How did she get so grown up!

Meg is at a summer party , thrown by a couple of her freinds. My niece Eva( pictured above with her) gave her a make over and straightened her hair. She is EVEN wearing a dress! I had to drive her even though it is a two min walk LOL!

She went to the diabetic clinic with Dex yesterday and they were very happy with her monthly blood sugars ..sigh! But...as she is coughing so much, she has been given an inhaler to use before she goes to bed.

We are going to try out a new Indian take away for tea tonight ..blow the cost :)

A Card

I Love the Sarah Kay stamps and made this for their challenge. Used MM papers.

ScrapaGoGo is Three!!

Its hard to belive that it was three years ago that Lorraine asked if I would like to do some designs for her with her new project..a monthly kit.

LOOK

I love getting my kit each month and even after three years am still excited opening up that yellow box!

Sally has made a video of her cardmaking for the August kit HERE its so cool and funny too.

July ScrapaGoGo

I Loved this kit..there was SO much in it and those flower stamps are some of my faves!

And Change

My sis thought the template . although nice , was to dark for my sunny disposition LOL! So this looks a bit more like me..The font is staying though Steph! ;)
Am waiting to speak to the doc this morn as Dan had another seizure last night, different from the others i have seen. He is fine and still sleeping this morning but i do feel so sad..He really does have enough on his plate! Looks like i might have to completely rethink his meds too..a looong haul :(
Well at least its stopped raining today..Yesterday was a real washout and I got soaked a few times.
Meg went to see Mamma Mia with some Friends and is now singing Abba songs...looking surprised when i know the words LOL. I had to go out to get her a dress yesterday as she and a couple of Friends are having "summer masked ball" on Friday night and she really NEEDED a dress..Meg doesn't DO dresses and she looks adorable in it..I will photograph on Friday :)
Poor Dan had to come with me while i looked in the clothes shops ..not his thing , so I took him to subway for lunch.
Hoping to scrap a bit later today.

Ohhh My Goodness

What have i done! LOL
I am SOo far behind the times!! I have only just upgraded my blog..Expect to see some changes though as i am not completely happy with this yet...These LOADS of little widgety things missing and ALL my links ..so for today ( at least) it is a work in progress.

Back to school

Okay i know , its ages yet but..getting the right accessories is SO important when you are going to be year 9. Yes of course i am talking about Megan..Dan couldn't care what he wears or carry's...although the Arsnal kit would probably be his uniform of choice!

I had to buy this for Meg today..well i have ordered it. So it will be here in pleanty of time.

I shall not get anything for Dan yet beacause a) he will ruin it or lose it and b) i have no idea how much he is going to grow this holiday! He is at 14 1/2 already 6 foot.

Karen's Book

Tissue paper and PVA glue for background

Journalling on card attached by jump rings

Flaps lift open for photo and jounalling

Letter to my family in here

Wow Three posts in one day! You can tell its the holidays ..The house looks like a bomb has hit it!!!

I STILL have one page and the back cover to do before it is compleatly finished but i loved making it ..thanks Karen!

Two more

I Love these Inkadinkado stamps..this set is called fall season. I have also used Heidi Grace stamps...this set is called Dreamer.

Card Making

Is SO messy!! I thought i made a mess when i scraped but this is much worse..I seem to need every bit of my stash out just to make a little card! Probably why i don't do it as often as i should. I have a few birthdays coming up over the next couple of months, so thought i'd do a few .....well two so far! LOL

Will be back later to upload the mini book i made at Thornham .

Finished!

My July book. I have loved doing this and might well do it again sometime.Thanks to the Creative World girls for such a great challenge :)

Look!!!

Dex won theses tickets yesterday :) To see Boyzone a week on Friday yayyyyyyyyyyy!!

Good Morning!

This being on Holiday is quite good..I have scrapped my July pages for the "Save the day" already :)

Dex phoned from work this morning to say that he has won tickets for Boyzone at Newmarket..I was really keen to go the concert at Thetford a few weeks ago . Its going to take some major "baby sitting " organising though but we have two weeks to sort it out :)

Another glorious sunny day here and the children are all still asleep and its 10.35!! Lazy lot.

For Annette

Done at the Thornham retreat at the weekend.

Retreat Layouts

The first was the only one I did at Debden (I WAS ill though). The other two were from this weekend. I have another to upload when it is dry.

Poor Rose! I have another LO with that title ..you have to admit ..she does pull some funny faces LOL

Great weekend

If a tiny bit hot!!

I went to the Wyverstone scrappers retreat at Thornham Woods. I only live 3 1/2 miles away so didn't have to go too far. Had a great time..lots of GoGo girls there :) and Janice and Lorraine took the shop. I managed to almost finish three LO's ( just need a little tweaking) and do the Mini Book class by Karen ..which i LOVED doing. Will upload later.

I forgot to take photos until it was time to go , so, these are of the cabins we stayed in and the scrapping room half cleared away.

Now I am ready

To Take photos for tomorrow. Have just finished my 25Th June pages for my "Save the day" book. Can't believe that we are on month 4 already!

Have had a really lazy day just pottering about. Dex decided at the last min to do a BBQ for tea..i have a feeling that the new BBQ will get used lots this summer :)

I shall be off to another retreat on Sat when Dex gets back from work. This time at Thornham Walks, just 4 miles down the road. As usual , i have nothing prepared!!

July's ScrapaGoGo Lo's

Sorry ...........not really!

Holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Yesterday was the last day at school. It was really busy even though the pupils were only in for the morning. We had 10 ..yes 10 teachers leave..quite a few retiring ( a few coming back to work part time or in a different position)

We had a special buffet and loads of speeches. I was really surprised and touched to receive an enormous bouquet of flowers from the PE teacher ( we worked together for 10 years running the outside sports bookings in the evenings while I was the evening school caretaker). The Ta's also got a mention by one of the other teachers who left which was really nice.

Being a TA is a strange sort of job as ( in our school) your not quite sure where you fit in..we are classed as non teaching staff ..yet we all teach ( often small classes on our own..occasionally doing cover as well..although no one would say we do). We are responsible for making sure the pupils access the curriculum to the best of their ability and some of us help with personal care, act as a councilor, help with homework, listen and watch all the time, not to mention all the extra stuff that supports the teacher and then paperwork and observations etc. Some teachers love having us in the class, some are friends, some feel we are judging, some give us loads of info and ask for help or advise, some ignore us . I have to say that its the best job in the world and going into so many different lessons across the curriculum, I get to learn as well. :)

This week has been busy and stressful but i am now enjoying my hol and looking forward to a whole load more new challenges in September.

Photos are of my flowers and some of the pages for my MONTH in MY LIFE book :)