bad, bad blogger!!

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

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!!

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!

Good Luck Anita

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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.

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..

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..

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

settling in..

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

it's been a while..

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

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..

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

oh scrappy days..

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

Renos finished -

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.