Happy Birthday

To my huge boy.... David....who is 16 today.
We gave him his pressie yesterday and today he actually has the day off, for curriculum day.









He's been learning to play bass at school and now he has one... might have to look at private lessons.


Don't forget to pop into 'scrap your scraps' to see Ngaire's challenge.

it's done

We have a new blog....... pop in and visit us.... at scrap your scraps where we do challenges to use up your scrap bits of pp and cs...

Words for this week are...

1.Dancer- Ballerina

2.Intellectual- Smart

3.Direct- Upfront

4.Tolerate- *sigh*

5.Post-Blog

6.Instictive-Natural

7.Brink-Edge

8.Regain-Control

9.Repulsed-Sickend

10.Distressed-Baby

who'da thought

it would be so freaking annoying and hard to get a new freaking blog up and going.... so that we could all access it and link our usual blogs to it.... without having to sign up to any other freaking blogs..... uuurrrrgh

so....as of now...I give up..

plug

Ok... I"m going to give a plug.... not that many people read this blog anyways....but.... if you're in Sydney ....and like this kind of music.
----> DENIRO...go and see them....
My nieces hubby plays bass. ...my kids think he is the bomb

26 May 2007, 08:00 PM
456 Darling ST Balmain, Sydney,
New South Wales 2000
Cost : $10

sheree's challenge and photos to look at

I've done Sheree's challenge on STS... I did a 8.5x11 layout and used the rest of the paper and card to make other things... (well I used most of it)...

The photo on the layout is from a small course David did with the other boys pictured, last year through his school...

then I did a gift card for a 40th birthday we've got coming up....and a birthday card for David ...for next week.

I used a sheet of brown card, a left over bit of blue card and a sheet of Urban Lily paper.....along with some alpha stickers, rubons and stamps.

I've started looking at some of the other participants of 'photo hunters'....if you like floral shots.... take a gander at Sugarfused's page...scroll down to 'green thumb sunday'.... some beautiful shots there.

1. Coastguard :: water
2. Buddies :: pals
3. Nap :: snuggle
4. Groan :: ache
5. Sitcom :: laugh
6. Reader :: learn
7. Heroes :: villans
8. Amazing :: grace
9. Woman :: I am
10.Don’t! :: why

Photo hunters

Read about this on Kathyrns blog...thought it sounded like a bit of fun.... so.... I've decided to join ...so here is my pic for 'cooked/ing' .. nothing like a nice bowl of porridge in the morning.....yumm.

I'm still working on my LO for Sherees challenge for STS...I'm getting there...

falling behind

Got this in an email...lol... I like it

We've been looking at secondary schools since last week... gee it's a hard decisioin to make... I took Eric to look at one school...which would probably be maybe a 40 minute bus ride for him. each way...I was quite impressed with it..It is a hard school to get into...they'll only except 180 yr 7's for next year.. and the total for the school is 900. but Eric wasn't as impressed... he seems to like the school we looked at last night which is where Dave is going.


Its been raining since yesterday morning on and off...which is nice....our water tank is over flowing .. and I must get myself a rain gauge ..I was hoping for one for mothers day... from the school stall...but alas....no.. I got hand cream, a photo frame, a nice warm vest to wear down to the footy...and some nice jammies.

I have no mojo at the moment and am soooo behind in my ATC making...I still have to make ones for 'D' ...I just can't think....*sigh*

can you give me any hints...??

The weekend

We're off to Avoca for the weekend for a housewarming/wedding anniversary/marks birthday with my family. Some of us are staying up there for the night..
I made a big pot of chowmein to take nnd a zuchini slice...which I of course had to taste test....didn't want to kill anyone.. you know... but it is quite edible...yummy infact...
I'd never made it before and got the recipe online...just googled 'zuchini slice'

No footy this week due to Mothers Day...but next week Erics teem go back to play the first team they played this year...and lost, so lets see if they can beat them this time...
Erics had his name in the paper for kicking a goal, and then for best on ground.which is good.

Have a nice weekend.... and have a great Mothers Day

aww how cute

Found the link to these on BB...thought I'd share them here... so cute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLzvOsQ80k


http://www.thecuteproject.com/videos/2252/mocha/s.first.broccoli!/

families !! *sigh*

we get a phone call last weekend....asking for our address...so they can send us an invite...to a family event... we received the invite in the mail on Wednesday....which states that it starts at 1.30-2.00pm..

I rang to explain that erics football game was on...and that we'd be a little late as it starts at 11.30.. finishes roughly 12.30.. by the time you get out and hom its probably 1ish....and for the last 2 weekends its been cold and wet out on the ground. ...we'd need to go home and change...etc.. then it would probably take us roughly 40 mins to get to their place...
On Friday we were told that the footy starts half an hour later...12noon...so that puts us back half hour getting to the family thing..
I msg'd to explain...never heard back...so not knowing if they'd got my msg...I rang...while talking. on the phone... I heard their daughter (16 yr old) yelling out in the back ground... 'why bother comming then' or something to those words.... the person I was talking to wouldn't repeat what the daughter had said.... when I asked her to...this kid has no respect...if one of my kids had yelled out...something like that...I'd give them what for...and then they'd have to apologize.... but ohhhh no... it was a big joke wasn't it... GRRRRRR... we are at the moment feeling like 'why the heck should we go.. but if we don't we are going to be the bastards'

Could you imagine if you were 16 and said something like that to an adult....be it family or not.... my god my mum would have slapped me one... but then I don't think the thought would have even entered my head to speak like that...

sorry for the ramble...

broadband

finally we have it... lol

was off line for 2 days...and I must say I didn't miss it...but I was busy.

Not much else going on... the kids had interschool sports yesterday... Eric's legs were aching today...after playing 6 games of footy... one on a slight hill...so kept him home today...

Mark and I went out for lunch with his parents for his birthday... the service was great !! I've never seen it so fast..
Mark had tempura fish, I had roast beef (which was very nice), his mum had cottage pie and his dad had tomatoe and onion sausages.

Its been raining here...hooray.. but alot of roads are slightly flooded...where the drains must be full of leaves and rubbish...

Footy training tonight... for Eric..
Tomorrow Dave has the day off.and he's heading to Melb with one of his mates to stay at his Dads place for the weekend.

We'll head in to the market saturday morning....Mark wants a watch...and need to get pressie for Em's friend....Em's got a birthday sleepover on Saturday.

Footy match on Sunday ( I think they are doing bacon and eggs that morning .) ..then we are off to a family event.....we're not going to make it in time for the actual ceremony 'cos footy doesn't finish till 12.30

I've been tagged

By Kayla
I have to state 7 random facts about myself.
then choose 7 people .

1. I'm afraid of spiders (and other crawly things)

2. I can't swim

3. I have 3 sisters and one brother... the closest is about 30-40 minutes away...the furthest is in the USA.

4. I have to constantly dye my hair to hide the greys...lol

5. I'm easily addicted to things... (scrapbooking, online games)

6. I've always got a pen and paper on hand...writing notes or doodling

7.I'm a mother of 3.

I tag Kathyrn, Ange, Ngaire, Coby, Wendy, Melissa & Sam

something something....

Finally scrapped these photos... taken by Len.. who kindly emailed them to me.... thanks Len. !!

Did a LO for Sams challange on 'scrapping the scraps' ... which i've uploaded there....go and take the challange...i wonder am i spelling challage wrong...is it challenge instead????

there is a link to STS to the right.... go on..pop in..

Eric had his first footy match yesterday... he's in the Jets again.... and sadly they lost their first game...

long time no blog

what a blog slacker I am..... I did some blog hopping the other day... but then went back to the game RUNESCAPE.....whoo hooo I'm now....nearly level 50 .. the kids and I talk RUNESCAPE.... while Mark sits and rolls his eyes.. lmao.

If you are looking for a challange....pop over to scrapping the scraps where Sam has set up a challange.....with a prize pack....(thanks Sam)

Going to Melb today for a b'day....then the kids are back at school tomorrow.

I've been working on my Gold Coast album...which are really simple pages...not that my usual work is anything but simple anyways...lol

ciao for now

sale sale sale

oh yeah... I scored some gooooood bargains today....

Went to the 'Quicksilver' sale .....the boys got 2 pairs of jeans each a top each Dave got a jumper and a pair of shoes.Em got a skirt, shorts bag and belt.....all for $180. Mind you.... we were there for 5 freaking hours !!!! standing in the queue to get in.... from 9am....standing in the queue to get out....and finally we went to maccas to eat....at 2pm OMG we are stuffed

Heading to Avoca tomorrow , nothing much else happening...

oh....happy easter to you.

camping

it went well.. the weather was great...the kids were in the river most of the time...other than sitting by the river... we sat near the camp fire... or round the table.... and ate and ate and ate....ohh and drank lol...

I could handle going again ....I like the idea of those shower thingys...fill up the bag and hang it...its got a hose and a little tiny shower head on it...

Mark got in the tube... it was so funny... he nearly fell out of it as soon as he got in it.. he got dumped around the corner and got back in with some help.. :)

oh and I got sunburned again.... on my chest...and my face.... for some reason the sun goes straight for my nose..... why....and my lips.. and sort of blistery too.

We are heading out for tea tonight with some other friends....

Tomorrow we are going to melb to pick up one of Ems friends ....she's only staying for 1 night...(well we'll see)

Got this from Kathyns blog...

wikipedia meme

type in your month and date of birth ( not the year)

pick 3 events:

1374 - A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.

1509 - Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crowned King and Queen of England.

1978 - The first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is held in Australia.

2 Births:

1244 - Henry I of Hesse (d. 1308)

1947 - Peter Weller, American actor


1 death:

1604 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)

1 holiday or observance:

Fête nationale du Québec, also called St-Jean-Baptiste Day


that was a bit interesting.

Today we are madly getting ready to head off camping ..... we are leaving in the morning... also have to make sure the place is neat....for Karyn to come 'round to feed the animals....

Woke up with a sore throat this morning too...bleah.. I think I"m going to need easing into the camping thing..... thank goodness we are only going for 2 nights ...its a start....huh.

If you are after a challange ....pop into scrapping the scraps.... Sam has put up a challange ......with a nice little prize....

I'm still playing runescape....and I'm almost at level 40 yay me !!

have a nice weekend everyone.

Happy 80th

(should have posted this yesterday)

It would have been Dads 8oth birthday yesterday (I've blured out surnames and middle names for privacy.....neve know who's a lookin' )

It was a cold....windy day standing down where the trees are....brrrr..luckily the rain had stopped for a bit so we could visit.

Lots of rain here.... our tank is almost full ....yay !!

tuff slug

I've scrapped !

I just had too... I bought some of those...cute alpha chips by...Scenic Route.

and more tiles..

The orange tile with the purple flower is Be's.

The round chip with blue pp, pink and green flowers is Megans.

The puzzle piece (which I'm not sure if I've done upside down or not) is Melissa B's.

I got some orange Scenic Route alphas the other day from Sam.....I've used some on one LO...and I'm in the middle of doing another LO now... with them...they are so cute...I've asked Ange to put some away for me too...can't remember what colours though.

I have to do a few more of my own.... and now just wait for the others to start arriving home..... :)