Day 6 - Waitangi Day

Day 6
Just been having a play around with the new camera and discovered macro - its very cool. This is just one of my many miniature roses.

Wow - what a reaction over cheese prices! I think I'm going to just keep my mouth shut and put up with what we are paying. $15 - are you guys kidding! It's just not an option in our house to cut back on it either as its a necessity. LOL. By the way Hannah that was a Pak n Save price. I get to do the groceries tomorrow and without any others tagging along and putting their two cents worth in or "why do you buy that when this is cheaper". I can't wait as I really enjoy doing the groceries.

Have all three back at school tomorrow. YAY - me time. Tanya and I are going shopping!!

Andrew is busy putting the final touches to his speech for the Powhiri tomorrow morning to welcome the Year 9 students. He did really well last year speaking in Maori - so much so that the girls didn't realise it was him. LOL. He's been having lessons for the past 6 months so should be really good this year. For once he's not stressing about it.

It was a pretty relaxing day round here today. Andrews parents brought round a couple of trees that they had dug out and all donations gratefully received here thanks. Fluffed around with a couple of layouts but nothing wonderful. One was of Aarons school photo - why do they have to put the year on it now, its so annoying. Rebecca was at work and Aaron finally got to "spend" his Subway card at lunchtime. Alexia hid away in her cave most of the day listening to Westlife, her current favourites and my CD! Spent a bit of time on the computer going through my scrapbook folder and sorting out and printing out. It was a bit overdue for an overhaul if you know what I mean.

It feels like Saturday!

Day 5

Day 5 Photo
Colours are not as sharp as they should be - will work on that.

Just some bits and pieces. Have just been to the supermarket for some basics to tide us over to pay day. Whats with the price of cheese - $9.45 for 1kg. Usually we get through two over a fortnight! Wow!

Hi Yvette - thanks for looking at my blog. Have 3 children, Rebecca 17 in Year 13, Alexia who will be 16 next week in Year 12 and Aaron 12 in Year 8.

Been aquajogging this morning and things are slowly returning to normality.

Posting now because I usually leave it too late to do and then seem to be up half the night on the computer.

Day 4

Here is my Day 4 photo.



I have high hopes for this scrapbook because it is Aarons homework book and already after one day there are at least 6 pages pasted into it to be completed over the next fortnight. He was not impressed but when he really looked at it (and did it) he found that it wasn't as bad as he thought it was going to be. We did wonder why he needed five of them!!! LOL.

He had a really good day at school and his teacher seems nice although Aaron said that she talked all day. They now have budgies and goldfish in the classroom as well as the reintroduction of "the mat" which they all thought they had left behind long ago. His friends have really shot up over the holidays and are now on eye level with me - very scary.

The girls also went this afternoon for an hour and a half to find out their form rooms. Rebecca was wanting to switch from Physics and Chemistry to Classical Studies and Tourism and found out today that this has been OK'ed by the powers that be, so she is happy. Alexia is also happy because the Maori language class that she was going to be in, and then not, due to it being cancelled is now back in it. At least she will now be able to have a conversation with Andrew as he is continuing with his course as well this year.

Have scrapped Alice's CJ today and nearly finished it. Watch out Michele as it may be coming your way real early!

My Photos

Ok folks - my photos on the previous post would appear to have come out as "sneak peeks". I can view them fine but some of you can't. Apologies, as have been having a play with my new camera and got the pixels wrong blah blah blah. Did always wonder how people managed to do the sneak peek thing and now I know. Will get it right eventually but I'm not a very patient kind of person and want it all done/fixed/sorted NOW without resorting to the instructions (thats Andrews job).

Great to catch up with Janine (Angelgurl) and Michele in the chatroom. Thanks for all the great ideas Janine, on how to scrap "special occasions".

Meant to say also my boy is back to school tomorrow for the start of his last year at primary school. We have been around this school for the past 12 years so am feeling a bit nostalgic about that side of things. He does not want to go but has a teacher who will be new to the school so hopefully things will go ok. Bit of trouble getting my head around "my baby" being the big senior Year 8 around school though and off to High School next year. Am thinking of others at the other end of the scale with kids just starting or soon to start - Alison, Alisa and Mich and any others I've missed. Wishing you all the best and good luck with the transition from home to school.

Day 3

Day 3

Just a little bit of a picture in my lounge - slighty blurry but thats OK.

Have been scrapping off and on all day and still not overly happy with the results. Its my take on the SE sketch challenge and have done 2. I think its all the little photos that have thrown me and also the very busy background in one of them. But its still 2 more done!

Off to load one now for the challenge and get Debbies CJ ready for tomorrows courier.

29 Day Challenge

Ok - its on Janine W's blog - a challenge to take a photo for every day in February. I am already a day late as it was too late last night to do one so have taken 2 today to make up for it.

Day 1
I got this little beauty today. Lucky lucky me. Andrew made an impulse purchase!! (Still waiting for the BBQ but more than happy with this in the meantime. LOL).


Day 2
These beautiful flowers actually grow in my garden.

Are there a lot of challenges going on or what? There is SE, Fiskars, and Kiwi Jack Me Up to name just a few - am going to be busy. Just as well I redid my scrap space and had a big cleanout.

Check out what Tanya is up to on the SE Consultants blog - very exciting and I AM GOING! Can't wait.

Those "Duty" Pages

Just sharing.
The top one is based on Hannahs instructions from the December Kit. The second one is Aarons 10th birthday and the last one is from a sketch I found at http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/.