FYBF and Trying To Wangle My Way to a Meet...

Well, am going to join in FYBF this week. Haven't jumped on for ages and as I also haven't blogged much of late may have to link an oldie rather than a newie. Am going way back as it approaches the first anniversary of my Mother's death. This time a year ago things were bleak, but this post I wrote not long after I lost her still resonates today. For her voice echoes in my head on the days I am sinking below the waves of grief. And her love still pulls me above the turbulent sea of pain and reminds me of how very lucky I am, and how truly blessed I was to have her as my mother.

Life is Too Short.

I am also trying to con manoeuvre bribe charm my family into going up to Brisbane tomorrow. Considering Big Boy and I were up there today it is a little more difficult than usual, though the discovery of an amazing crystal shop in West End is swaying Boy 1. Boy 2 and his father are a little trickier to convince, but I am working my way around to it.

Because there is a bloggers' meet with all the lovelies I would so like to catch up with! And for some reason (and I now know I am not alone in this) the events do not show on my facebook page anymore.

Just think - you lot may be able to meet my sweet, well-behaved boys! I promise, you won't even know they are there... 

Quiet just like their mother.

FlogYoBlog Friday 02/09

1.	Nurture the Little People - Sneaky Vegetables	52.	Twins are twice the fun
2.	Whoa, Mamma!: The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Swooning!	53.	Giving Back Girl - What's your style?
3.	Melissa@The Things I'd Tell You	54.	Not so wonderful weekends...
4.	Happylan	55.	Becci's Blog Story
5.	Jacki	56.	What do Miranda Kerr and I Have In Common?
6.	Guest Star Monday is back!! Boomerang Jane is in da purple house	57.	steff
7.	Free Printable Father’s Day Subway Art	58.	Breakfast weirdness
8.	Highway Etiquette, Map Guy Style	59.	Mama Grace doing some reflecting
9.	10 Things Every Mother SHOULD Have	60.	Rhi @ Hummingbird's Song
10.	Who will be this Spring's Bloggest Loser? Join our weight loss challenge!	61.	the parenting files
11.	Crash Test Mummy: Laugh At Your Expense	62.	Hayley @ Our Unique Journey
12.	Calling on the Parental Knowledge Bank Please!	63.	Corn silk char, baby.
13.	Parental Parody	64.	Lady Koukou
14.	On life, blogging, and things in between...	65.	NBeyonce did it on stage, I did it next to a Christmas tree
15.	What has YOUR blog done for YOU lately?	66.	Nat @ S.O.B. ~ A Rare Day At Home
16.	Trish	67.	Alice Becomes does Facial Hair
17.	Exercise motivation - strap down your boobies!	68.	5 Reasons Babywearing Rocks My Socks
18.	Looking For A Good Time	69.	Father's Day handmade gifts and cards
19.	A Moment Worth Remembering	70.	Fridy Fluff: The Water Edition
20.	B.I.T.C&H	71.	Miranda gets kerr-boomed...again!
21.	{Sakura Haruka} An Awesome Dad	72.	Do YOU know how to pronounce my name?!
22.	Three Simple Words - R U OK?	73.	Dad.Father.Daddy.Pop.Papa.
23.	{Sakura Haruka} 2 Shoes are Better Than 1	74.	Life's like a Cupcake!
24.	No, I wasn't OK	75.	A Brush with Beauty
25.	What's the worst that can happen?	76.	Foodie Five Files
26.	Flogging OTHERS Blogs!	77.	♥♥SHOEGASM♥♥
27.	The pain of the father	78.	The One Where I am Back!
28.	Brass In My Pocket - A letter to my Dad	79.	My Pigeon Pair ~ Play with your food
29.	No Pressure!	80.	Going Off. *Language warning* Observations of where I've been & am going
30.	Is Bloggy Love Conditional?	81.	Queensland Girl -Don't lie to me
31.	Saggy breasts? One woman bares all about her post-baby boob job @FoxInFlats	82.	A rogue mom's playground Code of Conduct
32.	You can start your dream life today - Live First Write Later	83.	Chasing A Miracle
33.	Please Excuse My Elephant...	84.	An oldie from Madmother
34.	Who Puts The Colour In Your World?	85.	Fight the frump - aka fighting fur
35.	Cocobella and Cocktails!	86.	Kate @ undomestiKated
36.	This & That @ Such A Beautiful Life	87.	Finding My New Normal
37.	Kid to an Olden Day Character	88.	Oh dear. I have started calling my partner Dad
38.	The Cranky Old Man - Arguing with a Woman	89.	Maid In Australia
39.	Goog Vlog - blogging tips for newbies pt 3	90.	Secret Father's Day gift @ Mum in search
40.	ATBTG - Things I Know: About Hairy Holes	91.	Becky and James | On Women, Mental Health and Liptember
41.	This Normal Life	92.	Hespera's Garden
42.	Friday Freak Out	93.	Adventures in My Kitchen
43.	Random Acts of Kindness	94.	HeeWho
44.	The Love Letter That Brought My Husband To Tears	95.	Rhonda
45.	My top 5 reasons why I loved the Kellogg's bloggers brunch	96.	Pampers&Pinot: Last Cigarette
46.	Perpetually Me- A Personal Fight	97.	A Dose of Dannie
47.	Toushka Lee - Barbie Girl	98.	Nobashake
48.	Lifeasmummymax	99.	kudos to cudo
49.	Ink Paper Pen. A Traitorous Uterus	100.	Five Little Reasons
50.	Memorable moments	101.	Mich, The Optimist: Digital parents perth meetup
51.	Take your flowers and f** off	102.	Eat Play Bond Why Daddy Always Gets To Be The Nice Guy

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