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My LIttle Man turns 4 tomorrow

2008-07-25T22:25:00.003+11:00

Well I think I have just won the award for the worst blogger it has been about 4 months .... but anyway more importantly tomorrow my little man turn 4 he is so excited today he got his present from Nan and Poppy who have been away in Qld on hols..so he thought that was pretty great. We are having his B'day party at lollipops on Sunday I am looking forward to it, the best part being is not organisation...lol..
I will post more over the weekend along with some cute pics.

Karen xx

Happy B'day to Blake

2008-03-03T09:40:00.005+11:00

It is my gorgeous "Big" cause I can't say little anymore nephews Birthday today he has grown up so much. I still remeber rushing how from Sydney to see him when he was born and I can still remeber looking at Julie's Ultrasound video and wondering if it was going to be a boy or girl and laughing becuase you could see from it profile the baby had a cute button nose like Julie.

These photo's wer taken of the Blake Jessie and Jacob a couple of weeks ago over at the forshore at Newcastle I was so happy with them and the kids had so mouch fun as you can see from the photo's Jacob loves him BIG cousin.

Karen xxx

FLOWERS...FLOWERS...FLOWERS

2007-12-13T09:24:00.000+11:00

My house is taken over by flowers....lol.... my new range of Flowers arrived last week they are gorgeous..I am so happy with them the wait was worth it to celebrate them arriving I have a deal happening at the shop if you spend $20 on flowers you can pick $10 worth FREE you just have to type which ones you want in the comment section..

We also have a competition running with our flowers all you have to do is email me karen@scrapbooknbits.com.au the name 3 sizes the flowers come in and 3 colours and you could go in the draw to win $50.00 worth of Scrap Products..

Apart from that I havent been upto much just the usaul I went out with the S'n'B girls for dinner Sunday night for Xmas is was great they are such a funny bunch we need to do it more often.. on the way home we nearly run over an owl....its a funny story but I will have to tell it another time we are off to Kindy Gym this morning and them going shopping to get Jessies Xmas Present.

Just a quick post......See ya.

Karen xxx

Breast Cancer Fundraisers

2007-10-19T12:58:00.001+11:00

I have been organising lots of things to help Fundraiser for Breast Cancer... I am having a Fundraiser Cybercrop tonight over on the FORUM it will also be our first Cybercrop ever so a little bit nervous hope I do a good job Jane has helped out with LO Comps... I have also put together a Raffle the prize is this box filled with Scrap Products valued at over $100.00 I will post the prize out free to the winner tickets are $1.00 each or $3.00 for $2.00 so head over and buy some the winner will be drawn at the Mega Crop Day... all the info is on the forum. Jacob has bee helping me...well sort of...get everything done he is a funny bugger yest I was trying to take pics and he told me I had to take some picks of him and Thomas...

apart from that I have just been busy getting kids back to school getting haircuts etc... I love school hols we should have more of them...lol. I have had lots of yummy new stock arrive esp the Queen & Co Felt Ribbon and the Maya Road Crown Album very yummy... I also have some thing coming up that is VERY VERY exciting and very noice....but I can tell yet... I will have more details soon....Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

Karenxx

School Hols...

2007-10-03T23:24:00.000+11:00

I love school hols...not having to be organised, not have to have worry about uniform, homework, lunches, schedules...yeah...and even better I don't have to go done to Sydney to after the hols....yippeee. I went to a Scrap night fundraiser held by Alex it was lots of fun and she done a great job...and I won some really cute prizes from her homewares shop they are so cute. I also got pick up my order...I ordered a cute pink cupcake stand which I actually brought to hold by ribbons it is so yummy....see the pics and some cute cream tins with pink dots. I actually got some scraping done but didn't actually finish anything I was to busy talking...gee that is not like me..LOL.

My BIG news though is that the Vintage Paper has finally arrived I am so happy as far as I know I am the only shop in Australia that stocks it this lace paper is gorgeous I am so excited... on the shop front I have placed an order today for lots of new stock today so this should be arriving in the next couple of weeks.

Apart from that not much is happening the kids and I have just been hanging out and going swimming, tomorrow we are having a day at home and taking it easy, we will take Suzie Girl (our little dog) for a walk in the morning before it gets to hot....and I plan on spending the rest of the day finishing cleaning up my scrap area.

Karen xxx

MEGA PAPER SALE OVER THE LONG WEEKEND

2007-09-26T15:35:00.000+11:00

I AM HAVING A MEGA PAPER SALE IN THE SHOP OVER THE LONG WEEKEND IN START TOMORROW AT MIDDAY AND WILL GO TO MIDNIGHT MONDAY... ALL PAPERS ARE 95C OR LESS EVEN BRAND NEW RANGES.... THE PAPERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE ARE GLITTER PAPER THESE HAVE BEEN REDUCED THOUGH... HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND :)
KAREN XXX

Jacob's First Swimming Lesson

2007-09-24T22:37:00.000+11:00

I took Jacob for his first swimming lesson today he was so cute...I forgot the camera along with the googles..at least I could buy googles at the pool..lol.. he was sooo cute he loved it...we go to the heated pool lots so he is use to water but he done so well I was really surprised his teacher was so nice...unfortunately we aren't going to always get her but thats the way it goes. We went to Macca's for lunch after his lesson to celebrate and all afternoon he keeps asking me if we are going again next week to cute.

Here is a funny little story I thought I would share both I my kids love ginger anything...ginger beer, ginger cookies, so the other day Jacob and I took Mum and Dad out for lunch and they had these cute little Gingerbread Boy and Girl cookies so I got one each for Jess and Jacob for afternoon tea...anyway the kids were outside eating their gingerbread people and both dad and I told jacob about 5 times to eat his inside or suzie girl would get it (our little dog) anyway all of a sudden I heard this huge howl it was Jacob he had dropped his gingerbread boy after taking one bit from is and what ya know suzie swooped in and took off with it...he was so upset and I couldn't stop laughing....how bad a mum and I......anyway so tonight we baked some gingerbread men for preschool tomorrow so I have one very happy little boy and Jess was pretty impressed as well....the things we do for our kids.

I have lots of stuff going on at the shop at the moment I have organised a Mega Scrap Day and Cybercrop night to raise money for Breast Cancer Research and Julie has come up with a fab class for the scrap day..anyway I will prattle on about them more later.

I am about to go and attempt to clean my scrap room and get organised...I don't know why I tried this the other day and made it worse....lol

Good nite all.
Karen xxx

Slackest Blogger Ever!!!

2007-09-06T17:40:00.000+11:00

I have no excuse except to say I am slack ..oh and we have all been really sick..yuk.. I haven't blogged for ages lots has been happening I have my first Scrap Retreat last month it was excellent all the ladies were so nice and I cant wait for the next one, Kim Archer and Jen Hall came and taught some classes and Jen stayed for the weekend she is so nice, very down to earth and OMG she has the most awesome stamp collection..

I didn't get much scrapping done, but I did finally finish of a tag book that I started ages ago for Jessie, I used the Lil Davis Tags, it has lots of little note in it about when she was little and all the things she like and things we use to do....all the little things that you forget and they forget when they get older.

I have started a Kaiser tab book for Jacob I want to do the same sort of thing...cause you forget so quick..

We didn't do much for Father's Day the kids and I were all a bit sick so we just took it easy for the day and took Paul out for lunch and went for a drive. We took Poppy out for tea and brought him a Tiger Moth flight, it was funny we wrapped up a toy Tiger Moth and gave it to him as a present when we gave it to him we told him he has to open his present first and then the card (which had the gift voucher in it...he!he!) when he open his present you could tell that he was thinking what the!!! it was funny, Jacob was happy though cause he got to keep the toy...LOL.

We have a new Guest DT Member Penny Lanske she was the winner of the retreat DT Comp, it was so hard to choose cause all the monograms look fantastic..so you will see some great projects from her soon.

We have been a Kindy Gym today cause Jacob is all over his sickness.....it nearly killed me...lol..but I survived he loves going...I keep forgetting to take my camera.

See ya later.

Karen xxx

The Birthday Boy is 3

2007-07-27T01:38:00.000+11:00

My big boy has turned 3, it has gone so quick it sort of sad.....he had lots of fun for his birthday we had a picnic at the Park with Nanny & Poppy for lunch and then went and feed the

Kangaroo's. Then we picked Jessie up from school and went to the movies to see "The Simpson" both of the kids are Simpsons crazy the love it and I actually think it is pretty funny as well.

After the movies we went to The Lonestar which is Jacobs fav place to eat....he loves going there. He got lots of Thomas Trains & Transformers for his birthday along with lots of other pressies.

That is all for tonight I am buggered I will upload some more birthday pics tomorrow....we are going to his preschool in the morning to meet everyone and have a little play so that it is easier for him on Tuesday.

Karen xxx

What we have been up to.

2007-07-19T11:01:00.000+11:00

We pretty much stayed at home all school hols which was nice....except for the couple of days we went to Nambucca Heads to see my mum and dad (my comp was broken) as it turns out I am glad we went my mum was really sick with septicemia (not sure of spelling) so I was able to see her and help a bit, the day we arrived she was put in to hospital she had to have some serious meds so she has been pretty dregged which is not good. They come home tomorrow, they have cut their holiday short as she is still not feeling well. The hosp she was in was great the staff were so nice.

I scraped for the first time in ages the other night Kell & her sister came over it was great I didn't get alot done cause I talk to much...LOL.... but it was really fun and I enjoyed looking through her album she is a clever chicky!!!! Speaking of clever Chicky's the DT Girls have got some great projects they are doing at the moment and some fantastic classes I will let everyone know more when it gets closer.

Okay so while I have not had time to scrap, Jacob and I have been doing some other craft - Jacob Dinosaurs (Kaiser), we sat yesterday a done them they had to painted, glues etc.... if was lots of fun he was so excited and hasn't stop playing with them....I have to say they are very cute.

Not long to go til the retreat I have been a very busy little beaver organising everything...I can wait I am looking forward to having some me time...LOL, I am hoping that I will get a chance to do some of the classes. Here are some of the sneek peeks for Jens two classes. I will have Kim's Sneek Peeks soon, I will put them up ones I have them.

I rang the preschool today to set a date for Jacob to start he will be starting on the 31st August 07, but we are going to go next week and stay and have a little play and some morning tea to see how he goes....he is going to Peter Pan the same place Jessie we and the staff are so nice I was really happy I could get him in there. We order his Birthday Cakes the other day he wanted one with Homer on it but its really hard to get Homer, he was funny Jessie and I were trying to help in pick.

Okay I off to get organised I have to go shopping this afternoon Jessie need new joggers, this will be the third pair this year, she has a really big foot she fits into my shoes...and we have to go shopping for a present she has her friend b'day party on the weekend.

Karen xxx

Lazy Blogger

2007-07-01T19:55:00.000+11:00

Okay!!! So I have been a very lazy blogger...I have been busy, busy, busy I have been in Sydney heaps which I enjoy but it is really tiring. We took the kids to see Disney on Ice the other week is was so clever, Jacob loved it unfortunately the photo's I took didn't turn out cause it was too dark...the people who put these productions together are so clever, the time and effort that goes into them is amazing.

Our new DT has been working up a storm the girls are so clever pop over the the Gallery and have a look.... I am in the process of doing the DT page on the shop site so that you can see who these clever girls are....like everything lately it is a work in progress..LOL.

I have been trying to get all the goodie bags and prizes ready for the Retreat, I'm sooo excited I can wait for it to come around not long to go.......speaking of a weekend of scraping I am still trying to decide what I want classes I want to do for Kiwi Scraps it is so hard to choose I want to do everything, I am going to go for two nights, I think some of the DT girls are going which will be great.

My DD (9) has been sick the last couple of days the poor thing, she is usually such a happy soul, last night she woke up crying cause she was so sick, I felt so sorry for her its horrible when they are sick and you can't make them feel better...on the funny side though cause Jessie has been so sick I have been telling Jacob that he has to leave her alone so she can rest otherwise he absolutely hounds her and cause she has been so sick she has been getting lots of attention...so Jacob told me yesterday that "I a little bit sick too"...in his fake sick voice...LOL... he is such a rouge...it only 25 til he turns 3, I am looking forward to him starting preschool but it is sort of sad too, his not my baby anymore. I usually have the kids parties organised by now but I don't know what I am going to do for his b'day this year.

I am so glad it is school hols, I love not having to be organised and I always seem to get heaps done during the holiday...I don't know why you would think it would be the other way around.

I am off to start doing stocktake...yuk...then I am going to bed I am buggered..

Karen xx

Good Day...Bad Day

2007-06-05T23:30:00.000+11:00

Today has been such a mixture on one hand I have had a great day I didn't have to be any where or do anything in particular...which is so nice life has been so hectic lately so I spent most of today catchin up on bits and pieces of stuff that I have not been able to get done.....Jacob and I played out the back for a while...well he played in the sand pit and I just watched then we played catches on the trampoline the pic of him looks funny cause it was through the safety net....he thinks he is soooo clever on the trampoline and loves to boss me about...LOL... he was a happy chappy all day til I made him come inside cause it was getting cold then he got the cranks cause I wouldn't stop taking his photo..he he is was really funny, he kept telling me " no the camera is broken"...which it actually has been I dropped it ages ago and it has just never recovered.....LOL

Now to the other part of my day I have been so hopeless today I keep send emails with spelling errors I even wrote one of our DT members surname incorrect....oh no not just a spelling error the completely wrong surname...LOL..then I was talking to the lady at the mag about our Ad and called something the wrong name made an complete idiot of myself....that ok though she is really nice and thought it was hilarious....I have been doing really dumb things like this the last couple of days....I think I just need sleep and to slow down...I don't think I have to go to Sydney at all this week which I am actually happy about it will give me a chance to catch up as I have been busy placing lots of order and trying to get the new products on the site and finally get the DT Members Page done.

Okay I have spilt my mind so it is time for me to go Jessie is fast asleep but Jacob is still going at a hundred mile per hour so I am about to try and get him to sleep....

Karen xxx

Catch Up

2007-05-28T22:58:00.000+11:00

Okay this is a quick catch up.... Our DT Comp has finished and we have 3 very talented ladies who have joined our DT Jane, Kellie & Kelley...their links are on the sidebar. I am very excited about these ladies joining S'n'B. I done Kellie's class Friday night I had heaps of fun and I was really in the mood after the class to scrap and get the project finished and then Jacob woke up after only being asleep for about 15 min....so my good intentions went out the window...LOL.

I have been in Sydney heaps lately for work...yuk...I shouldn't say that I enjoy my job and I get to work from home heaps so I am pretty lucky....I just don't like it when I have to go on Friday the traffic is hell. I can't remember if I mentioned it before by Kellie H has started a new site Scrap the Girls it is fantastic it has some great ideas and LO.

OK big news Julie's Mini Hanger Project...the Pink one...is going to be published in Scrapbooking Memories - Handmade Mag.....I am sooo excited for her I keep telling everyone...I'll do all the bragging for her....she is very clever.

I have been trying to update the website I start working on the DT Page and the Newsletter Page on the site and you might have noticed I changed my blog a bit, I was getting bored with it. That's about it I am going to go and get some beauty sleep...OMG I need some...LOL...I am off to Sydney for the next 2 days.

Karen xxx

The funniest thing..

2007-05-21T12:14:00.000+11:00

My DS who is nearly 3 is the funniest little boy I am just sitting here trying to catch up on all my bits and pieces and Jacob is watching TV and having a snack...the TNT man arrived with a box of products I have ordered and I started to open it and he so NO....you wait, me help you....the minute he finished his cheezels he bolted out ..cuddled up to me and said I HELP YOU.... you see he always helps me unpacks when boxes arrive its just something we do.. He is soooo cute...sometimes...LOL...
I had pretty easy going weekend which was nice.....Friday night I done the Free Online class with Sue which was lots of fun, she done a really good job...apart from that we done nothing just relaxed and went swimming at the Heated Pool....Jessie is not much of a sports person but she loves swimming so we try and take her regularly I don't mind though I love we all love swimming.

This Friday night Jane is holding an FREE Online class it is a gorgeous "Little Book" the class is free how every kits are available just click on the LINK it should be lots of fun....I am still trying of some fun games???

I was just looking at some of the new products that have arrived and the most gorgeous set of Alpha Shimmer Shapes from Scrapworks they are soooo nice the picture didn't do them justice if I had of know I would have brought more...they are Pink and have a glitter all the way through them yummy.....I will load them on this arvo.

That's it for know I am off the buy some pizza boxes...very exciting..LOL.

Karenxx

Tagged..and our Free Online Classes

2007-05-14T22:25:00.000+11:00

Tagged!!!

As promised I finally got back to completing my "Tagged" questions I have been tagged by the lovely Jane. Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I always really wanted to be a chef but end up doing Accounts instead.

2. I love to traveling, holiday, camping etc. We own a caravan and I love going on hols and travelling I think I have a bit of Gypsy in me...LOL..and I think it has rubbed off on to the kids.....I even love just going for long drives and sight seeing. If we had the money I would pack the kids up and travel around Australia for 12 months when I was about 11, my mum and dad took me out of school for a couple of months and we travelled right up the top of QLD, across to NT and down through VIC and SA it was awesome I loved it.

3. I LOVE doughnuts....it like a really bad addiction..when I was pregnant with Jacob I drove 45min out of my way on the way home from work one afternoon to get Krispy Kremes cause I had the worst craving and then ate that many of them on the way home that I made myself sick.

4. I am really clumsy, I always spill, break and damage things or sit my LO on wet paint or dimensional glue...you get my drift..LOL

5. I am a cold frog...I even sleep with a blanket in summer.

6. My favourite breakfast is Poached eggs with Worcestershire sauce, bacon and lots of sauteed mushrooms we use to have a hot breakfast every Sunday, but have been a bit slack lately.

7. My idea of a perfect day....and I am sure alot of mums can relate to this would be to have a whole day through to the night, home by myself to do everything that I have been trying to get done for weeks...pretty sad hah my life must be boring...LOL

I think everyone I know has been tagged so...I am sorry but I am going to break the rules and not tag anyone...

Okay - now that I have done that here is a quick catch up....My Internet died on Thursday....I tried everything to fix it but nothing worked so I called in the big guns (local computer guy) and he couldn't fix it either so it had to be formatted ....I was soooo not impressed the computer guy was great though he even came out to my house on a Sat, so I have sat last night and today trying to catch up and load all the programs back on.

Happy late Mothers Day for all the mums out there I hope you all got spoilt...we had a lovely day I got a yummy hot breakfast and we went shopping then took the kids to the heated pool and then took my mum out for Dinner last night...it was nice we were going to go the Hunter Valley Gardens but decided not to as I figured it would be pretty busy.

Okay that is enough about me Kellie Hayes has started a new site Scrap the Girls make sure you check it out it has got some gorgeous Layouts by some very talented ladies on it.

This month as part of our DT competition, some of the contestants are holding FREE Online Classes if you go to the forum you will be able to get more details and some pics will be available in the gallery. This Friday 18th May 2007 at 7.00pm, Sue Franin is hosting a Layout Class - Siblings using the My Minds Eye Paper and Flowers, Maya Road Felt Flowers and Chipboard Petals.
On Friday 25th May 2007 at 7.00pm Jane Butler will be doing a FREE Online Class this is a Little Book of Love class using Fancy Pants Papers and Ribbon, Maya Road ribbon, Maya Road Chipboard flowers, Scenic Route raw chipboard info for this class and how you can book will be available on the forum as well.

That's about is for now.

Karen xx

KIWI SCRAPS

2007-04-30T11:15:00.000+11:00

Kiwi Scraps was awesome, the tutor were sooo nice it is amazing how they think out side of the square and something I would never think to use on page they can make look fantastic....I am so glad I went and I even sewed and enjoyed it....this is bog for me I hate sewing and will run a mile to avoid it...when the buttons fall of my DH work pants I sew them on that tight so they wont fall of again that he has trouble doing them up......LOL....he doesn't complain though otherwise he as to do it himself..LOL.

I might some great people don't remember a lot of name but everyone was so nice and I got to meet and say hello to a couple of ladies that are coming to the retreat which was great.

On the Friday night we finished our class with Rhonna OMG was that a fast class but fantastic she is so bright and bubbly.....anyway we finished our class late then went to the Jailhouse rock Cafe it was very yummy ......I haven't got pics they are on Julie's camera....will get them later.

Okay its a quick one will post more about Kiwi Scraps later I have lots to catch up on.....and I still have to do the stuff for when I got tagged..

See ya.

Karen xxx

Quick Catch Up

2007-04-26T23:52:00.000+11:00

I will make it a quick one as I am getting organised to go to Kiwiscraps I am soooo excited....I am doing lots of classes, I am going with Julie and Monica we are like a bunch of kids with lots of sms back and forth to make sure we have got everything...LOL...

I have been tagged by Jane so when I get home I will make sure that I complete it....

I have had lots of new stock arrive and the yummiest ribbons....but the most fun part of the week was making Kits for three of the DT Contestant's - Jane, Kellie H and Sue you can find their links except for Sue in my sidebar... these lovely ladies are going to be holding FREE online classes during May on the shop forum, after all the classes have been completed one of them will be selected to become a DT Member the other two will continue on with the rest on the DT Comp contestants, so there will be lots happening next month...these ladies are very talented and I will be very lucky to have one of them on the DT.

Okay got go and finishing getting everything done....I don't want to leave everything to the last minute like I normally do.

Karen xxx

Holidays

2007-04-15T21:45:00.000+11:00

We are back from hols it was great lots of fishing and relaxing and fun stuff....I just read my last blog which I very quickly typed at the Internet cafe and found about 5 spelling mistakes I am hopeless...LOL... We arrived home at about 3.30ish this afternoon, I am just charging my camera so I can down load the photo's. I have just put the last load on washing on yuk that is the worst part about coming home, we have a caravan so everything has to be unpacked washed, cleaned you get the picture...But the good news I arrived home to lots of boxes of new stock yeah I cant wait to unpack them and load them up very fun... I also have to say a BIG THANK YOU to Julie she has been looking after all the orders, shop and everything for me whilst I have been away.

So back to my holiday it was very fun, the park we stayed at had a huge oval and play ground just over the road so we spent lots of time playing. Jacobs favourite thing for the weekend was sliding his new cars the Easter Bunny brought him down the slide and trying to catch a fish by hitting the water with the fishing rod and then saying "OH I can't catch a fish", it was so funny then he would go back to digging in the sand.

The kids and DH spent lots of time swimming it was to cold for me except when we went out to the sand bar the water was beautiful and warm and there was lots of little sea urchins (spelling) which the kids thought were just great.

One night Paul and Jessie went soldier crab hunting she kept them for the night to look at and then we took them back the next day Jacob was very excited because there were thousands running around when we took them back. Jessie is funny we are not ever allowed to eat anything we catch not even fish she thinks it is cruel and mean she is very cute about things like that.

Back to reality now I have to get organised to be back in Sydney for work on Tuesday, hopefully I will only have to go down one day this week.

Hope everyone's had a good weekend and enjoying there holidays.

Karen xxx

Happy Easter

2007-04-09T16:25:00.000+11:00

Happy Easter everyone, even if I am one day late..lol... We are on hols at the moment so I am just up at the internet cafe checking emails etc....We are having a great time it is just a shame about the weather it can't make up it's mind if it wants to rain or be sunny so it make it really hard when you are trying to plan stuff for the day. We had friends who came up for the weekend the poor things it rained the whole time they set up and the whole time they packed down the in between wasn't to bad there was some sun.

My DH and the kids are back at the park having a rest we have been for a big walk along the path and just across from our park it a huge oval and play ground so we have been playing cricket.

The kids had a great day yesterday the Easter Bunny left them an Easter Egg hunt which Jess was sooo happy about cause she didn't think he would because we are on hols....how sweet.... I've got lots of pics but cant load any of them because I left the usb cord at home...derhhh.

Better get going will blog more when I am back from hols next Sunday...

Karenxxx

Sale, Sale, Sale

2007-04-01T01:52:00.000+11:00

I am been a very busy girl, I have been organising my Shop Sale, this is the first big sale the shop has had so I have been busy going through the cart and remarking the prices plus I had heaps of new stock come in which I was very excited about ( have to day I love the Cosmo Cricket but naked chipboard) and figured it wouldn't be a sale unless I added some of them in to. I am at Maitland Markets tomorrow so I have been trying to get organised and pack the car...yuk.. that is the worst part I love going and talking to everyone I just hate packing and unpacking the car.

I have been spending lots of time playing around with the website the last couple of days and thought is was about time I put and Avatar on it, I am so slack I mean to do it ages ago when I first started the forum and just never got back to it... but the go thing was whilst I was whilst I was playing around I finally figured out how to change my user name...which I was really happy about... I have to say a huge thanks to Kelley for telling me how to put the images on the site I am so daft I didn't know that it was sort of the same as adding you blinkies on....derrrr.... The people who created the site ages ago were meant to show me and after hassling them lots they finally did on to discover that they was they normally do it didn't work because of the programing or something so the home page has been so plain but as I said thanks to Kelley I now know how to put images on it...yeah. I put a quick one on the other night but when I get home after the markets I plan on putting on some pics of the Mini Hanger Kits that Julie done they are so cute and we have some left over from the workshops.

I order a heap of new stock yesterday all the new MME, Daisy D's, lots of new flowers and heaps more.. Hopefully tomorrow night I will get a chance and I am going to do the order for the new Fancy Pants and MM.

We took the kids today to see "Meet the Robinson's" it was good the kids really liked it, I think Jacob was more into it than Jessie, she said she would like to go and see the new Mr Bean movie but I think her dad can take he to that one I am not a Mr Bean fan....

OOHHH...Before I go if you get a chance go to the shop Gallery and check out the entries for the DT Comp.... I can't wait to see what everyone's for this challenge.....

Karen xxx

Not Much...

2007-03-26T01:37:00.000+11:00

Well not much has been happening since I last blogged...I finally have the shop and crop are set up at my house I am pretty happy with it, I am going to take some pics tomorrow. I held two crop days and nights through the week so that was good...it was nice to actually get some scrapbooking done and not to have to cart all the stock around..I'm lazy I know!! Hopefully the air con will get installed in the next week or so but after today's weather I don't know if I will even need it.

I have been running and Eye Spy guessing comp on the shop site it has been so much fun, well for me anyway some of the answers have been clever. I sat up Friday night after everyone had left and loaded pretty much the rest of the new chipboard on but I started to get too tired I went to bed about 2am but it worked out good because the kids slept the next morning til 9.30 I couldn't believe it!!!

This morning we went and had a look at all the old hotted up cars at Kurri, some of them were so beautiful Jessie;s favourite was a pink Chevy and Jacob fave was a black Cadillac (think that's what is was) he called it the Batman Car..LOL..

Then we spent the rest of the day at Charlestown Square trying to get the Kids winter shopping started, I figured after today weather I had better get a start on it. Jessie was happy she got lots of new pink clothes she not normally a pink person but the stuff she got was nice she is really starting to grow up...Jacob was happy he couldn't careless about the clothes but he loves his new Dinosaur PJ's.

Karen xx

Catch Up

2007-03-19T01:02:00.000+11:00

I have been very slack lately with posting, so much has been going on I have the Craft Alive Expo the other weekend it was sooo much fun and I got to meet heaps of really nice people....I have had heaps of new stock arrive which I am stil loading on to the computer some of it arrvive before the eepo but I just haven't had a chance to get it uploaded but the most exciting thing is the new chipboard words that I have for only $3.00 I have about 50 or so different words I am still trying to scan them ( great idea Kelley) I am so happy about it I can get any word how good is that!!!

These are pictures of my DS Jacob helping me unpack the stock he was such a BIG help as you can imagine...he had such fun he was using all the stock as a playground for his dinasours...he was funny he wasn't very impressed when I started to move all the stock he told me it was "Jacob's Present"...LOL..

He went to Kiama again this weekend it was lots of fun we went to Jamberoo Fun Park again and I still didn't get photo's I am so disappointed....I dropped my camera a couple of weeks ago and broke the battery clip so it didn't charge properly...as it turns out I probably wouldn't have been able to use it anway as it was raining it didn't really affect us though as we figured we were going to get wet on the water slides anyway.....Today we walked around Kiama and went to the local markets and the kids went on some rides and to the little petting zoo, it was very cute. We had a picnic in the park and came home it was a short break but very nice...I love Kiama I could go there every weekend. Well I am off to bed, to get some beauty sleep god know I need it!!!

Karen xx

Quick Word...

2007-03-09T23:58:00.000+11:00

I will make this a quick one as I am buggered, we had the Craftalive Expo it was lots of fun I really enjoyed it, I meet some really nice people. My Dad was a big help... yes my DAD... my friend couldn't come and help as our school had a pupil free day today she was so disappointed so my Dad came and helped....what would a girl do without her Dad..no matter what age she is.

I am going to do a couple of more things and then I am off to bed....

Karen xxx

Busy, Busy, Busy

2007-03-05T09:53:00.000+11:00

This weekend has been so hectic but the first and most important thing my nephew Blake turned 10 on Saturday I can believe how quick it goes. We went to the drive-in for his Birthday and then he had his party yesterday I couldn't go for the whole party as I had scrapbooking commitments, somehow I don't think he missed me.LOL.... But I think I am in the good books anyway for his birthday we got him a BIG Lego Star Wars Spaceship ( I pinched the photo from Julie's blog, don't think she will mind) he is getting so hard to buy for know he is older he has everything...what can I say he is very loved. Jessie and Jacob still went to the party they had a great time...it was soooo hot.

I have lots of new stock arriving I will have it on the shop site by the end of the week hopefully...LOL and this week I am also at the Craftalive expo which should be really good I am going to have some great Bargains. Okay that is is for now I am off to scrapbook some projects for the Craftalive Workshops.

Weekend Away

2007-02-27T22:42:00.000+11:00

We had a great weekend away at Kiama and Jamberoo Water Fun Park there was about 59 of us is was lots of fun, sadly I took 2 photos all weekend and they weren't very good ones. The funny part is that there were 4 scrapbooker's in our group and all we done all day was say "I wish I had my camera" there were so many great photo op's. But being a fun park it was a little hard to swim go on rides and take photo's.

My kids had the best time especially Jacob he loved the little kids slide, he was so cute he keep go down the slide on his tummy so all you could see was these cute little legs and bum come down the

slide. Jessie had a great time she loved the wave pool probably cause she got to sit in the float while I got to swim...LOL....the kids were totally worn out when we got back to the bunk house or cubby house as Jacob called it, poor Jessie had a really bad headache and went to bed early.

Okay it is a quick post as I am still buggered.

Karen xxx