Big Secrets & Interesting Things...

So, meanwhile...

2009-06-22T11:33:00.003+10:00

I know, I know!! How long has it been since I posted here!! Thanks Aga for tagging me.. I have been very busy with my new uni life. I have a week off now, then a week school hols home with the kids and then back to Term 2. It has been AWESOME>>unfortunately, my scrapping life has suffered, but I have had so much work to do - that it has had to take a backseat. I have exceeded my own expectations ( and those of a few of my past high school teachers too I bet)! So far - in the first round of assignment - I have 3 HDs and 1 d+ yay uni-mums! There is a great bunch of mature age students like me out there and we are all having a great time engaging the brain again. On the home front - we have had lots happen - baby boy has had his 1st birthday! Big Z has started rugby and already got a medal for best and fairest - T has blitzed the field in the school 800m - (we won't mention that the teachers added up wrong and made the kids run around the oval 3 times - actually 1200 metres!!). Jeff and T have been on a school excursion to 1770, I have had 2 layouts published in UP2 SCRAPS NZ and one in Scrapstreet online. - Had several in For Keeps Creative Paper, and lost one that was supposed to go to Scrapbook Creations...
Life is busy, busy - but good. I am looking forward to getting stuck in again next term, although the maths part is a bit of a worry!!
I have neglected my poor One little Aussie word site - but I hope to catch up a bit this week..
so all is well in Bundy@!!

April..

2009-04-26T20:26:00.002+10:00

has been and nearly gone...My little man has turned ONE!! omg. What a gorgeous little boy he is - he loved his red car!! Tilly hs played her first game of inter school soccer, We had a fantastic Anzac Day - Clancy's first march - and Zach is loving Prep - and painting in the backyard! Jeff has got in touch with his inner Jonny Depp for a fancy dress party (scary!!)

head down bum up

2009-04-20T17:32:00.002+10:00

yep - Uni is great - FULL ON. I have just handed in the first round of assignments and done exams - 6 more weeks until the next lot are due and then a break - man...busy????? oh yeah.

No I haven't fallen off the edge of the world..

2009-04-02T21:12:00.002+10:00

it just seems like it..
man - talk about busy. I am absolutely loving Uni - but it is full on with 3 kids and a 40th birthday in the middle.. I am manic with the first lot of assessments all due in the next few weeks..breathe.....just breathe. So I am missing this years scrap retreat :( ..oh well have to make some sacrifices right??
Well I have been published in NZ in UP@SCRAPS and in Oz in For Keeps Creative Paper this month - I will post some pics tomorrow.. I also have some layout in an online magazine called Scrapstreet. - Have a look it's great and all free online>>
this months One Little Aussie Word will be up on Friday too so blog on over..

OK

2009-03-18T21:06:00.004+10:00

I've nearly caught up...we have had a huge week - me sicker than I have been in a long time and in hospital, week 2 of Uni, Jeff's family from Ireland arriving and Jeff's 40th birthday - with friends from Texas and Gold Coast making the trip up...Thanks guys!!
I found my camera TODAY....but I have been promised some photos of the weekend from Row - a fellow scrapbooker, seems we both picked up the same hobby since not seeing each other 8 years ago!!
But I did take a photo of THIS. On day 2 of every visit we seem to always have a major accident - Dad falling in the Thames and breaking his leg in London, Jeff's Mum falling over in a carpark and breaking her elbow when she was out last year...so we got through day 2 with NO INJURIES...and then on day 3..............poor little Indiah ran straight into the glass door and knocked herself silly...Thank God it was safety glass - considering that the door has been in there for God knows how long - she got away with a concussion and bruises - the 2 breaks are her head and knee hitting the glass...it could have been a lot worse............ what is it with us and visitors???????
Anyway - the Irish contingent are having a great time - recovering from St.Patrick's Day and having a quiet one tonight, before going to Lady Musgrave Island tomorrow...
BTW -- A huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MRS THORNE!!! who celebrated a v. special birthday on Friday..... I have a bottle of bubbly just waiting to have a belated celebration mate!!

sick, sick, sick

2009-03-11T13:41:00.002+10:00

not a great way to start uni..I have been in hospital for 3 days and I am now home on gate leave with mastitis and resulting blood poisoning. Feeling very crook. so I will see you all next week when I am a bit better "(

I think it's going to get a little windy:

2009-03-08T06:49:00.004+10:00

Tropical Cyclone Hamish has been upgraded to Category 5 and is heading down the coast toward us - it is very dark and gloomy and has just started to rain - so Bundy is battening down the hatches - Jeff is supposed to fly home from Brisbane tonight - if the cyclone keeps heading this way - then he won't be on a plane!! Good luck to everyone up north - let's hope that this cyclone peters out and doesn't cross the coast.

One Little Aussie Word

2009-03-07T06:47:00.004+10:00

This is my layout for March One Little Aussie Word Challenge Blog - the word this month is RISE. Head over the OLAW site to join in!!

just some photos

2009-03-06T14:23:00.003+10:00

It is still so hot up here - we try to go somewhere after school to run off the remainder of the energy - yesterday we headed to the zoo..

and the good news is that the CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG!! Thank God - I hate keeping secrets.. Jeff's Father and 2 sisters are arriving next week to celebrate his 40th birthday - I have been keeping the secret for ages - and I am so glad that he finally knows....I think he thought that I had made a new special friend at uni with all the deleted emails and dodgy phone calls!!
So the Summer of 69 Party is gearing up!!!

Sunday, sunday..

2009-03-01T20:57:00.003+10:00

so good to me...
Well the creaking that you hear are the cogs and wheels of my rusty old brain slowly winding itself up...after many years of lack of use!!. I have had a fantastic week at uni - feeling ok about it all now. the workload is daunting, but the availability of help and support is pretty amazing........so poor old scrapbooking has a timeslot of Friday nights only (to start with anyway) - until I get the hang of it and get through the 1st 12 weeks are are apparently pretty full on..
anyway, on another note:
The winners have been announced over at One Little Aussie Word - so pop over and have a look at the beautiful layouts that were entered in our first challenge...a huge thank you to the creative team - I can't wait to see what they come up with this month!!! I have managed to finish one Layout!! the title says it all...he's just delightful.
So off to bed..
oh and a HUGE Congratulations to Mrs Cassandra Thorne!! A little birdie told me you are being published in NZ!!!! you BAAAAAAAd girl.Way to go girl!!

Thanks!!

2009-02-25T06:24:00.002+10:00

for all my lovely messages of support on my new beginnings at Uni - wow - my head is spinning after 2 days of lectures about referencing and essays...but there are loads of mums - at least 60+% are mature age - so I don't feel out of place..

First day at big school

2009-02-23T20:08:00.002+10:00

(for me!!!)
hey Cass - I am in a class with one of your students from last year! - because I am very young and studenty!!
don't laugh at the photo - this was the "Good"one..v.sad, but true..
Had a great day for my first day at Uni - my head is spinning a bit though - so much info in one day...so I am having an early night...

There's still time..

2009-02-22T09:30:00.002+10:00

to put in an entry on the the One Little Aussie Word site - for a chance to win some prizes form Stuff2Scrap!!

Productive Day

2009-02-15T20:24:00.005+10:00

I have finished 23 layouts for Sarah Gladmans Make New Memories drive for survivors of the Bushfires...it was surprisingly quick -based on the same design as my "M" embroidery hoop below -no theme - just general lo's that can be used for many different themes..

not quite finished with Brisbane..

2009-02-14T13:28:00.002+10:00

This layout was done as part of my Scrap Around the World trip... I felt moved to do 2 inspired by Brisbane.. this one is all about the colours of Brisbane - Dark Blue ;the water - Azure - the sky -Yellow - the sun -Grey -thunderstorm clouds - and black for Brisbane at night.. I just painted big blobs of the colours that I wanted onto cardstock, and then cut them out to use as a colour frame for my photo..

Take OFF!!

2009-02-14T12:45:00.006+10:00

from Brisbane.. I was inspired by this photo of The Storey Bridge with the City behind it... This is a famous landmark over the beautiful Brisbane River... So I drew up this basic sketch (sorry about dodgy photo!)
and then ended up with this layout.....and yes ..that is me with The Socks... so next stop Beunos Aires...

right now

2009-02-13T11:47:00.004+10:00

in my backyard..the skip is here.. the backpackers looking to make a few bucks are here..and of course...it's absolutely pouring!!!!
It hasn't stopped them though - we are doing the Mother of all clean ups - so far I have heard 2 screams from our poor Taiwanese Boys - 1 for a metre long brown snake and one for a big hairy spider on someone's leg!! lol - they'll remember this day in their travels - talk about wildlife experience!!

some inspiration

2009-02-12T22:53:00.003+10:00

came to me today ...from my DH - no less...he is a travel agent, and before we settled here in Queensland we spent 10 years living in London and were lucky enough to travel to many destinations around the world. Before we were together we both did the backpacking thing as well separately..and travel is something that we both love....
however the reality of 3 kids living in regional Qld with one salary and one full time uni student...travel to exotic and far off destinations is just not something in our reality for at least 5 years.
so...............while at my husband's store today I was looking at an Around The World fare - 19 stops in some amazing places - I thought (insert light bulb here) how I would love to Scrap Around the World...(from my scrap room of course - no passport or travellers cheques required..)

I am going to create an Around the World Route...and use each destination as inspiration for a project - hopefully it will stretch my creativity and get me (virtually anyway) away from it all!!

I have been planning my dream trip and so far here it is:
Leaving from Brisbane, Queensland, and then heading to Beunos Aires - Mexico - New York - Rekjavik - Dublin - London - Paris - Florence - Prague - Lapland - Cairo - Nairobi - Cape Town - Delhi - Kathmandu - Tokyo - Singapore - Bali - Home.....
WOW imagine that trip !!

Feel free to come with me..I think I will probably need at least 2 weeks in each destination to really see the sights, so I will be "travelling" for at least 6 months

.......I am leaving from Brisbane. I will post some images of "BrisVegas"..but when I think of Brisbane - I think of Jacarandas, fireworks, one-way streets, the Storey Bridge, the Brisbane River..huge electrical storms and blue, blue sky.....

So each project will be a layout or OTP - inspired by the flavours, sights, sounds, colours, culture and people of each destination...

Scrapathon...

2009-02-12T13:13:00.003+10:00

I have just been bloghopping to Aga's blog and read about Sarah Gladman - She has started a wonderful project to send memory books to the survivors of the Victorian Bushfires - imagine losing every image of your loved ones?? Imagine how that becomes a million times worse when your loved ones have lost their lives in a tragedy like this??? Sarah has come up with a great idea to help these devastated families build new memories. Have a look at her blog for full details on how you can help...

I forgot

2009-02-11T19:35:00.001+10:00

to say a big WELCOME to Sheree McGee - who has joined the creative team at One Little Aussie Word - welcome aboard Sheree !

whose bad???

2009-02-11T19:23:00.004+10:00

Gotta be in it to win it right??? Well with that in mind I have worked my butt off over the last 48hrs to put together and entry for the Bad Girls Design Team... If you have never been over to the dark side...then have a look - the design team is truly original and innovative.. the calibre of entries will probably be way beyond my humble skills - but hey - you never never know....if you never never have a go...
oh ---and the kits are AWESOME - really eclectic and right up my street.. I will share my 4 projects (yes there has been some EXTREME SCRAPPING going on in Bundy!! and not much housework - what a shame...) as soon as Wendy makes the announcement.....
...waiting..
...............waiting..
(I'm a sagitarrius you know - waiting is not really one of my strong points....)
...umm.........
...........................
how'bout now?? no?

Okay - here's another Lo from today (While we are waiting) see I can do clean and crisp!

For Keeps

2009-02-11T18:57:00.003+10:00

(For Keeps Creative Paper Magazine) seems to like me at the moment :)
I have this in this months magazine - a project that I did for my daughter - altering an old mirror and brush set (which was gorgeous to start with!) I got it on ebay for $6!! A layout of Zach is featured in the ad for the next issue and I think I have something in the next 4..And Up2Scrap - which is the biggest mag in NZ has picked up several of my layouts in coming months.It's nice after a publishing break to be picked up again.. (plus a little bit of extra scrapping money!)

9 Months Old

2009-02-07T21:15:00.005+10:00

Already - how time flies...could have made another one by now..(NOT!!!) Look at those big blue eyes! We went and visited the new baby emus at the zoo this week. Emus are just hilarious to watch - as we sat there one of these babies had a "moment" and fell over on it's face when a pigeon flew too close - it was classic.

One Little Aussie Word

2009-02-06T20:56:00.003+10:00

A great new challenge blog starts today.. Here is my layout inspired by the 1st word "BEGIN" - It's a quote I heard somewhere or other and always liked..
I am joined by some fantastic scrappers on the creative team; Agnus Kasprzak, Bec Spicer,and Carole Jansen will be joining in a little later in the year. Have a look at the new site and join in with the challenge to have a chance of winning a great prize pack from Stuff2Scrap

and a blue one

2009-01-28T19:35:00.004+10:00

just a Layout to share..

1st Day

2009-01-27T14:31:00.002+10:00

of Big School for Big Z- and Grade 4 for Miss T - all went well this morning - no tears (well from the kids anyway!!)

a change is in the air

2009-01-22T12:01:00.008+10:00

So next week there are some big changes happening at my place... DS5 starts prep, DS9mths starts daycare 1 day, DD8 starts Yr4 and I start uni!
So it is the perfect time to undertake a new enormous project (not).. I have started a Kite quilt for DD - When we were on Hamilton Island she loved flying a kite they made - so I was inspired..
And being the manic, hyperactive, over committed person that I am I didn't have time to find a pattern that I liked ..so I am doing my own . I have cut all the blocks, and the first one is sewn up -plus a couple of layouts from the weekend..
So today is The Last Thursday: every Thursday for the past 3 years Zach has spent with Nanna and Poppy.
They have there own special routine, and always have a great day - so off he went with Poppy this morning for the last time..
Shame they have to grow up.

I have starting subbing again

2009-01-14T22:09:00.002+10:00

and have a workshop featured in this months Creative Paper Magazine - how to make your own fabric brads..
I have got out of the habit of subbing last year with new baby and all - but this year I will make an effort! And I am actually now "Internationally Published" (LOL) as I have layout in an upcoming issue of New Zealands' UP2Scrap Magazine..
Don't worry if that was my 15 mins of fame, then I have had it! (and it hasn't changed me at all)

Ok

2009-01-14T21:35:00.006+10:00

So it's time to share....
a: Some News..... I will spend the next 3 years as a full time student... Yep the Gap Year (only20 odd) has ended and I am going to University to attain a Bachelor of Learning Management (um Teaching) With my youngest child being only 9 months - I have 20 years of kids at school ahead of me - and HOLIDAYS are just a nightmare.. So I figured instead of trying to fit my kids into my job, that I would fit my job around my kids. So a BIG change ahead!
b: Congratulations to my mate Cassie for her 1st published Layout in this months Scrapbooking Memories - YAY CASS!!
c: Some Layouts - My Best of January has yet to have photos added for a once a month album..
d: A great tutorial to make this fab stationary box - thanks to Jacki e Topa

I am counting down the days until school goes back -then there is 3 weeks grace to get ready for the new journey of studying.

Check out

2009-01-12T22:59:00.003+10:00

the latest Fab Female Role Model - Zainab Salbi and her incredible work on Women for Women International -a charity helping women and children in wartorn countries. I have been flat researching ladies for my new blog - Seems to make scrapbooking seem frivolous..but I have managed a few layouts to upload tomorrow..

Small venture

2009-01-11T11:13:00.003+10:00

I have started a blog to celebrate the lives of women and girls who can be held up as an example for our daughters. It's called Female Role Models .
I felt the need to do this after my 7 year old could only name Paris Hilton as her favourite role model. (OMG)
In this age of celebrity and fame - I hope to create a resource to teach about some amazing REAL women and girls. Pop over and have a look - and if you know of anyone who stands out as a great role model for our daughters, please send me the details and I will include her - no need to be famous - just someone who you think is inspiring..

who has time to blog???

2009-01-05T16:31:00.002+10:00

where do the days go?? Finally re-connected my laptop so here are a few photos from Chrissy.. I have been on a scrapbooking roll while J is on hols - I have done 6 layouts in the last few days...Haven't quite got around to photographong them yet ..Happy New Year everyone -

Big Z is 5

2008-12-30T13:11:00.002+10:00

Happy Birthday to the best little boy in the whole world!!! We have already had Z's party - before school broke up and everyone went away - so today is just a quiet celebration with Nanna and
Poppy and calls to Granny and Grandad in Ireland - he still scored 2 cakes though!!! We came home to Aus when he was 6 weeks old - I can't believe it was 5 years ago.

2008-12-30T13:07:00.002+10:00

We have returned from a WONDERFUL, AMAZING, FAB (you get the idea) 10 days away - 7 spent on the beautiful Hamilton Island- Chrissy Day involved cocktails by the pool, swimming, prawns, more swimming, champagne and lots of time doing nothing together!!I got a v. spesh gift from here OMG and we have all arrived home rested and having had some real quality time together. (Just don't mention the cricket!)
Jeff and I have made some BIG decisions - that are going to change our lives somewhat (for the better in the long run - we hope!) although probably tougher in the short term.. So I am coming up to New Year with renewed energy and goals and priorities.... I will post some photos later - have got lots of lovely unpacking to do - and we are expecting some friends to arrive any minute from Texas - for New Years - So have a great New Years wherever you are in the world and I hope the New Year looks as exciting for you as it does for us!!!

layouts

2008-12-13T13:33:00.002+10:00

from the last few weeks..

4 birthdays...

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one graduation from pre-school, one concert and 2 hangovers later...
So much has happened in the last 2 weeks, and funnily enough, while being offline has been a complete pain in the bot... It made me realize how much time I spend online... Hmmn so one of my New Years Resolutions will be to set a limit, and stick to it!
So to catch up Big Z has finished pre-school and is all ready for Big school next year (and V. excited!0 He has also had his 5th birthday party - at the Bowling and indoor leisure centre. Which was a huge success! His birhday is not till the end of December - but it is such a hard time to organize a party with everyone away etc, that we have a Queens' birthday thing going for him!
Big C is crawling and pulling himself up, and of course has his first bump on his lovely little head "(..
T has finished grade 3 (wow) and is practically a teenager..she finished up with a beautiful school Christmas concert.
Dad, Mum and I have all turned a year older in the last week - so the less said about that the better.
and now the countdown begins to Hamilton Island!!!

man!

2008-12-13T06:53:00.002+10:00

I was so happy to up and running and back online when...CRRRAAASSSHHH..yep my lovely Dell computer was suddenly inundated by 2 weeks worth of updates and chucked a fit - so I have dug out my old laptop until we can get through the Hellpdesk hell....
Amazing how quick this old thing is - because there is nothing on it!! I am coming back to play after baby goes to sleep..

yayayayayayayayyay

2008-12-11T14:24:00.002+10:00

optus connected me today ...oh my, I felt like I was abandoned in a dark lonely place with no scrapbooking blogs or surfing or shopping.................
ok, breathe...
(and don't mention a certain telecommunications company who we WON'T be coming home to)

I"M BACK IN THE LAND OF THE BLOGGER>>> Our little pack arrived today from OPtus (when they said it would) and we plugged it in and it worked (like they said it would) and we got instant connection (yeah yeah you get the idea..)
what's going on?? Not quite used to service or things justing WORKING..

so here we are only 2 weeks from Christmas and I have so much to catch up on... Lots of photos and layouts to upload - will do it in a post later 2 night when all small children are asleep and not a mouse is stirring..........
have to go surf now and see what I've missed..

no internet??! what??

2008-12-03T13:10:00.002+10:00

nope - haven't had any access for over a week- we are changing from optus to telstra - and of course the next available day to connect us is...... 12 th of December. yep. another week - I feel like I have had my air supply cut off...I am at Mums watering while she is away at Andre Reueueouoeui.....so Iam having a quick FIX online....please come back and see me ina week

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I think I lost a week

2008-11-24T19:36:00.003+10:00

Man the last 3 months has gone quickly - I can't believe it was over a week since I sat and blogged...but sitting is something that I definitely haven't been doing much of!! Tilly had her swimmimg carnival earlier in the week - check out that Perfect dive!! She got a 1st in breatstroke, 3rd in backstroke, 3rd in free and 5th in butterfly - WAY TO GO TILLS!!! Not only that she showed great sportsmanship and really did her best- We are so proud of her~!!
Clancy is just growing too fast - already doing the commando crawl... and Big Z is just a man unto himself... I have managed a few Los, and have got my scrap groove back..

I feel like a new woman

2008-11-16T20:34:00.007+10:00

(and so does my husband probably!!) We have just got back from 3 days away at the amazing Cania Gorge National Park,.
It's about 3 hours inland from here - on the odd dirt road that passes for the main road from Mt Perry to Monto - only in Australia!! The most hilarious thing is that we didn't see another car for about an hour and a half on this one road (in either direction) and then we came across some road works in the middle of nowhere - and Yes- there was a bloke with a Stop/Go sign ..We had to stop - we were the only car for about 150kms!!! Hope he isn't paid per unit of traffic!
Anyway we had a great time after a stressful week - Baby C has been sick with Roseola - miserable high temps - poor little thing..He is much better now, thankfully.
Cania Gorge is fantastic - the amount of wildlife is just stunning - the kids have hand fed kookaburras - that little guy in the photo spent most of time on our balcony -King Parrots, Rainbow Lorrikeets, Wallabies, Bettongs - (I didn't get any photos as they only come out at night - and I didn't want to scare them all off!) There is a great Tourist Park with camping sites or cabins - Friday night we had a camp oven roast and a wine tasting was provided on Saturday arvo. On Saturday night we had an open air (rainforest style) showing of Indiana Jones new movie.
In between swimming in one of 3 pools and jumping on this strange big air pillow thing (?) We went bushwalking and found a bat cave - with real (tiny) bats.. Tilly was very brave and climbed right inside, while I stayed outside looking after the baby and Being In Charge Of Things. Jeff and the kids had a game of Par 3 golf, and taught T and Z to Kayak. There is a beautiful lake (Cania) and apart from one tinny all the way around the other side - we were the only people on the lake - incredible. If you ever get the chance to visit I would highly recommend it!! There are a lot of much more serious bush walks - but just too far for the little ones (and their unfit Mother) Anyway - so no scrapping to share, but lots of photos to scrap!

BOO!!

2008-11-09T16:26:00.005+10:00

I'm baaa-aack!
OK so C has 2 (yes 2!!) teeth , has been sitting unaided for 2 weeks and trying to crawl for 10 days, and.......he has worn his mini budgie smugglers for the first time.
I have scrapped 3 LO's, had too much to drink and danced to Whitney Houston and Duran Duran (Proper Music), I have painted ( a real painting - on a canvas and everything - not just a wall!) I have sewn, cooked 2 batches of scones, I have pulled apart one of the LO's that I STILL just aren't happy with, I have got a brand new air conditioner for my Scraproom - (Jeff won $700 on the Melbourne cup and bought me an air con - LOADS of brownie points for that) and I have finished Tilly's skating mini tag book thingy- so it has been a very busy week!!
And it is officially summer as I had a swim in the pool of my own volition..
The end of the school year is just around the corner - and less than 8 weeks until we go to Hamilton Island. ..but also fast approaching is the end of my maternity leave. I really don't want to go back to work - if only we can survive on one salary for a few years - but it is just so hard at the moment..anyway - I will cross that bridge when I come to it.. The cute Lo with the little houses is from Loretta Grayson's class I did a couple of weeks ago - I haven't put a title on it yet - how about "popeye??" Clancy looks just like him - he had just learnt to roll and kept rolling out of the photo before I could take it.

a blog free week

2008-11-03T13:46:00.004+10:00

we have had some child routine/behaviour issues, so I have spent the week cut off from the outside world re-establishing our routines...works a treat - just takes a bit of effort and focus..
So I will be back in the world of the blogger this week - I have managed to scrap 6 lo's though - not as impressive as Petrina's 9 last weekend! So I have some things to share..
I made a mini album of DD's rollerskating party for her to hang on her wall..

so much for The Plan

2008-10-25T21:46:00.002+10:00

well...people with small babies and husbands in Korea shouldn't make plans.
Poor C has had a bad reaction to his immunizations and just did not participate in my cunning plan to scrap all night..we cuddled all night instead. Oh well - gotta get the priorities right huh?? I did get my pink, grey and silver LO finished - I will upload tomorrow when I can photograph it. I have spent the evening playing with Cassie's Pazzle - oh what fun!! I could easily lose a few weeks just figuring out what it can do - it can cut paper, card, fabric, rubber stamp mat stuff, stickers, acrylic....the list goes on - AND - it can create an an image to cut from just about anything that you can put in a jpeg - even 3d images - it just cuts a number of layers..(and it makes a really cool R2D2 noise!!
I would love one - but at $900 odd buckeroonies....maybe not just at the moment.
(so I'll just borrow yours Cass).
Spent the day at home - and then had a lovely afternoon with friends at the beach followed by a fish and chip picnic. Clancy had his first dip in the ocean. (of course didn't have the camera- it's in Korea with Jeff) - so we will get the photo next time :) It's cold here tonight..What's going on???

Friday colour challenge

2008-10-24T12:36:00.002+10:00

I am going to give myself a colour challenge every Friday afternoon to help me through my stash (so I buy some new goodies - of course) This week it is: Hot pink, Grey and Silver.
I have just had some photos of DD printed from her party in black and white so I will post the result as soon as it is finished...
I am going to create 20 layouts before I buy anymore new scrap stuff (OMG). So that should motivate me a bit!!
Jeff has gone to Korea for 5 days- so I see an early to bed night for the kids (dvd and bribes already in the house), and I am going to have a scrapathon from 7.30 - and see how many LO's I can get completed by midnight.. Watch this space.... (anyone want to join me?????)

okay

2008-10-22T20:08:00.002+10:00

so this is pretty brave..
now remember that this was 1988!!
Charlene was big news, Miami Vice and 90210 were the HOT T.V. shows...you went out and had a "rage.."
I was desperately in love with Simon le Bon ( I still love you Simon!!!)

I remember asking the hairdresser to make me look like Kylie in the I Should be so Lucky film clip..

gotta love the plastic earrings - but GUESS WHAT?? You may laugh - but they (well maybe not those exact ones -WTH was I thinking) but plastic earrings are all the rage again...ooops - I mean "back in fashion".
You know you are old when your hey day suddenly becomes retro -
stop laughing - it's not that funny.

CUT OFF!!

2008-10-22T19:54:00.005+10:00

My internet has been down all day and I have felt completely cut off from the rest of civilization - I rebooted, rerouted, unplugged, rebooted again, phoned a friend and I still couldn't fix it.
Of course Jeff walked in and had one look and said "the modem is turned off'
well duh..
must be the blonde hair....
I like it when it just works ok???
Baby C had his 6mths needles today - so a bit up and down tonight...poor little mouse - he didn't even cry with the first one, just dropped his lip and his big blue eyes filled with tears. The 2nd was a bridge too far though and he had a good bawl..
So early to bed and lots of cuddles..

I see there is a few visitors to my blog from Toowoomba - I went to school up there (Mt. Lofty) in fact the 20 year reunion (God, how depressing!) was on a month or so ago. I couldn't make it - though I would have loved to catch up with some old school friends. So Hello Toowoomba!! I'll dig out my layout of my senior formal just for a laugh (you are laughing with me, not at me..right??)

One for P

2008-10-21T09:22:00.005+10:00

It's hard to photograph this because of the page protector - this is the best I can do.
Here's my layout for Petrina's blog - the little birdie is one of her designs...v.cute! She has set up a blog with all her fab chippies here. - so check it out!!
I love this idea to sew the pp into little squares and cut the top open...
The silver swirly clouds are from Loretta Grayson..

Pupil free day

2008-10-20T23:07:00.003+10:00

huh?? didn't we just have 2 weeks of holidays followed by a pupil free day??? So we have had a quiet recovery day - getting back to normal after our visitors and T's birthday. Zach spent the day playing "birthdays" with his ninja turtles - very cute - he even made them a cake out of train tracks..
Just a quick photo of the big C - he is desperate to get moving but can't even sit on his own yet..subsequently he squirms and wriggles and doesn't want to held...but can't be put down on his own. He has EXHAUSTED me today..but he is so happy go lucky that I don't mind!!! I'll be very glad when he can just sit with some toys...until it all goes horribly wrong and he learns to crawl. I have a lot of things to change in this house before then..
I have done a Layout for Petrina's blog tonight - I got the FANTASTIC technique idea from Karla on the One Little Word blog..I will photograph it tomorrow as it is sewn into the page protector and won't photograph with the flash - I loved doing it and will definitely use this idea again.

The party was a great success

2008-10-19T17:51:00.004+10:00

..and really easy - they didn't need any games, they all just had a great time skating.. and is it just me or does my girl who turned 8 today look about 16 in this photo taken this afternoon???

Happy Birthday

2008-10-19T11:10:00.004+10:00

To my beautiful girl who turns 8 today - we have had a great scrapping morning. She did a layout about her fave things at 8 - just awaiting a photo to be printed to finish it.
I finished a LO of the Big Z..(off for publication!)
We are off to T's roller skating party -
happy birthday darling!!

Some favourite bits of my garden.

2008-10-18T07:36:00.004+10:00

Spring is the best time in the garden - lovely and warm, lots of flowers- these are some of my fave little bits - Jeff made the birdhouse for me - and the last one is my fave flower of all time - Cosmos. In the UK they have a chocolate cosmos - dark brown and actually smells like chocolate - unfortunately it's too hot to grow it here.. The blue rose is an old fashioned one the has the most devine scent - you can smell it from metres away..

The Bride of Zachenstein

2008-10-18T07:27:00.003+10:00

was having breakfast at my house this morning (vegemite on toast of course!)

A birthday and some

2008-10-16T17:54:00.003+10:00

knitting..
I am making this for a pregnant friend. Thankfully we have 5 months to go as I am the world's slowest knitter. It's great fun though and apparently (and accidently) it is quite trendy again..
Check out Knitty Gritty - on the diy channel. The last one I watched they were knitting dog collars.
V cool.
We are having the party you have when you are not having a party this Sunday for Miss T who will be 8 - Wow - my first baby 8!! We have done some handmade party bags - cute little felt pencil toppers in the guests initials, spiral notebooks with a few ribbons and a monogram, and some cute felt hairclips. A few other treasures and some choccie coins should keep everyone happy! Rollerskating is the destination of choice - brings back memories of 80's roller discos and speed skating...
aah the good old days - I would probably break a limb now if I attempted to skate!!

waiting, waiting..

2008-10-16T17:12:00.003+10:00

for a big strong man..(aren't we all?).
Granny and Grandad have gone back to Ireland - the month seemed to go really quick...Unfortunately most of Grannies holiday snaps will be xrays...The broken elbow needs to be operated on at home in Ireland, so she won't be able to go back to work for a while. I hope that they had a good time in spite of the accident..

anyway..
the reason I need a big strong man is to move all my scrapbooking furniture back into my scrap room...
waiting..
waiting...........
I'm not real good at waiting you know - it's a sagittarius thing.
aaaannnnddd Jeff is working late tonight..

On another note - a fantastic day was had by all at The Creative Artz Cottage's Big Day In on Saturday..Congratulations to Cassie and Donna for all their hard work to raise money for the cancer council - and have some scrapping fun along the way. Loretta Grayson spent the day and was so lovely and friendly (oh and UBER TALENTED) She is just the queen of all things tree-ey and natural..

Watch out scrapbooking world - Bundy scrappers are about to take over!! My mate Petrina has created some awesome designs for Stuff2scrap...and you can have a looksy at them RIGHT HERE.
Congratulations Petrina - Bundy could be on the map yet!!!

lucky

2008-10-10T12:32:00.003+10:00

Everyday I have to remind myself how lucky I am to have these 3 wonderful, healthy, loving kids..and here I have achieved the unbelievable...all looking forward and smiling with clean faces!!! Baby C is 6 months this week - where did that go??

busy, busy, busy

2008-10-05T06:51:00.003+10:00

..no I haven't fallen off the face of the earth! we have just been FLAT OUT with school hols, visitors from Ireland, visitors from sunny coast... Hi Lou...miss you!..
It has been a round of one specialist to another.. to another xray..to another cat scan...but I think they have finally sorted MIL's arm out. She has a funky new purple thermal cast that is water proof and can be taken off for 10 mins a day to shower...seems that an operation later on is inevitable, but maybe now they can do less touring of Drs surgeries and have some time to see some sights..how are the odds??? when my Mum and Dad came to see us in the UK, dad fell in the Thames (yes- the Thames) and broke his leg in 3 places and spent 3 months in hospital - pins and bolts everywhere to keep it in place!!
There's a message there somewhere..hmmn.
Haven't scrapped for 3 weeks as all my stuff is in storage while visitors are here....didn't quite realize how much I had till I packed it all up...
feeling WITHDRAWALS!!!!\
I am knitting in the meantime to keep the creative juices flowing..
MIL doesn't want any photos taken until here facial bruises have healed -kids back to school and Dh back to work Monday
...........................

talk about bad luck!!

2008-09-27T07:25:00.002+10:00

well so much for the luck of the Irish! My poor MIL fell over in a carpark on her second day here - gave herself a nasty black eye and broke her elbow. Thankfully we all had a swim in the ocean on the first day they were here - she now has a cast from wrist to shoulder and can't go in the water What a bummer...

nearly 5 years

2008-09-23T15:28:00.002+10:00

since Granny and Grandad from Ireland have seen the kids..they arrived to a beautiful Queensland day yesterday - we have them for 3 and a half weeks... Lots of BBQs, swimming and beachgoing..

okay

2008-09-17T09:40:00.003+10:00

so now I need to make this..
anyone got a 32 inch circular knitting needle??

This beautiful baby blanket is designed by Kristin Goedert.. and can be found on the knitty.com website FOR FREE!!!

all creatures great and small

2008-09-17T09:26:00.002+10:00

how absolutely gorgeous are these????

I found these on the Resurrection Fern Blog . Pop over and have a look - That is one crafty lady. I mean who makes jumpers for snails?? I LOVE it!!

another weekend away??

2008-09-16T16:19:00.003+10:00

anyone would think that I have a charmed life?? I have just had a lovely 2 days break with little Clancy with my mum's quilting group..all meals home made and prepared for us in a beautiful relaxing inspiring location. Only got a couple of LO's done with the little one in tow - but that's OK.. I have been moved to finally finish my hexagon quilt top........um.......
ok..
anytime now.

or maybe later. Well needles can be dangerous you know.
Here's a LO of my big blue eyed boy .

It's not quite finished..but I have moved out of my scraproom - (sorry don't know why I have suddenly gone to italics??) My parents in law are arriving from Ireland next week for 3 weeks, so my scrap room has been converted to a guest room . I have 1 sick at the moment so I hope everyone is better for the visit :( They haven't seen the kids for nearly 5 years so it is very exciting!!

2008-09-10T14:05:00.000+10:00

Wow - I have already got an album done for next year - thanks to the Masters comp..For my calendar entry, I altered an old LP record album - the front and back of each page in the album has the dates, and a LO slips in to show the month through the hole... At the end of each month - the LO is pulled out and a photo and journalling is added to the LO and it is finished.

- sorry about all the photos!!

Masters

2008-09-10T13:28:00.003+10:00

No happy calls from the masters team this year :(
...but a HUGE congratulations to all the ladies who made the top 50!!

Here are my entries for this year- for the keepsake I altered an antique brush and mirror set for my daughter - my "shaped" LO is a window box, full of blooms, and the double LO is called "looking forward".

spring is in the air..

2008-09-02T16:28:00.002+10:00

my garden is full of butterflies, the rose bushes are flowering and a lovely bearded dragon spent the day sunbaking under the trampoline..
I have been Busy (with a capital B).. making some cards, sewing, sewing and more sewing - and not over any appendages this week!! Making the cutest things for my new range of baby goodies - keep an eye out they will be launched 01st October - here and in my new Etsy shop..
Baby C has had his first apple today - nearly 5 months old already. Funny how you think you are as busy as you can be with 2 kids; until you have 3.....
Still you just gotta fit it all in!
Here is a layout I did for the Creative Artz Cottage- Donna has just got a new puppy "Princess Lulu" - so this is for her.

A blanket, a scarf, some gorgeous booties and a pin holder..

2008-08-20T16:06:00.003+10:00

yep that's what I've been doing this week...how cute are these little booties??? I downloaded the free pattern from Heather Bailey.. they are made from an old jumper. The scarf knitted for Ds - he choose the wool from all the colours at spotlight - well pink is cool for boys right??? I did talk him out of the sparkly pink one ..The little birdie book is from scraps of felt for my "special pins.(yes my life is so sad that I have "special" pins)..and the blanket I bought fron Vinnies for $4!!!(did you think I whipped it up in a week????) how could you give that away - Ds claimed it straight away.

I have also been sewing for DD's school concert - and I managed to do something that I have never done before...sewed over my finger on the sewing machine. Wouldn't recommend it. Ouch - lots of blood (didn't get any on the costumes though!) -a savoury word or two - and a few Simpsons bandaids later I think I will probably live.

A couple of days away..

2008-08-17T20:16:00.004+10:00

and a couple of layouts later..
have had a bit of a break visiting some friends at the
Sunshine Coast. It's nice to have a break from the day to day.. Little Clancy is growing fast - now 16 weeks - smiling, laughing and rolling front his tummy to back - he is just GORGEOUS!! His eyes are still very blue - so it will be interesting to see if they stay that way - DD's turned brown at nearly 2 years.

Fabric covered brads

2008-08-07T16:53:00.003+10:00

removed for publication

Be:

2008-08-07T15:33:00.003+10:00

Here's a layout that I did for the One little word challenge blog - this weeks word is "be"..
The weather is just beautiful here at the moment -22 degrees and bright blue skies - how lucky we are - this is the depths of winter!!

bad, bad blogger!!

2008-07-31T11:24:00.003+10:00

I know - but life keeps getting in the way! I am SO lucky at the moment and grateful to be able to spend time at home with my new little boy - it's time that I wasn't able to take with the other two - and I am just ignoring boring things like housework and grocery shopping and just playing and cuddling..
So another big chain has closed most or all their stores - who would have thought that Starbucks would be struggling?? Just goes to show the economic climate that we are in. Still - there is a lot of whingeing going on in this country - about the price of fuel, food etc, etc..you know what - GET A GRIP - there are people in this world bringing up their families in war zones, people who have children with cancer..
I am grateful to have a warm home, a husband who works hard and loves us, parents who get to spend time with their grandchildren and food on the table. If we can't afford to go away on the weekend or eat fresh seafood and drive a flash car- I think that is a very small price to pay.
WAKE UP AUSTRALIA!!!!
Anyway, I will get off my high horse now!!
I have manged to do a few layouts..

I'm baaack

2008-07-17T22:19:00.002+10:00

okay - I have been MIA - madly scrapping to get my Scrapbooking Memories Masters entry finished - the challenges were really great this year - and of course I choose to make a HUGE project out of it!! anyway it is out of hands now in the Express mail to Sydney (of course - I needed every minute!!) ...so the waiting begins...
There is SO much competition - I am just thrilled to have challenged myself and done 4 huge projects around a new baby, 2 other kids and husband away...

Baby Clancy is 3months old already this week - the time goes so fast - here is gorgeous little face.

Congratulations!!

2008-07-08T15:28:00.002+10:00

to Anita and Mark on the birth of beautiful Shane Luke Messitt in Ireland on the 28th of June..My kids finally have a cousin - about time guys, it's a bit far to go for a play day though!
I am flat out trying to complete my Masters entry - between nappies and rainy school holidays (why does it always rain on school holidays, even in a drought??) - and husband with a bad back - I'm not sure if I can get finished by the deadline and have it to Sydney by the 18th!! So it maight be a bit quiet on the bloggging front as I madly create..
I am thrilled to have won 2nd place on the Aussie Scrap Music Challenge this month - yippee - a voucher to spend with gay abandon.

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-06-26T21:49:00.001+10:00

Good Luck Anita

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and Mark!
We awaiting the arrival of Brother and Sister in Law in Ireland's first baby. I am NOT phoning because I know how horrible that last bit of pregnancy is when everyone is just WAITING for you to produce a baby... I stopped going out because of the STUPID questions like "have you had the baby yet?" - well do you see a baby??!!

So I am NOT ringing or emailing....
or waiting for my first nephew..
(much)

...
..
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Good Luck!!

and so to July..

2008-06-25T12:36:00.004+10:00

I was been looking for some inspiration for these photos of bubs beautiful smiles - and I found a new challenge blog: Aussie Scrap Music..
Here they challenge you to get inspiration from a funky music video clip every month. This month is a great Aussie band (that I hadn't heard of..um..ok, so I am old - bring back Duran Duran!!)
I Love u Simon!!

moving on...

C.J. has just had his first needles - still not 100% from the horrible Bronchiolitis - but he has put on 800 grams in 3 weeks - so he's doing O.K.!

8 weeks old

2008-06-19T15:26:00.003+10:00

Wow, where did that 8 weeks go?? Clancy is starting to really grow this week - he is suddenly out of loads of clothes. I finally got some photos printed - now I just need some time to scrap them.
I have been doing little bits and pieces, a couple of layouts, but I need a good whole day session - a bit of therapy!!

pink sky at night

2008-06-17T11:44:00.003+10:00

The sky was amazing as the sun went down last night. These photos are from our backyard, just two minutes later it was all dark..
Bub is much better now - all the cough is gone and the horrible rattle in his chest too. A much happier household all round!

handmade

2008-06-16T15:42:00.003+10:00

wrapping paper - these a couple of the gift wraps the kids did with a potato and leftover paint. Tilly made a card to match for her friends party on Sunday - she has definately inherited the crafty gene.

36 hours

2008-06-15T18:28:00.002+10:00

without a cough!! Our little guy is much happier (he's not the only one!). We are well and truly on the mend... a great relief. We have had a quiet weekend at home - did some great craft with the kids to make gift wrapping paper with a potato stamp - worked out brilliantly looked very "designer chic!"
I'm having a think about entering the Masters again this year - the challenges are really good this year - and having a size restriction is a great idea... it's just finding the time. I was thrilled to get 2 honorary mentions last year... I will just have to burn the midnight oil..

slowly..

2008-06-11T18:41:00.002+10:00

slowly we are fighting this horrible virus..I have stayed indoors most of the week - getting a little cabin fever, but necessary to keep Clancy out of the cold and wind....I got a few smiles today, so hopefully that means he is feeling a bit better- The rocking chair is certainly getting a workout.
...thanks for all the good wishes.

poor little man.

2008-06-09T22:23:00.002+10:00

my little boy has been ill. A horrible case of bronchiolitis. At six weeks old he is just far to little to be this sick. He was admitted on Sunday to hospital for oxygen - there is nothing else they can do as it is a virus...he has the most horrible cough - sounds like he has been smoking for 20 years... I can't imagine what it must be like for a parent with a chronically ill child -it's just heartbreaking every time he struggles for breath...
he has been sick for about a week, apparently we have another 2 weeks before this passes...so no scrapping or blogging happening here.. just lots of cuddles..

WOW..

2008-05-31T21:38:00.003+10:00

have you met the Cupcake ninja??? Click here
These are cupcakes!! How Fabulous!!! Makes my effort look very sad for green cupcakes for Ds's requested Ninja turtle cupcakes last week!!!
Hmmn..

Happy Mothers Day..

2008-05-13T11:26:00.002+10:00

I made this little photo frame of baby Clancy for Mum...

settling in..

2008-05-05T16:35:00.002+10:00

Baby Clancy is settling in beautifully, just sleeping and eating..no crying!!! Seems like he has always been here....

it's been a while..

2008-04-30T13:41:00.005+10:00

since my last blog session... I have a good excuse though...gone from this

to this...

Baby Clancy James was born on 23rd April at 3.58pm.... 8lbs exactly...

So we have been settling in at home this last week, Clancy is wonderful, just sleeping and feeding..and sleeping... the other two have had their moments, which is to be expected as we settle into a new stage of our lives as a family of 5!!

37 weeks

2008-04-03T09:56:00.003+10:00

and still waiting...
anyway gives me time to scrap!! Here is Tilly with her new glasses..andd this layout is for a challenge at the Cac- that's twice I have used purple now!!

felt is fab..

2008-03-31T12:14:00.002+10:00

for kids crafts.. this is a little handbag my daughter made yesterday - with 2 little matching butterfly brooches- how funky!!!

oh scrappy days..

2008-03-31T11:29:00.002+10:00

having a bright period at the moment...not 100% sure if I like it, but just going with it!!

Renos finished -

2008-03-31T10:30:00.002+10:00

now all we need is a baby!!..If only they would let you know when these babies were going to arrive...
DS as born at this stage - but this one is still quite high - so could be a few more weeks yet..

I'm trying to enjoy the quiet time at home...just not used to not having a million things to do...

DD has been diagnosed long sighted and her first pair of glasses arrived on Friday. $200!! I wonder how long they will last.. She is very proud of them thank goodness - I thought it would be a challenge to get her to wear them.

ninjas...

2008-03-05T13:09:00.002+10:00

just a small part of DS's collecton of ninja turtle everything... what is the collective noun for a group of ninja turtles???
um... a mess?
.....a cowabunga?

I know that if you get in DS's way while playing you get a ninjery..

scraphappy

2008-03-05T13:03:00.002+10:00

how I got my groove back -- a bit of scrap therapy -
the builders ARE FINISHED!! So all we have to do is paint....ok, easy, except I am on bed rest and Jeff did his back last Wednesday and can still hardly move. Looks like once again our home wil be chaos for the arrival of a new baby..

Anyway - got some LOs done.

another month!!!

2008-02-26T09:51:00.002+10:00

has gone by -- we are STILL renovating...my builder broke his nose this morning, but he is STILL working..what a trooper!!
but, there is light at the end of the tunnel - another week (or so) and we will be finished. We have mopped up after the whole downstairs was flooded in monsoonal rains - so the whole house is is a disaster zone. I have been in my happy place for a few weeks now.......

I am now officially finished work - it's very strange to not have to rush out the door in the morning - I have fought my way back into my scrapbooking room - and actually scrapped!!! YAY
I can just feel my sanity returning.

Baby is growing well - again on 95th percentile for size, just like the last one - so projected to 11 lbs......hmmmn... I have an appointment in a few weeks to discuss my "options". I wonder if getting somebody else to do it is one of my "options"????
So I am going to take advantage of these few weeks at home and scrap up a storm!!

renos....dust...dirt..and STUFF EVERYWHERE!!

2008-01-26T07:49:00.001+10:00

well I haven't blogged because I haven't been able to get to my computer - yes, we are doing the dreaded reno.....

everything from the front half of the house is all piled into my scrapbooking room...so NO scrapping for me for at least another few weeks.......

well I'm sure it will all be worth it to have a lovely new bathroom, and entry and I guess the new baby WILL need somewhere to live.

and.....I have a front door - now that may not seem very exciting to most people, but we have only had a dodgy screen door that was about 5 ft 4 high since we bought the house - and that had a wonky cat flap that anyone could crawl through ... So now I have a PROPER KEY AND EVERYTHING!!

So it's Australia Day - and we have a great Aussie day planned - absolutely nothing - mowing the lawn, swim in the backyard pool -hanging out under the mango tree yep - it's great to be Australian!

a good scrapping day..

2008-01-02T20:11:00.001+10:00

was had by me...
4 new layouts and 3 UFO's - this whole "clean room" thing is doing wonders for my mojo..

new year - new layouts..

2008-01-02T15:13:00.000+10:00

I have had a very productive morning in my newly cleaned and sorted scrap room..

"Mummy - you do it"
is a scraplift of a layout by Shannon Tidwell - I just loved her LO so much I had to do it!!!

newest addition..

2008-01-02T14:55:00.001+10:00

This is Tinkerbell - our new 7 week old lab...
ooooooohhhh - how cute!!

rain, rain go away..

2008-01-02T07:47:00.000+10:00

okay so i know it's a drought and people all over have water restrictions - but we don't and ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!! It has been raining non stop in Bundy (beautiful one day - wet wet wet the next and the next) since the start of my 2 week holiday. I had big plans to take the kids to the beach every day. nope. haven't been once - the risk of being swept away kind of takes the fun out of it....
so.... 2 bored kids, inside for 10 days + 1 new puppy = messy house from hell..
so I spent a whole day cleaning out my scrap space - man I was RUTHLESS!! So I will (try to) do what all good scrappers everywhere do on a rainy day - scrap all day ignoring all offsprings' needs for sustenance, hydration and entertainment...

on another note..
WOW - Maxine Hazebroek's entries for Masters are absolutely amazing. Congratulations Maxine - and to think that she nearly stopped scrapping because of some petty jealousies on a scrapsmack site - Well done Max- FAB< FAB FAB!!!!!!!

Masters 2008

2007-12-26T17:25:00.000+10:00

What a great Christmas present!
I won two Honorable Mentions in the Scrapbooking Memories Masters Comp!!
What a thrill - I really didn't think I would have a chance. I haven't seen the mag yet (things are a bit slow to get to Bundy!) But I am stoked!!!

A huge Congratulations to the 10 ladies who won the coveted Masters title - and to the other HM ers!!

um...guess that's the festive bit over..

2007-12-26T17:19:00.000+10:00

okay - yes I am slack Miss Cass - I am feeling MUCH better now - all the horrible pregnancy sickness has gone - So I WILL BLOG!! (oh yes will!) I have 2 weeks off - planning big spring - (well only slightly late!!) clean.. and I guess I had better find somewhere to put this new baby as I won't have any more time off now before he (yep he!!) comes.
Happy Holidays as they say in America!!

ho ho ho...

2007-11-11T17:23:00.000+10:00

It's that time again!! 6 weeks till Christmas - we have 5 family birthdays between now and then!