Busy,busy....

It has been such a busy couple of weeks...
Unfortunately Nicholas didn't get into the Regional U13's hockey team, but he did well and only just missed out. I watched him play Saturday and noticed he was very very tired. Maybe not so much physically, but mentally. It has been a very big year for him this year, and it's still not over. But at least his name is down at WA Hockey, so next year they will look at him a little closer and maybe, just maybe he might get selected.
It doesn't matter to us though, we are very proud of him to have achieved what he has achieved.

We've also had Jonathan's birthday. He's a big 7 now... they grow up so quickly now don't they. He was a very spoilt little boy, getting a virtual pet, drawing book and pencils, new pyjamas and dressing gown for his birthday. So now we have a German Shepherd called Max...lol... sometimes I think he's a real dog the way the boys all play with him.
And yesterday Jonathan had his birthday party, and he wanted a pirate cake. So after searching high and low for ideas, we settled on a pirate boat. Surprisingly it was relatively easy to make, and looked awesome. It did take me 2 hours to make, and only 2 minutes to sink it... typical hey....
So here is the birthday boy with his cake...

and a better pic of the cake...

And while I was making it, Nicholas asked me why I went to so much trouble to make these cakes... my answer was that I thought they deserved it... mind you sometimes I doubt that the way they were all playing up for me...
So now Kristofer wants a treasure chest for his birthday party....

So today I had to run the online class at Scrapbooking 4 Less... this was my B is for Boy Acrylic Album. It went really well, and some of the girls have now finished and I hope they had fun and enjoyed doing the album.
Here is a pic of the finished album...

Shelley might still have some kits if you want one... reasonably priced too...

So what else has happened... well the washing machine decided to blow up Thursday as I was trying to get all the washing done... so yesterday morning, beside trying to get ready for Jonathan's birthday party, I had to go down and buy a new washing machine too... So I now have a Simpson, and have spent all day today trying to catch up on the washing.
Just as well the taxman was really really nice to me and gave me extra back in my tax return...

I've also done some scrapping this fortnight too...
I made up a set of little bird houses... the bigget is only about 4 and a half inches high...

Aren't they just the cutest....

And last week I got all the Olympic challenges for S4L done....






Now I can't remember what else I did so that will have to do... I do know I didn't get much done this week..

So this coming weekend I actually have a free weekend... woohoo!!! Except I need to clean the house ready for my birthday party the following weekend, and I have to drop Nicholas off for his school camp... my God.. he's going away for a week!!!!

Ok... best I be off... I have a maze album to finish... and must remember to send out some emails.... and the washing machine is about to finish too....

My first class....

is coming up in 2 weeks.... gulp!!!! Online over at Scrapbooking 4 Less. So if you're interested, it's an acrylic album, themed on the boy in your life... very bright and playful.
I will share the sneak peeks with you, and if you want to join in the fun on the day, head on over and pick up a kit.




Oh.... and I'm going to have a naughty corner for those hecklers!!!! lol

So what else has been happening... beside the housework, cleaning and yesterday was spent baking. One slice, blueberry muffins and 2 batches of biscuits, though I'm sure it will all be gone by the weekend knowing how this lot can eat!

I did managed to get a couple of layouts done for some challenges over the S4L at the beginning of the week...
A birthday challenge, bingo with a twist and the DT pack challenge...



Hmm... I've just noticed that every single one of them is one white cardstock!

But there's some Olympic challenges announced over at S4L, so if your looking for some good challenges with great prizes head on over and check them out!

And today I've been working on my kit for the DT for S4L... loving the way it's come out, but I have to wait until Jonathan's birthday party to get the photos so I can finish it.

Personally it's been an eventful week... my FIL had a suspected mini-stroke, and there was drama's getting him to Perth for scans, but at this stage he seems to be ok. We will have to wait until the results are back.
And Nicholas is heading off to Narrogin next weekend for training for selection for the Regional U13 hockey team. We are very proud of him, but it will be interesting if he actually gets selected. They play in Perth during the next school holidays when we're meant to be in Kalbarri, so we will see what happens....

And other than that, we've been flat out with people over for dinner and also going out, Danny has pulled the muscle in his back again, so he's off work, and it's just generally been busy. Next weekend is meant to be a quiet one... fingers crossed!
Have yourselves a good one won't you all!

Another week

Another month!
I've just looked back over the calendar for July and yes we were flat out all month... and the months of August and September aren't looking any better.
I think my next free weekend will be in 2 weeks... and then it's the end of September before we get another one... I think it's the weekend before we head off on holidays!
Yeh I think you could say we're busy....lol

I've done a bit of scrapping... finally finished Jonathan's Pirate album... he loves it and Kristofer and Nicholas are waiting with bated breath for me to make theirs...









And last week I did an online class with Erica Glover...
Love the layouts I did. Makes me realise just how much Jonathan has grown... especially as his birthday is only a couple of weeks away....


I do love doing Erica's classes...

So that's really all... I've done a couple of layouts for the Blind Scrapping at S4L, but my mojo has done a runner lately, I've been so uninspired.
So today I decided a change was in order, and I've tidied my scrap space, and rearranged a few things, and I feel a lot happier. I've only really put all my scrap stash together in the one spot, and hopefully it will inspire me to do some work.
But here are the 2 layouts I've done for the Blind challenges... I don't think I will get the third one done...



So on that note I think I will call it a night... and if you're looking for a challenge head on over to S4L where there are heaps of challenges being run at the moment.