{M}ichelle

Yeah some layouts to share

Just gonna post these quickly and get back to it while the mojo on!  haha

this one I did at scrap camp as part of the challenge pack that was issued.  I had finished it but when the time came to submit or rather the deadline I couldnt find it but all good was going to submit it for something but now maybe not!

Excuse the bad lighting, not a lot of light in my house at the moment with all this rain!

Did this layout about my uncle who I was raised with.  Felt good to tear up a bit of paper andlay that down cause I havent done that in a while.  Used the Elsie range, black bazzill bling and what also came in handy was the chipboard alphas from cherry arte and mm

The last 2 are layouts I did last night from about 10 till 1 this morning, hate it when the "flow" comes in that late!!  But something a little different is that I used transperancies which I love love love.  The are Tia Bennetts journalling stamps and Kellie Mize's modern measure stamps that I got from designder digitals.  Alphas are SR Berkley and HS schzorenia with the SR paper range which is my fav at the moment for my son Joseph.

And the last layout which came pretty quickly was this one cause it was mainly journalling so that was cool and used another transprency in the corner with the scroll and AL gypsy stamp using stazon for a bit of grunge..

again sorry about the bad pictures....................................

ok off to yell at children and then back to my desk....

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Its a Saturday and I'm looking forward to doing some scrapbooking today because my house is clean, the kids are in a tv watching mood (doesnt happen often) and we are all feeling relaxed...  So tomorrow I shall post some work I hope

As for life well have truelly settled into my mahi and enjoying it.  There is admitedly a ton of work and a number of challenges but that suits me fine and we have a good crew on deck so to speak so looking forward to that.  I gave myself 2 years in this job but what I cant believe is that one year will be coming up in Octyober which isnt that far away so cant believe that time has gone by so quickly, its kinda in sane really.  Other than that though have been spending some time on bebo which I must admit has become my new old addiction and have got into creating skins.    Ok of too create, but first I have to change a nappy... damn!

Just a couple of shots of my kids but man were they ever hard, like the hardest i've ever had the pleasure of working with and somehow the patience that flows when I'm dealing with other peoples families just leaves me when I'm dealing with my own haha!!  But they are getting bigger and its been a while since we had a good group shot.  The ones above were not bad but have saved the good one for later and for presents as well

but heres the last decent shot we had in Jan 2005!!

Yeah for a cold rainy nothing to do day

cause I can sit and catch up with a few things while the kids watch a dvd.   So after first reading everyones blog and man its amazing how far time passes by.

Ok so nothing new other than working hard and trying to keep it real with the kids and DH.  To be honest it hasnt been to bad and looking forward to summer even though its a few months away, but figured if I'm enjoying the whanau now and its raining well how much more fun will the sun bring.

Scrapbooking, i think about it everyday... I think about all the product I brought at camp and hows its staring longingly at me each day to use it, but I havent.  And then theres the sewing machine that I brought about 9 months ago.... I just pulled it out of the box and I'm looking at that longlingly too.... but for now thats how this relationship exist ... a feeling of one day.......  bad I know but fingers crossed.

Lifesaving at the moment is having a housecleaner.  Cant tell you how much "that" makes a difference in my my life!! 6 hours a week I get, 2hrs Monday and one hour a day each other day and I'm thinking I want more.  The lady I have absoultely rocks!!!  And even better she only charges 12.50an hr and does a stunning job, my house looks how I dream it should look on arriving home.  She does the polsihing (i have never done that) she does the moping like every day (ok so its like a 3x a week kinda thing), does the washing, preps the rooms, get the meals started, and on a monthly basis the oven, pantry cupboard and window and wall edges and said she can do the gardens and mow the lawns... all for 12.50 an hr so if you live in te puke this lady as I previosuly mentions rocks!!! and OMG where has she been all my life... ok so that all sounds a little ridculous but I have decided I deserve it!!!!   Its kinda like the full time hubby who comes home after a hard days work sits onthe couch with his beer, turns the tv on even though your watching something else, pats the kids on the heads and scratches things all in the name of relaxing and having had a hard days work (and yes I still know men like this!!)  me relaxing is having a clean home, cuddling the kids, reading, talking with my kids, scrapbooking and going over my work notes....... as opposed to me getting home, yelling at my children to hurry up and unpack there bags while I'm fiishing off the dishes , make there lunches for the next day while I peel spuds , grab there sports gears while I'll vaccuming and come 10pm am knacked.... so love love love having that support at home!!! 

I am now working up to 60-70 hours a week and hubby 40, we have 4 active children with sports on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursday, Saturdays and Sundays and then theres the other actvities they take like hip hop and kapa haka so come summer that will double but at least we can have bbq and hang outside!!

ok t

hats it off to catch up with all my fav s

6 July 2007

had a great time at camp, didnt get much completed but that was mainly cause of my baby not being to well.  Really enjoyed catching up with everyone especially Andrea and meeting Chris as part of the JUNKITZ crew.....  as for the product you guys did a great job of making me poor, havent showed my hubby the bank statement yet but thats ok I'll do that later as in much much maybe not at all later... i know you guys get what I mean ;)  Didnt take a lot of photos but heres a few

and of all went to Palmy at the beginning of the week.  Witeri has a couple more papers to do at Massey to complete his degree and really wants to finish that chapter of learning.  Strange when he left he thought that was it in terms of job opportunities but some 10 years later and he's doing just fine!!  PS although these photos say tibblewilliams cause I'm in a couple theres more williams than there is tibble (my maiden name) hehe

 

 

and then these these photos.  Know that I am by this time yelling at DH NOT to throw snow at me because of my camera and he doesnt listen and thinks its funny.....

and then he still thinks its funny and my son joins into!!  Right no more photos of you 2 for at least 3 days.  Need to have more respect for the camera people!!  DH laughs at me..... i hate that

it was pretty cold but there is no denying the beauty of a mountain ............

and yes I PS out the pylons...... they were ug-ga-ly!