LOOK I still do scrapbook!!!

I did these for Katrina and Vanessa's monthly packs - very honoured that they asked me!

Journaling reads- 362 days, 8688 hours and 521,280 minutes
time has flown too quickly. It feels like only yesterday that you came into our lives. I have loved every minute and will cherish every day of this first year.

The pool is only 4 days off being filled!!!!!!!!

YIPPPPEEEEEE - please hope for at leat 2 35 degree days!!!!!!

Also thanks girls for all your KIND messsages!! I am lucky to be surounded by such GREAT girlfriends!

And don't forget my stamping up party on Friday the 13th!!! 7pm start!!! If you want to order something let me know!!! If not be prepared for a great night of stamping scrapping and WINE!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr Cheerful

No I am not writing the new Mr MEN series and using Max as my illustrations!
I really have been a bit down lately and I really did not EVER want to DO a WOE IS ME type post! I just really need some theraphy and blogging is cheap and I wont see my hairdresser with all the great advice until NEXT week!!!

I just hate how sad I am about the small things! I hate how I can go to work and THINGS can make me really sad, I hate that I am letting things people do to hurt me ACTUALLY hurt me!
NOW tell me bloggers would you be hurt if someone asked someone else to go to the movies IN YOUR HOME in front of you and you were never asked!!! EXCUSE me Would that make you feel like chopped liver OR WHAT!!!???? So yes lots has gotten me DOWN over the past few weeks BUT I guess the moral to my story is when you have someone like Max around it does make you laugh and ENJOY life no matter how bad things may seem!
Yesterday we ventured out into the backyard and had a great time playing with water and cars.

Where does it come from????

This ice block tastes greatOpps I dropped it!!!!

So i will just pick it up!!!!

and eat it!!!

I love him to bits and he makes any blue day GREAT!!!!

Looking forward to Rachel Greigs classes at Scrapabout tomorrow!!! will post and tell ou what I learnt

Mr Independent

I got home from work yesterday and had dinner with Max! He ate 2!! Salmon rissoles and some salad! He rarely eats sweets - but loves fruit, but since I had hardly any fruit left I decided to get out some chocolate custard for him!!! Well the tantrum!!!!! He so wanted to DO IT HIMSELF!!! he grabbed the spoon - so i grabbed another to feed him. He pushed my hand away and said "ugh ugh"! well he SO tried his best but it kept falling off the spoon and EVERYWHERE!!!!! so i grabbed the camera while he continued to be Mr Independent.

WHAT A MESS!!!!!

FIVE things

1. The pool is moving along well. Retaining wall is up after 5 days of hard INTENSE labour by the wonderful Graeme and his off sider Darren. Here is a photo of the balancing act.

2. I had a fantastic time doing Kim Archer's class last weekend!!! I really enjoyed doing lots of sanding - rather than my usual inking. I love it - thanks Kim !!!!

3. Max is becoming a confident walker. On Saturday we had a very busy day with all the electrical being done on the pool. So Max pottered around and found the hose!!! It is his new obsession. he played for 2 hours just moving from water bowl to water bowl! (for the clean freaks like me!! I did CLEAN the water bowls first). nad yes he is in his PJs. He started at 8am and was dragged away kicking and screaming at 10am. I dont think they will EVER be this colour again - been soaking for 2 days and I still can't get the clay stain OUT!!!!!!! 4. Congrats to Hayley, Stephen and Zac on the birth of Tyler. Karen and i went to visit and I sadly forgot my camera. HE is sooo tiny and cute !!! Tyler bought his big brother a Steve Irwin doll. THIS doll is sooooo COOL. KAren and I played with it for a good 30 minutes! The vocie is real and he says 8 phrases and isn't she gorgeous is my favourite.

5. A fortnight ago i had a mums group get-together at my place. It was great to see all the bubs back together. 7 babies and 7 mums!!! So much chatter toooo cute!!!!

I am hoping this week someone finds the formula for adding another 4 hours to the average day !!!!! Time is flying by and I am SAD that I haven't even called my great friend Elleni - I am thinking of you - as slack as I may seem I am WORKING my butt off at school (wont go into the ups and downs of teaching!!!). miss ya and I will call !!!!!!

FAR OUT!!!!

I just spent time catching up on EVERYTHING that has happened and my post failed and i got a blank screen!!!! Will start again tomorrow!!!
ÁNNOYED !!!!!!!!!

love this !!!! SOOO true

Alison sent me this and it really made us giggle

Work versus Prison!!!
Just in case you ever get these two environments mixed up, this should make things a little bit clearer.
IN PRISON..........you spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell. AT WORK...........you spend the majority of your time in an 8X8 cubicle. I
N PRISON........you get three meals a day. AT WORK..........you get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.
IN PRISON..........you get time off for good behaviour. AT WORK...........you get more work for good behaviour.
IN PRISON..........the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. AT WORK..........you must often carry a security card and open all the doors for yourself.
IN PRISON..........you can watch TV and play games. AT WORK...........you could get fired for watching TV and playing games.
IN PRISON.........you get your own toilet. AT WORK.........you have to share the toilet with some people who peed on the seat.
IN PRISON...........they allow your family and friends to visit. AT WORK............you aren't even supposed to speak to your family.
IN PRISON........all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required. AT WORK..........you get to pay all your expenses to go to work, and they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.
IN PRISON..........you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out. AT WORK..........you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.
IN PRISON........you must deal with sadistic wardens. AT WORK...........they are called managers.
Now get back to work. You're not getting paid to check emails.

Also inpired by the fact the PRISON BREAK is on tonight!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!! wih those oys were my brothers

First Steps

1 - 2- 3 - 4 -5

YEP!!! sadly No camera on hand. We were visiting Aunty karen who is in a lot of pain so I think Max decided to walk just to cheer her up!!!!! Poor Karen - get well SOOn - especially before our big girls night out!!!!

Happy Birthday Nathan - Yes I am about 12 days LATE but we had a fantastic day at your birthday party on Sunday.

going back to school work!!!! YUCK!!!!

MONDAY-i-tus

I have it!!!!! Headaches, stress, just plain old OVERIT!!!!!!! Sick of the rain stopping the men from coming to fix the pool, sad about the fact that another busy weekend ended with going to work instead of RECOVERING - that is why I have Monday-i-tus!!!!!!

A big get well to Karen who is very sore after a bad water-ski accident. was thinking of you all day today while I was at work!!!!

Here are some of the photos from LAST weekend - the wedding, the bestman and my gorgeous boy!!!!