sheep!!

did i say it was my dream to marry a farmer??

and then wish to have a pet sheep???

HELP...............what was I thinking!!

so I do live the dream + I do have a pet sheep........2 in fact!!

Pepper + Sonny!!!

and lets just say they think they are human + think that they should spend their days playing in our garden!!

so today I quickly duck out to get some firewood + Pepper who is quite crafty for a sheep!!............pushes me out of the way as I walk through the gate + makes a mad dash into the garden!!............lucky I was smarter + ran (YES I ran) around the other side of the garage + chased her back into the paddock!!!

I think she thinks she is like 'Shaun the Sheep'..............anyone seen that wee TV programme???

And with Spring just around the corner........YAY!!!!.................it looks like we will have 3 new lambs to care for 'Mission Day' that will be coming up soon at school.

so yeah besides the sheep dramas in my life we are getting busy with the cows calving + I will be feeding calves this week!!

Kids are busy training for cross country 0r cross crunchy as Ruby calls it!!!.........atm.

The days are slowly getting longer + wow before we know it will be daylights savings!!! YES its fantastic we have had it extended here in NZ but oh boy do I feel for Kev...........as he will be crawling out of bed at 4.00 instead on 5.00 every morning!! But then again he's a huge fan of daylights saving!! And he's getting a new toy - which I know he's hanging out to play with!! Once I find a pic of it I will share.......................its a new + very popular water toy that he spied in Maui!!!

Busy with scrapping + trying to play catch up with some projects.

one of my lastest was for the DARES . I had fun doing this one. Go over + checkout the other girls...............there are some beaut ones!!!

and a LO for my DT work over at SBO

I got to play with some new CA + Tink ink this mth with a few other bits + bods.

Loved how this came out. kev planted those sunflowers + the kids loved watching them grow.

So hopefully we will plant some more this summer!

and have been trying to load up a pic of the lastest kit Vicky + I designed. (but can't get it up for some reason.......so go checkout SBO for a lookise) So can't wait for this kit...............its filled with so much yumminess!! And holy flying cows wait till you see the stamp that the very clever Miss Vicky designed!! I think we get this kit sometime this week to play with............yippee can't wait!!

Also have been busy planning my classes for SENZ. I see SBO have got them for sale on the site + I heard that some have almost sold out. Sorry not many sneak peeks due the product not here yet but you girls won't be disappointed as I have seen most of the teams other creations in irl + they are all so super talented but just not that such awesome ppl + lots of FUN!! And we like FUN don't we!!!????

oh yeah I keep forgetting I got this from the lovely Gigi about a mth ago but as we can all see how hopeless I am at blogging I never got it up + after seeing others in my list have also got one I have decided that anyone that leaves me a comment or even checkouts my blog deserves one!!

well its nice to be back in blogging land..............but I must leave to tend my batches of anzac biccies I have got cooking in the oven!!

rach

do wish you were here right now??

I DO!! Just imagine lying on that beach in the warm sun!!! A photo from Kev's wee trip to Maui, Hawaii. He got back to this freezing place yesterday!! He had a blast!!

Here's a pic of what he did 4 to 5 hrs a day................he was in heaven!!..........lol

and then check out this pic he took from a helicopter ride........................look at all those crazy windsurfers!!

so life is back to normal as I hear him out in the paddock behind the house in the freezing wind splitting wood!!

so while I've been so quiet + away from my blog I have created a few pages for a challenge I had entered on a US site.

you know it had been really nice to do some challenges + make me use some photos that I have had printed for awhile + use up some of stash!!!...........or was I making room for some new stash!! ;)

so for one challenge we had to use more than 5 photos. Perfect for my New Years Day from 2006. I took the title from a song by 'The Kooks' - seaside. (great CD by the way). And I finally used some of my BG phoebe..............that I had for a few mths!!

then we had to do a LO using one word....................like OLW.

Mine was Pick!! Say no more!!...................lol

then we had to do a LO leaving 50% white space..................now that was a challenge for me!!

and for this one we had to use a orange title. This just a crazy silly one!! Don't you just love doing a page for NO reason!!!..........I had some fun taking these pics + then creating the LO using some Elise + those very funky Hambly rubons!!

got a few more Lo's but planning on using them else where!!

hey so who is loving getting the scrapbookoutlet inspiration newsletters on Friday nights??

aren't they the best + full of thought provoking ideas!! If not go + sign up for the newsletter!

well can't wait for this weekend to see all my girls at scrapcamp!!.......esp the talented Miss Chris

+ the wonderful owner of scrapbookoutlet - Andrea. Its going to be a blast!! nothing like great company, food, a few drinks + scrapping!!....so good for the soul !!

and hey here's one for you!

last mth we went through the process of looking for a new worker................so that meant lots of ppl coming for interviews. And there was this one guy whose name sounded familiar. So anyway this guy arrives - all of 17 + I knew I knew him .....................I taught him at kindy back in 1995!!.........eecckkk how did I age so quickly!!

I swear I'm only 28!!!.................what ashame 36 is around the corner!!

well I could pretend I'm going to be 30 like a certain Miss Howard!!........hehehe

also go checkout this place SIS - super friendly + some mighty talent + just gotta checkout the little extras they have!!

meeting some cool girls + doing some cool swaps!!.............apart from all the Tim Tams I keep buying cause I don't normally buy them but somehow they keep finding their way to my mouth..........lol

oh look at that................coffee time!!

N.E.W.S.F.L.A.S.H.

checkout this new + exciting blog !!!!
they would LOVE you to submit to inspire others as well.....................run, skip, sprint over + check them out..................NOW!!

And HIGH 5 girls for setting up another inspiring blog!!!!

rach

Friday!!!

yep thats another week!!.................man where are they going???!!!

hey thx for all the lovely comments about Ruby.

And yes the cake was home made..............but not by me..............by one of my mum's friends.........she's very talented.

and HEY waving a HUGE wave to Nana + B ..................who reached Ayres Rock (sp) today in Aussie!!

oops I know its not called that anymore.................but for the life of me I can't remember it!!

and Finn is feeding Oscar everyday for you.............and he even came home with extra's.................lol.................some ice blocks in his pockets!!!!................Nana you taught him well. ;)

not much to share as in words but got a few made things to share.

my lastest LO for the 'childhood dare'

and watch out there is a new DARE going up soon .................its a goodie too!!

I made Andrea, from SBO some invites for her 3 cute boys.................who just all celebrated birthdays recently....................mmmm May has been a very productive mth for some of the DT on SBO all having may babies......................Vicky might even join us..............no hurry Vicky just when baby is ready!!!

Morgan's invites - who just turned 4

bad photo...................see what happens when you are in a hurry!!!!

and invites for the twins - who were 1

thats all folks

have a good weekend

I'm scrapping tonight + got me vices in for the night!!!

rach

ps eckk just looked at the first pic of the invites + I took that shot on a manuel mode.......playing after Mandi's online class..............those BG colours look yuk + my bedroom wall looks olive instead of brown...............like the below photo.

ok got that off my chest......lol ...............off to find a drink!!! ;)

she's 5!!!

my baby girl is 5!!

wow what a busy time we had leading up to this BIG birthday!!

4 parties!!

she has had 3.5 days at school + is LOVIN it!!................and even caught the bus on Friday!! (ok gotta get me some pics of her getting on the bus)

time to show off some celebration pics!!

I LOVE this pic of her at her last day at kindy - sharing her party food out with the kids.

first day of school + OK real bad photo but we were in a hurry as we got a bit late due to all the pressie opening!!

she looks ssoooooooooo tiny!!

just had to sneak in this pic of her giving Taidhg a thank you hug for her wand he gave her...........lol...........he looks more excited about that wand.........see that wee hand creeping forward!!

and lastly Ruby + her doll cake!!

and these the invites i made for her party................bad photo again but I was such a dork I gave out all the invites before I took some pics.................lucky I got 2 back to get some pics!! They looked really pretty irl.

I used the April kit from SBO

I thought I would be really sad..............but I surprised myself + there were no tears!!
she was so happy + confident on her first day at school. It was so different from when Finn started school...........I bawled like a baby in the car. I worried all day for him...........who would he play with + would he remember not to eat all his lunch at playtime + what about the loo........would he know he had to ask the teacher first!!!...............and you know he coped!!........lol

Ruby told me the cutest thing after her first day at school. I asked her who she played with.....she said "some girls + Finn. And you know Mummy he took me to the park to play". She meant the playground!!!...............too cute!!

Last night we had a cyber crop at SBO
Boy did we have some FUN!! The DT made up a few different challenges.

And as we are working on our BOM's I decided to tie my challenge into that ............ nothing like a helping hand!!!...........so my challenge was to complete a LO as a teenager.

here's me in all my glory at 18!!.................and yes I made a mistake with the date.............its meant to be '80 not '98. Easily fixed!!

Once again i used the April kit from Scrapbookoutlet

hey Megan i know I haven't done your tag but will on the next post.............I need some sleep!!nite

rach

pretties!!

yep got some pretties too share!!!

I made these creations using the March kit from SBO.

I LOVED this kit + there was sooooooooooooo much product to play with.

Now there was quite a bit of pink in there but look at all those yummy boy LO's I did with it!!

All my LO's this mth were of my super cute super naughty T Man.

why why why

Teeth

now this is a fav of mine atm!!..........Body Art

and then I made this super cute mini album about Ruby making cupcakes!! This was so much fun + would LOVE if anyone makes one from the instructions to plz share with me!!

woohhoooo tomorrow I'm off to the BIG smoke of Wellington for the BIG event of Freestyling!

doing only 3 classes...........1 with Tia, Kim + Zina...................and the sneak peeks look FABBO!!

Looking forward to the company I will be staying with...............a lot of FUN to be had me thinks!! :)

OK + just prewarning NO swap pins here baby...........I didn't need any extra stress thx!!!

Looking forward to catching up with friends, shopping, eating + drinks..........hmmmm i believe there is already a drink on the bar for me....................hehehehe

catch up with you all next week

rach

back!

hey so I'm back from my MIA!!
and I've got some LO's things to show people........don't be shocked or surprised by this...........lol

so to start off I thought I'd share my lift I did of Zina ( I know its on the DARE site but I just LOVE it so much as its about my girl) ..........now doesn't she just do the coolest LO's ever!!!! Can't wait to do her class at Freestyle.................and that reminds me I must look up KS to see what the homework is for the weekend.

Ruby does the most adorable drawings of us all + her little fury friends + I just had to get this all down before she is 10!! And you know she does the best life drawings of her Daddy.........I know its him everytime by the little dots on his head that represents his non hair do.............his pickles as she calls them!!..................lol





and then I made this wee tin awhile ago to give away for a auction...............and I didn't want to give it away as I just loved it sitting on my desk looking all sweet. I hope the person who got it is happy with it as I haven't heard.





and then there a was mini album too!

and then there were the 2 of them together!

so have you checked out the lastest DARE . Its a funny one - its all about you telling us your secrets or a little quirk that no one knows about you or a secret hobby you might not be telling your friends + family about. Go on get creative + tell us all about it.

OK better get back to work + make that milo I promised kev - what about an hour ago!!.............lol

ps make you sure you checkout the LO's for Survivor at the end of week at SBO + get your votes in. Also I know there is lots of new cool product waiting to be put on the site.........YUM!

M.I.A

missing in action - thats ME!!!
life has taken over again + I had some important things to deal with!!!
catch ya all soon
rach

something FUN!!!!

found this wee quiz + it cracked me up - especially mine!!!
have a go + let me know so I can have a wee giggle too!!! :)

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

nothing much happening here apart from its stinkin hot here + I've being creating + dealing with sick kids!!
And its AUTUMN....................my FAV time of the year!!! Perfect days for the kids to play in - not to hot + not to cold, fantastic for picnics, washing still gets dry + your tan lingers a little longer :) + the leaves are just sooooooooo pretty + don't forget the chestnuts!!!!

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend + congrats to all my talented scrappy friends Chris (aussie) , Trina + Michelle TW (nz) for making it on the junkitz international team....wooohoooo.
Fantastic for the little scrapping world here in NZ!!!
(ok sorry too lazy to link - its Sunday ppl)

mmmm looks like my roast dinner is ready :)

see ya people

rach

things!!..........lots of things..............lol

firstly thanks everyone for your concerns for us having no water - it still hasn't rained but we are lucky enough that we have a well/bore on the farm + we just pumped some into the water tank..............but yes we do need rain still.

secondly once again in true Rach fashion I added my DARE LO last to No.8 wired .

and its straight irl........ :)

LOVED this DARE + the way the colour went 'POP'

and thirdly I just wanted to share the rest of mini ablum from the lastest Up2scrap mag (that wasn't published) + as well the the main picture has a BIG black streak on part of the page + so you can't see the true page.

When doing this album I wanted to touch on everday things in my life. So I broke it down into headings - love (kev + I), kids + I, friendships, time out + healthy choices.

heres the Take Time out one + what it should really look like

and the Healthy Choices pages

and the other half of My Kids + I

and the one on Friendship - the other half. My friend Janine kindly allowed herself to be photographed by the one + only wickedly cheeky Kev................ Now she is one fantastic friend who would do anything if I needed her.

and finally the other half of my Love page + this is extra special as today Kev + I celebrate out 9th wedding anniversary.................. and by the way ppl he loved my little mini ablum i made for him :) And yes there are those photos again taken by Finn..........this is why I took them for this brief.

and now for all the excting news!!!

who wants to be on a Design Team???..........did I hear you say yeah me??..........well click on this link here http://www.scrapbookoutletnz.co.nz/newsletter/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Survivor%20-%20OK%20Doc.pdf and read all about it.

I can't tell you enough what a awesome team it is too work for. So if you would like to be part of this excitement come play :)

and guess what its open to AUSSIES too..............so all you Aussie talented girls that I know get your butts over here + join in!!!!

and here's the link to the Scrapbookoutletnz site if you haven't being there before. Its worth a look by the way!!!!

and finally I better get off this blasted computer as i have sat nearly all morning to buy my sil some Red Hot Chilli Peppers tickets...............but sadly no luck :( ................. they sold like HOT cakes!!............would be soooooo awesome to go too!!!

and quickly have you voted for your fav Making Memories Idol yet??? (link in a few post below - sorry getting over being on the computer now........lol) GO Chris

rach

20/20 vision

that is the lastest dare for the daring card makers.

use 20 of the samething..............I thought this would be a hard challenge but in the end it was easy + whipped up this little card in no time!!

pop over to the daring card makers site to see some fantastic creations from the team + as well in the side bar all the girls that have created a card too.

some news on the home front................we have NO water!!

Our water tank that can hold 10 000 litres is empty. I can't remember the last time it rained!!!..............nothing like the sunny Naki!!...............but might have to do a rain dance soon!!!.............don't think there is any rain forecast for awhile.

also thx girls for all the LOVE you are leaving its all appreciated :)

oh look at that coffee time!!!

rach

ps who invented bloody Kevin bloody Wilson ...............he needs a bullet as my Kev is a HUGE FAN + he loves to sing it all day.................with all those bad words too................LOL.............

and yeah Lis we say dag here too ............LOL

she was here!!

Elsie was here!!!!! - at our cyber crop on SBO
what a chick!!!


she set a 30 min challenge to doodle on a photo - No.9 out of her book.


never done this ..........first photo was a boob job but got it right with the second one!! It was FUN!!

and OK I will admit I never made it in the 30 mins but I did do it in 40mins + that is FAST for me..............lol

checkout my baby below.............well he's not my baby anymore :( but more like a crazed toddler............lol

the rest of the crop was FUN with lots of chatter + fish being slapped in our faces .......lol........into the wee hours of the morning with some very cheeky chicks..................lol :)

I had a challenge set for the girls............a "catch up" challenge for those doing the Get Real comp + for those not they could pick a topic from the comp + scrap away.

here's my LO for the challenge

hope your all having a great weekend?

and oh checkout Liannes Scrapjack........very cool :)

rach

Scrapjacked!!!

yep lovin this site .

if you haven't got that far - GO + check it out............you will be in for a lot of FUN!!!

so here's my scraplift off the very funky Miss Amber .

I tried to be like Monique and not think too hard.........lol

and at last I have used some felt on my LO.........brought some before xmas + just haven't found the right LO to have a play on.



Ruby + her wee friend Tommy..............they have the sweetest friendship :)

so yeah sorry no update on my new exciting adventure............keep your eyes peeled!!! I think I'm addicted............just think it involved water!!!!! ;)

we had a wee break last weekend (thats where I tried my new adventure) + went camping in New Plymouth at the Fitzroy camping ground. Great place!!! I didn't even feel like I was in town. Beach + the most fabulous walkway right outside our tent!!

just quickly before i go to bed as its late again!!!

super FAB cyber crop over at SBO tonite + one very famous + super cute guest scrapper all the way from the USA - who has set a challenge by the way. Be quick as there are only 2 more places left (I think)!!

and secondly have you checked out the lastest DARE on No.8 wired . Very cool + funky.......+ wow some very inspiring LO's on there............don't forget to give the girls some LOVE!!! :)

and OK thirdly.............a BIG shout out to my super talented friend Chris Millar who made it to the top 50 in the Making Memories Idol.................go sign up so you can vote for her!!

OK got get me some shut eye!!!

rach

better late than never.............lol

here's my DARE for No.8 wired - HOT/COLD

I went for some 'hot' new products - blush BG + some 'cold' older products - sweetpea jack BG.

watch out for the new DARE going up on Friday its soooooooo much FUN + the girls LO's are all way cool.

Also talking about COOL we are having a Cyber Crop over at SBO on Friday the 23rd Feb.

We are having a VERY VERY special guest.............who lets just say her work ROCKS!!!

Fingers crossed too she gets our time difference right...............lol.

There will be some cool challenges to complete + one from the the special guest. Also for you girls out there doing the Get Real comp its a good chance to help you along with your album!!!

Also if you bring along a new friend you are in for a chance for a wee prize!!!

so this weekend sees me doing one of those things that I've always wanted to do - nervous but excited !!! So thx to kev who surprised me this morning about it.

Fill ya in next week! :)

rach

ps ok some of my post is missing + not sure why as I edited it about 4 times - it was just about SBO having a cyber crop on Friday the 23rd Feb - make sure you come along for some FUN + games!!!

another day, another post

I did this LO a wee while ago of Kev + I for SBO. Really enjoyed putting this LO together - it was lots of FUN!!! I don't normally repeat myself + reuse the same photos but I can't remember the last time Kev + I had our photo together + I just love these pics that Finn took of us!

Lots of Cherry Arte again!!

thx to for all the LOVE :)

rach

a card!

I made this card for Kev for Valentines Day + have decided to give him the mini album for our wedding Ann. at the end of the mth instead.

so ssshhhhhh don't tell him (ok thats for the mil that reads my blog.......lol....)

anyway then i saw on the card dare site that they were having a call for valentine day cards but with a twist - make a LO into a card..............so how perfect - my card went so well with their dare!! Go checkout this site - some amazing cards being created on there!!!

And speaking of DARES have you checked out the lastest DARE on the No.8 wired site?

Make sure you do as the girls have whipped up some very inspiring LO's, and remember leave them some LOVE!! :)

and how HOT is it at your place??

rach

over heated!!!!

yep what a way to start the new school year................lol..................driving into town + notice that the needle on the temp gauge was waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy toooooo HIGH - like sitting on the H !!! Once I hit the 70 zone speed it just drops a tad, then we hit the 50 zone + stays the same. Stop to give way to a car + HOLY SMOKE whats coming out from under the hood???...........STEAM!!!! and everyone is looking at me!!! (i don't like that part........lol). OK have to change my plan - take Ruby to kindy first + get car sorted there.............and can you believe it I was on time for once - read it ppl - I WAS ON TIME FOR ONCE!!!...........lol. So poor Finn was 20mins late for school. So there was NO water in my car!!!...........oooppppsss I just don't check those things out!!!!! Anyway one of the Dad's came + helped me out!!

So another Waitangi Day gone + it was a quiet one for us - we had hay making. And man it was STINKIN HOT here yesterday!!!

In the paddock behind our house. Finn + Ruby waving to their 'B' (grandad).

and Mr Trouble with a capital 'T' watching through the fence

and then we spent some time making mud pies + that was lots of FUN.............







and finally a LO that has only taken me 2mths to complete!!!!
One for my Get Real album - 'Silly people make my heart sing' . How's everyone else going with their albums?

well so far I have survived the day with just Mr T + myself + its very strange with just him + I. I know he's going to miss his brother + sister. I know I do...........even though they drove me mad with their fights - I'll miss our morning + arvo teas + lunch on the deck. Listening to their role playing games, tea parties + mud pie making, our lunchtime swims at the pool, making each other laugh + helping me to look after Mr T.

hope you survived today without your little helpers! :)

rach

things that make me smile............

sunny Monday mornings in the garden playing tea parties with the kids

watching the sunflowers that Kev planted + seeing them slowly open to a huge ray of sunshine

scrapbooking to keep our memories alive

emails that make me smile + messages from afar +..............................BROADBAND!!!.........yip you guessed it I have now got BIG girls toys!!!!..............so watch out friends you will be getting a new email addy from me.

and lastly family + friends - don't forget how precious they are :)