Well i admit it, being a mum again at 42 is hard..Well yes i did have Jack three years ago when i was 39, but i was still considered old and now, well i think im ready for the nursing home..lol..All my other children were disciplined severly for wrong doings, and they have turned out incredibly respectful of older memebers of the public, respectful of police and teachers and those in authority. They know right from wrong and have not gotten any police criminal or juvenile records..as of yet..lol..and im very proud of them..BUT..jack is a different kettle of fish..where once i did not permit the kids to eat in my lounge room..jack does it frequently, bottles and dummies were abandonerd at 18 months, Jack still has a night bottle, toilet training started at 18 months and was completed by 2 years, dry nights by three years..jack has yet to even see a potty. I would run and chase my kids for being naughty with a swift whack on the nappy and a good talking too..now im lucky to have gotten out of my seat and the wrongdoing is forgotten, i cant run as fast as him, he is cheeky no end, and most misdameanors go unpunished. Those that he is punished for, become a game and are repeated constantly, which just wears me down..So is this because im older, and less able to run as fast, is it beacuse i perhaps am a little more forgiving of the little things or is it beacause ive seen so many kids go wrong, have wondered about the law and its allowance of child punishment versus abuse.. where using a brand or product or practise was accepted now its frowned upon ie putting honey on dummies, or glyserine on them, not allowed now....Where once i would smack my kids and feel i had done the right thing now i just feel guilty..hmmm parenting sure has changed, or is it just me?

Ok enough of the philosophy of parenting on to some sharing...

This layout is for the embellished sketch..

This is for the colour challenge over at mystical scrapbooks
These couple were for the first cc over at the new scraplounge..

These are from the chook scraps site the first one is from the CC, the second is from survivor.

Th last two were from challenges at mystical.


well thats all for now have a great weekend!!!
cheers

oooohhh its been so long..

Naughty blogger..

So busy with work and loving it..
Im a real teacher now..or so ive been told..lol

I finally got my first teachers badge from a school..You know it has your name and the school emblem and the school name and at the bottom it says teacher..

Yeh well im really proud to wear it and soo excited.. But alas my son got his year 12 badge on the same day..lol..So of course he thinks its better than mine..But mines bigger i say..mines gold he says..well i get paid to wear mine..well he says i didnt have to pay to wear mine..lol..ok you win i sigh..he then pipes up and says..so this means your a real teacher now?..Well ive been working there since last year,,i hope i am a real teacher now....hmmmm a small child also said that to me in the playground today..Oh miss she says in the cutest voice..you have a badge now does that make you a real teacher now?..lol out of the mouths of babes..

And so far behind in my sharing..

so here we go with a few layouts ive managed to completye in between being a real teacher ,, a real mum,,even though i dont have a badge to prove it i wear my stretch marks like a badge..lol.and also being the cook and the cleaner..again no badges for those jobs...

Firstky some DT work for chookscraps using the gorgeous monthly pack for February.

Stephanie and her boyfriend sharing a girly moment..too sweet..

A couple of 6x12 layouts which i enjoy doing..

These are for fun layouts and some comps as well.

Ok off to do some teacher work..seeing as im a real teacher now...lol

cheers

Its raining again!

I love the rain sooo much..Its giving our poor dams which were down to 17% last year, giving them a wonderful top up..hopefully if it can contnue we will have lesser water restrictions. My garden is looking amazing. All the plants i thought had died are springing back to life..The only one complaining is Craig. This weather means cutting the grass once a week. But what once was a desert dustbowl front and back yard is now a rainforest..And i know why its raining too, See i got my electricity bill in december and nearly fainted.. Worked out it was because i was working and lazy and using the clothes dryer everyday..The clothes line was a forgotten relic of my past.. Lost in the backyard with no path leading to it anymore. A forgotten symbol of simpler times.. But..armed with my electricity bill i ventured out to find the long lost companion of many towelling nappies, countless school uniforms and basketfulls of underwear and childrens garments. And guess what? I found it. Nestled behind the house. A sorry sight with the lines sagging and the metal rusing. Cobwebs strewn all over..Not a peg to be seen!!! Oh old friend i have returned. I fixed the lines and scrapped off the rust, and hosed the cobwebs away. A trip to the shop and two packs of pegs later i was happily hanging out the washing.. The sun shone down and all was well.. Until the rains came..lol..so its farewell new friend and back to the dryer ..till this rain stops..

I have some sharing to do ...

Went to a crop yesterday at Jodys house. She has decided to open a shop herself from home, so good luck Jody..Had a great time yesterday, cant wait to go back..

Now dont forget this weekend at chookscraps we are having our cyber crop..

So pop on over and join in .

We have also strted a new competition, which im running. We had it last year called Chookscraps survivor island.. So much fun. This year its double the prizes, double the island and double the amount of challenges.. So come on and sign up. It starts friday the 25th of this month..

Now have done some DT work for chookscraps using their monthly pack..gorgeous papers. The pack is used in conjunction with the monthly scrap pack challenge. Another thing to look at whilst your over at chooks.

And here are some ive done over the past two weeks..





Well thats all for now..time to put another load of washing in the dryer..Whats that, i hear the whisperings of a desperate little voice coming from outside..its saying....."dont forget me..donet forget me..."...huh..me and my silly mind..

cheers

Well the holidays are flying by and i dont seem to have scrapped as much as id like to.

The weather here is just perfect for scrapping, rain , rain, and more rain...yay!

Funny thing is we got Jack a large sand pit for xmas and he hasnt had more than 1 hour of use since xmas morn..I went to change the cover as it was full of water and when i lifted it off it was like the tide had come in on a beach..lol..the sand was covered in gorgeous clear rain water..I said to the boys, can you get some buckets and empty the water out of Jacks sand pit..Oh and pour the water over the garden...Doh!!! silly me as i look around: our back yard is half flooded and the garden and mulch have floated away sometime in the last two weeks. So as i chuckle to myself and my boys give me the, "what is she talking about- look"..i am still in water restriction mode and using my water wisely..lol..

So now for some scrapping:

I found a new web site ive been visiting called Mystical scrapbooks

So these are a few layouts ive done for it.....

Yes using all my christmas photos..

This was for the 123 challenge December:

Now chookscraps are having a cyber crop next weekend. I cant show you the layouts for the challenges just yet but i can give you a few sneak peaks.. well thats all for now..But before i go id just like to say thanks for all the gorgeous messages concerning mine and Craigs engagement..You have all been so gracious and loving..
Now to set a date!
cheers

Well i wanted to take a photo of my engagement ring, but am unable to have it on my finger yet as it needs to be resized so here it is in the box.

As ive been married before i didnt want the traditional diamond solitaire so when we have looked at jewellery i like blue stones and a ring that wont get caught on anything in my busy schedual as a mum.. So i think Craig did a wonderful JOB AT CHOOSING THIS BEAUTIFUL RING.. And it is just a bit too small due to the fact that i ate way too much chrissy pudding and cakes..well thats my story and im sticking to it...lol

christmas cake, pudding and tinsel:
Wow all over red rover for another year..

• Well Alex had his alarm set for 5am and he camped in the lounge room, so as not to miss out on any excitement.


• I was awake a 5.23 am, out of bed and into the lounge.


• Alex was awake and ready to get things rolling.


• I always have a coffee and christmas cake for breakfast whilst the unwrapping happens.


• Alex ran upstairs to get Mike, Steph and Nik awake.


• Then all of them traipsed into Jacks room where nanny was awake and getting out of bed.


• But Jack was sound asleep.


• A tickle and a kiss, still nothing.


• Alex was not going to be put off, loud talking to Jack and move him around.


• Jack woke up smiling. Why is everyone in my room?


• Everyone piles into their spots in the lounge with Craig as the present giver. He says he hates christmas but he loves being the center of attention, the santa, the giver of gifts.


• An hour or so later and its total choas in the room. Piles of paper and ribbon.


• Where is Jack, hopefully not lost under all the paper.


• Perhaps he is playing with his ride on shrek car, or his large dump truck or his blocks or any number of toys santa left.


• But no we hear a gigle and a rustle of paper and in the kitchen on the floor is a happy little boy playing games. With an empty box and some cellophane..


• Hmm would have saved santa a heap of money if he had put emptyboxes and paper on his christmas list.


• Well lunch was prawn cocktails, ham, turkey, roast pork and all the trimmings.


• with pudding, custard and trifle for dessert.


• Craig curled up on the bed asleep with his chopper book in hand.


• Alex upstairs playing his electric guitar.


• Steph at boyfriends.


• Mike asleep on the lounge with a silly cracker hat atop his head.


• Nanny having a nap in with Jack asleep in his bed.


• And me, well some little elf has to clean the dishes and put away the food. pack the crockery sweep the floor and find a place for all the paper.


• and as i sit quietly smelling gorgeous from my new purfume, wearing a new shirt and slippers, i gaze at my hand and smile as i remeber this morning as my darling partner of many years proposed to me. In the quiet between the waking and the kids coming down, on bended knee he asked me to marry him.


• i said yes.


• so i sat back and pondered the makings of a wedding in the new year,


• happy new year everyone..

yes santa has been and flown home for another year..

merry christmas everyone!

Hi all!!!

Its beginning to feel a lot like christmas...

Well havnt i been the worse blogger out!

Ive been working full time and just have had no energy or creativity in me..

And with christmas fast approaching i cant believe how fast this year has gone.

We did do our yearly secret santa..well its not so secret at our house..lol..Hoping this year my eldest son , who got his nanny to give a gift to, puts a bit more thought into his present than last year.. Last year he had Jack, who was all of 18 months old.. He bought him a Micheal Jackson CD. Ok he did this because he is Michael and Jack is jackson. Yes it took thought but Jack wont be using this CD for many years yet..Karma though has come round and Jack has Michael as his gift receiver this year. He got Michael a CD this year but more of Mikes music.

This years gift list goes like this

Craig(daddy) - chopper books to read,

Me - perfume

Mike - pool cue

Steph - camera

Nik - watch

Alex - electric guitar

Jack - anything that is loud and noisy..lol

so we will see just who has been naughty and who has been nice.....

Ive also taken some pre xmas shots which I will share..

These two layouts were done fro EMM as the guest designer..What a wonderful pack of goodies i got from Rondell..


These next layouts have been done for different CCs..and online comps

Not sure if ive shared these out of Stephs album. But here they are anyways...




ok, im off to do a photo shoot with the kids, so hopefully some more chrissy pics to scrap..

Oh i love christmas.