I scrapped ...

... I know, don't fall off your chair! LOL!

Hubby was away for a fishing weekend and I decided to get out my scrap stuff and do a few layouts ... I haven't had a lot of time to get creative lately, doesn't mean that I have stopped taking photos or looking at crafty sites on the net ... just the finding time to sit down and scrap has been a problem. This may be partly to the nice long evenings as I have been getting out and doing a lot of walking lately (all part of my health kick). But I love it when I can sneak a few minutes in playing with some funky papers ...

... so I completed a layout for a challenge over at Challenge me Happy ... the person in the photo inspired this layout ... using a pic of me in Qtown from the school holiday ...
... also you might note this is a 6x6 layout, something I have been creating a lot of recently ... they are quick and fun to do ...
... another 6x6 layout that also ties in with the challenge I think too ...

... and an 8x8 layout of morning tea treats in Queenstown ... a cold milk and hot cookie from the Cookie Time Shop - yummo! ...

Hope to have a play with some paper maybe tomorrow and Friday nights ... taking advantage of the calm before the storm of school events next week, and the pile of paper work I will be doing in the evenings for work ...

Night :)

Snapshot Sunday ...

... on a Monday (again ... opps).

A very hectic week, a houseful of family and friends for the weekend ... and so an early night last night was needed!

Friday night was a big night in Dunedin ... ok it was huge! The numbers of people in town on Friday was amazing, so many travelling from out of town, most hotels/motels were booked out and all for the man ... Sir Elton John. The first major act to play a concert in our new roofed stadium, hopefully the first of many! On the night along with 35,500 other people I sang and boogied away to Elton. I had no level of expectation before the concert, I knew a couple of his songs but found I actually knew more than that. He played his older stuff, some new ones, and all the favourites - Crocodile Rock, Daniel, Rocket Man and the last one Circle of Life (from Lion King movie).

So Snapshots for Sunday ... of the concert ... (care of hubby's phone) ...

Hoping this week will be a tad quieter on the work front, as I know the next few after that will be pretty hectic in the run up to Christmas. Need to get my lists written, pressies purchased, gear organised for camping, and take some time to breathe and relax in the spare moments!

Right off to start my lists! ;)

Snapshot Sunday ...

... hello, how are we this week?
On the mad countdown to Christmas already? Bit hectic in this house ... lots of hours at work so barely enough time to get everything sorted for few weeks left til the 25th of December! A bit of planning has taken place this weekend for present ideas ... right all sorted ... but wait I have a girl turning 7 on Jan 3rd ... argh ... now I have to rethink what I need to also get her for that day too!!!

A busy week ahead ... lots more hours at work, then a house full of family and friends coming for Mr Piano Man (Elton John) who is performing in town on Friday night. Should a fantastic concert ... well our Mum's are very excited anyway!

I had a fun day today ... after catching up with the Scrap girls for a few hours this morning, I headed to 'My Book and Bubbles' - an event put on by Paper Plus. Has anyone else been to one of these? If one comes to your area I would highly recommend going along - especially for the entertainment factor of Kerre Woodham - she is so funny! So with a glass of bubbly on arrival and high tea served during the couple of hours - it was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. The authors who spoke were - Kerre Woodham, Sarah-Kate Lynch, Catherine Robertson, Nalini Singh and Laura Faire. Needless to say my list of books I want to read now has a few more added to it! I did come away with the first of Kerre's books - "Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner", which I also got autographed afterwards.

So Snapshots for this Sunday ... yes another sporty shot ... and one especially for Janine ...

... Miss Emma up batting for her t-ball team ... they had a win 23-18 ...

... and two new characters that have come to live at my house ... the turquoise wooden one is from a very cool funky store (that I might just happen to work for hehehe) ... and the fabric one was purchased at a small giftstore in Clyde ...



Hope you all have a great week ... and to those of you travelling to Dunners for Mr Elton on Friday night, I hope you have lots of fun too - I'll try and spot you in the crowd of 35,000!!



m :)

Snapshot Sunday ...

... and normal transmission has resumed!

Whew for finally having a weekend to relax ... still had kids sports on, and hubby away on a fishing weekend ... but no stress ... ahhhhh!

So without further ado, snapshots for this Sunday ...

... friday night treats for all ... a new magazine each and a yummy cupcake from the Mosgiel Friday night farmers market ...

... and another sporty shot ... this one of my 'player of the day'! He bowled 2 wickets in his 3 overs of bowling, and got some good runs for the team when batting. He is getting really good at calling for runs etc when batting, as is learning to read whether the other team are able to get to the ball in time ...

I did manage to get some 'me' time last night ... 4 hours and 4 layouts later ... wahoo! Still a bit of journalling to complete but am happy with the result (esp after such a long break from it).

Hope you all had great weekends, and managed some 'me' time too!

Enjoy your week

Snapshot Sunday ...

... on a Wednesday! LOL!

Yes we are coming to the silly time of year and I feel like I am being pulled 4 ways at once ... somehow I don't quite think that is going to work! Am craving some me time ... fingers crossed Saturday arvo or Sunday morning I can sneak a couple of hours to do some scrapping! I am having major withdrawals ... I have heaps of photos and supplies ... lots of ideas ... just missing the spare hour! Also hoping to start some other crafty projects ... lots of ideas for homemade gifts for Christmas ... and if I don't start soon they will be presents for next year! ;)

Right now onto the Snapshot for Sunday (on a Wednesday) with photos taken on Moday and Tuesday ... haha that has you confused!

... Monday we went out to my Aunty's farm to help feed the (big fat) lambs ... it is the last couple of days of feeding as they are now onto eating the grass ...

... Tuesday was sports day for the kids ... combined with 4 other schools in the area ...

... Mr Finn checking out the scenery as he is racing in the 60m sprint ...

... and my little Miss Emma sprinting past me to finish sceond in the final of the 40m sprint for 6 year old girls ... WAHOO! ...

Emma was so excited about her result that she had a permanent smile all afternoon!

Right now must dash, tea to cook, work to crack on with after that ... and then hopefully and early-ish night.

Enjoy your week :)

Hello? ...

... anyone out there?


Whew ... ok so nobody noticed I didn't post my usual Snapshot Sunday ... ? Maybe I might post a real late one tomorrow night if you're lucky!


The weekend just passed in a blur ... as do weekends when you are involved in the organising and running of the school fair! Our fair was on Sunday ... so needless to say I didn't actually have a weekend to do what you should be able to do at weekends ... oh well the next is only 4 sleeps away ... can you tell I am hanging out for it?!


So short and sweet here ... but I will try and get back tomorrow night with my Snapshot for Sunday, which will be on Wednesday, with a pic actually taken today being a Tuesday ... confused? LOL!

m :)

Snapshot Sunday ...

... just when I thought the year was already going quick, another week whizzes past in record time!
It just seems to be getting busier, but with kids back at school we have got back into our usual routine during the week which has been great.
Next weekend is our school fair, so will be very busy over the next week getting everything sorted for that.

Have had a great weekend, with a super sunny warm day yesterday (followed by a chilly one today ... typical!) so we made the most of it ... enjoying the kids sports, getting a bit of gardening done, then a bit of an outing south to Waihola to give the jetskis a run.

Onto the snapshot for this Sunday ... unfortunately didn't have the camera out so we have a pic from the previous week, and one of my favs ...

... Mr Finn wearing hubby's sunglasses ... he is growing up so fast ... a typical boy ... doesn't sit still for long, eats and eats and eats, and is so loud ... and I love him sooooo much! ...

So what did you get up to during the weekend?

Snapshot Sunday ...

... on a Monday again! This is becoming a bit of a habit ... hahahaha!

We just got home tonight after a sunny, relaxing weekend in Alexandra - just what we needed. The vege garden at my in-laws is now planted ... an annual tradition to do this at Labour weekend ... Finn taking control of the planting under the watchful eye of Gran.
I enjoyed lots of walking in the warm evenings, so nice to get out somewhere different rather than the usual walking circuit at home.

So busy was I relaxing that I didn't take any photos other than the next few on hubby's phone ... so snapshots for this Sunday (on a Monday, that really feels like a Sunday!) ...

... a stop on the way home at the Ettrick Store ... made famous by the current ad on tv for the Toyota Hilux ... you know the story about the guy driving up a volcano etc and picking up a crazy monkey who wants hokey pokey ice-cream ... so yes we had to stop for a hokey pokey ice-cream ... hahahaha ...

... the kids in the back seat of the car on the way home ... still wearing the All Black tatoo they wore for last nights game ...

... and a funny shot ... a snap of a speed camera ... and no it didn't take a pic of us ... we were well under the limit in a line of cars heading back towards Mosgiel/Dunedin ...

Final words today would have to be about that game last night ... whew thought I was going to have a heart attack in the second half ... was too close for my liking! But the boys did us proud and hung in there ... just! And I am pretty sure I heard a hugh collective sigh of relief at the end of the match. So stoked for the team, and so happy for New Zealand after many years of heartache ... but also loved seeing the sense of pride in the eyes of my kids that our team had done it. Finn in particular has lived and breathed the World Cup over the last six weeks ... he has memorised so many facts and figures from the guide books ... it has been great to see his enthusiaism. I wonder what he will read at bedtime now?

Enjoy the short week!

Snapshot Sunday ...

... on a Monday!



Sorry I didn't post this last night, was jumping up and down off the couch last night was sure my laptop would have been dropped if I had tried to blog - LOL!



Awesome game for the All Blacks last night, now can't wait for the final this coming weekend - let's get that cup back in our trophy cabinet!


Well just a short post tonight ... hubby, the kids and I all had a wonderful weekend in Queenstown. The weather didn't play ball til the day we left, but we still managed to get out and about and have lots of fun. I have just downloaded 330 photos - so there will be show and tell at a future date when I get a chance to sift through them and do a bit of editing!


But for my snapshot this Sunday on a Monday ...


... jump shots are everywhere - I had never tried to take a pic of me doing one, obviously because I am normally behind the camera. So when hubby was having a go at taking some photos at the weekend I asked him to snap some of me - and this is the best of the lot. Pretty fun pic - watch out for it on a layout soon! ;)

Enjoy the rest of your week - am looking forward to a couple of days off later in the week with the kids during their school holidays. Then a long weekend - and celebrating another All Black victory (positive thinking!).

m :)

Apologies ...

... there will be a delay to the posting of Snapshot Sunday this week ... I am finding it very difficult to sit still to blog tonight ... got to go now ... second half of a certain important rugby game is on! ;)