wanted to say .... "like your girlfriends long hair!" hehehe) It's gallop is so peaceful, you will fall asleep. The Zebra's eyelashes are so huge they could catch bugs. Last but not least, it's teeth are so big, the zebra considers an apple to be a mere crumb!


by CoolDude(10)

(I had to laugh when I read this!)

WizzKid's latest poem......

The Race.

Nervously I stand behind the block
One whistle, two whistles and I’m on top
For a moment the world seems to freeze
Then the 3rd whistle causes the silence to cease

High over the glass water I soar
For a second it’s still and nothing more
With a minute splash I’m engulfed in
Under the water I stay as straight as a pin

As fast as I can, I race to the end
The crowd goes wild as I writhe and bend
Closer and closer to the wall I come
My legs and my arms start to go numb

The checkered flags rush up to greet me
Victory in my mouth tastes sweetly
I touch the wall and I cant swim on
But I don’t have to because I’VE WON.

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(I gave him the choice to write a short story or a poem ..... he immediately said he would do a poem...... and within 15 minutes he was complete!)

Crafting away .........

Early yesterday evening Miss Tanzi came to me and asked ...... "PLEEEEESE can we make something together?" Being the crafty type, I like to keep the odd thing or two stored in the cupboard just in case I feel inspired ! So I pulled out some very inexpensive wooden photo frames and some left over mosaic tiles ........ and we started creating together.

Within an hour or so we had created four pretty frames and Miss Tanzi was extremely proud of her produce. She chose the colours and the placement of them.

Miss Tanzi's Bedroom make-over.

Just in time for Easter! Have a blessed Easter and some wonderful family time!