January twenty-ten

WOW 31 days flew past, lets not hope every month goes like this.

1. We settled Flynn in to his new home.
2. Max enjoyed a 10 day swimming program.
3. No swimming for me due to my stitches from Child birth
4. Watching the Australian open.
5. HOT and humid nights.
6. Catch ups with friends.
7. Donna's birthday.
8. 2 phones dropped into the swimming pool.
9. A relaxing Australia day at home with family and a few friends to celebrate Max's 4th birthday.
10. Started to scrapbook again.

Layouts

A bit of a summer theme happening here.
I am very happy with this layout as it came together quite quickly and I used lots of OLDER papers from my stash that I thought I may never use.
Credit to Alison for the great photo.

Off to iron and then eat a yummy bake dinner cooked by Darren. YUM

tired!!!

Self inflicted.......up to 2am at a girlfriends house. We had a lovely dinner, chatted, looked at the MY SCHOOL website and chatted more. Dragging 2 kids home at that hour was surprisingly easy and it gave Max the chance to sleep without a nappy, and since we had success I am big boy night nappy FREE!!!! YAY

The MY SCHOOL webiste was very interesting. The data for BPS made me proud as it reflected the socio economic area and when you COMPARED it to richer type areas we really did very well. Our kids face some terrible things or life is not always stable and to do what they did in a "one off test" is fantastic.

have a great weekend, I am off for a Nanna nap (Yawn)!!!

Here is a layout I finished 2 days ago, Max's favourite thing - the water sprays!!!

a new routine

Today i would have gone back to school. Instead of walking into school at 8.00 I woke up at 8.15 after a 5am feed and some protest about sleeping in the cot (it was soooo hot last night)!!!!

Last night when I was texting Rel and missing her and BPS like crazy I was soooo sad, I even got teary/guilty again about being sad about school when all I wanted for 22 months was another baby and mat leave.

I went in today and packed up my maths room, I handed the keys in and walked out (after some good belly laughs) feeling alot more at ease and ready to cherish all this time off....which will FLY by.

I am excited preschool starts next Tuesday for Max and he and I will enjoy the break!!!! MAN I have sooo much planned for next week, hair appointment, scrapping, pedicure, cleaning, exercise, RELAXING....did I mention FREEDOM.....roll on when it is Monday Tuesday Wednesday I SAY!!!!

This is my time to be a full time mum, to enjoy the days I have with Flynn and with Max before he starts school next year.

here is a photo just because he is cute!!!!!

WOW 4 years old

4 years ago I was scrapping. Darren was out and i had eaten a massive serving of pasta and chocolate (not together). At 1.15am I went POP just as I rolled into bed.

4 years on and here he is today

strong willed

Happy

Funny

Charming

at times naughty

determined

switched on

chatty

a great imagination

playful

.......... and most importantly

all ours and gorgeous

I think in 5 years time I am in for some trouble

Happy Australia day to ALL xxxxx

and she scraps!!!!

for the first time since July.......oh how I missed it

this layout is a copy of MY layout....it was LOST on the way back from photographing and was in scrapbooking memories way back in early 2008 (v9 n9). So I copied it as I adored it sooooo much and hated it being LOST somewhere out there

this LO is for the sketch challenge over at scrapbook savvy

oh it feels great to scrap again. AND i have 2 cool NEW tools the Martha Stewart LOOPY punch which I adore AND a scrapbooking Singer sewing machine. Scrapbooking was ruining my $900 Janome. So I went to the sewing machine shop in Liverpool and spoke to join who has been there since I did year 7 textiles and he sold me a gorgeous machine for $125......he has good ones for scrapping from $50 and as my Janome cost $250 to service it is well worth it.

off to scrap more....still WAITING for project life to arrive

swimming

As my OB said I am NOT to swim for at least 5-6 weeks (darn stitches) I decided to book Max into the 2 week swim program. It got us up and out of the house for 10 days and he had a ball with the kids in his class. Suzanne is the BEST teacher. At one point she said to me that Max frustrates her as she expects sooo much from him as he is soooo good, but then she has to remember how young he is and that is why sometimes he just does NOT GET what she is asking him to do, ie butterfly arms, he has the kick but still does freestyle arms. I think one day he will swim butterfly very well as his kick is strong and the arms will come. This program also made me think back on the good old days when every school holidays (when I was at UNI) I would teach kids how to swim......lessons every day really make a difference...it sinks in (pardon the pun).

Here is his report

it was a great 10 days.....looking forward to when term swimming goes back

2 weeks old

and YES the Russell photo tradition in this house WILL continue with Flynn

Flynn at 2 weeks.

He loves a cuddle.

He sleeps through most of the noise that this house creates.

He is feeding very well.

He gets the hiccups at least 2-3 times a day.

He loves to be wrapped.

He will rarely take a dummy.

He can be put down awake and will go to sleep.

He has long arms, long legs and long toes with not much fat on them.

He wears 0000 size clothing.

And to share here is Max at 4 weeks in 2006..........