I'm here but........

....I'm busy,still working on the kitchen and with Mum here my computer time is a lot less than normal.

I'm missing scrapping like crazy,a combination of not enough time and the fact all my stuff is in boxes still,although the washer and dryer went back in this weekend and my desk.My old kitchen shelves went up in my space but I dare not put everything else back as I'm scared it will all get covered in dust while work still goes on.
I'll check in when I can but I did have time to update my photo's here......

A page and I'm still busy.........

My Mum arrived on Tuesday evening so I've been busy with her in between working on the kitchen.The floor is down and grouted(ouch my back and knees !) and today the top coat on the windows went on.I've been without the sink and my washer and dryer for a week but Saturday they should go back in until the 22nd which is the big day and I can not wait.

Above is my page based on this weeks sketch,my best mates cute little bundle of joy,just had to scrap that photo.

I've had 3 requests for pages over the last 2 weeks which has been rather nice and will top up my scrap fund for all those purchases I really don't need :)

I've still been taking my daily photo and just updated here.

12 years ago today.....

........10 days late this boy came in my life and I remember holding that little 5lbs 14oz baby and hoping like hell that nobody would leave me alone with him because I had no idea what to do with this tiny baby!! 12 years on we're doing fine,he's a wonderful,friendly,confident,polite,happy boy who could talk your ear off ! and who was over the moon at getting books for his birthday( and a fair amount of cold hard cash !).

I think he's 8 months old here and I had these on the computer as I plan on using them on a page.Time flies....



Added photo's here from the weekend.

October #2 Sketch

Here's my sketch this week over at Scrapbook Centrale,I did a page for this at my cottage weekend so I'll post it later this week.

October DT

Here are my DT projects this month for Scrapbook Centrale using the really fun Moda Bella line from American Crafts . When I first saw this kit I was a little scared and wondered what the heck I was going to do with it but I actually really enjoyed making these pages.

He didn't care his popsicle was pink he was just too happy to have passed white level swimming !!

I have journaling about being married 10 years(later this month)but no way it was going to fit on here so I'll do another page.

I did an extra page this month,I had the scallop circles ready for a card and then had an idea,it wasn't exactly how this one turned out but you can't win them all !

Lastly 2 cards using the thicker accents as i hadn't managed to put them on any pages.

Just took my photo for today and hopefully I'll have time to upload it here later this afternoon.

Busy doing laundry before I lose use the use of my washer/dryer for another 5 days !

Another blog

So I made another blog for my photo a day pictures,it's here.Hopefully I'll use it after the month is up to post other photo's and stuff,hopefully being the key word !

It's Friday and my walls are painted the skanky old floor is up and gone and we are all set to tile tomorrow.I actually have the installation date of the 22nd a day before my Mum leaves,so lots of time to get the little bits and pieces done,like the top coat on the woodwork,phew I won't be scrambling at the last minute and getting all stress out although looks like we'll be forfeiting the traditional Thanksgiving dinner this year,Oh well maybe I'll enjoy my turkey more for Christmas dinner.

I don't like to post without a photo so here's one of my photo's from my photo a day last year,this was February 5th 2007......................some heat on a cold day.

A photo a day

So Nathalie set a challenge of taking a photo a day for the month of October over at Scrapbook Centrale.I'm joining in and will post the photo's here.I did this last year as a photo a day and used it as a way of getting to know my camera and shooting in manual only.I think I averaged about 25 photo's a month and I'd link them here but when my computer crashed,I lost my original log in details to Flickr where they all were,oh well !

Off to paint.........

Behind schedule.......

Well due to the havoc that the tiles have caused we are behind schedule with the kitchen so I will be working my arse off this week painting like a mad woman because the floor has to go down this weekend.I got one coat on the ceiling this morning and after I've eaten something I can get another coat on.

Luckily a friend came over Saturday to help drink beer,sorry rip out this side of the kitchen and also helped us install new Sheetrock or whatever the stuff is called because it's called plasterboard from where I'm from !! As the tiles this side were glued on even better than the other and there was no way they were coming off without bringing the wall with it.

So above was my kitchen Saturday and below is my kitchen this morning.My lovely husband re plumbed in the sink on a makeshift stand because I really couldn't handle washing up in the bath for the next 3 weeks.Those wood window frames are taking more coats of primer than I thought but primer is my new friend and they will look so much nicer white than before.

No rest for the wicked so back to it........

October sketch #1

Here's this weeks sketch over at Scrapbook Centrale.I've only had time to do one sketch myself this month and it wasn't this one !!

Back later with a kitchen update.......

A page and stuff.

So here's my page I made with this weeks sketch,we only made 1 visit this summer to the sprinkler park.........how sad is that ? and it is sad because my kids love it and we have 2 to choose from.
I got home today to find this on my doorstep,completely forgotten about it.I think this magazine is really great for what is essentially a free magazine(you were buying those scrapbook goodies anyway right !)

Ok well back to priming woodwork........

kitchen nightmare #1 !!

I am lost in all the work that needs to be done on the kitchen,we worked so hard last weekend and no doubt this weekend will be the same.My house is chaotic to say the least...........one level with no basement is fine when you don't need to move one entire room into another.Most things went OK last weekend except this ...........

That is what happens if you remove tiles from a wall that have been glued on,yes GLUED,I'll repeat it since it's so bloody stupid,who glues on tiles ?

September Sketch #4

Here's this weeks sketch I posted over at Scrapbook Centrale I'll post my page later this week.

I actually did 6 pages from my 4 sketches this month,not so for next month !

Last Weekend

It's Friday and taken me all week but last weekend I went away with some great friends up North,we scrapped,we ate,we laughed,we scrapped we ate,we laughed some more you get the idea ! Unlike last year the weather wasn't on our side and this was pretty much how we saw the lake,when we saw it because normally it was hidden completely by mist.

Last year we were spoilt because the cottage we had was brand new,this year it was definitely 'cottagey' complete with creepy shack next door.

Saturday the sun did eventually show up long enough for us to get out for a walk,where I took more nature pictures.....loved the colours here........

This weekend will be spent starting to rip out the kitchen,I'm excited about getting a new one but I want to wake up and the new one be there,little kitchen elves in the night,kind of thing.But that's not going to happen and to keep the costs down we've opted to do all all the prep work ourselves..................it's going to be long and torturous if the bathroom reno was anything to go by,but that's a whole other story !

One page.

I'll just post one,even though I did 2 for this sketch,it's very sad but I could take photo's of flowers all day long !!! Love black eyed susan's,they are still blooming out there in my garden.

I'll be back later with a normal waffling post !!

September Sketch #3

Here's this weeks sketch for Scrapbook Centrale. I'll post my page later this week,I actually did 2 pages,I like my first so much.

Bad blogger !

It's Friday....already,I don't know where the time is going,I seem to be busy,doing nothing,well not nothing but really it's Friday !

Only managed to run twice this week at least it's still warm enough to wear shorts,really hope it stays like that for a few more weeks :)

I had O's school meeting last night,sat there as usual understand about 5% of what was going on,I did understand the bit where she said she had no trouble if you wanted to write in the agenda in English,so I went up to her afterwards to confirm what I thought she's said and she offered to meet me another time and discuss what the year would involve.........................Hallelujah the first time this has ever happened,at last I will know what my kids are supposed to be learning.

Above is my take on this weeks sketch,he's my little fisherman,absolutely loves it.He's pretty good at it too................caught more than his Dad.................again :)

Here's to the weekend.

September sketches #1 and #2

Here's the the sketch for this week over at Scrapbook Centrale,I made 2 pages with this one and I'm thinking of doing a 3rd !

and I was so busy last week I never posted the sketch so here it is.

Cards

So here are the cards I talked about below,we had to make either a card or altered item to go with our 3 pages and of course I chose cards.I can never just make one,so with the scraps on my table I quickly made these 3.............

and then realised I hadn't used the magic mesh in the kit,so made 2 more................

All in those lovely colours !!

It's Friday ?

Friday,already where did the week go ?

Here are my pages for this month at Scrapbook Centrale we got to work with the fun Doodlebug products.My kit was red so of course that called for at least 2 pages with my favourite colour combo of red,white and black !!

You can't see it well here but that flocked paper was perfect for this Santa page....

This year I actually got to see my poppies open,normally the big buds will be there and then it will rain and they will rot and not flower :( I really loved this quote too..........

This was my 3rd page and that's all i have to say about it.I definitely used more paper this month than I normally do,I always feel so guilty if I'm left with all this stuff at the end !!

I also made 2 card sets but I'll post those later today.

We had to wait all summer.....

..............for a glorious weather weekend but it was worth it! We went to see our friends at their cottage in Ontario.
It was a wonderful 3 days.
The sun shone all weekend.
Took a great walk and saw,frogs galore and a baby snapping turtle.
We had 2 nights of magnificent stargazing.
The kids all had fun together.
The lake was warmer than it was in July so lots of water fun was had by all !
Had a great cook out down by the lake......no bugs.
Drank too much wine ;)
Took lots of photo's.....no surprise there.


I can't do the early morning shots but I can do sun setting ones !