Inspiration found today....

Was stuck at home today not very well - and realised that Sam is 11 next Saturday. He's having some of the boys over for a campout so I made him these invites - it was easy because there's only 4 to make. The first part of working out the sizes on the computer for the side triangles took the longest, then the rest just flowed - they weren't planned this way, they just happened...Sam dropped one on the way to the car, and I did the old - great Sam, they only took 3 hours to make (oops), at the last drop off point, they were ooohing & aahhhing over them and said - lord, these must have taken forever to make - and yes you guessed that I played it down (like we all do) and said they were just something rustled up this afternoon - to which Sam turned round and said - but you said they took forever to make - WOAH - that totally came round and bit me on the bum......

Anyone in search of inspiration for 2008....

If anyone is in search of some New Years inspiration, drop us a comment....Bex & I are on the hunt fo continuity...I'd just be happy to find my mojo........I've even stopped buying on Trade Me so it must be bad. School prizegiving tomorrow and the ball and the float parade (which we won for our section) photos to develop & prizegiving in the morning. I'm currently making club sandwiches for Sam, and traffic light jellies for Tom - with lollipops in them, then I'll have the Christmas day pics (and last years still to do ) - I'd better set the challenge quick.......

White Lights.....Bah Humbug

Well this weekend say me having a nervous breakdown in the Warehouse - why - because my boys asked me for coloured lights for their tree - bloody coloured lights when they know that I'm a white light girl - I have thousands of them (literally) they usually adorn my house, garden, trees - I have books on white ight decoration, you name it...but only little white lights....So I had my own kinds silent temper tantrum... As everyone who knows me knows that I love boys ( never wanted daughters ) I actually found myself hissing under my breath - if I had daughters THEY wouldn't want coloured lights, because THEY would know that white lights with anything. Literally hyperventilating going through the checkouts with a box of 250 coloured bulb lights - got outside, and got home. Then had my wallet / cards / money taken off me - I'D LOST MY POCKET MONEY FOR A WEEK FOR BAD BEHAVIOUR..........As they say - what goes around.................

Thanks A for the comments....

I must admit theat the cards have been ringing the right bells rather than scrapbooking at the moment. Alot of these have been made with clip art too....You can tell when I've been in at school teaching......

Christmas Cards

Oh My Giddy Aunt

How long has it been since I posted. Most un-intentional. Sick kids, sick husbands & me being the most healthy of all of us (which is saying something).I've had Tom in hospital for grommets which wasn't expected - we went to the ear surgeons and he said we have to get him in right away - got in the car and drove down there....Then John fell in the milking shed and bust his hip and still can't use it properly - Sam got sinusitis & was really sick and I was on the verge of getting the house blessed -lol.......I'm waiting to do to Dunedin to see the surgeon and finally, 1st of December saw my friend and myself oraganise Putaruru Christmas Ball for 180 people which came round rather fast......The Christmas cards are about to go out, and I have spent a little more time on facebook than I should. Most of the girls from the shop were at the ball on Saturday night, and we all had a great time - even with me being the sober driver - actually John was more than tipsy before dinner, so I had to give in!! The Putaruru Hotel was taken back to yesteryear..As usual, I found myself in Tauranga on the morning of the ball buying an outfit - nothing ever changes. Well, I shall get my Christmas cards photographed and get them on line soon, and I won't leave it as long this time..