Still catching up

She sure knows how to work the camera with those expressions...Sahn

This photo above and the last one are a little bit wonkie!!!! I havn't yet mastered the art of stitching two pictures together so I just take the photo of the entire layout and crop it. Hence the 'dip' in the middle causing the pages to just be a little 'off'. But....it still shows them well enough.

I love the photo of McKenzie....love the layout too!!!

Our little island princess, Sahnie

I bought myself another Cricut Cartridge and it's fantastic for titles!!! It's called Graphically Speaking and has so many possibilities. Love it!!!

Catching up on some older photos

I have been really enjoying getting some layouts done. Still using some of the sketches from the Bootcamp but also just doing some of my own thing. I'm trying not to have any more photos printed.....but I did get a few done online just to check the quality. Not as good as when I do it myself!!! But cheaper!

It's been a busy month with birthdays and family days together. We went to a lovely picnic ground called Kay's Park in Sherbrooke on Labour Day and it was so peaceful and great walks in to the forest with running streams. Yep...there was water in the streams!!! The children loved it so much.
Every walk we went on Sahnie was at the front of the line. That girl is like a young african child who just runs and runs all day. We always joke that she's looking for her village.

Sahnie is doing really well since she has been in a specialized autistic program at Biala in Mornington. She is starting to parrot what we say or what she hears in her favourite DVD's. This can be a good thing to help her develop speech.
She also has been given funding to have an 'aid' for 5hrs a week at daycare. It was difficult to start with but she's so at home now that they put her in the Junior Kinder room, which is where she should be for her age. And she loved it. So, the good thing as far as her development goes is that the funding has been withdrawn for her 'aid' because she has adapted so well. She has been thoroughly tested and does not have any intellectual delays....just some physical and speech....and some of the classic tantrum events that are part of autism.

However, it just seems that she is really doing well and we can see the growth and development in her.

Colin is not working......I'm not sure if he really wants to. Tonight he attends a meeting in relation to doing some voluntary work so maybe that will be something he will be interested in. At least some things around the house are getting done. He has been such a fantastic help though. Vacuums the house, started ironing, cleans up after dinner etc.etc. Which has been a great help to me. More time for scrapbooking!!!

I went to a few more classes at The Scrapscene. One of them I took Tambi and her sister with me and they loved it too. The classes are great......everyone is friendly and relaxed. It's fun to finally sit in a class again. Something I really missed and used to enjoy so much. And it's often hard to find somewhere where the classes interest me and are a bit challenging.

I had a Cat Scan and other tests this week and saw my Oncologist before my treatment and all the results are good. I was given a DVD by the Australian Lymphoma Society and this had some concerning, conflicting information in it. So I've given it to my Doctor to watch it and report.....back to me. When it's to do with prognosis and treatments it can be pretty scarey if you don't have the facts right in your head!

Well, off to do some ironing...and maybe a bit of scrapbooking. I'm on a roll!!

So Proud of...another 8yr old

A couple of weeks ago it was Blake's turn for his special Baptism Day. It was so good to see how happy he is/was and so looking forward to this great day.
Also great to know that this is something he chose to do and that the whole service and celebration afterwards was all about him. Being the eldest of 3, and Andrea being a single Mum ( and having a little sister with Autism) sometimes Blake gets a bit lost in the mix.
This day was totally about him and about having his Dad come from Tasmania and all his family, friends and cousins around him.

So proud of you Blakey

And in a few months it will be Joshua's turn! After that it will only be one a year, sort of. These first four grandsons are so close in age that all the milestones happen very frequently.

Sure is a lot to keep up with for scrapbooking..

Bootcamp 8-10

Well, I got to finish 10 of the 25 layouts for the Blue Bazaar Bootcamp.
It's been a lot of fun and given me a real push to do a bit m ore work on all those photos I have sitting around.
This challenge is going to be repeated in a couple of months so if any one else is interested in doing it....sign up to the Blue Bazaar newsletter and you'll hear about it when it comes around again.
I am going to keep going with the challenge just for myself because I've enjoyed it and I'm getting some work done.


Life is pretty much the same old, same old these days. Seen a few movies with Colin. Have gotten very used to having Colin at home which is comforting. He may be employed part-time soon, will just have to wait and see.

I've been having some fun doing a class at The Scrapbook Scene with my friend Robyn and sure like the classes on offer there. So have booked in to a few more. It's a lovely, comfortable place to visit and do a class. Just what's needed!