Holy smoke....

Here I am again wondering where the time has gone.

A very sad funeral

Puppies to train

Toddlers to train (he he)

Working 2 days a week

Mummy help for anything I can

General errands

amongst all the kaos....my hair is greying faster than you can say ' SALT AND PEPPER'

We are all fine here though. Just a crazy ole life I have decided. and nothing will slow it down for now.

Monday last wek started badly with the swift trip to the north island to attend a funeral. The man who passed away suddenly was a really close friend of Craig's & mine....we wanted to be there to support his family and we are pleased we made the trip. We all said at the after function that it is such a shame that we all get together after something so sad but that is just the way it is when we all lead busy lives all in different places. Our love goes out to the whole of the Ralph clan. I was so pleased to spend alittle time with Teri & Ethan and my how that gorgeous wee boy has grown! He loves a good joke, and in his little voice asked me 'what sound does a cow make when he laughs?' and then replied "MOO-OOH-HA-HA-HA" Too cute. What a great job Chris & Teri have done raising him.

Riley is doing great. Learning loads. Sit, Stay, Lay down, and not to race up to the food till I say 'OK' ...he is a smart little character. The only thing I have to curb is the growling noise when you walk past him if he has a bone. He loves to play with the kids when they get home, and loves loves loves falling asleep in the weirdest positions, on the couch. Lucky the furniture is now, after 3 kids on it, SHOT! If you are thinking of a small house dog....these little pups are amazing.

This sunday is going to be so exciting for me. I am off to Spotlight Nelson to hold my first Fiskars demo. So if your in the area people....come on down! I would love to see you. I got all my new stuff the other day. The New Chocolate Chalet & Travel range from Cloud 9....yum. If you haven't seen it it is amazing. The colours are divine and all the little extras like fabric tape....YUMMY! Head to your local Warehouse Stationary or LSS for a nosey. The Fiskars blog is rocking out at the moment. Man these girls are so dam talented I can't keep up. check them out at the blog!

Just a quick layout I did using some scraps and some old stash.  The Heidi Grace plastic flowers etc are so cool. I am determined to use up some of this amazing stuff I have here regardless of its age or popularity....it is someone we at TSS are focussed on this year and so I am doing my bit! The other layout (helen's rose) is the latest sketch at TSS.

Kids are all good. Kaitlyn is away on her yr 12 PE camp at Kaiteriteri, learning life saving skills....what a cool trip they will have. Liam is hardout at soccer and after a classroom change is doing great! (clash with less than satisfactory teacher which we have had before....don't ask) and Nikita is just cruising. Dancing her heart out....man that girl will be on So you think you can dance NZ one day. Joel is doing well. Still having a rough day here and there with molars but he has 2 of them so 2 down and 2 to go....yay! He actually had t have a haircut today. Sad really. He had what Kaitlyn called ' a dirty mullet' but actually it was one of those curly long woolly do's  happening. I liked it cause he looked like a toddler....now he just looks like a little boy....argh....everything points towards loosing my baby. he is a then and now. The shorter hairdo pic was taken on my cellphone....bad quality!

What else can I bore you all with....not much I don't think. Thanks for hanging in there. Hugs all.

e

Comments

[Shauna]

You never bore me! Wow, what an exciting life you lead!

I'm sorry that you had to attend a funeral of an old friend. Those are never easy. I'm sure his family appreciated it.

Your layouts are lovely, and I wish I could hop over and attend your Fiskars demo and give you a big hug!

Your kids are adorable and my aren't they all growing so fast. And your puppy...what a cutie!!!! My puppy (labradoodle) is now about 15 months old. I'm so in love with him! LOL

Thanks for sharing.
xoxo
shauna

[Joy Chambers]

Wow wee Joel is growing up and glad to hear he is doing OK now. The first hair cut is a biggy eh. A big thank you for my parcel soooooooo sweet of you. I was 'right chuffed like' now need to put my thinking cap on. Cheers

[Trina]

Oh E, you sound so busy! Hey, love the before/after of Joel. Dan has that woolly curly thing happening too. I just can't quite bring myself to get it cut yet, even though it is well overdue. well done you!