Hello again

Well, I figured I'd beat Kirstin to the punch before she gives me grief for not updating my blog again.

It's great to see so many people (other than Kirstin) visiting my blog page and leaving comments. Thank you all, makes me more inclined to make sure I keep myself up to date online more often!!! ;-)

In the last couple of weeks, not alot has been happening beyond the usual work/home dance that seems to be life. Steve and I took Ashley to the Museum, so that Steve could see the "Egypt; Beyond the Tomb" exhibition (Ashley and I went and saw it with Mum a couple of weekends before this), and Ashley had a wonderful time having a look at the World War II planes in the "Scars on the Heat" exhibition. She also had a ball running through the "1866 Auckland City Street" part of the Museum too. Took alot of convincing (and the bribery of Fish 'n' Chips!!!!) to get her to leave!!!

Well, I'm going to head off to bed now. Very busy week ahead at work as everything starts to heat up with the Airport opening. I'm off to Sydney on Sunday for 3 days of training for my new role at the Airport.

How Exciting?!!!!!!!!! :)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

And you're probably going "huh?"

Well, my little angel has switched her DVD allegiance from "Toy Story 2" to "Mary Poppins". Once upon a time this was one of my favourite Disney movies, however, it's rapidly sliping from the ranks!!!! None the less, the one thing the countless replays of this movie has actually done for me is that I can now say Super........ backwards, something I have been envious of my mother about my whole life because she could say it faultlessly!!! What an achievement huh?!

I'm excited to say that I finished the final Harry Potter installment yesterday, allbeit by giving myself a headache over the 2nd half of the book by speed-reading because it was getting so exciting!!! But enough said, just in case anyone out there is/wants to read the book.

Well, not alot of scrapbooking has been happening with me lately, however I have managed to complete two layouts in the last couple of weeks that I'm rather proud of......




I bought the gorgeous fuzzy Elmo sticker for this layout from SENZ in Manukau and have been dying to do this page for ages. Believe it or not, the photo is actually a shot I took on my cellphone. Not bad huh?



This lovely layout, I actually scrap-lifted the layout idea from Kirstin. I liked her composition so much I thought it would work well for this. Good result I think.

Well, I think it's time to sign off. Need to think about having some dinner then a early night to bed i think. Been a pretty full on week at work, and it's only going to get busier from now on.

Later. ;)

What's been going on in our world...?

Well hello there.

Not alot has been happening lately.
Work has been frantically busy, what with helping in the close down of some of our branches, and all the craziness that is surrounding the opening of the Airport stores, and my new role as a part of it all!! It's really very exciting, because of the nature of the role I'm undertaking and with it being so specialised, i get to go to Sydney for my training. What a bummer!!!

My little princess has been a little unwell. Had a temperature that hit 39.8 degrees which freaked me out a little. She's on the mend now, but it was very scary there for a while.

Oh well, must go and have my dinner then hit bed me thinks. :)

I've been tagged!

Well, Kirstin has so nicley tagged me. I guess she's trying to make me update my blog one way or another.......

So here goes:

My roommate and I once: I think the only person who counts as my roommate is Steve. Do we really want to go there?!!

Never in my life have I: Seen the Eiffel Tower in person (?), but it's on my "Things to do before I die" list. That and getting over my fear of flying first!!

High School was: a distraction in between the rest of my life. Never really got into it.

When I'm nervous: I bite my nails. Disgusting habit I know.

My hair: is completely annoying!!! Thank goodness for hair straighteners (and hair dye, tho I have been challenged not to dye it so that we can find out what my actual hair colour is!!)

When I was 5: my baby sister was bought home from the hospital on my birthday. Not what you do to a 5 yr old on her birthday!!

When I turn my head left: I stare at the wall.

I should be: Folding the washing or getting ready for bed.

By this time next year: I would love to be expecting baby #2!!!

My favourite aunt is: Aunty Barbara. Always has been!

I have a hard time understanding: anything beyond basic computer stuff!!

You know I like you if: I laugh genuinely not forced. (and yes you can tell the difference)

My ideal breakfast is: croissants filled with ham, scrambled eggs, tomato and capsicum

If you visit my home town: at the moment you will freeze. Auckland is a tad cold right now.

If you spend the night at my house: Ashley will probably insist on you either playing in her "Kitchen" or making you watch "Toy Story 2"

My favourite blonde is: My baby sister Fiona

My favourite brunette is: My big sister Kirstin

The animal I would like to see flying besides birds: PIGS!! Then everything else we've said "when Pigs fly!!" would happen too (tho probably that isn't such a good idea)

I shouldn't have been: so uninterested at school

Last night I: watched "Sweet Home Alabama" and finished 10 ATC"S for the SBO forum swap.

A better name for me would be: dopey, grumpy, sleepy, doc, happy, sneezy, bashful. That's right, i could quite possibly be all seven dwarves rolled into one!!

I've been told I look like: My dad's mum

If I could have any car, it would be: a red, convertible MG BGT. It's all I've wanted since I was 13!!!

And I tag: I don't know anyone else that blogs so it probably has to stop here?! :(

And I promise I will update this blog again in a day or so. ;-)

Hello Again

Well, yet again I haven't updated my blog in a while.

Been at home for most of today cos I have a cold that's making me feel particularly unwell.

not much ahs been happening since last I blogged. Went to the SENZ thing at Manukau with Kirstin, which was fantastic. Talk about Scrapbooking Heaven!!!!! If only I was a millionaire!!!

Went to Kirstin's place last Sunday for David's birthday. Caught up with mum and Fiona and Roger as well. Didn't get any scrapbooking done, but I'm lacking inspiration again, so I probably wouldn't have achieved alot anyway.

Oh well, til another 3 weeks when I update again.

Feeling the inspiration again

Well, I haven't been feeling very Scrapbook inspired for the last couple of weeks, however, after chatting to Kirstin on the phone the other night, I suddenly got this plan in my head of this page (no idea why I got the inspiration it just happened)

This is the finished result. I'm quite pleased with the result really. Very simple yet it still makes an impression (or so I think anyway!!), and it only took an hour to put together.

Okay, time for another one!!!

So Kirstin is giving me a hard time because I haven't been maintaining the blog quite so regularly!!!
What can I say, I just keep getting side tracked and I forget to do it!!

This picture of Ashley was just too adorable not to put it in the blog. She hasn't been feeling the best as she seems to be a feasting platter for a flea so she has a multitude of bites on her right shoulder. So, we've been giving her an antihistamine to try and make her more comfortable. Of course, one of the side effects is that it makes her sleepy, so she had had her bath and asked me to "wrap her like a stausage" (no that isn't a typo, that's what she calls sausages!!) in her blanket and cape. Within 10 minutes she was asleep, and when I looked over at her, she looked just like a caterpillar going into a cocoon!!

Too cute not to publish really!!