Ange

I'VE MOVED

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to a new blog. Hope you will all still come and visit and don't forget to update your blog rolls/bloglines.

Ange xx

NEW BLOG ADDRESS

OK, SO IT HAS BEEN A WHILE

2007-11-09T18:05:00.000+10:30

and a few of you are reminding me how slack I am, so without further ado here is an update LOL!

It has been so long since I blogged that I don't know what I have told you and what I haven't, so bare with me if I repeat anything.

So what's news?

toilet training is STILL going and I am starting to think this darling little cherub will be in pull ups till she's 21. I am at my wits end so if anyone has any ideas PLEEEEEASE send them my way.
Caitlin has been rehearsing for the whole school revue which will be held next Thursday. Her Prep/1 class is doing "The Whole Tooth and nothing but the Tooth" and she is a tooth fairy. Andrew and I along with my in laws are going to the matinee show and cause I couldn't get any more tickets I have ordered the DVD for my Mum and Dad.
Caitlin is still really enjoying Gymnastics and Georgia is now starting to show some interest too so we might have to look into starting her next year.
Renovations have come to a bit of a standstill at the moment but we have just been so busy lately that we haven't had any time.
Pink Ribbon Day lunch at Wend's was a blast and we even managed to raise over $300, which is an amazing effort for 10 women (and four little girls). Wend gave a lovely speech to remind us all why we were there and having Dawn in the room made it all the more real.
Last weekend was the Cup Day long weekend here in Melbourne and I was a dirty little stop out and hardly home the whole time PMSL. Friday night I went down to Linda Loo's for a Chef's toolbox Party and had a great night with the girls. Saturday Caitlin, Georgia and I picked Uncle Dunk and Aunty Wend up from the airport and came back to our place for a much needed catch up. Sunday Andrew the girls and I just hung out at home watching DVD's all days, a much needed rest day. Monday morning I was out the door at 8.30am for an Osteopath appointment (I had managed to put three vertebrae out in my neck the week before) before heading down to Scraptac for the Cup Eve Crop. To say I didn't get any scrapping done would be an understatement but I did manage to do some first grade fluffing (Kimmy you would be proud). Monday night I stayed at Linda's saving me a trip back again the next day for Joad's. It turned into a bit of a Mavis night with Wendy, Cara, Didi, Rach and Kimmy joining Linda and I for what turned into one very funny night.
Tuesday (Cup Day) was Joad's birthday. Linda, Cara, Didi, Deb, Kimmy, Robbie and I went along as well as alot of Joad's family and friends. It was a great day and I don't think I have ever eaten that much food LOL, the Turkish bread and homemade dips were divine. Unfortunately I didn't do too well in the race and I am sure my horse is still running.
The rest of this week has been spent lazying around at home. Andrew had the whole week off and it was just nice to hang out together at home...we don't get to do that very often. It's all over now though as he has gone back to work tonight and is working all weekend.

Well I guess that's all for now (pat yourself on the back if you managed to read the whole way through this post.
Before I go though I do have a few shout outs;

Sending all my good thoughts and vibes out to K and her family and hoping that M has a very speedy recovery.
Duncan...this is notice to you that you are not allowed to take Wend out of the state ever again LOL! God I missed you Wend...welcome home.
Shazza, Shazza, Shazza! Worse case scenario, you will only be preggers for 3 more sleeps. Thinking of you gorgeous and can't wait to meet this much anticipated little baby Mavis.
Lastly, a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the very talented Kimmy Ogden who has been announced as an Elite Team Member for 2008. How you managed to keep that a secret from us I'll never know PMSL but it is so truly deserved and I am absolutely thrilled for you. Couldn't have happened to a more genuine and talented chook as you! Well Done Kimmy.

Hope everyone has a great weekend...I'm off to put the kids in the bath and then bed. Fingers crossed I might actually get some scrapping done tonight (SHOCK HORROR)!

BEEN MIA FOR A LITTLE WHILE

2007-10-15T10:55:00.000+09:30

life has just been hectic...silly season has started early for the Warren's. So what's news you ask? Here's a brief run down.

Grand Final Day was spent scrapping away at Scraptacular's Sensational Saturday. I had a great day catching up with the girls and even managed to complete 6 LO's which would be a record for me LOL! I also entered an album I made into the Escapetacular Challenge and won...WOOHOO...a $50 voucher to spend on scrap supplies in my fav shop, that has to be good!
School holidays finally finished and life has gone back to normal. I do love having the kids home and spending time with them, just wish they enjoyed spending time together too!
Caitlin started Gymnastics last Wednesday and I don't think I have ever seen her enjoy something as much as this. She loved it every single minute of it and was a real natural. She's counting down the days till this Wednesday night.
Toilet training is still going along at a snail's pace with Georgia, but as they say all good things come to those who wait!...and I'm being very patient.
I decided last week that I wanted a part-time job and found one with hours that just seemed too perfect. Anyways, I applied and two days later I had the job. They must have been desperate LOL! Anyway I am now working for Australian Air Express and will be based in Bourke Street until they relocate in January to...wait for it...Tullamarine! Anyway I will be working Mon-Fri 7pm -11pm which means no childcare or babysitting required for the girls.
Saturday I worked at Paperific for Karen from KSK. WOW talk about crazy. There were people everywhere. I really enjoyed it and even managed to have a little bit of a shop towards the end of the day. I got some acrylic stamps to add to my collection and I also came home with a new baby...a bind-it-all! I can't wait to find some time and have a play.
Saturday night I had my cousin Jarrod's engagement party. Jarrod and Kylie are such a gorgeous couple and it was so nice to be a part of their special night. I was completed exhausted after working all day and so was Andrew so it wasn't long before we were heading home and looking forward to sleep-in as the kids were staying at his Mum and Dad's for the night.
Sunday after our huge sleep-in we went down the road to Lazy Moe's for a late breakie. Bacon and Eggs and the biggest glass of Apple juice and I was ready to face the day...not that we ended up doing too much LOL!

Well that's about it for me today! Hope everyone has a nice relaxing week planned...sure know I do LOL!

Ange xx

I'M COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS

2007-09-27T10:47:00.000+09:30

till the school holidays are finished...I am well and truly over them already LOL!
My girls are no angels but usually they get along pretty well with just the occasional fight but it seems that all I have done for the last five days is referee the constant spats. I guess they just aren't use to spending so much time together. I have tried occupying them with a mountain of activities and just when I think I have found a solution the fight begins...it's my turn now...you've been doing such and such for too long...but Mummy I want to play with that! ARGH!!!! One more day to go. My poor Mum has them for the day on Saturday while I escape to Scraptacular for Sensational and then as of Sunday Andrew is officially on holidays for a week. My sweet adorable hubby asked me last night what I had planned for us next week...PMSL...I told him that I was going out Sunday night and would come home at the end of the week so him and the girls could do what they liked.
In other news our renovations are almost complete. Christian and Ben were here this morning to finish off the pergola (now all it needs is a roof) and early next week we have the Mario Brothers here to finish putting the plaster on the roof of the rumpus room. Then all we need to do inside is paint (and lots of it) and then hopefully over the Christmas holidays we will have the concrete poured under the pergola and the roof put on! I'll be so glad when it's done especially knowing that we have a few years off before we begin again with an upstairs extension LOL!
Well that seems to be my time up. The girls are now fighting over who's cup is who's so I better go deal with that.
Hope everyone else is having a good week.
Ange xx

SAW THIS ON WEND'S

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and it cracked me up, so I had to try it for myself.

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Pinky Holden
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Banana Mint Slice
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) A-War
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Green Cow
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born), Patricia Melbourne
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 3 letters of your first) Warang
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink), The Red Coke Zero
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) Bernard Alan
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite chocolate bar) Alure Peppermint Crisp
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Mary Michael
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Hansford Houston
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower). Winter Tulip
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) Banana Crocsy
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree), Raisin Toast Oak
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”),The Scrapbook Rain Storm Tour

WHAT'S NEW PUSSY CAT

2007-09-23T01:32:00.000+09:30

whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! (Ok so raise your hand if you have just seen a glimpse of a Tom Jones doco on Foxtel)

Anyway it about 2.10am and I should so be in bed so I'll make this quick.

I have been meaning to say Congratulations to my cousin Jarrod and Kylie for a couple of weeks now. They recently got engaged and will be having their engagement party next month. I am so thrilled for them...they're a gorgeous couple.
In other cousin news, my cousin Fliss and her boyfriend Tony bought a house today. Woohoo! And even better they have bought in Ascot Vale so only 10 minutes away. Caitlin was so adorable when I told her that Aunty Fliss and Tony had bought a house...she asked when she would be able to call Tony Uncle Tony? I told her I thought Tony would love that so Uncle Tony it is!
School holidays have officially started and I am looking forward to a few sleep-ins. My girls love their sleep and I usually have to wake them for school every morning. We haven't got a huge deal planned for the first week but Andrew has the second week off so no doubt we will be busy then.
Geelong has made it to the AFL Grand Final and to say I am excited would be an understatement. Being a Richmond fan hasn't left me with much to be excited about this season, so with the Cats being my second fav team at least there is hope. I am a little biased as my gorgeous god-sister Lauren is the girlfriend of Gary Ablett Jnr. Go Gazza!
A friend completely freaked me out today when she told me that there is only 12 weeks left until Christmas...where the bloody hell has this year gone? (Bugger will probably go to hell just for saying that!)
I had a bit of a run in with the law tonight PMSL! I was heading out to pick up Karen and Alan from Royal Melbourne hospital when I was pulled over by the police. Apparently I had driven straight through a stop sign...well more like treated it as a give way sign. Anyway I managed to put on the charm and due to my impeccable driving record he let me off with a warning. Gotta love when your car is in hubby's name and that any time you receive a speeding fine in the mail HE automatically looses the points LOL!

Well that's it for me for tonight. Hope everyone has been having a good weekend!

Ange xx

ESCAPETACULAR PHOTOS

2007-09-21T22:01:00.000+09:30

Wendy gave me three discs full of photos from Escapetacular that Kim had put together (thanks Kimmy) and these are just some of my fav's from one of the discs.

MONDAY CATCHUP

2007-09-17T11:16:00.000+09:30

Well it seems the silly season has started awfully early for us this year as the diary is quickly filling up.

I had a fairly busy weekend with spring cleaning the house (still trying to get that finished) a trivia night on Saturday and a photo shoot in the city on Sunday.

Tonight is my last night for my photography course and I ma pleased to say that I can now actually use my Canon 350D on manual settings.

Toilet training is still going well with only a couple of accidents in the last couple of days and we have completely abondoned the potty and using the toilet all the time.

Last week of term four and at the moment I ma looking forward to school holidays. Andrew is having the second week off so the girls will be thrilled having him home. We haven't organised to do anything yet although Caitlin has asked if we can go swimming so we might just have to do that. We had Parent Teacher interviews last week and Caitlin is our little superstar. She is at Level 7 for her reading (Preps should be at Level 5 by the end of the school year)and she blitzed her maths test getting the second highest score for her class (including the grade 1's). Her spelling is also exceptional and overall her teacher thinks she is just a delight. Mummy and Daddy were extremely proud.

This Sunday I have my cousins Michaela, Felicity, Jarrod and Emma, along with their partners Justin, Tony, Kylie and Stuart coming over for a BBQ lunch. I'm really looking forward to catching up with the gang as we always have a ball.

Well that's all I can think of at the moment. Hope everyone has a great week.
Ange xx

PROUD MUMMY MOMENT

2007-09-14T20:59:00.000+09:30

As many of you know I have been struggling with the whole toilet training thing with Georgia although in the last two or so weeks she has started to show some interest. We figured out that she was a little frightened of the toilet so we bought a whizz bang potty that looks just like a toilet and even has a flushing sound and at least once a day she will use it without being asked to. Then earlier this week she went to my Mum's place for the day and of course potty went too. We did remember to bring it home but Andrew had left it in the boot of his car, so Georgia started using the toilet (with a toddler seat). Anyway getting to my proud Mummy moment...tonight I put the girls to bed and had the usual struggle with Georgia about having to put a nappy on! Twenty five minutes later I could still hear them chatting away to each other, but they were both in their beds so I let them go. Next thing I hear the bedroom door open and ask who's out of bed? Caitlin yelled back something about doing wees so I just presumed she wanted to go to the toilet. Before I know it I see Georgia heading to the toilet and asking me to help her with her nappy...WOOHOO...she did wees! She was so proud of herself and so was Mummy. I told her that she had to put her nappy back on just in case and she was fine with it as long as she could wear undies all day tomorrow (she'll make a great politician this kid)!

That's it for me today. I have a trivia night tomorrow night with Wend and Dunk and some other friends, which I'm really looking forward to and then Sunday I'm thinking of heading into Fed Square to take some photos that I need to do for homework (Photography Course).
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Ange xx

ESCAPETACULAR 2007 ROCKED!

2007-09-10T10:38:00.000+09:30

I have just had the most amazing weekend with the greatest bunch of girls! I haven't laughed that much or scrapped that little in one weekend ever LOL! Julie and the girls from Scraptacular put together one fantastic jammed packed event and deserve huge kudos.

I got to spend time with two of my favourite people, my roomies Wendy and Kylie and also make so many wonderful new friends. Being a relative newcomer to Scraptac I was blown away by how welcoming all the girls were and would be proud to call all of them friends.

Friday night Wend, Kylie and I went to LaPorchetta for a quick bite to eat before heading back to the scrap room where I managed to finish off my tags and make a start on my castle book. I climbed into bed at about 2.30am but not before Wend made sure I had a glass of water and box of tissues beside the bed, had taken my medication and strepsil and tucked me in LOL!

Saturday morning started with bacon and eggs for breakie and then Rach and I took Kim from BrisVegas for a drive down to Mornington and ended up at Mills Beach so Kim could take some pics of the boat houses. Got back in time for lunch, finished off my Castle Book and then I had to head upstairs for a Nanna Nap as my cold was catching up with me. Wend came up and woke me up at about 5.30pm and was almost turning herself inside out with excitement as her beloved Hawks had just beaten the Crows by 3 points. Wend, Kylie and I then got all our Bollywood Bling on and headed down for dinner where we were treated to a vist from Her Royal Highness and Dame Edna just to name a few LOL! Geez I laughed a lot on Saturday night. Back up in the crop room I managed to complete my first LO for the weekend and then went off to be around 2.30am.

Bacon and eggs for breakie again (gotta love when you don't have to make your own) and then some more scrapping. The very talented Kimmie put together a slide show of the weekends photos and then showed us all...it was 'fueking awesome'. The rest of the afternoon was filled with silent auctions, raffles and games and together we raised over $1300 for the Make a Wish Foundation. Before I knew it it was time to swap tags and start the mammoth task of packing up. It always seems to go too fast! I'm already looking forward to next year.

Love you all sick!

Ange xx

Even though I dragged my camera along with me I didn't take a single photo PMSL! Not to worry though as Kim took care of that. As soon as I get a copy I will post some pics...or you can just check out Kim's blog!

I'LL BE MIA TILL NEXT WEEK

2007-09-05T11:18:00.000+09:30

cause I have a shitload of stuff to get done before I go to Escapetacular (WOOHOO only 2 more sleeps). And just because it had to happen and I am full of the flu so I am off for a date with Mr Lemsip and then a Nanna nap! See you all next week.
Ange xx

ANOTHER THURSDAY CATCHUP

2007-08-30T22:00:00.000+09:30

This weekly blogging thing seems to be becoming a regular thing with me...better weekly than not at all I guess?

So what has happened since last Thursday? Heaps actually...it's been a busy week.

Saturday was my FIL's 65th Surprise Birthday Party and YES it was a surprise, he had no idea. He had such a great day catching up with family and friends and so did we. I go to have such a baby fix with four new baby's in the family within the last 10 months and I hadn't seen any of them until Saturday. Ella (10 months), Oscar (8 months) and Sam (6 months) were all adorable but little Miss Abbie (all of 11 weeks) was just divine, like a little china doll and I could have cuddled her all day.
Once over my cluckiness I did manage to get my brother-in-law to take some photos of Andrew and I and the girls...and they turned out pretty good.

Sunday Andrew and I took the girls to have a look at a display home (yes he is back onto the selling and building thing again) and then took them to this great park they have built at this new estate. It was a great park and the girls thought they had discovered Eden, which I had have my camera.

Speaking of my camera, I have started the Photography course that Mum and Dad payed for for my birthday. Monday nights are two hours of complete bliss and I ma only kicking myself that I didn't do it sooner. It is so good to understand everything about shutter speed and aperture and to be able to actually use my DigiSLR on manual setting rather than just automatic.

Tuesday Georgia and I headed over to Aunty Wendy's place for lunch with the girls. Besides Wendy and I, Sim Kylie and Jo were there too together with the little girls. Five little girls aged between 3 and 5 and all well behaved...who would have thought LOL?

Wednesday was my FIL's actual birthday so we headed over there for dinner and let me just tell you that 5 little girls is a hell of a lot better than 3 kids and 2 dogs.

Today I had my baby cousin Emma over (she's 25 so not quite a baby anymore) and we did some hopping at Westfield, had some lunch and then picked Caitlin up from school. Em is sooooo good with the girls and the jumped all over her for hours. She stayed for tea and we had David, Kirsty and Ethan over for dinner too to celebrate Andrew's birthday (which is this Saturday).

Tomorrow Mum and I have a funeral to go to and then I have the Mavis Party at Scraptacular. Next week I think I will just hibernate LOL!

If you have lasted till now I hope you have had a good week and have an even better weekend.

Ange xx

Oh and only a week to go until Scraptacular's weekend away...I can't wait!

THURSDAY CATCH UP

2007-08-23T14:19:00.000+09:30

Can't believe that a week has passed since I last blogged...it seriously only feels like yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who left a comment, called or emailed me to wish Andrew and I a Happy Anniversary. We didn't get to do anything as Andrew was working to 10pm but he did surprise me with a beautiful bunch of flowers that were delivered during the day.

Since last Friday it's been busy busy here. Saturday was the exception though as the girls and I just bummed around at home. Sunday Mum picked Caitlin up and took her to the farm (Castlemaine) to pick up an old school desk that Aunty Kate has done up for her. Just after they left here Dunk and Wendy called in on their way home from Woodend. Andrew, Gigi and I took Dunk up to the Airplane Viewing car park up at the back of the airport as it is something he has wanted to do for a long time. I don't know who was more excited...Dunk getting to watch the planes fly right over the top of us or Gigi who sat in the boot of Daddy's car eating the soft serve that Uncle Dunk had bought for her.

Monday and Tuesday was spent doing house work and getting on top of the washing that I didn't do over the weekend. Yesterday Georgia had kinda so I thought I would race home and quickly vac the rumpus room (the only room in our house that has carpet) and then sit down and scrap before having to go back and pick her up in three hours time. Well things didn't go quite according to plan. I plugged the vac in to the power point and turned it on, but all I got was a heap of sparks flying out of the vac followed by a mass of smoke. Now I now it is only a vacuum cleaner, but I love this thing and he even had a name...Bertie Bosch! Berite cost me just over $600 about 2 years ago and I have loved him ever since. So on the phone I get to Muirs (where we bought it from) who give me the number for Bosch. I call Bosch who then give me the number for our local Bosch repairer, who tells me that his wife is on holidays and she makes all the appointments so can I call back in 2 weeks. 2 weeks...does this man understand the amount of crap that can accumulate on one's rumpus room floor when you have 2 kids and a dog? I can't wait 2 weeks...that's insane. So for the time being I have borrowed and old vac from my mother in-law that is probably the great-great-great-great grandfather of Bertie Bosch and hence has the power that you would expect from and 100 year old plus man...NONE!
Looks like Bertie is on his way to heaven and I am in search of a new best friend.

In better news my brand spanking new treadmill arrived yesterday and in the tradition of naming things in this house we have called him Jethro. I LURVE Jethro in all his newness and shininess and he was a nice end to an otherwise bad day.

That's it for me for today. I have my FIL's surprise 65th birthday party on Saturday and finally get to see two new bubba's (Oscar and Ella). Hope everyone is having a good week. Till next time....

Ange xx

RIP Berty Bosch!

5 YEARS OF WEDDED BLISS

2007-08-17T18:20:00.000+09:30

Yes that's right...today Andrew and I celebrate our 5th Wedding Anniversary. Words cannot describe just what Andrew means to me, but I do love him more than anything, he's not just my husband, he's my best friend. Happy anniversary hun!

JUST FOR YOU SHAZZA

2007-08-13T11:47:00.000+09:30

I have created a LO slide thingy over there on the right hand side because Shazza wanted one LOL.

A pretty good weekend here. Saturday the girls and I just hung out at home and I gave the house a bit of a spruce. Watched my fav show on Foxtel (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) and bawled my eyes out, the sook that I am, and then just surfed the net. Finally decided to pack my tote around 11pm and found some old MM paper that I loved, so I scrapped a LO!

Sunday morning I was up bright and early and headed down to Scraptacular in Mentone for Sensational Sunday. There was only the six of us, Wendy, Shazza, Linda, Mardi, Cara and myself as well as Julie but we still managed to have a really nice day. I only got two layouts done but I did accomplish a lot of chit chat PMSL!

I got home around 6ish, cooked spag bol for tea, bawled for the second time this week watching 60 Minutes and got stuff ready for school today. And just to top my day off, my gorgeous hubby decided to but me the treadmill I had been dreaming of. It is so going to help me to loose weight and I think I am just going to bust waiting for it to arrive.

Well that's it for me for today, Mum's on her way over for lunch so I had better get ready.

Have a good week everyone.

Ange xx

LAST DAY OF BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

2007-08-08T09:16:00.000+09:30

you've gotta love when you get to celebrate your birthday over a couple of days LOL

Thank you to everyone that called, texted, emailed etc for my birthday yesterday, you really know how to make a girl feel special. I had a lovely day with Andrew and Gigi and then had the yummiest dinner at my Ma & Pa's place last night...I even got to see both my godparents in the same day.

One of the loveliest surprises I got was coming home to find the most divine bunch of roses sitting on my front door step. Thank you to Kass, Michael, Sunny and Elvis for really putting a smile on my face. I've taken some pics of a few of the goodies I received but am charging the camera battery at the moment so they will have to wait till later.

Andrew and the girls have payed for me to go on the Scraptacular Weekend Getaway and gave me a hep of moollah to spend on scrapping YAY! Mum and Dad have payed for me to do a photography course (starts August 20) at CAE and also gave me the cutest red accessories for my laundry...a tin peg bucket as well as a tin for my laundry detergent and I got some more money from my Uncle Bob aka TWGGF (the world's greatest god father as he likes to be known LOL).

As I was saying earlier the celebrations continue today with lunch with the gorgeous Miss Wendy and then dinner at my MIL & FIL's tonight with my BIL, SIL and gorgeous nephew Ethan.

Speaking of lunch I had better start getting ready.

Hope everyone has a good day (I know I will) LOL!

Ange xx

MY LAST DAY OF BEING 31

2007-08-06T15:40:00.000+09:30

and I'm really not too bothered about it even though Andrew keeps reminding it's closer to 40 that 31 was (cheeky bugger).

Anyway have been pretty busy around here last week with heaps going on at school, kinda and childcare. Toilet training is still a work in progress although Gigi did use the toilet twice today (the first sitting took 40 minutes and the second an hour LOL)!

We finally got to go up to the farm and see all the new kids (baby goats) and because two have been rejected by their mothers, the girls got to bottle feed them. As you can image the girls fell in love with Mozart (brown) and Puccini (brown & white) and I took a heap of photos, with this one being my favourite.

My cousin Felicity came home from six weeks in Italy with her boyfriend Tony, so last night we got to see all her photos...just makes me wish I was there too!

Have managed to do a little scrapping lately too but have only scanned one...will have to scan the others later.

Well that's it for me for today. I have finished reading Harry Potter and am a little sad that it is now all over and with Big Brother finished too I'm feeling a little lost...maybe I'll manage to get all those LO's and BTP's that are floating around in my head done...fingers crossed.

Oh I forgot to mention too that I have rejoined Weight Watchers and lost 1.7kg in my first week. WOOHOO! Weigh in day is Wednesday so wish me luck.

Danielle (Cherubsrule) can you send me your postal addy so I can organise your pay it forward gift (angewarren@iprimus.com.au).

PAY IT FORWARD

2007-08-01T17:05:00.000+09:30

Edited to say: Congrats to Danielle, Megan and Melissa. I'll email you all shortly to get your addresses. Don't forget to pay it forward!

A little break from programming (otherwise known as reading the latest Harry Potter book).

I was blog surfing earlier today and noticed this on Kim Archer's blog. I left a comment and was one of the lucky three so now it's my turn. It's all bout paying it forward. The first three people to leave a comment after this post will receive a little gift from me. Now I know I'm no Kim Archer LOL so hopefully there are three of you out there willing to take a punt on me. Anyway, if you are one of the first three to leave a comment I will, as I said send send you a little handmade gift. I have 365 days to make my gift and get it to you (I've already started so it won't be that long) and all you have to do is the same thing on your blog...Pay it forward to another three people out there in the www. So go on leave me a comment and I will email you for your address details and send you your gift.

Returning to normal programming...3/4 of the way through so hopefully I'll finish tonight!

YAY ALEISHA!

2007-07-30T22:06:00.000+09:30

WOOHOO! I am so excited that Aleisha won Big Brother, for a while there I thought Zach was going to get it. The announcement was a bit of a anti-climax though with having to wait so long to count the votes, but I was thrilled non the less.

My weekend away with the girls was lovely even if I did only get three LO's done LOL! It was so nice just to be away from the world and I couldn't think of a better place than been hidden away in the Dandenong Ranges. Thanks to Karen we were kept completely warm with blazing fires (I couldn't light a fire if my life depended on it) and my Mumma made the yummiest beef and veggie pie I have ever eaten. Unfortunately I didn't get my camera out once the whole time we were there so I have no photos, must remember to do that next time.

While I was away Caitlin lost her second front tooth and looks as adorable as ever. Gigi still isn't using the toilet so if anyone has any suggestions that could help me out it it would be hugely appreciated.

Now that BB is over and there is still six days before my next addiction begins (Australian Idol) I am immersing myself in the latest Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, so I will be MIA for the next few days.

Have a good week everyone!

Ange xx

QUICK POST

2007-07-23T16:12:00.000+09:30

Nothing really exciting to tell you today. Mum and I went furniture shopping today, looking for a new tall boy for the girls room and I think I have found the perfect one.

Pretty quite weekend just past, although Saturday night I did go to my friend Karen's place for a bit of scrapping, which was great. Sunday Andrew and Alan continued with the renovations and I am pleased to say that we no longer have any vinyl wood panelling left on any wall or roof surface LOL. Sunday night was of course eviction night on BB and while I picked Zoran to go I was a little surprised with Joel leaving. Aleisha is still there though and I am still convinced that she has got it in the bag. Can't wait to see what happens this week.

Speaking of this week I don't have anything major on which is a nice change. I need to do some supermarket shopping tomorrow and have my first Weight Watchers meeting on Wednesday night...wish me luck.

The end of the week is where things get exciting. My mum, my girlfriend Karen and I are heading up to my Uncle's cabin in the Dandenongs for a scrapping weekend. I so can't wait. Saturday I am picking the gorgeous Miss Wendy up too so she can spend the day with us. It will be so nice to just sit and scrap and hangout and I might even manage a sleep in or two LOL!

Well that's it for me...so much for a short post PMSL!

Have a good week everyone.

Ange xx

LONG OVERDUE UPDATE

2007-07-20T21:25:00.000+09:30

Ok, so I have been promising some pics for quite awhile now so I though it was about time. Before I do though I'll give you an update.

* Big Brother 07...yes I am still completely addicted and getting very excited that we are nearing the big finale. I really want Aleisha to win and I think it might be Billy, Aleisha and Travis as the final three.

* School holidays...were a total blur for us as we spent the entire two weeks with the flu, all four of us and we even managed to share the love by getting my Mum and Dad sick as well as Andrew's parent. Sharing is caring isn't it?

* Michaela & Justin's Engagement Party...my cousin Mich is the most gorgeous person and she has find Mr Perfect! Mick and Juzzy's party was great and a nice treat for Andrew and I, can't remember the last time we went out with adults and no kids LOL. I was under strict instructions from Miss Wendy to take a heap of photos and I even remembered to lug my camera along with me. As for photos, well I didn't get that far so I made Andrew take a photo of me when we go home in the wee hours of the morning and then I took one of him. So Miss Wend, here are your photos LOL

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Ebony...so many of you have asked me lately how Ebony is after being hit by a car last December. Can you believe that it was 7 months ago? Well I am please to report that she is fantastic, pretty much back to 100%. Her leg seems to go a little limp whenever she jumps up onto the couch but if you didn't know then you wouldn't notice. The vet says it's because she fractured her pelvis and she has a little bit of nerve damage, so at least she isn't in any pain. Here's a pic of my beautiful furbuba.

* And here are some more pics for Aunty Wend & Uncle Dunk...Caitlin's 6th Birthday!

I know I still owe some LO's but my scrap room is such a mess I can't even get in the door so I will have to scan them another day. I also need to upload some photos of all the work Alan has done around the house. I have walls and cornice's as well as grout thanks to Andrew's dad. The renovations are actually starting to make this place look like a house...who would have thought?

Anyway, that's it from me. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Ange xx

Tagged

2007-07-15T21:14:00.000+09:30

Bec has tagged me, so here goes;

My roommate and I once: had the police called on us because our neighbour though we were burglars...we were just drunk and had both left our keys at home!
Never in my life have I: eaten brussel sprouts
High school was : nearly 15 years ago...wow i feel old
When I'm nervous : bite my bottom lip
My hair : is a daily struggle with friz
When I was 5 : i was lucky enough to go to Disneyland
When I turn my head left : i'm looking at my loungeroom wall
I should be : making lunches for school tomorrow
By this time next year : I hope to have given up smoking
My favorite aunt is : I only have three so it's too hard to pick just one
I have a hard time understanding : why anyone would choose to jump out of a perfectly good airplane
You know I like you if : I call you back
My ideal breakfast is : a cup of coffee and toast with butter and promite
If you visit my home town : you most likely will have just gotten off a plane
If you spend the night at my house : you'll be looking for the nearest exit LOL
My Favorite blonde is : without a doubt...my mum
My favorite brunette is : ??? I'll have to think about this one
The animal I would like to see flying besides birds : pigs???
I shouldn't have been : so sick these school holidays
Last night I: got to go out with Andrew minus the girls...felt strange LOL
A better name for me would be : Anne...whenever I say Ange on the phone people think I am saying Anne
I've been told I look like : my dad
If I could have any car, it would be: a black BMW X5 (a girl can dream can't she?)

I'll tag Wendy, Kass, Tania & Trish

MINI UPDATE

2007-07-10T22:37:00.000+09:30

I have a heap of photos to edit and LO's to scan and am hoping to get around to doing that tomorrow. Just thought I would drop in and say a big thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes to my big girl on her 6th birthday. She had a great day...but more about that later. I am also in the process of giving the ol' blog a bit of a spruce, so bare with me.

I'll leave you with a pic of the birthday girl.

Back soon

Ange xx

I DESPERATELY NEED TO

2007-07-06T17:59:00.000+09:30

do some food shopping! With the kids on school holidays they have eaten me out of house and hold.

Had a pretty good day today. Caitlin has been at my girlfriend Bec's place today playing with Melody. Caitlin and Mellie are only a week a part and because they aren't able to see each other for their birthdays we decided to let them spend the whole day together today. Gig and I just had a nice lazy day watching DVD's and eating yummy pumpkin soup...just what the doctor ordered seeing as Georgia is now completely full of the flu.

Mum and Dad called in today after they had been shopping at Pumpkin Patch. They really should be banned LOL but they did buy Georgia the most adorable outfit for her to wear to her sisters party on Sunday (Caitlin will also get one as part of her present on Sunday). I'll make sure I take a heap of photos!

Well I had better go and get Gigi into her PJ's and give her some medicine before putting her to bed. FNL is on tonight so that will take up most of my night and then I might do some more sewing...I have a nice little menagerie of felt toys growing here.

Thanks you to everyone who has sent Caitlin birthday wishes for her 6th Birthday on Sunday!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay warm.

Ange xx

A SUCCESSFUL SHOPPING ADVENTURE

2007-07-05T13:07:00.000+09:30

I had indeed last night. I left home around 11.20pm thinking I would sit in the car for a while and sort my shopping list out...that didn't happen LOL. When I got there there were already about 25 women standing in line so I ended up standing in the freezing cold for about 40 minutes waiting for the doors to open. Everyone in front of me headed for the big items (like swings set etc) and to the audio department for Playstations, Wii's etc so I ended up being the first one to get to the toy department. It wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be but I still headed to the cars isle first so I could get my hands on Lightning McQueen and friends before they ran out the door. I then managed to fill my trolley to the brim with a huge wooden doll house, anything to do with the Littlest Pet Shop and the new Barbie Fairytopia Rainbow, Fisher Price stuff for my nephew, Mr Potato Head and family, a baby doll and heaps of accessories as well as a heap of playdoh stuff...PHEW! Then I headed for the Layby queue and was told by a staff member that it would be about a 2-3 hour wait...BUGGER! Then I remembered that when I first walked in they made an announcement that if you had a layby card you could out it through at one of the registers. When I get over there they are empty...no one around...COOL! So I unload my trolley and set about getting my card out as the cashier is scanning my items only to discover that I can't find my card...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The lively cashier told me not to worry as she would just issue me a new one! YIPPEE! All my shopping done and I am home but 1.10am! Very successful indeed!
That's it for me today. I must remember to take some pics of all my little felt creations that I have been making over the last week. Off to do some scrapping now!

Oh and thanks to everyone who has called, emailed or left comments about the girls. They are both doing much better and it looks like we will have a more enjoyable second week of school holidays.

WHY IS IT

2007-07-04T15:41:00.000+09:30

that kids always get sick on school holidays? I took Caitlin to the doctor's yesterdays because she had this shocking cough and although she was given antibiotics they really hadn't kicked in last night, so she had a shocker. At 2am she ended up in our bed with Andrew and I got into her bed. I only lasted half an hour (note to self...Caitlin desperately needs a new mattress) before I grabbed a doona and a pillow and headed for the couch. Just as I was starting to drift off Georgia woke up crying...CROUP...bugger me. Needless to say I got no more than an hours sleep and have had a very lazy day lying on the couch. I've watched a little BB on live streaming, blog hopped, done some wish list scrap shopping, drooled over bedroom furniture at Pottery Barn for Kids (thank god the don't do International delivery) and went looking for some felt toy inspiration. Fairly productive work form the couch I say LOL!

When Andrew gets home from work I am going to go and have a little snooze and then I am heading to the Kmart Toy Sale at midnight. With Cailtin's 6th Birthday on Sunday it is perfect timing and I may even put a few things away on layby for Christmas.

Well that's it for another day. Hope everyone is enjoying the school holidays!

Ange xx

I've noticed that I am getting quite a few hits here a day, so don't be shy and leave me a comment saying hi!

HAVE SOME SPARE TIME

2007-07-03T12:22:00.000+09:30

so I decided to blog again. The girls are happily glued to the TV in the rumpus room watching Shrek 3, so it is fairly quite here (for the time being). I have had a productive morning and am pleased to say that all my housework is done. I've also spoken to Kass, who is in Vancouver and she sounds great. She is looking forward to coming home and will arrive back in Melbourne on Thursday morning.

This morning I also decided that Gigi and I would have a real good crack at this toilet training thing and while she is extremely excited about wearing undies, I have already had to clean one pair of pants with poo in them and another pair full of wees...oh the joys of toilet training.

Last night I completed Janelle Wind's Felt Folio class that is available on Kim Archer's web site and am absolutely thrilled with the result. Who knew I could sew LOL! I am so going to Spotlight tomorrow to get some more supplies so I can make a few more. I am also going to give this chooky a go after seeing it on Rach's blog.

Well that's it for me for today...I'll leave you with my Loves and Loathes list...

LOATH
*my best friend being in hospital and feeling useless that I can't do anything
*toilet training
*renovating
*deciding what to cook for tea
*being out of Kraft CS right in the middle of a project

LOVE
*sleep ins
*a clean house
*Kim Archer's online classes
*felt
*Big Brother Live Streaming
*scrapping time

WEEKEND ROUND UP

2007-07-02T00:11:00.000+09:30

Friday night a couple of the girls came over for a scrap, but not before we of course watched Friday Night Games. I sooo thought Joel was going to win LOL!

Saturday Alan was here again doing some more plastering and the girls and I just hung out. I managed to finally get around to making some pumpkin soup and this time tried making it in the crock pot...very good indeed if I say so myself.

Another relaxing day today after quite a big sleep in. Andrew has a shocking cough at the moment so I didn't get much sleep. Alan and Andrew did some more work around the house today and I almost have down lights in my kitchen...there in just not connected yet LOL.

Not a very exciting weekend but nice and relaxing just the same.

School holidays officially start here in Victoria tomorrow and I am looking forward to not having to rush around in the mornings. The girls, my Mum and I are off to do a little furniture shopping tomorrow. Andrew and I need a new tall boy and bedside tables for our bedroom, so fingers crossed that I find just what I want.

As far as the rest of the week is concerned I'm not too sure what we will get up to yet. Caitlin wants to make some cookies and would also like me to make some playdoh. Georgia wants to do some painting and some drawing, so that should keep us busy for a day or two LOL.

Sunday will see us celebrating Caitlin's 6th birthday. I can't believe she will be six. She is having a party with all her school friends on Sunday afternoon and then Nanny & Pa will be here for dinner Sunday night. We usually have her godparents here as well but Uncle Sean is somewhere in Europe and Aunty Fliss is is Italy with Tony.

That's it for me for now...I'm just about to watch a bit of the Diana Concert on Foxtel before heading off to bed.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Ange xx

DEVASTATED

2007-06-22T20:59:00.000+09:30

Billy has been robbed! I so wanted him to win FNL tonight and in all honesty i think he did, only that he couldn't keep the tripe down...poor baby! Daniela is just going to do my head in over this although taking Michelle into the rewards room is punishment enough for me LOL!

OK off my soap box now and returning to normal viewing!

Ange xx

WEEKLY CATCHUP

2007-06-21T22:48:00.000+09:30

Well it's almost been a week since I last blogged and definitely will be by the time I finish LOL!

Before I go any further I have to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my gorgeous nephew Ethan, who turned 1 today, I can't believe that it has been a year already. My SIL Kirsty took some gorgeous photos of him at dinner tonight and I can't wait to get my hands on them.

Not too much has happened in a week. Saturday I went to Sensational Saturday down at Scraptacular. It was so nice to be out and having a chat with the girls as well as getting a little scrapping done. I only managed to scrap two layouts and I will scan and upload them over the weekend. When I got home on Saturday night I was starting to feel sick and when I woke up on Sunday I was well and truly full of the flu. I spent the next four days slowly dying on the couch and am only now starting to feel like my old self again.

The girls have been great and luckily didn't come down with the flu. Georgia had kinda on Wednesday and finally she is absolutely loving it. No more tears or tantrums and making Mummy feel awful about leaving her. She loves Wednesday's now and I have to ask for a kiss goodbye when I'm leaving LOL. I knew it would happen and am just glad that it didn't take long.

Still loving Big Brother and am hanging for this Sunday Night's Eviction. It is going to be a big one that's for sure and I just hope that Billy doesn't go. I really like Andrew too but I think he is ready to go and wants to see Hayley. Spewing that Jamie got to use the twist and pull himself out, especially after reading the latest article about him in TV Week.

So what's planned for this weekend? We have Ethan's Birthday party on Saturday and that my friends is just about it. Nothing else on. I might try and do a little scrapbooking, if I can find some creative juices, and I definitely need to take some photos of the girls as it seems like ages since I took any.

That's it for me Chickie's. Hope everyone has had a good week and has a great weekend.

Ange xx

TGIF

2007-06-15T17:52:00.000+09:30

Well it's Friday again and I am counting down the hours (minutes now) until BB Friday Night Games starts. Andrew has gone to work, the girls have had tea and the house is clean. My dinner is sitting in the fridge waiting to be zapped, so I am all organised. I can't believe how utterly addicted I am to Big Brother this year. Andrew and I have even been hooking the laptop up to the TV at night so we can watch live streaming. The only bugger is that streaming only lasts for 20 minutes and then you have to click it again. It's the last thing you want to do once you have gotten comfy on the couch, but being able to watch it on 107cm plasma is so worth it, so Andrew and I have resorted to 'rocking off' every time it needs to be done. I am officially the Rock, Paper, Scissor Queen int his house LOL.

Tomorrow I am heading down to Scraptacular for their Sensational Saturday Crop/5th Birthday Celebrations. Unfortunately I won't be able to get down there until 2pm (babysitting bungle) but at least I still get to spend at least 7 hours scrapping away and as a bonus it also means 7 hours with Wend which is always guaranteed to be fun.

Not much else is planned for the weekend. It looks like Andrew might have to go into work on Sunday so I might just have to find something to do with the girls as not doubt they will be well and truly over Mummy by then.

In other exciting news I am hanging for Kass to get home from her overseas trip. Not that I miss her or anything (LOL) but she has bought me a new lens for my Canon 350D and it is only costing me about $85 AU. How cool is that? Kass sounds like she is having a wonderful time and I really am looking forward to her coming home so I can hear all about it.

That's about it for me today. 25 minutes until the daily show starts so I better get the kids in the bath.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Ange xx

LAYOUT SHARE

2007-06-04T21:43:00.000+09:30

I have been meaning to scan LO's for ages now and finally got around to it tonight.

TFL

Ange xx

A WONDERFUL SATURDAY

2007-06-02T20:24:00.000+09:30

WOW! What a fabulous day the girls and I have had.

Caitlin had a party for one of her friends from school, so we dropped Gigi at Nanna's and then the two of us headed to Kidz City. Two hours of bliss for both of us LOL. she ran around and had a ball with all her friends and I sat and had coffee and lunch with a friend Louise (Dylan's Mum).

When the party was finished Caitlin and I picked Gigi up from Nanna's and then drove over to see Uncle Dunk and Aunty Wendy, where we were completely spoilt rotten. Dunk had moved furniture around and made the girls a cubby house, there were boxes of toys to play with and new colouring books and crayons. Later in the afternoon the girls were served yummy chicken nuggets and got to eat them while sitting in front of the TV watching the Lion King. I too was spoilt rotten and had an endless supply of drinks and then topped off with pizza for tea. Just when the girls thought it couldn't get any better Uncle Dunk and Aunty Wend gave them a present to take home and out in their bedroom. It's a little virtual fish tank that lights up. The girls love it and have both gone to bed tonight watching the fishy's swim around in circles.

I am so very lucky to have wonderful friends who love my girls just as much as me LOL.

Thanks Dunk and Wend for a fantastic afternoon. Love you both.

I'll leave you with some pics that we took today

YAY

2007-06-01T12:56:00.000+09:30

I finally seem to have gotten rid of all the little bugs that have been playing funny buggers with my internet connection.

Not much else is news since my last post. Renovations are still in full swing and it also seems as though the germs that have invaded our house in the last couple of weeks have found a new home.

Is it sad that at 1.30pm I am starting to count down the hours until Big Brother starts tonight? Friday nights are pretty boring around here as Andrew leaves for work at 7am and doesn't come home until 10pm. By tea time the girls are well and truly over being with me and I am looking forward to them going to bed LOL. I make myself a coffee, sit my bum down on the couch and hang on every moment that is Friday Night Live. I don't answer the phone (unless it is an ad break and then you are quickly told you have about two minutes to tell me whatever it is you need to tell me) and i only get up if the girls need me or I need to go to the loo and that too is usually reserved for ad breaks.

Tomorrow Caitlin has a birthday party to go to at one of those indoor play centres, so while she is happily playing away I will enjoy a nice Latte and devour the latest copy of Scrapbooks Etc. The party finishes at 2pm and Caitlin and I will go and pick Georgia up from Nanna's and then drive over to see Aunty Wend and Uncle Dunk for afternoon tea.

Sunday is renovation day, so we will be home all day pottering around. I might even make a roast for tea on Sunday night, but don't tell Andrew, just in case I change my mind LOL.

Well that's it for me today. I'm off to put another load of washing on, which will mean all my housework is done and then I might try and do some scrapping to pass the time until Big Brother starts.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Ange xx

10 THINGS FOR TODAY

2007-05-22T10:30:00.000+09:30

I saw this on Wendy Sue's blog and thought it was a great idea...an easy way to update my blog too!

1. Mother's Day was just wonderful. This year with both the girls being in school and kinda I received gifts just from them. Caitlin bought me a little wire basket filled with a manicure set, body wash, a loofah and a makeup purse that she purchased from the Mother's Day stall at school. From Georgia I got a frame that has her hand prints in them as well as a handmade card. We had lunch with my in-laws at Moonee Valley, which was yummo and then spent the afternoon lounging around at home. My mum and dad came here for tea and we got pizza and pasta from my BIL's pizza shop.

2. Miss Gigi has had her first real haircut and she looks like such a little girl now. How could you not love that face.

3. Saturday I headed over to Picture to Page with Jen Hen and Karen and met Miss Wendy there. The show was ok but a lot of old stuff. I did manage to spend a bit of money though, funny that, but not as much as i thought i would. Jen, Kaz, Wend and I then headed over to Sofia's for lunch and let me just say that I have never seen a meal so big in all my life. It was just so nice to sit with the girls and chat, I really enjoyed it.

4. I completed another LO for the 123 Challenge Blog. This time the challenge was to use 3 or more pp's for your background, transparencies, and flowers. This is what I came up with;

5. We now have two working toilets in our house LOL. My dad came around on Saturday night and connected all the plumbing and then on Sunday Alan plastered the walls and Andrew wired up the light, so our second toilet off the laundry is now officially a toilet and no longer a storage room for renovation stuff.

6. Friday night Karen, Linda and Evelyn (my other Mum) came over for a little scrap session. I only managed to get two layouts and a card done, but that is good for me. I will scan and upload some LO's a little later.

7. Also on scrapping, I went to Sensational Saturday at Scraptacular with Miss Wendy Saturday week ago. We scrapped from 10am to 9.30pm and I completed 5 layouts. I had such an amazing day and it was lovely to met so many wonderful new people. I am so looking forward to next month. I also got to catch up with Rachael and her beautiful little girl Bella who, let me tell you is the sweetest little thing ever, and such a good girl.

8. This term at school for Caitlin is all about the farm. Yesterday all the prep's went on their first school excursion the the Bundoora Children's Farm and last Friday they had a farm parade at school. Caitlin went dressed as an adorable pink pig and I got the cutest pics of her and Jordan, who went dressed as a bull.

9. Andrew has decided that YES redoing my scrap room is a great idea and between the two of us we have come up with a plan that we both like. He is going to build me a massive desk that will run from one wall all the way to the other which will give me a big space fro scrapping, a space for the laptop and printer and also a space so that i can keep my sewing machine out too. We are also going to get two 16 cube bookcases and I already have a tall bookcase that is still raw, so I can paint that to match. I really wanted to go for white but am now heading towards chocolate brown for all the furniture. Anyway it something to think about and I have plenty of time to do that as it won't be happening until the other renovations are done.

10. It has taken me longer than I thought it would to reach number ten and I can't think of anything else to tell you LOL. Ok how about i need to do some house work? That'll do.

Thanks for dropping by. Hope everyone is having a good week so far.

Ange xx

Big hugs for Miss Wendy who is really sick at the moment. You have to get better Wend, we have a lunch date on Sunday LOL

LAYOUT SHARE

2007-05-08T10:16:00.000+09:30

It has been ages since I shared any LO's, mainly because it has been ages since I scrapped anything just for me.

This LO (Schoolgirl) was quick and simple. Caitlin has been to heaps of parties before, but this was her first one since starting school.

Another quick and simple one (Mwah). I have been wanting to scrap this photo of Andrew and Caitlin for ages. I'm not completely happy with this LO so I might have to play around with it for a little bit longer. It just needs something else...what exactly I don't know yet, but I'll get there LOL.

This LO (Soak Up) has on it my fav photo at the moment. As the journaling says, it's not very often that I am in front of the camera and Andrew seems to doing well with his 'how to use Ange's camera' lessons.

And lastly this LO (3rd Birthday) is proof that I am a good mother, as Georgia made it to her 3rd birthday LOL! Why is it that she looks so angelic in photos???

Well that's it for me today. Off to finish the housework and figure out what's for tea tonight.

Hope every one's having a good day.

Ange xx

PLAYING CATCHUP

2007-05-06T13:04:00.000+09:30

*WARNING, WARNING, LONG POST AHEAD*

Ok, so I didn't make it back yesterday for my promised update, but I'm here now LOL!

So where do I start with what has been happening over the past couple of weeks? Point form is always a good idea, so here goes;

* Miss Gigi and I are still persevering with 3yo Kinda and 1 day of occasional care. She has fine tuned her ability to make me feel like the worse mother in the world and I ma sure she has convinced herself that she is not allowed to have fun while she is there. It is getting better though and hopefully within a few weeks it will all be good.

* Renovations are back in full swing here, albeit it slowly. Andrew is in the laundry as I type, removing the hideous old wallpaper from one wall and also from the walls in the second toilet (which is off the laundry). My dad is dropping in one night this week to connect the plumbing for the toilet and then our resident plasterer, Alan, will be coming on Saturday to begin the mammoth task of re plastering in the laundry & toilet, the kitchen & meals area, the lounge room and then finally the rumpus room.

* Caitlin lost her third tooth last night, one of the top front ones, and let me just say how adorably funny she looks with her new toothy grin. Thankfully school photos were taken at the end of first term. So anyways, last night we placed the tooth in this special little silver bag (like the ones you get jewellery in) and hung it out for the tooth fairy. She was busting at the seems this morning to see if her tooth had been taken and was absolutely delighted to find a $5 note. She also told us that she could see a little bit of fairy dust in the bottom of the bag (plaster dust, but who am I to burst her bubble)LOL.

* Not alot of scrapping has been done lately, but I think my mojo is returning. I discovered the 123 Challenge blog while I was blog hopping one day and decided to complete the April Challenge, which was to use a chipboard swirl, use some bling and not to use any paint anywhere. The LO turned out very simple, but I loved it, and I am pleased to say that I won one of the prizes for my efforts WOOHOO! So here is the layout and don't forget to check out the 123 Challenge Blog and have a look see for yourself.

* Friday night just gone I had a great night here at home with some great company. I asked my Mum to come over and scrap (she's just discovered the obsession) and just chill out and then I spoke to Miss Wendy, and when I mentioned what I was doing she said she might head over for a coffee if she got the chance. Wend did get the chance and arrived just after six bringing with her the yummiest Chicken Curry, Kumpow Chicken and rice. Kass called to ask if she could pinch a pizza box from me to send a LO off that had been accepted for SC, and so she arrived at about 8pm, with my Mum arriving soon after. Needless to say no scrapbooking was done, but we certainly did get a heap of chatting done LOL. It was a great impromptu girls night and couldn't have been better if I planned it.

* I have discovered Stampin Up! I know that most of you have probably already made this wonderful discovery and you are all in trouble for not passing it on to me LOL.
Wend invited me to Deb's place down in Patterson Lakes (which Kass said I would need a passport for considering how far I was going LOL) where the lovely Claire Daly was running a workshop. Thanks Deb for having me in your gorgeous home and it was really lovely meeting all the girls. Now I just need to win tatts so I can have one of everything from the Stampin Up catalogue! (Melissa look out, I will be stalking you soon)

That's all I can think of for the moment. I have a busy couple of weeks coming up so I will have more news soon.

Hope everyone is having a nice, relaxing Sunday. I'm off to try and do some scrapbooking, just have to clean my scraproom first ARGH!

PHOTO SHARE

2007-05-05T14:15:00.000+09:30

We visited the Children's Park in the City on the last day of school holidays and I have been meaning to sahre some photos with you for over two weeks...better late than never!

I am spending the day on my laptop and one of my 'things to do' is give my poor neglected a blog some much needed attention, so I will be back a little later with an update on what has been happening over the past few weeks and I also think it was a bout time I shred some LO's, so I will add that to my list of things to do aswell.

Till later...

I'VE BEEN TAGGED

2007-05-02T14:24:00.000+09:30

by Libby (Liz) so here goes

7 Random things about me

1. I am an only child

2. I am absolutely petrified of moths

3. I am seriously thinking of giving up my smoking habit this weekend

4. I have more scrap supplies than I could possible ever use

5. I have a new favourite food...fruit scones from Bakers Delight

6. I have a photographic memory

7. This year I will celebrate my 32nd birthday (August 7) and my 5th Wedding Anniversary (August 17)

I am supposed to tag 7 people now but I am pretty sure that everyone I know has been tagged, if you haven't then consider your self tagged.

I'M BORED AND IT'S RAINING!

2007-04-21T11:40:00.000+09:30

Saw this on Alison's blog and thought it would be fun...that was until it was deemed I had no life LOL! Apparently if you have seen more than 85 movies out of this list of over 200 then you are deemed (by someone - not sure who?) to HAVE NO LIFE!!!
If you want to do it yourself just copy and paste the list and mark x next to the movies you have seen.

I'm off now to get a life! ( i got 90+)

(x)Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
() Pirates of the Caribbean
() Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
() The Princess Bride
() AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
() Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
( x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementTotal so far: 6 out of 22.
(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
() Scream 3
() Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x ) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
( ) The Village
() Lilo & StitchTotal so far: 12 out of 43
(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
() The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
() White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30 (Sundenny 30-for all us Aussies)
(x) I, Robot
(x ) Robots
() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
() King KongTotal
(x) A Cinderella Story
( x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
() Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
(x) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten YardsTotal so far: 20 out of 90.
() The Day After Tomorrow
() Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
(x) Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
( x) Sixteen Candles
(x ) Remember the Titans
(x ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
() The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride (aka Roadkill - for us Aussies)
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
() Ocean’s Eleven
( ) Ocean’s Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious GeorgeTotal so far: 24 out of 121.
(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) E.T.
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She’s All That
(x) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
( ) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3Total so far: 35 out of 147.
( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday*
( ) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
(x) Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
(x) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street*
( ) Old School
(x) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
(x) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
() Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
() Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeTotal so far: 111 out of 181.
() Base-ketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
() Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
( ) Three
() The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
() Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
( ) High Tension
() Club Dread
( ) Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 1
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2
() Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
() Army of DarknessTotal so far: 51 out of 220.
(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
(x) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
(x) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
(x) The Matrix
() The Matrix: Reloaded
() The Matrix: Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal

RANDOM RAMBLINGS

2007-04-20T09:59:00.000+09:30

I have become extremely slack with updating here on my blog and have decided that I need to try a little harder LOL

So anyways, I'm just going to rambling on with what's been going on lately.

* Crop for Kids figures are in and we raised about $7,000 dollars. Woohoo! A big thank you to all those who supported the event and made it such a success.

* Andrew finally dragged his butt to the dentist and now I'm wishing he hadn't bothered. He came home with a quote for the work he needs done and 9 fillings and 4 root canals adds up to $2000! I nearly died when he showed me and seriously suggested yanking out each and everyone of his teeth and getting dentures. He is booked in for 'phase 1' to begin next Monday.

*Miss Gigi has become a Kinder girl. We haven't had a three year old kinder in our area before and when we finally got the go ahead to have one, the local council decided that soil testing needed to be done first, so no kinda for first term. My little Miss Independent is slowly adjusting and I have also booked her into occasional care on a Friday to help her along. It definitely isn't a separation issue, it's more to do with her being so headstrong and not liking being told what to do. We are persevering and making headway, so we'll just see how it goes.

*My cousin Michaela has just announced her engagement to the lovely Justin. It happened while they were visiting New Zealand (Justin's a Kiwi) and they have set the date for October 2008 and are getting married in Fiji. Woohoo! Finally a wedding to go to, with a holiday thrown in for good measure.

*Caitlin is back at school and I am pleased to say that I survived my first lot of school holidays! The girls fought a little for the first couple of days but then they settled down and just enjoyed playing and exploring together.

That's it for now. Back soon.

Ange xx

JUST HAD TO SHARE...

2007-04-13T18:37:00.000+09:30

these photos I took of Miss Gigi on Easter Sunday. She is just so adorable sometimes!

GOOD SATURDAY (LOL)

2007-04-07T17:33:00.000+09:30

Wow, what a day! I am still stuffed today so I will come back and tell you all about it later. Here is a few pics form yesterday.

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

My gorgeous friends Duncan & Wendy Steward...Love you both long time!

Every girl needs a friend like Karen Phillips...thanks for everything yesterday, love you!

The hard working committee. L-R top row Duncan, Jess, Wendy, Me, Katie and Lyn L-R bottom row Michelle, Sarah, Jen, Monk & Jacqui

THIS IS KNIDA COOL..

2007-03-30T11:39:00.000+09:30

Saw this on Kathryn's blog and thought I'd give it a go. You just need to head over to Wikipedia and scroll down to the search bar on the left hand sidebar. Enter your birthdate, month first then date (so for me it was August 7) and hit search. You'll get a list of all hits relevent to your search, so just click on the first one you see with your birthdate. Once you have done this choose three events that have occured on that date and then a few famous people who share your birthday. Here are my results;

1794 - Whiskey Rebellion begins

1945 - President Harry Truman announces the bombing of Hiroshima

1947 - The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). (this one is just for you Wend LOL)

I thougth it would be intersting to see who shared my exact birthdate and I don't know what to make of it? One made me think "oh i wish" and the other made me thing "oh God". We are an interesting bunch us 7 August 1975 lot.

1975 - Charlize Theron, South African actress

1975 - David Hicks, Australian alleged terrorist

Crop for Kids has pretty much been keeping me busy these last few weeks so I really haven't got anyhting exciting to tell. I have managed to do a little scrapping lately and am off to scan, so I will post some picks later.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

WOOHOO I'VE FINALLY SCRAPPED

2007-03-18T17:59:00.000+10:30

It has been so long, so that's why I am all exctied. I did this LO for Alison's challenge for the Cyber Crop that was held at KSK this past friday night.

I must get around to scanning some other LO's that I've done this year (there's not many LOL), but that's a another post.

STUFF

2007-03-16T10:47:00.000+10:30

Well so much for me being more vigilant when it came to posting on my blog.

So what's news??? Not much really, well nothing overly exciting that's for sure, just the usual everyday stuff.

Caitlin is really enjoying school and I am amazed at how much she is growing up. While this is all wonderful, the one drawback is that she now thinks she is too big to play with her little sister. Don't get me wrong, they do still play together all the time, it's just that they fight about everything. Yesterday's spat was over a brown crayon...brown for god's sake...they could have least made it worthwhile and picked say purple or green.

Miss Gigi herself is a whole other story. Just when I thought she couldn't get anymore headstrong...this child will be the death of me, I'm sure. Even though she is hard work, there are days when she is just so adorably cute, just like in this photo.

I'M A BAD, BAD BLOGGER

2007-03-08T09:19:00.000+10:30

and now that I have admitted that, you can all stop emailing me to remind me that it has been over a month since I last posted and that I need to update LOL

Things have been crazy hectic around here and I have soooo much to talk about...where do I start?

Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend the Scrapanalia Retreat at The Country Place, Kalorama, int the Dandenong Mountains. The venue was absolutely divine and on several occasions over the weekend the thought of never leaving did cross my mind. Having beautiful meals cooked for you, a serviette placed on your lap and somebody else doing the dishes and making the beds has an amazing way of rejuvenating the soul. I didn't get a lot done (ok 2 LO's, although one of them was a double) but being able to catch up with friends and make so many more far outweighed the whole scrapping thing. We had such a great group of women attend and it was nice that we all mingled together and made the effort to get to know one another. I have some photos to upload and will get on to that ASAP.

On Monday I attended the Making Memories Trade class at Quest Apartments in Richmond. Having had only a couple of hours sleep withing the four days leading up to it, I can't believe I actually managed to get through it. It was a great day and as soon as I finish my album I will upload some pics for all of you to see. I have to say a big thank you to Nicole and Emilie from Simply Scrapbooking in Eltham, who were great company and forgave me for my lack of brain power. I also bumped into an old friend that I hadn't seen in nearly six years. I had no idea that she scrapped, let alone that she owned her own online ribbon store. Simone's ribbons are reasonably priced and she has so new ribbons arriving from Malaysia soon, so head over to the Ribbon Palace website and check it out.

On Monday we also had Ebony's final X-rays and I am happy to report that she has the all clear. Thank you to everyone who has sent good vibes her way since the accident in December, it obviously had the right effect. The vets has also featured Eb in their February newsletter, so that was a little exciting for us. Check it out here.

I think that will do for one day. I'll be back to upload some photos and fill you in on everything else within the next couple of days...I promise.

MY LITTLE GIRLS

2007-02-06T12:05:00.000+10:30

are growing up way too quick. Here is a pic I took of them last night just before the went to bed, aren't they just gorgeous?

CROP FOR KIDS

2007-02-04T23:43:00.000+10:30

I have been meaning to get around to post about this all week.

Together with a group of amazing girls here in Melbourne, I am proud to say that I am part of the Crop for Kids All Day Crop. What started out as just an idea has already begun to grow and I am amazed at just how many people have been offering their support. Here's the details and don't forget to check out the blog here and help us get the word out there.

We are having an All Day Crop to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. We would love for this to be a huge event within the Victorian Scrapbooking community and hope that you can all help us achieve our goal of donating a sizable amount to this very worthwhile cause.

Crop for Kids
The Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal
When: Friday 6th April 2007
Where: Mulgrave Community Centre
355 Wellington Road, Mulgrave (MelRef 80 D1)
Time: 10am - 5pm
Entry Fee: $25

We hope to reach our goal by holding raffles, auctions and competitions throughout the day. Please check back next week as we start to add some very exciting news about the event.
Also if anyone has any ideas or would like to help out please contact us at cropforkids@iprimus.com.au

A FRESH NEW LOOK

2007-02-03T19:00:00.000+10:30

So I have has a bit of a play with my blog today, and although I haven't quite finished yet, what do you think? I even played around and added some brushes to my banner photo before loading it on. Nothing to extravagant, just something simple.

I am just about ready for today to be over...I have had a shocker of a headache all day and have taken some Panadol, had a nap and nothing seems to be budging it. Nothing much else has happened today besides housework and playing on my blog. Andrew is at work until 8pm and Caitlin and Georgia have been setting a new world record for how much mess they can make in one day.

Speaking of the girls it's almost time for bed so I better go and run a bath.

2 POSTS JUST MINUTES APART

2007-02-03T00:15:00.000+10:30

I know...but I was just editing some of the photos I took today and thought I just had to share.

This is Caitlin and Melody.

and Georgia and Robbie

I met there Mum, Bec, while I was in hospital pregnant with Caitlin. I had been in a room with two great gals and then they decided to send me home. When I was readmitted 24 hours later my previous bed had been taken and I had to be put in another room on a different ward. I was miserable. The other two girls in my new room were horrid, to say the least, and just when I thought I was going to go insane, they wheeled Bec in. We soon became the best of friends and I will never forget the look on her face when she saw Caitlin for the first time a week later. She told me that she thought she was the most beautiful little girl she had ever seen and was absolutely besotted by her...funny nothing much has changed since then.

Leaving Bec in the hospital 4 days later was really hard, especially considering she had nearly 3 months to go.
Bec went into premature labour and tiny little Melody Anastasia was born one week to the day after Caitlin. When I saw Melody in the NICU just a few days later I remember thinking that I had never seen a baby so small in all my life. She too was just beautiful and boy was she a fighter. Now standing half a head taller than Caitlin, it is hard to imagine the heart wrenching start to life she had.

Anyways, almost six years later and another baby each, we are still the best of friends and I love that our kids are able to share a wonderful friendship just like their Mum's.

MY BABY IS ALL GROWN UP

2007-02-02T23:50:00.000+10:30

Well here it is (3 days late, sorry Aunty Wendy) but finally I have got around to uploading the photos off my camera. So without further ado, here she is, our new school girl

KATIE TOLAND PHOTOS

2007-01-26T18:42:00.000+10:30

Seeing as I have had so many compliments about the photo in my banner, I thought I would give evryone a little glimpse of all the other photos that Katie took that day.

HOLIDAY PICS

2007-01-22T10:44:00.000+10:30

Just a few of the nearly 400 photos I took while we were in Thornton!

CATCH UP - TAGGED

2007-01-18T19:20:00.000+10:30

Ok so I know that I owe a major catch up post but I have been tagged quite a few times and thought I would get them out of the way first. I promise I will come back in the next few days with the ctach up of all catch ups.

A= Available - not
B= Best Friend - Karen
C= Cake or pie – pie….a nice homemade apple pie…mmm
D= Drink of choice – skinny latte
E= Essential item you use everyday - kettle
F= Favorite colour – green
G= Gummy bears or worms - gummy bears (green ones)
H= Hometown - Melbourne
I= Indulgences – chocolate coated teddy bear biscuits
J= January or February – January cause Andrew is home on holidays
K= Kids and Names – Caitlin and Georgia
L= Life is incomplete without? Family and friends
M= Marriage date – 17th August
N= Number of siblings –0 I'm an only child
O= Oranges or apples - apples
P= Phobias or Fears – moths and drowning
Q= Favorite Quote - What goes around comes around
R= Reason to smile – family and friends
S= Season – autumn not too cold and not too hot
T= Tag 3 or 4 people - Kass, Gillian and Jess (which means you'll have to post on your blog)
U= Unknown fact about me – I have a photograhic memory
V= Vegetable you don't like – I can't even bring myself to say it, but they are little green disgusting balls that start with the letter that comes after O
W= Worst habit – swearing
X= X-rays – loads of ‘em
Y= Your favorite food - pumpkin soup
Z= Zodiac Sign - Leo

5 things that you may not know about me

1. I'm an only child
2. I've been to Disneyland twice
3. I have a photographic memory
4. I'm afraid of moths
5. I have a heart mumur and a rare blood type (lucky me)

2007-01-02T18:24:00.000+10:30

Saw this on Liz's blog and thought it would do as a post until I get around to laoding some photos on to my laptop...so here goes

1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Went to Sydney.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I too joined the gym but it didn't last long. I'm definately giving it a go again in 2007.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, my sister-in-law Kirsty(Ethan) and my cousin's wife Nikki (Gemma).
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Andrew's Nanna passed away in Spetember aged 91 and my Grandad passed away a few weeks later aged 83.
5.What countries did you visit?
Unfortunately none
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
More will power.
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The sad ones like the day my grandad and Nan Nan passed away and of course the happy one...the day my nephew was born.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making DT
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not sticking with WW.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing more than a few colds and a bad case of gastro.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my laptop.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
my girls, finally learning to play nice together.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I'd rather not say...but I certainly discovered who my real friends are!
14. Where did most of your money go?
If I knew that I might be able to go and find it.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Sydney in August for Kiwi Scraps.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
Definately fatter and poorer but at least I'm happier.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Taken photos of Andrew and I.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Procrastinate.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
We travelled around Melbourne visiting family and friends.
21. What was your favorite TV program?
Lost
22. What was the best book you read?
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
23. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Can't say I really had one.
24. What did you want and get?
A brand new Kitchen and laundry.
25. What did you want and not get?
Another lens for my camera.
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Had tea with the fam and I was 31.
27. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
complete comfort...I practically lived in my jeans and crocs.
28. What kept you sane?
Good friends.
29. What political issue stirred you the most?
The new Workplace Agreement - what a cockup that is!
30. Who was the best new person you met?
I have met and made so many great friends this year that it would be impossible to name just one so I am going with the obvious choice and am going to say Donna Downey!

A LONG TIME BETWEEN POSTS

2006-12-30T14:10:00.000+10:30

I know I have been exremely slack with my blog lately and I promise that in the next couple of days I will make the time to post properly as well as add some much needed pics. Until then I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that 2007 is a fantastic year for all!

Ange xx

ANOTHER UPDATE ON EBBY & LIME TART SNEAK PEAKS

2006-12-12T15:35:00.000+10:30

Ebby's surgery to put a plate in for her fractured pelvis went really well. No unexpected surprises and she is now on the road to recovery. She hadn't eaten since the accident so Andrew's mum and I headed into the vet's last night to see if we could persuade her. Not only did she woof it down but I thought at one stage that she was going to eat my hand too. The best news though is that we will have her home for Christmas, next weekend to be exact, so Santa really has come early for us.

In the midst of all the chaos I have also had my Lime Tart kit to play with, and while it was hard to find the time, it was definitely good to have something to keep my mind off things. So here are my sneak peaks and don't forget to head over to Lime Tart on Thursday to see the gallery! If you haven't got your hands on one of these kits yet, then you really need to. They are divine and Philippa really knows how to put them together.

UPDATE ON EBBY

2006-12-10T22:39:00.000+10:30

Ebby's surgery went really well and there was no unexpected surprises for Julian (the vet). Since then though it has been discovered that Eb also has a small fracture in her pelvis, so it's back into surgery for her tomorrow afternoon. Other than this little set back, she is doing extremely well. Andrew and I took the girls into see her on Friday and Eb was extremely excited to see them, so that has to be a good sign.

Thank you to everyone who has left comments, sent emails and called, sending all their hugs and kisses. It really means alot to Andrew, Caitlin, Georgia and I to know that you were all thinking of our beloved furbaby.

HUGS AND KISSES REQUIRED

2006-12-07T21:21:00.000+10:30

Just a quick post...Our beautiful furbaby, Ebony, needs all of the good vibes you can send her way. She is in doggy hospital waiting to go into surgery tomorrow after being hit by a car. She looks absolutely dreadful but thankfully has no life threating injuries. She has a broken front leg and has to have a plate inserted and a badly torn eye although they are 90% sure that she will suffer no permanent damage. I will keep you all up-to-date with her progress when I can think a little more clearly. Please keep her in your thoughts.
Ange xx

MONDAYITIS

2006-11-20T12:39:00.000+10:30

Gee I wish it was still Sunday! Why do weekends just fly by?

Saturday night Andrew and I had an absolute ball at my god-fathers 60th...it was so much more like a 21st. We got some great photos but they are on my Mum's camera, so as soon as I get them I will share. One of my fav's is of Andrew and Gary (my god-sister's boyfriend). They both hadn't shaved and looked all 'handsome and ruggered' according to them. In the photo they just look like long lost twins who are very drunk (Gary was NOT drinking, he's in pre-season and Andrew wasn't drunk yet!). Anyway I'll share it when mum gets it to me.

Not much else is news here. We had a pretty laszy day yesterday. Watched a DVD, did some scrapping and that's about it! Not much happening today either...too hot. I've got some washing on and I have had just realised that means I will have to go out in the heat to hang it out...DOH!

That's it for now. Hope everyone is having a good Monday (is that even possible?)
I'll leave you with this image...cracked me up. If you want to find out what yours will say, go here and scroll down the page.

NEW BLOG, LAYOUT SHARE & BUSY WEEKEND

2006-11-17T17:43:00.000+10:30

OK! First things first. My new blog design is thanks to my IT hubby. When it comes to HTML I have no idea, it all looks like gobbley goop to me, but Andrew understands it completely (I sometimes wonder if he understands it more than he understands me LOL) so all the prettiness is thanks to him.

There hasn't been much scrapping lately, with all the silly season beginning, but I did manage to scrap one complete LO and two almost complete LO's, last Saturday night while having a girls night at Jess'. We got Italian and scrapped till 4 in the morning all while watching Dirty Dancing and chitter chatting away. Here's the complete LO I did and I ma hoping to get the kids into bed at a reasonable hour tonight so I can finish the other two.

As for the weekend plans, its another busy one for us. Tomorrow morning I am helping my MIL out at the church fete. Every year the two of us run the baked potato stand. I then have to go shopping to find something to wear to my God-fathers 60th Birthday party tomorrow night, come home and get the kids ready, drop them off at my MIL's, head home and get ready and then wait for Andrew to get home from work at 8pm and do the Superman style outfit change and then head over to Glen Waverley for the party.

Sunday (fingers crossed for heaps of sunshine) I plan on making more of a dent in the growing washing pile that has appeared in my laundry due to my beloved dryer dying and then I have to give a young friend of ours a driving lesson. Sunday night for tea Andrew has asked if we can have a roast, so I'll have that to organise and then it's movie night with the girls and the pick is Banyard!

That's it for me...hope everyone has a good weekend!

Ange xx

NEW BANNER PIC

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Think I might try this one!

MISS TOM PRICE!

2006-11-15T16:00:00.000+10:30

Well it seems as though my cleverly gorgeous pal Jaimie Emmerton (aka Miss Tom Price) has gone and had one of her layouts showcased in this month's Basic Grey Newsletter, WOOHOO! My "JAFFA" friend, Trina McClune has also had her LO showcased for this months Basic Inspiration...Way to go Trina!

Not much else news here. It's been raining and hailing here all day and silly me thought it would be a good idea to head out to Westfield with the kids. Someone should have really just given me a good ol whack on the back of the head and told me I was an eejit! Needless to say it was a short lived trip.

That's it form me today. I need to head into my scrap room and make a start on the hundred and one things I need to get done. Why is it that I leave everything to the last minute? I have a CJ to do, my Christmas ATC's and also some christmas things to finish for KSK. I also thought it would be a good idea to make a start on my Christmas Cards and some gifts for a few family members. Wish me luck!

A LITTLE BIT OF ZEST

2006-11-14T11:29:00.000+10:30

Head on over to Lime Tart and check out our first ever newsletter as well as our first DT gallery.

And it was also brought to my attention that Lime Tart was getting some great reviews over at the Aussie Scrapbook Critic Blog, so rather than take my word for it, go over and have a look. I think the comments speak for themselves, although I will add that I too think Philippa does an amazing job (no shameless plug here) LOL.

XMAS SHOOT

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I am wondering how I am going to top last years Xmas Photo Shot, especially this photo of Ebony!

POO, BUGGER BUM!

2006-11-06T00:26:00.000+10:30

I have missed a day already...

So what's news? Friday night was crop night here and I had a full house. I managed to move my craft mat from the table in my scrap room to the table in the Rumpus Room (aka Crop Room), and that's as much scrapping as I got done. It was great to just catch up with friends and I think everyone enjoyed themselves.

Saturday I just hung out at home with the girls. While they played and made a huge mess, I washed and ironed clothes and cleaned up a huge mess. Saturday night I picked up my girlfriend Karen and we headed down to her sister's place in Point Cook for a cuppa and a chat.

Today Andrew and Alan finally got around to putting the new back door on and it looks real pretty. Having all that glass lets in some much needed light in what was a gloomy part of the kitchen. Mum called around this afternoon and brought the Kenny DVD with her. If you haven't seen it then make sure you do...we had such a great giggle and it really does give you a new found respect for port-a-loos. We asked Mum to stay for tea, seeing as Dad was going to be away for the night, and then watched Australian Idol. All I'm going to say there is Go Damien!

It's a long weekend here in Melbourne so we still have another two days of weekend left. Nothing much else planned other than stuff around the house. Hope everyone has had a good weekend...till then

Ange xx

Oh thought I would leave you with this pic of the girls I took this afternoon. Made me think of that "watching her play with the cupboard box, Priceless" ad.

DAY THREE: I CAN SHARE MY SECRET!

2006-11-03T14:01:00.000+10:30

I am soooo about to toot my own horn here, but the excitement is blurring any perception of arrogance LOL. I am now officially a DT member at KSK! How lucky am I to be a part of another fabulously (is that even a word) talented Design Team? Between Lime Tart and KSK, I am surrounded by more inspiration than I could have ever imagined.

Today is a GREAT day! Hope you are all having a great one too!

ALISON'S LISTS

2006-11-02T02:17:00.000+10:30

Okay, so I have decided to join the masses and take part in Alison's lists. It is also going to help me try and achieve the challenge of making a post every day this month, so here goes.

List the names of all your past bosses.

Sue, Shannon, Dale, Vanessa, Craig, Richard and Chris. Having worked since I was 15 I thought there would be more, maybe I am missing someone, but that is everyone that I can think of.

In other news...

Melbourne Paperific was held at Telstra Dome over the weekend and I was working on the Scrapanalia stand with Jess (of course) and also Megan, Sofi and Carolynne. It was pretty busy over the three days, which meant that I didn't get too many chances to look around. I did manage to do a bit of shopping though and still brought home most of my pay. So many people came over to say hello, which was great, I only wish that my brain wasn't so fried so that I could remember everyone. If you did come over and say hi and I was a little vague, it had nothing to do with you and everything to do with walking around like a headless chook. It has taken me the better part of this week to recover as well as to catch up with all the housework and washing...what is it that they say? A woman's work is never done!

Well that's it for me...Hope everyone is having a good week and looking forward to the weekend...I know I am.

NaBloPoMo

2006-11-01T11:10:00.000+10:30

I saw this on Kathryn's blog and thought I would give it a go. A bit of a challenge to post on your blog everyday day during the month of November, so I am going to give it a go. Wish me luck!

LET ME PAINT A PICTURE FOR YOU...

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a dog, two little girls and one flustered mother after a trip to the vets. Mother decides that on the way home she will stop at 7-Eleven to buy some bread and milk. She parks right out the front, leaves the kids and dog in the car while she quickly ducks in...she guesses she will only be a minute or two. The mother grabs the bread and milk and heads over to the counter to pay only to find that there is a queue. In total she is probably only in the store for less than five minutes. She returns to the car, finding nothing abnormal, and heads home to make lunch for the kids. The kids decide to eat their sandwiches and yoghurt out in the sunshine while the mother sits down for a much needed caffeine fix. The littlest of the two girls comes in wanting to wipe yoghurt off her face and the mother notices something different about her fringe. To end a long story short, whilst the mother had been in the store buying bread and milk the two little girls had undone their seatbelts climbed over into the front seat, grabbed some scissors from the glove box, returned to the back seat and gave each other a haircut. The mother is unsure of whether to laugh or cry and all she can think is thank god we had the professional photos taken last weekend!

I will have to take some photos later to show you the evidence.

DYLAN HARTUNG FUNDRAISER & OTHER NEWS

2006-10-23T08:49:00.000+09:30

Wow!!! What a fantastic day I had on Saturday. I take my hat off to Jody White who did an amazing job of organising the event and who even managed to reach her goal of raising $10,000. It was great to catch up with the Scrap Pile girls (old friends and new) and although I only managed to complete two LO's in the seven hours I was there, it was well worth it. Dylan's dad was there and just hearing him speak about his adorable little boy, brought tears to my eyes. It also made me realise just how 'normal' a family they are and that none of us are immune to something like this happening in our families. Although the day was a huge success, the money raised only helps for so long, and still more money is needed. Please go and check out Jody's blog and if there is anything that you can do to help, just let her know.

In other news...we had a pretty full on weekend just gone. Isn't it always the way? You have nothing on for ages and then all of a sudden you need to be in a million different places at once. After driving down to Frankston North on Saturday I then had to come back to Coburg to pick the girls up from Mum and Dad's, come home and quickly get changed and then head out to a 21st in Wallan. Talk about driving half way around the world.

Yesterday I managed to recuperate, even with four kids in the house LOL I was looking after Jess' two boys yesterday and they were perfect ALL day. Ethan is the same age as Caitlin so the two of them headed outside and other than asking for lunch and a drink, we never saw them. Angus was happy to just plod around and then when he looked a little tired I set up the port-a-cot, put him down and didn't hear another thing for almost 2 and a half hours! Jess those gorgeous boys of yours are welcome here any time!

I can't believe that Paperific is here already...Where have the last eight weeks gone? If anyone is planning on heading in to Paperific this coming weekend I will be working at the Scrapanalia stand all three days so make sure you come by and say hello and have a look at all the yummy products that Jess will have there. There will also be some great 'surprises' so come and check it out.

Lastly, a big thankyou to everyone who left comments here, emailed me or phoned, to congratulate me on becoming a Lime Tart. I'm still pinching myself and looking forward to my first kit arriving in the next couple of days. Wait till you see it, it is just divine! As soon as I have had a play I will post a few sneak peaks and then you can head over to the November gallery and check out what my fellow talented 'Tarts' have created.

Hope everyone has a great week!

I'M A TART...

2006-10-19T23:51:00.000+09:30

a Lime Tart to be exact! I can finally share my secret, not that I have been busting to at all LOL! I am so thrilled and excited to be part of this Design Team and I am in great company too, with the other Tarts being Lee Woodside, Mel Nunn and Marieke Broekman. Although I was unlucky not to win a spot in Wendy Redshaw Bruhns extra class at Kiwi Scraps, I was lucky enough to be able to see the Lime Tart kits the girls got to use in the class. They were divine, to say the least, and I have been stalking the Lime Tart website ever since. I am so looking forward to getting my hands on these kits every month and can't thank Philippa enough for giving me the wonderful opportunity. So don't forget to go and have a look-see (if you already haven't) and stay tuned for the upcoming November kit gallery.

HOW CUTE ...

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is this little man? This is my gorgeous nephew Ethan, who at just 4 months old, is already a lady's man.

SHHHHH....

2006-10-18T10:37:00.000+09:30

I have a secret that I should be able to tell you by this afternoon...

and before you all start emailing me, it's a scrap related secret so NO I am no pregnant

A FEW TOOT'S TO SEND OUT

2006-10-14T11:47:00.000+09:30

for some great friends who have some great things happening in their lives...

Kass - who is in hot demand for part-time work after treading the pavement for a few months. All your hard work has paid off. And a big well done on getting through your first year of Uni.

Trina - my dearest JAFFA pal who has had her beautiful work recognised and been given an Elite Team position with the NZ mag Up 2 Scrap.

Katie - this wonderfully talented photographer has had the spotlight shined on her in the latest SC mag. Well deserved Katie.

Elizabeth - after several months of stress a 'sea change' is in order. Congratulations and good luck on your new journey.

I also want to send all my love and best wishes to the adorable Miss Wendy who had surgery on Monday afternoon. Always thinking of you Wend and wishing you and Dunc all the best for a speedy recovery.

Hope I haven't missed anyone.

Have a great weekend everyone and I hope there is great things happening in your lives too!

MMM...EYE CANDY

2006-10-13T12:04:00.000+09:30

Been doing a little window shopping...Oohh how I love new release time! Here are a few of my fav's (hint hint Jess)

Crate Paper - I am just loving Crate at the moment. They are one of my all time fav's.

Cherry Arte - mmm more glorious chipboard

Prima - just a glimpse of the huge new range they have apparently brought out.

Chatterbox - this is for Kass, who loves Chatterbox

Ki Memories Stamps - Nothing more needs to be said other than "stamps".

Crate Avenue - most people that know me know that I have a thing for handbags so the thought of a scrapbooking company bringing out something like this is just bliss for me.

Art Warehouse - Just scroll down Danielle's blog to see all the new goodies. Gotta get me one of each of those swatch books.

Maya Road - I love chipboard and Maya Road have out done themselves this time. Check out the new chipboard books.

Pink Martini Designs - this is a great kit site and they have a newsletter that is worth signing uo for. They also accept submissions for OTP stuff to make into kits, so check it out.

Basic Grey - I don't think I am as obsessed with BG as much as I use to be but I have to say that I always love their Christmas range.

QUICK SHARE

2006-10-11T21:50:00.000+09:30

I LOVE THESE GIRLS

2006-10-11T17:02:00.000+09:30

Just a quick post to say a huge thankyou to Jaimie, Wendy, Jess, Coby and Kass for a wonderful afternoon on Sunday. Wish we could do it more often.

The adorable Miss Wendy & I
(with Kass as Psyclopse{sp})

The always funny gal Coby & I

The Boss Lady (and one of my bestes friends)
Jess aka Mrs Scrapanalia & I

Our special Guest the Norty Miss Jaimie &
I. God I can't wait till you're only an hours
plane ride away

Wendy's Angels

Jaimie, Wendy & I...I can't believe it has been
almost two years since we were last together

HELLOOOOOOOO OUT THERE

2006-09-21T22:55:00.000+09:30

Its not that I have been neglecting my blog or even that I haven't had anything to say...its my bloody internet connection. For someone who has a laptop with wireless ADSL connection, it has taken six or seven minutes just for the page to load when I hit 'create new post'. Argh...I was told it would be fixed within 48 hours but here I am over a week later and still no fixo.

So what's news...I had all the BB girls over at my place last Sunday for our VIC get-together. We had such a blast. It was great to catch up with Liz, Melissa, Michelle, Sam, Stephanie, Sarah, Carolyn and Coby oh and of course Jess and Kass (although I am lucky enough to see them all the time) and of course I got to meet Ngarie and Ruey for the first time, which was an absolute pleasure. I'm looking forward to the next one already. Seeing everyone's albums was so inspiring and I definately took mental notes for some major scraplifting. I can't believe how much food we had and DH wasn't complaining when he got home to discover almost a full Bailey's Cheesecake in the fridge. I'm not sure who even brought it along with them but Andrew is in love with you whoever you are.

In other news I am still without my beloved DSLR. I desperately need to get my lens fixed but just haven't had the time to get over to Collingwood to drop it off and I can't tell you how many photo opportunities have come up in the last few weeks...note to self...must do this ASAP!

The renovations are still coming along even if they are a little slow but I do have some new walls. They definately make the new furniture look great. Speaking of new furniture, finally our new lounge suit is arriving tomorrow. I suppose I shouldn't say finally, as we were told we would have to wait 14 weeks because it is made overseas and they are delivering it 4 weeks early, but gosh it feels like forever ago that we ordered it.

WOW this post has definately gone on long enough...I'll come back at a later time and let you know what else is news. I've noticed that my counter is increasing with hits everyday, so don't be shy and drop in and say hello.

I have some BIG news too, so stayed tuned! I'm such a tease I know!

SOMETHING GOOD FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH

2006-09-12T14:18:00.000+09:30

A very happy birthday to the gorgeous Katie Toland for yesterday.

While I know that it is nice to reflect on the events of five years ago, and hope to God it never happens again, it's also nice to have something to celebrate...so Katie, I hope you had a wonderful day and that your three boys spoilt you rotten.

TAGGED

2006-09-10T23:37:00.000+09:30

I've been tagged by Libby (Liz), so here goes;

Which famous person would you most like to learn that you are descended from?
I'd have to agree with Libby on this one and say the Queen. I can so see myself as Princess Angela, can't you?

Which famous person would you hate to learn that you are descended from?
President George Bush...now that would be embarrasing!

If you could be an ancestor to any living person who would it be and why?
I was going to say Ben Dark (from Getaway) but then continuing to have 'those' kinda thoughts about him would be soooo wrong, so I'll have to have a bit more of a think about this one.

If you could go back in time and meet any known ancestors of yours who would it be?
Probably my Great Grandmother on my dad's side. She owned and ran hotels and was apparently a bit of a tirrant when she wanted to be but she also sounds like an amazingly strong women, especially for her time.

So now I'll tag Jess (this means you will actually have to continue to update your blog Jess LOL)

BAD WIFE, BAD, BAD WIFE

2006-09-01T22:16:00.000+09:30

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Andrew
Happy Birthday to you!

To my wonderful husband, thankyou for being the extrodinary man that you are. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think how lucky I am to have found you. Happy 30th Birthday Sweetheart.

BAD BLOGGER, BAD, BAD BLOGGER

2006-09-01T21:41:00.000+09:30

After all the subtle hints (and that not so subtle ones) I have finally found some time to sit down and blog. Things have been absolutely chaotic since getting home from Kiwi Scraps. Andrew, the girls and I all came down with a shocking cold and while they all seemed to be responding to their antibiotics, I on the other hand was getting worse. So after my second visit to the doctors in a week I have now been told I have a mild case of pleurisy. I've got another lot of antibiotics to take ontop of the fist lot and have also been given a ventalin puffer and I am pleased to say that it seems to be working, so keep everything crossed for me that I am finally on the mend.

Anyways I suppose I should tell you all about Kiwi Scraps even though most of you will have already read everyone else's wonderful accounts. My weekend certainly started off with a bang after I arrived at Melbourne Airport to be told that they didn't have me listed as flying that day. AAARRRGGGHHH!!! I tried to explain to the lovely Amanda as calmly as I could that she had to get me to Sydney as I had Donna Downey at 11 o'clock...to cut a long story short $150 later I was back on the 8am flight and on my way to Sydney.

I absolutely loved every single one of my classes with Donna, Ali and Wendy but I have to say that my favourite class was "A Simple Life" with Cathy Z. While I have always loved her books and found them to be a great source of inspiration, actually being in the same room as her and hearing the words come out of her mouth was a wonderful experience.

The other amazing part of the weekend was of course catching up with old friends as well as meeting many new ones. I was rooming with Al Goldsboro and it was so great to see her again. I hadn't seen her since ISC GC 05. I also got to catch up with Charleigh Mims, Debbie Bray, Robyn Wilkinson and Kylie Tout who were also at ISC. There was of course Kass and Miss Wendy who I am lucky enough to live close by to and then there were a heap of online buddies that I got to meet for the very first time. Patti Valance, Gran Jan, Rubilicious, Lee Woodside and Libby (I'm sure there is more so please forgive me if I have left you out).

Saturday night I drove out to Kathryn's place (uplatette), stopping at a Scrap shop and the pizza store on the way. I had a really great night relaxing with some wonderful girls who were a heap of fun. Thanks Kathryn, Wendy, Kass, Karen, Sally (TOS), Belinda, Alison, Lynita and Nicole for a wonderful night.

Sunday my very own tour guide (aka Kass) guided me around the sights of Sydney. While I have been lucky enough to have travelled all over the world, this was my first time in Sydney and Kass made sure I got to see as much as possible. By the time we had to get on our flight home to Melbourne at 8.45pm (with every Melbournite's customary box of Krispy Kreme's) we were exhausted.

I do have some pics of the weekend , I just have to get around to loading them onto my laptop, so stayed tuned.

Well there you have it...one extremely long and rambling post!

ANAKIE FAIRY PARK

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We decided to take the girls to the Fairy Park today and we had a blast. I took a heap of photos (which I will share tomorrow) but my fav would have to be this one. Cheeky little fella, isn't he?
Have a good one !
Ange xx

QUICK SHARE

2006-08-08T11:09:00.000+09:30

Oopps! Forgot to share this with you. Just a simple LO I did on Sunday night. TFL

THANKYOU, THANKYOU, THANKYOU

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to all of you that either sent me a card or gift, rang or sent me an email for my birthday yesterday. You all make a girl feel very special.

My adorable husband spoilt me rotten especially considering that I wasn't expecting a gift after him organising for me to go to Kiwi Scraps. He gave me the Rogue Traders CD (which I'm bopping away to as I type) and an iPod...YAY!

I also got some money (actually lots of it which is SOOOO good), the Oprah 20th Anniversary Boxed set (I know it's sad, I love Oprah) and some much needed new clothes, so I am over the whole turning 31 blah thingy and am happy that we celebrate birthdays.

Hope your all having a good day!

QUICK SUNDAY UPDATE

2006-08-06T12:42:00.000+09:30

Just another lazy Sunday morning here...

Friday night I went to Don's crop and although it was less than a productive night as far as my scrapping was concerned (I only managed one very simple LO), I still had a really good night. I got to catch up with Kass, Jen Hen, Jess, Liz, Melissa and Sam and also got to meet Sam's friend Steph who was just lovely. Of course my bossom buddy Karen was with me and she got a lot more done than I did, that's for sure.

Yesterday I just bummed around at home with the girls, did some washing, vacuuming and all that other fun mundane stuff before my Mum came over. Dad had gone away for the weekend and seeing as Andrew was working till 8pm I thought we should have a mini Girls night in. I cooked some Spag Bol, fed us all and then bathed the kids and put them to bed. My girlfriend Sue gave me the whole complete five seasons of the Gilmore Girls on DVD (god bless friends who love corny shows as much as me) so Mum, Andrew and I spent some quality time with the couches.

This morning has been a pretty lazy one and we have all only just got out of our pj's. Andrew is taking me to the movies this afternoon to see The Lake House and then we will head back to my in-laws for a birthday dinner just for me.

Well that's my weekend, how was yours? Hope you all had a good one.

Ange xx

AS PROMISED...

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BEEN A WHILE BETWEEN POSTS

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so much so that I don't know where to begin.

Let's see...

On the kitchen front I now have tiles on the wall. WOW it makes such a difference. They just need some grout and then they are done.

Seems everyone around here has been sick lately. Andrew had most of last week off work with badly infected sinus and then Caitlin came down with the flu. Georgia and I seemed to soldier on thru it until yesterday when it finally hit me. I got me some Cold and Flu tablets yesterday and they seem to be doing the trick.

My gorgeous little nephew Ethan has had a rough time of it too lately and I'm sure my SIL Kirsty was beginning to wonder what she had gotten herself into. We ended up taking him into the RCH last week where he was diagnosed with reflux and given a prescription for Zantac (sp). It seemed to help for a few days and then he got a rash all over his body and his tiny little eyes were all swollen. Seems he may be allergic to the Zantac, so its down to the Mylanta now. He is doing much better and seems to be the content little boy that he was just a few weeks ago.

YAY! I finally scrapped last night (and shh today as well). It seems like forever since I had done anything and I can proudly say that I managed to churn out 5 LO's. The bad side to this is that I am going to a crop on Friday night and am now wondering exactly what I am going to do?

Ohh, ohh, ohh! I can't believe I forgot to mention this. My wonderfully gorgeous husband Andrew has decided to send me to Kiwi Scraps for my birthday. I am SOOOOOO excited and am counting down the days. It did mean that I had to reschedule my photo shoot with the gorgeous and talented Katie Toland but being a fellow scrapbooker, she totally understood. Thanks Katie.

So I fly into Sydney at 9am Friday morning and my first class with Donna Downey is at 11am and then Wendy Redhaw-Bruhns' Canvas class at 1.30pm. The rest of the afternoon is mine. Saturday I have Cathy Zielske's A Simple Life class at 3.45pm, so a nice big sleep in is on the cards. Saturday night a few of us are heading to Kathryn Sloan's place so I will finally get to met her after hearing such wonderful stories from Kass and Wendy. I managed to get on the same flight home as Kass on the Sunday and we don't fly out until 8.45pm so we have that whole day to with as we please. I've never been to Sydney before so Kass has volunteered to be my tour guide (she just doesn't know it yet). I have also been asked to participate in three albums that are being made for the international tutors, and while the pressure is enormous I feel very privileged as well. There is something I ma forgetting, I'm sure of it.....Oh I know. I so have to thank Al (most of you will know her as ScrapperAL) for giving me a bed for the two nights I will be in Sydney. Booking so late I thought there would be now way I would find a roomy, but Al came to my rescue.

So I think I have waffled enough, I just can't help getting excited whenever I think about Kiwi Scraps. I promise to not talk about it all the time and drive you all nuts. Later on tonight I will upload some of the LO's that I have done in the last 24 hours and I will also have to take an updated pic of the kitchen.

Till then...

Ange xx

2006-07-26T08:40:00.000+09:30

I have been tagged by the lovely Melissa so here goes...

1. How old are you? 30 (even if it is only for two more weeks)

2. How many kids do you have if any? 2 girls Caitlin (5) and Georgia (2.5)

3. Are you married, single, divorced, widow? Married to the love of my life Andrew (4 years in Aug)

4. What is your occupation? wife, mother, cleaner, chef, doctor, teacher, historian and oh in my spare time I'm a Scrapanalia Consultant

5. What are your passions? my family, photography and paper

6. Are you a dreamer or a dream seeker?definitely a dreamer

7. Are you happy with the way you life has turned out? absolutely (although it is only 9.15am so I might change my mind by 3.30pm)

8. Are you a scrapper and if so how many hours a week do you scrap? yes I am a scrapper although these days I tend to talk and think about it more than I actually do it

9. What do you want to do before you die? finish renovating this house

10. What is your favorite food? pumpkin soup, chicken Caesar salad (no anchovies) and bananas

11. What is the food you hate the most? peas

12. What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you? I'm the clumsiest person I know so the list is very, very long

13. What is the happiest day of your life thus far? getting married and the days my girls were born

14. Are you a neat freak? does it count as a yes when you wish you were?

Now I tag Katie, Jess and Kass

ALMOST GLAM KITCHEN

2006-07-18T16:55:00.000+09:30

The painting and tiling is still to be done, but seeing as so many of you are wanting to see it I thought I would give you "the almost Glam" shot. The little bit of bench that you can see in the bottom corner of the photo is the beginning of an L-shape bench which runs all the way to the opposite side of the fridge and has the sink, dishwasher and microwave in it. I promise more pics once all the finishing touches are done.

Not much else has been happening here in miserable Melbourne. Andrew has been home the last two days with a pretty bad sinus infection and like most men is of course dying. I still haven't done any scrapping since the Retreat but have managed to still do some shopping. I got my hands on some of the new Prima ribbons, which are truly divine, and have also got my very own Crop-a-dile.

In other shopping news I finally decided to go and buy myself some new cutlery and and a couple of new dinner sets, so now everything matches. Andrew and I also went window shopping this afternoon looking for a new square dining table, an entertainment unit and a corner lounge suit. We didn't have any luck with the lounge suit but we did find a gorgeous table and a 3.4 meter entertainment unit which I totally fell in love with. Andrew wasn't too keen on it at first but I managed to talk him around and he is even thinking of going back tomorrow to get, so keep your fingers crossed for me.

ALMOST OVER

2006-07-11T21:02:00.000+09:30

My little poppet is almost over her bout of the chicken pox. It has definately been a trying time for all of us as she was quite unwell with them but this morning there didn't seem to be as many spots and she hasn't been as clingy or as grumpy today as she has been over the past week.

The kitchen man returns in the morning to put the cupboard doors on and then all we have left to do is a touch of painting and the tiling. There are also a few little "pretty" odds and ends that I would like to get to finish it off and then at least tow rooms in the house will be completely done.

Well off to watch Rove now...have a good one!

Ange xx

NO GLAMOUR PHOTOS JUST YET

2006-07-10T13:11:00.000+09:30

The new kitchen and laundry is in, minus all the drawers and cupboard doors, so you will have to wait just a little longer for the glamour pics. The plumber is back again connecting everything back up, so in an hour or so I will have my dishwasher and washing machine working and will no doubt spend the rest of the week catching up on all the housework.

In other news, we celebrated Caitlin's 5th Birthday over the weekend. I think I'm still coming to turns with the fact that my baby is 5 and going to school next year. So on Saturday Uncle Sean (Caitlin's godfather) pick the two of us up and drove us to Castlemaine so see my cousin Felicity (who is Caitlin's godmother). Caitlin was very excited about heading up to the farm and could hardly wait to see all the new baby goats. The highlight of her day would be a toss up between the birthday cake shaped as a goat (thanks Fliss) and giving Primadonna her bottle. Now the story of Prim is that she was one of triplets but her mother abandoned her, so Fliss and my Aunty Kate basically nursed her back to life and she now thinks she is a cross between a house dog and a person. She even uses the doggy door to get into the house. I'm sure the photo of Caitlin shows just how special she thought Prim was.

After a big day on Saturday, we had the McDonalds party on Sunday and Caitlin just loved it. She was spoilt rotten by all her friends and I still can't believe the amount of presents she got. Amazingly she didn't double up on anything or receive anything that she already had, so a big thankyou to everyone and well done on your shopping.

Needless to say we were a little late for kinda this morning as we all struggled to get out of bed after our huge weekend. Georgia is making a slow recovery and is still very clingy but who could blame her. Well I suppose I should stop rambling on get my butt into gear and get a start on the mountain of washing I have. Just remembered I need to do supermarket shopping as well, Bugger, so I had better start that dreaded list that I always manage to leave at home anyway.

Ange xx

I'M SO EXCITED....

2006-07-07T14:01:00.000+09:30

and I just can't hide it...I've got a new kitchen and I think I like it! Well almost anyway. The kitchen man is working away and already it looks amazing, more so than I could have imagined. I will upload some pics later on tonight when I can get back into the study.
Hope everyone is having a great day. Till later...
Ange xx

WHAT HAVE WE DONE ?

2006-07-06T16:06:00.000+09:30

Just thought I would give you a glimpse of the mayhem. Hopefully by Tuesday I will be able to post the new glamorous photos.

NEVER RAINS...

2006-07-06T14:23:00.000+09:30

but it pours...
I had completely written off the month of June as it just seemed to be one comedy of errors after another, but in July there was hope, a fresh start so to speak. Well all hope of that were dashed this morning when Georgia woke up covered in the chicken pox. Just when we thought she was all in the clear seeing as it had been two weeks since Caitlin had them, it wasn't to be. The timing couldn't be worse either with Caitlin's 5th birthday on Saturday and her McDonald's party and Sunday. I'm not too sure how Georgia is going to cope with not being able to go to Maccas.
In other news I have the plumber here as I type getting everything ready for my new kitchen and laundry which will be installed over the weekend. I am so excited and extremely relieved that this part of the renovations is nearly over with and that we may have some sort of order restored. Washing dishes in the bath isn't something that I want to do again in a hurry. When we decided to completely renovate it was so that we could sell up and move to a newer home but after a few late night chats recently, Andrew and I have figured out that we actually like where we live and that once the house is finished we will like our house too, so the new plan is to stay and extend the house upwards within the next couple of years. I must be crazy I know but once I stop thinking "not again" I starting feeling content sitting here in my loungeroom with an inch thick layer of plaster dust and boxes filled with kitchen stuff. One day this will be my dream home so for now I will just turn a blind eye to the chaos.

Ange xx

HELP PLEASE

2006-07-05T14:43:00.000+09:30

I am trying to add links for the blogs that I like to read and even though I have read all about it in the help section it still seems like I am doing something wrong. Can anyone help?

EDITED ok I have figured it...finally!

JUST PLAYING

2006-07-05T14:29:00.000+09:30

No real reason for posting this other than to see if I have figured out how to upload a pic.

I love this photo of Georgia. It is so hard to get a good one of her at the moment with all the silly faces she pulls whenever you ask her to smile, but for some reason she went along with it on this occasion.

NEW BLOG

2006-07-04T23:29:00.000+09:30

Ok, after having I don't know how many dramas with my old blog I have decided to switch. It was a big decision but in the end it just felt right. I actually created my account here at blogger several months ago and have been coming back at least once a week, so I guess in the end it was the way to go. I'm still getting use to it so bear with me while I try to figure things out. Hopefully it won't be too long before we resume normal broadcasting.