the amazing adventures of rachy

Man... cant just have one or the other apparently lol.

First things first...



Yep... Jed FINALLY lost his first tooth on monday! Very exciting hehe.


You can kinda see the gap down the bottom.
Tooth fairy came.
Money spent at canteen the next day lol.

Now the bad... someone backed into our car tonight while rod was waiting for abbee at dancing. Looks like its probably more cosmetic and she was at fault so getting repairs done wont be a problem (I hope)... but its a pain in the bum.

And back to good news...
found out on monday a scrapbooking shop opened not far from us!
Closest one was half hour drive away for a proper scrap shop.
Spotlights only 15 mins drive but Im kinda getting over their messiness and same old same old stuff.
So I am excited beyond belief about this development.
Been in and introduced myself, got a few things etc.
Cant wait to find out what classes they are going to have etc.
Might even be able to offer to teach a few if they think Im good enough.

Back to bad again... my shoulder is like totally effed up.
Gonna have to see a doc I think.
Driving me crazy with the weather being so cold (seems to ache more when its cold).
All I can do is take panadol or nurofen, keep it warm (omg I love my wheat bag lol) and rest it.

And the bestest news of all good news is a secret.
Which sucks I know.
Well sucks for you... whoever you are reading my blog lol.
But all will be revealed in good time... soonish I think.
Oh and just so I dont have everyone carrying on like man child... I am NOT pregnant. (If that were the case the blog would now be called "the amazing adventures of the virgin mary".)

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 11:53 PM 1 comments

Lots of pics to show off today... otherwise nothing interesting happening here lol.


These are my scrappy efforts for this weekend...

I think this one is my fave... I know I am bias but omg this kid is gorgeous!

Abbee doing a penche!!!!!!!

And a leg mount!

Apparently this is called a "baby freeze" and I know it looks like it but she is not leaning on the wall at all.... kinda freaky eh? lol

And Jed... my handsome man... he wont pose as much as Abbee lol.

Ahhhhhhhh remember the feeling of jumping like crazy???? hehe

And thats it... just had to show off these pics...

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 11:05 AM 2 comments

Omg... where to begin...
Abbee is home... safe and sound and with a million stories. Im sooooooo glad she had a great time but must confess even gladder shes home! Over the weekend I am going to help her sit down and write about everything... before she forgets it all lol. Might even set her up a blog of her own to write about her trip.
On Tuesday we took the kids to the movies (Rod got some freebie tickets from work... loving that hehe). But we couldnt agree on a movie for all 4 of us. So in the end Rod and Jed went to Get Smart and Abbee and I went to Mamma Mia.
The tip from the boys is dont bother with Get Smart.
The massive tip from me....
Get your butt to a cinema asap and see Mamma Mia!!!!!!!!
It is unreal.
Over my almost 31 years Ive been to the movies ALOT... and never have I been in a cinema where the movie ends and everyone claps... until Mamma Mia.
Seriously one of the best movies Ive ever seen.
Meryl Streep is a deadset legend.

On tuesday night I had a thought... still on the high of seeing Mamma Mia...
Wouldnt it be awsome if life was a musical?
How good would it be to just sing at the drop of a hat?
Dance while doing groceries for instance?
And instead of being looked at like we were crazy people would join in... singing back up and dancing behind us... all in perfect harmony... how unreal would that be?
And of course we would all be able to sing and dance like pro's!
The world would be a much brighter place I reckon.

Yeah... was a bit of a nutso thought... but ya gotta admit... it would be kinda cool.

So the kids went back to school today... which meant yesterday was spent baking some yummo choc chip bikkies for lunch boxes as well as making sure uniforms etc were ready and washing all Abbees holiday gear... (omg I think she spent ALL her spending money on clothes lol).

So yeah... been busy busy busy girl here. Hoping now that Abbee's trip is over and both the kids are back at school things might settle down a bit... for a while anyway lol.

I havent even had time to scrap so far this week!!!!!!
But I was advised to check out the new MME stuff that was released last week at CHA.
OMFG... I am in luuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeee!
I think MME might just become my new fave brand.

If you havent seen it...

My Mind's Eye

check out especially... laundry line and just dreamy 2.... devine!

Heres a taste...


Laundry Line: Coastal (Comfort)


Just Dreamy 2: Dazzling (Our Princess)


Just Dreamy 2: Brilliant (All Star)

Not sure when these will be available in Aus... soon I hope!

Anyhoo... I need to get some sleep.

MWAH!!!

Written by Rachy at 12:39 AM 0 comments

Have to leave early in the morning for the airport to go pick Abbee up!
YAY!
Can't wait to have her home.
Can't wait to hear her stories and see more pictures.
Very exciting.

But I wanted to post all these.
Coz... well you know if I dont then it could be double by the time I get back here to post. lol.
I had fun doing all these.
Well I always have fun scrapping.
But lately its been more fun.

So there you have a load of my scrapping to look at.

Drool or puke its up to you... lmao.

So on top of the scrapping I got done this week I also got a few other things done.

Our garage is clean and tidy.

Bit of a worry when you have a double garage and a garden shed and your car lives in the drive way lol.

Got half the front garden cleaned up and cut back.

Its out of control out there.

Ran out of garden bins... filled ours and a neighbours.

Will finish this next week when the garden bins get emptied again.

Once the front is done I will move onto the back.

And I am planning on going right through the house... cleaning out and cleaning.

Is it spring cleaning even if its winter?

Fingers crossed I stay motivated.

So that is it.

I better get some sleep.

Thank god I can sleep in the car.

Not to mention thank god we have a heater in the car lol.

Ok Night kiddos!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:06 AM 0 comments

This is the one photo I really really really had to have from Abbee's trip... I almost cried when this email came through... kinda weird I know but omg my baby girl is in hollywood... for real! I hope hollywood enjoyed this time coz one day that kid will be back... and they wont know what hit them then lol.

And thats about it... got two more layouts done but will have to show them next time coz they not on this computer atm.

Excuse the dodgey pics of these ones coz my good camera is on holidays in america too lol.

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:19 AM 0 comments

Its late and I am almost asleep... but wanted to post these... spoke to Abbee on msn today... that was awsome... shes having a great time.
Michelle is getting some awsome pics.
Loving that.
Loving that we have the internet...
so i can get to see all these pics before she even comes home! lol
And coz I can chat to Abbee and Chelle and know they are ok.


Jess, Minnie & Abbee


Abbee and her friends.


The sign has their dance school listed on it as performing that day lol.

On stage at disneyland.

Jo & Alyssa (Abbee's teachers) in the main street parade.

Thats Abbee near the corner there on the other side of the street... dancing in the main street parade.

Main street parade again.

On stage at disneyland.

Im pretty sure this is the star trekkin space ship about to explode lol.

Abbee & Jess

Disney... I think lol.

Disney.

Who would have thought 10 years ago when these two started dancing in babies that they would be on stage together at disneyland! Abbee and Bella.

So that is all.

I need to sleep.

Mwah!

Written by Rachy at 1:30 AM 0 comments

Alot has been happening lol.

Abbee arrived safely in L.A. ... we know this thanks to the 3am phone call lol.
I am so in love with the internet right now... Michelle has sent me some pics and today I got to chat with her for a while on MSN. (Couldnt chat to madam abbee as she was passed out fully dressed on her bed lmao... I really have no idea where she got the idea that was acceptable lol).
So they are having an absolute ball. Well as if they wouldnt... they are at freaken' disneyland!
Here are some of the pics...


Abbee and Jess on the A from the California Adventure sign.


Meeting Shrek at Universal Studios... apparently Shrek likes to pick his nose and show you lmao.


Here is Abbee and some of her friends at Disneyland!

So yep... she is really there!

And...
On thursday we dropped Jed off with my aunty and cousin... they too are having a ball... yesterday Jed met Kung Fu Panda at the shops... and got a golf stick... dont knock it... i bet Tiger called them sticks once too. lol.
Today they went to Nelson Bay and took a dolphin watching cruise... they even saw dolphins... very exciting!
Tomorrow they are off to Disney on Ice.
These kids have a much more exciting life than me thats for sure.

Its so quiet here... and tidy... its crazy... I love it but hate it at the same time.

So with all the peace and spare time what have I done... not alot lmao.
Scrapped.
Alot.
Cant show you though coz atm I have no camera... but I am seriously in love with a few of the pages Ive done in the last day or two.
The mojo has been rockin.
Big time.
Hope it hangs around.

What I can show you is two pages I did as my submission for the CT call at the new Black Magic blog.

Written by Rachy at 2:56 AM 0 comments

In a few hours we will be leaving to take Abbee to the airport... she is off to America with her dance school. Clearly mum can not sleep lol. Nervous, worried and all those great mum feelings. hehe.
So everything is packed. All we have to do is have showers and get dressed and be at the bus by 4.30am. Easy peasy. Its from then its gonna get hard.
But she is soooooo excited and is going to have a fabulous time.

So between packing and getting Abbee organised Ive done a fair bit of scrapping this week too... I am getting very close to 100 pages for this year... pretty pleased with that.

So here are the last few layouts Ive done and I will be back tomorrow sometime.

Written by Rachy at 1:05 AM 0 comments