Weekend again!!!

Hi everyone ..... Well the weekend is upon us again (they come and go so quickly) with not much planned from this end so hopefully will get my scrap room all tidied up and some scrapping may be able to happen with some kind of order !!!!! (yeah right!!!) I guess I must be like everyone and work better in total chaos!!

My dd and her dh just found out yesterday that they have sold their house! Its great news for them BUT they now only have 3 weeks to decide what they will do...I went with her this morning to look at an older style house in central BUT hey what a total mess it was and it just turns you off...It was being rented by 4 uni students and all the bedrooms were like a bomb site. A lot of work would have to be done thats for sure. I guess if they dont decide soon they will come and stay with use for awhile till they can sort it all out...

I had fun over at LSBS on Tuesday night with some blind scrapping with mel...It was so much fun and I was more than happy with how my layout turned out... I was so sure I hadnt followed the instructions correctly and that mine would be totally off the track BUT it was pretty close to the mark...I hope there are more of these as I loved them....Here is the layout I managed to complete...

I also got a layout done for the Jan CC over at ST which was the first time I had participated...I got equal 3rd too which was a bonus...There is a pic of that one in the last post...

I got another set of cards accepted for publishing so pretty chuffed about that. Cant wait till they come out now..

Hope everyone has a great weekend...Like I said not much happening around here although the kiddies are all coming for dinner on Sunday night which is always fun.

Take care

luv marg x

Almost forgot to add the layout I completed for the LSBS 52 pick up challenge....Every Sunday they will post another to do and this will last all year...How cool is that and I hope I am able to keep up the pace as I think its such an awesome idea to keep everyone motivated.

Cheers

Marg xx

Hello again !!!!! (so soon)

Hi everyone!!!!!!!

Yep back again so soon .... I have even surprised myself BUT I wanted to post the pics of the Christmas Album I finished.....

Here it is....

Thanks heaps for stopping by and take care.....

luv marg x

Its all over again for another year!!!!

Well christmas has come and gone again for another year !!!!! (thank goodness I say!!!) I sooo love christmas and everything that goes along with it BUT its just such a draining , rushed time of the year so when its all done and dusted I take a deep breath and look forward to the new year ahead.....

This year I even took my chrissy tree and decos down on boxing day !!!!! DH was horrified.....

I have had the time off work between christmas and new year which has been a godsend......I have been quiet lazy though and only doing what I need to each day.....I must admit though I gave the house a big spring clean yesterday and it now shines like a pin!!!!

I even managed to get a bit of scrapping done last night for ST CC.... Please with the results...Here is a pic of the layout I finished....

I am looking forward to the new year ahead and watching my little boys grow and show all the signs of the new things they will learn....Ryder will turn 1 next month which surprises me heaps and it only feels like yesterday that he was born..Erin is organising a 'Teddy's Bear Picnic theme party for him which should be fun.....I ordered over the net a cute little teddy dressed in a tshirt with his photo and name on it so I cant wait till it arrives....

Lachie will be 1 in April also so I will have to make sure I do something just as special for him. I went around to his house tonight to babysit him while mum and dad went out for dinner....He was so good and even gave me a big mushy wet kiss when he went to bed....

Hope you all have a great new year and everything you hope and wish for comes true...

Take care

Till next time

luv marg xxx

The LSBS had its December cc on the weekend BUT I could only manage to finish 1 of the challenges this time round as I just couldnt find the time I am afraid......

I am happy with the challenge I did complete which was Carols Inspiration Challenge and at the same time managed to do another page for Erin's monthly calendar.....Here is my layout......

I had such a busy weekend!!!!! (as does so many others this time of year)......Friday night we had a chrissy party to go to ...... Saturday we had visitors of the friendly kind!!!! My dearest oldest friend from way back when came to visit with one of her daughters and grandaughters. I have known her since school, she was one of my bridesmaids and is the god mother of my oldest dd Erin so really a special friend... Was lovely to catch up again and as she lives in Canberra I dont see her very often any more...On Saturday night we babysat Ryder while his mum and dad went to a chrissy party.....Sunday I met 3 of my dearest closest friends for coffee and we all exchanged christmas gifts...I was totally spoilt with bath goodies, coffee mug, pj's and a lovely 'm' for my pandora......such fun and laughs were had, and I am exhausted .......

Thanks for stopping by.....luv marg xxxx P.S this is my gorgeous Ryder ... a photo I took while he was having a sleep over......Love him to bits....

Christmas is just around the corner.....

Well its neally christmas again and boy oh boy hasnt this year flown by!!!!! I am pretty organised really with just a few bits and pieces to pick up (at least I know what I want!!!).
Christmas in the oliver household is a bit topsy turvy this year. My dd and sil are going to his parents for lunch this year and ds and dil are doing the same with her parents....Now that youngest dd has herself a man (who just so happens to be the brother of sil) she will now also spend lunch with his parents.....I was going to go over to Junee to be with mum and dad but they are now going to Canberra to be with my sister and her family (which is wonderful by the way...) so that leaves me by myself as dh will be driving the train home from Melbourne . Of course I have been invited to enjoy lunch with sil's family BUT it just didnt feel right even though I love them all to bits....... so anyway to cut a long story short I am now going to travel to Melbourne with dh on xmas eve and travel back with him (having lunch on the train !!!!!) on xmas day... We will arrive back home about 2.30 - 3pm which wont be too bad and then the kids will all come over and we will have our xmas then and I will have them all for dinner....This year will certainly be an experience....
Now back to scrappin news......
In my last post I showed the entries I had completed for the LSBS mini christmas competition.....
Well I won and for my troubles I was lucky to recieve $100 to spend in the shop.
I had the time of my life spending up big and cant wait to recieve my goodies...
Meanwhile I am enjoying being part of a secret santa swap and opening my pressies each day (it makes my heart happy every single day) I will be lost come the 26th when it will all end!!!!!
I only have this week to go at work then I have 2 weeks off which I am so looking forward to.
Anyway I hope to post again before christmas BUT if I dont I wish you all a very very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year.....
Take care everyone...
luv marg xxx

Almost December!!!!!

Well its almost December which means chrissy is just around the corner and its the month on full on nights out....shopping and way too much food and drink BUT its all good I say.......

I have made a start on the dreaded christmas shopping (gee it gets harder and harder each year!!)

I spent the day yesterday cleaning the house and putting the tree and decorations up.....

I am in a secret santa swap so that will start tomorrow with 25 little pressies to open and enjoy.....Cant wait.....

My mum is currently in hospital after having a knee replacement last thursday. She is doing extremly well and think this has a lot to do with how healthy and active she is....My dad has been fending for himself and this in itself is a bit of a worry as he is getting quiet forgetful BUT he insists he is fine so I can only take his word on that..He does worry me though....

I have finished all my christmas cards so now just need to write in them all and get them posted off....I was intending doing them today but we all went to Adam and Jody's for lunch (which was delicious I might add), so they got put off till hopefully tomorrow night after work....

I have been going up to the hospital everyday and sometimes twice and this has put everything else on hold for a few days BUT thats ok as I wouldnt have it any other way.....

I have just completed 2 pages in 2 different calendars for a swap I am in and pleased to be handing them on.....I recieved these on friday in the post and they were handed to on today so very happy with myself.....

I have just finished another 2 layouts which I am happy with and will share at the end of this post...

Thanks for stopping by and reading all my bits and pieces....

cheers

luv marg xxxxx

I love this photo of Ryder eating his first ice-cream at the park....

This is a gorgeous photo of Lachie when I dressed him up for his santa photos....

Till next time....

Marg xxxx

Another week passes by!!!!!

Another busy week has almost come and gone and again I feel like I am getting nowhere fast!!!!!!Does anyone else feel like this around this time of year?

Last Saturday I spent the day in Albury with oldest dd Erin and youngest dd Ashley. We had a great day and shopped till we dropped!!!! I was happy to do quiet a bit of my chrissy shopping and it really does feel good to have made a start....

I was happy this week also to finish off the last challenge in the LSBS mini christmas challenge....Happy in myself that not only did I finish BUT I now have one chrissy pressie, 5 chrissy cards and a layout to show for it....I also enjoyed doing them all...

Here is the last one I finished where we had to create a christmas layout using non traditional christmas colours.... I love this photo of Ryder...

Work has been super busy the last few weeks and by the time I get home I am exhausted....Its such a huge effort to get dinner organised..... Some exciting news for my youngest dd Ashley who bought her first brand new car today...Its a suzuki swift (red of course) and really is lovely...She is so proud of herself and now just needs to knuckle down and pay back the bank....I am sure she wont have any problems as she can be really good with her money when she sets her mind to it.....

Thanks for stopping by and listening to my ramblings !!!!!!!

Take care

luv margxxxxx