sympathy please, I'm sick!!

Over the last week all of us has been hit with this awful flu, with Mark and I the last to deal with it, hes been home from work all this week, I feel so tired and unwell and having to deal with a toddler and a baby on the move is very tiring!! Jacob went back to school yesterday after nearly a week of and Bethany is returning back to her stubborn self lol! she was the sickest one, on the day I took her to the docs she spent all day on the lounge laying down poor thing, so anyway hopefully in a few days we will all be back to our normal healthy selves!

On another note heres another layout I finished a few weeks ago, I love this photo of Jacob on our wedding day - (Mark and I), Emily took this of him after he had had enough of the day and all the photos that were taken!

Well I think I need to rest and put my feet up, the kids are all in bed and all I feel like doing is going to bed too!

layouts to share

here are a couple of layouts I finished a couple of months ago, I am still having trouble resizing images at the moment, so I will have to seek advice (again) from my better half (Mark) lol! The 'angel' layout is Ella positioned on a pile of towels - an image I tried to recreate from an Anne Gedes picture (emphasize tried!!) I also used rub on angel wings and the journaling is the poem ' Where did you come from baby dear?'
The 'sweet heart' is Bethany, I just used left over scraps with this one.

the chop

well today I finally got my hair cut! not all of it but practically half my hair is gone, I still have the length at the back but it is layered all over - it feels so much better and so much lighter, both Melissa and Wendy were so excited when I walked in to the hairdresser, my hair was at least half way down my back and really thick which created a huge pile of hair! I was at the hairdresser for just under 3 hours (I had a colour as well)!!!! but well worth it - I feel like a new woman! it is a bit hard to see in this photo how much I had cut of, but it was A LOT!!
If it wasn't so late and if I wasn't so tired I would upload some layouts but I will do that later, the girls woke a fair bit during the night last night for some reason, so I need some sleep!

lost - yes I am!

I have just finished watching the last episode of Lost, which I have stuck by and watched after the last few years, but tonight is the first time I have had to check up on the web site to figure out what on earth was going on!!! and when I did and proudly told dh he replied 'you didnt figure that out yourself?' - apparently he did! so now I know what is going on I will eagerly await the next season! lol!

The last few days have had a touch of spring in them, the weather has just been gorgeous, so much so that I have walked to school to pick Jacob up, 30mins each way, add an extra 10mins with Jacob and all the 'why did we have to walk home' and 'I hate walking', so I think I'll leave the walks without a tired school boy! lol! I have spent most of the last few days outside with the kids, they all love playing outside and its been nice just pottering around in the garden,

Ella finally began to crawl properly today and she likes to head straight for Bethany and grabs whatever she is playing with - its so cute! I don't think I'll be thinking that in a few weeks though! shes also trying to stand up and she does if shes got something to help pull her up, shes 10 months old tomorrow - shes growing so quick.

well my brains a bit sore from all the Lost theories so I better head of to bed!

cutting back

I have really cut back my computer time over the past week, I was getting to the point of leaving it on for most of the day and simply wasting time on it, so this week I challenged myself to only turn it on at night after the kids were in bed, there have even been a few days where all I've done is checked the e-mails, I have been missing what has been going on in forums and blogs though, but it was something I had to take a step back from for a little while, so hopefully when Jake goes back to school next week I can begin to manage a 'disciplined' computer time!

the computer has also been playing up again and I have been unable to access photos and loading up images etc. which is a real pain, Mark has tried a few things but to no avail so it will still be a while before that will be fixed - I need photos for scrapping!!

Jacob has hardly been home over the last week with sleepovers at both his Nanas and tonight at his dads house and gee I miss how helpful he is with his little sisters! Bethany is missing him now when hes not at home, she calls him 'Doe Doe' and she calls herself 'C C' which we have all began to call her now! lol!

We have passed the halfway mark of winter and I am dreaming of the gorgeous spring days which will be back soon, I have had the heater on during the days lately and my hands are constantly cold.

Well I think its time I head of to bed for a decent sleep actually Mark just got some lollies out so time to snuggle and eat his lollies!

Happy Birthday Bethany!

our gorgeous little baby has suddenly (lol) turned 2! where the time has gone I'm not to sure! she was oblivious to what was going on, we gave her a few presents before Mark left for work, then Emily came over followed by Daniel and mum for lunch, I think Bethany was getting a bit overwhelmed that whenever someone came over she was given new toys! I think mum was a bit shocked that I had put a dress on her! lol! she looked so cute, mum caught her staring at herself in front of the mirror with her dress on while I was out!
for tea we had some party food and sang Happy Birthday which freaked her out a bit! then she opened up the rest of the presents which I bought today - I know I am very slack! then just before bed Sam came and dropped his present off, so by the time she went to bed her and Ella were both so tired.

I am spending way to much time on the computer lately and not accomplishing a lot else (in my spare time - I'm not on here all day lol) instead of scrapping I waste it on here, mainly with myspace lately, I have a few more friends now (blush) and commenting back and forth gets a bit addictive!

well I got to go to bed, one worn out mother here! how fast has this week gone! one week of school holidays left, its so nice not to be so rushed in the mornings!

The Wedding!!

Well yesterday was the big day for our cousin Carmen when she married the man of her dreams, we all had such a great day and I remained stress free all day! (I had a reading to do - a small one!) the reception was so much fun thanks to my younger brothers and sister and we learned that Sam can't be trusted with a portable camera! lol!!
The weather held out, it poured when we were in the Church and Emily said it was freezing for the photos, Carmen was the most relaxed and excited bride I think I have ever seen! it was just such a beautiful day for my Aunty Veronica and Uncle Nicky after all they have and are going through and it was even more special that Uncle Nicky was well enough to walk Carmen down the aisle, after all the photos I took the majority of them came out blurry and I only got 1 of Mark and I! and Daniel most of the photos you either had your eyes closed or pulled a face - not happy lol!
It was great to catch up with the extended family and we all had a fantastic day and night, by the end of it my face was sore from laughing (mainly to all the mischief Sam was getting up to!)
The reception was held at the Port Adelaide club rooms and unfortunately we lost and more misfortune when Adelaide won so a few Crows supporters including my dh delighted in rubbing it in!
I'll have to start scrapping some of these photos of my family!
Emily you made a BEAUTIFUL bridesmaid, I said to Mark after that I can't wait till you get married and I will be your bridesmaid!

I bought a dress!!!

I found a dress for Carmens wedding on Saturday! I prayed God would lead me to the right one and I found it in the last shop I looked in! for a while I thought I would just have to end up wearing whatever looked decent in my wardrobe! its a gorgeous black one - plus it was a steal! marked down and my size!!! I just need some shoes and stockings and I'll be all set to go! I think the last time I wore a dress was at my own wedding, I am so looking forward to Saturday and Mark bought a suit for it too! I'll make sure someone takes some nice photos of us.

The girls seem to be better now and Ella is just on the verge of crawling - still! I think I said that last time lol! and Bethany just gets more adorable with each day, she has begun to say 'wuv you' when I tell her I love her , at the moment she loves to stare at herself in my mirror (I dont know where she gets that from) she just stares at and talks to herself, this photo I took she had been staring for a good 5mins! she loves to go in my (our) room and look through my bedside drawers and now she can reach my perfumes, I usually find lipbalms and perfume around the house now , the door is missing its handle so we can't close it, I can't believe she will be 2 next Friday! where has the time gone?

Jake starts school holidays tomorrow - I love school holidays!! and not being rushed in the mornings, I asked him if he is excited about the holidays and he said sort of, he likes school now!

more stuff

The dreaded cold season has hit our household, Jake has been fighting it over the past week, and now Ella and Bethany are showing signs of it, Ella's poor nose has been running non - stop today.

I took this picture of Bethany after she was fascinated at the rain drops on the leaves of the plants, typical that the only decent photo I managed to take half her face was covered by the plant! lol! and her shirt reads My dad is a hunk (rofl) well I think hes a hunk!!

I still have trouble posting photos on here, the other photo is Bethany playing (pretend) the Xbox with Jacob and yes I know hes sitting to close to the tv!

Well we are on the countdown now till Carmens wedding (my cousin) and today I cut out around 90 hearts for her bon boneire(spell), my arm just about fell off during the process! another week to go, I have to find something to wear this week for it, right in the middle of winter to, so praying the weather will be ok for it.

Well better trod of to bed, a great day topped of with my beloved Port winning, hopefully dh wont be as happy tomorrow when he watches his team! lol! I know I'm a bit mean!

finally some sleep!!

I am trying not to be too excited here but Ella has begun to sleep through the night! over the past 7 nights now she has had 3 nights of full sleep I'm talking from7ish till 7-8am, its not every night yet but a huge improvement from what she has been doing, I have still had a couple of nights where I have had to just let her have a cry then she settles down and sleeps! as pleased as I am about her sleeping through I am realizing that as she is our last baby, its a stage of my life (the sleepless baby stage) that I will no longer experience, she is growing so fast! I feel so blessed that I have been given the gift of raising 3 beautiful babies.

It has been so cold here that I am soo looking forward to spring - we aren't even halfway through winter yet! I'm just not a winter person - unless its raining (but then theres the dirty floors to clean from wet muddy shoes)

I had my first big shopping trip yesterday on my own, I had Carmens kitchen tea in the arvo but before that I was able to go to Westlakes on my own, Mark took the kids to his mums for lunch so I didnt have to worry about coming home to feed a baby, I was gone for 2.5 hours!! I even found a pair of roxy jeans to buy which I promised myself after Bethany was born and they were on special! so all in all a great day!

coming home to have a holiday

Well our little mini break is over - not alot of relaxing with a baby and a toddler, but it was still a great holiday and so nice to get away!

The cottage we stayed in was just gorgeous, we had a farm next to us and it was in the middle of paddocks - so we were pretty secluded, the kids all shared a room and Ella was determined to keep me awake all night so the last night we were there I caved in and she slept in our bed, so it was great to come home and get back in to our routine!

Bethany had Hi5 withdrawals so we had to find a Hi5 dvd to buy! which got played at least once a day, the photo is of the girls watching it!

It has been a busy weekend, we had Carmens hens night last night, we had so much fun! plus so nice to get out without the kids - hey Leanne!!! only 3 weeks to got to the big day now! and Emily yes you deserved that award that you handed over to Kat - although it was pretty close!

Holiday mode

we are in holiday mode here, Mark has just started his week off work and we are going away in a couple of days - we are so excited!! Jacob has been away all weekend as well, he had a sleepover last night at a friends house and tonight he is at his dads house.

Well my organizational skills haven't improved too much, I had to book the car in for a service before we go away and well because I left it to the last minute its booked in on the day we are leaving - whoops, I forgot to pay for Jacobs swimming lessons at school so I will have to pay that on the morning we leave and i had to get Bethany's eczema cream and because I am not at all organized couldn't book her in till the morning we leave - so its going to be a big busy day when we leave, if we ever leave lol! I must pack tomorrow!!!!

I did have some layouts to post but I need to photograph them again, instead I have a couple of Bethany, on the weekend while Jacob was playing the xbox, he called out to me to show me what Bethany was doing - blowing on the glass cabinet door! looks so funny!!

a little bit of cuteness!

I was taking photos of Ella and when I went through them I noticed Bethany in the background - oblivious to anything but HI-5!! thats where she sits and watches her favorite show- a little bit cute!!!!!

disorganized life!

I am trying to find some organization within my days, I can remember a time before marriage and children where every area of my life was organized, my days were all planned out, there was no urgency for food shopping, no need to work out what I was going prepare for tea for the week, I could let the washing pile up for a week (or 2), I could stick to my budget (actually I didn't really have one!), my purse and my handbag were cleaned out every few days- I prided myself on my organizational skills!

Now I get to the supermarket at 3.30pm with a shopping list I conjured up at 3pm in a rush to pick Jake up from school, walk around the shop with 2 bubs in a trolley, Jake asking for anything that takes his fancy and me still trying to figure out what I am going to do for tea, then getting to the checkout thinking surely I must have had time to better prepare myself for this while wondering if I have overspent on the budget, then I look around and see that I don't look like the only mother who is thinking the same thing!

The washing is starting to pile up here- not of any fault of mine! it has been wet just about everyday now, such a huge change for this part of the country, and winter has well and truly begun it is so cold now at night and Mark wont let me put my sleeping system on the bed - he gets to hot when I put it on- just as well I love him! lol!

Well I must organize something might start on my desk.