Short One....

Just a short one as I need to get to bed.

I've scrapped some holiday photos *Big Cheer*. Only 2 done so far but it's a start and I'm really chuffed with it. This is Caernarfon Castle and you can see from the picture of the girls that it was one high tower....well infact 2 towers. As seen in the picture above it was a tower in a tower (well sort of) - any way it was high!

Hopefully I'll get more done in the weeks to come.

Laterz

Tired.....

Where does the time go when the kids are on holiday?? I feel like I'm running in circles trying to chase the clock. Not having a structure in the day, ie school times is really taking it's toll on me now, and it probably doesn't help that I don't have to get out of bed that early either. I don't seem to be able to get anything constructive done before midday if not later. Kicking myself up the rear seems the way to go at the moment.....come on ladies & gents - shout at me for being a lazy moo in the mornings.

I've popped a few more pictures of the holiday on, including me playing on the see-saw. It's been years since I've been on one. Mad Mummy moment in the making. LOL I feel like last week is already a distant memory and the daily structure of life (or lack of in my case) has taken over all too quickly. I need to set myself guidelines for the sake of my sanity and the kids.

Right off to get my rear moving and to the Post Office, else no one will be getting scrapping goodies in the post, and that's just not a nice thought.

Laterz

What a Week.....

This week has just been manic and it's only Monday.

We had a great week away in Wales, the kids had a fantastic time, both learning and playing. Pictures arrived this morning and I can't wait to scrap them. I've got some great shots of the kids painting pottery pigs. Katherine had such a look of concentration, her first time painting... loving her 'piggy bank'. She still goes on about it now. I suppose I'd better be quick and varnish them with something before they wear the paint off. LOL

We also visited a Castle and Electric Mountain....boy it's a long way to the top of a castle tower...I'm not doing that again. Katherine was great going up, but not so good going down...to the point that daddy got the short straw and carried her. Megan has had her head in the guide books ever since, so at least she'll have loads to write about when she goes back to school.

We only booked 5 days in the Caravan thinking that it was new to the kids and not knowing how Katherine would cope with being 2 and not liking new things too much, but boy she loved it, as did all of them..full week next time I think. Can't imagine me coping with much longer. :-)

This is one of my all time fav pictures from the holiday, and the only one I got done in 7x5, don't they look so peaceful.

Right I suppose I'd better get on....house is a dive as I've been uploading to eBay and getting the business back on track all weekend. Laterz!

I WON!!!!!

I can't believe I've actually won something :-)

This month's Scrapagogo kit was blonde moments and Dyan picked 2 winning entries from all those submitted (about 70 or 80) and one of them was mine.......Yeh!!! This is it - Smile, it's a bit different from my usual, though I am doing a few of them - basically it's a 'throw it all on' layout....I'm kinda liking them. But they have there time. My style seems to be quite hit and miss at the moment.

The other layout is my latest Scrapi-dare for Scraptitude and as you can see it's a bit simpler, for my Book of Me, which has a few pages in now, but really needs some due care and attention. The dare was to use 13 or more of one type of embellishment, so I went for lots of flowers and brads. It is around my favourite colour and therefore my personality. I must say it's quite apt for me. Though some of it I will deny til the day I die. LOL

Apart from the serious lack of layouts I'm producing I'm running around in circles at the moment trying to get ready for my holidays as well as sorting out the new Pricing for eBay, and putting new pages on my website.

After all if webby tells me I now have a new feature I've got to mess haven't I? Check out my How to get Organised feature now in place. :-)

Well I'm signing off now, due to more washing needing attention, and I've got catching up to do left, right & centre. At least I've not got work at Pizza Hut for over a week - hiphiphorray!!!

You never know...

You never know with some people do you. I must admit to having my eyes opened to certain things recently, maybe I'm just too trusting or gulable (delete as required). Oh well, live and learn I suppose.

Apart from that life is hectic. Having the kids home maybe great fun, but where does the time go? It probably isn't helped by the fact that I spend too much time in bed in the morning, but really - does time pass that quick??? I really need to get my backside in gear and get stuff done. Too much time spent messing instead of doing.

Here is a page I did the other day for my Book of Me. I'm trying to do this album in 8.5" x 11" but I'm not converted yet....there isn't enough room to throw design on. Maybe I'll get better with practise. I really must get organised. The UKS CC starts tomorrow and I've only just remembered when typing this - ooops Guess that's plans for the rest of the week. LOL

I've also picked up extra hours for work at the moment to help pay for our holiday and boy is that wearing me out. I even went in on Saturday when I'd booked it off as we're that short staffed and it was a manic shift with skeleton staff meaning I had twice as many tables to see to as normal. Luckily they were all lovely and totally understood...good day for tips too. :)

Well I'm off to kick these kids to bed and try to finish my current project. Laterz