I've been AWOL

HI Everyone, I've been a very bad blogger!! Is there something that happens to our mind and body once we get passed 45 years old??? I seem to be lost somewhere between "My new job" and "Can you babysit" and "did you do this today, and when are you going to do that". I have only scrapped two LO's of beautiful baby Erin and she is now just over 3 months old. I haven't even made time to sit on the computer and see what is happening in the world of scrapping until two weeks ago. By the way, I love my new job!! Never thought of myself as a salesperson, but I am finding it very rewarding. Matthew and Erin are just wonderful, Matthew is really starting to turn into a chatterbox now and simply repeats everything that is said, which is a bit scary at times. Erin is such a happy baby and is full of smiles. I am so lucky to have them close and be able to steal them to take home with me occasionally.

I made the sad decision to resign from my role as DT with Country Papercraft simply because of all the new things that are happening in my life. Thanks so much to the wonderful Marg and Mish as well who welcomed me with such enthusiasm to their creative group. I have to make a real effort to get back to some serious scrapping.

I have a LO in this month's Scrapbook Creations (issue 55) and another acceptance for issue 60. I also have just had another couple of acceptances from Scrapbooking Memories for some upcoming editions. Tis all a little bit exciting!!!

PINK PINK AND MORE PINK

We have a Grand daughter!!!

It's a girl !!!!!!! "Erin Claire" arrived at 1.24amTuesday 4 March 2008, weighing 8lb 2oz. All the family are over the moon. Thanks to Jo for reminding me to post on here, how slack am I?


Here's a pic taken when she was just 8 hrs old. Look at all that hair!!!! The other photo is proud brother Matthew.

Nanny and Poppy are just a busting with pride!!!!

No Baby Yet!!!!

DD Kimberley is now overdue by a couple of days and I just can't wait. I ring or call in at least twice a day to check on her. She looks like she is ready to bust........poor thing, especially in this extraordinary heat we are having this weekend. I thought I was going to pass out yesterday, we don't have airconditioning in our house and I was so heat stressed that I lay on the polished wooden floors thinking it would be cooler.......what a joke!! Today is a little better but I think I am actually looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow to the aircon!

Don't really have much to say this week...........very boring! I'll save it for when the baby arrives. LOL Here's a couple of LO's that I have done in the last couple of weeks.

It's so hot!

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I'm back...........and OMG it is so hot in our neck of the woods today. Really high humidity and of course we don't have aircon - may need to have a serious conversation with DH about this.

Not much exciting happening around here at the moment - OH except.............."drum roll" ...........I have had two more acceptances for publication from Scrapbooking Memories!!!!

I have also been trying ATC's which is something new for me. They are quite addictive when you get started.

How fantastic is this new Grungeboard? I love the texture and feel of it and it it so versatile.

I have a couple of LO's here to show you what i have done with it. I used a couple different colours of ink on these (UR the Prince LO) and I used paint around the edge of the label and heart on the other (Meer Cats)

Other news...............Liam and Emma have made the move to Gladstone and Liam has started his new job. Emma is still looking at the moment. His one complaint was how hot it was!!

Clinton has now been signed off on finishing his apprenticeship, so I suppose it won't be long before he heads north as well. Dennis and I are going to have the house to ourselves - empty nesters!!!! In one way it will be great, but sad at the same time.......I love having my kids around. Michael is enjoying his new job at Noosa, so seems like they are all settled.

No baby yet........into the last couple of weeks now!!! I so want to go and buy some pink things! LOL. I am just going to have to sit it out and spend up when he or she is born!.

January is gone!!

January is gone for another year and this is my first post for just over 3 months!!!!!!!
What can I say.....life gets hectic, priorities change, expectations do the same.
We had a great holiday at Agnes Water with all the family which was wonderful. The weather could have been much better but I am not complaining..........we had a holiday!!
I am hoping that 2008 is going to be great for our family. Lots of things happening already this year and probably the hardest was losing my beautiful Grandmother on 5 January. She was so special in my life and I am so lucky to have photo's of her with my Grandson Matthew.
DS Liam and his girlfriend are moving to Gladstone next weekend. He has transferred his job and is really looking forward to the change. DS Clinton finishes his Fitter and Turner apprenticeship in about a week and he is also thinking about making the move to Gladstone in the not too distant future. DS Michael is also thinking seriously about the same move later in the year when his lease runs out in Noosa.

DD Kimberley is due to have her second baby in about 3 weeks. On the countdown now.....another precious little soul for Nanny to scrap!!! LOL Matthew is growing up so fast and is now starting to repeat everything and is giving out lots of hugs and kisses!!

I have started back in my new job and lots of organising happening for a planning day on the 21st February. Everything is so new and different to my old job, but I am loving the new challenges.
DH Dennis is enjoying working Part time!! Doing some casual work for friends.......some people have to good!!! SE Qld has had some good rain and things are now looking green and lush, but we still need lots more to fill up the BP Dam and lift water restrictions. The drought has definately not broken here.
On the scrapping scene I have been keeping up with my DT duties at CountryPapercraft and also my 52 pieces of me is also keeping me busy. Having such a great time doing this and the end result will be a wonderful keepsake. Also got some yummy Grungeboard in the mail the other day and can't wait to use some......today might be the day!!! Loving the new BG and have been lucky to have two more LO's accepted in the BasicGrey gallery.
I also have two LO's being published in Scrapbook Creations later this year. I submitted a few to Scrapbooking Memories yesterday........not holding my breathe though!!
I made up some challenges for the Australia Day Cyber Crop at CPC and the girls and I had some fun with that and the Bingo!!!

Western Australia here I come!!!!!!!!

Flying out tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! Heading off to Miss Julie's today and spending the night with her and then heading to Brisbane tomorrow morning to catch our flight at midday!!! Woo Hoo!!!!! Very very very excited and trying to do all the last minute things here at home. DH And DS are also heading off on Thursday to go fishing in the NT! So you can imagine the chaos around here trying to pack and sort things out. I am limiting the amount of scapping supplies that I take..........hehehehe (I can bring more home with me!!) Can't wait to meet everyone and have a break from all the everyday stuff around here. I am going to miss our baby boy!!!! I am so lucky as a Grandmother to be able to see him everyday.........I am very spoilt! Finished a couple of LO's of him on the weekend (surprise surprise) Here they are. See you all in just over a week. We are stopping over in Adelaide for a couple of days on the way home and catching up with Leonie and Kathryn!!

Question???

Why is it that some people have such interesting blogs and others...like mine.....are just ordinary, run of the mill, everyday blah???? I have been cruising around the land of blogs for the last week or so and I am astounded by the way some people can express themselves so well and make the most mundane things sound like "Heaven on Earth". Is it just a clever way with words or does taking the kids to the doctor get you giggling???? Some people can make me laugh by just reading their opening sentence.............God how I wish I could do that!!!! Not that I am out to be the Blog Queen of laughter, but I would like to think that there are some people out there that might look forward to reading about my everyday happenings and feel good after it!!! OMG that sounds like it should have been in a 'porno mag'. But you know what I mean don't you? There are just some great blogs out there that are so entertaining that I can't wait to go back and read the next instalment! Maybe I should just strive to improve and hopefully I can bring just a small smile to someones face and they might even have a little giggle later in the day when they think about reading my blog...........LOL!! That is just so lame isn't it???? It's such a sad thing to think that my blog is just one little speck out there in cyber space and who really wants to read it anyway!!!! Personally I think.......and I think too much..........it is just a great place to vent my thoughts and hopes and dreams and if no one else reads it then it is not really going to change the course of my life!!
Read on people and turn that frown upside down and put a smile on your dial!!!!!!

Now that I have go all that out of the way..........can't believe I just wrote all that!!!! Don't worry luvs it's just the weather............so stinking hot here today and I have to go back to work tomorrow after two weeks holiday!!!!! I shouldn't complain too much.............one day of work, then off to Brisvegas on the BOOB BUS and then half a day of work on Thursday and then I have two weeks off again!!! PERTH here I come!!! Had lunch with Julie last week and sounds like the girls have worked out exactly how we are going to be entertained while we are there...........I just can't wait. HOw many more sleeps is it??????
I made my Secret Santa pressie for CPC today...........can't post a piccie yet cause then it wouldn't be a secret!!!!!