Saturday, July 10, 2010

Create...

Well, today can't be that bad...especially if I wake to see this...

A good sign right! :)

Anyway, my first post is up over at Kaisercraft and we are showcasing the beautiful new "lush" range...

This was my layout:

{LOST}

I just had to document my panic when Ethan went missing....I am sure scrapbooking is very therapeutic for this sort of thing!!!

I have also been involved in a scrap whisper over at the Boxx... The lovely Elise organized it and this was my take on the previous layout in the whisper...

Sorry, Out for
Publication!!!

Thanks for visiting...x

Friday, July 9, 2010

Phew!...

What a week! Can I just say, right here, right now.... I really don't think this week could be any more eventful.... (well, there is at least one more day left in this week, so I had better "speak" softly!)

Saturday, July 3: Mark and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We celebrated by spending the day cleaning the beach from the car! hee hee...Yes, it took quite a while to return it to its proper place!! LOL...

Sunday, July 4: We made a day of it and travelled by train into the city, (with our camping family), to visit the Museum, Science Center, South Bank and take a ride on the ferry.

It was a fantastic day except for when Ethan stepped out of an elevator without us, and became lost in a very large crowd. The doors of the elevator had closed behind him while we were still in it. It was so ridiculously busy, that he just stepped out with a group of people in the crush. The doors closed and I couldn't get to him! I was in a total panic. I think I will mark it off as one of the most scariest moments in my life - to date.

Monday, July 5: On this day, we cleaned the beach off the camper trailer (another big job) and prepared for a birthday...

Tuesday, July 6: Cameron celebrated his 1st birthday!! He had a wonderful day, enjoying many, many treats!! :D


Wednesday, July 7: Tahlia trips over one of the birthday balloons, lying on the floor from the previous evening and hurts her wrist. Mark takes her to the hospital for x-rays and doctor's opinion.

There is no fracture detected but her wrist and thumb are placed in a back slab (a half cast and a bandage) to immobilise it, as a crack can develop up to 2 weeks later. A trip is organized to go to the plaster clinic (1hour away) for the following day. Miss T is secretly thrilled at the idea of having a cast and is planning what colour she would like.

Thursday, July 8: Dropped the older two boys off at Grandma's and we take Tahlia to the plaster/fracture clinic. After a long-ish wait, the doctor looks at her x-ray and sees a definite fracture. The doctor suggests leaving the back slab on, instead of applying a lighter fiberglass cast, as Tahlia will need further x-rays in a week's time. This saves having one put on then having it removed for the x-rays next week and then having it put back on again. We are sent to the main office to re-make an appointment for next week and told there are none available! Still waiting on a phone call from the hospital......

She is okay, although it is now dawning on her, how much of a hindrance this cast will be. Especially since she is right-handed ...(guess which hand she put out to break her fall?..)!

Friday, July 9: Having been very pre-occupied with family matters, I have neglected to watch/read/hear any local news. Today we find out that there is a gun man on the loose in our area. He is armed, dangerous and several streets have already been in lock down.

On top of all this! I have tried to squirrel in my first post for Kaisercraft (OMGosh!! You should see the boxes that have arrived on my doorstep!) and totally re-organize myself to be more efficient for when we have weeks like this! hee hee...

As a side note: I am not complaining but rather documenting a week in our lives! A crazy week however, which I'm sure will take a while to top!!

Thanks for visiting the drama that is our life! LOL!!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Oh no!...

It seems we don't need to have "down" time in this house hold... We need to keep things alive and happening... We need to involve a trip to the hospital, a plaster cast and a possible fracture, just to keep things interesting.....Poor Tahlia. I will post more tomorrow. :(

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Happy Birthday Cameron!...

Today is our littlest boy's 1st birthday!!! We have a big day planned with lots to do. So this is a really short post to wish our Cam a very happy day!!

Remember this.....


How can 12 months go by oh, so quickly!!!...


Happy Birthday gorgeous!! We love you... xxxxx

Monday, July 5, 2010

Create...

Do you know, when it rains... It pours!! (In a good way, LOL!!) After holding out for so long and only giving little sneaky peeks! hee hee... I've got another layout to share...

Sketch #51 is up over at Inspired Blueprints.

I've turned mine on it's side so I could use more profile style photos. I have to admit that I struggled with this one a little, until I found my style in the sketch. That's the great thing about sketches, you can interpret them as much or as little as you like. It all depends on your own style!!

{The Next Step}
Materials Used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Kaisercraft; alpha - pink paislee, scenic route ; other - martha stewart butterfly punch, kaisercraft die cut elements, machine stitching, ribbon, mini tag, office supple stamps, versacolor ink, staples, We R Memory Keepers glitter lace.

I am really into these blue/brown/orange colour combos at the moment. Not sure why. But I will eventually move on! LOL!!

I also wanted to share this lovely award given to me by my friend Christine.

Here are the rules that go with it: 1. Put the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award on my blog.2. Share 5 things about myself.3. Pass the award onto 5 other Bonny Blogs.4. Add links to my 5 chosen Bonny Blog Winners.5. Let them know they have been chosen to win the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here goes!

5 things about me: 1) I carry the camera everywhere. No surprises there. But yesterday I may as well have been paparazzo! (hee hee... funny story - will share later) 2) I absolutely LOVE tulips. They are my favourite flower. Especially the pink/purple ones. 3) I have a great group of friends that make me laugh daily. Thanks guys - you know who you are! 4) I would love to revisit England and see more of Europe (rather than just the International airport in France!) 5) I have yet to meet my gorgeous little niece (now aged 2! *shame, shame on me*) who lives quite some distance away from us.

5 friends to receive this award:

Sheree

Leanne

Leanne

Jodie

and Julie.

Thanks for visiting...x

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Create...

Wow! We are up and running at Kaisercraft.... Today is sketch day and this is my layout based on the Kaisercraft sketch (found in the free workshop magazine).

{The Last}

I wanted to add "newborn" to the title (as these photo's were taken almost 12 months ago!!!) but unfortunately, I ran out of time before we went to the beach.

Go and check out what the Kirsty and Lesley have created with the same sketch. They are sooo clever!

Friday, July 2, 2010

We are back!...

Sorry about that! Among all the recent excitement, I forgot to blog that we were going away for a week of beach camping. But we are now home again and ready to return to everyday living.... :) Just as soon as we return our own private beach that seems to have come home with us!

This is what we have been up to....

...a walk to the local lighthouse...

It was a scenic walk but it was a little steep at times...

The ocean was so beautiful and the colours can barely be described...


We also spent some time doing this...


...and this...
...and this...

...and we spent some time here...

...and definitely here...

We are so lucky to have all this on our back door step...xx