Can you believe it???

My darling daughter returned from her sports carnival with a third ribbon .... yeah!!! for anyone who knows Regan you know that she is not the most athletic.(check out the photos at Forster further on) She tries extra hard at all she does and was much disappointed when she realised that this year she would be running in the non competitive races (this came about after last year when the whole school waited patiently for her to finish the 800 mtr).... anyway ..... this year she managed to miss her scheduled race - no I don't know how - and ended up running in a bit of a combined ages and skills race towards the end of the 100mtrs ... and she came THIRD ...love her work...







The weather here - like everywhere has been freezing - Wed was the biggest frost I've seen since moving to Taree... this little guy was trying to stay out of the cold on the windowsill of the shed ... he later ended up under my car..

The kids had a pupil free day on Mon and I managed to score a day off as well so we headed down to Forster to do a bit of shopping, picnic lunch and to see this....



We all really enjoyed it. It was on at home but only in 3D and I wasn't sure if we could sit through a whole movie with those glasses on .... anyone else tried it with small kids???









My athlete...



We got Regan a new stamp album while there and now nearly a week later I still have stamps in little containers all over my house.... I think they're multiplying

Let there be more light....
I'm on a bit of a run now, this room needed a bit more furniture so we purchased this table and lamp...



story about the lamp.... told Shane I was going to get a shade for an old base we had at home but fell in love with this one .... bought it .... put it behind my seat in the car and drove to parent teacher interviews ..... met Shane there and he drove home ... he got in the car and immediately shoved his chair back!!!! Crack .... forgot to tell him I'd bought it let alone had it behind the seat .... we managed to get most the bends out of it and put it up .... Shane says 'I don't know if I like it' .... too late now it's not as if I can return it ...........



Guess who's ten ... well not yet but the invites are out... Blue, Green, Purple and polka dots are the theme ..
and I've even done some scrapbooking for Scrapsidaisy .... this one is last weeks challenge over at the forum .... never to late to join in ..



and these two are from this months design team goodies .... I found the colours really hard to work with but am pretty happy with the results.





Bye for now..

Let there be light...

Shane spent Sun putting in a new light over the dining table.... I'm very much liking it .... we had moved the table a few months ago but it wasn't untill about two weeks ago when Shane and I sat in the kids seats that we realised that they ate in shaddows every night (the down light sits behind them)so we decided that we needed one over the table..... it has three globes all at 60w so is sending out soo much light at the moment that our neighbour commented on it.... maybe some 40w globes are called for.....



Talking about neighbours ... this is Tommy... if you remember around Chrissy we rescued a baby joey that Sue across the road was going to look after.... well 6 months later he's all grown up... he still lives with Sue but is free to roam around the neighbourhood and often heads over here when he notices Shane in the shed ... he comes when you call him but is not fond of being patted and when Sue turns on her porch light he heads back home ..... verrrry cute.



and these guys have just moved into the back paddock ... the kids are enjoying it but its costing me a fortune in apples ....



Weather is weird at the moment one day in full winter gear and the next we're in T-shirts....



A fair bit of scrapbooking going on at the moment but only a few to share ..... Last weeks challange over at the Scrapsidaisy was butterflys and flowers and this is what I came up with.... had been wanting to use this paper for ever but still not sure if I did it well ... anyway go over to the gallery and check out what the other girls came up with....



and just another quick card useing my favourite Kaiser paper for my bosses mum who is in hospital at the moment ...



Till Later...

5..4..3..2..1

This weeks challange over at Scrapsidaisy is a 5.4.3.2.1... 5 buttons, 4 stars, 3 pp, 2 photos, and 1 ribbon.... I had fun coming up with this one of our good friends the Moody's.


A very wet Saturday here followed by the most beautiful winters Sunday last weekend, all sport was cancelled except of course the hockey... Aaron didn't have to play because he was meant to be on the grass fields but I had to go for canteen duty. Those poor kids on the astro turf.... some seemed to be having heaps of fun but for those that wern't enjoying it ..... they really wern't enjoying it!!



And while we were away the Cockatoos came in and did this to one of my orange trees.... which came off pretty good compared to my poor capsicum plant.... better be getting that netting up.





The kids spent a pretty quiet weekend at home... Regan is trying for the longest finger knitting strand and stayed in her PJ's all day Sunday.... Aaron managed to get dressed Sunday because he had to go out on the Play Station and fight superheros .... and as everyone knows you can't fight superheros in your Jamis....



For this months design team Leisa gave me a couple of the new Kaiser papers to play with ... I couldn't of matched the Anzac day photos up better if I tried, and the other is an old photo of Aaron I've had scrapped but sitting in my tray because it just wasn't right... anyway I teared it apart and reused it on this LO... much better.







and last but not least, the card I made for mums b'day.... her friend was with her this year when she opened it and thought it very strange that I didn't attach the written on paper inside the card. She had to then explain that I never do and that she reuses the cards (no point them sitting around gathering dust).... mental note for mum .. don't give that card to Helen!!

Still scared .....

I was pulled over by one of these on Sat on the way back from Hockey... now I know I wasn't going really fast but yes maybe a few KM over the limit..... all I could think of is god dam Shane is not going to be happy if I come home with a speeding fine.... anyway ... he gave me a strange look ... asked if the car was registered in my name (please let my new buzz box not be stolen) then where had I come from... and then he asked me
" Do you have anyone in your boot?"
What!!!! He actually looked a bit embarrassed and didn't bother checking but had been told my car had been seen loading up with teenagers...
Never the less he sent me on my way and didn't even say anything about my speed.... I don't understand how "the young people of today" -(how old do I sound?) have no respect for the police - they still send shivers down my spine while I wonder what it is I've done wrong.



Did you realise that you could train your tongue??? Regan has been practicing ever since she realised that Aaron could twist his upside down... and now she too can do it.... Aaron not to be outdone has informed her that he can turn his both to the left and the right which she just can't seem to master....
Keep practicing sweetie!!







Regan entered her first eisteddfod last week with her drama group and we are all just tickled pink with how well she did - especially her.
As a group they performed in the Dance Drama section with a piece from Cats - for this they came second..... and then they split into smaller groups to compete in the unscripted drama where they are given a topic, then 5 min to come up with a 2 min play....
Her group came 1st and I think she is still on cloud nine about it... It is great to see her achieve in something she loves and to find that thing that she is really good at.











We had a great mothers day at the football in Newcastle... Aaron, all dressed in his Titans gear seemed dwarfed in a sea of blue and red.. you've got to give it to the Knights supporters they are very vocal...... He had the best time.. the hat was thrown on the ground in disgust a few times and the popcorn in the ear was to drown out the roars of the crowd but it was a close game that the Titans ended up winning making him leave a very happy man.

Now on to the scrapbooking. The weekly challenges are still running over at Scrapsidaisy...
This week wasn't a sketch but instead a herritage page.... and here is the very first one I've ever done ... how beautiful are my Mum and Gran, Regan actually thought the bride was me, anyone who knows us will know that we look very alike...



and last weeks was a sketch which I used to scrap this years school photos....
Why don't you give them a go ... you'll find them here.




and mum needed a few cards to hand out so I made her these....







Till later..

Weekly challenge and....

Here's my take on this weeks challange over at Scrapsidaisy .... I turned it into a double and finally scrapped the Luna Park pics.....

These next couple are from last months design team pack (available at the shop)... and I got to use my new cuttlebug alphabets....







The kids marched for Anzac day again this year ... Regan for the Guides and Aaron with school .... it was a great morning with a good turnout and the rain held off until just before the end of the National Anthem ... which would of been fine but the guides always help to pack up the chairs at the end of the ceremony so.... it was three very wet people returning home.... I'm always a bit emotional during the march but this year was worse than normal .... I had a lovely lady next to me telling all the marchers how proud she was of them ... I swear each time she said it I had to reach for another tissue... I too am very proud of all our service personnel both past and present.





The weekend was full of normal things... hockey ... netball... friends etc . Shane is still going with the van ... not long now until he can start putting things back in again ...







These guys are just getting cuter and cuter ... we have turned on the heat lamp again in the colder weather and they love to back their little butts up to the heat and dry themselves out ..





Shanes been away all week ... the kids and I had monday off so we hung out in town ... checked out Regans new bike ... played 10 pin (Regan won... did you know it was possible to bounce the ball off the bumpers a total of 4 times and still get a strike!)and tried to take some pics for Nan for mothers day....



Till later ....

Weekly Challenge

Check out the weekly challenge over at the Scrapsidaisy forum... There will be a new one there every Friday to get your scrapping mojo going for the weekend.... Here's my take on it...

You wouldn't believe it ....

Guess who just came home missing another tooth?
Guess who managed to arrive home with said tooth?
Guess who's mum insisted on a photo because she had just been blogging about his last tooth?
Guess who obliged his mother and walked over to the shade for said photo?
And guess what happened?

Yes he dropped the tooth in the grass
No we couldn't find it
Yes I did exactly the same as yesterday (that drawer has never been so useful)
No he didn't notice it was a front tooth

And yes all is good in the Yea household tonight.....