Well time is rushing by ..not long till school starts, im back at work and Jack starts grade one...all very excitng except....

I have a problem with Jack which stems from his..ASD..

HE HATES WEARING SHOES, SAYS HIS FEET ITCH...he grew out of his old ones and wont wear any others, they all have problems but at the moment its itchy feet...we go back to school in a week and my son wont put shoes on...and if i force them on..we have a major meltdown for hours....so i take them off as people in the street stare at me and jack, especially when i have to drag around a screaming child...any one have any suggestions?

Anyways....
I have a few last layots of 2011 to share....

Okies off to bed..chow!!!!

Back again....i have done a couple of layouts for some sites, scrap the boys and white with one...

So to begin with i have my SCRAP THE BOYS challenge layout..

we had to use as inspiration these colours..

And here is my layout...
I really loved those colours together...The photo was taken at a friends farm thought we would do kids and animals,,,it was fun..though the poor lam didnt look like he was enjoying it and jack just wanted to let him go...

Now my challenge for white with one was White + chritmas themed +Christmas photo..
here is my layout..


Love christmas colours and this stray cat loved jack....
So off now to scrap some more challenges..yay..i love holidays..

Well as promised im back...

Happy new year to all....

Last year wasnt a great year..losing my mum was so hard and still so difficult..but we still move on....i miss her very much. Its hard loosing ur mum , because like so many mother daughter relationships, we had our ups and downs and our fair share of arguements..And i often sit and wonder, if i had done more, been more compassionate, more loving, would i feel different/...Dont get me wrong, i loved my mum dearly, but in saying that we could only be together for small amounts of time before i had a meltdown.. Our parenting styles were different, i was a late baby for my parents at 42, they came from a very strict time, and i must say i didnt suffer from the occassonal smack, in fact i respected my parents so much, especially when i became a parent..but my parenting skills changed with each child..and by the time i had Jack at 39, i wasnt so tough on him..Perhaps because i didnt have the stamina or strength to run after him....time out is now my parenting style, especially with jacks autism...im still learning what works though...always learning as i get older...learning that as a mum there is nothing my kids could do or say that would never make me stop loving them in some way..So as i reflect on my own mother, im sure she feels the same way about me, her wayward daughter...

ut efore i go some more of 2011 scrapping....

Cheers...

Well once again its just been too long....So where to start....

Well lets see in short...
August... my son wrote my car off.....He walked away from it with gravel rash...I do believe an angel watched over him...(my mother.)...photos to follow in my next post...

We moved into our new house...lots of plans....not much time to convey these plans into my vision...but these holidays ive started...will keep an update on our progress....

Went on retreat, got some scrapping done..yay!!!!

Brought new car.....not as cool as my old one..but im learning to love it..slowly....

And now its christmas holidays time to catch up...on everything..without my mum its so hard...

So this is a short blog post...but i wanted to show some of my scrapping have managed to do..

Cheers..

now i promise i will be ack later......sooner than later....

PDD-NOS.Jacks diagnosis...

The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) refers to delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. Parents may note symptoms of PDD in children as early as infancy, and typically onset is prior to three years of age.
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), which includes atypical autism (or is also called atypical autism).

Because of the "NOS", which means "not otherwise specified", it is hard to describe what PDD-NOS is, other than its being an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some people diagnosed with PDD-NOS are close to having Asperger syndrome, but do not quite fit. Others have near full fledged autism, but without some of its symptoms. The psychology field is considering creating several subclasses within PDD-NOS.

I knew from the very beginning that things just werent right...Slow to reach all his milestones...Not talking properly, not walking properly, not communicating, or eating well.

But everyone always gave me an excuse.."He has older siblings, he doesnt need to talk or walk"..He is spoilt, this is why he behaves the way he does....Always some reason...

Well i didnt sit back and listen...i worried, i cried when he was otrasized at daycare, no friends, prefered his own company, never particiapted, never had anything to show, bit people, spat on people, licked everything in sight. Smelt people, ate things he shouldnt, didnt like loud noises, low pain tolerance and no idea of consequences...

And fianlly someone who has listened, who took time to watch, who asked questions, who now has put us all on a path to understanding, to learning,to success...

So my advice to parents who may think their child has a problem, keep looking, keep asking questions and dont listen to those who have no understanding of what your talking about..

Mums know...listen to your instincts...

Well this weekend ive been scrapping up a storm...and its only Saturday!!!!

So i have a few to share..

The to one is a fav of mine, a sketch over at Scraplounge. Jack held his own tupperware party. It was a cooking party. All the kids got aprons and hats and made playdough...It was fun...

This first one is for chookscraps sketch challenge, i also put it in as a second layout in scraplounge Be Inspired

This next one is for Chookscraps CC challenge to scraplift from the gallery...

Next is for Scraplounge CC, another scraplift challenge..It also talks aout our diagnosis with Jack..

Once again Chookscraps CC challenge..they are basing their theme on Dustin Hoffman movies, you should check it out..makes for some interesting challenges... ---------->

This is the entry for the challenge for the Amazing race over at Chookscraps..

To use red and yellow..very challenging...

Scraplounge monthly challenge to doodle.

My first entry into the scraplounge Be Inspired challenge, to use some of my fav colours of the moment..

Well thats all for now...Still doing some more challenges, praying mojo holds out....

Till next time...cheers

Well once again its been to long...

My gorgeous mother, mum, friend, confidant, passed away on July 2nd 2011.Its still hard to even write this, the pain still raw, cutting. My loss so great, it matches my sadness. Getting old is so painful, seeing someone you love with all your heart die from cancer...so soul destroying...

But she did have a long, loving life. She was 87. Her life was not easy, as most people of her era would tell you... She saw so much change, cars, telephones, computers, supermarkets, the stories she could tell. We used to roll our eyes, as the same stories would resurface time and again. But now.......

What i wouldnt get to hear her speak to me, to tell a story, to smell her, to touch her, to tell her one last time how much i loved her......

I miss you mum....

My mum is in the middle...check out those bikes...

1941...my mum was 16..here..

With my dad who was waiting in heaven for her...

Mum and me...

Jack and mum not long before she passed away..

We miss you mum....

Ill be back with some scrapping later.....