January 2010

Gosh! Talk about a busy month and welcome to 2010 everyone!

We started off the new year/decade by spending the night partying at Maree & Eions. The kids were good and went to bed early, so the adults were bad and stayed up till the wee hours drinking all the good stuff and talking... BLOODY BRILLIANT! We were lucky enough to be able to stay the night at Maree's, so that was BLOODY BRILLIANT TOO!
Unfortunately, the kids woke at 7am but it could have been worse! Then NYs day was spent at the races with them and some friends, lazying about, watching the horses race and eating/drinking again. Here is a pic of the kids set-up - under the railing, watching the racing. Just darling!



We've done a lot already this year, but I have been a bit neglectful on the old pics. However, snapped this one at the Buddhist Temple - the kids (Luke and Aurelia) copying the statue. It's so nice to take them somewhere so peaceful, where you can't hear a thing... except the sound of them racing around the serene garden, yelling and playing their drums that their intelligent mother's just bought them! (Yes, I am talking about Tracy and me!!) LOL Have to say tho, they were pretty good when we went inside the temples - they even kneeled on the prayer mats to pray. However, Aurelia did say "I like my God better than their's!"... and I didn't even know Tracy was religious!!! LOL


A few weeks back we went down to Robyn and Mike's batch in Te Mata. Mike took daddy and Luke down to the creek for a swim, while the women chatted. Luke enjoyed being 'naked boy' and exploring all around the creek. I just love this pic daddy snapped of him.


Then last weekend we went to the Superbike Races at Manukau. Having never seen this up close and personal as it were, I found it very exhilarating! The riders were extremely skilled, especially the aerobatic stunt guys. Here are a few pics. I think we will definitely be going back sometime in the future. Highly recommended to parents of boys!





And just for fun - here is Luke with pegs all over his fingers and can I just say, this was at HIS request and not as punishment!!



And then my first two scrap pages for 2010 - for "Stuck?! Sketches" layout competitions this month. I was so happy to get these done, especially having not scrapped in so long. Tracy and Aurelia came over to spend the day and while the kids played, we scrapped!





Here is hoping all is going well for you all out there and may it continue. Oh, and it's BLOODY HOT here in wee old NZ!

Bye 2009 & Hello 2010

Gosh, it's been another busy Xmas season for us... as I'm sure for all you lot out there too!
Luke's daycare put on their Xmas concert in early December - how cute are all the kiddies??? Talk about a proud mummy! I was just about in tears watching him!


Time to put the tree up!


Then we had our annual kids Xmas party where Santa comes to visit - 17 kids, lots of parents, way too much food, a nice sunny day and lots of laughs - what a FANTASTIC day!


Next thing we know Christmas is actually here. Luke was so excited about Santa coming to visit - we put out the cake and beer for Santa, and opened the fireplace door so Santa could climb out when he came down the chimney. So of course, it was inevitably going to be a 5:30am awakening, with the first words out of his mouth "Has Santa been and left me presents, Mummy?" and that was us up! So that means - santa hats on, Xmas music on, lights on on the tree on and present time... and that took a few hours (I kid you not!!).




Then Tracy, Robin & Aurelia join us for Xmas brunch with plenty of the nice bubbly stuff thrown down our throats. Sleep for Luke and mummy in the afternoon (lucky me!) and then a simple dinner at night. But there was still time for daddy and Luke to play in the pool with Luke's new pirate ship! Here they are harpooning the giant octopus!



Boxing day we had Tracy & Aurelia, Karyn, Mark, Trent & Zane, and Jason come over for a brunch, which started at 9:30am and ended at 4:30pm when we piled over to Karyn & Marks for a swim and BBQ dinner... this is all many bottles of bubbles, beer, wine and jugs of Tequila Sunrises and Pina Coladas later... most of which was plied down my throat! (No arm twisting needed there, though... hee hee hee!).

The next day we visited Dean, Becky, Josephy, Timmy and Michael - the boys had been given a pony for Christmas!!! And Luke got to have a ride and feed "Tommy" the pony. When Joseph said he would take Luke to see the pony, Luke asked "Is it a purple or pink pony?". Ha ha = Luke, it's a REAL pony, not a "My Little Pony" pony!! Too funny!




Then the rest of the weekend is a blur....

And up to New Years Eve! Went to Maree, Eion, Georgia & Riley's for the night - and we got to drink and crash at their house! BONUS!!! The kids were marvellous, the night was fab - we had to have the Bolly of course - LOL - and the company was fantastic. Got to bed in the early hours (2am) and the kids slept till 7:21am which was a bonus! Then up and off to the horse races for the day with them - Giddy Up!

So that's the latest from us... we're all good, tired but healthy and happy!

Scrapbooking seems a distant thing of the past at the moment - haven't had a chance to have any 'alone' time to do it!! Oh well... hopefully soon.

Happy 2010 everyone, take care and may it bring you nothing but happiness.

x

Okay... we're back

Hey!! Long time no speak/see/read/hear/etc etc!! I know... I've been EXTREMELY slack and unmotivated.

Soooo much to catch up on but I just don't know if I can fill you in on so much. Over the last few months heaps has happened:

Firstly my most exciting news was I became a Guest Kit Designer for CountryPapercraft for 3 months - that's now finished.

Secondly, it was the 'sickness' season and we all had bouts of it... and I've got it again... hence I'm writing this instead of being at work.

Thirdly, I turned 38... which wasn't very exciting unfortunately. But still, a birthday is a birthday!

Fourthly, life has been going on and we're all good.

So that's that. Haven't really been scrapping much other than for CPC but hoping to get back into some comps and get remotivated. I think it was the winter blues! Hoping it was the winter blues!!! LOL

But I've decided, Buggar it! Wordpress too hard to sort my pics out so we're moving back here!!

Here are some latest pics of us lot, living life! Plus some of my latest pages.

- my entry for the CPC Music class lesson


- and one using the October CPC kit - can only use products in the kit:


- one from the November CPC kit:


- one from the October CPC kit:


- one from the November CPC kit:


- and one for competition with TMS in August:


- one using CPC kit:




- one for CPC newsletter - it was a 'recipe' challenge:


- an August competition entry for Scrapbooking by Design which I won!!!:


- and a CPC newsletter one using the word 'always' in the title, plus only Kaisercraft papers:

Moved to Wordpress

Hi everyone

We've now moved... well, in the process of moving... to Wordpress. New site is: http://uslotlivinglife.wordpress.com/ so will be posting all new posts there. Hope you visit us there. xx

Kim, Paul and Luke

The last 2 weeks...

Gosh, I seem to have lost my mojo. Could be because I'm CONSTANTLY TIRED due to Luke keeping me awake at nights... or could be just because I'm fat... hmmm.

Anyway, what's been happening. Have done minimal scrapping - just enough to enter the challenges I wanted to most of all and that was it... These are the ones I did:

- Black with 2 - we had to use the colours black, blue and natural (cream/beige) plus butterflies. I love this photo of Paul and Luke - one of my all time favourites.

- Crafty Sketches - sketch challenge.

- The Mosy Scrapper - 2 lots for them. This one was a sketch challenge - love these pics and got Paul to do the journalling. And yes, I'm a shocking wife...I moaned and moaned at him that he hadn't written 'evenly' and it looked funny.

This was the 2nd one for TMS - the criteria was scrapping a inanimate object... Luke's digger! I actually won for this one - YIPPEE!!!


- Physical Education class this week - homework involved 4 or more 'action' shots, using circles and over 10 prods/techniques. Here is the outcome:

- Biology class last week - our homework involved cutting up a photo of a living thing and incorporating a page out of the dictionary... funnily enough, I chose Luke. Here it is:



Other than that LUKE IS BASICALLY TOILET TRAINED!!! Well, for wee wee, not for poos yet and not for sleeps. He runs and says 'Mummy, I need a nappy on. I'm going to do poos" and I go running! He refuses to think about doing it in the potty or toilet, and I won't pressure him... unless he's still doing this at 4 years old!! LOL. Anyway, he's feeling VERY grown up. Daddy took him out on Saturday and they came home with some little boxer shorts for him... just like daddy's... and he's allowed to wear them at weekends only. Feels very important and has to show everyone - half the time he's wandering around without his trousers!!

Went out on Friday and bought myself a spin bike - have finally decided have to do something about the weight that has gone on over the last 3 years, so am going to get back into 'spinning'. Paul had a minor heart attack at the price, but it was all worth it coz the guys in the store told me I was 'naturally beautiful' and didn't look my age, so it was all worth it. I'll probaby go back later this week and buy something else, just to hear their sales spin!! LOL

Luke has been sick most of the weekend with temperatures, coughs and runny nose, so Saturday night he slept with mummy in the spare room - well, he slept and mummy lay awake, in the most uncomfortable position (he insisted mummy 'hold my hand') and terrified to move, so managed to get a sleep Sunday avo - thanks, Daddy!

Today we went swimming and Luke didn't need mummy AT ALL!! He had moved up another class this week and I had been 'prepping' him well in advance. I was so proud and so was Belinda, his teacher... and he couldn't have grinned any larger!

Oh yeah, and out of all the misery of the last 2 weeks, I managed to win the Little Shop of Sketches Birthday LO challenge so am getting this amazing pack of goodies sent to me!! Thanks, Tanya!!!

Sweeties Sketches

Hey, just found this delicious site Sweeties Sketches, http://www.sweetiessketches.blogspot.com

What do you think of this devine looking candy for all you scrappers out there?

They have some great sketches and I'm going to get stuck into the June one right now!!!

What a weekend!!

Well, it's been a very loooonnnngg Queen's birthday weekend, and not just because there's an extra day off work!! Started toilet training Luke - what a nightmare. He WANTS to wear underpants but just doesn't want to tell us PRIOR to going toilet - he's "too busy" living his life according to him! So since Friday I've been putting him on the toilet every 25 mins otherwise he pee's his pants. Plus this means we're house-bound and anyone who knows me, knows I can't handle that for more than a day at the most!!

Friday night I did this LO for Scrap with V - you had to use brown and white only

Managed to get out on Saturday though... so exciting too... I did the grocery shopping!

On Sunday Paul was on coastguard duty so Tracy & Aurelia came over and relieved me of entertaining Luke by myself so that was LOVERRRLY. Tracy and I managed to get some scrapping done and I completed a LO for Crafty Sketches May 15 challenge:



Then on Monday we had Lisa, Greg, Keiran and baby Renee come over for brunch. Had a lovely time catching up - had missed Greg's 40th party so this was a make-up session. However, no alcohol consumed (much to my shock!) but he did like his drinking hat that we got him, so a session in the near future may be on the cards.

Got on line this avo and found out I have won an awesome prize from Scrap Review - one years membership to Clickin Mom's - a photography website - so I can't WAIT to go and learn new skills, as my photography needs major improvement!!! So huge THANKS to THE SCRAP REVIEW!! You've made my weekend!!