Some scrappin Layouts..

Yep.. I have actually done some scrappin.. not much... but some..lol... So I thought I would share..

This is Brodie's class pic for Daycare..

And his individual Pics.. I used Moi's Sketch off the Boxx. As you can see Brodes does not like to smile for the photographer.. I don't know why.. He was so excited when I took him..lol.. Oh well.

This is a layout I did using one of Sheree's Intermediate classes on the Boxx.. I decided to do one with Dad and I.. one of the few nice pics I have of us.. When I feel up to I want to write how I saw him so the boys will have some idea how I felt when they get older.. left space to slip the journallin under the scalloped paper..


Finally finished the layout I started when I went to the Boxx retreat.. This is our Niece Katie.. a few years ago..lol.. I used the gorgeous Janine's Sketch and flowers off the Boxx.. Love it Janine..

And I also got this layout finished from the Boxx retreat.. finally did a layout with a wedding pic..lol..

Well that is it for now.. I hope you like them.. Hopefully I will some more soon.... Just gotta get scrappin!

Ok so what's been happening....

Well...life is hectic as usual.. And yep it is the school hols...Woohoo.. they go back next week.. lol.. Does that make me a bad mum..lol. Bit of excitement in the family at the moment.. Greg's Brother Matt and his wife Jo have had a little baby girl today.. Zoe Marie.. So can't wait to meet her. And yep .. that means we still have the only male grandchildren on both sides..lol.

We are getting back to normal kinda after losing Dad.. the boys still get a bit upset lately but Brodie is the big surprise.. I really didn't think he understood it at all.. but he got really upset for the first time one night a week ago and kept crying for Poppy at bedtime... and the other day he asked Daddy where he was going.. When Greg said to work he replied.. 'no Daddy you going to heaven to see Poppy..' We could not convince him that Greg was going to work..lol.. It is amazing what goes through their little minds.. It is sad..but I am glad in a way that he is missing Poppy.. Being so young I was worried Poppy would be no more than a blip on the radar.. But we talk to them all the time about him so hopefully we can keep the memories alive.

We got Connor's first report card at the end of term 2. He did quite well but we need to work on his effort... surprise surprise.. he is too easily distracted..lol. Luckily he is smart so is still quite well advanced academically.

Declan is doing well at Kindy.. and his kindy teacher tells me he is quite smart.. again he also needs to work on his social skills..All her comments bring memories of Connor in Kindy crashing back..lol.. We have been babysitting the Kindy chickens over the school holidays.. Unfortunately the boys have not treated them very well.. so it has been quite a learning curve for them.. they need to understand that what they do affects animals as well..

It has been very busy over the holidays. I had Tanya's Tupperware Baby shower at the beginning of the hols.. she only has a couple of weeks to go.. so excited I am going to have another bubba to play with..lol.. and that night we had our Mum's night out for Playgroup. It is so nice to get out with just the girls and relax

We have made some lovely new friends through Playgroup. Dylan and Carien have moved here from South Africa and have 2 gorgeous little boys. They came over for Dinner and Movie night and we had a great time.. after we got the kids to crash.. and crash they did..lol.. we had lots of fun playing the Wii..

After having lunch with Gil and Annette, we took the kids to see the armed forces display they put on in town.. They do it every year when the Americans etc come to town for a training operation. The boys loved it they got to pretend to drive big trucks.. see a Caribou fly over.. See camels and cavalry horses.. get their faces painted and ask a million and one questions of the soldiers. Rach, Adrian and the kids and Dylan, Carien and the boys came too.. It was a great arvo. And It was Sam's first birthday as well.. He is getting sooo big.. and soo cute!

Tom then came over for a sleepover.. the boys loved it.. and Rach and I got to play around with my slide scanner that arvo.. yeah it works..lol.. got some slides of Dad's I need to do.

We have been to the parks both last week and this week with playgroup which the boys enjoyed..

And the girls came over on Wed and I actually scrapped..woohoo.. Will upload pics another day.. I have got another person hooked..lol.. Carien is now going to start coming over every Wednesday to scrap with me.. and on a sad note I am losing a wonderful friend to the big smoke soon. Tanya, Chris, Michael and Talissa will be moving to Brisbane in a few weeks. I am soo gonna miss them..

Anyway.. I think I have caught up.. It is late and I am getting tired. so I am gonna sign off now. I hope you are all well.. and haven't fallen asleep after another of my looong updates.lol...

Love to all xx

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The Boys trip to Dalby..

Well on the June Long weekend Greg took the boys to Marnie and Pa's in Dalby.. and I had the fun job of staying home and cleaning the house..lol.. But at least I finally got the pantry, bathroom cupboard and linen cupboard cleared out..lol

Swearing at Dad the whole time I did the pantry... thanking him for all the junk he has put in there over the years.. and I know he was up there saying.. 'Don't chuck it out.. it is only 4 years out of date..it's still fine.!!' pmsl.

The girls also came over for a girls night on the Sunday night.. Had an absolute ball.. Tanya brought Lasagna and Salad.. Annette a beautiful dessert and Amanda some nibbles.. we were stuffed by the end of it all.. and sore from laughing.. thanks girls.. I really needed it..

Anyway.. Greg got to Dalby and Pa had fixed the Nifty 50 he and his brothers used to ride.. the boys thought it was fantastic!

Connor was a little unsure about riding it on his own so Pa put training wheels on it.. that was all he needed to get his confidence up.. He rode around on it then without the training wheels touching the ground..lol..

Declan and Brodie had great fun riding around with Pa and Greg..lol.. Not sure what is funnier..the kids or the sight of 2 grown men on a nifty 50..lmao.

Anyway the pics aren't the greatest but here they are having a ball..

Well at least i have caught up with some of my blogging..lol.. will catch up some more soon.. I will get up to date.. I promise..pmsl.. Hope you are all well..

xxx

More from May

We actually mananged to get tickets to the Wiggles when they came to town.. Zoe and I took Brodie and Ella..

They were so excited about going.. Brodie had to wear his Captain Feathersword Outfit.

He was so excited waiting for it to start....

but when they actually came on he sat there like a stunned mullet for over half the show..lol.. He was in awe. He had just started getting into it when some kid jumped up in the seat in front of us and roared at him in a really aggressive way.. Scared the hell out of Brodes.. I was so cranky.. Especially as the mother did nothing. Took me ages to get him back in the mood again..

Unfortunately this is the best pics I could get.. The zoom on my Camera wasn't working.. but I have to say the Wiggles were really good.. Even had all the Mums and Dads laughing. ANd Anthony is extremely fit for his age..lol..

It was a lovely morning with the kids except for the fact that I ended up with a speeding ticket on the way home..lol.. And this time I honestly wasn't doing it on purpose..lol.. Oh well.. payback for the times I haven't been caught I suppose.

On the 21 st of May we had a visit at playgroup from a lady that rescues Native Animals.

Isn't he gorgeous.. only 7 mths old. Such a little cutie.. A baby Hairy Nosed Wombat.

Of course Declan wanted a pet wombat after this.

And the bigger one was just as cute.. Wandered around and let the kids pat her without a problem..

They also brought along some snakes and Lizards.. Ella got up close and personal without any problems..

The kids absolutely loved it..

Well that's the rest that I can think of. We had trips to Mackay to see Dad and the usual running around here..

I am sure there was more I wanted to put up but at the moment I just can't think.. It has been a loong month..

I'm off to bed now I think.. catch you all soon..

Mother's Day

Well I guess I should update everything else on my blog that I have missed.. It has been a while..
For Mother's Day Declan's Kindy put on a lovely afternoon Tea on the Wed.


We had a lovely time.. got to listen to stories and sing songs with the kids. Led by his lovely Teacher and her assistant.. they really do a wonderful job with the kids.



After group time we sat down at our tables where we found these gorgeous flowers and place mats made for us by the kids..

In the heart Declan wrote

"I love my Mum because...

She turns 'Thunderstruck' on when I want to listen to it. She pushes me on the swing, at them park, and when I want to go Dreamworld, she takes me to the big pool and I like to dive in. I want to give you a cuddle and kiss... xx"

How cute is that.


They also made us the most gorgeous little pillows..

I just love it..

Brodie made me this gorgeous card and painting at Daycare.

And I got these gorgeous pressies from Connor that he made at school.

The week after Mother's Day they dedicated the the Friday Liturgy to Mother's. And Connor's class organised it.. They had signs saying thank you, some gorgeous clips of the kids saying what they loved about their Mum and readings. They also did some beautiful songs with actions as well. I was so glad I went.. It was such a wonderful morning.




Well as you can see I was quite spoilt for Mother's Day.. Unfortunately my Mother wasn't so lucky.. I still have her Mother's Day/ Birthday (4/2) Pressie sitting on my desk half finished.. Sorry Mum I will get there..lol.. But I can now show you what I made for my Mother-in-Law. I used Sheree's Mini - album kit/class to do up this album for Nancy.. I do hope she likes it.

Well I think that will do for tonight.. still got more stuff to update for May but I am tired it is late and I have heaps to do tomorrow.. Hope you are all well..

Donna xx

Goodbye Dad

As you may know my Dad, Neil Edwards, has been battling Cancer for about 5 years now. Well unfortunately on the 28th May He finally lost the battle..

We will always love you Dad.. and may you now be at peace with all your friends and family that have gone before you. We will miss you..

One of Dad's many wonderful friends has set up a Memorial Group on Facebook. It is fantastic to see just how many people he touched in his life.

And a quick note to say a huge thank you to all my gorgeous friends IRL and online that have given me so much love and support over the last few weeks. You have no idea how much it meant to me.

And Mum, thank you for being there. You, as always, were there when I really needed you.. I don't say it anywhere near enough. I love you Mum.