I scrapped....

Yes I actually got some scrapbooking done in the last few days...

On Saturday morning I joined my friends Judi & Gayle and did these two pages:

And then yesterday afternoon after Aaron had done his homework, he played on the pc again (trains!) and I scrapped... managed to finish this page that I sort of started working on last Friday

The did this quick and easy one... the paper said it all!

And crowned out the day by altering a single page that I had made last year at Live Scrap Play into a double page... loved how it all turned out..

Now I might even get to do some more today... after swimming, grocery shopping, homework and then baking (for my birthday) is out of the way that is!!!

I could do with one of these...

Now this would be nice...

Was reading Ro's blog this morning and found out it was her birthday and she got the most awesome surprise.... check it out at http://lifemuses-ro.typepad.com/life_muses_by_ro/2008/11/birthday-cupcakes-computers-and-colds.html

Now if I could just find someone to do that for me on THURSDAY... hint hint!!

Aaron's new hobby

We are a train-mad family.... it's in the genes!

My grandfather worked on the railways all his life
My Dad has a room in his house with a model train layout (not finished but it does run)
My brother has trains too... and even started a train club and website (mmm wonder if it's still going)
and then along came Aaron and the very first toy I bought him while he was still in PICU was .... you guessed it A TRAIN. It lay in his crib next to him and the pedetician even used to squeak it when he came to visit.

So trains are in the family. We even encouraged it more and more by buying Aaron Thomas stuff from birthdays, Christmas and potty training incentives. He now has a whole train layout in his bedroom even (check my layouts if you want more details).

Okay so now on to the point of this post... sort of! For my Dad's birthday in July we bought him a piece of software... Create your own railway. Sad to say we can't get it to work properly on his pc. So we loaded it on mine... hehehe. And on Thursday afternoon last week Aaron discovered the icon and asked what it was... well that was me finished on the pc as he played for the rest of the afternoon.

We were no sooner home from school on Friday and he was again on the pc. And then all day Saturday too (from early morning till 6pm with a short break for lunch!). I had to ban him from the pc yesterday just to give him a break!

So now we have a computer train junkie in the house and he is not even 7 yet!!! hehehe... (will be on Sunday!)

All the excitement...

of Friday afternoon led to a very uninspired scrapnight for me... but the most glorious time spent with Meloday, Christy, Retha and Theresa... plus around 10 other ladies.





Why uninspired.... well mainly because we did a little mini-album that I had done before and then some beautiful (expensive!) christmas ornaments... which I chickened out of.

BUT the definate highlight was the pud... chocolate fountain and fresh HUGE strawberries... mmmm can definately do that again and again and again and....




And so that was my most glorious evening spent with Melody and Christy... they flew home on Saturday night. Sure hope they come back soon again.

Santa's little helpers

As a rule I generally don't "THINK" Christmas until after my birthday (which is on Thursday... hint hint!)... but now this year I've had to put on my thinking cap a bit early... why? you ask. Well I signed up to do Jacqui's Christmas swop and now I've also signed up for Sophia's Secret Santa... it's all going to be lots of fun so why not join me too.

Oh and then too... I need to put together Christmas goodies by the 1st or thereabouts of December as my brother from Durbs is coming up and it's easier to send stuff for them with him.... now what can I give them??? mmmm... best I go think some more....

A day of lots of posts...

hehehe... I seem to be posting lots and lots today... must just be bored at work or something. Anyway read a blog about a giveaway and so followed the links and now I'm posting my link.

Go to http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2008/11/commissioned-watercolor-portrait.html follow the instructions and you could even win your own painting.

Lovely idea.

Butterflies...

Jacki is reknown for her butterflies... and last week she posted some off across the ocean. Well now I've read more and more and decided to post my little butterflies too... This is all in aid of the Holocast Museum in Houston... a worthwhile cause.

So I'm going to start making my quilling butterflies and will send them fluttering away soon soon.

I've joined the fun

I got sent to this site by both Sophia and Jacqui... and so have signed up and am awaiting the start of class... why not come join in too...

I'm soooooooooooo excited

Do I hear a "WHY?" well because.... I get to scrap with these ladies again tonight...

Yip I'm scrapping at Scraptifity tonight in an exclusive class given by Melody Ross and Christy Tomlinson... and Theresa will be there too... yippeee.

Will tell all next week.