2 years ago ....

i was in very very painful labour with our littlest girl. I was an hour off from having her .... man, I am SO glad its this time two years on, as would not want to be back there again for anything! ouch! Had little gathering with little people, and nemo cake .... ok am going to pat myself on the back here (which I know is totally corny) but i did love the nemo cake! Nice to have a chat with the girls too .... always nice having a catch up with your friends hey! So its just been nap time, and I hear the little birthday girl is awake ... so better go get her up. We are going to the park for a play this arvo!














P.S. here is my challenge #5 (i do have to confess that I did this for a challenge pack for our local scrapbook shop ... but have not had the time with icing the nemo cake to devote to a lo ... i know you'll all understand)

fun fun fun ....

two posts in one day - wahoo! Just had to upload some of these photos - such a fun afternoon!

took a bit to get the rules sorted and to face the right direction, then we were away!

very very humerous! this photo capturing a killer shot by Neil to take that particular game. There was some dirty play by one particular person who we won't choose to name .... you know who you are Mr Adams ..... LOL!


the kids had a ball running around the park too! so ours are in bed early tonight .....

sunday - family day ....

i confess i have woken up tired and sore today ... completely and utterley self inflicted!!! sometimes I am my own worst enemy! I am half tossing up doing another triathlon, for something to shoot for - its good to have things to work towards and achieve. However ..... (big pause) i have not run for like 3 months and decided to run to our friend's house yesterday afternoon (as we were going there to watch the Allblacks play - of course!!!!) WELL ... it ended up being about 7.5kms .... and maybe a little far for my first run back. So today I am stiff and sore ... but no complaining as I did it to myself. Just had to have a nana nap as I woke up tired and wasn't coping the best this morning. How pathetic.
This photos is from the Freedom catalogue, its a sea sculpture - cute hey! I have ripped it off for like 1/4 of the price ... my creation is on the right! Will take another when I have the room upstairs a bit more rearranged with my beachy theme .... (as you can tell I'm running on slow mode right now, so it won't happen today)

Aren't we glad the Allblack won hey! Gary was stoked, as he had two bets riding on the game (boys will be boys) we had dinner last night with a girlfriend I swim with - for her birthday which is the same day as Gi gi's. There was a group of 10 of us ... good fun, great food!

Finished another competition for my local scrapbooking shop yesterday, and picked up the copy which won last month's competition - so will post a pic tomorrow (too lazy to get the camera right now) next challenge pack is flowery, so will have to get my inspiration flowing!

Shortly we are off to play bouche' (sp?) at the local park - 4 couples, should be fun. Its 27 degrees here today so I think our summer is on the way again - i am pretty happy about that too, i love love love summer!

friday ... yay!

another week has passed by ... this one a bit different with us having wed and thurs as holidays - nice! We spent the day at the coast on Wed with some friends who are holidaying up there - great weather, and lots of fun! It was awesome getting out of town for the day and soaking in the sun and surroundings.
Thurs I worked in the office as usual, then went to the park with the kids in the afternoon. Had dance class thurs night (i am learning jazz dance - i have always wanted to do it so have taken the challenge with a girlfriend) i find it an absolute brain overload .... but am getting there.
Went swimming today - nice to be back in the pool. Today has been a pretty cruizy day, took the time to catch up around here for a change - i am always playing catch up so I think fridays might be "catch up" days. Did this page here, inspired by Ali Edwards who recently wrote an article about scrappin every day life. So this is a page about our Saturday life. Each Sat morning runs on the same schedule, cycling, breaky (either hotcakes or omlettes) getting ready for dancing, donuts ..... i love this bedrooom! It is from the freedom catalogue (i have scanned the page) I am going to get Gary to put a shelf up for me in our bedroom and do a bit of a copy.
i also copied another idea from the catalogue (i can't get the pics up so will post them tomorrow)
Am supposed to be watching a DVD with Gary right now, but its "freaking me out" too too scary and its making me feel ill ... so might go scrapbook instead!

*challenge #4*

just quickly posting this as I have the kids in the car ready to go to the park ... wanted to get it posted before we go ....

athletic sports day

yesterday the girls had their school athletic sports day. I always enjoy going and watching them compete, they love you being there and quite honestly i get pretty excited before they run (brings back memories when i was young and racing ...) the weather was fantastic which always makes the day even more fun. Katya was 4th in the long distance race (3 x laps of the oval) and then won her heat of the sprints and 2nd in the semi final.
Ems had a sprint and was 2nd (however all the preschoolers got ribbons so she wasn't really aware of her placing - just over-joyed to have a ribbon - can you tell by the photos?)
Katya had the final today and ran 4th which was fantastic, so off to zones in a couple of weeks I guess - and more 8am running training sessions for us.
I went for a swim today, first time in ages after having this sinus infection (grrrrr - glad that is gone) was so so nice to be in the water and the sunshine. Do feel a bit tired now, so I guess I'll sleep well tonight.
Its a holiday here tomorrow, so friends are coming for dinner and lil sister popping over to colour my hair before dinner too ...
better go get dinner on ....

chilling out ....

having a great day today ... how good are the weekends? we are having a cruizy day, chilling out. So nice just enjoying your own home, your own space.
Had hotcakes for breaky (of course) girls went off to ballet, hubby picked up the new spare bed for downstairs bedroom. I got Gianna to do a bit of hand painting and created the blue piece of art work you can see there with the hand prints on it ... she had such fun doing that.
I made cheese and bacon scrolls for lunch (and decided that our day is really enjoyable when lunch is taken care of in advance - so have made note to self about that for next weekend) had fun family time playing before lunch. Did some browsing of scrapbooking magazines, jotting down notes and ideas in my new creative journal. Have just finished this layout for *challenge 3* of annie's challenge. Had alot of fun doing this ... she is so easy to scrapbook, such a cute, sweet girl - can't believe we are getting ready for her 2nd party .... enjoy the rest of your day.

so thankful

I do love fridays ... i feel relaxed and ready for the weekend to start. I have just had my lunch sitting in front of the tv watching Oprah - i love Oprah, she is such an amazing woman. Well today when i turned on the show was half way thru the story of a young african woman who's family were killed in the genocide in africa. the story was very sad to hear, and i felt instantly instantly thankful and blessed for where i live and what i have in my life. We take so much for greanted - and then you hear of some of these tragedies that people endure in their lives .... well i was just blown away. Oprah re-united this girl and her sister who have made a life for themselves in america with their mother, father and new brother and sister who they thought were dead and have not seen for 12 years. It was such an emotional re-connection i was totally overcome with tears ...... it was powerful.
so a bit deep i know ... but we should NEVER stop being thankful for what we have and the wonderful, special people in our lives. I thank God for all I've been blessed with.
have had a fun morning with Gi, had coffee with the girls after school drop-off then went to Target and stumbled on their wonderful big sale ... got some awesome bargains!!!! love that shop when they have a sale.
enjoy your friday night, i'm going on a date with my dearest one tonight .... wonder where he'll take me? this photo i couldn't upload yesterday ... it was gi gi giving me her playdos (thats what she calls it) too cute

fairy painting ....

today is work day for me ... and i was good (even if i got a bit way-layed chatting to the girls at school - they are just as good chatters as i am so hard to break away - we could just chat all day) i enjoy seeing Sheri too on these days she has the littlest girl, i am still getting used to her not being around. I got a nice surprise call from my other sis too - the poor poor luv has a very terrible virus. I feel so bad for her, so anyone reading keep her in your prayers - this thing attacks your inner ear and just makes you feel so so so bad. Its always the hard part about living away .... wish i could help her out!!!! breaks my heart! If the girls weren't so dependant on me at this stage, i would jump on a plane and go help her ........... love you sis!
I always feel good once i've done some work .... feel a bit more in control of my life. Even tho there is still a heap of things on the go. Have to do Gi gi's birthday invites - i made one up quickly today, looks pretty cute ... very simple. so that will be one of my jobs to do tomorrow.
the big girls were painting fairies this afternoon, they have turned out very very very cute - as you will see. Gi and I were playing with "playdos" as she calls it. She is so funny.
I am still sick, so had a nana nap after lunch again and am off to bed now ... i know tomorrow i am going to feel better!

* challenge 2 *

ok ... this is my contribution to annie's next challenge - i found this quiet hard to do. I had to think alot and move bits and pieces around alot. Obvioulsy i am not a geometric type of chic by nature, definitely made me think outside the square.


am still not feeling 100% - an I'm annoyed with myself now - because instead of doing the right thing and actually taking it easy, i forged on expecting WAY too much of myself. So having a quiet couple of days - even had a nana nap today to try and let my body rest.
Went to a girl friend's for lunch today, she has moved into a new house and I haven't seen her apart from the passing "hello" at school. Her new house is lovely and very "her" i can see why she's so happy.
Now that i have finished this challenge (as I've been totally wanting to get it done) I am going to try and clean up my house a bit. Have lil sister coming for dinner tonight - time for a cup of tea.

~ ballet ~

last night the biggest girl and I went to the ballet for the first time. It was so exciting, as I felt quiet lucky that we could share this special "first" together. She is a wonderful little ballet dancer, and is practising for her Grade 2 exam at the moment. It was organised thru her dancing teacher (who is also a friend) and a group of us took our daughters. The excitement had been building throughout the weekend, and by yesterday afternoon she was very very very beside herself. I was totally blown away by these dancers, they were so amazing - and I felt very in awe of what their bodies could do. K let out a gasp as this beautiful ballerina entered the stage - it was so priceless, I could see her mind working hard - wishing one day she too could dance on stage like her. Later that night she did verbalise it - which i wasn't at all surprised to here.

A much more civilised night than the saturday night before where we went to a friends 40th party. It was fancy dress - hubby made a rubik cube from a box, and I went as catwoman (i wasn't very organised with my costume) it was fun and great to see all the effort everyone went to with their costums.

Today has been a pretty "flat" day today ... i woke up tired - not good, as I've been grumpy and not very productive!!! Have managed to snap out of it now, but am off to bed so it doesn't carry over till tomorrow. I have made sure that won't happen due to the batch of double choc chip cookies i made earlier tonight - CHOCOLATE fixes everything - its one of my mottos!
p.s. my lil sis moved out yesterday, seems quiet without her and I'm actually feeling a bit lonely, she is good company - maybe that was contributing to my being grumpy! I went and visited her and we went for coffee - that was fun!

{challenge}

this morning after reading Anna's blog - i stumbled onto her friend's blog and decided to do her challenge. Its from the Allie Edward's book and was such fun - i will post the link next time. the challenge was to shut your eyes and pick 6 pieces from your scrap paper box, then cut them to size and then cut three photos to size and create a layout. Great way to do something different, will see if the scrapgirls want to give it a try.

* scrap night *
last night the girls came for a crop night. Hubby was a bit scared and wanted to flee the house ..... we put him to good use instead, for at least 5 mins before he dissappeared. A fun way to spend a friday night, I made apple pie, and chocolate balls (with kahlua in them - mum's "snowball recipe" which I have slightly modified) strawberrys and chocolates, snakes and chips also arrived. The wine came out - all the scrap gear came out and it was all on. Such fun, such funny conversation ... its truely hilarious where some of your conversations can end up - we did have some serious "mum" chats too. I must admit, after having a glass of wine I wasn't overly productive. Nearly finished a layout, and started the cover of our new circle journal that is going to start this week.

I probably get way too distracted with everything going on, but i do love the togetherness of scrapping in a group. We all have such different styles too - which is so cool.

Today brings the start of the weekend - oh I love the weekends. Have just made hotcakes, and my tummy is telling me its time to eat .... so cya!

backyard
as promised here are the photos I took yesterday arvo ....
i am working in the office this morning, as you can probably tell not highly motivated .... but as soon as I do this I will find it!!!!


I am feeling heaps better today, so feel like i can take on the world again


.... LOOKOUT!

Wednesday already
i have been meaning to blog much sooner than now - a number of reasons have effected this not happening ... anyway, at least i'm here now. This is our new fridge - isn't it nice! It arrived yesterday. Our old one, which was 2nd hand when we were first married, finally gave up on Friday, so that is pretty exciting stuff. So so nice having a nice new clean one!
I have been feeling a bit under the weather again, too many late night last week and I think I just expect too too much from myself sometimes. So I have had a quiet couple of days trying to get back to good health again - i don't feel too bad, just really tired!
I decided to snap a few photos of the girls yesterday this is one of the better ones. I have to bribe the littlest one with treats as she has such a short attention span. Printed it out on the new printer, it looks great so of course I will be doing a scrapbooking page soon. Thought this was hilarious and had to snap it too. My sister having fun with the littlest niece! She is making dinner tonight - my sister that is!!!! Fish pie from the latest Donna Hay magazine - we love that mag, have cooked so much stuff out of it. Its just so lovely to have someone else cook for a change - I mean I love cooking, but it tastes different when someone else makes it. Have done some scrappin ... but will have to show you in next post. Nothing too exciting to report really, actually I lie - my clever clever hubby has been working very hard landscaping our backyard - it looks incredible (it was seriously so so so messy before hand) I will go take a couple of quick photos before it gets dark - this is total dedication as I have to get up from the computer go outside where its cold and come back - i hope you appreciate this. ok back in a min ...... ok so it might not look spectacular, but we have planting to do and more pavers to lay, so bear in mind its not the finished product - YET. Ok after all that effort, i can't upload the photos - stay tuned, they will be posted soon!

friday funday!
i love fridays .... they are good days. I guess it the start of the weekend, end of the busy week - chance to have a glass of wine and relax (in the late afternoon of course!!!!)
today has been a lovely friday - its been raining - which we SO need here in QLD. Feels like a sleepy sort of a day - usually I would have swum, but motivation went to nill when I saw the weather. Had coffee with a couple of friends who i really enjoy being with, but don't get a chance to see very often - that was so nice. Then we were fridge shopping - and I manage to talk hubby around to my point of view - long story, but my idea made heaps more sense (if you know what I mean) Had a friend drop by for a coffee, chat and a lamington - hello, yes we love lamingtons in this house! and now hubby is picking up the big girls from school and I have the pleasure of being able to blog and chill - yay! of course I will have to go and make a cup of tea soon ... as I really feel like one!
Funny story ..... hubby did this online IQ test the other day, so hilarious! I saw the test sitting on the desk yesterday and decided to give it a crack ... WELL, I was 2 points less than him (which he was surprised about, and totally offended me that he thought he was so much smarter than I am - hello, we all know who keeps this house running and its not HIM!) but we obviously scored points in different areas as our results then analysised our personalities as quiet different - it was very accurate too! if you are keen the website to check it out is http://web.tickle.com/tests/uiq the test is called the the Classic IQ test. would love to know if you try it - post me a comment and let me know. another bookmark - i made this for a friend during the week

fun day
i have had such a fun day today ... went swimming this morning - and that was really hard work, but very satisfying (once it was over) rushed home and got dressed and my lil sis did my hair before heading to meet my two girlfriends for lunch. I honestly can't remember the last time I went out for lunch by myself (you know without kids) it was so so so lovely to have some free time, especially after the past couple of weeks of being house bound - it does so much for your soul. These girls are dear friends too, and we always have such fun when we are together - we solve the world's problems and try to fix our own too ... its usually quite hilarious. I went straight from lunch to school to pick up our biggest girl ... so really a different day for me.
After school we headed out with lil sis, and all girls in tow to do a couple of errands - then ended up at Kidspace. I can't remember the last time I swung on the swings it was seriously SO much fun ... like when you were a kid and you could do it for hours - i think we need to do these fun things more, it makes you feel alive. Sis and I were cacking ourselves taking pictures of each other on the swing - real belly aching stuff!
Finished off with a delicious lamb curry for dinner from the new Donna Hay mag - awesome!

see post below for details!


today i have made hotcakes, dropped off eldest child at school, posted mail for hubby, been swimming, picked up new dancing shoes, had passport photos taken for 2nd child, bought herbs and potting mix, hung out washing, cleaned up after major mess in kitchen was made at breaky, hung out washing, planted herbs ... oh i have forgotten to have lunch ... better go do that now!!!!!
enjoy!

trying times ....
we go through ups and downs in this life ... most of the time, my life is so fantastic that I can hardly contain myself. I feel so blessed in a billion different ways, that truely sometimes I feel like its too good to be true. Then your kids get sick - I know I hear you laughing, but seriously the past two weeks have been full of interesting things with each of our 3 girls. I think i generally cope pretty well - but friday night after taking the littlest one to the hospital in the middle of the night with a scary dose of croupe was the straw that broke the camels back. So I will come clean with you (and I know I'm putting myself out here with this one - but honesty is a good policy) yesterday I didn't feel like doing it - being a mother that is. now I will explain:- I still wanted everything I have, but just not the commitments and responsibility that goes with it ... just for yesterday, I wanted to just care about myself - not even hubby. JUST ME! You know just get food for me, just read a book if I wanted to .... have a nap if I wanted at anytime I wanted. I seldom seldom have days like this, but yesterday I was pining for it. I think every mother in the world must have a day now and again when she feels like this .... just wanting to switch off, and the realisation that the job we do is so completely and utterly HUGE!
Well, good news is today is Sunday and a NEW day, and I am feeling fine again and happy to be caring for everyone again and moving on and enjoying this completely wonderful life I have. I had a fun day today with my girls. Hubby was having a blokes day with a mate at the V8 Supercars - grunt grunt! So we went visiting this morning to my girlfriend (her husband was the other one grunting with my hubby) we had a cuppa and a chat and ate delicious yummy chocy biscuits - I mean how could you not enjoy that! then with my sister we went to the movies and saw Over the Hedge. It was fun, and good to have an outing. The girls and I then went to church and I felt uplifted even tho it is only an hour, it does give me time to reflect on some things - usually pretty important things. Made Donna Hay's Meatball Subs for dinner (a take off of Subways meatball sub) they were scrummy!
I am tired now .... I have been playing with my new printer ... I love how I can just print my own photos out, how totally cool. Here is a small notepad I sent my sister ... couldn't show you until I knew she recieved it - she was the one who got the bookmark too! nighty night from me ..... ok can't get the photo up, so check that for next time ....

fun
today some of my friends and i gathered at our lovely friend's house and had a bit of a crop session. A couple of the girls wanted to try scrapbooking and it was just an excuse to come together have a bit of fun and a good chat. I had some new MM stamps which i loved trying out and am totally in love with now ... they are "love" stamps too (how corny) this is the page I did ....
also very excited because I went and purchased a new photo printer and have just installed it and printe two photos out and they are great. Now I'll really be in my element. Time to bath the littlest one .... I'm glad its friday! A glass of wine is calling my name ..... better go!

the damage!!!!
read post below for details!!!!

early start for me ....
well, this is a different start to the day, usually right now I would be rushing into the car and zooming out of my driveway on the way to school - but both big girls are not 100% so I made the call to let them rest and try and get in front of the sickness we've all been fighting. Its amazing how busy school life is ... not today tho!!! Ha ha! I too have been fighting whatever they have, so have been laying low this week, no exercise so far - early to bed last night and consuming heaps of vitamin c! i am so determined NOT to get it. will keep you posted! my lovely sister bought her God-daughter and my littlest one these really cool Nemo wall stickers yesterday - she is in love with Nemo and Dory. It was hilarious watching her reaction yesterday when her wall was transformed into an aquarium.
Did have a fun day yesterday too - spare of the moment, spontaneous shopping spree engineered by on of my friends. We have this favourite shop called Petrol which has the coolest clothes in the world - well, they have a massive sale on - all winter stock is down to $30 a peice, that is shoes, clothes, bags ... awesome. So within a 5 sec frame 4 of us were heading straight from school drop-off up there to do some damage. I was the one who did the most, which I'm not sure if I'm that surprised about - i really do love clothes, and I did get 2 pairs of shoes .... so that was seriously 1 1/2 hours of great great fun! I should photograph my items that would be funny - i'll try and remember to do it later. thats all for now folks .... check back later and enjoy your day!

catching up
its tuesday night, and we have FINALLY watched the final of Prison Break .... it was a bit of a let down, after all that build up - anyway, look forward to the next series and to what may happen next. Have had a bit of a catch up day today, did some baking, did some tidying up, just caught up on some odd jobs that have been stock piling - its amazing how time consuming all those little jobs are. Made a few small gifts that are overdue - this bookmark is one of them, you can see the rest in a day or so (or the recipiant might see)
A good day - my girls seem to be on the winning side of their colds, and it was a beautiful sunny day here today too. Off swimming in the morning .... so better get some beauty sleep. have been working on some LO's for a project (under cover for now) but will show you a sneek peek (just because I can't help myself)

sunday night
the end draws near to another lovely weekend ... i am tired, a late night last night and early start with the littlest one waking a tad earlier than usual today - it has finally hit me and I am TIRED! So as much as I'd like to go a create something ... as I had a fun night doing so last night, i can't do it .... sleep takes priority this time.
Our smallest one had toncilitis and I am SO thankful I took her to the doctor on Friday night and got on top of it. a couple of nights sleep deprivation seriously turns you into a different person. I feel so calm now she is lovely and better again! I realise now how long last week was too ... I already feel this week is going to be a wonderful one! I was going to blab on about all the things we did ... but my eyes are slowly shutting and I don't feel like sleeping right here on the keyboard tonight. So I will do that tomorrow and leave you with this photo of our very first baby ... this is her cutest face ever - because food was right behind the camera!!!!!

here is the LO I was telling you about ... will have to keep scrappin my Sydney trip - am a bit behind! Have some other cool projects I'm working on at the moment - can't tell yet tho!
this is another photo i wanted to upload the other day. We had to get IN the teacup with our littlest ones - and have to say those teacup rides have a few G forces - HA! ok i'm only kidding, but I had consumed a beer, so maybe that was why! LOL!
I seriously can't believe its Thurs! This week is screaming by. I did have a working day today so I have achieved a bit here in the office. Still some to go tho ... so will have to keep it short. Did get out for a ride on my bike today. Am really enjoying riding ... even went by myself in the cold and dark - oh know, I hear you saying that is pretty awesome, and quiet frankly I felt pretty awesome after doing it today too. I popped my radio on and enjoyed a ride by myself too! Of course I had to cook hotcakes when I got home. The littlest one has had a bit of a virus I think, and has been a bit grumpy, always makes for a longer day ... hopefully she's at the end of it now. THe bigger girls are back into school and enjoying that .... have had a few minor hiccups with the computer, thats been a bit of a pain, but nothing a bit of time and software won't fix!
better get back to it ....

tuesday and back to school
how fast did the holidays go? we had such fun and enjoyed the change of pace. Now its back to usual business! Monday was teacher only day, and the weather here has been so stunning, and because Katya needed a new pair of character shoes for ballet we all went to Sandgate to the dancing shop and took the bikes and a picnic lunch and made a few hours of it. The kids love the beach, and the big girls are loving riding their bikes. It was a nice way to finish the holidays.
We had a great weekend too - seen as I haven't been online for a bit (due to our computer going in for a bit of a check up and make over) we got it back yesterday and its working like a dream! The rugby was on Sat night - big game, All Blacks vs Australia ... so we organised to go to this great local hotel and watch the game - they have this amazing park their so the kids could play and everyone was happy happy! how cool is this ride - the kids just love love love it!

I think this photo of the girls is so cute ....

we had a friend's son's 4th party on Sunday morning - so the girls had a fun fun fun weekend. I must say I was quiet wiped out on Sunday arvo and just couldn't be bothered doing anything. .. i actually hate it when that happens - i am used to being able to find motivation from somewhere, but when the body just shuts down - that is not good. I finished this page from our Sydney trip ... I love Bill Granger since going to two of his restaurants on our trip and eating just awesome food. Have been making Ricotta hotcakes at least 2 - 3 times a week - so addictive! ok ... i can't get the picture on, so will post it tomorrow when I post again ... off to watch Grey's Anatomy (taped from last night)

school hols
i love the school holidays ... so good to go with the flow, not stick to routine or having to be rushing by the clock. I went swimming this morning - it was pretty hard actually, i guess that counter acts the chocolate biscuits I've just consumed! I am trying a new tactic this week - i have bought a packet of mint slice biscuits (don't you just love them!) and once they have gone, that is it ... so its is giving me the incentive to ration them out and make them last till monday when I do the shopping again! I had two tonight ... couldn't help it!
Took the kids to the park - they have this cool mini road, so we took the bikes and they just love blatting around there pretending to follow the road rules. met some friends with their kids too, it was good school holiday stuff. the mums had a cup of tea .. very civilised, I must admit I do love my afternoon cup of tea.
am working on a page that I need to drop to my local scrapbooking shop tomorrow (its for a monthly comp they run) I enjoy doing them as it makes me have to think outside the square, as you only have a few things to work with. so I will go finish that now - as hubby is watching the State of Origin and I'm not that keen on the league! Off for a ride in the morning ... not so early, 6am which is nice (usually its 4.45 during the week - ahhhH!) so 5.45 is a sleep in! Hope its not too cold! here is a page i finished earlier in the week

weekends

i really really love weekends. Just the ability to go with the flow, and not race around. The phone is quieter on the weekends too. the weather this weekend has been glorious. After visiting a friend in hospital yesterday (he had a bad accident in his truck, had to have surgery on his hip and is now recovering)i decided to go for a ride - seize the day. I have been in hospital in bed, not being able to move - too much time on my hands, and its horrible. Made me want to make the most of the day. It was such a beautiful afternoon too, that going for a ride and enjoying the sun and seeing the water was brilliant. we got a dvd last night - the Last Samari. It was really good and I'd have to say Tom's best work. The scenery is stunning, and it gave you an appreciation of just how beautiful Japan must be. Hot cakes for breaky today - delicious! some scrapbooking and a small nap .... just about to make a cup of tea and have some chocolate brownie - that I why I love the weekends! this layout I just finished ... the photos were sitting on my desk and I decided to use them ... i love the blue!
the one above i finshed a couple of days ago ... more beach photos (these one taken on my birthday)