the amazing adventures of rachy

We have been very busy over the past couple of weeks... the kids have now finished dancing for the year. Last saturday and last night we got to watch our gorgeous babies perform in the end of year concerts!
I swear every year it just gets better and better... not only the shows as a whole but personally I love seeing at the end of each year how much my kids have learned and achieved.
This year was special though... this year was Abbee's 10th year of dancing... it certainly doesnt feel like that long! So at the concert the principal presented Abbee (and a few others) with their 10 year medals.
As well as recieving her 10yr medal Abbee also got a big trophy and certificate for having got 100% attendance in 10 classes a week for the whole year. (I am pretty sure there was only Abbee and one other girl who had perfect attendance in that many classes so it was a pretty big acheivement for them!)
I am soooooooooooooooooo proud of both the kids... they are just awesome and I just love seeing them do something they love so well.
But I have to say with Abbee I am just beyond amazed with this kid. When I think about what she has been through and dealt with this year it breaks my heart that a 12yo kid has had to go through all that... I could sit here and list it all but I dont have time... just believe me when I say its been alot of shit an adult shouldnt have to go through.
And despite all that she has managed to achieve sooooo much... and she has worked hard, really hard to achieve everything she has. Not only with her dancing but at school too... and she has somehow managed to remain the happy, bright, sunny, gorgeous girl she has always been. I could just bust I am so proud of her for all that.


And my handsome little man! Jed has been through alot too but I dont think he really understands it... and really our whole household has been very up and down this year and I am so lucky that Jed is just one of those kids who just goes with the flow. He too has achieved alot this year... he got a certificate for having perfect attendance in 2 classes this year as well as a trophy for being in the concert and has been selected to go into advanced classes next year at dancing. He has also done very well at school and like Abbee he has just stayed the bright happy little soul he has always been despite everything going on around him.

So right now I am just totally amazed that in a year when these kids could have very easily and somewhat justafiably gone crazy they didnt and infact coped much better than I thought they would.

Written by Rachy at 11:35 PM 2 comments

By the gorgeous Maria...
So here are 5 things you dont know about me...

1. I dont iron... hate hate hate it.
2. I dont like tomatoes
3. I like mowing grass
4. I bite my fingernails
5. I need a makeover... hair, make up, new clothes etc... bit sick of the same old same old lol.

OK... I now tag... Toni, Kayla, Dee & Tam!

Written by Rachy at 1:36 AM 2 comments

Yeah not normally things that go together but this week at my house... they have lol.
Managed to get a fair bit of scrapping done this week... loving that!
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky to win access to Jen Hall's 31 Layouts in 31 Days class... loving that sick... she rocks!
So this is the first layout I did from her class...

This one is for OLW challenge...

This one is for Hybrid....

And this one is for the last Challenge the DT challenge at Hybrid...

After the apparent popularity of my cupcake cards among Abbee's friends Abbee has asked me to make a couple more for some friends... but this week's took the cake (pun intended lol)... Abbee: "Mum could you make an emo cupcake card?"

Me: "What's an emo cupcake? A cake that cuts itself?"

Abbee: "Your not funny."

Me: "I am funny on MY planet."

Abbee: "Well can you make one please?"

So this is what I came up with...

Jed has a project to do about a dinosaur... they are learning all about them at school and Jed is loving it. I am loving hearing words like "herbivore" and "carnivore" coming out of his mouth... it just seems like the words are bigger than he is lol.

So we decided to make a papier mache bracheosaurus (sp?)... Jed has been helping a bit but (as usual lol) Ive ended up doing most of the work... which is leaving me wondering if building dinosaurs is a good idea?

Tonight as I uploaded pics of scrap layouts I discovered Jed has also taken a liking to photography... among roughly 50 odd pics of matchbox cars and the tv I found a few self portraits... this one was too cute not to share...

Its that time of year again and last weekend we had the first photo day at dancing... hopefully will have some gorgeous dancing pics to share in a couple of weeks... the costumes this year are awesome!
This is pic is one that one of Abbee's friends took outside the studio while they were waiting the other day to get their professional one done...

Other stuff... had another tooth pulled on monday... an agonising experience considering this one had to be cut in half before they could pull it out... been feeling pretty sore and sorry for myself since monday lol. Still have one more that needs pulling (in a fortnight) and then a couple of fillings and hopefully I wont be setting foot anywhere near there for a long while!

Been having a bit of trouble sleeping lately too... last night it was after 5am before I finally fell asleep. Ive always been a bit of a night owl and its extremely rare for me to be in bed before midnight but despite going to bed around the same time I always have lately its take me ages to get to sleep. I think it has alot to do with how much stuff I have going on in my head lately... thinking about what I need to do, wondering how to organise stuff, working out plans etc for things. Fingers crossed my brain will settle down soon and I can get back into my normal routine.

And finally... just for a giggle... me and my friend Michelle decided the kids couldnt have ALL the fun of playing dress ups and photoshoots on the weekend... and here is the result...

Who said just coz your an adult means you have to act like a grown up?

I have some more layouts but didnt get pics before it got too dark today so will try and get back to post them tomorrow.

Have a fabulous week!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 1:59 AM 9 comments

Nothing of great importance happening here... starting to get busy with dancing rehearsals, photo days etc. Not long till the concerts! YAY!
Just wanted to share a couple of pages Ive done recently.

This one is for Toni's November challenge over at Hybrid...
This is last weeks entry for challenge the DT at Hybrid...

And this one was just for fun...

Got a few scrappy plans for this week between other stuff! So will be back later in the week with some more hopefully cool pages to share!
Have an amazing week all!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 11:52 PM 2 comments

We have had Dad here visiting for the last week so havent got much scrapping done...

Made these 2 cupcake cards for some friends of Abbee's... twin girls who like the cards are the same but different lol.

This card was for dad...

A page just for fun...

its funny how after almost 7 years we still get the occasional hillbilly comment about Jed's name... I had the idea for this title one day last week and thought it was kinda cool.

And finally my entry in last weeks challenge the DT at Hybrid...

There are loads of things happening around the traps...

Hybrid is gearing up for a major comp... Ready... Steady... CROP! Starts on 1st Nov! Registrations are open now so get in and join in the fun for a chance to win!

Dont forget you still have a few days left to complete the monthly challenges over there too!

And omg... go check out the Wicked Princesses site & blog for details on their gorgeous new kits and an amazing competition with some seriously wicked prizes!

Now I am off to hopefully get some scrapping done before I have to go pick Jed up. lol.

Have an amazing day!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:16 PM 5 comments

Managed to get a few more challenges done this weekend even with having Drew again but overnight this time lol. Sooo ended up spending most of sunday feeling very sleep deprived... I forgot about the whole not being able to get their own breaky and watch tv thing lol... been a looooong time since I had to get up that early on a sunday morning. The gorgeous smiles I got when I picked him up out of the cot were worth it tho! hehe
Anyway... not much else happening here so on with sharing the scrappy stuff lol...

This page is for Gutter Girlz...


This is for last weeks challenge the dt challenge at Hybrid...



This one is for The Story Matters...

This one is for Scrapping the Music...

So tomorrow is tuesday and tuesday means I dont have to go anywhere lol... I plan on getting alot more done tomorrow!

Hope you have an amazing day!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 1:20 AM 12 comments

The Rachy hosting is me! My first time hosting a CC so come along and be dazzled or come along so you dont miss me making an idiot of myself! lol
Back tomorrow with some stuff to show off!
MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:45 AM 0 comments

Rod and I babysat our gorgeous nephew on monday... he was such a good boy all day... so happy to hang with his fave aunty & uncle I think lol.

This was Drew saying "Aunty Rachy is da bomb!" hehe

"What ya got there Aunty Rachy?"

Ive also managed to get some scrapping done this week...

The haircut one is for Hybrid.

This month I decided to have a crack at some challenge blogs challenges... just for something different.

This one is for Gutter Girlz... unfortunately I missed the deadline on this one but never mind coz I loved doing this one anyway!

This one is for One Little Word... the word is KEEP... loved these papers from cosmo cricket.

And finally this one is for Scrapping the Music... this weeks song is Nirvana's "Smells like teen spirit." Loving these Sassafras papers... just gorgeous and funky!

In other news... I had a tooth pulled today... hurt like hell and was a bastard to get out... felt like it took forever. Still very sore now... especially since the numbness has worn off. Have to go back in 2 weeks and get another one pulled... no joy there but hopefully it will put an end to the pain these teeth have been giving me.

And thats about it from my exciting world. lol.

Hoping to get some more scrapping done tomorrow and over the weekend... so fingers crossed for a tonne of fun stuff to show off soon!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 11:38 PM 1 comments

This is my 100th Blog post!
Pretty cool huh?
So in leiu of any exciting news or crazy ramblings (coz honestly I just dont have anything insanely exciting to write about atm) I am going to catch up on sharing some layouts with you.
There are alot... and its been a while since I posted layouts so forgive me if there are any I have already posted. lol.
ENJOY!

Oh and I ran a doodling class over at Hybrid last weekend... everything is still there and it was a FREE class so if you are interested please pop over and check it out!

And Wicked Princesses are being very generous and until the 15th November they are donating $5 from every kit sold to support Breast Cancer charities! So not only would you get an awsome kit you are also helping support a really worthwhile cause!

I am also working on some cool ideas... at the moment its all a bit pie in the sky... but I am hoping that by early next week it will be a bit more concrete and I can share some really exciting news!

So thats it for blog 100!

Here's to 100 more!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 1:14 PM 2 comments

Challenge the DT is well underway at Hybrid and so far its been loads of fun!
The idea is that members of the forum are setting challenges for the DT and some of them have been really challenging but they have all been great!

So last week Maree set the challenge and we had to make a mini album about our 5 favourite colours... I really loved doing this one because its not really something I would have done on my own but I just adore how it turned out.

If you are wondering what I made the actual album out of... well... you know how sometimes you get crappy freebie cd's for something? Or when you try and burn something and it doesnt work? Well now you know what to do with all those useless dead cd's laying around!

I just used mod podge to stick paper to them, sanded the edges and then used a small drill to put a hole through them so I could put the jump ring on. Really quiet easy.

So if you ever have a go at a CD album make sure you let me know coz I would love to see them!

I have big plans for lots of scrapping today... have a few challenges I need to get done and a couple I need to create and get examples ready for.

Ohhhhhhhh and this is post 99 on my blog! So keep an eye out for post 100! How exciting is that!!!!!

Hope everyone has an awsome day!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:32 PM 2 comments