MY FIRST EVER COVER............!!!!! YAY!!

I am soooooooooo so so excited.......this is my first ever cover......the new FOR KEEPS Scrapbook Mag No. 58


I have been really looking forward to it coming out.......and NOW IT IS!!!! YAHOOOOOOO!


So this is it>>>>>>>>>>>>>



....and i even have another layout in there too......so its doubly excitement!!!

Thanks to everyone for their lovely comments about it.....it really means alot!! :o)
...Char...

Just wanted to share these..........


....pics i took today



I was itching to take some photos today for some reason......so with my willing model, beautiful, beautiful weather and my trusty camera - we went outside and got some nice photo's!!



And then i had a bit of a play with them on the 'puter and this is how a few of them turned out!!




I am just loving the faded look at the moment (and B&W - always a fave!!)

Such a Slackie!!

I know....i have been VERY slack on my blog of late.......but i don't really have anything exciting to report!!


Although.......the rain the last few days has been just glorious........its greening up already here......i love the colour green!!! I am glad the wind has gone tho!!


It was soooooooo windy on Thursday night, i thought our roof was gonna go!! I was SO scared and ready to pack some stuff and get out of there!! But as my DH said "where the heck are we going to GO!!"

At least we didn't get torrential rain like at Noosa!! OH man, they had buckets loads there!!


We got over a couple of inches, which was really good......you don't want too much in one go. But another couple in a week would be good .....Wouldn't it be good if we could just turn it on and off like a tap, lol!!


Here's a couple of pics from the other day......Ebony is in a shirt like Dad's work one.......she loves it 'cause she's just like him then, lol!! I think there might just be a LO in that, LOL!!


Well......thats it for me for now......speaking of work shirts.....i better go and wash some now its not raining, lol!!


Cya ;o)


...Char...




The Kids Got a Surprise...............

Yep..........we got the kids a *BIG* surprise this weekend. We have been keeping this a secret for a while (well, until it got delivered, anyway!) A four-wheel motorbike!!!!!!

We were all down at the shed, and Grandad told Jackson to go and get a couple of lollies out the fridge.......little did he know that when he opened the door to the shed.....inside, waiting, was the motorbike!!!!

I managed to get a shot of Jackson's face when he realised what was happening>>>>





The look on his face was just priceless!!





So, then, all afternoon, we were playing with the NEW bike!! I even got on - but i WON"T show you those pics, LOL!!!






Sooooooo Sick........

Well, I have finally got the dreaded Flu from the kids........i thought i just might have escaped.............but NO!! And i had to get it on our weekend away didn't i!!!

And i don't really feel like doing this Blog either.........................so i am going back to bed!!!!!!!!!

Stupid Flu!!!!

Sorry,
...Char...

A Long Weekend!!

We are off to Bris tomorrow morning for the long weekend. Monday is a public holiday here......for the Ekka.......so we are going to visit family and then we are going to take the kids to Seaworld, which should be a tad better than going to the Ekka with all this Flu around!!

Not too much to report, although:

* Jackson went to the South Burnett Zone athletics carnival yesterday. He was very excited about running..........although he is still not over the flu, he still wanted to go!! He came 4th.....and he was happy with that.

* Ebony has had high fevers the last few days.........so we have been keeping a close eye on her. And not getting much sleep in the process!!

* Darryl was an auctioneer the other day at a clearing sale. He's pretty good at it too!!!! Hup.....40 bid, 40 bid, 40 bid....lol!!

* And i went to the hairdressers for a bit of pampering and foils. Aaaaahhh!! I just feel so much better when my hair is nice!! Here's me, (i straightened it too....I LOVE my GHD straightener!!) having a bit of a Pocahontas moment, lol!!



Anyway.....hope you have a great weekend



...Char...

Finally......My GOOD News!!!!!!!!!!

So................i can finally say what the good news is:>>>>>>>




I am now part of the SCRAPBOXX Design Team!!!!!!!!!!!




.........................Yaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!.............................



I'm sooooooooo excited. Can you tell i'm excited????????

Never in my wildest dreams did i ever ever think that i would have such a fantastic opportunity like this. And...........being on a team with a whole bunch of fantastic girls that i have admired and been inspired by for so long, is just...............i'm speechless!!

So, i want to especially say a MASSIVE thanks to Maria and also to the girls on the design team, for asking me to become part of this fantastic place (my second home, lol!) which is SCRAPBOXX

It has been sooooo hard keeping it under wraps but i can finally let it out of the bag.

I hope my "good news" was worth waiting for!!

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In other news, i had an excellent time at my friend Sal's house on the weekend. We went out for a beautiful lunch on Friday. We also went shopping at Chermside and while we were there, we got a foot spa and pedicure. It was great.

We laughed the whole way thru it. I felt sooo sorry for the ladies doing our feet. Sally has got the worst roughest feet i have ever seen ..........(sorry Sal, but i gotta tell 'em!)........ and they had to get out what looked like a potato peeler to scrape all the dead skin off the bottom of her feet!!!!!! Eeeewww!! It was soooooo funny and we couldn't stop laughing as it was just disgusting. Poor ladies!!

Here's me and Sal, the morning after the night before!! Looking glam............not!!

We went to Eumundi Markets on Saturday. Love going there!!

I love going to Sal and Pauls house, spending time with them. They are just the best and the funniest people. We are laughing the whole time we are together and by the time i leave my cheeks are aching!! So......... thanks guys......i love ya lots!!

Well.......thats it from me.

...Char....xxoo

Sal.............here i come........YAY!!!

Well i am going to visit by bestest friend Sall tomorrow. I am really looking forward to it. I haven't been down to see here for such a long time. We are going to do heaps of girly things.

Shopping.......movies...........a few drinkies!!!


Oh and i want to say a HUGE hello to my gorgeous s-i-l Miss (julie-anne). .......*waving*........She lives over in Pommy land and has finally found my blog. Love you girl!!

Here's a piccy of Foots and Miss (our nicknames for them):>>>




I will tell you my good news on the next post, promise!!


...Char...

There's a Flu Epidemic......

.....going thru our school!! Jackson's class (which is grade 2-4 combined) has 24 kids and and the last few days it has got down to about 11. So i have just been waiting for my kids to get it.

I hear on the news last night there's a flue epidemic in Sth East Qld. And yesterday afternoon, Jackson was unusually quiet. He didn't even feel like kicking his footy around outside like he does every day. Then last night....its started. Fever and coughing all night. But this morning, he wasn't too bad!

I sent him to school, and i am expecting a call to come and get him, but so far, nothing.

Other news:

The four of us were in the paper yesterday. Well its actually going to be in 3 papers!! The Toowoomba Chronicle, South Burnett Times and The Qld Country Life.

Our property, we have been told, is going to have a whopping great big coal conveyor belt going straight thru the middle. As we have no rights to our own land.........thats right, the government has told us we can't say no..............hubby is trying to cause as much ruckus as he can with all the papers, local members of parliament, radios, tv, you name it!!

Trouble is.........you can say as much as you want, till your blue in the face, and the flamin' govt don't give a damn! But at least, we are NOT going down quietly!! Watch out!!

Here's the photo of us:>>


Well........thats my gripe for the day

Next time, i will have some good news............make that some great news.............fantastic even.,lol!!

...Char...

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