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.....

wooohooo holidays!!!!!

yes today is the first day of the two week mid year holidays....and yes im up early...what the!!!! oh well am putting it to good use..blogging!!!

Just a quick share of some scrapping of done recently....

For chookscraps amazing race, New Zealand...

Just because....

Chookscraps sketch...

Scraplounge challenge...

Well im off to blog hop!!!!

cheers...

Been fishing....

love the colours in this fish i caught..a parrot fish..apparently they are delicious to eat,but im not sure i want to eat such a pretty fish...

But i will definately be scrapping the photos..lol





well have done some more scrapping..so here is another quick share...
This one was for over at chookscraps....their amazing race comp....

another amazing race entry....

A challenge at scraplounge..

Thats all for now thanx for visiting....

Just a quick post....
Im loving double layouts at the moment...
Love this;

Ive decided to join the blog..scrap that baby

Trying to get all jacks baby photos done, as a i have a new photo editing program thought id go back and fix up some photos and scrapthem...
We all love the baby photos..
So will be doing that for a while...
cheers..

I got a new editing program for my photos so couldnt wait to try it here are some i have taken recently and photoshopped, i soo love photography..

Jack had a tupperware party...yeh i know,but he put hisa hand up for one so he had a making playdough party..the kids even got to keep the hat and apron..pretty coolhey...

Blue playdough

At a vacantlot on a cool winters day..

Jacks stepsister Katelyn..

Love how the colours have comeout...

Cheeky smile....

Black and whites always special....

Sports day and Jack had new orthotics sofor the first time he was running...so proud i was...not a first place in sight for him but he enjoyed everyminute of this new found freedom...

Im loving this day off!!!!!

Gee its been so long.....work takes upsomuch time in my life,and then there is Jack...He is enjoying his second year in prep, and he is starting to catch on with a few things. His diagnosis of GDD still makes life tough for him,but he is getting there..
So to share some layouts ive completed in between working and life....

Here is one i did for Chook scraps using their sketch..

This one was a sketch over at scraplounge..
Another scraplounge layout..in theri beinspired comp...
And my fav for now...this one was for the chookscraps amazing race challenge....
well nearly school holidays hope to catch up before then..so see you soon....

Well im back at work, so fast went my holidays i reay wonder what i did in all that time??? One thing thoough i did manage to do some scrapping, yay, so have heaps to share...And also fixed up my scrapping space, so the holidays werent all that wasted...hehehehehehehe...

Jack started prep today again.....Why is that i hear you ask?..My gorgeous boy has GDD...Global Developemental Delay. In my next post ill enlighten you all..Very complicated but needless to say he needed to repeat prep, but he seems a lot happier for it.

So here are some of my scrapping layouts...
This was for a chokscraps challenge, love the colours in this...

This was for the scraplounges new weekly challenges, called "Be Inspired", i actuaslly won the weeks comp for this one, so pop in and take a look they have one challenge weekly...Gets the mojo going...


And this is my scrap space. Scrapbook savvy are having a little challenge to show your scrapping space, so here is mine, in the garage, but at least i can have peace and quite cause no one comes in there..lol

Thats all for now, more next time..

Cheers....