I'm bored

Saw a link to this site on Jaimies blog...

I drew a house and this is what it said about me..

You are sensitive and indecisive at times. You are a freedom lover and a strong person. You love your house and family. You are a gifted artist as well. Once you have a problem, you need a friend with you. Your life is always full of changes. You are very tidy person. There's nothing wrong with that because you're pretty popular among friends. Your life is always full of changes. When it comes to love, you shut yourself off. It's difficult to win your heart because you have decided to keep your feelings deep inside. You see the world as it is, not as you believe it should be. You added a flower into your drawing. The flower signifies that you long for love. It also safe to say that others don't see you as a flirt. You don't think much about yourself.

Its Thursday already..

Just thought I'd upload pic of the 5 of us...this was taken in August in the Big Brother Diary Room... I will say that this is a good pic of all of us.. it doesn't happen often..and usually I look a bit more ummm what can I say...with out putting myself down too much..

anyways...where has this week gone ? it's gone so fast hasn't it..

I'd better get my arse in to gear and get these cj's made !!
I've done nothing ...except pick a theme for one of them.

I need to go to spotlight or lincraft to get some fabric.. and I need some thick card ..wonder if spotlight will have some?

got a lovely email today from Jaimie... wanting to link me to her blog.. how sweet is she ..!

and hey... I actually scrapped a page today.. I haven't scrapped for weeks and weeks.. just waiting for some paint to dry...before I do some more to it..

Popstar

Even the youngest were getting in on the act... this is my youngest niece Bronwyn...she's so cute..

The next Australian Idols..

These are 2 of my nieces Sarah and Jessyca.... singing along to the singstar disc..... I can tell you it was quite LOUD but so much fun...

This is my Kris Kringle pressie... isn't she lovely..

Christmas is over

Another Christmas is over...all that build up... getting things ready for the big day and in no time its gone...

Had a great day though... even though Mark was of no help...thanks to his hang over... from Christmas at his parents place Chirstmas Eve.. he and his sister drank a bottle of Jack Daniels and then started on another bottle..

My Kris Kringle pressie is cool.... I love it...I've been wanting to get one/some of these.... thanks Gary .

The kids got a new Simpsons game called 'Don't panic'... we go to play it.. and all of the cards are missing...and the instructions !!! so of to Kmart we went this morning (Boxing Day ).. it wasn't as packed as what I thought it would be.. changed the game..bought some other little bargains too we were in need of pillow cases ..2 for $5 was good... I thought.. and the boys needed bed sheets 2 for $15 (fitted) oooh and new Christmas lights for the tree next year.. these ones are musical.. yeah they are old news, but hey you ain't seen our lights..lol..

Poor little Eric has my virus now... he was so teary this morning.. needless to say he stayed home with Mark while we went shopping..

Em got some dvds with her birthday money.. they are watching 'free willy' now...which was only $6..

oohh and if you love Babe (the pig) Kmart have the first and 2 movie in a pack... for $10..how good is that!!

Me sick... :(

I've had some stupid virus since last Sunday.... have been feeling a bit nauseous, terrible stomach cramps and a little dizzy.. and sleep... I don't think I've slept this much for years...
(I know I have slept more...!! like the time I was admitted to hospital with a temp of 40* when I was 30 weeks pregnant with Emily..)

feeling a little better..just have no energy...still have shopping to do...!!! help !!! luckily it's only food I have to get.. really...oh and the last bit of FIL's pressie... which will be a selection of cheeses to go with his cheese board and knives...

Most of the pressies are wrapped...

ooh still have to get some Brandy and some wine... can't see that I'll be drinking or eating much at all... bummer... 'cos isn't that part of christmas... eating yourself silly.. all day...

Made a slice last night... looks alright... cost about $20 to make it...roughly...so it would want to taste allright too..

recieved one Secret Santa parcel the other day.. which is under the tree waiting to be unwrapped... thanks Ngaire Brown for that one... ;) (K.S.K).... still waiting on one that should have been here by now... and I'm assuming that it won't turn up at all.. this is one from Scrapboxx.. there are ATM 12 people waiting for theirs to turn up... I don't think that it's very fair.. I bet those 12 people (me included) have all posted their secret santas off.... I think that the people who didn't post something off should be blocked from participating in future swaps..

can you tell I'm peeved off..!!! It's just wrong..

tagged...

I've been tagged by Angie...

Never in my life did I think I would be married...have 3 children...and be in our own home..

when I was five I had these really dorky glasses...you know the dark frames...thick lenses..

High school is where I played the joker

I once met Mark Seymour

Once in a bar my friend stuck chocolates up her nose.. I have a photo of this..as evidence..

when I turn my head left I see.. the mess on my scrap table...with things waiting to be finished.. and put away.

when I turn my head right I see.. the pile of washing waiting to be put away..

A better name for me would be...anything... 'cos people get my name wrong all the time.. Elisabeth, Elizbeth, Livvy, Litty, Liffy, Lippy... although I don't mind the last 3 as that is what my nieces and nephews called me when they were younger... as well as Giddy..lol..

I have a hard time understanding why the kids have to argue over almost everything.

You know I like you if I ring you or email you.

Take my advice go to the gym now...put that cigarette out... and don't eat green beans... they are bad...

If you spend the night at my house.. you'll probably go insane ...

I always make a point to tell my kids and DH I love them daily...

I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than lose one of my children

and by the way... I"ve got washing to hang out

I tag Kathryn and Julie :)

Zappy things

David bought home this mobile phone..that looks like a lighter !!! he gets Mark to press the button... and ZAP he throws the phone down on the floor... we were all laughing...'cos we knew what it did...then he got my nephew Jon to do it..!!! the kids all had a turn... not me!!!!uh uh

until today...Dave was poking me in the arm with it.. and I said.. I can't feel anything.. so I took it and pressed it down... ARRRGH !! can't wait to get some new victims come Christmas..lol..

Dreams...

I have been having stooopid dreams about animals..... the last few nights..

One which seemed like I'd had before...if you know what I mean !! It was about a stone eagle ..that could fly... and it was after me... and I'd hide behind the couch under a blanket.. and Mark was trying to kill it with an axe...which did nothing...so I went to get a double sided knife.. why? I don't know... then I woke up..

todays .. was about an animal that transformed from a rabbit to a lizard ...!! I picked it up when it was the rabbit... thinking it was cute... when I put it down.. I noticed some white things on my hand.. which then started moving... ewww.. and burning ...ouch...someone said that it wsa from some ... toad.. I said that I picked up the rabbit....they told me that the toad is in the rabbit... and that the toad was poisonous...by this time the rabbit had turned into a lizard...

WTF !!!

1st xmas pics for 2005

Took some pics last week... it was quite bright outside..hence Dave squinting...a little...so hope to get some more pics soon..I won't say what I'm going to do... just incase I don't get to do it... oh and I pinched this idea from Nicola ... hope she doesn't mind... :)

Christmas Carols...

Ok...so we are late this year in pulling out the carols...usually by now... we are playing them every day..

don't you just love this one...?

Christmas where the gum trees grow

Christmas where the gum trees grow..
There is no frost and there is no snow
Christmas in Australia’s hot
Cold and frosty’s what it’s not
When the blue bottle Jacaranda tree is here
Christmas time is near

From England came our Christmas fair..
They even said what Santa should wear
But here down under for the summers cool
Santa should dip in the swimming pool

Santa rides on a sleigh on snow
But down here where the gum trees grow
Santa should wear some water ski’s
And glide around Australia with these

To ride around the bush where it’s dry
To cart our presents piled so high
.a red nose reindeer would never do
Santa should jump on a kangaroo


and of course how can you go past... Bing Crosby.. singing almost any carol...this is what I grew up listening to at Christmas time... so it means so much to me..

I'll be home for Christmas.. always brings tears to my eyes... yes I'm a sook..

Tarisota

Just saw this link to Tarisota on Kathryns blog.. thought I'd check it out.. man... !!! wouldn't mind signing up for one of these yummy monthly post outs.. in the new year..

Christmasy stuff

Well..it's not long now....til Santa comes is it...!! I've 3 and a half more pressies to get... yay.... the kids have been wrapping the pressies that are going under the tree..

I love this Santa game that I found on Ngaire Bartlams blog. ..and someone posted a link to this on Blue Bazaar... its neat to play around with...

This is a nice site...where the kids can write Santa an email and get one back from him...they are so cute..

I saw a neat book the other day in the book shop called the Australian night before Christmas ... it included possums and other Australian animals.. how cute is that..!

I've been buying some ingredients to make a slice ... so far it's cost me about $15... it's got Tim Tams, choc bits, cream, peanut butter, rolo chocolate and coco pops..doesn' t it sound yummy...

I finally wrapped Emilys birthday pressies... now to do all the kids Christmas pressies..
The lolly bags are all done... we have pink plates, white napkins, a pink table cloth. will do all the shopping tomorrow for the food...
Sunday we are going to Melbourne for most of the day...for Marks work do..
Monday night is another work function in Melbourne.
Wednesday the kids finish school for the year... oh fun!!

Just had to go outside to try and sort out the kids... and David has stormed off ... with his bag... somewhere... I'll give him an hour to cool down... and then I'll try and find him. ..I'm sure that the first place he'll head to will be his mates just down the road.. grrrrr teenagers...

Davids hair do..

David for some reason.. decided to cut his own hair... I thought kids did this when they were little...mine never did..until now...and David is 14 !!!

I'm sitting down and he comes out with a towel around his head and says... mum you're probably going to yell but it's only hair and it will grow back... takes the towel off.. and I swear my chin hit the floor.. I sent him back into the bathroom to finish off what he could...then he was to yell out ..when he'd done what he could... he yells out and ths is what I see when I get there... it took me all my time to try and stop laughing .. so I could take this picture... I had tears rolling down my face..

Eric thinks David looked like Mr Burns..lmao..

Liz Needs

After looking at Angies blog... I thought I'd give thsi a go... (go to google... type in your name needs press enter ... and pick 10 topics that come up...)


LIZ NEEDS

Liz needs real love ... ( I do???)

Liz needs catchy slogan... ( any ideas)

Liz needs to devise a budget and stick to it. ...

Elizabeth needs to stop stinking ( ok who said that ??)

Liz needs help, but she doesn'twant to involve the police.

In the end Liz needs to satisfy one person ... herself.

"Liz needsto increase her food uptake to at least 2000 calories a day. ...( I don't think so)

LIZ needs teeth( oh boy do I !!!)

Liz needs to grow up ( " Noooooo !!")

just stuff

David who has struggled at school since preps.... came home the other day with a maths test.... it was on ratio's.... and he honestly was the only one in his class that got 49/50 ....that is 98% !!!!! that is soooooo freaking fantastic.... after so many years of being the slowest to learn everything....

English and spelling are quite different though.... but I just can't explain how thrilled I am... I actually have tears in my eyes...


oohh and ISC in Melbourne next September !!!! wohhh I really hope I can make it... I told Mark about it today... told him I'd be gone for the whole weekend.... thing that makes it hard is ...the weekends are usually the busiest time for Mark...stooopid trains.. !!

Got my BB parcel today... with a book I picked up for about $8... had a quick flick through it...it seems to be alot of stamping... but will have a better look later..

Got some BG Blitzen papers today...mmm they are soo noice... !!

picked up some papers, cs and stickers for Em for christmas... and had to put them away... hopefully I'll remeber about them.. lol..

Well .. so much for not having anything booked ... and wanting to catch up with the girls from BB before xmas... now every weekend in December is booked up... mainly blinkin birrthday stuff... which reminds me I still have to make some phone calls...

The cj group I"m in on KSK.. I've desided on my theme is 'guilty pleasures'.and don't have to rush this... I have until Jan 26th...

I'm thinking for the cover... something lush....hmmm any clues...something material...?

I've been tagged

YAY... my buddy Wendy.. tagged me

2 names you go by:
Liz and Libby

2 parts of your heritage:
English and French(way back)

2 things that scare you:strong winds
the ocean (even though its beautiful)

2 of your everyday essentials
the internet
saying 'I love you'

2 things you are wearing right now
pink t-shirt and taupe 3/4 pants

2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment):Simple Plan
Greenday
2 favorite songs (at the moment):hung up ( Madonna)
dare (Gorilaz)

2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love):trust
honesty

2 truths:
I need to loose weight
I have to exercise more (pinched yours Wendy)

2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex):Strong arms and shoulders (Mark used to have yummy shoulders and arms from working in the timber yard) again like Wendy

2 of your favorite hobbies:
gee let me think..
scrapping
and listening to music... ooh how bout collecting books that I never read..lol..

2 things you want really badly:a digital slr camera
a new computer desk...

2 places you want to go on holiday:the UK
New Zealand

2 things you want to do before you die:Go to the UK
Meet some of my Aunties and Uncles(well before they die) and cousins..

2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick:
I love to shop
I hate getting dirt under my nails ( I never used to)

2 things you are thinking about now:
I'm going to watch the Fawlty Towers dvd I just borrowed
I need a coffee
2 stores you shop at:
Blue Bazaar and Target

2 people I would like to see take this quiz
Melissa
Sam

Secret Santas

I am in 2 secret Santa groups...

the first one had to have something hand made..I made a paperbag album..(xmas theme) and some store bought products... ..that has been sent and recieved..
I'm still waiting for mine..but some people were late in post theirs off..

the second one had to be store bought products... and the person that I got... woh..at first I went panic panic panic..lol... but then she posted what she likes and thought nah this will be easy ..went into my LSS and got something as soon as I walked in the door... easy peasy.. and of course I had to buy these things for myself too...lol...and they have been posted already.... geez I'm good...

more of what has happened during 2005

Other things that have happened...


I had a photo scrapped by Emily Falconbridge..lucky me.. and what a wonderful job she did... I love it..I still need to get a frame for it..so I can put it up on the wall...

How lucky am I !!!

I'm going to figure out how to make a blinkie one day... so if you know how to make them.. can you let me know...I need to make one that tells the world 'Say NO to BEANS' Bleah ... I can't stand these little green things.. even just thinking about them makes me shiver..

I went to Melbourne Paperific.. which was great... the queue was long... and I got there at 10:10 am... finally got inside and could have easily spent more that what I did..but I had great self control... that naughty Angie convinced me to spend a little more cash though....lol.


Eric had his first school camp... he was a bit nervous about this...but I think due to his teacher he was fine... he has been lucky enough to have this teacher for the 2nd year in a row..!! He teaches them in his own way... and they love him.. his class seems so relaxed ....they read the news papers together and go out to play games...he makes the learning fun for them..

Sam moved down to Torquay.. and I met up with her not long ago at a crop at a LSS which was a bit of an experience... poor Sam didn't even get spoken to until I got there.. and she'd already been there for about 2 hrs...lol.. Its not a bad store...we don't have many to choose from around here... but not a great place to go to for a crop... I think Sam and I would be better either catching up with each other to crop together or going to Melb as she did the other week... if Sam doesn't mind me tagging along that is...!!!! (wink wink)

Marks new toy

Mark got himself a Harley Davidson... he's wanted one for sooo long.. and he works hard..and had saved the money so... why not..

I drove to Apollo Bay.. I went the back way.. which had bloody winding roads.... woh..they were making me feel a little dizzy... while there... I met up with an old friend and his wife..and children...then drove home along the GREAT OCEAN ROAD yay me again...

I joined the gym also this year... which was one of my resolutions... yay me..

The first time I went the instructor took me through the program they had writtne out for me.. but for one week after wards...I couldn't move my arms at all..!! it killed...so since then I have been very carefull of what I do... mostly I do cardio work... with a few leg weights every second day..

a Coby challange

Coby set a challange on Blue Bazzaar, for us to use toilet paper on a layout, I made an ATC...it's toilet paper on a toilet roll holder...incase you couldn't make out what it was... it's held on with wire ..lol.

Gold Coast

We went to the Gold Coast for a family holdiay on the 22nd August.. till the 29th August... we did 3 of the theme parks.. and the place where we stayed was great..'Treasure Island' very family friendly.. the surf factory outlets were cheap.. we had a ball in them.. and came back with 2 extra bags..lol..

I have been published..it was a layout of my Dad..so that was cool..

Ohh and I joined a ATC group ..that Coby started.. this is fun..!!..

circle Journals

I got 2 circle journal groups up and running... there were a few hiccups along the way...but in the end everyone got their cj's back.. which is good.. I don't think I'll start another cj group with people in it that I don't know..I didn't think I'd even go into another group..but I've just signed up for 2 in the new year..... lol... 2 !!!! am I mad...!!!

since moving into this house I have flooded the laundry 3 times... lol..thankfully the last time..there was no carpet in the hall way..to soak up all the water and get all smelly..so it was easier to clean up.. plus there wasn't as much water..

Daves room has been painted. the outside has been painted too.. ( window frames, gutters, down pipes,) the back porch has been renewed and extened, the paving has all been fixed up.. the front fence has come down, the rose bushes have been removed and we have planted some navtives... and the other day the council came to remove the Gum tree from the nature strip... it was rotting in the fork of it.. they also recommened that we get rid of the pine tree and the other tree (what ever it is)..as they will cause trouble in time.. so in the new year.. looks like the pine tree will be going..plus if it fell... it would fall straight on my scrap area... and that would just never do...


other things that have happened...

David had his first job... as a paper boy.. he lasted a few months... it was a long ride to get to his route... and would have been a hard ride..with all those papers... he stacked a few times.. because of the weight..
ohh and Emily had a page published in SC

Read about this on someones blog.. I can't think whos now... POSTCARD SECRET check it out..if you haven't seen it already... it's an eye opener...

ohh David turned 14 and Eric turned 10 !!! where the heck has the time gone..

123.5

Read this on Kathryns blog.. and thought I'd give it a go...

123.5

1. grab the nearest book.

2. open the book to page 123.

3. find the fifth sentence.

4. post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

5. don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. do what's actually next to you.

okay the nearest book to me was Harry Potter and the order of the Pheonix

page 123... sentence 5 :

Muggles are pulling the flush and instead of everything disapearing- well you can imagine.

(thats kind of yucky)!!

I certainlly hope this doesn't mean I'm going to end up with s#@t on my face...

Here we go...

Ok I've decided I won't transfer everything over..'cos half of it is probably just ramblings of a mental person anyway.. so here's the first one with the first pic of our house as it was when we moved in, in April 2005.

transfering over

ok so it looks like this might be my new home... I"m going to slowly transfer everything over to here.. looks to be ok.. we'll see how it goes.

Liz