Slack Blogger Alert!!

I am ashamed to admit I have been a real slack blogger this week. So here's what I've been up to ....

We had another blogger meet up on Tuesday with the amazing Leonie, Renette, Juanita, Simone, Kristy and Becky. It was at Renettes place and we chatted lots, laughed lots and had loads of hugs! I am loving these ladies. We all have so much in common and get on amazingly well. Awesome people to know!!


I love this photo cause I'm not really in it hehehe ... I hope you don't mind me stealing it Neetz!!!

After I had been out all day Tuesday I arrived home to see these at the front door step ....


I was completely blown away because they were from a beautiful lady who I have never met in real life but chat to and talk with online. She is a fellow scrapper and her name is Mandy. I had a bit of a bad week last week and she sure put a HUGE smile on my face. Thanks so much Mandy!

On Wednesday Danielle and her GORGEOUS kids came up for the night. Now Danielle and I have met once but I feel like I've known her forever! We sat and chatted until 4am!! I got 2 hours sleep that night!! I am so so blessed to have this phenomenal woman as a friend! Oh and she makes great cake!!! Teeheehee

Today Leonie, Renette and Juanita came around to scrapbook. It was such a fun time!! It was Renette's first time scrapping and Juanita and Leonie hadn't done it in a while so it was soooo awesome seeing them working hard, while I ate and passed tools!! I can't wait to get together and craft with them again, maybe next time I might do more than just supervise! Like I said I love these ladies!!!



I Have also spent quite a bit of time with another lovely lady this week, Nadia and I have been sorting and organising for Nadia's Garage Sale tomorrow. I love spending time with Nadia, she rocks!

I have been so so blessed via this little thing sitting on my lap called the computer, and this other HUGE thing called the Internet because everyone of those ladies I have met online and I have the pleasure of calling them all TRUE friends now (except Becky who I have known forever and loved just as long!!)

Thank you Internet I surely love you too!!

30 Day Photo Project

DAY 9

A person who's gotten you through the most.


I have 3 people I have to put in here ... in alphabetical order ...

Danice
Jennie
Nicola

In the worst of times after Jason died, which was after the kids went to bed and my family had gone home and I was alone quietly in the house these 3 AMAZING women were there for me. MSN chat has been a life saver for me and these ladies would talk to me and kick my butt and share things with me all night and often VERY late! And it would make me feel not so lonely, not so afraid and not so sad. I truly have no idea how I would have got through the first few months without Jason without them. They are my angels and I LOVE them dearly.
Not only that but Jennie (from Hastings) came up to be with me a few days after Jason died. Jennie and Danice(from Greymouth) came to Jason's funeral and Nicola (from Christchurch) and Danice came up to host a fundraising crop for me. I can't thank these women enough I LOVE them and they are all some of my closest and dearest friends, even though I've only met Danice and Jennie a handful of times and Nicola once! Love you guys xxxx



DAY 10

A person you do stupid things with.


This is Tracy and Amanda .. we are mental!!! Mands and I have been friends for about ummm 14 years. We have a shared love of oldies music, photo taking and craziness!! We went through a phase of getting photo booth pics taken and when we caught up last year we produced out 'own' photo booth pics. We always do silly things together. I have so many silly and crazy photos of us! Love you Mands!!!! xxx

Family Events Update

Well what have I missed that has happened??

Well We got the Amazing photos back from Jason's Birthday. It was so awesome to see the amazing pics. Thanks soooo much Angela for the AWESOME job!!



Abbey had a Wheel-a-thon with her Kindergarten. They were raising money for Christchurch so the theme was Black & Red! We decorated up her bike and she had a blast riding around with all her friends!



And of course Riley's 6th Birthday! I made him a Rocket cake with sparkler candles. He got Lego, a marble run, a slinky dog and a trip to the movies for his birthday! He had a great day and so did the rest of us!!



There are a few things happening around Whangarei this weekend, weather permitting! So fingers crossed we get lots more cool pics to blog about then!!

30 Day Photo Project

DAY 7

Someone you have the most fun with.


Every Wednesday night I am graced by the presence of 3 wonderful people. Janine, Ruth & Jaymin. We call Wednesday's Art Night. Mostly we craft, sometimes we just chat, every time we eat naughty food, laugh and have FUN! Last night we played Yahtzee and the week before made paper cranes! I VERY much look forward to Wednesday's Art Night with these people cause they ROCK!!!

DAY 8

A picture that makes you laugh.



Every time I look at this photo I giggle. We went to the Royal Easter Show in Auckland the month before Jase died. I was trying so hard to take a really cool pic of the kids and Jase on the Merry Go Round and Jason knew I was. So I have the camera aimed and ready to go when they come around next go *CLICK* and Mr 'I think I'm Funny' does this face! He thought it was hilarious I had to wait for the Merry Go Round to come around again for a better shot but I still love this one because it is so typically Jason being a clown!

For the rest of my 30 Day Photo Projects check them out HERE

30 Day Photo Project

DAY 6

A person you would love to trade places with for a day.



I would like to trade places with this beautiful woman called Ree Drummond also known as The Pioneer Woman. This woman is my idol! She has a beautiful family and lives in the country. She cooks and crafts and home schools. She takes AMAZING photographs and has a stunning home. She is living my dream life!!! I would definitely trade my life for hers for one day.

If only I had the motivation, drive and determination I too could have a semi dream life ... minus my perfect (ok semi-perfect) husband ...

Check out the other 30 Day Photo Projects HERE

Another Fiskateer Online Crop

Totally go check it out!!!! It's called The Winter Stamp Out.

I was planning to be incredibly involved in this crop but so far I have only managed to get a couple of challenges done. Mojo seems to have left me with the sunshine!!! But here is what I've done ....

WSO Challenge #1
***A Little Warm-Up for the Winter Stamp Out***
Go outside this week and take a photograph. Nature is to inspire us!

So this is the photo I took ....


This is the big tree in out front yard. The kids thought it was really funny that I asked them to peek around the trunk!

WSO Challenge #2
***Inspired by Nature***
For this challenge, take inspiration from one of the photos posted in Challenge #1 to create a stamped project. It can be from your own photo or from someone else's photo. You may be inspired by the colors, the composition, or even the subject matter of the photos. Anything is fair game. Be sure to tell us what about the photo inspired your project. I can't wait to see what you create.

Some of the photos that were posted were magnificent! I was inspired by the amazing photos that were posted of the cute birds around in the trees.



And this is what I made ...


All those trees and birds reminded me of the 'Hey Birdie' Kaisercraft papers and I used the Stampin' Up 'Funky Forest' Wheel stamp and the birds from the 'Cheap Talk' stamp set.

Fingers crossed mojo comes back and I get some more of the challenges done before they are due in!!

Hope to see you over at Fiskateers!!

Happy scrapping everyone!

30 Day Photo Project

DAY 5

Your favourite memory.



Our Wedding Day

10 months ago if I was given this question I would have gone back and thought of a childhood memory or something like that. But Since Jase died my favourite memories rotate around him and of course our wedding day was a pretty darn important one! Jase and I were married in a garden in Kauri, just north of Whangarei. We had our reception at the Marist Rugby Club rooms. It was a fantastic day. We were married for 6 1/2yrs when he died. He was my whole life. I miss him terribly.

To check out my other 30 Day Photo Projects go HERE

30 Day Photo Project

I am a little behind in this opps!! So this is my last few days catch up ....

DAY 2

A picture of you and the person your closest with.



This is Me and my Mum. Since Jason died she is my sounding post, the person I cry to, get angry at, have fun with, share parenting with, and go to for advice. I LOVE my Mum, she is the BEST Mum EVER! Love you to bits Mum xxx


DAY 3

A picture of the cast of your favourite show.



Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It rocks. It's the only TV show I own in entirety on DVD. I never get tired of watching it! Bit weird and crazy I know!


DAY 4

A habit you wish you didn't have



Fruit Bowl Dumping, which in turn spills over to bench dumping because the fruit bowl gets full. I wish I didn't do this, but I walk in the door and dump whatever I'm carrying. Every now and again I clear it out and the next day it gets dumped in again. Sigh. One day maybe I will break that habit!!

Check out the other 30 Projects HERE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY JAY!

6 Years ago tomorrow at 4.20pm, after a 2hour and 20minute labour, on a Saturday afternoon I became a Mummy for the first time!

Birth Day

Little Riley Jay was born weighing 6pounds 8ounces. He was the Apple of His Mummy and Daddy's eyes!! It was such a joy to watch him grow.

First Birthday

Second Birthday

Third Birthday

Fourth Birthday

Fifth Birthday

This year will be Riley's first Birthday without his Daddy, so as happy as an occasion it should be we will also be struggling through another First without Jase.

But ...

Happy Birthday my sweet boy. I hope you reach for the stars and have all your dreams come true xxxx

NZ Book Month

Time for another book!!!



The BFG - Roald Dahl

As a kid Roald Dahl was my FAVOURITE author. I am pretty sure I have ALL of my original Roald Dahl books and that would be all of them! The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) was my all time favourite. I can't wait until my kids a little bit bigger to start reading them chapter books. To me the BFG is a story about being different, standing up for your beliefs and friendship comes in interesting packages!! LOVE love love this book!
And there is also an Animated movie made from this book too, which I thought was pretty cute.

I also found this which gave me a giggle!



Keep checking HERE for what is happening in your town/city for NZ Book Month!

Happy reading everyone!