A couple more shares

Thought I would share a couple more LOs. These 2 are part of a DT Comp I am taking part in for Arty Pants. A bit of fun.

First one, we had to take inspiration from an ad in a magazine

The second one we had to use our blog title.


As for us, we are all doing ok - except Andrew. He has a cracked rib!! He was playing bootball (a form of baseball minus the bat!) at school. It was his turn and he was running to make a home run. One of the kids thought it would be funny to stand in his way. Andrew wasn't watching - he was watching the ball, but turned just in time to see the kid. He did a big dive over the kid (they all thought he looked like Superman!!) and landed flat on his chest. So he got pretty winded and is very very sore. So he is home for the next couple of days.
So because of that, Joel and I are trying to be out as much as possible cause all Joel wants to do is play with Daddy and jump on Daddy. Not a good idea.
Apart from that, life is going well.

Till next time

Some Layouts to share

Just wanted to share some of the latest LOs I've done. They were both for Bon's CyberCrop which finished on Tuesday.
First one was Bon's colour challenge - had to use pink, purple, black and or grey. Had to have a pic of you and friend and a quirky title that only they would know!

Second one was a blind challenge - you follow instructions without a sample to show you how they page may turn out. I was pretty happy with how they both turned out.

Apart from that, not a lot happening around here. Although I have renewed my love of reading. Just finished the Twilight books - I started the first one the weekend before Easter and I finished the 4th one on Wednesday.
Have just started a new book called The Bronze Horseman. I am reading it for a book club that I have joined. It's very exciting.

Anyway, better go and do something useful

Till next time

Still kicking

So I am still alive and kicking - unsure if anyone is out there still reading this but I thought I'd better update anyway. I really want to be better at this from now on.
So what I have been up to over the last few weeks. So much has happened. Firstly Andrew, Joel and I went on holidays together. We went to Adelaide over Easter, to catch up with my sister Clare and Matt and Sadie. It was so nice to hang out again. Beth and Stuart were over as well (my other sister and her boyfriend). Sadie and Joel had a great time together - although Joel was a bit protective of his toys and Sadie just wanted to play with them all - and suck and munch on them!

Had the opportunity to catch up with my Grandma while we were in Adelaide - was lovely to see her and spend some time with her. We got a few pics together as well. She is doing so well for a almost 95 year old!!





After Adelaide, we headed off to Halls Gap with my best friend Cath and her hubby Mark and 2 1/2 year old daughter Amaya. We had a brilliant time. Saw lots of wildlife - kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, even some monkeys! (at the Halls Gap Zoo!!!!) Did a nice little hike and visited the Cultural Aboriginal Centre there as well. The kids got on really well and enjoyed playing together (most of the time!)

And now we are back home and in the full swing of life again - Andrew's been back at school for 2 weeks now and we are slowly all adjusting back to normalcy - although Joel seems to be having quite a bit of trouble getting to sleep and is waking during the night, which is not great but hopefully it will pass soon. Just wish we knew what to do about it. It's like he scared to go the bed. It's so heartbreaking.
I've also been scrapping a little bit - went to Crop for Kids the weekend before we went away and had an absolute ball. Managed to get 3 LOs done there and have done one this week as well. Think my mojo is returning - here's hoping.



I think that is probably one of the longest posts I've done so I think I should stop there.
Hope to get back here sooner rather than later.

Till next time

2 more LOs and weekend fun

Andrew was away for the weekend so when Joel was sleeping I managed to get 2 LOs done. It felt good. I think I am slowly getting some mojo back. Here they are..

This one is about Joel's first ice-cream

Joel and Tilly having a smooch at Playgroup.

Whilst Andrew was away, Joel and I did a couple of things together. We went and had breakfast at The Firehouse in Ringwood with Aunty Beth. Then later on Sunday, we checked out the Mooroolbark Miniature Railway. It's not far from us and only $1.50 a ride. It was brilliant. Joel was a little unsure on the train but loved watching them ride past. We'll definitely be going there again






Anyway that will do for now.

Till next time.

A few more LO and picture shares.

WARNING PHOTO OVERLOAD!!!

Just wanted to share a few more LOs I've managed to do over the last couple of weeks. I've been trying to get back on the scrapping wagon and have really been enjoying it.

First one is a LO about a backyard picnic Joel and I had last year.

This one is a Blind Scrapping Challenge from Tam at Bon's Scraps

This one is showing a pic of my dad when he was little and Joel - just to show how alike they are.

We are all doing well. We've all been sick the last couple of weeks at various times, but are all on the mend now. We even managed to get out of the house of the long weekend last week and go to the zoo. It was Joel's first time and he loved it. We have become Friends of the Zoo so we can go to the zoo whenever we want for a year. So we are planning on doing that lots. Here are a few pics. Joel's favourite animals by far where the elephants. We sat there for a good 10 mins or so just watching them walking around, and he had great fun making the noises and making a trunk with his arm. Very cute






Anyway Joel is currently sleeping so I am going to try and fit in some scrapping before he wakes

Till next time

New Kit Club

Came across this new scrapbooking kit website today - Simply Fresh Kits

They have some gorgeous kits and very reasonable prices. Should check them out!

A Layout!!!

So after I typed my last post - Get Real, I had a sudden urge to scrap SO I give you my first LO since November last year!!! It's pretty simple but I love it and the photos are just so cute.
This is Joel and his little girlfriend Tilly from Playgroup.

That's all. Just wanted to share.
Till next time.

Getting Real

Well I've been umming and ahhing about whether to do this or not, but have taken the leap. My friend on SOF, Lusi, has put out the challenge on her blog to Get Real Baby. To say what's really happening in our lives at the moment, instead of hiding behind the perfect housewife and mother mask. Cause let's face it, that ain't me!
So I'm whipping off the band-aid... here it goes.

• I am way behind in my washing. I have at least 3-4 loads to be done. I have just about run out of undies!!
• I spend way to much time on the computer and really need to not. It's not healthy!
• I ate a whole packet of Chicos yesterday
  
• Apart from playing basketball on Monday night, I haven't exercised in over a month
• Sometimes I think I'm a bad mum who can't handle her own kid. He is at the lovely meltdown age but can't explain himself and I feel like I should know what he wants
• I wish we had the money to buy a bigger house but know I should feel blessed to just have this one right now.
• I love Joel so so much and would not trade him for the world, but I really wanted a girl first. But I am so happy now (as long as the next one is a girl!! LOL)
  
• I've cried so much this week over the bushfire situation. I cried today at the local shops when I saw people donating goods. I'm such an emotional person.
• I haven't scrapped a LO since the SOF Retreat in November last year.
• I am one of 2 girls in my playgroup who has yet to have (or be having) their second child and I'm feeling a little jealous and a little pressure but know it's not time just yet.
• I need to spend more time with God.
  
• I watched The Farmer wants a Wife on Wednesday and liked it! LOL
• I often lie to telemarketers just to get them off the phone

That will do for today. I really want to try and do this once a week (but seeing we are being real here it will more likely be once a month!!!!)

So there you have it. Me in all my reality at the moment.

I'm going to end with 5 things I am grateful for
1. That my family and i are safe from these fires (even though they aren't that far away)
2. That Joel did well at the Speech Therapist on Monday
3. For SOF website and all the girls there
4. That my mum and dad are coming home to visit in about 123 days!
5. That I had the opportunity to donate money to the Bushfire Appeal today.

Hopefully I'll be back soon to share some more.

Till next time.

Still here

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Still here. Been a good couple of weeks. Andrew is still on holidays which is nice. He goes back next Wednesday. Joel will certainly miss having him around, as will I.
Not a whole lot to report. Andrew is busily emptying and cleaning our big fish pond out as we are going to convert it to a sandpit for Joel so he's trying to do that in the cooler parts of the day.
Joel is doing brilliantly. He loves going outside at the moment and would spend all day out there if we let him. He's often found "crying" at the back door to be let out. Ha ha ha ha. He is speaking a little more now - as well as Mama and Daddy he now says Baby and Pease (please!) Pease is a new one as of yesterday and is said with big puppy dog eyes as he waits to go outside. Very very cute.
We've done all sorts of fun things in the last few weeks - paddling in his shell pool, playing in his pirate ship, gone to an indoor playground, swimming at the local pool.
I really want to take him to the beach so maybe next week sometime. He's never swam at the beach before.
So that's about it really for now. Haven't scrapped for a few days - my JYC still has 6 entries to go but I have pencilled in a couple of nights to get that finished next week. I want it finished by the end of JAN!!!
Anyway, I've spent way too much time on the computer today, so I'm going out to help Andrew with this pond while Joel is still asleep!
Till next time

Bye Bye Doggies

A sad day at our house today. We said goodbye to Patch and Ali. We were dogsitting these guys for 2 years and the time has come for them to go back to their original family.
I'll miss their slobbery faces at the back window and their sad little eyes willing me to come and play.
But most of all I'll miss this


Joel giggling and running around the backyard with them. Giving them hugs and kisses.
He will really really miss having them around.

Was lots of fun having you here Patch and Ali. Have fun in Bairnsdale.

Till next time.

New Photo Blog

OK so instead of clogging up this blog with my photo a day, I have made a new blog just for my photo a day posts. I have linked it in my sidebar - see Project 365 site but you can also click here - Megan's Project 365

This blog will continue as per usual - with random photos, our life stuff, scrapping shares.

Till next time.

Day 4 & 5 and some JYC stuff

OK so here we go Day 4 and 5. I'm trying to think of a better way to do this Project 365. I really don't want to clog up my blog every few days with these photos so I may start another blog for the photo a day stuff and just link it from here. That's what a few of my friends that are doing this as well are doing.
But for now, here they are.
Day 4 - we went to check out my little sisters new apartment now that all the stuff is unpacked and that. It's very cute. On the way Joel cracked the sads in the car and this is a surefire way to keep him entertained - he hasn't managed to accidentally ring anyone yet

Day 5 - spent the day cleaning at my other sister's house. We had an extremely cute distraction in Sadie. She is such a little sweetheart. I'm really going to miss those guys.

Ok and here are some more JYC entries - totally behind in this but that's ok. I'm determined to finish before the end of Jan and I will!!

Entry 21 - had to scrap what we were doing right now

Entry 22 - another to do list entry

Entry 23 - had to scrap about our stocking traditions. We do a santa sack here. Photo was from Christmas Day.

Entry 24 - scrap why we love Christmas and any special Christmas Eve traditions.

That's about it for now.

Till next time

365 Day 2 & 3

Ok so I didn't make it back yesterday to post my pic but I did take it and I've already taken today's as well so woo hoo on track still!! Have been helping both my sisters pack and move their stuff over the last few days - Clare, Matt and Sadie are moving to Adelaide in about 10 days and because my other sister Beth was living with them, she had to move out too! So it's been packing central at their house all week.
Anyway, here are Day 2 & 3 - No Joel pics today - he won't feature in all of the phtos but most likely a lot of them

Day 2 - Joel LOVES strawberries so we buy a couple of punnets a week (which can get expensive) so we found a strawberry farm near us that sells 3 punnets for $5 (BARGAIN!!) So every week we go to the farm to get strawnberries. Here is the truck from the fields, stacked with strawberries - YUM!!

Day 3 - I have a new (well she's pretty old) blogging companion. Her name is Molly. She is our family cat that was living with Mum and Dad and then they moved. So she lived with my sisters and now they've moved. So she's come to stay with us. She loves nothing better than to sit on the desk while we are in the office. She's a total sweetheart. Andrew is not much of a cat person but Molly is totally winning him over!! Ha ha ha!

So that's it for today.

Till tomorrow (hopefully!)

Happy New Year and 365 Project

Well firstly, Happy New Year. I really hope 2009 is a year of great things for all of you.
Secondly, I am still partaking in the Journal Your Christmas - just been really slack taking pics of the layouts (and I am a little behind - I'm up to Boxing Day) BUT I promised to take pics of the stuff tomorrow and load them up.
Just wanted to share about another challenge I am hoping to undertake this year. It's called Project 365. Taking a photo a day for a whole year. I know I know sounds a little bit too hard but I thought I'd at least give it a go. I will try and post some here but hopefully they will all go on my Flickr site which I will put in the sidebar soon.
So Day 1 or Project 365 and I have taken at least 1 photo so that's a good start. Here it is....

It's not a perfect picture or anything but it documents what a bit of what we did today.

Christmas for us was great. We had a lovely time with both sides of the family. Ate way too much and got some awesome pressies - Joel was seriously seriously spoilt. But he loved it. Wasn't so much into unwrapping the presents this year - but I'm sure that will come soon enough. I will share some pics of Christmas once I've gone through and picked some out.

Also wanted to share a couple of pics I took the other day - i think it was Boxing Day. It was warm so we went outside and did water painting on the ground. Joel loves loves loves water at the moment so he was totally in his element and totally saturated.

And seriously, how long are these eyelashes. They are unbelievable!!!

And I am also in the process I've writing a few intentions/goals for 2009 and I really want to put them here so I can be accountable so I will share those over the next couple of days as well.

And lastly, my fave scrapper Ali Edwards (see sidebar) has issued her One Word Challenge again for 2009. The idea is to pick a word for the year (see her blog for greater detail)
My word for 2009 is going to be focus. I need so much more focus in my life. Need to focus on what's important and stop wasting time. Need to focus more on Joel. Need to focus on getting fitter and thinner!
So here's to more focus in 2009.

Anyone else got any thoughts on a word for 2009?

Anyway, I think that's enough for one night. I promise I will return over the next few days to share my JYC stuff, Chrissie pics etc..

Till next time