It never rains it pours...

So true in all aspects.... Winter has certainly hit here in Melbourne with plenty of wind and rain. This weather brews a nice round of Flu as well. Luckily we have just got a bit of a cough and some sniffles and hopefully it passes quickly. Probably doesn't help when I had to change a puncture in the bloody wet cold weather on Friday.

I got my new washing machine on Friday and wow 8 kilos is very big. Didnt realise that at all until i did a load of towels and i still had plenty of room. But all I have done is "oh wow" every time I try something new on it. Im like a kid in a toy shop. Well now the washine machine is replaced I now have to get a new freezer. It just stopped working so will start saving for a new fridge freezer side by side. I had to throw out all of the food and I was so mad about that. This is what I chucked out.

We have had a pretty quiet weekend here. Friday night was cybercrop night. Another pretty quiet night of chat but the gallery is looking amazing. Check out the cybercrop section for the challenges. You still have until midnight tomorrow to get your entries in. Here are 2 layouts i did for it.

Saturday night we went to the drive in with Sarah and Michele and their families and saw Speed Racer. Must say it was average and the kids werent impressed either. We ended back at Micheles for a chat and a very very late night. Today was sleep in day. Rolled out of bed at 10, had something to eat, checked my emails and was back in bed at noon to 2pm. How bad is that. Even Blaine spent pretty much the day in bed. Poor bugger has a very chesty cough. So roast dinner and plenty of Krispy Kreames and now off to scrap a little more after Ive done the dishes.

I have done lots of pages but cant share them all just yet but i have done all the examples for the DT page maps comp so please with myself for being organised. Even done the design sketch 1 too. We are currently up to round 5 and the talent is outstanding. Here are the sketches and my examples for this round.

And here is some other layouts I have done.

Well I better be off to put the boy to bed and get into some serious scrapping. Until next time... Keep on chatting.

goggs on blog!!

Check out my little spunk.......

Dont you think he looks gorgeous.... I am biest but I do. The boys at school think he is pretty cool, and his teacher has been calling him a little spunk but the girls are so forward with the compliments. Im sure they will get used to it.

Not only did Blaine get glasses but I have had a battle with a white fluffy animal, actually black muddy filthy animal I should say. You will know what i mean when you see the pics. I spent Saturday at the pet shop trying to come with a solution for Lilly to stop digging, so $20 later i come home with a tub of stay off. It worked for the afternoon and thats it. After I put soil down, sown some grass seed and layed down the stay off this was the result.....

The next whole she digs will be her own..... Little bugger

Thanks to Fleur for holding my Stamping Up party on Sunday and thanks to Michele, Sarah, Nina, Dordy, Sharon, Jacqui, and Sandie for making the day a special one. I hope you all had fun.

Round 4 of the page maps competition is now up and the gallery is chock a block of fabulous work. here is the sketch and my sample for this round.

and here's 1 i did this week....

Well thats about it for now. Long weekend this weekend, so hopefully i get something productive done. I have a tupperware party to go toso I hope i can control myself and if the weather is ok, I wouldnt mind taking Blaine out but i guess i will wait and see. Until next time.... keep on chatting and take care....

Spics and Specks

I have had a pretty busy week but not a lot done iykwim. Last week Blaine went for an eye test after failing the school test and we had a further test again this week. Yes frog needs glasses. He is long sighted and not too bad but hopefully it will strengthen his sight (more the left) and they will correct them selves. We got to try on a few and 1 pair he put on, pulled off so quickly and said "no I look like Harry Potter",,..... Had to laugh, but the good thing is the 1's I liked were the same as what he liked so thats a good thing. So from next week he will be using them for reading, computers, writing and drawing. I will take a photo when they arrive, oh and while we were out, he had a hair cut so he will definetely look a bit spunky with the new shades. So broke is me... :(

I also have had to buy a new washing machine... $800 later so I am hoping I can pick that up next week. Next on the shopping list will be a dinning setting and a new fridge / freezer. I guess thats what happens when ypu buy everything the same time, it all falls apart the same time. Such is life.

Have you checked out the gallery lately? Wow is there some tallent in there at the moment. A big hello to all our new members. The Page Maps competition is going very well and a decision is going to be the end of me I think. Im currently working on the sleeping arrangements for the retreat and i have to say that is doing my head in. Round 3 is now up and here is my example.

Those of you that are in Melbourne, I am having a stamping up party this Sunday at 1pm and I would love for you to come. PM me if you would like to. Until next time keep on chatting....

Jock Boy!!

Meet my silly fella "Jock Boy".... He had Mum and I in fits of laughter and no it wasn't prompted. He was playing with himself and came out from his room as the newest superhero in town. Thanks to mum for reminding me to take pics....

The Page Maps Competition is underway and I am so excited to see so many entries in the gallery. A huge welcome to our new members and I hope you enjoy it here at SC as much as the rest of us do. We are already upto round 2 and the qaulity of work is outstanding.

Not a lot happening in Lorrie land apart form lots of appointments like physio and hydro and eye tests for the boy. 1 more to go for him to see what the results are and if he will need glasses or not. A little over 5 weeks and i am driving back in my little baby Stu and boy have i mised it. Even sleeping on my tummy again and let me tell you how good that feels. Trying to keep the scrapping going but thats failing dismally at the moment but I am about to go to HN to get a few more photos printed so i can finish off a layout or 2 tonight. Here is a couple I have done over the past week or so.

Well thats it for me, until next time take care and keep on chatting.

A new comp and a new DT

The "Page Maps" competition was launched last night with round 1 and the bonus round are underway. Scrapbook Capital is also looking for a new Designer Team and to apply all you need to do is to complete the 8 rounds to the competition including the bonus round. I am really looking forward to seeing every bodies entries and I hope we have a better turn out for the competition and DT aplications compared to the last DT call and BOM competition. There will be prizes awarded and will be in the forum shortly.

It has been 4 weeks since my operation and I am walking on my own and getting back to normal. 2 more weeks and i will be back behind the wheel. Can't wait until that happens and get back to normality.

A big congratulations to Sharon Lee for winning the BOM competition. Sharon won $300 worth of scrapbook products for her efforts. Janet also received a $30 voucher for her efforts and was awarded the encouragement award. I would like to thank everybody for supporting and taking part of the competition and a big thanks to my judges that had the hard decision to choose a winner.

Nothing else happening here. Waiting on a reply from the landlord about the rent increase to see if i will be house hunting again or not. Fingers crossed he reconsideres his actions and i can stay put. Im back at work and nothing has changed. Still plenty of the normal office crap thats happens going on but thats life. Thanks Fleur, Suzie and Michele for the scrap night on Saturday, even though there wasnt a lot of scrapping being done i managed to get 2 completed.

Here are my layouts....

The dentist layout was from last months sketch competition and the Santa's hat is round 1 of the new competition.

And finally this is Blaines school photo.... Getting too big too quick. Until next time take care and keep on chatting... and don't forget to check out the new competition and the new sketch competition on the site now....

Day 21

It has been 3 weeks since my operation and I am walking on my own with no crutches, back at work, and moving around really well. cant wait to Im driving and sleeping on my tummy but i am sure it wont be long now. my scar looks great and i am so glad I demanded stitches. Apart from the allergic reaction from the sterry strips it looks pretty darn good. Take a look for your self....

The Becky Fleck "PAGE MAPS" book has finally arrived and i only have a few copies left. It is a gorgeous well presented book and such great value for money. The BOM competition is finally over and I am hoping to have a winner tomorrow night. Just waiting on a few votes and as soon as they are in we will have a winner.

In the next week or so I will be running a new competition along with Fleur, and this will really get your Mojo on the go...... This comp will suit everybodies flair and i cant wait until we get started.

I have managed to get 1 layout done but it was for a photo swap and I have sent it to Nicole without taking a photo.....silly me but i hope you like it Nic.

Well nothing else to chat about. I am hoping to get a few girls together to scrap on Saturday night and cybercrop next week and lets hope i can find my mojo and get some scrapping done.

OH...... before I go I have a massive paper clearance in the shop and some papers are as low as $0.36 cents a sheet. Only until stocks last.... so check out the paper, specialty paper and paper packs and kits to grab yourself a bargin. Until next time... keep on chatting...... Lorriexxxxxx

On the mend

Well its been 10 days since my operation and all is going well. I had my operation on the 17th and was out of bed the next day. Apart from being really ill with the medication the 1st day I felt fine. I had a room of 4..... no sleep... food was terrible, was in a room with men as well and was very glad to be home. Day 6+7 have been my bad days. You would think I would have pain in my hip but not at all. My knee has been killing me and it swelled twice the size. I think once the soreness goes from there I will be on fire.

Mum got herself a car on the Wednesday night just in the nick of time and she is doing well for somebody that hasn't driven in 12 years. She drove last night in the dark for the 1st time as i had to get a redressing and even though she was slow she did real well. I think this will really help with her depression and confidence and get her back to a life...... Blaine can't wait until I am off crutches and walking on my own. I give it probably another week and I should be up on my own without them. Here is a war wound pic....

Blaine had his school cross country last week that i was so glad i could go see. Not that he did any good... he had no understanding that it was a race and he had to run fast, he just jogged and chat right through the race. It wasnt until after the race that the winners got medals and the place getters from 4-6 got place ribbons and all he got was a well done ribbon. I told him he did well and next time he had to run fast and made a big deal about the ribbon that he replied..."this ribbon says LOSER"... god they learn so quickly. but heres a few pics from the day.

Blaine has also been in the wars as well. We went to mums on Friday and Blaine ran straight into a concrete mixer and ....well here is the result. The worst thing is I saw it in slow motion and that always seems to hurt me more than him.

Well hopefully I can get some scrapping done now I am starting to feel better but here are my last lot of layouts. The 1st layout was done for a photo swap by Hetty hall. Thanks hetty i love it. It's gorgeous. Until next time... keep on chatting. xxxx