Reflections

Me again?

Yep . . . 2 days in a row!  I wonder how long it will last?  LOL

• Today's Quote:  'Wonder warms the heart and awes the eye'  ~ Anonymous

Well - I got started on my Christmas shopping yesterday as planned and with James off from school today because of the Teacher's strike, I'm planning on going down the Valley and doing a little more from Kmart.  It feels so good to have finally made a start on it!  I picked up some gorgeous free standing photo flip albums (with metal covers) that I'm going to use for Christmas presents this year (so I'm telling myself I need to get onto them ASAP so that I don't leave my run too late - LOL)  I don't think I'll decorate them too heavily BUT will need to organise printing my pics to go in them as I don't want to print all them from home.  Organising all them might be a job for this weekend I think!

As we've also decided that we are going to re-hash our front garden, I'm also going to pay the Traralgon Nursery a visit as they have a heap of the 'Tanika' plants that we want to make a feature of the garden like we have done around our deck . . . will have to remember to take some before and after shots to share won't I?

Thought I would share a happy snap from yesterday . . . our Miniature Schnauzer 'Max' with Adam's hand . . . can't wait to scrap all the pics I took - so cute!

OK - well I might go and get myself organised - I want to get going nice and early so that we get back home again before it gets too hot!  Talk about chopping and changing with this Victorian weather . . . it would be so nice to get some rain (as it would be in many parts of Australia) - we got a load of water delivered yesterday which we haven't done since our water tank was first put in 13 years ago!  *sigh*

Have a great day!

Shirl

Argh!

After so long since I posted on my blog, I sit here for nearly 30 minutes or so pouring my heart out, I go to insert a pic and loose everything!  ARGH! 

OK - so . . . I guess I start again . . .

I't been absolutely ages since I last posted on my blog . . . things got on top of me and alongside some other 'not so pleasant' issues, I just needed to take some time for me - time to catch up and to feel a little more in control.  I even contemplated leaving one of my favourite Yahoo groups because I just couldn't be as involved as what I thought I should be - I know now (after taking this break) that I would miss you all way too much and want you all as a part of my daily life!  Thanks Paula & Allyson for giving me the time to 'sort things out' so to speak!

I recently won a small competition and received a cute little Perpetual Calender this week which has a gorgeous array of quotes inside - anyone who knows me, knows only too well how much I enjoy incorporating quotes into my scrapbooking!

• Today's Quote:  'Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises' ~ Demosthenes

James won a 'Longford Achievers' award at school on Monday - I can't believe I've missed him getting his second one this year!  I usually go in for the school assembly most Monday mornings but occasionally I don't and it just so happens that he's won the Achievers award on days when I'm not there!  Oh well . . . of course he's as proud as punch and it doesn't matter that Mum wasn't there to see him receive it!

We had our Playgroup Christmas Party at one of our members farms yesterday - the weather was perfect and the kids had a ball . . . Adam was sooooooooooo tired last night and is actually still asleep and it's nearly 7am!  He's the earlybird of the family, so Maryanne you must have really tired him out yesterday - *grin*

On the scrapping front and with Christmas just around the corner - boy isn't it coming around quickly - I have been working on these cute little Christmas Decorations for Scrappit - they have clusters of wire & beads, ribbon & some cute little charms on each letter, as well as decorated Christmas trees at the base which interlock into the letters to allow them to free stand.  So cute I thought!

I've also been working with some older pics of my niece that I just hadn't got around to scrapping too . . . here's one of them (I haven't worked with a black background for ages!) and there's quite a few others over in My Album at Scrappit!  I've just loved working with some girlie stuff with the current CLUB Scrappit too!  (Wait until you see what is featured for next month - soooooooooooooo yummy!)

I'm off to do some Christmas shopping this morning whilst Adam is at Kinder . . . with only a few weeks left I really need to maximize my time whilst he isn't with me - like most kids his age - HE CAN'T KEEP A SECRET - *grin* 

Have a great day everyone!

Shirl