Yep ... 3 whole days.
This weekend (commencing Thursday night) i am off to the SCRAPBOOKnBITS RETREAT !
Hoping to get lots done (but will probably get lots of chatting done as usual) LOL!
Will be back to share next week.
Have a great weekend :O)
JULIE x
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
I REALLY MUST
try and update this thing a little more regularly.
The weeks just go way to fast ... i think i'm doing ok then realise that it has been over a week !
We've been busy (as usual) but not doing anything terribly exciting ...
Last Sunday i took Blake shopping for his Winter wardrobe. Once upon a time i looooved a day out shopping ... these days i treasure my time at home and shopping is a bit of a chore. But we did have a lovely afternoon together and came home with all that we set out for. Our shopping trip wasn't without drama though .... we had a hellraising experience with the new pay/ticket parking system at the shopping centre and almost had our car locked in .... but that is a whole other story that i won't go into !!
My hand is coming along well ... still has limits and lets me know if i'm "overdoing it" but on the whole i'm very happy with the progress.
Friday night i took Blake and two of his friends to the movies ... we were to go and see 'Indiana Jones' but at the last minute they decided they wanted to see 'Ironman' instead ... i was a little apprehensive thinking i would have to sit through one of them movies that would be so not me ... but ... i have to say that it was actually quite a good movie and i did enjoy it.
This weekend we have had a whole weekend of soccer. Yesterday was their normal game (2 all draw) and then the boys had to back-up today to play a 'washed out' game from a few weeks ago (nil all draw) ... so much for weekend plans!
We are starting to get very excited about our holiday to America .... we have received the final intinary and details from the travel agent and have spent lots of time on the internet looking at our accommodation/s, all the theme parks and other attractions we will be visiting, reading up on their "tipping system" (this is something that has got me a little worried cause i want to make sure we do the right thing), etc etc. All of this has stirred up lots of excitement and taken over the general topic of conversation in our house !! Bring on September !!
On the countdown for this week too .... this weekend is the Scrapbook'n'Bits Weekend Retreat .... Yipppee (Thursday to Sunday) ... three days of uninterrupted scrapping, chatting etc.
I'm all ready for the workshop i am hosting ... here are a few more sneak peaks...
Hope you have all had a lovely weekend ...
Have a great week.
JULIE x
The weeks just go way to fast ... i think i'm doing ok then realise that it has been over a week !
We've been busy (as usual) but not doing anything terribly exciting ...
Last Sunday i took Blake shopping for his Winter wardrobe. Once upon a time i looooved a day out shopping ... these days i treasure my time at home and shopping is a bit of a chore. But we did have a lovely afternoon together and came home with all that we set out for. Our shopping trip wasn't without drama though .... we had a hellraising experience with the new pay/ticket parking system at the shopping centre and almost had our car locked in .... but that is a whole other story that i won't go into !!
My hand is coming along well ... still has limits and lets me know if i'm "overdoing it" but on the whole i'm very happy with the progress.
Friday night i took Blake and two of his friends to the movies ... we were to go and see 'Indiana Jones' but at the last minute they decided they wanted to see 'Ironman' instead ... i was a little apprehensive thinking i would have to sit through one of them movies that would be so not me ... but ... i have to say that it was actually quite a good movie and i did enjoy it.
This weekend we have had a whole weekend of soccer. Yesterday was their normal game (2 all draw) and then the boys had to back-up today to play a 'washed out' game from a few weeks ago (nil all draw) ... so much for weekend plans!
We are starting to get very excited about our holiday to America .... we have received the final intinary and details from the travel agent and have spent lots of time on the internet looking at our accommodation/s, all the theme parks and other attractions we will be visiting, reading up on their "tipping system" (this is something that has got me a little worried cause i want to make sure we do the right thing), etc etc. All of this has stirred up lots of excitement and taken over the general topic of conversation in our house !! Bring on September !!
On the countdown for this week too .... this weekend is the Scrapbook'n'Bits Weekend Retreat .... Yipppee (Thursday to Sunday) ... three days of uninterrupted scrapping, chatting etc.
I'm all ready for the workshop i am hosting ... here are a few more sneak peaks...
Hope you have all had a lovely weekend ...
Have a great week.
JULIE x
Friday, May 16, 2008
THIS WEEK .....
I can't believe how quickly the end of week keeps rolling around .... here we are at Friday again.
Wednesday i went back to the specialist and all the bandages came off and stitches came out .... [sigh] what a great feeling!
My hand is going really well .... lots of exercises now to get things back to full working capacity. It is amazing what a difference just two days has made ... as of today i can touch my thumb to my little finger ... only just, but pretty happy about that! Hoping to do a little 'scrapbooking therapy' this weekend he he !!
I go back in 4 weeks for my next check-up, so hoping all is in order by then!
Just 2 weeks 'til the SnB Retreat .... really looking forward to this! A '3 nighter' this time .... hope to get lots done.
I am also hosting a 'Family Canvas Album' workshop ....
here is a sneak peak ...
If you want to join in on a little fun this weekend ... i am running a fun competition over at SnB .... it is really easy .... have a look HERE
Talk soon,
JULIE x
Wednesday i went back to the specialist and all the bandages came off and stitches came out .... [sigh] what a great feeling!
My hand is going really well .... lots of exercises now to get things back to full working capacity. It is amazing what a difference just two days has made ... as of today i can touch my thumb to my little finger ... only just, but pretty happy about that! Hoping to do a little 'scrapbooking therapy' this weekend he he !!
I go back in 4 weeks for my next check-up, so hoping all is in order by then!
Just 2 weeks 'til the SnB Retreat .... really looking forward to this! A '3 nighter' this time .... hope to get lots done.
I am also hosting a 'Family Canvas Album' workshop ....
here is a sneak peak ...
If you want to join in on a little fun this weekend ... i am running a fun competition over at SnB .... it is really easy .... have a look HERE
Talk soon,
JULIE x
Sunday, May 11, 2008
a MOTHERS DAY outing
Just a short post & few pics 'cause i'm "one handed" at the moment ...
Had a wonderful day starting with a yummy breakfast and lots of gorgeous presents; a mixture of shopping and gifts from the school Mother's Day Stall (so cute) but the most special being a hand stitched placemat with "i love u mum" done in needlework/embroidery (a school project) .... just melts your heart !!
Then we set off for a driving day (along with my mum & dad) up & around 'Barrington Tops'.
Mum + Blake
Us ... (i worked out how to use the timer) !
We stopped at a lovely little park at Stroud and enjoyed a homebaked morning tea; and once up in the National Park had a BBQ sausage sizzle with yummy damper!
The drive through Barrington Tops was beautiful .... a long journey but beautiful ... all the way through to the other side to Scone!!
One of the things i love is seeing wildlife in their natural enviroment.
some of these ...
and these (a bit blurry but i'm sure you can see it's a kookabura LOL !!)
and you know your in the country when you have to stop for these gorgeous things ...
Feeling good after breathing in all that fresh country air :O) ... off for a shower, pj's and an early night.
Hope all you super women (aka - mothers) had a wonderful day.
JULIE x
Had a wonderful day starting with a yummy breakfast and lots of gorgeous presents; a mixture of shopping and gifts from the school Mother's Day Stall (so cute) but the most special being a hand stitched placemat with "i love u mum" done in needlework/embroidery (a school project) .... just melts your heart !!
Then we set off for a driving day (along with my mum & dad) up & around 'Barrington Tops'.
Mum + Blake
Us ... (i worked out how to use the timer) !
We stopped at a lovely little park at Stroud and enjoyed a homebaked morning tea; and once up in the National Park had a BBQ sausage sizzle with yummy damper!
The drive through Barrington Tops was beautiful .... a long journey but beautiful ... all the way through to the other side to Scone!!
One of the things i love is seeing wildlife in their natural enviroment.
some of these ...
and these (a bit blurry but i'm sure you can see it's a kookabura LOL !!)
and you know your in the country when you have to stop for these gorgeous things ...
Feeling good after breathing in all that fresh country air :O) ... off for a shower, pj's and an early night.
Hope all you super women (aka - mothers) had a wonderful day.
JULIE x
Sunday, May 04, 2008
In the past two weeks ....
i have obviously been very sidetracked and haven't blogged!
May the truth be known ... i have been around ... just hadn't gotten to updating.
Since my last post:
* The sun has come out .... yeah!! I am sure i absorb lots of happy energy from the sun ... i know we need rain but it makes me irritable and agitated.
* My Mum & Dad have come home ... Mum is on the improve but in the midst of organising lots of tests etc to find out what is going on. Thinking positive that nothing is majorly wrong and they'll be able to set off again real soon to continue holidaying.
* We celebrated Mum's birthday - 1st May (nice to have her home for this) ... Happy Birthday Mum! (sorry about the blurry photo)
* Blake is back at school ... that means we are back into the routine of uniforms, lunches, homework etc etc.
* I have done a truckload of scrapping ...
These LO's just for the fun of it
This is my niece Jessica and these gorgeous papers are the DreamStreet Birdie Bits range from S'n'B. I have used one of the long journalling diecuts to create a lift flap and this is the underneath.
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Using the scrummy new fancy Pants range ... this is a LO of Blake when he was about 4. He used to love answering the phone but would always pick it up and not even say 'hello' ... just "Who Is It?".
Last week was the 3 night 'Mega All Boyz Workshop' for SnB .... here are the 6 layouts and OTP projects ...
Joined in on the fun at the SnB National Scrapbook Day CyberCrop last night ... what a great bunch of ladies ... lots of madness & laughter (and a little bit of scrapbooking) as well as the hilarious 'Sexy Slippers' competition (which i 'didn't win ... i think it was poor attempt of photo editing to make my
legs un-hairy he he !!)
... and if your wondering why i'm wearing odd slippers, that's becuase i couldn't decided which ones i liked best !! LOL
I am currently finishing off a few projects for my committments during May 'cause on Tuesday i have surgery on my hand and will be out of action for a few weeks (hopefully i'll still pop and and say 'hi' and test out my one handed typing skills LOL!)
Hope you've all had a great weekend.
Keep smiling :O)
JULIE x
May the truth be known ... i have been around ... just hadn't gotten to updating.
Since my last post:
* The sun has come out .... yeah!! I am sure i absorb lots of happy energy from the sun ... i know we need rain but it makes me irritable and agitated.
* My Mum & Dad have come home ... Mum is on the improve but in the midst of organising lots of tests etc to find out what is going on. Thinking positive that nothing is majorly wrong and they'll be able to set off again real soon to continue holidaying.
* We celebrated Mum's birthday - 1st May (nice to have her home for this) ... Happy Birthday Mum! (sorry about the blurry photo)
* Blake is back at school ... that means we are back into the routine of uniforms, lunches, homework etc etc.
* I have done a truckload of scrapping ...
These LO's just for the fun of it
This is my niece Jessica and these gorgeous papers are the DreamStreet Birdie Bits range from S'n'B. I have used one of the long journalling diecuts to create a lift flap and this is the underneath.
+web.jpg)
Using the scrummy new fancy Pants range ... this is a LO of Blake when he was about 4. He used to love answering the phone but would always pick it up and not even say 'hello' ... just "Who Is It?".
Last week was the 3 night 'Mega All Boyz Workshop' for SnB .... here are the 6 layouts and OTP projects ...
Joined in on the fun at the SnB National Scrapbook Day CyberCrop last night ... what a great bunch of ladies ... lots of madness & laughter (and a little bit of scrapbooking) as well as the hilarious 'Sexy Slippers' competition (which i 'didn't win ... i think it was poor attempt of photo editing to make my
legs un-hairy he he !!)
... and if your wondering why i'm wearing odd slippers, that's becuase i couldn't decided which ones i liked best !! LOL
I am currently finishing off a few projects for my committments during May 'cause on Tuesday i have surgery on my hand and will be out of action for a few weeks (hopefully i'll still pop and and say 'hi' and test out my one handed typing skills LOL!)
Hope you've all had a great weekend.
Keep smiling :O)
JULIE x
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