Exciting News!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to be a grandmother!!!!! how exciting is that? Tracey is due in June and I couldn’t be happier though it was not planned and they are so young, no younger than I was when I had Jodi I suppose.

And of course my darling son is in a real panic, he now has to get a better job RIGHT NOW! lol, he’s been happy being a baker but it doesn’t pay that well and he wants only the best for his family. he’s so sweet and so excited but also scared. I am so glad that he feels he can call me and talk when he needs to. And they have just brought a laptop with a web cam so now we talk on web cam a couple of times a week as well.

but most importantly I am going to be a NAN!!! And I get to spoil this wee person rotten lol….cant wait.

anyway right now I am still a Mum and this Mum has to take her wee Auntie-to-be to bed lol.

Good Night all

hugz

V xx

A couple of things to share

I have to share this wee video I took of Katie last night. she was trying to avoid going to bed by hiding under it. She can be so cute! I might note that it took another hour before she was in bed asleep lol.

the other thing is for all those that have Quickutz Silhouettes or Cricut’s this will be very handy and save you a lot of money on cutting mats.

I found a website that shows you how to make cutting mats for your electronic cutter, at the Quilling Patch there is an excellent tutorial on how to do it. Since I don’t really like using spray adhesive and it is kind of hard to get repositionable spray on adhesive  in my part of the country anyway, I found some glue at Spotlight that does the trick fantastically, its called Craft Smart Off “N On Glue and its so easy to use. I use a foam brush and simply brush it over the mat, leave it to dry for about 10 minutes and the mat is all sticky again. I am still looking for somewhere to get thin enough plastic sheets from so I can make a couple of mats so if anyone knows where I can get some please let me know.

I also used a thicker sheet of plastic, off an old clear file folder, and made a sticky mat that I use to hold small bits that I have cut using the Silhouette when I want to put glue on them or don’t want to use them straight away but don’t want to lose all the little bits. Its so handy!

give it a go and let me know how you get on. Now I have a mini book and a layout to finish so have a great weekend all. Hope the sun is shining at your place, it is here…but its still cold! Thanks for stopping by

hugz

V xx

Sir Howard

So I am sitting here watching Good Morning and its all about Sir Howard Morrison, wow ok I am behind the times I didn’t even know he had passed. Such a lovely man and did so much for New Zealand. He will be missed. and he had such a lovely smile. My parents, as teenagers, use to go to parties with him when he was just starting out. So sad he’s gone.

Daylight savings has started again, cant work out why its a month early but it has upset my routine as it always does, but on the upside, Katie has slept in 2 mornings in a row.

so if with daylight savings comes summer why is it raining? I am over this spring rain. and I have to go out in it today, I have jobs to do in town, school holidays, the mall and rain, a mix I really don’t like!!! and while I am out today I have to get Katie some washable markers, she used one of my slick writers to colour in this morning, while sitting on my bed, on my white duvet cover and pillow. do I need to describe the result? I like purple, I really do, but not scribbled over my favourite bed set. I was half asleep at the time so didn’t really realise what she was doing until it was to late. Definitely need washable markers, shes made on colouring and drawing and there is no stopping her drawing anywhere and everywhere, so might as well do it with something I can wash away afterwards.

So I am loving my new Silhouette SD, I have spent the weekend collecting new cut files and playing. It is amazing, I can cut anything and some very funky files are out there. I am still working on how to make some manish embellishments, Jodi has been helping. He’s always been an artist and has come up with some great ideas. Its so good having him home.

When I haven’t been playing we have been out and about showing Tracey all around Nelson. Its been fun. and on Saturday Katie and I went to Chipmunks to my cousins wee girls birthday party. it was fun, I have never been there before and Katie had a ball. She was one tired wee girl by the time we got home, after a quick trip to the beach to show Tracey. Just as well I got Katie some shorts and a tshirt before we went to the beach, I would have hated her purple fairy dress she wore to the party to get all wet and sandy. of course she had to play in the waves lol.

anyway time I was moving. things to do before I brave town. have a good and hopefully dry day where you are

hugz

V xx

YAY

celebrate with me…this is going to be a good week!!! This afternoon I am off over to Picton to pick up Jodi and his girlfriend, they are coming down for 2 weeks!!! YAY!!! Haven’t seen my baby boy since he moved back up north almost 18 months ago so needless to say I am a little excited.

And another positive this week, my Silhouette will be arriving early this week, its on the way as we speak. might even be here when I get back tomorrow. we are staying the night in Blenheim at my brothers. Steve isn’t coming over with me, he will be home alone, he has exams and I am a bit nervous about leaving him during a school week but he is 17 and more than capable of looking after himself.

so now before I go I just want to share this fab photo I took on Saturday of Katie and Steve, its my favourite this year I think. I make beautiful babies l

But now, its off to finish the housework, throw some stuff in a bag and pick up Katie from preschool before we hit the road. I love long drives!!!!

have a fantastic day

hugz

V xx

Playing tourist

On Thursday, since it was mid-term break and a nice day, We played tourists in our own town. I loaded up the kids, the camera and a couple of warm tops just in case and we went into town (Nelson) and climbed these steps, not a major right? well considering less than 6 weeks ago I was on crutches and could barely walk I am proud to say that it took me less then 5 minutes to reach the top, Yay me! It felt so good too.

It was a really fun afternoon, we walked around taking photos and playing hide and seek with Katie in the gardens and just relaxing in the sunshine. it was really lovely, the flowers are starting to bloom and its been many many years since I have been up to the Cathedral, we took some great photos, I really love this one of Katie and Steve playing hide and seek around a tree, I don’t know who was having the most fun lol. Steve is so good with Katie and truly adores her almost as much as she adores him.

After our trip up the steps and through the gardens we went for a bit of a walk around town but Katie had worn her wee legs out so we headed back to the car and made a quick trip to the warehouse before heading home. It was a good afternoon.

Katie is pining for her grandparents now, they have been gone for over a week and last night she was sobbing her wee heart out wanting her Nanny. Poor baby, its hard to explain to her how long they will be away, 3 months is forever in a wee girls life. All I can do is cuddle her and promise that she can talk to Nanny next time she rings and try and distract her. Last night she ended up sleeping with me because she was so upset. I am so glad that they have decided to make this whitebait season their last one. They are selling their batch down in Haast and staying home next year.

anyway its almost 10am and the housework wont do itself, unfortunately. oh need to share my latest creations. Steve gave me some time out yesterday to do a bit of scrapbooking, isnt he just the best 17 year old ever??? The first is for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the first Sketchbook Spring it on challenge and the second for the Scrappin Patch recipe challenge. I used a template from Scrapbooking Etc website, first time I have ever tried using one and I really love the effect, even if it took a bit of time to get the photos position.

anyways enjoy your weekend, hope its sunny at your place

hugz

V xx