YES ... I AM STILL ALIVE!

Nearly 2 weeks since my last post ... OMG ... just not enough hours in a day or days in a week lately!!

Just doing the usual things ... school, work, home, sport etc. etc.

Last weekend i was very spoiled and we had a Mothers Day Weekend (along with my mum and dad - as part of our present to my mum for M/Day)! We spent the weekend at Shoal Bay (i luv 'The Bay') and the weather was divine! Saturday night we went out for dinner ... had a yummy meal at The Fishing Club ... lovely atmospehere sitting on the outdoor deck looking over the water & boats. Sunday morning i was VERY spoiled with a scrummy cooked brekkie and beautiful gifts ... a gorgeous most fluffiest cuddliest bathrobe ever, new slippers, a gold euroball earrings set (3 different size pairs), a George Forman grill thingy (that i had been wanting since i blew up the other one when i toasted the cord between the 2 hotplates along with the foccacia ... oops!) ... and ... those precious Mother's Day Stall gifts (which a lot of thought was put into) ... a little scrapbooking folder set pack & a bead necklace along with a handmade card ... priceless! As i said ... VERY SPOILT!
We went out to the Taboggan Run park which was lots of fun (will share some pics when i can be bothered uploading)and then enjoyed a picnic lunch.

... If only every weekend could be Mother's Day !! LOL !!

Part of the present we gave my mum was this little mini flower album i made (which you may have seen on the SCRAPBOOKnBITS website)

This is the front cover.




Here are some random little flower pages



I love doing mini scrapbooking projects ... lots of fun!

Now for this week ...

Nothing out of the ordinary, except .... our tickets arrived at the Travel Agents for 'THE SUPRISE HOLIDAY'!!!

Ooooh .. i am sooo excited!!

For those of you who haven't got a clue what i am talking about ... last November i booked this holiday. It is for our 10th Wedding Anniversary and it is a surprise for my husband Mark (and Blake is coming too). He hasn't a clue where we are going - he just knows we are leaving the country (had to tell him this much to be able to organise passports) ...

We leave in 3 weeks ... Saturday, 9th June 2007 ... very exciting !!!!

Do you want to know where we are going .....





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Sorry can't tell ... it's a secret !?#@!! LOL!


I think this is enough blogging for one day ....

Off to wash dirty soccer clothes from this morning (Blake) and last night (Mark)and then to the kitchen ... I am in the mood for cooking!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

JULIE x

TAGGED

I've been tagged (thank you Jane) ...

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to blog about their seven things and post the rules as well. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

Here goes .....

1) I am totally "mouse-a-phobic" ... in simple terms .... totally freaked out by mice or even the thought of them!! Yes ... i am one of those women that would stand on a chair and wait for her husband to come home ... true!! Just a quick note for Jane (who's blog i have just finished reading) ... making "mice" for dessert ... OMG, that recipe would be so forbidden in our house LOL !!!

2) I am obsessed with achieving two lifetime goals ... owning a BMW and going to America/Disneyland. The latter is currently being arranged for October 2008 ... the BMW will have to wait a few more years!

3) When i was younger i was allergic to ice-cream ... grew out of my allergy with age (Not sure whether that is a good or a bad thing ... could have saved quite a few calories there !!)

4) I had always maintained that i was never getting married or having children ...
i have done both once ... it's all good!

5) I had never really "camped" until i met my husband ... our first weekend camping trip entailed 2 cars (one being a ute) packed to the brim with (in my opinion) "essentials" and "just in case items" (which included an ironing board) ... OMG, looking back it is a wonder he didn't leave me and my essentials at home!! LOL!! You'll be pleased to know (as was DH) that i became quite the "happy little camper" with just the bare essentials and we have enjoyed many camping trips over the years. We have now progressed to a caravan which is lots of fun too!

6) Hmmm ... thinking, thinking, thnking ....

7) I love watching Family Fued ... sad but true! I even visit the website and love doing the quizz thing which is where they get that "we've surveyed 100 people" thing ... and ... confession time ... even applied to go on Family Fued ... but ... never heard from Bert !!! LOL! So, there you go ... i am a self confessed "MOUSE-A-PHOBIC FAMILY FUED ADDICTED SCRAPBOOKING DAG" !!

So, now that all my friends would probably prefer to pretend they are not my friends (LOL) i don't know who to tag ... so ... if you haven't been tagged, or you would like to be tagged again ... consider yourself TAGGED!

Gosh i wander if you feel as long a time to read this as it felt to type it ??? (you know what i mean) ... thanks for stopping by ...

Have a great week!

JULIE x