i want to go to school

Lilly has Wednesdays off for the first month at school while the teachers grade and asses the kids, we have our interview next week so I'm looking forward to seeing what Miss. M thinks about Lilly and how she thinks she will cope with her first year. Lilly was not impressed at all that she wasn't going to school and even got quite upset :( Josh was ready to go today and we were at school by 8.20am.

Lilly and I came home and prepared for another hot day. Lilly opted to colour in and I got scrapping done, this is yet another layout for the Scrap Girls January Jumpstart …

Before we knew it we had to head off and get Josh, he was already over at Libby’s so we got the ponies fed and headed home. Josh and Lilly headed straight for the pool. I made the most delish dinner (yep no photo again arrgghh!) Pork chops slow cooked in an apple syrup, and the apples were from our garden. I also made a roast potato bake with tomatoes. Damian made a nectarine tart oh it was just perfect to finish off our meal.

I took this photo of the painted horse shoe I have out the front of our house today …

mmm choc cake

Lilly woke up feeling fine and ready for school, I was concerned about letting her go but she got upset when I said I think she should stay home. Josh however didn't want to get out of bed which is so not like him so I decided to keep him home.

I came home and chilled out with josh he wanted to watch movies so I got my washing done and also finished another page, I had started this a few weeks ago but struggled to finish it off so after a spark on inspiration I got it finished in no time. This LO was for the January Swap Crop over at Scrap Girls.

 

I picked Lilly up at 1pm and we came home to relax, Jacinta messaged and asked if they could come round for a dip and sip so I decided to have a nana nap before they got here. Damian told me that I slept through my alarm and I didn't get up until Jacinta and crew got here. We sat and chatted while the kids played in the pool. Damian then proceeds to tell me we have to go to his parents place  for Hayden’s and his Mum’s birthday. It was a rush from then on, Jacinta and crew headed home, we went out to feed ponies and were only 10mins late. We got to sing happy birthday and got to eat yummy cake, chatted to everyone for a good hour and then made our way home.

My photo for the day is of the strawberries we gathered from our garden today and they were ever so yummy and sweet! …

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A day of getting organized for us, as I've got school this weekend and the kids are back to school Monday.

I did however manage to get a layout done. Its for the January Jumpstart over at scrap girls I wont catch up in time but the tasks they have you do are great so I'm enjoying playing along.

Jeannie came round for dinner and drinks, we stayed up way too late but it was a great night, Jeannie played a joke on Damian by leaving him a new status update on facebook, he had no idea and she said that's what ya get for leaving your computer on and signed into facebook LOL

My photo for the day is of Josh’s lego he bought well some of it as its a huge set, he spent over 6 hours playing with this so it was money very well spent! …

scrap with black

Another day at home today, its been nice to have a few days at home with the kids and relax. So seeing as I had nothing planned for the day I decided to get some more LO’s finished :-)

First LO to be done was my 4th page for the Project SG Challenge.

 

Then after looking through some challenges at Scrap Girls I stumbled across the Saturday colour challenge which was to use a black background, this is what I came up with …

 

My photo for the day is of my laptop seeing as I have been on it most of the day haha …

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As soon as I woke up I could feel the heat from outside, it was going to be a scorcher!

Mum rang and said that Josh was keen to come home early, she said everything was ok but he wanted to bring his bird home, I secretly think that yes that was half the reason but he knew it was going to be hot and wanted to swim in the pool all day LOL

I spent most of the morning getting the house organized and also ready for people to view, I'm so sick of people coming around here it aint funny, on one hand I don't want them to sell but on the other hand I want it to be sold and over and done with. An hour before the people were due here I get a call from the Real Estate to say they had cancelled grrrr there goes my day, could have done something else but no sit here waiting for someone not to show, frustrating to say the least!

Mum, Ron and Josh turned up and we had one extremely happy and spoilt boy come home. Mum and Ron had not only bought him his budgie and a cage they also bought him clothes, a how to draw book, sketch pad and loads more. The budgie is so cute, and so small. Josh wanted to call him Alvin (after the chipmunks) but he changed his mind as he is now known as ‘Budgie Boy’ …

The kids swam for the rest of the arvo and I was able to catch up on some internet time and was so over the moon when I read the Scrap Girls newsletter and saw that I had won 3 prizes!!! First up I won the weekly LO contest for Cherish the Moments …

Then I won a gift certificate for participating in the Tree of Doom, and then won another gift certificate for winning Task #1 in the Holiday Hoopla competition …

Alphabet Cards …

So with all those prizes I scored a $30 gift certificate and was able to buy these goodies from Scrap Girls …

Splish splash

Had my morning coffee and decided it was time I needed a new desktop so I participated in Scrap Girls desktop challenge, found HERE. This is what I came up with (click on image for credits)…

I then got straight into cleaning and getting set up for the day. Lainie rang and organized to come over earlier as her girls wanted to play and get in the pool. I was still in my PJ’s by the time they got here LOL An hour later Julie and her girl Matilda turned up followed by Jacinta and her boys. The kids wanted to get straight into the pool and within in no time at all they were fighting and we had to split the girls and boys up and give them a 10min swim at a time while the others played on the trampoline. Amanda popped in for a visit which was nice as she hasn't been here before, she looked so burnt from the beach the other day … ouch!

Julie, Matilda, Mitchell & Joshua …

Jacinta, Jacob, Amanda, Kenzie & Lainie …

 

We decided to save the BBQ for when our men got here once they finished work, I finished off the salads then headed down the street with Julie and we also stopped to feed my ponies.

It was all systems go when I got home everyone was here and we were all enjoying a few beers and a few good laughs. Damian cooked the food and we all settled in for a good night with good friends. Jacinta, Craig and their boys headed off first, then Julie’s man Glen got itchy feet and headed off, Julie followed not long after as her little girl Matilda was so tired. Just before they left we found this cheeky boy Oscar trying to catch some zzzz’s in her pram …

Lainie & Dan decided to stay as the drinks were going down way too easily LOL Dan decided to entertain us by zooming around on Josh’s 3 wheeler bike, gotta love the expression on his face HAHA …

Lainie & I were the only ones up by the end of the night and decided to have some cowboy shots as a night cap, certainly did the charm as I was sound asleep in no time.

The start of a new decade

A lot of people have New Year resolutions, well I have a few! Most importantly I want to improve my fitness, record my children's school progression and blog more often so at the end of the year I can get my blog printed and have a hard copy. I cant guarantee this will happen but I can promise myself that I will at least try…

After a huge night out last night for New Years I woke up feeling rather icky you could say, I had an awesome night though so it was worth it! Damian and I headed to Mum’s and picked up the kids, we stopped in to see Uncle Paul & Aunty Lisa, gee their boys are so adorable. We were finally home by 1pm and had a huge mess to clean as our poor dog Sasha had been frightened by the thunder storm and fireworks and had been let inside by Damian’s brother (thank goodness) as we were worried she might run away, she had managed to soak herself in our pond and was so filthy dirty, the floors were covered in mud and ohh my it was so not a good thing to have to clean feeling the way I did. Sasha wasnt herself all day, she was extremely quiet and very out of sorts. I gave her a bath, which is something she hates having done to her but mid way through she started to relax and enjoy it just a little.

For the rest of the day I caught up on my Holiday Hoopla tasks from the Scrap Girls event and got my email submission sent just in time.

These are the 2 pages I finished today …

(Click on images to view credits)