When a BAD week turns into an EXCELLENT one!!!

Don't you love it when a bad week ends well! The kind of well where you scream in delight!!! It has been one of those weeks! making you read the whole post to find out why I screamed with joy!!!!

Reports have been killing me! I am working part time but carrying a FULL TIME work load. The new format and the need to comment on every KLA has been a real drag, then once mine were finished the marking of the 3 people I supervise began! I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel and only have one class set to go.

THEN just to make me earn my money it was our schools 25th birthday this week. So there was lots of things to be done - time capsules, photos, food, displays and games! By Thursday the kids were climbling the walls (luckily my day OFF)! Then Firday a staff birthday function and heaps of work to take home this weekend for Semester 2 planning and programming! It is never ending but if i get though it all tomorrow night i can REST in the holidays!

the week was crazy due to Max's eye teeth cutting, MASSIVE piles of washing, massive piles of ironing, lack of sleep, a STY in my EYE (EWWW!!!) and Darren working back as he is SOOO flat out! I have had hardly any sleep as I was staying up late to get reports done and squeeze housework in!

Then came the news that Scrapabout was going to be closing! I nearly cried! I have REALLY enjoyed attending classes there this year! Leanne really catered for advanced scrappers and has some talented teaching staff! It is such a sucessful store and she has worked so hard! I am really going to miss it. All the best Leanne and i sooo respect you for your decision! It would break my heart to close the doors on what you have.

the week started to pick up yesterday! I had the pleasure of doing a guest teaching spot at ALL ABOUT SCRAPBOOKS. Vanessa and Katrina are so funny and it was so nice to teach at their store! It reminded me how much i loved scrapbook teaching. YES i miss it in sooo many ways but not in so many others! They are having a big sale next week so pop in (link in side bar!).

THEN at about 3.50 yesterday the hard week i had turned MUCH better and it made me SQUEAL, it made me sooo HAPPY. I even rang Alison and instead of saying hello i screamed!!!!!

DRUM ROLL

I have been selected to be on the KSK design team! WOW i am soo happy! KSK has been my home for 3 years! I have made life long friends at KSK who make me laugh and giggle every day! We love to challenge each other, teach each other and CHAT!!!!! This has not only made my week it has made my year! So pop on over to see the gallery and be inspired by all the talent KSK has to offer! I can't wait to see everyone in October - have the drinks on ice Sal!!! We are celebrating our birthdays together!

Today I had the pleasure of going to scrapabout to say a farewell to Leanne and do Jen Hall's class. It was a great class and Jen's daily scrapping journal is SOOO cool. It was great to see it and i will do one soon i promise! I love the project I started and will finish it in the holidays.

Oh more news came in today - I have been asked to teach at a retreat in August at Meroo. More details shortly! It is the weekend of the 10th to the 12th and only costs $150 for wonderful food and a cozy location!

I am about to finish a massive pile of school work - I estimate I will finiah about 1am BUT i dont care as I am NOW HAPPPPPPYYYYYYYY!!!!!! and this week could not be worse than last week - COULD IT????

ROLL on holidays!!!!!

Farmer Max

Today I went to see Max and Millie from NEW McDonalds farm and on the long weekend I went to he farm with my mum and dad!

Mummy is STILL going crazy with reports - she still has English to go and then she has to mark 2 WHOLE class sets!!!!!!

Daddy did my hair the other night! Don't i look cool!

Alison J mummy will do your tag soon - promise.

mummy is addicted to Big Brother for the first time in years - read here if you want a sensatonal laugh read here http://relativelyspeaking.typepad.com/relatively_speaking/

and look down 2 posts!!!! Mummy laughed so much i think she nearly wet her pants

Boo!!!

My mummy is really busy writing reports! Poor thing has NO TIME to join in all the great challenges over at KSK . She played with me all morning at poppy's place, then I slept for 3.5 hours. Instead of writing reports she had a nanna nap!!!!!

I am about to go to bed so i hope she uses her time wisely and does not play on the computer! I hope she gets her work done so she can get her scrapping time BACK!!!!!

Happy FIRST birthday to my friend Sophie - i had a great time at your party! thankyou

Lee tagged my mummy. But she has done the 7 random things before and to think of another 7 would waste more rport writing time - so i will tell you 7 random things about me!

1. I throw a tantrum at least one time a day to TRY and get my own way! (not working).

2. I LOVE keys! I carry them around everywhere when i can.

3. I love crawling in my tunnel and hiding from everyone.

4. I am usually a good listener. I can follow directions given by my mum and will go and get what she asks me to get.

5. I have a new swimming teacher and I DISLIKE her! I want Debbie back she was the best swimming teacher, she was sweet and easy! My new one is strict and makes my swim for a metre by myself so i ignore her and NOW i cry at swimming. This makes me swallow lots of water!

6. i can ring my mummy's friends on her mobile! Lucky Aunty Alison gets lots of calls!

7. I sleep in! Yep mummy loves this! On Saturday i woke at 9am! I am POPULAR!!!

I tag my friend Zoe!!

Hi!!!

WOW I was happy and inspired to see what Kim Archer has done!!!!! I have signed up for one of her classes as with a 16 month old it is hard to get out of the house to scrap!!!!! Although I did venture out last night for Alisons FANTASTIC photo editing class at scrapabout Aust!!!! I am really happy with what I leanrt and am about to go and explore the world of brushes and to find more actions!!!!

I had a great Sunday at the Paper Arts Festival at Homebush - I got to demonstrate some great product lines available from Addicted to craft. My fav are the gelitins stamps!!!!! LOVE them!

ok I have scrapped a little! I have used some of my new stamps on this one and CHECKout the great felt buttons from Scraploot Love them

Some of the new Daisy D rub-ons
Journaling reads

This BOY {turned one today!}
these photos remind me how sweet your cheeks are,
how you watch with wonder,how you smile at everything and enjoy life.

Going to sit on the edge of my seat for the last five minutes of prison break!!!!!!