Perth Storm

I survived the Perth storm! In saying that im so glad it did not wreak havoc in my area...so many people were caught out on roads...picking up kids from school.....and lots of houses & businesses north of the river & in perth received the full force of it all. The hail was amazing and i so wished i had seen in real life...our area got sad little pebble sized hail not worth risking the lightning to go out & collect!
The rain was impressive & our road flooded over within 20 minutes ( rural area doesnt have drainage pipes). Our water tank is nice & full and i didnt notice any water damage on the roof which was my main concern being an older home.
We looked after a friends daughter on monday after school & we went to the park..i had read the storm warnings before we left to get the kids so we had moved our outdoor setting & anything that moved out the back away in the shed....at the park we walked around the oval as i watched the lightning & the dark clouds roll over perth.... as it got closer we jumped back in the car & headed back to the school to pick up my son who had a tennis lesson. They had just moved to undercover as the lightning & thunder got louder & closer. We decided to leave early to beat the storm home....we only just made it inside before the thunder boomed over us...it shook the house!!
We lost power for awhile & when it returned it flickered off & on most of the night so we didnt have internet or tv just the battery powered shower radio for company & the kids ds for entertainment.
The sunset was an amazing colour! the sky went bright white & then darkened to reds/yellows & against the dark trees looked spectacular

Its nearly easter & im not ready.....we did buy easter egg molds & all the stuff to make easter eggs but i hope i find time to make them!!
I hope everyone has a lovely easter & stays safe over the holiday!

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ive been scrapbooking!!!! yay me!!!

I have been scrapbooking! I just bought a heap of stuff from a friend who closed down her scrap shop online & she had some great bargains on ebay!
I'm loving all the off the page items from kaisercraft like this boyz tag album & the little holder for them...Ive got to do another little one for my other son...but I'm sure to do it soon! Ive been using the kaisercraft flowers on my layouts also...im quite happy with this layout as i wasn't so happy with the photo...it was from a professional photographer but i just didn't like the way my youngest was propped up on his brother..it just looked strange & so uncomfortable for him.....i know he would have preferred to jump on his brothers back & smile !
i guess even professional photographers have off days or moments.
i will try to post more of my scrap pages as i go along....i know i love seeing everyone's blogs filled with pages & inspiration. Im so tempted to go to a scrap retreat/weekend away but cant find any that are close enough to home & at the right time of the year...i hope i get to go to one...one day!!

happy scrapping
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Eb card swap done!!

this morning i finished off the cards for the eb card group...we had to make it flower themed & there was instructions on split coast to do flower pot cards....i thought they would be difficult but they turned out ok....i used my cuttlekids flower die to make my flowers instead of the one on the instructions but they still look great....i glimmermisted the flowers stuck on the pot & chalked the others. my little man has a cold...we stayed home from scrapbooking group today but i hope to make it next week....our holiday documentation arrived yesterday..im so looking forward to our holiday!! I also received the cards from the march eb swap yesterday..they all look fantastic!!
here is the flower cards i completed today...thanks for looking :)

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Spending the night with wes carr & jessica mauboy

Last night our local community hosted a family concert featuring Wes Carr & Jesicca Mauboy. It was a fantastic night with lots of singing & dancing!!

We arrived early so that we could watch the cockburn Idol competition finals sing...they were great..i did have a favourite & she won!! She was great! I cant remember her name but she knows how to sing!!

We had a picnic dinner & then went over to the free bouncy castles, mobile farm animals & missy got her hair spray painted pink with gold stars for a donation to the cancer foundation, she looked great!!

They had singers on after the idol finalist and then jesicca Mauboy came bouncing out on stage..no hello or intro just straight into the song!! lots of people scrambled to the front & several made it back to their seats so the first song lost me a little as too many people up & about but after that everyone settled down & it was a great night...when jesicca left the stage they had a short break & several people left leaving gaps...so the kids & i made it safely down to the mosh pit & got to see wes carr up close!! it was amazing with the music vibrating through you & the ground .....he is fantastic....before we left he played the first song he sung for the night & everyone was joining in even on the way to the car!

We all had a great night out & didnt get home til just after 11pm...kids went straight to bed and my little one was asleep before we got home! We cant wait to see who they choose to bring to the concert next year!! we truly are spoilt!!!

18th birthday football game & family time!

This month is going by so fast.....im not a very good blogger!! lol
I can now say i finally made it back to the scrapbooking group...it changed days from weds to tuesday which was going to be a huge issue for me due to the kids but have so far worked it out...for this term at least!!
So last tuesday i got to pull out my scrapbooking & get some pages done!! im wanting to finish off the 2009 family album so just need to print relevant pics & then get stuck into it!
This month was also my nephews 18th!!! oh my!! when did he get so grown up!! he was my 'first baby'...i used to love looking after him in my teens & now he is all grown up....i printed off some pics of him as a little one to show at his party & we made him a slide to music ( i chose 'Im too sexy' for the slide music as it was one of the top ones for the year he was born & he also had a tshirt when he was a baby saying 'im too sexy for my nappy!' lol )....it was so much fun remembering all the little things he loved as a little one....

We also got passes to adventure world for the rest of the season ..so until after the easter holidays! The other day we let the kids have a day off school so we could go without so many people & crowds....mind you there was still so many kids & people but not so much the line ups as on the weekends!

Last night i went to the Fremantle nab cup game at subi oval...it was caitlins first game to see them play & jacob wasnt that impressed that we had to take her! my brothers got the tickets for us so we all sat together & i think i spent most of the time taking pics of the game!
I tried out the panorama feature on the camera for the first time ....i think i might need to use it more often!
I got more cricut cartridges from ebay & a friend is also selling off her shop supplies from her online store that she closed down recently....so many good things & so cheap!! im happy!!!
ive been cutting out little people from the paper doll dress up cart....i think they are so cute!
I had to cut one out using scal as i needed a karate boy for my sons page im doing! got to love scal as there are so many great svgs out there!!

better go...hubby is in bed resting as he just got a tooth pulled out this morning!! ouch!!

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WOW its 2010!!! and February at that!!

Just where did the school /summer holidays go??
Kids have just gone back to school & into their second day...all is going well so far!! lets hope its a good year for them both..also its my last year having a little one by my side..he is off to school next year!

Holidays were fun..only a few "im bored" comments....but that is to be expected from 10 & 8 yr olds!!
We had swimming lessons at the beach for 2 weeks, went to adventure world, went to mandurah & also went iceskating twice!! i think the kids really enjoyed the iceskating!! I may have to take them again soon! it was a refreshing change from the hot weather we have had this summer

Scrapbooking is on a different day this year..im not sure how it will work for me..weds was a great day as kids finished close to that time but now they dont....i havent done much scrapbooking at all this summer...i did make some cards for a swap im in..the theme was "love" as its valentines day this month!!
I really hope to do some scrapbooking soon....its about time i did some!!


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new glasses for a new year!

I picked up my new glasses yesterday after we had an afternoon session at the local ice arena..it was our first time iceskating & i think everyone did really well!.
Missy took off as soon as she got her iceskates on & after her first go around the edge of the rink she was off to the middle! she took part in the games they had like limbo & tag, however after a a huge fall on her face she lost her confidence a bit & stayed to the edge unless with her daddy!
She had blood all over her face from a cut lip & scratches all over her face from the ice, even her nose looked swollen! ouchie!!

Master 3 wasnt so sure on the ice at first but after seveal goes of me holding him along the edge he got into it! he loved watching the older teens flick up ice "snow' from their skates & once daddy got him into the middle of the rink he didnt want to leave!
Master 10 had fun out on the rink also & didnt fall until the end of the session but he didnt get hurt.

Today has been a lazy saturday with cleaning & the kids have been outside painting their cardboard cubby house. I joined a photo a day group for january, its been quiet interesting & im yet to forget to take one a day!
Kids start swim lessons soon so that will be lots of fun..i love the beach in the early morning of the day its quite peaceful

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