July Twenty-ten

School Holidays...lots of rest at home watching DVDs. We hibernated like bears.

Callum came over for a play date.

Toy sale shopping.

Went to see Marmaduke with Tina, Anabel, Cameron and Alyssa and Narelle and I saw twilight.

Alyssa's and Cameron's birthday. Cooper's 1st birthday.

Back to work for 2 days.

Worked with Karen again for the first time in 7.5 years.

Disney on Ice.

A late Tupperware and Jewellery party at Narelle's....in bed at 3.30am

Alanah's birthday - a lovely BBQ and a late Sunday night.

Eclipse

more from the twilight saga..........i just go along for the ACTION!!!!!! and the SENSATIONAL company xxxxx and did i mention the scenery..................................

plus the fact that pop corn, chocolate, diet coke and chips made up the food groups for the night

love ya long time Rel xxxxxx

let me entertain you

Here is a double layout I did at the retreat I organised at Long Point in June this year. I did not get much done, but I had a great time and caught up with great friends and met some wonderful new ones too, (hi Chrissy). Can't wait to do it all again in June 2011.
While away I did this double, a single layout and caught up on some project life. I think it was midnight on Friday and Sandra and I had still not really done much at all, but heck we were having a good giggle and catch up so all was fine.


On Sunday I wanted my photo of the day to be with Jen Hall. I was lucky enough to have Jen as one of my first scrapbook teachers in 2002. SHE gave me the bug, she inspired me to start scrapping ME. It is because of her that I have over 50 pages telling the story of my life.
I feel like I have watched her life unfold with her gorgeous girls over the last 8 years. She is one sensational mum and I am so happy scrapbooking introduced us. Jen made the COOLEST invitations for her daughters birthday on our weekend away. She reminds me of all the fun things motherhood has to offer, and the fact that it is a roller coaster ride...... thanks Jen and I hope to catch up soon xx

off to get something else done before ROUTINE bites me in the BUM xxxxx

farmer Max

I love how a photo can bring back that moment, photos for me provoke so much feeling. I love it how photos can take you back to that time, so close you sometimes feel like you were there again.

Here is the layout I am teaching this Wednesday at Scissors Paper Smock.....call the store and book in. It is guaranteed to be 2 hours of fun.

Flynn

You are my little pudding, My Frederick, my little chop!
You are starting to be very vocal. You say buba, gah and ahhhhh.
You are looking for food and grunt when you see it.
You love sucking on a peeled apple and eat all the vegetables and fruit purees I give you.
You grab my hair or necklace and pull it.
You wake a lot during the night, you are getting worse not better and I need to stop spoiling you, but I just can't help it.
You are such an easy baby and it makes me sad you are my last baby as I would have another 2 of you.
You kick your legs when you see Max. You laugh and giggle at everything he does or says.
You love to snuggle.

NOW

I have been doing lots of PROCRASTINATING, thinking, soul searching......pondering really!!!
It is time to go BACK to work in about 12 days and it is breaking my heart. I walked out crying and I think i will go back in crying. Lets face it I NEED to go back, I am a WANT type of girl, i want expensive camera equipment, nice clothes, holidays and scrapbook stuff....and hey the adult conversation is GREAT!!!! My school is fantastic, some of my closest and dearest friends work there, and I will get to work with K again after 7 years and that makes me happy too. BUT I just LOVE being a mum, I love picking Max up from preschool, i love snuggles with Flynn. I have been enjoying spending time with my gorgeous dad and am thankful for all that he does. I HATE thinking about child care and the dramas it brings. I love spending time at home, I have loved my routine over the last 6 months. I still have LOTS on my to do list. I am not ready to give up feeding even though everyone tells me it is time. I have NO appropriate clothing as all of a sudden Summer stuff is in the stores in JULY!!!!!
I guess it is just for 2 days and that means next year I will be able to extend my part time further, meaning i can enjoy the simple pleasure of picking Max up from school and enjoying my cutie-pies 2nd year. I need to let go, i need to relax. It will be hard to get back into the swing of things and the control freak inside may just not cope.....but hey even if i was a billionaire I would still work half a day at BPS as i DO love it so xxxxx

june scrapbooking

I didn't meet my quota of a layout a day but I am happy with some of the layouts I got done.

News and a class

I am happy to be teaching scrapbooking again at Scissors Paper Smock. I loved scrapbook teaching back in the day, life just became to crazy with a young child and teaching a demanding class at school. My class is on Wednesday, July 21 at 10.30. Yes I know I need night classes, I just need to wait until Flynn settles down as he is still feeding and is now rejecting the bottle.
Here is part of the layout......

I am a passionate scrapbook teacher, I love sharing ideas and talking about scrapbooking, I could do it all day!!!!!!

It is using a 2 Crafty tree and speaking of 2 Crafty......I am so happy to have been selected to be on the design team. Pop over to the 2Crafty blog and look at the other lovely girls I am going to be working with!!!!!! I can't wait to I get my hands on some of the fantastic chipboard!!!!!!

I want my routine back

oh gee how I missed my routine for those last 2 weeks of term. I had such a great thing going and then my poor Maxy ended up in hospital with a broken elbow and everything changed, and once term 3 starts the routine will change too. I feel like I am playing catch up.............i just don't want my leave to end, i love staying home and being a mum.
I am really going to miss walking through that preschool gate on a Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
why do all good things come to an end???

I need to promise myself to still take time.
I need to remember that I am going back now so I can stretch out this part time leave for many years and not have to rush back to pay bills.