It is 10 days since my last post and it has been a blur. So much happens in a day or even an hour. Some hours are loaded with things like taking washing out of the machine, getting a new load in, pegging clothes on the line, making the bed, washing the dishes, walking on my treadmill and jobs like that and then another hour might be taken up playing a game on my iPad or reading emails and checking out blogs but there never seems to be enough hours in the day no matter what I am doing.

I have not done any crafty stuff and to be honest I am finding it hard to get motivated enough to start a new layout. I decide to make a start but as soon as I walk into my scrap room I loose interest and suddenly find something that has to be done this minute or the world will come to an end.

I have had Mum staying with me for a couple of nights and three of my sisters that live elsewhere have been in town for Friday and Saturday so I have had a great time catching up with all of them. One of my sisters won a stake into the Texas Poker tournament that was held at the Casino on Saturday afternoon along with 2 nights accommodation at the Stamford. Unfortunately she did not win the tournament but had a good time playing. We all had dinner together at the Casino last night and a couple of sisters and Mum came with us to Legends Rock n Roll Club on Friday night

I went to my Photoshop course on Wednesday and felt completely overwhelmed. I could not log into the TAFE system and was behind the 8 ball for the whole lecture. Very frustrating. When I got home I printed the notes out and worked my way through them so didn't feel so bad after that. I am the oldest person in the class by about 40 years and sometimes I feel like a bit of a dinosaur. Then I just remind myself why I am doing the course and I feel OK again.

Cindy took Charli to Narnu Farm on Hindmarsh Island last weekend. She got to ride a pony, milk a cow and feed lots of farm animals. She loved it.

Off to start another week now.

Till next time
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Julie

Oh dear what has happened to my life. I haven't got time to scratch myself.

I bought an iPad about a week or so ago and I have spent sooo much time playing with it. I have got 5 scrabble games going with my sisters not to mention the other solo games that are on it. Love Sudoko.

Charli loves it and I have got quite a few games on it for her.

That aside, I have been busy with other things as well. We have spent some time with Charli at her swimming lesson and then she spent the night with us on Monday, woke us up at 6:15am Tuesday, took her to Pianorama (piano lessons) and then bike riding to the park in the afternoon. Tuesday night we went to the Adelaide Rock n Roll club but I was so tired we came home early.

Wednesday I spent the morning at the hairdressers, went for a bit of a wispy look.

Whoops, I've got my crooked mouth on here. Self portraits are always hard.

I started my new TAFE course Wednesday evening. I am doing the advanced Photoshop course that follows on from the course I did last year.

Today I forgot to go for a 2 hour pamper pack that Cindy gave me, luckily when I rang them they agreed to let me re-schedule. Very lucky. I must remember to check my diary every day!!!! Ray & I went into the city this morning and had lunch with Cindy.

When I got home I fiddled around with the new camera I bought this morning. It is a Panasonic DMC-TZ20, I stuck with a compact camera because I want to take it with me when I go overseas later this year. I have got a busy travel schedule this year. Kangaroo Island in March, United Kingdom and Europe mid June to mid August and Vietnam in October. I am going to be away for about 3 months in total so my camera will get plenty of use.

Haven't had time to do any crafty stuff.

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Julie

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This is the layout I did for the challenge at My Creative Sketches. I have randomly stamped the white background with Kaisercrafts buble wrap stamp and heat embossed with UTEE then given it a light spray with Glimmermist. The photo was taken at the fundraiser Ray, Sharyn and I organise most New Years Eve's at Deaf CanDo. This one was from 2010. Hard to believe so much has happened since this photo and yet it seems like just yesterday.

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Julie

Just a quick post to show you the great give away going on here. You can win this great prize. Why not check it out.



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Julie

Sunday night and time to catch up with a few things.

My Photo a Day photos for the last few days

Day 26 - Colour. I bought these statues in Port Lincoln when we lived there and I have never got tired of them.

Day 27 - Lunch. A beautiful big mango.... delicious

Day 28 - Light. Mum gave me this light for christmas about 10 years ago. It is one of my favourite things.

Day 29 - Inside my fridge. A container of salad. Yummo.

Day 30 - Nature. I love the colour of these bushes that grow in our backyard. I see them when I look out of the dining room window and when I am standing at the sink. Bright and cheerful.

Day 30 also. I just snapped this as I was walking in from outside this afternoon. The clear sky from our backyard

Day 31. Me - again.

I know I am a bit early but I thought I would post these pictures now while I was in the swing.

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Julie

Here with a couple of Photo a Day photos

Day 24 - Guilty Pleasure.  I blame my daughter completely for this. She came around to visit one day and had one of these with her. She decided she did not like it much so I said I would try it. And so began my addiction to...

Day 25 - Something you made. Because I show most of my scrapbooking and cardmaking on this blog I thought I would photograph something that I have made that is not related to papercrafts. About 5 or 6 years ago I did some Quilting. I made about 5 or 6 quilts and then stopped because I had no use for the finished items. This quilt however has found a home on Charli's bed at our house. The pillowcase is made from the same fabric as the quilt.

and a closeup of the fabrics.

A bit more pleasant here today weather wise. Still quite warm but there is a cooling breeze so it does not feel as hot as yesterday. I have been doing my bits of running around. Ray took the car for a service this morning then went out for lunch with his friends, it's a boys only thing.

Got some great photos of Charli's birthday party printed at Officeworks today, I can't believe how inexpensive it is to get photos printed there, so it's off to plan a new page for me.

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Julie

Today is Charli's actual birthday. We had her overnight last night because Cindy has Uni on Monday nights now so we have Charli and keep her overnight ready to spend the day with her on Tuesday's. I must say the 6am starts are going to take a bit of getting used to but I am sure we can manage it!!!!

Anyway today we were very lucky that we got to wake up with her on her actual birthday. We bought her a new bike and a fairy story book.

After a bit of adjustment

She was off and running, or should I say Ray was running. Even though it was pretty hot here today Ray and Charli spent a considerable amount of time riding/running up and down our street to try out the new wheels. Both the bike and the book were a big hit.

This evening Ray, Charli, Cindy, Dave and I went to  LaVita on Grange Road for dinner as a final birthday celebration. A very pleasant meal.

I have not had the opportunity to take any photo a day photo's today so will be back with them later in the week.

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Julie

A very busy weekend here. Friday night we went to the Legends Rock n Roll Club's new premises at Hectorville. It is a fair hike from here but we thought we would go and have a look. The hall is nice, a little on the small side but that will probably be alright. The floor was good. The band was a band we had not heard before called Dead Lucky and I enjoyed them.

Saturday we went to the Tanunda Hot Rod Show and Street Party. It was very hot and unpleasant while the sun was up but later in the afternoon/evening when it cooled down it was very pleasant. The band playing on the hotel footpath was The Silverados, I like listening to them even though they do not play many numbers that we like to dance to. Our next door neighbour was having a party to celebrate a 50th birthday so when we got home we went to that for a while.

Sunday we were up early as it was Charli's 4th birthday party and we had told Cindy we would come around early and help her set up for it. Cindy organised for a fairy to come and entertain the children during the party and they all loved it. They had face painting, stories, treasure hunts and all sorts of fun.

The birthday girl with Fairy Sprinkles

The theme for the party was butterflies. A butterfly birthday cake. Iced by Dave

Butterfly cupcakes. Iced by Cindy.

The very happy birthday girl

Now to the photo a day challenge

Day 18 - Something you bought - My iMac computer. It is one of the best things I have bought for myself.

Day 19 - Sweet. These butterfly cakes are so sweet.

Day 20 Someone you love - This photo says it all.

Day 21 - Reflections - This photo of our garden at Hahndorf and similar photos cause me to reflect on my life and where it has taken me and wonder where the future will take my daughter and grand-daughter. I can only hope that life is as kind to them as it has been to me.

Day 22 - Your shoes. With the weather being so hot here in Adelaide over the last week the only sensible footwear is a pair of thongs.

Day 23 - Something Old. This silver jewellery box was a present from my paternal grandfather to my grandmother on their engagement. It sits on my dressing table.

A very long post and if you have made it this far, thank you for staying with me.

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Julie

I know, 2 post in one day!!!!

Just a quick one to share a layout I have done for the Kaisercraft monthly sketch challenge.

I have used Sketch #1 for January and am very happy with the results.

Thanks for looking

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Julie