tagging n stuff

I have been tagged by the gorgeous and talented photographer/scrappy chick Nic Finlayson.

here are the rules:

1. Go to where you store you pictures on your computer.
2. Go to the SIXTH folder and pick the SIXTH picture.
3. Post that picture on your blog along with a SHORT story about it.
4. You know the rest. Tag SIX people and leave a comment on their blog or email them letting them know you chose them.
   

so I chose

shazza
marie
michael
erika


http://nicolefinlayson.typepad.com/just_like_heaven/2009/01/crossing-stuff-off-the-list.html

The above picture is of my gorgeous son, he is about 9 \months old in this picture, wearing a top from my American cousin Kathy, he is on the toyroom floor and enjoying his fake hamburger, I remember getting down to his level and just taking heaps of photos of him, he was and still is soooo cute, he had hardly any hair at all. This was March of 2006 and we were going on holidays to phillip island, we do this every year with Michael's dad to Island Breeze Resort, I love it there, the kids love the pool and walks along the beach. This year will be Nate's 4th year of family week away with his Poppa Jon and Di... This photo makes me smile.

hello there to my hoard o fans - hehe
Life has continued to remain busy, I had fun this weekend celebrating my gorgeous girls 8th birthday, yes it has been a whole eight years since I started my journey as a mummy and Mike and I became a "family". It has been wonderful, gone fast and there have been tears (lots of them mine) and so many happy times, thank goodness I have my scrapbooking to remind me of all the adventures we have had in 8 years. My girl is healthy and happy and that's all that matters, she is loving (sometimes) to her little bro and has such a wide range of different friends.

I have been creating, not as much as I would like - LOL but that's life.

Here are some gorgeous pics from boxing day and also my latest layout...
tan

my last post no pix

I dont know why - maybe it was the universe, but my last post I could NOT post any photos, will try again.

Life has been quiet - thank goodness, although not last night because my house was a rock band, yep Hubby cannot get off Guitar Hero world tour, he loves it... if it had more bon jovi songs I'd love it too fer sure.

I have scrapbooked a page and got ready for another two, just need embells and sticking down. easy peasy.

Went to heidi swapp class the other day with my sister and best friend and it was absolutely awesome, meet up with all my talented scrappy friends and it was an absolute blast, full on - Heidi is such a gorgeous woman, she is inspirational. Oh and she got me onto distress inks from Tim Holtz - wow am I obsessed!

Have yet to complete my soulology layouts - slacker - I need to seriously knuckle down and get piccies and words onto paper. I have started taking photos of the everyday for the becky higgins 365 challenge go here for details http://kitofthemonth.blogspot.com/ you cannot get the kit at the moment, it's sold out, ah well that will save me some $$$$, but I love the concept of taking a photo every day... it is a good reminder to enjoy the little things we may forget.

Anyhoo off for my ice break fix - hugs to all.

ok so.... its 2009

This year is gunna be big - I can feel it in me waters ;) he he
I am going to become a better and bigger stampin up! consultant, a better mummy and wife (of 10 years!!!) and scrapping will be my big focus, get those pics on all my gorgeous papers I have been hoarding. LOL
I have been checking out various blogs - my friend shazzas and also Paula at Paulas Scrapbooking Place and Becky Higgins 365 challenge - woe my head is going to explode, I am so motivated if only it wasnt 4am in the morning....
I will now stop all the waffling and actually post up piccies - no organisation really just whatever tickles my fancy.
as Ned says from Ned and Stacey "sit back and enjoy the show".

slack!

hello to all my hoard of readers, not! anyhoo I have been as slack as, or as I like to think - busy as!

I have not blogged in sooooo long its a wonder my poor little blog can stand the attention.

I have been away four weekends in a row,

week 1 was my gorgeous girlyfriends island getaway for her 40th birthday

week 2 we tripped off to warragul and I spent some great time with Marie (from Simply Said) and also family

week 3 dear hubby and I went away sans kids for a romantic weekend in marysville, compliments of winning a competition at my work

week 4 (last weekend) I just got back from the most wonderful scrapbooking retreat with all my talented and drunk friends, or is that just me???

PHEW

I have been slowly chipping away at my soulology project, well I am 3 pages behind... but anyway it is soooo much fun and inspiring, I have joined so many talented ladies in our endeavour to actually search our souls quite deeply and scrap US!!! not kids, not dogs, not partners, not holidays. It has fired me up!

I will post a piccie of my first two weeks when I get a chance.

This is the talented woman who running the course - check her out - erica martin, she is one funky chicky scrapper go here... http://stampinmama.typepad.com/

I also love that she is a stampin up consultant, love my stamps - the quality cant be matched.

Enough rambles for today I will post up 2 piccies of my yummy son at his playgroup.

Cheers for now - artsy fartsy mumma

whats happening

Well the HAWKS won the grand final and it was a fantastic game of footy! Our house was full of great friends/family, booze, screaming and absolute drunkeness... and that was just the kids! LOL.. just kidding.

Scrap wise - my area had to be packed up and shoved in my back scrap room, not good really I dont walk past and see some little something that catches my eye that gets me wanting to do a layout asap.

I got photos taken recently on a visit to the country (where hubby grew up) my dear scrappy friend Nic took some absolutely gorgeous pirate piccies, this is the start of her photographic career, let me tell you she rocks! I love her eye for detail. Please go to just like heaven blog if you are in Victoria and need some gorgeous family or kiddy pics taken.

I have not been enjoying the school holidays, I can never think of how to entertain the kids, and even when I do, they always want more!

I have posted a few photos of my family, they are my loves and my life.

scrappin

Hello all
Have been as slack as - no posts lately, seems life is just slipping by, not for my scrapbooking though, have been creating like mad!

Will put up my pix of my layouts for all to see.

Also did a groovy off the page wooden monogram for my dear friend Lisa who turned 30 last week. Came out noice!