Another weekend scrapping

Had a fantastic weekend, could almost imagine that it was coming into summer, the weather was just fantastic!

Jade had the school disco on Friday night, she was very excited as it was Halloween themed one so she got to dress up. Jade decided she wanted to go as a devil, might be something to do with the fact I had brought the horns a couple of weeks ago to wear at scrap camp myself. Well have to say she made a far better devil than I did!!! So good in fact she won first prize for junior girls for her costume, she was very happy to win some cd's, moro bar and a mcdonalds voucher. What more could a girl want.

This one is of Nyah, Bradley and Jade at the beginning of the evening, looking very frightening!

On Saturday Jo and Pauline came out to spend the afternoon and evening scrapping with me. That was alot of fun. We managed to make a rather large mess in the family room, thank goodness for the vacuum cleaner, it does work wonders!

First layout was for the scrapbook essentials guest designer pack which I had to load up to the website tonight. Loved doing this one, obviously it leads from our last scrap camp, as you would have seen the photo's earlier.

This next one was also for the guest designer pack, I started to do it last weekend, as it was our 12th wedding anniversary, so I was thinking of Ralf not being here, and how long we had been married. Hope he likes this one in his new album!

This last one is another one for Ralf's album, he does lead himself to having these pages made of him, I mean how many people do you knowo would let these pictures be taken of you, let alone pose for them! In saying that if you look very closely you can see his eyes look a little worse for wear, yes alot of bourbon had been consumed before this picture had been taken - what an evil wife stalking him with the camera!!!

Well Sunday rolled around and after Jade and I had finally woken up at 10am - yes you read it right 10am! Fantastic! I had to face the fact that the lawns had 3 weeks growth on them and I had promised Ralf I would tend to them while he was away - so outside I went! Thank god he is back this Friday!

Scrapbook Essentials Rocks

And boy do they! I had my name drawn out to be the guest designer for the month of October - how cool is that!!! So the wonderful Meg sent me a box of goodies to play with. Even though i had a 3 day weekend I still only got one page finished! Very slack I know but I have another in the making, so will up load them here and on the webesite as i get done.

I got another parcel today as well, I finally have done enough pages just about Ralf that he needs his own Album! So I had to buy one for him, I was good for once and brought him a green one instead of the pink which I really wanted to get for him!!

2 weeks to go until Ralf is home. It has gone fast for Jade and I but I think Ralf has had enough of living in a motel, not that he has not enjoyed having roasts etc for tea every night, with going to the various pubs etc for tea.

This weekend Jo and Pauline are coming to scrap with me on Saturday so that is going to be cool, not sure what time they are coming other than some time after lunch and staying well into the night. Better get some more photos printed out!

Anyway nearly time for the wonderful Shortland Street.

Even More Camp

I decided I would show you some other photos from scrap camp - which of course I so am going to have to scrap. First up me and Jo - yes I know my bra is supposed to be on under my top. But the theme was anything red, so be thankful I did not have my red knickers on the outside as well!!
Poor Lou she stood in the middle and was a very scared wee girl.
Four loverly ladies! Carolyn, Jo, Me and Anthea.
I could not help but jab Jo on the bum!
Naughty Jo was trying to steal little red riding hood's handbag!

God Scrap camps rock!

Scrap Camp

Well i finally got away to scrap camp on Saturday morning, Jade went to stay with her best friend Nyah, yahoo for the Toomey's! It seemed so strange going to camp the night after everyone else, so not fair they had at least 12 hours start on me! Not that it looked that way for some!

Scrapped all day but you will laugh when you look below and see how little I ended up getting done. Jo and I finally went to bed around 1am, but no sleep was managed by me, well very little, I was prepared with ear plugs as Jo has been known to snore very loudly! But... no snoring from Jo, just Pauline! Even worse when I woke at 6am, it was to hear that Jo had been up most of the night with a migraine and throwing up, she had been lying there patiently waiting for me to wake up - poor thing. So 6am i was up driving her back into town so she could at least be sick in her own bed! Poor Jo. So i scrapped for another day, started feeling a bit sick myself later in the day, not due to a headache or anything, won't go into details. Towards the end of the day Jo was feeling better, not great but better, so she came back to pack up her stuff, after tea we both decided to go home and get a good nights sleep.

So a shorter than normal camp was had by many people, it was a good camp, but very strange, not many people there and lots of people just coming for one day, not the norm at all.

Right onto some pages, this next one really needs no introduction, it is Ralf being himself when he has had to much to drink and his wife is in his face with the camera!

Then I covered my diary for work next year, decided it needed to look better than the old normal boring Collins diary. Very pleased with the outcome, but the boys at work think it looks very gay - I think they are jealous!

This next one is with jade and her new Tamagochi, she was not impressed when I brought her the budget one from The Warehouse, so she went and brought hte new one with her own money!
Poker night for ralf's birthday, the boys had a blast, even let me take some photos, less than I would have liked but not too bad for boys!
Last but not least, one of the time's Nyah came to stay the night they spent hours down in Jade's room creating things, and out they came, elephants they were! Made with sheets of paper taped together! They thought it was fantastic, I even think they had made tails!
Well that is all of me, better go and text Ralf, he is down in Blenheim for the month working for Safe Air - having a good time

School Holidays

One day before i start typing my next edition in my blog I might actually read what I wrote before so I can continue on with the story rather than sitting here wondering what I have told you and where i am up to!!!

Well School holidays is all over, two weeks goes just so fast. Jade spent the first week down in Paraparaumu with Ralf's parents being spoilt rotten. Breakfast in bed every morning, courtesy of Granddad. This consists of juice and a biscuit first, then followed by toast! She "the queen" thought she was in seventh heaven!! They had several trips down to the beach for a picnic and a play, and of course the trip to the movies i think they went to see Evan Almighty, which Jade described as "Sooooo Funnnny". This was the first trip away that she got right into texting me which was really cool. Normally it is just a yes and no reply to my questions, but this time I got all the smart little comments coming through all day long as though she was sitting beside me - very amusing!!

Second week My Mum and her student Tak came up to stay. It was extremely windy for the whole week they were here, so they were not able to do much. A few bike rides and a trip to the movies to see "Ratatoue" now i know I spelt that wrong! When I say they did not do much perhaps I should re word that to say Jade did not do much, my ever energetic mother, cleaned our windows twice! Weeded the gardens for us and of course continued on with her obsession to do all my washing! One day she will have to learn to just sit and relax but until then, our house will have it's once a year window clean. So good to see my Mum it always seems such a long time waiting for her to visit, and then she arrives and suddenly it is time to go home again.

Today i have just taken Ralf to the airport to go to Blenheim for the next 3-4 weeks to work for Safe Air. He had a month worth of long leave he needed to use up, so he is down in Blenheim with Gundi working. I think they were both looking forward to hanging out together down there. So Jade and I are cruising together by ourselves, i have told her she will be making tea for me every night, she thinks we will just have to have sandwiches and pasta!

Next weekend in scrap camp, I was not going to go, but Jade is going to stay with her best friend for two nights, so that is cool, I will miss Friday night, but be there Saturday morning, so I am very content.

Thought I had better include a layout I have done recently, went to play at Jo's house, and whipped this one up, a bit of a play on words, Ralf does not go out fishing very much at all, not much time in between Golf and general life, so I always give him hassles about catching nothing!!

Well better go and collect Jade from School.