This is Lori checking out whats going on out the Lounge window.And what a view it is.It morning tea time for this very cute Hereford calf.

Isn't she lucky have that view out her window.I loved growing up on our farm ,it was so much fun to and help with all the farm jobs.Feeding out,tagging new calves,shifting mobs and checking lambing ewes.

Dave works so hard on the farm you often find him here with Lori.LOL

The farm is huge compared to the farm we had when I was growing up and I couldn't get used to the huge pack of dogs Dave has for the farm.Feeding time was like a 3 ring circus.And there is 3 more that aren't in this picture.

This is my favourite photo of Katelyn from her sleepover night.The girls all made their own pizza.They loved it.

Then the next night we had a paddock party with our next door neighbours, the party was for them shifting to their new section and their new home warming.And later in the evening we found out it was Marion's birthday in the morning so there was cake too.The children thought that was great ,as you can see.

Senz South was great!!!!!This is one of the l/o's I did and I still haven't finished.I really enjoyed meeting Michelle,Tanya,Vicki,Julie,Gaye,Michelle(mich).We had a great time and lots of laughs at the crop that Tanya arranged for us.The days went to fast and it's hard to do classes and shop with limited time.
I lefted Christchurch early Sunday morning to visit Dave(my brother),Erin(SIL) and Lori(MY NIECE).
I just had the best time.It was so good to catch up with them and just spend time 1 on 1.Because we are so far away from them it's aways so crazy when we catch and it seems its the kids who get all the time with them.But I got to be greedy and hog them.I sure missed Tony,Katelyn and Max.I have never been away from them for 6 days before.

Lori was at such a cute age.We had lots of fun.She is just so beautiful.

Katelyn very happy with her CD player and new dress from Nana.

Cake time!!No Max never keeps still.

Castle cake we had for her sleepover.Abit rushed this year.

Having fun in the lounge.


Oh I can see I am not going to get anything in order.

46 Days since I was last here:Ops.



What have I(we) been doing?Good question.



*We celebrated Tony's birthday, at Lonestar,it is so nice there.Max and Katelyn love it.



*We celebrated Katelyn's 8 th birthday and she had 4 friend stay the night in the lounge.Lot's of fun and laughs.I will put some photo's up soon.



*About 24 hours after Katelyn's friend's went home we discovered Katelyn had Nits for the first time.Yuk.What a massive job they are.And I had to ring all Katelyn's friends Mum's to tell them.(And I can't believe that not 1 of them got nits.They were all in 1 big bed together.Thank goodness.)

Oh and I was heading South in 4 sleeps for Senz,Tony sure was left a big job to handle.And he did a great job.I love you Honey.



*We had a great birthday for Katelyn,we had another cake and her favorite dinner and she loved her present.A CD player for her room ,oh and of course High School Musical CD.She went crazy,we choose a great present.

I will continue this after coffee later today.Busy morning we are heading to school earlier this morning to take food to pack the bus for Christmas.We need to be at school at 8am.Eek.

Here's our darling at sunset outside her new kennel,that we got on TM.Awesome as we didn't have time to build one for Mocca.We are going to build a run soon.So at the moment she is outside our bedroom.I want to plant some tree's in her run so she has shade in the summer.so there's another job on our list to do.Build garden,plant tree's down driveway,Plant the stone gardens at front and at outsde area and outside dinning room window.Oh and finish painting.Yuk.

Well better go start icing slice for kindy meeting tonight.And cook dinner early as we have Brownies tonight and that means lots of running around after school.

Ok I have just been checking out Kelly Rotherham's new blog and she is doing some cool things over there.
Check it out here: http://www.kellyrotherham.typepad.com/

Classes ,tips and free classes.And they are looking very cool.So go have a little peek.


More news about our newest member of our family.MOCCA has her new kennel and she loves it.And looks so cute when she sticks her head to see whats going on.Katelyn and Max are having a great time with her and can't get enough of her.It is very hard to get them to leave her alone for a sleep in the weekends.She has slept most of this morning trying catch up.I will go and upload some more photo's now and share them soon.

I love this layout of Lori and I ,we both have the same middle names.

"Find your Path follow your Bliss".

This is what I have been up to lately.I loved making the bling crown.

This photo cracks me up.Ratbags.
Title "Wicked Bestfriends" and the small amount of journalling says 'most of the time'.

This is my Jack of Ann's layout.To check out Ann's layout clink on her name on my sidebar.

This is the layout of "Mocca" our new puppy."WE HAVE OUR MOCCA".I had fun scrapliftting Ann's layout.Thanks Ann.And congratulations.

This is my latest layout for Scrapbook Essentials Comp'.It was show your technique.

My was hand stitching.

I love this photo of Max he was so funny around the water.He love it and hated it.
Funny.But he did enjoy his ride on the jet ski.He didn't like it when he and Daddy fell off the biscuit.
Mind you I didn't like it either.Mummy moment.


I can't ever get to take a photo square.It's so frustrating.

Saturday morning and we went to pick up our beautiful Chocolate Brown Lab from Robyn.Thanks very much Robyn.This is Katelyn and Max meeting puppy.Oh they just loved her.She is so cute.
This is her back at our house meeting Spotty and Cuddles Brown.
Playing ball om our new lawn.Yeah it is really starting to look good after all our hard.(The Lawn).
Our Little Lady having a sleep on her new blanket.So cute.We are so lucky.After years of wanting a dog we now have one.Growing up on a farm and around lots of dogs ,I really want a dog and now is just perfect timing.I love watching Katelyn and Max playing with her.Boy is she hard to get a good photo of.On the go all the time.

Thanks for checking our new baby out.

Go the Alblacks!!!!!!!!

This is my layout for this weeks double layout challenge at Scrapbook Essentials.I finished it late last night and I am much happier with this photo that I took this morning.The one in the gallery is terrible.I will just have to get my layouts done earlier so I don't have to take the photo's at night.


Guess what we get a puppy tomarow.Yippee.I can't wait and Katelyn and Max don't know yet,so I can't wait to see their faces.I better get going,I am helping Mum pull up her carpet today.

Thanks so much Kelly for the neat happy mail.Kelly has sent me these awesome scrapping treats for 'Playing it Forward" with her.

Kelly the felt needle book is very cool.Thanks for the fun.I better go and start getting packs ready for the ladies I have drawn out to play this with.

Paying it Forward.

Ok so I am going to Draw everyone out for "Playing it Forward",because I so couldn't leave one person out.

So Hannah,Ann,Julie and Annelie I hope you enjoy playing it forward too.

Annelie I just need your address,I will PM when Scrapbook Essentials is all well again.

Ladies I will arrange some yummies over the next few days and send your treats to you very soon.

Thanks for playing with me.And making more Happy Mail for everyone.

Play it Forward!!!



My name was drawn over at Kelly's Blog( http://memoryfairy.blogspot.com/ ) to play it forward,so who would like to play with me?

Leave me a message and we can have some fun with happy mail.


Yes! Its time to "pay it forward"!!! If you dont know what that means.. then dont worry!!

Here's the idea...I will send a gift (something handmade or something bought) to 3 random people who leave a comment on my blog!! The only thing you have to do in return is "pay it forward" by making the same promise on your blog.So, if you like this idea and a bit of 'happy mail', please leave a comment on my blog!!!

Sounds like fun!!!

Thanks Kelly.

Here are the cards I have been promising to share with Shell.These are some of the cards from previous card swap at Scrapbook Essentials,if you are keen to join in, come and check it out over at SE.

This month's swap is Girl's Birthdays.

Here's the link:http://forum.scrapbookessentials.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=1490

This is my layout for this weeks comp' over at Scrapbook Essentials.I am relly happy with it's.And since i showed it to Max he has started to better at getting dressed in the mornings.LOL.So now I have to create one about staying at the table while we are eating.Oh and 1 about listening to Mum and Dad.LOL.

I love this layout I did when I was Scrapbook Essentials Monthly Guest Designer.I love Katelyn's Smile.

Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (original clip)

The post for this Awesome song is on the post below because Blogger and I are not friends today.Cheers ,Lynda.

This was " Our Song" nearly 13 years ago at our Wedding.We had it playing while we signing our wedding register.Loved it then and love it now.

The very funny thing was Regan(my younger brother Dave best friend) was doing the music for us.And the music that I walked into was very quite so when Regan turned "Love is all around" on it fair blasted out.It sure got everyone attention.LOL.Poor Regan had no where to hide.

So Regan I will also share this song with you today!!!LOL

So SE Girls can you tell what I am going to be doing for this weeks challenge.LOL.

Tony I still feel the Love all around.XOXOXOI.I love you,Honey.And please be careful on the slopes today.

This is my layout for last weeks Competition over at Scrapbook Essentials.We had to make 2 home made embellishments,so I needle felted the heart and tick.And altered the love chipboard.I love theses papers.The colours aren't the best,sun hides alot in the summer.

Max is into being a Rock Star at the moment.He cracks me up so much.

Here is my brother Dave with his daughter Lori.

Here is some of what I have been creating lately.

Really enjoy my scrapping lately.It helps to keep me busy and tired.LOL.

I loved doing Lori pages.I haven't really done many baby pages ,so I think I will start Max and Katelyn's soon.Where to start??I so wish I knew about scrapping before I had my babies.

Well I better head for bed,I will put some more on tomorrow.

This was lots of fun,I was at a local store this week and these papers jumped out at me.Janine had them out for a monthly mini kit challenge.So I had to do a page with only theses papers,cs,ribbon,brads and flowers.Lots of fun.I should of taken a photo before hand.
Sorry its not the best photo.

I should say more but my family will want dinner soon.LOL.