Lots!

To catch up on!! It has been one big weekend!
Saturday - Went to my nans for our late family xmas!! It was great to see the family - especially my nan - She looked quite sick though - skin and bones and you have to wonder how much skinnier she can get. We had a bit of a scare with Matt - He fell in the pool - managed to get himself up to the side but it was very scary - you know that feeling when you heart just jumps and you have to get to your child as quickly as you can! Jono was pretty cranky as he had told Matt he couldnt go in the pool till half an hour after lunch but my family had taken him in! But we wont go there!! He did love it in the pool though and i got some pics!!! See my handsome boy in the pool!!!
Sunday - Went up to Newcastle for a crop with lots of the scrap needs girls!! I got the most gorgeous LO off Jen - We are doing a photo swap and she is the most speediest scrapper!! I totally totally love it - Check out Jens blog for a look!!!You are amazing Jen and continue to inspire me!! Sara drove me up and we spent the whole day chatting and scrapping - Can it get any better!! I had so much fun and cant wait till the next one - So much talent in one room too - Regina did the most amazing LO of her baby - Mel did gorgeous sewing - lots and lots of it !! Looked lovely!! Jane worked on some A-Z LOs - I didnt see many though! I didnt even get to see Libs work - So Lib - I wanna see - Hurry up and put them on your blog or in the gallery! Kell did the most gorgeous LO of Sophie - I really loved what you did with the blues and oranges and hurry up and finish it so i can see the rest! Jen - OMG - You are a scrapping machine!! 4 LO'S!!! I dont know how you do it!! And they all looked great aswell! Didnt see any of the other girls work! But what i did see - It was fantastic! Now Jen had a visit from Janelle - She did a photo swap with her aswell - She did the most amazing page of Jens daughter and she had her album with her and the 2 LOs i saw were so stunning! I look forward to seeing more work - I have added a link to her blog - You have to check out the amazing sewing she does!! I love that there are so many fantastic scrappers out there where i can get lots of inspiration from!!!
Anyway - Have to go get the kids ready - We are going for a swim somewhere when Jono gets home!! (More photo ops!! HAHAHA!!) I will put in my LOs i did over the weekend! The sweet baby one is Matt when he was a bubba - I did this at the crop on sunday. I also started the Love you one on sunday - Finished it last night and loved it - then woke up to it being all smudged with blue ink so had to smudge some more and sandpaper some and this is what i came up with! I did the amazing one on sat night when i couldnt sleep!

Thought i should blog!!

I have been such a lazy blogger this week!! Bad me!!!
Anyway - Havent done too much - Shopping (as usual!! LOL!!) volleyball, scrapped! Chatted on the net!! Same old, same old!! I feel like i have such a boring life sometimes!!
I should have more to write next time though as I have a family get together at my nans tomorrow! And i have a crop up at Newcastle on Sunday!! I am soooo looking forward to the crop too!! I love going up there!! Especially for a whole day - I love getting a day off!
Well i have scrapped 2 LOs of Mitchy - I keep thinking i dont scrap him quite as much as the others so i sat and made an effort to do a few more! One was a baby page of him - I also did a baby one of Alicia the other day - They both have pics of them on the day they were born - I also went and got out a few pics of Matt from the day he was born so i will have one of each of the kids but they will all be different - I was also naughty - I took a photo and the little armband off an old LO - Some of the first ones i did was of their baby pics with a preggy pic of me and it had their arm bands on them - Well i think i can scrap them so much better now and really have a great page of them as a keepsake of the day they were born - I felt so guilty pulling them off an old LO though! It was when i was a film girl and i lost a heap of negatives so i dont think i can get copies of the pics anyway! Oh well - I think they are way too precious pics to be sitting on the crappy LOs they were sitting on!!! I dont want to go redo any others though - I do like having them all there - I can see how i have grown etc. And i do still like most of the LOs (not as much as the ones i do now! but they still have sentimental value to me!!)
Anyway!!! I plan on getting lots of photos of the kids this weekend - I am running out of inspiring pics - I can always tell when i need new photos as i go searching through old ones!! I have tons and tons and tons of photos though - I just like to scrap the nice ones that jump out at me though!! I am so picky!! Well - think i might go scrap instead of sitting on the computer!! I have added pics of my 2 LOs of Mitchy and also a clock i altered for my stepdad - Not very me - I had to do a masculine one!! I would have used flowers and purples etc!! He will love it though!!

Bloody hot monday!!

I hate heat!! It is a well know fact that i hate the heat!! Why does it have to be so bloody hot!!! GRRRRR!! Well now that i had my whinge!! LOL!!
What a weekend!! Mitchy slipped over in the shower on saturday arvo and cut his head open - my poor baby had to have a few stitches. I felt so ill just looking at his head - lucky jono was with me or i reckon i would have thrown up or passed out! He was so brave though!!! Bit whingy now still but i reckon his head would ve hurting still! Still makes me shiver thinking about it.
I have been scrapping up a storm too!! I am loving the new We R Memory Keepers papers!! I want them all!!!! LOL!!! (I want all scrappy stuff though!!) I cant wait till i have paid all my bills and everything is done so i can do a big scrappy shop!!!
So here is my gorgeous Alicia - I love this pic of her - not even a day old!!
And my Matt - Isnt just the cutest pic - I love it!!!
I have the most gorgeous pic of Mitchy too - He was dressed up in his dads work boots and wearing his bag and he looked adorable - I just cant match it to any paper i have!! LOL!!
Anyway - Too hot to type anymore!! Might check in again later!!

Friday finally!!

I love fridays!! End of the week - start of the weekend! I must admit though - Lately - not loving them so much as Jono has been working on saturdays so it isnt really the end and start for us!!
Still feels like it though!
Well - I have been scrapping a little! I just cant help myself - I love it! I finished off the corkboard for Jono and also did a page on - Me and Jono!!!

I put some photos on the corkboard of all of us over the past month or so!! He loves it!! I also made my own chipboard letters for the word dads. And used the heidi alphas for board. There is also a metal plate in the bottom right corner that says lifes moments simple pleasures, Cant really read it in this pic - Will have to take a better one - The light was glaring from the window on the pics!!

Well - Havent blogged much this week have i - Naughty me!!! Tuesday - went shopping - Mitchy was at preschool - Same on wednesday!! Thursday stayed home and then i went to volleyball last night!! Have been busy copying some dvds - and watching some too - Some awesome movies - War of The Worlds - Really didnt think it was my type of movie but it was great!! A bit gory but excellent movie!!! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - OMG!! I Loved the first one - Could watch it over and over - This one is just as good but totally different!! Johnny Depp is a legend!! Always though he was good in Pirates of the Carribean but he kicks ass in Charlie!!! You have to go hire it and watch it if you havent seen it yet!!! I still have a few here to watch - Bewitched and Mr & Mrs Smith!! We saved them to watch for tonight and tomorrow night!! We are trying to spend a little us time and less computer time!!! It has been fun this week though!!

Anyway!! I am off to cut some more flowers!! I got my order from scrap needs today and i am in love with these new We R Memory Keepers Papers - If you dont have some - go check them out and buy some!!! YUMMO!!!!

New Banner!!

I made a new summery header for myself today - Was waiting for stuff to dry and had to do something now didnt i!!! LOL!!
I am altering this cork board for jono - Looks pretty kool so far - Just got to figure out how to embellish it a bit - Pity I cant stick flowers all over it or i would be in my zone!! LOL!!
I stayed up soooo late last night scrapping - Did another LO of Alicia - Yes i know - I scrap her more than the others but she is so darn scrappable!!!! Perfect age!!
I really have done nothing other than that since last time i posted!! LOL!! Boring arent i!! I also did some work on some circle journals too! Cant wait till i have all the ones here done and posted!
Well Off to do some more to this cork board now!! Catch you all later!!

Phew!!!

What a great night last night was!! Jen - You amaze me - 4 LOs!! I only just managed 2! And not only was it 4 LOs - but they were all GORGEOUS!!! Definately let me know when you get them classes up and running cause i will be there!!!
Thanks to all the girls for coming out to Erina!! Kell - i hope we managed to cheer you up a bit!!, Megan - I LOVE your A-Z album and you were so much fun to sit next to!! Sara - Hope you had fun too and glad you came!! And Mandy and Lauren - I didnt get to talk to you much cause you were up the other end but i did see some of your work and it was gorgeous!!
Cant wait till the next crop!!!
Well other than that i really havent done much!! Alicia has bit of a fever so i am getting lots of cuddles which i love!! Pity she doesnt give them all the time and not just when she is feeling a bit sick!
I will put in my 2 LOs i did last night!! Must thank Jen and Megan for there help on my dreaming LO!!
Hope everyone who reads this is having a great weekend!!

YAY!

I got tagged!! My first time!!

4 jobs you've done:

1. Kmart check out chick
2. Worked at a caravan park in their take away shop
3. Fruit Market
4. Office Assistant

4 movies you could watch over and over:

1. Pretty Woman
2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I just love it!)
3. Sweet Home Alabama (Isnt it the best LOVE story!!)
4. Reign of Fire

4 Places you've lived:

1. Umina
2. Liverpool
3. Ourimbah
4. Tuggerah

4 TV shows you LOVE to watch:

1. Grey's anatomy
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Charmed
4. Lost

4 Places you have been on Vacation:

1. Port Macquarie
2. Surfers Paradise
3. Coffs Harbour
4. Lithgow

4 websites you visit daily:

1. Scrap Needs
2. Stickers N Fun
3. Lots & Lots of Blogs (I am so addicted!)
4. Ebay

4 of your favorite foods:

1. Chicken Burritos
2. Chocolate
3. Roast Beef & Baked potatoes
4. Chicken and Cheese Pasta Bake

4 places you would rather be right now:

1. On a beach
2. In bed snuggled up with Jono (damn insomnia!!)
3. Spending time with the family
4. Scrapping with good friends!

4 bloggers you are tagging:

1. Mel
2. Lali
3. Regina
4. Anthea

Have fun Girls!!!! I would have tagged you too Kell but jen already did!! LOL!!

Well i am sitting here scrapping - Yay for me!! I already finished off one page on Matt - And am starting one on Mitch right now!! Trying to equal up the boys pages with Alicias!! LOL!!

Well i will put them in tomorrow when the light is good to take a pic - That is if i finish Mitcheys page! I cant wait till tomorrow!! I get to scrap with Sara, Jen, Kell, Megan, Mandy & Lauren!! How kool!! I love scrapping with friends!! Not that i scrap a lot but i do love to chat!!

Well i am off to do some more of my page!! have a good night everyone!! I will leave you with a piccy of my handsome Matt - I got sent this pic from my SIL today and i just LOVE it!! cant wait to get it printed to scrap it!

Today!

Not a very original title i know but i hate trying to think of them!! HAHA!!
Well today i get to start up volleyball again! I know it is going to hurt too - I have had so many weeks off!! Oh well - i guess hurt is good!
Well i went to Saras last night and scrapped with her - I managed to do 2 LOs!! Both of my baby girl but i am really happy with both of them which is the main thing!! I got home a bit late though!! LOL!! I got carried away scrapping! (as you do!)
I am so looking forward to Saturday - I dont get to go to very many crops - Except the scrap needs ones at Newcastle but Jen emailed me the other day asking me if i will go to the crop at Erina scrap shop on saturday - Oh yes!! I love crops!! i hate going by myself though and noone goes with me!! (Mind you i am trying to drag Sara along too!! Go on Sez - you know you want to!! LOL!!) And maybe Kell and Mandy are coming too! I love crops!! LOL!! And especially so close to home - I dont have to drive over an hour to get there!! It is only about 20 mins or so away! YAY!! Now if only we could convince Mel to come!!!!
I dont really have much news to post!! Bit of a boring week! Just doing my usual - kids, cleaning, scrapping, chatting!! Etc!! I am starting a healthier living/weight loss plan - There is a thread on Scrap Needs and i have been wanting to lose a bit of weight anyway but mainly eat healthier - So i thought what a great way to do it - Then i can chat to others doing the same thing!! So hopefully it works - I will have to go weigh myself to see what the damage is!! LOL!
Well i think i have bored you enough!! WIll put in my 2 LOs i did last night!!
edited to add: Hey Mel - with the top hibiscus - I had originally done two lots of the hibiscus mask on one piece of cardstock but it was too much so i just tore on of the hibicus from the 2nd one and edited it a tad bit!! LOL!!

Rainy Monday!!

When it rains on a monday dont you just wanna stay in bed!! I do!! LOL!!
Well not much happened over the weekend! I did have lunch with a scrappy forum friend on sunday - she was on holidays up on the coast so we met up and went to lone star!! It was great fun!! Her 2 girls are just beautiful too!! I have made some fantastic friends through my scrapbooking and i totally love it! I have never really had a lot of 'real life' friends - just a few that i treasure - but i have so many friends now through my scrapbooking and i love it - I must say it has helped a lot with my people skills too! So often i would go into a shop and just buy something not really talking to the people working there - Now i will find myself chatting to them!! LOL!! What can i say - I am a chatterbox!!
Anyway - Saturday i was in such a scrap frenzy - I did 2 LOs and they were done in the day time!! On friday night i also finished my LO for the scrap needs january competition!
I also received this gorgeous diary from the lovely Chris Millar as her RAK for her blog challenge!! Thanks Chris - I love it!! And a huge congrats on being part of the scrap needs DT!! Awesome news and you must be so thrilled!!!

Well i so have to catch up on some circle journals!! I have been sitting here this arvo working out my budget for the next 3 months - how depressing!! LOL!! Gotta pay lots of bills, a few fines (my bad!), the scrap needs retreat, matts school stuff, matts and alicias birthday! I hate money sometimes!!! LOL!!
Anyway - Off to try and scrap!!

Yay Me!!

I have completed my calendar!! I am so happy with it too! Feels good to be finished - Now i can scrap a LO - which funnily enough i just started one! The January challenge for scrap needs - to scrap a photo of you in your teens and about the era you were a teen in! Which for me was the 90s! I got a pic printed out yesterday plus got some new papers so i am all set now!
And a HUGE thankyou to Chris - I got your RAK today for me posting my photo for this challenge!! It is such a beautiful diary!! I would have a pic of it already but my camera died just after i took pics of my calendar and i have to wait for the batteries to recharge up now! Dont you just hate batteries!!! I was spolit today as i also received a box of the We R Memory Keepers alpha letters from the lovely Leisa from Scrap needs!! Thankyou so much for both of your RAKS Chris & Leisa - Made my day!!!
Well not much going on here - just waiting for Jono to get home and trying to keep the kids out of my hair!! LOL!! Not that it is working as i have put cartoons on yet they are all still in here playing!! GRRR!!!
Well i will show off my calendar cause i am so darn proud of it!! LOL!!
I must thank Kim Archer for the inspiration with this calendar - I loved the one she did and posted on her blog and just had to do one aswell!!! So thanks Kim!!!
Oh and more kool news too - I am getting another LO published!! My Sweet Thing LO of Alicia - In SC issue 29 in the all stitched up gallery! My first LO for SC - So now i am getting a LO published in all Aussie mags within a few months of each other!! LOL!! So kool!!
And congrats to lali for her first LO being published in the same mag!! Your stuff is fab and about time they noticed you!!!

Hot again!!

Well i am feeling hot again today!!! Not as bad as the other day though but still - I wish it would rain - No actually i wish it would snow - I want to be freezing!!! LOL!!
Well - Alicia had her first swim the other day - It was so cute - She totally loved it - Will definately be taking her to the inlaws for some more swims!! It was the hottest day too so i bet she felt nice and refreshed from it! Might have to look in to getting one of them good pools for us too! We had one my mum bought is last year but when we put it up it just wont hold the water and it keeps on emptying itself - Stupid thing!!!
I have finally done some scrapping too!! YAY me!! I have been feeling like it all week but since it was so hot i just couldnt bring myself to do it! (Mind you i am today as i just really want to again!) I scrapped a LO of Alicia and her teeth! Now i am doing a desktop calendar - It is looking really kool so far - I am using all Junkitz papers - the same as what is in my CJ - from the friends collection - Lots of lovely blue colours with a hint of green!!!
Mitchy started back at preschool today - he will be going tuesdays and wednesdays from now - And Matt starts school in a few weeks - I think i will be getting on top of things a bit better with having a break from the boys a bit more - I will still have alicia but she still naps during the day!! LOL!! Just have to get used to the early mornings - getting up to take the kids to school!! Hope we dont get too much rain either as we will be walking most mornings!!
Well anyone - enough chattering from me - Going to do some more scrapping!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Well it is 2006!!! Where did 2005 go??? It was a pretty good year for us - Our beautiful Alicia was born, Jono got a pretty good job, our finances are getting way better, slowly we are getting new things - new tv, new computer - now i just want some new furniture!! And scrap wise i had a great year too - 3 LOs getting published - 1 in the Awards if Excellence book, winning a scrap needs comp and having a BTP up in the idea centre for a week, I feel like my stuff is really coming together for me now!! Now i just need to scrap some boyish LOs a bit better as i have been told i scrap too many of Alicia!! LOL!! She has so many milestones at this age though and i want to try and keep up to date with them - And go back and do the boys ones!! LOL!! (Plus - so much easier doing girly pages!)
I am such a doofus!! I was actually 17 in that pic i put of my teen years in my last post - I was thinking about it and even though i did turn 18 that year (99) I wasnt actually 18 at mums wedding! HAHA!! I probably should have thought of that first huh!!! LOL!!
Well we had a pretty good day here - We had a huge waterfight outside and i took heaps of pics - Although not all of them were the best - I did get some kool ones! Then we just played and had some yummy chippies for dinner - that deep fryer is sure getting a workout! I then gave the boys bit of a treat and we had sparklers outside - i wanted photos too but my battery died for my camera!! LOL!!! So i kept some to try and get pics of another night! (always the scrapper!!) Anyway - i will post some pics of the waterfight!!
I hope everyone had a fantastic night and also has the best year ever!!!
Happy Birthday to Mel for yesterday too - Sorry i forgot to put it in my last post!!!