another post today...

Ok yay.... I've finished and posted my 'c' atc's.... I used mini playing cards on them...
The LO is of 2 of my nieces singing on sing star Christmas 2005... lol... only just scrapped it now...
The next 2 photos are of the shoe box erics shoes came in...and his shoes.... check out the box..... its got a battery on it with a line through it... NO BATTERIES REQUIRED??????? lmao...

and oooh look I down loaded Picasa.... still got to figure out everything it does...

ciao for now

love and peace

Ok not a great pic of this ATC
on LOVE...tried scanning it also...but it was bleah...it's using a Collections bodice thingy... which I've stamped over with white ink... wrapped black ribbon around ...attached a silver heart charm ...the writing is all using AC rubons...
And.... guess what... I'm almost finished my 'C' ATC's (will upload when finished)......geez I'm slack...and the next theme is 'inspired by fabric'.. ooh I really need to learn how to drive the sewing machine...

Listen.....to the quiet.......the kids are all back at school.....ahhhh peace...

I should not have looked

after reading a few posts .....about all the new stuff being released that people are drooling over....thought I was missing out...so went and had a bit of a look see......bad move....lol

Queen & Co - how cute are the mini heart and flower brads and the big round brads (black & white and pink and white !!!!!!!) ....and gotta agree with Jess...the felt ribbon...it's so NOICE....and Kathryn it's in PURPLE (tempt tempt) and the bold sequins look cool too.

Autumn Leaves- how cool is the 'Accomplish' overlay and those 'elegant flourish' clear stamps !!



I'm feeling a wee bit crap....with a sore throat and a yucky tickley cough...and my head feels like its cotton wooly...bleah..

money money money

Went out with the boys today to get shoes for school....$50 for one pair....$100 for the other pair....with a free bag mind...lol..

Finally got the last of Davids pens...a pencil case, some shorts ...I gave in after losing two bids on ebay and ringing the local 2nd hand book stores.... we went into Angus and Robertsons and bought a copy of ' to kill a moking bird' for Dave .....and magazines for me ' Simple scrapbooks Better Photos' and Januarys copy of 'Memory Makers'

Here is another LO of Dave....and a valentines card....that was a challange set by Coby on Blue Bazaar.
Also been working on something that I won't put up yet as its for Scrapping the scraps...

Off to get hair cuts tomorrow......and lunchy type stuff...and that should be it..

better go and check tea now...

banner

Ok...had a bit of a play with photo shop...and this is my first banner.... it'll do for awhile..I think..

thanks for your help Ngaire.

what happened to all these days ...

I missed....


not a great deal happening....

went to highpoint today..... exciting stuff huh....

we were going to go to the museum.... but I hate driving in the city......

Got family coming in the morning for brunch....

ooh hey I scrapped..... & a list of THINGS

saw this on Kathryns blog and pinched it....lol


10 Favorites

Color: blue
Food: CHOCOLATE & BBQ shapes
Month: September (the start of sping)
Song: Throw your armas around me- Hunters and Collectors
Film: White chicks, Rocky Horror Picture show, First Knight
Sport: is surfing the internet a sport?
Season: spring
Day of the week: saturday
Flavor ice cream: VANILLA
Time of day: don't actually have a fave time of day???


Currents

Mood: ho humish
Taste: krispy kreme glazed donut that I just ate.... :)
Clothes: jeans and white shirt
Toenail color: none
Desktop: poppies in a field
Time: 9.20pm
Surroundings: scrap area, lounge, kitchen
Thoughts: that I want to go and watch 'Cops' in 10 minutes
Company: my loving family

8 Firsts

Kiss: John Bennett
Lover: Mark
Pet: Dog named Fred (he wasn't just mine though)
Piercing: ears aged 10 or 11
Crush: Andrew Martin
Cd: hmmm would have to be Hunters and Collectors.....something or other...possibly 'cut'

7 Lasts

Cigarette: year 7.... what ever year it was
Drink: yesterday ...glass of wine
Car Ride: today down to the shops
Kiss: this arvo...from Mark
Film seen: at the cinemas...'Eragon' on DVD 'Preditor' last night
Phone call: this morning it was the dude about a motor for the volks wagon bug
CD Played: hmm 'Greenday' in the car


6 Have You Ever’s

Dated one of your best girl/guy friends? no
Broken the law? yes... by parking in the wrong spot and not wearing a seatbelt
Been arrested? no
Skinny Dipped? no
Been on TV? no, but was in the paper
Kissed someone you didn’t know? no


5 Things

Thing you are wearing: jeans, shirt, camisole, bra, undies
Thing you’ve done today: went to the post office, done the wasthing, dishes, cooked tea, watered the plants with the grey water
Thing you can hear right now: tv, someone in the kitchen, the clicking of the keyboard, the fan in the lap top. the bird on his swing.
Thing you can’t live without: my family, friends, the internet, music, food
Thing you do when you’re bored: eat, play ps2, eat, surf the net, eat

4 Places you’ve been today

1. post office
2. newsagents
3. bank
4. gift shop well looked in the window...

3 People you can tell anything to

1. Caroline
2. Karen
3. Karyn


2 choices

Black or white? Black
Hot or cold? Cold

1 thing you want to do before you die Travel around Australia

and yet another...

I missed another day.... ooopsie


I went to Angies yesterday arvo....bought some lovely papers..... and my first 'doodle genie'....so I've playing around doodling....the kids like it too... Em's already used it on a page...looks good too.

Went and got all Davids books for school today.... all but...'to kill a mocking bird'...but I did buy him it on dvd for $12....and have bidded for the novel on ebay...

We've been getting a bit of rain....but it's sooooo sticky now.... bring on the winter I say..

I really need to do these ATC's... I've made no attempt at them... at all.... sigh..
... C..... cat.... coke....cherub.... clown...(I don't like clowns)...car...coins........child,

Eragon

The kids and I went to see 'Eragon' yesterday afternoon.... if you are into dragon stories ...you'll love it.

Didn't realise Joss Stone was in this...beit only a short role. love the part Robert Carlyle plays as 'Durza' the shade and Jeremy Irons too as 'Brom' ....and its even got an aussie actor.... chris egan ( from home and away) as 'Roran'

I think I need to read the book now..

I want a dragon.......

It's had some bad reviews....however....here's one of them that made me laugh..

In a time of darkness, under the evil reign of John Malkovich... a hero shall rise. But lo, there will be little rejoicing, for this dragon rider (newcomer Edward Speleers) is but a nancy boy.

what do you call

a post that your not sure what to call..


I forgot to post yesterday 'doh

today the kids and I jumped in the car ....and were heading into the movies.... however.... on the way ...we saw that traffic lights were down....shops weren't lit.... people were out in the street... this continued all the way through town....
Got to the movies to find it all in darkness too... so we grabbed a drink ...from the only cafe that was selling drinks... even though they had no power...
Headed home..... to find that we still had power...yay..

The power outage is due to fires damaging a main supply line?

Have heard that it may take days to get the power back up everywhere.

Fire started today up in the Brisbane Ranges..... which is about 20 mins away... there were fires there last January... --->http://lizslounge.blogspot.com/2006/01/fires.html#links

hope this link works

just waffling

thank you for the well congrats on our anniversary :)

Haven' t been doing a great deal.... took the kids to our friends yesterday....they are on 5 acres...and they rode their dirt bikes around... they loved it... Em and Hayley were riding the 80 and even I had a turn...lol... Eric moved onto the 100 picked up in no time... and Dave was back on the 350......and NO ACCIDENTS ...

I've started using my art journal again...and this inspired me to start on my calander.... instead of putting photos... I think I'm going to use it as a sort of art journal... what each month may hold or mean to me...??

marriage, mexican and movives

yesterday Mark and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary....with no cards... no pressies... and Mark wento to work... :(
Eric and Em went off to Sovereign Hill with my niece (Sarah) and her hubby (Chris)... so Dave and I went off for lunch.... we ended up at a Mexican cafe 'Las Olas' (it's californian style mexican) where we had an ultimate burrito with chicken, cheese, rice, black beans, sour cream, salsa and pico de gallo (corander, onion and tomato diced together).... very filling..and yum.
Will have to try something different there next time.

We got some movies out last night...one of them was 'Click' with Adam Sandler... I didn't think it was going to be all that great....but it was excellent.... I laughed and cried... a must see.

Last night for tea...Dave and I were the only ones eating....so didn't go to, too much effort... crumbed chicken breasts on rolls..with mayo and salad...YUM

Didn't get much sleep last night due to the sunburn and Mark snoring.... came down the lounge about 3ish...played Ems DS for awhile...lol...then nodded off again..the bird woke me about 7ish I think

Feels like a lazy day.

taggers and tagged

I've been tagged twice with two different things.. by Elizabeth and Kathryn

this one's from Elizabeth

A= Available - not
B= Best Friend - Caroline
C= Cake or pie – pie….a nice homemade meat pie…mmm
D= Drink of choice – diet coke
E= Essential item you use everyday - computer
F= Favorite colour – blue or green
G= Gummy bears or worms - worms
H= Hometown - Geelong
I= Indulgences – wine & chocolate
J= January or February – Feb – the kids are back at school yay..lol
K= Kids and Names – Dave, Eric and Emily
L= Life is incomplete without? Family and friends
M= Marriage date – 12th Jan (today)
N= Number of siblings – 4 (3 sisters and 1 brother)
O= Oranges or apples - oranges
P= Phobias or Fears – spiders….ewww, the dark (sort of)
Q= Favorite Quote -
R= Reason to smile – family and friends
S= Season – spring ….beautiful weather hopefully
T= Tag 3 or 4 people - Kathryn, Ngaire & Angie
U= Unknown fact about me – I’m insecure
V= Vegetable you don't like – beans….they are evil
W= Worst habit – swearing
X= X-rays – loads of ‘em
Y= Your favorite food - pasta & shepherds pie ooh and ATM...chicken and avocado sandwiches..
Z= Zodiac Sign - cancer

this one's from Kathyrn

5 things that you may not know about me

1. I drool while I'm sleeping...lol... most embaresing if it's in the lounge room...and everyones there..

2. when I was little ..... I thought dried dog poo was chalk ....and tried to draw with it..

3. I used to eat dog food when I was little ... straight from the dogs bowl...mmm yummo.. ;)

4. I didn't get my licence till I was 25

5. I get addicted to things quite easily

I'll tag Elizabeth, Ange and who ever hasn't been tagged with this already..

oooouuuuucchhhhh!

yes we went to the beach....yes I put sunscreen on....but didn't do my shoulders properly....now I'm all ouchy....em has sunburned thighs....eric has burnt shouldes and daves face is burnt......I think all of us came home with some sunburn..

The kids had the best time in the river...it was so cool...they were pulling each other about on their boogie boards... and having sandwars... while just sat and watched... well I had to go and join the kids.... on the boogie boards...
After lunch we headed over the beach....which was just terrible...cold wind, no waves and as our friend Karyn put it...we were sandblasted....lol

Stopped off at a park on the way home and bought chips for the kids... while they played at the park... then headed the the trotting track...where we stayed and watched one race....our friends horse won... headed back to Debs and had a bottle of wine ....now relaxing at home...and I think I need a third shower I still have sand everywhere.

what happened to yesterday?

I forgot to post.....norty me

It was hot hot hot....so spent the day inside doing nothing....ooh I did go to harveys and pick up my photos....

then scrapped my little BG xmas album....almost finished....need to journal and need one more photo.

Heading off to beach today....down at Barwon Heads...so better get my rear into gear..

This is the cover for my Art Journal ...not very fancy....but It's how I want it.....it's using things that I'll probably be using inside anyways... stickers.... paint, beats, glitter, textured paste, ink and stamps and pens..

This is was also done for part of a challenge on KSK.... so thats another one down...

So far today, I've done washing, shopping ordered some photos and went for a drive to drop Marks sister and BiL at the airport..... they've gone to Parth for the week.. oh and popped into the LSS while I was out..just got some extra cs.. :)

one word

Here's my album for Ali Edwards challenge... also combining this with challenge #2 on KSK to 'use my stash'.... which is using some alpha stickers and rubons.

I'm also covering my art journal ....for the 'art journal' challenges on KSK.....(using my scraps) :)

I really need to go to Harvey Normand and get some photos printed....so I can start on this calendar.

and hey...... on Friday..... Mark and I have been married 16 years !!

todays topic

THE FIVE SENSES

isn't it funny how certain smells can take you back to your childhood....the other day....while driving I could smell something...not sure what it was....but straight away.... I could picture my brother (Joe ) and I in the back of my Dads blue EJ holden, station wagon....coming back from a holiday with Mum and Dad...

and yesterday I was in Kmart looking at a beaded necklace (it was browns and yellows)... this yellow bead...reminded me of something from when I was a child.....couldn't think what....maybe someone had a necklace with that same colour?

My ears can't handle too much noise at once....like the tv and the radio on at thte same time.... I just can't listen to it.... it drives me nuts...I have good hearing.....I have mother hearing..!

I love to touch and feel the texture of things..... but oooh I hate the feel of.....cheap ------(I can't think what its called)winter jumpers are made from it...sythetic....anyway...it makes me feel all icky... if I touch it...a bit like touching a spider...ewww..

Taste........hmmm love sweet things....and savoury......like..... wine..... and bbq shapes...lol.. or ohh yummm vole vonts (sp)...you know those pastry things ....with the filling in it...chicken and asparagus.....mmmmm

my word for 2007 is.................

Complete

cos I really need to complete things.......... yes I start things and don't finish them not all things.. but .... books, albums... sometimes even a layout....lol..

ok so I have weeeny little album to use for this word.... lets see how I go with it.



topic for the day is 'LIFE LESSONS'

hmm I think most life lessons are learnt through down times, death of loved ones, loss , and relationships

You can learn that people that you thought were your friends for years and years .....weren't really ..... after all the times you stood up for/stood by them ....and when you needed them...where were they......NO WHERE .....you were deluded.....so I've learnt from that ....yest it took me a long time.... that friendship is giving and recieving.


Through down times and death ....you find out what really matters....material things while lovely and nice to have..and we all want nice things yeah... but we can live with out them if we have to.

Simple Pleasures

hmmm right now I'd say....WINE..... wine is a simple pleasure isn't it...ohhh and what about the kids getting along....ahhhh no maybe thats a miracle...lol..... oh what about LOVE you can love and be loved and have nothing else yes yes love can be anything but simple at times.....

ohhh what about listening to music...how simple is that..!!

I'm really not doing that well at these topics am I !

I'm thinking some wine and singstar are sounding pretty good..

The kids and I went to the market today and then met up with Mark and his parents and some more of his family....for lunch at Smorgeys.... well I dont' like the idea of queuing up to get food every time you want to eat....and really the food was not all that great....I think Smorgeys is crap...thank goodness its closing down.... the whole pier that its on ...is going to be done up.... all fancy like... and will have a cruise ship leaving from it....ooooooh fancy....

We bought Sofi (the kitten) a collar today....she hated it at first...but I think . / I hope shes getting use to it... and its PURPLE with little fish on it...and a little purple bell....so cute...

and hey I scrapped another page...but not really happy with how it turned out...bah ...I can alter it later..

mmm wines....favourite places and friends with secrets

LOL

A friend bought me a bottle of wine last week.....had a few glasses of it...it was quite nice....so yesterday I bought another bottle at $7 a bottle... I don't think you can go wrong if you like a nice sweet wine....it's sort of pineappley....mmmm
So if sweet wine are your thing....try it....it's 'LONG FLAT' 'moscato' (it's not pictured)...mmmmmm would be quite nice with chciken and salad me thinks...
I'm feeling like glass right about now actually...lol


another topic from the list....is favourite vacation spot....not that I've been to a lot of places.....but....I love it down the coast....at Kennett River...its gorgeous...forest and beach...and the beach isn't busy at all... not too far from there is Apollo Bay....where......I have a friend with a bit of a secret......I'm not going to say what it is.... 'cos who knows who reads this...(waving to Andrew).."yay you"

I also liked Adelaide....(it was ages ago when we went) but it seemed relaxed.... noice...

prompts

ok I got the prompts list from the lovely Ngaire....thank you.. :)

so instead of rambling .....about Bullshit as Ngaire put it on her blog...lol..

I'll ramble about the first topic....

My Favourite colour...hmmm.... as much as I love purple..... I guess though that it's not really my favourite colour..... as I always turn to blue..... it's so calming and natural isn't it. have a few blue tops and jumpers... and at the moment I'm loving green.... not dark green..... but lighter shades...our kitchen's green...and I have a few nice green tops...ohh I also like brown...but thats not my favourite colour...yep...I'm going to say blue

whats your favourite colour?

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as for the book circle...well I've done no reading what so ever...with the book that I have now....luckily I"ve read most of it before...so Ill just pick up where I left of...lol... I'm so bad at finishing books....

oooh and I actually scrapped a page last night....wooo hooo.... haven't done a page in ages now...inspired by a lo I saw in Scrapbooks etc...

working on something for 'scrapping the scraps'.... ;)

must get to work on the ATCs for the theme 'C' and really must do some more for the Gold coast album

ciao for now

Movies and scrappin'

We went to the movies, Dave and Em went to see 'Happy Feet' and lovved it.....Eric and I saw 'night at the museum'....which was fantastic !!! way better than I thought it would be...

We had a bit of shop around, Em used her voucher for build a bear, we had tea and called into see my nephew / their cousin for his 2nd birthday .

Not sure whats on the cards for today.... nothing as far as I'm concerned...its going to be another hot day....so would rather just sit.....might finish covering my ATC album ...ohh might pop over to Hardly Normal to get some photos printed.

Waiting on an order from KSK.... I should have ordered it earlier.....silly me... I ordered a calendar to decorate....should be neat.....I really should finish the Gold Coast album I've started....and/or Daves album...

Oh and the scrap shop in Belmont is closing/for sale..... so the nearest one now will be Werribee.... which I spose is the same distance anyways....

ooooh and I forgot to post about......'scrapping the scraps' on which I've been accepted as a contibutor....

ohhhh boy

well..... thought I'd get the washing done ...while I had my coffee and breakfast...... so I went out and moved the grey water hose to water the plants out the front.....but when I was heading back inside I heard this water noise that didn't quite sound like it should......'oh shit'....open the door...and there's fucking water every fucking where ....so we grab the towels from the washing basket.... and the mop....and like an hour later... we finally get to sit down.... I can't believe what a mess it made.... with only one tub of water....it was in the hall way and seeping into the bedroom carpets......AAAAAARGH !!!!!!

so now I've got old sheets sitting on the carpet to soak it up....but now I've got extra freaking washing.... stupid stupid stupid grey water hose......grrrrr

Once I finish a bit of the washing.... the kids and I are heading to highpoint to see a movie....they got 'Hoyts' passes for christmas and our nearest one is highpoint.... and we'll have a bit of shop while we are thare... Em has her 'build a bear' voucher to use also...

ohh and our TV just died....sigh........please nothing else...not today...ohh maybe I should just stay home....worry worry ...

bloggin' everyday in January

saw this challange here ----> Kathryn

so....I've missed 2 days....but.... I've done 2 posts today...does that make up for one that I've missed??? yes yes it does I think.. ;)

this should be interesting....

a-nom'-a-ly'

is a little unusual shop at 1/186 High st, Belmont.....it opened yesterday....and has some lovely beaded necklaces and ear-rings, clothes, wood and marble carvings...with more to come ... designers include Jade Enthurzed, Meghan Griffiths, Scoopdesigns, Blesshouse, Cybertart, Vanedward and A Skulk of Foxes
So if this is your thing....do pop in...and say 'Hi' to Sarah....

Open hours Tues- Sat.. 10am -6pm.