Been having a blog vacation!

So...... Our household has had a share of ups and downs over the past couple of weeks - beginning with Lolly's foot being stomped on during a soccer game - which meant hours at the the medical centre getting an xray etc - which had the doc believing that the foot was broken and sending us straight to the hospital - more hours of waiting only to find out that what the Doc had thought was breaks were actually two very large growth plates (Lol was excited by this - it will mean she will soon be growing and catching up to her peers) so it was not broken after all, just badly sprained and out of action for few days and on crutches - has healed just in time for our school holidays.

the divine Miss M has started her usual winter sickness bouts (due to allergies and compromised immune system) last week she got bronchitis (again) only her Doc gave us different antibiotics that her little body didn't like and as she got better from the bronchitis, down below was not so lucky - we have had one very unhappy little girl!!

Me - of course (as I always do) got a head cold over the weekend, but it cleared within a day and a half - and I swear it is because of the flu shot - as I am normally down for a least a week with colds and flu.

Milly, Tbird and Man of the house have escaped the bugs (touch wood).

So that's the bad stuff - onto the good - Tbird danced in her first eisteddfod on Monday - 9yrs and under classical ballet and got highly commended - she was only a mark off second and a couple off first - which her friend Abbey from dancing won. We were so proud - even got her a rose. She is competing again on Friday - 10yrs and under national character - a new dance, and really just for the experience - mum has been sewing up a storm for us.

Scrapping wise - I have been hiding away in the studio at night getting projects for the shop, newsletter and DT done (plus the air conditioned heating is a dream!) I am teaching a big three hour 5 layout class on Saturday, next week will be  big week to - teaching the monthly "this is me" class on Wed, and the layout and Crop on Friday night. Followed by hanging out with Michelle at her crop on the Sunday - Edgeworth Bowling Club.

So my baby is turning three next week - and so I am busy (as you all know I get with party plans) we are having a Dora Fairytale Party and I have found amazing ideas on Nick Jnr websites from here and abroad - should be loads of fun - the only down side has been I could not for the life of me find THIS dress anyway in Australia (now, I have seriously spent HOURS and HOURS searching for this darn dress on the net and ringing every Kmart, Target, Big W and toy store in a 100 km radius) If you have one - please lend it to my gorgeous poppet!! It is the exact costume of all the party decos we have bought, but as it came out last year, no one has them now - in Australia anyway. I was also a bit of shocker with the invits and felt SO SO bad for Marnie as I always make the invits by hand for all the kids - with the flu and everything else - she got shop bought ones (OK, gasp in horror! My friend Trudy did - thanks Trud!!!) but I jazzed them up with kindy glitz, and foam Dora thingies - and of course I will make up for it on the day!

Other than all this - Here is a bit of an insight into our past two weeks - via my beloved Picasa2  program - (avail free from the net - Google picasa!) I just love the collage function!

So here is each pic:

1. those Dora invits 2. Princess Milly 3. Marnie crafting 4. sibling hugs - Alex and Ethan 5. Kai 6. Elf Alex 7. the cat whisperer 8. doing "work" in Daddy's glasses 9. the ballerina 10. the performance 11. Number one fan 12. frosting! 13. decorating biscuits 14. the supplies 15. biscuit ART 16. those eyes! 17. Sugar glaze over 18. decorating daddy 19-21. Jo Jo circus costume - this could possibly be the cutest thing ever!! 22. hair raising experience 23. the new "thing" - doing the dishes two year old style 24. the boy 25. what I got when I climbed onto the tramp - noice one!

and because I just had some fun making that one = here is one for some pics of June - I call this one "in Living colour"

1. crazy day at Dancing 2. lounge gymnastics 3. pony pals 4. the swing 5. the cutest smile in the world 6. clown 7-14. our annual trip to playschool - held at a local club and always fun 15. on the trampoline 16. she was in a posing mood! 17. his new sleeping spot! 18. cheeky 19. animal day for dance - mummy face painted,and she designed her outfit 21. we love McDonald's happy meal toys! 22. card for Kim's birthday celebrations on her site 24. she wanted "paint face" too 25. "sleep'n like Sammy boy"

Now I haven't forgotten about the Sunday Scraps...

Sunday Scraps Prompt 26:

Use an image from your photos to create large page embellishments!

On this first one - I recreated the white flower that was on the dress (sad story here - which i forgot to add to the page) she wore this gorgeous dress just once and then it shrank in the wash - we have never had that happen with any of our pumpkin patch clothes, and we have a lot! the girls at PP were great about it, so we chose a different dress after that - but it really was a beautiful dress!!!)

This second one - I ran with the butterfly theme - from the butterfly necklace that Milly is wearing in the pic. (using the gorgeous new Kaiser range) 

Back soon JEN xoxoxox

Comments

[Lisa Ashman]

HI Jen,
Sounds like you have an interesting couple of weeks, Love those layouts..Lisa

[patthy]

hello Jen !

Love all your works, specially because the colors.
I have give you the "brillante weblogpremio 2008" awards on my blog.
Go on my blog to see it ! ^_^

Kiss patthy.

[Luisa-italy]

welcome back Jen.....i miss you and your ideas!!!!!! kisses

[Rachy]

Hi Jen!
Glad to see your back with the bloggin!
Hope everyone at your place is feeling lots better!
I was in shop & crop today and omg your pages are even awsomer IRL.
I am pretty sure you came in as I was leaving but I wasnt sure it was you so I didnt wanna make an idiot of myself incase it wasnt you lol. (And hubby had already been sitting in the car for an hour so I was in enough strife without stopping and chatting lol)
Anyway... just wanted to let you know that it was awsome to see your work up close!
Cheers,
Rachy. xxx

[ana]

hi! your blog is really nice. Ü

[saffiertje]

please take a look on my blog there's a little surprise on it for YOU!
Love the last layout! So great !!!

[jakey]

That red dress Lo is GORGEOUS!!!!!

Do you think it's maybe the time of year.....My blog keeps escaping me too... :-)

jk x