Friday's Frolic!

Had the most lovliest day yesterday (Friday), My dear friend Chris had a half RDO so she picked me up at 11.30 and we toddled off to Landsborough where we had the most delicious counter lunch at the Landsborough Pub (roast beef, with all the veges and gravy, followed by a peach gateau which we shared!), after a leisurely lunch complete with a glass of wine, we headed up the road to Scrappy-Doo, where we did a make-and-take class (for free!) spent nearly 3 hours in the shop, they were so friendly, even asked us if we would like coffee! (is the pope catholic??) We spent up big as they have heaps of stuff that we cant get at our LSS and bought the most Lush boxes to carry our 12 x 12 layouts in and matching box for my ribbons. I bought the pink candy stripe one YUMMO !Very cheap for $15 going back to get more, i think they will be better for storing my layouts instead of the poor pizza boxes i'm using until i can find the right albums for my work! If anyone want's boxes the site is click here for boxes as I'm only 15 minutes away from the store, i'm more than happy to pick them up for anyone (they only had about 8 left but will be getting more in end of May!) UPDATE: they are brand name Ori Yoki! Got home just after the boys, the G too them to archery and tennis while i got ready for my crop night! H arrived an hour early, so we sorted some photo's and I gave her a heap of her 2 babies and of her 2 nephews as she doesn't have many. We then left here at 5.15 because we had to pick up Asian Dinner for Monika, Chris, Al, Me, T and H. was yummy! I had Singapore Fried Bee Hoon cant remember what the others had LOL. Arrived at LSS by 5.45 nice and quiet at that time, set up our stuff and then pigged out on our dinners. Started scrapping about 7 as i had to have a look around shop (like spending bigtime in the afternoon wasn't enough lol). Was very good and only bought a pack of jewels because i needed them for my aunty's birthday present!. FINISHED! the inside of one folder. I worked on Aunty T's (my namesake) did 5 lovely little pages for her. . I also had to make a small folder for Chris for her mother for mother's day. That took me about half hour as i had to measure etc and make a template working out how small she wanted it, I loved the end result! going to make one today for my cousin Sal, who is having a birthday on Wednesday. Making Aunty M's today too so i can post them all off to the UK tomorrow (po is open until 2 on sunday in the plaza!). I left early again, was home by 12.30 Have to admit i am enjoying leaving that little bit early and not feeling so washed out on saturday mornings!. G is at his boating course today, getting his license, so it's just me and the 2 boys, home, they are watching Narnia, lovely movie! We cant go anywhere for the moment because L has my car in Brisbane, he took B, there for the night as it was her 18th Birthday and he wanted to do something special for her! I'm off to scrap now, early as it is, i need to get a card made for B, and the 2 folders finished!! at least the boys are being good for now!

Having FUN!

G bought himself a new boat! It's a little bigger than his other one and this one actually goes! I never went in the other one, i hated it with a passion BUT THIS ONE!! i love it, G took me out on Sunday with C and his little friend J, we went up the back of Petrie Creek into the mangroves and stopped for a little while to fish, I didn't want to go home but J got a bit bored with it all after 2 hours, C however enjoyed himself so much he cant wait to go back out again. BUT next time he wants to take out the Tube again, I wont go when the tube is involved i'm to much of a worrier so G says so he takes the boys out on that! G has also promised me that when he sells his other boat I can have the $$ to buy my new computer and printer! then i'll be a happier chappy!Today i had a spontaneous moment and decided to go to the new spotlight store, invited T and a friend M and we somehow ended up in Landsborough at ScrappyDoo, none of us had been there before so we had a bit of a browse (going back on friday to pick up my goodies that i left under counter) and we then went and ate a pie in the park! it was the first time M had eaten a pie (She's from Poland and T and I are educating her LOL poor girl). We've decided to make Wednesdays our search for scrapshops and pie day! next week we are going to the new Palmwoods store and maybe Cooroy if we have enough time, if not we'll do Cooroy the week after!! Just did a fab online class with Bev, a lovely photo box, i'll decorate it and put a picture of it, in later. G is out fishing again SUPRISE SUPRISE lol..He's going to be chuffed when he gets in, i just managed to buy him, L, B, C and A, good tickets to Crusty Demons (i'd rather stay home and stick needles in my eye!!) the show is on the 20th May, gates open at 3 performance at 5, so a nice peaceful day for me i think. They like that sort of thing. Another thing he's going to be chuffed about is that i used his card to pay for them ROFL..you didn't think i was going to use my card did you???? rofl..I'm off to have a coffee and read a bit more of the new Mary Higgins Clark book that T lent me today, i love her writings and this one is going to have me in tears i just know it!!

HOW RUDE!

Well, how rude are G and daughter T indeed! They have just been talking about me as if i wasn't in the room, talking about my COFFIN and how they are going to start a coffin-swap, send it around australia, get every one of my scrapping friends to add just a little something they are in absolute fits of laughter now, trying to decide which will be the best way to post it, will it fit in a pizza box? what colour and pp would I like? Would i like ribbons and blossoms (ah yes) AND to add insult to injury, they are putting my mobile in with me, buying me a laptop with broadband access AND hoping that i get the error message, sorry you are out of range! OH and my headstone is going to be embellished beautifully, with room for journalling! It's very reasuring to know that I am loved and that they have my best interests at heart, BUT will they please leave room for my tote???? LOL

Dumb or DUMBER??

I asked G to fill a saucepan with water for me, I looked up to see him with a look of horror on his face as all the water poured out of the bottom of the saucepan, he turned it over looking even more horrified when he saw the holes in the bottom..YUP he was trying to fill the steamer! (can you tell he DOESN'T do the cooking at our house LOL

MY FRIENDS

My friends are special to me, i love them all!

LOOK WHO VISITED US TODAY!!

Today we had a visit from

THE EASTER BONNIE

rofl!!!!

OH NO!

Oh dear! DH bought a surround sound system with new DVD player last week so has decided that it HAS to be installed NOW! He's had it all working great, (I know it's going to drive me mad in my shoebox) so why is he now mucking about with the back of the TV?? Why do men feel the need to have more power? WHY do men think they dont need the instruction manual until they have said at least 5 or more swear words?? Is it to do with Testosterone I wonder? All I want to do is finish off my Easter boxes but NO, not going to happen for a little while, I'm just sitting here PMSL at him he keeps asking me if I can hear it..UM YES! I'm not totally deaf, in fact I think the neighbor's hear it! The boys have gone off to bed anticipating the arrival of Easter Bunny, not much sleep going to happen with the noise coming from those wretched speakers, but it's keeping DH quiet (well sort of quiet lol).Now he has informed me that the dvd has a built in radio so can he take the stereo out to his office..YES and if you keep it up you can take your bed out there too LOL. Now he's gone off to the shower and left the music on and i dont know how to turn it off, shall have to 'visit' the instruction manual and learn how this 'new' remote works!! Spoke to soon, now he's back to work out the remote, its going to be 'one of those nights' i can feel it in my water LMAO!

FINALLY! My own scrap space!

FINALLY my very own scrap space. This is my very own little corner in my shoebox house for only ME. I used an old bookcase that A had in his room that was the perfect size for all my prima flower bottles and paint bottles, altered items, bits and bots. In the draws I have labeled boxes with all my bits in, and the paper shelving I bought on sale for $69 a few weeks ago. I'm just as happy as a pig in mud now LOL, as I've not had my own space for ages. AND note I don't even have to have a table lamp as I have my very own spotlight on the wall that I can move around to suit myself!! Just love it. Photo's show 2 angles of my own space, one taken close up and the other taken from the kitchen to show how small our shoebox is. I don't mind cozy, I can watch the plasma TV, use the computer, scrap and cook all at the same time LOL oh and I can see who is at the front door by just turning around and I can also watch the dog chasing the birds out of the windows SO whose a happy girl then?? Not sure how long it will stay as neat as this, probably another half hour or so as I'm about to finish the tin's I'm making for E and J!

My first real post!

Well here we are, Good Friday, DH is at work finishing off a job and I'm home alone with the boys AGAIN! They are being good today so I have relented and let them on the sony's and computers for a little while, C is still not dressed though and is refusing to take his med's so I'm just letting him be, he'll take them when he's ready I guess. (at least he has taken his Lamitcal) I scrapped until 2 last night, got home just before 3, left workshop at 2.45 so that wasn't too bad, except I had to get up at 8 as DH had left and I didn't want the boys running riot! Will feel it later on I reckon. I'm hoping to get a bit of scrapbooking done today, I'm going to go through Cameron's birth photo's and see if i get any inspiration to scrap them! What else is happening.. We are going to H and B's on Sunday for a bbq lunch, that should be nice, It's Bubbies 1st Easter so some good photo opportunities there! I made a tin for E and J (B's little sister) and just bought a rabbit for Bubby. Have bought a rabbit for E and for K i bought him what he asked for A HEN..he said..i want a HEN nanna, a HEN..not a chook A HEN! so i found him a very cute chocolate hen on a nest, seems a shame to eat it! for C and A i bought a v8 supercar filled with small eggs, and i guess i had better buy L something tomorrow (even though he's nearly 20 he still sulks if he doesn't get anything lol). Shall pick up something for Br to i guess! C has just come out and is going to take his pills LOL i just wish he'd get dressed! oh well i guess it's a go slow day. DH is getting the motor off his boat back tomorrow and will probably go out fishing tomorrow night, he's going to help me fix up my scrap corner this afternoon, (well that is the plan!) we'll see! lol. That's it for now! back later perhaps!!

BIG THANK YOU

Before I do anything I want to give a huge Thank you to 2 wonderful ladies from Aussies ~ The queen of Blogs ~ CHRISSY and The princess of Blogs ~ MICHELLE M. Without the help of these 2 wonderful ladies I wouldn't have any music playing (well I would but it would have been in the wrong place and the wrong size). Your bloods worth bottling!