End of the month

This month has gone so fast. i have blinked and it's the end of it. I have been really busy. Went to Scrappers Paradise in Guildford. Really Really Really enjoyed that. I learnt all sorts of new tricks, put on 4lbs and just had a great time. Strongly suggest that anyone into scrapbooking go on it. Did I mention the amount of retail therpy I did. There were 2 stores and they both let you run an account. So I would spend £10 here and £15 there. A bit of a shock when I had to pay my accounts. Double my budge. (Phil was very understanding.)

The boys were back at school today and I was back at work. I get lazy so quickly when I'm on holiday, even if it is only 5 days. Getting back into reutine always is a shock.

Christmas is just around the corner. I love Christmas, love decorating the house, the presents, the smells, the fun. I just love Christmas.

Benjamins birthday is in 2 weeks, my baby is going to be 7yrs old. Time seems to be speeding up since he turned 5.

I have rambled alittle today.

Will try and put photo's up of all I did away on scrappers paradise, later

What no Mail again!!!!!!!

I just didn't realise how much I enjoy looking through my mail when I get home after work. There has been no mail for 4 days. And I am expecting a book from America and 2 from Amazon and one from a friend. And I have no mail. Just looked on the Royal mail website and I'm not going to get any till Wednesday if I'm lucky. I'm also expecting 2 scrapbook deliveries. I can't live like this (lol), I want my mail.

We onto not so norotic ramblings, I have just booked a holiday at the French resort Les Mouettes in France of course (its near Roscoff), for begining of August for 2 weeks. I know it's a long way away but I got the 2nd to last booking for August. I now have extra incentive to Learn French. Spending 2 weeks in France without being able to talk to the natives would s**k. Talking about French I can now count upto 69 and say hello, how are you, are you married, what is your job etc. And no one laughs to much at me, so I must be doing alright. We started learning the names of animals last week. I remember un rat. Ohhh I'm good. lol

I have to study to night and learn a few more I think. But for only 3 weeks of French I'm not doing so bad.

If you have wondered why I have mentioned that world thingy that NZ ISN'T playing in any more, well becasue, it's not very fetching to watch a nation cry. Wouldn't like to be certain people on their way home just at the moment. Betten by the FRENCH, how shaming is that. The FRENCH. Never mind not talking about that any more.

The only good news is the Australians got betten too, by the other nation I support.

Wanted to see if I could add a slide show to my blog. So have used some random photos from photobucket to see if it would work. Here goes......

I'm Back.....

It has been awhile since I blogged. Been upto alot and nothing at all. Work, school run, housework, work, school run.....well you get the idea.

I have started to new classes, one scrapbooking, and the other is a how to speak French.

I love the French course, it is so funny trying to get my tounge around a new language. I'm not the only one though so it does make it easier. My 6 yr old son is teaching me at home how to say the words properly. You really have to be able to laugh at yourself to do a new language. It is a year course so you will be hearing more about it no doubt.

The photography course is coming along. I haven't been posting the assignments, but I am still enjoying the course. I now want a flash camera, to go with my new flash skills. Christmas is coming. lol

Last weekend I went away with 7 friends to Cotswold for a scrapping weekend. I had the best time, I haven't laughed so much in a long time. Didn't get much sleep, though I did get more than the rest of them. We had a photo shoot by the lake which was heaps of fun. I will add some photos here so you can see, but as I am at work at the moment and the photos are at home you will have to wait. But they are coming....

Well I had better go and do some work. Talk soon

What a day

I have had the worst day i can think of in a long time. Anything and everything went wrong today.

But there were good parts in my day. My boys were full of school and what they did. My boys don't say much about there days usually. so when they do it is a real treat for me. They know how to make me laugh, so I guess it hasn't been such a bad day.

My second day back at work. I am really finding it hard to get back into the swing of things. I've been on holiday to long I think. I like being on holiday, but as Phil mentioned I would get bored very quickly. lol

On another note here is my favourite photo from my next assignment in the photograpy course. Hope you like it.

They are back at school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah they are back at school. The house is quite. I get one day to myself before I have to go back to work. Bliss..........

We took the boys to legoland last tuesday. There were so many people there that we only got four rides. (just as well be used tesco vouchers) I love amusment parks but even I resented waiting for 45mins to go one a 30 sec ride. We just gave up. One of the rides was a 2 hr wait. We are going to go during school time instead just have to wait until we have the right amount of Tesco vouchers.

We went to Barleylands farm and craft village on Thursday last week, had a great time there. 1st time in Sugar and spice, ohhhh I love scrapbooking shops. We then went on to Finton by the sea. We couldn't get the boys out of the sea. here are a few photos to show how much fun they had......

Photo's Photo's Photo's

I have been trying to take photos for my assignment for the last three days. It took me that long to work out how to do them. You have to get silhouettes, I found this really hard but here are my attempts.....

Well I didn't think they were to bad for someone who hasn't done them before. But the exciting part is that now I am really keen to keep going on the course. If I can do this assignment I can do anything!!!!!!!!

Well I guess it is better than last time....

only been a week instead of months........

I have spent the last 4 days sorting out my scrapbooking stash. What a mission, couldn't move in my lounge. Death to anyone that actually put there mits on any of it. It is now sorted, and stored and I have no idea where anything is. lol

I have also started a photography workshop called. Painting with light by Cheryl Johnson. I enjoyed the pre assignment. But ohmygoodness the 1st assignment is ohmy. Decided that reading the user manual on my camera was a good idea after all. It is 96 pages and I have no idea what it is saying and I'm only upto page 12 or so. It is a 10 week course, so I think you will be hearing a lot of ohmy here for the next ten weeks. What ever possessed me to think I could take descent photos is beyond me.

I haven't actually done any scraping since the last crop I went to which was the 4 Aug. To many DS running around. I only have 2 but I swear the number of them grows as the day goes by and then it's just 2 again. It's one of those misterious things, maybe I should consult the X files.

Well now my stash is in order it should be easier to crop I'll let you know when I actually do anything.

OH MY ..................

Oh I had great dreams and hopes for this blog. And I haven't touched it since June. I am so crap sometimes. Well that is going to change, no more feeling sorry for myself. And I am going to keep a more regular blog. You heard it here.

No need to fall over laughing, sheesh

1st Posting

My very 1st posting, I am excited and nervous. I think it is going to take awhile to get everything set up and going but be patient with me.