ROBYN'S RAMBLES

Nearly Christmas

2009-10-23T15:03:00.002+10:00

Term 4 at school is quickly going and the frantic pace is scary!
We have been having fun with our Science unit but boy is the time flying already! Report cards to write soon..sooo it will only get worse! LOL
I have had a stomach bug and that has been a nuisance and now I think Ellen has it too! Everyone else seems to be well except for a persistent cough Ben has had for a while and nothing seems to help it!
Simon is well and the left shoulder doing really well after the operation.
Amanda is counting down the days left at uni this year then only one more year left and maybe a very exciting one at that....she might be going to Hawaii for a prac!

Some layouts I have completed lately.

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A variety of old photos and 2 new ones Amanda took of herself.

Some scrapbooking I have done recently.

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Here are some pages I have completed recently. This is using a photo taken last year and one of my favourites. The stamping didn't come out as much as I'd like but it is just visible. I did this at the recent SWIG I went to which was a lot of fun and just what I needed.

This is a LO I did in a Chinese whispers Game at CPC. It was a lot of fun and I was pleased to have used up some older stash and do another page for Ellen's 21st albums.

I did this LO in the classes at CPC and it won first prize at our local show. These are my maternal grandparents. Mum's maiden name of course was seaborn! LOL

This is a LO I did of Ann and Bernie after their 40th wedding anniversary party. It was a lovely afternoon and they have always made a lovely couple, still do! Ann liked it when I gave it to her...phew!!! LOL

Don't fall over..I am updating my blog!

2009-08-24T18:09:00.014+10:00

I know it has been ages but I just don't get a lot of time to update as much as I'd like, that and I am lazy! LOL

This year we have had a few 'issues' health wise with the family. All are on the road to recovery now thak goodness. Simon is recovering from his shoulder operation but I will be so happy when he can sleep properly again. The poor man has had such poor sleep for so long!

This is a photo I love of my MIL and DH I took recently at our great nephew's third birthday party. I love the casual and spontaneous look, plus the fact that they smiled was a hit too! LOL

These gorgeous flowers were a lovely gift from my beautiful friend Ann and her family for our 25th Wedding Anniversary on the 30th of June.

Here we are on the night of our big day, celebrating with Ann and her family and our family too. It was a lovely night and one we will always treasure.

Here we all are , look how grown up my lot are now! I think I might need to reset my banner with an updated photo! LOL I am very proud of them all and although I might whinge and moan occassionally...well okay a lot! LOL...they are wonderful children
and I love them very much.

Amanda's 21st

2008-04-01T07:42:00.006+10:00

Well with all of the preparations and the build up of excitement it is over and people said they had a good time. I hope so. Amanda enjoyed herself and that is the main thing. Here are a few photos from the night. The cake was a port mudcake and was yummo. The hardest part was adding the candles! LOL

Here Simon, Amanda and I had a photo quickly before the whole thing... well some people had already arrived!

This is Amanda with her godparents..look at our gorgeous Brenda! Doesn't she look wonderful..and what a beautiful speech she gave too..Amanda is one lucky girl to have such a lovely Godmother.

The cutting of the cake with Dad by her side! See the candles did stand up! Thanks Ann!

Amanda received some beautiful comments in her memory book and when I get the photos printed to add to it she will have one fantastic keepsake.

Christmas Eve

2007-12-29T17:23:00.001+10:00

One tradition we have is that each of the children puts the angel on top of the tree...sharing is important! LOL

Our family after Mass on Christmas Eve!

Christmas 2007

2007-12-29T17:13:00.000+10:00

The whole family likes to have a stir of the pudding and add the coins..we have many traditions at this time of the year. I don't even mind this photo of me..one of the latest ones I have!

Once again Ben made a wonderful gingerbread house! He is so clever.

Brenda comes home!

2007-12-29T16:55:00.000+10:00

Here she is isn't she gorgeous??? Amanda and brenda together at brenda's welcome home party at Trudy's. And here we are...Brenda and I. The patch on Brenda's eye is proving so helpful as the eye is starting to improve by itself! Welcome home Brenda..belated I know but we love you.

An update

2007-12-29T16:30:00.000+10:00

I know I am finally back..sorry for being so slack!

I have a few things to update so will start with Ellen's Year 12 Graduation and Formal. She had a beautiful Mass in the morning and it was lovely having ben in the Guard Of Honour when she walked out. Here he is standing in line waiting to see his sister.

This is my Mum with Ellen and Ben. Mum came up from Sydney to go to both Ellen's Graduation Mass and Brodie's service.

And this is my gorgeous daughter who looked absolutely stunning at her Formal that night.

She designed her dress and a friend's DD drew it up then we had it made..simple but elegant. It has a big bow at the back as well and a small train at the bottom.

Here we are with Ellen before the formal.

Some Layouts

2007-09-07T22:27:00.000+10:00

These are recent layouts I have completed for a competition at Country Papercrafts. My partner in this race is the lovely Deb Hosking..she is such a sweetie.

This is a LO of my children's Primary School and also where I teach. The other LO is of Simon using some of my favourite Crate Paper.

This is Ben at his 7th birthday party.

Tag Your It

2007-09-07T20:52:00.000+10:00

Rules are: copy and paste this into your blog and tag 3 bloggers to put it on their blog.

You've been TAGGED, now you have to go to scrap the stuff leave a comment AND submit a page or OTP.Tag 3 friends and leave comment on their blog to let them know they've been tagged.

Well thanks so much Lisa!!!!

I tag all those who haven't been tagged! BTW there are some great layouts there so go have a look!

An Update on Brenda

2007-09-02T18:30:00.000+10:00

Brenda is hoping to come home in about a weeks time. I am over the moon and so looking forward to her returning home. She has agreed to speak at Amanda's 21st next year and this is even more exciting. Amanda went down to see her last Wednesday and had a good chat which was wonderful.

It has been a while!

2007-09-02T18:10:00.000+10:00

These are some recent photos of my children and some of their cousins at celebrations in the family we have had lately.

This is a photo of just some of the grandchildren and great grandchildren in the family.

The other one is Amanda holding her baby cousin Gene who is turning one in about 5 days, he is simply gorgeous and steals everyones hearts straight away.

New Blog to check out.

2007-09-01T20:09:00.000+10:00

A friend of mine who is extremely talented has some exciting news:

"I have been asked to be on the team of a new challenge blog called Category Stories (to say I am beside myself with excitement is a total understatement!!).

The blog address is: http://categorystories.blogspot.com/ and there is not much there at the moment but there will be on September 1st USA time (so 2nd September NZ / Aussie time) when the first challenge goes up."

No advertising or money exchanges hands it is all for our pure enjoyment so please join me in going over for a look. Well done Lee..you are an awesome scrapper and I can't wait to see your new work and the new Blog.

Wohoo we are over the moon! It is definitely a miracle.

2007-07-15T08:12:00.000+10:00

The best news!!!!! Brenda has improved dramatically! She is walking on the walker unaided and sitting up most of the day. We were blown away by Miss Brenda sitting there and launching into a conversation explaining how shocked she was to hear about her accident. Even now I am tearing up..this is truly a miracle. The doctors said it was the worst head injury they'd ever seen and that her brain was like custard! Now ....well..let's just say we appreciate all of the prayers and positive vibes from everyone..it worked!

Last night we celebrated Paul's 50th birthday and the poor guy found it hard to speak as he said he realised who his friends really were and how grateful he was..it was so hard not to just sob right there as he was cuddling his two girls. I took some photos last night and am going through some old ones to make a scrapbook for Brenda..Emily her 16 yr old said she'd love to help me do the journaling.

Some Rain!

2007-06-24T07:00:00.000+10:00

Well I am trying to keep up with my promise to myself to update each weekend! So far so good.
It has been raining on and off lightly since early yesterday morning and even though it isn't a lot it is better than nothing.
Everyone in the family either has a cold or asthma and the coughing is dreadful! Like every other household I imagine! Ellen sounds terrible and will have to go back on a three day course of cortisone! Poor girl.
Today is the day we finally start getting something organised for Ellen to wear to her Yr 12 Formal. We are going to see a frien'd daughter and she is going to draw up Ellen'd design..then we need to find some one who can make the pattern and make the dress! Oh dear why couldn't we find one off the rack?
Have a great day everyone!

I Did It Too!

2007-06-16T23:11:00.000+10:00

Well everybody is having a play around so I did too..again very basic and a bit big but OK.
BTW I am able to read emails at the moment but can't reply! !

Don't Fall Over But yep Another Entry!

2007-06-16T22:46:00.000+10:00

I have had a busy week but now the report cards are handed out and the School Moderation for this year is over and done with! Phew! Heaps of paperwork still to do but a lot done!
I went to visit my friend last night but she wasn't doing very well. The docotr says she will need 24 hour care so IRL this means a Nursing Home. I was very upset after my visit but am going back tomorrow mornming and hoping she is feeling better.
Tonight we had a close call! MIL nearly accidently burnt the place down! Luckily the smoke detector worked and I investigated and Simon put the fire out! It was so smokey and my asthma wasn't happy but a part from a wall needing to be repainted and a burnt sofa things are OK. MIL was sitiing there in the same room totally oblivious to what was happening which is the scary part!
I so could not go down that path again..been there done that and never want to do it again nor anyone else.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and a wonderful week.
One more week until holidays..yeha!

Long Weekend

2007-06-10T21:45:00.000+10:00

I am loving this long weekend. I have finished all of my report cards and am up to date with the chores...well except the ironing! Yuck I hate ironing. I made an orange cake, marble cake and 2 1/2 dozen patty cakes! Phew! I hope this lasts more than a day! LOL

I even managed to scrap this LO..not brilliant but in honour of the rain we had this week! I hope everyone is having a great weekend..for those with one!

On the news side of my friend in hospital she is off the ventilator and on a ward. She is on oxygen and basically can't move but did open her eyes wide when she saw us, so we are positive she recognised us when we visited on Friday. She raised her eyebrows to a few things too but the poor thing tried to talk and couldn't. My fear is that she is trapped inside her own body. We will be going down again this week and on different days so she gets more stimulation....we hope it makes a difference.

Feeling Blue

2007-05-30T19:18:00.000+10:00

Unfortunately the news isn't good and I like so many of us am having trouble coming to terms with it. They say my lovely friend is never going to recover...how can one accept that??
My love and hugs go to her family and all of our friends.
Thank you ladies for being so supportive and caring it really does help.

Sad Weekend

2007-05-27T20:47:00.000+10:00

What a dreadful weekend. Our lovely friend and Amanda's Godmother was involved in a car accident and is in a critical condition in Gold Coast Hospital.
She has many severe injuries and is on life support. We have all been waiitng on edge to hear updates and so far things are the same. The doctors are going to do another CT scan tomorrow and then decide if they will turn off the support. What a chilling sensation inside this is yet how her DH and two daughters much be feeling inside is unimaginable.
My heart is breaking and I am helpless..I can't do anything for her or her family.
Her DH was Simon's best man at our wedding and I introduced them to each other...we taught together in 1984...my thoughts and prayers are with Brenda, Paul, Emily and Jessica. May God give them the strength to go on and all of her friends too.
No matter what Brenda you will always be in my heart.

Happy Mother's Day

2007-05-13T02:45:00.000+10:00

Happy Mother's Day to you whether you have human or fur babies!

I haven't been well lately and nearly ended up in hospital this weekend but my human and fur babies all looked after me. So did my DH Simon. I hope you get the same loving as I did.

Belated Happy Birthday to Princess Chaunsee

2007-04-28T09:44:00.000+10:00

On April 24th PC turned 3! A big happy birthday to you, this is the LO I did to honor you!

Tagged

2007-04-27T12:14:00.000+10:00

Thanks Melanie and Teina! I thought you liked me???

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!
1. I am a mother of three lovely children..I keep telling myself that...no it's true!
2. I was once a smoker but gave up many, many years ago..phew..it is so expensive!
3. I am married to Simon and have been for 23 years at the end of June!
4. I used to be the Chief Pavilion Steward for our Local Show! (Fascinating isn't it???)
5. I have a morbid fear of snakes.
6. I met the love of my life at the pub! LOL
7. I am a 'Garfield' lover! He is my classroom mascot!

Now I am sure everyone has been tagged but if not..go for it!

My Easter Bunnies

2007-04-19T18:43:00.000+10:00

I thought I would show you my gorgeous children after the hunt. I'm not biased or anything! LOL You can see how dry it is compared to last year...we really need rain!

Have You Heard???

2007-04-17T16:02:00.000+10:00

There is a new BLOG and I have been invited to be the first Guest DT Member! I was so shocked and pleased...I am delighted and hope you like my efforts.
This is a great BLOG and truly inspirational. I really prefer this to a newsletter as little bits get added every now and then and it is always a surprise!

Introducing Ding!

2007-04-13T17:38:00.000+10:00

This is our new adopted puppy...Ding! Very much the active pup who has totally put Princess Chaunsee's nose out of joint! LOL Here she is having a cuddle and a chat with Ben.

The Hunt

2007-04-13T17:29:00.000+10:00

Here are the children having fun with the hunt. Don't you love the ugg boots Ellen wore? So chic with the dress but serviceable! I love the fact that they still love to do this.

Relaxing

2007-04-12T17:17:00.000+10:00

This is Princess chaunsee and Ellen relaxing in front of the TV early this morning. We got Austar just before Easter and so the TV has been on and so have the fights!!!! She is such a funny cat but is feeling a little put out by a new family member. Ding! I will introduce her soon.

I think she needed a little TLC but she must have been uncomfortable.

Holidays

2007-04-10T12:27:00.000+10:00

I love holidays! I have been really pleased to be able to do some scrapping after such a long time! I am also aiming to use some older photos and old things from my stash! Thanks to Julie for the pattern for this Library Pocket. It was a lot of fun to make and I intend to do more as it helps to use up some of these types of photos and make them special.
Thank you to the ladies who have benn commenting I will try to get back to my Blog more regularly.

I know I need to update more often!

2007-04-09T06:36:00.000+10:00

I promise I will try...it helps to have my password info back! This is another of my favourite photos..one from Christmas when we were all having a stir of the pudding and adding the money. Look how much Ben has grown..I suspect he might have been stretching a little but not much as he is the tallest in the family now..not that it would take much! Amanda isn't impressed being the oldest yet the shortest! LOL
OK update...Amanda actually just turned 20 at the end of March and is at Uni studying..wait for it...education(I told her not to), Ellen turned 17 September and hasn't got her licence yet..not even her learner's, just not ready..which is fine by me. Ben turns 16 this May and is in Year 11 and he thought he should have been given a driving licence at age 12 because he could drive! He has already pretty much learnt the Learner's manual so I think it will be a case of 16 1/2 and do the test! And Simon and I are just simply getting older...well just a little bit!

Happy Easter

2007-04-09T06:26:00.000+10:00

I hope everyone had a terrific Easter. Here we are on Easter Sunday morning. Lots of people get a shock to see how Ben has grown...I still do!
Simon and I are very fortunate to have such lovely children..we sometimes have to keep telling ourselves to believe it that but generally it is true...no it is! They love being together as a family and treasure our time as much as Simon and i do with them.

Look I Did It!

2007-04-01T10:57:00.000+10:00

I have recovered my long lost Blog! I will try to catch up in the Easter holidays! More importantly I can add comments to the others I read..I have been reading just couldn't remember my sign in info! I know ..I am brain dead! LOL
A quick photo to show you ..this was a spider in our garden that Ben snapped and I think is a fabulous photo!

Oh No I've been tagged

2006-10-03T17:24:00.000+10:00

Well I might have to do this later as I am a little busy. I am going into hospital tomorrow to have that blasted sinus operation..so will do it when I get back. Am so not looking forward to it but then again I hate the sinus too! LOL
Not sure when I will find out if I am a diabetic or not..perhaps tomorrow. but that's another story! Too boring to continue with!

Ellen is 17

2006-10-03T17:17:00.000+10:00

I know I am a terrible Blooger but I am here now LOL. I love this photo of Ellen cutting here unusual cake!

It was an ice cream ake covered in sour worms and sour skittle! She loved it!

How grown up she looks and how beautiful too. The pink shawl thingy was a gift from big sister Amanda and she loved it. The earrings were too!

We went out for dinner with family members and had a lovely time.

Yuck!

2006-09-15T05:53:00.000+10:00

I have been feeling so yuck for so long now that I am taking it out here! LOL No not really just venting a little! Also I don't update enough I know!
I took this photo of my scrapping buddy the other night..not that I was scrapping do you think she was trying to tell me something???? She must be uncomfortable but just loves it in here..Ellen saw the ribbon just hanging so helped to decorate Princess Chaunsee..this was some fun! Princess C wasn't so sure about the decorating though!

OMg an update!

2006-08-26T16:38:00.000+10:00

Well here we are..not the best photo but at least it has us all! LOL As well as the games on top of the bookcase!!!! Bugger!
Ellen is really this pale at the moment as she hasn't ben well, first with a bad cold and asthma and now with a severe middle ear infection! This was the weekend betwwen both bad weekends!
These are Ben's new glasses which really are for reading but at least he likes them! I think it is the fact that they are Diesel ones...LOL
Amanda is well and had a loss of 2 kgs so was very happy!
And Simon...well he is fighting fiot and happy too! we are definitely going to have to practise the art of self timing photos and the use of the tripod! LOL
Not this weekend as I am still sick with this blasted sinus infection that won't go..onto my second type of antibiotic and now gettig over a stomach virus from today! now I suppose it will go through the rest of the house..oh boy I hate it when Simon gets it..being a diabetic it is the pits!
Hoping everyone else is fighting fit and having a fun weekend.

2006-08-26T16:34:00.000+10:00

Here are the Godparents with Brigid and sweet little Angus. All family and very proud of this gorgeous little boy.

At Angus' Chritening

2006-08-26T16:29:00.000+10:00

Here are my delightful girls outside our old church. It was a beautiful day last sunday and everything went off without a hitch.

JOyce Tagged me!

2006-08-03T10:24:00.000+10:00

1. How old are you? 45 2. How many kids do you have if any? 3 3. Are you married? Married for more than 22 years! 4. What is your occupation? Apart from being a mum I am a full time Primary School Teacher 5. What are your passions? My family..my intense likes are scrapping, photography and doing wriiten puzzles. ( Now I bet you didn't know that one! LOL) !6. Are you a dreamer or a dream seeker? Dreamer 7. Are you happy with the way you life has turned out? Yep 8. Are you a scrapper and if so how many hours a week do you scrap? As much as I can! 9. What do you want to do before you die? Travel anywhere and everywhere with my DH and take lots of photos of course! 10. What is your favorite food? Roasts and hey who am I kidding just about everythign! 11. What is the food you hate the most? Hate brussel sprouts and radishes! 12. What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you? Having a body this size means lots of embarrassing things happen! 13. What is the happiest day of your life thus far? When I got married and had my three children, when my children do anything that makes them proud and happy..it doesn't have to be big! 14. Are you a neat freak? Or a dirty house cleaner? I hate housework but I also hate a dirty house...so I have a messy house at times !
I will let anyone who would like to do this go for it!

I had a play yesterday!

2006-07-30T15:25:00.000+10:00

Well here are a few of my so called masterpieces! LOl had fun doing them..there are four more as well! However we did have a very rushed time and I was totalled exhausted by the end as we fit a two day seminar inot one day! Got lots of ideas and my head was spinning! The first pic is of Rex the cameleon..I didn't want him too camouflaged or you wouldn't see him! It was a little like making the background for serendipity squares! Next is my Happiness Creature which is supposed to be an island coming out of the water..could you tell? LOL Lastly is my horse! Yep I know not your average colour but hey that's what is so much fun with imagination..now which one do you think I might do with my class??????

Aha an update! Surprise!

2006-07-14T19:23:00.001+10:00

Well I decided I need to get updated..but it really hasn't been very exciting here! LOL The really big news is that our lovely niece had a beautiful baby boy, Angus Samuel on July 1. wasn't she clever starting off the new financial year like this??? Here he is in Simon's arms..he really is gorgeous. It is so hard to give him back..none of us want to! Hehe.

This is an altered notebook I did for a prize. I was quite pleased with it..I hope the recipient does!!!!

This is the secret santa gift I made for Tess..who eventually put her glasses on and read the post label!!! It was such fun teasing with my clues ...mind you I thought my last clue gave it away..."This person is larger than life itself!"...LOL

2006-06-26T14:51:00.000+10:00

This is for Chrissy's challenge..to upload your favourite LO from the Aussie daily challenges..so here is mine! My gorgeous DD Amanda.

2006-06-26T07:17:00.000+10:00

Well I have my second Lo for my BOM..yuck! I hate photos of me and scrapping them seems like penance! LOL Oh well it is done and i have conquered another page..2 down lots to go! LOL

Mother's Day

2006-05-17T14:06:00.000+10:00

This is what Ben and Ellen gave me for Mother's day..the words are gorgoeus in the lid. The thoughts behind the gifts were really special.
The stone in the box has Happiness etched in gold on it.
The scratchies and flowers were from amanda and Simon, amanda also bought me a Take 5 magazine as she knows I love the puzzles. I was a very lucky mother on Sunday.

Happy Birthday Benjamin

2006-05-09T19:22:00.000+10:00

Today my gorgeous Ben turned 15! He made it!
I had organised with a friend of his to get a little party ready at school as a surprise. He had a chocolate mud cake and enjoyed it thoroughly.
This afternoon he was so happy to finally get a Palm Pilot! This made for one very happy 15 year old. The other things he got also brought big smiles..an Xbox game and 2 boxes of pellets for his air rifle. He quickly tucked away the cash he'd received and then helped himself to one of his favourite meals..Shepherd's Pie with Garlic Bread!
Here he is with his birthday cake tonight..a caramel mud cake from the Cheesecake shop..his favourite. So all in all he had lots of favourite things and managed to have a great day even though it was a school day.

2006-05-09T16:50:00.000+10:00

OK Virginia tagged me..thanks a bunch!
What scrapbook products/lines do you like/ dislike?There are really too many that I like to list but I am a Chatterbox fan and also wonder what I'd do without MM!
What technique do you use more than anything else? It's called simple scrapbooking!
What is the smallest scrap of paper you save? Strips are fine sometimes if they are wide enough but I've given up saving little itty bits! I never use them!
Have you had any scrapping related injuries? Headaches from things not going right! LOL
Finish this sentence…'If I weren’t a scrapbooker/stamper I'd still be taking thousands of photos!
Give your best storage organisational tool My wooden 12 X 12 paperholders!
You just won a week long scrapping cruise for 5. I'd have a lotto comp to see who came! unlike Virginia I wouldn't throw anyone over board!
When you received your first publication notification, who did you tell? Never been published so no one to tell! LOl It's a bit hard though when you don't submit!

Now I tag...Tassie Deb!

Happy Birthday Chaunsee

2006-04-24T20:58:00.000+10:00

Well today was Princess Chaunsee's 2nd birthday! She received a tine of sardines and had a very creamy cake for her special day!
Not having any idea what we were doing she was a little unsure but liked the cream and the sardines!

Here is Chaunsee with her present and what an expensive one at that! LOL Ellen is helping Her Royal Furball to blow out the candles and cut the cake! She was exhausted after this and having some of her treats so she curled up on the lounge to have a nap! Poor little thing all this excitement is too much! Of course the family enjoyed the cake for dessert!

Back to school!

2006-04-23T06:24:00.000+10:00

Well we went back after our extremely short holiday and of course feel like..what holiday? The school cross country races for both my school and Ellen and Ben's were on this week and we managed to live through them as well! I was one of the lucky teachers on 'Crowd control'..yeh right...how do you control children who are bored witless or over eager to get out and run? Still the other teacher and I managed it...... sort of! LOL By the way it was reasonably quiet that afternoon in each classroom...do you think the children were worn out?? This cute photo of Princess Chaunsee was taken last night..hey she must have run her own cross country as she was absolutely exhausted! Of course this meant that Ellen couldn't move a muscle or else she'd disturb poor little Chaunsee..so no washing up could be done by Ellen!!!!! LOL After a great day out with Seona and Susan C I was really tired and was in bed by 9:30pm! But bright eyed and bushy tailed today so might get some scrapping in!!!!

Games Too!

2006-04-18T06:50:00.000+10:00

Having so much fun with the hunt we decided to stAy out in the barbecue area . the sun was shining and the birds were chirping..and the dogs were locked up! LOL
The children wanted to play Cluedo but could only find the Junior version so we played that! we still had quite a few laughs.
Then it was onto Celebrity Head and it was hard to keep the card in the headbands because we laughed so much..mine did fall out at one stage! I was Mickey Mouse and Pinocchio and actually won the second game! Next it was Boggle and boy did we get some dud combinations but we had a few laughs over the 'made up' words! I can recommend an afternoon playing games and must say that I did not touch one of those chips in that photo!

Easter Hunt

2006-04-18T06:42:00.000+10:00

Here are my 'Goofballs' having fun after the hunt! Every year we have a hunt together and even though they are getting older if I didn't have one they would be upset. The whole family joins in and later it is the sitting around and sharing of the goodies after they have been piled up that is really important. We chat and laugh and basically muck around...as you can see! This year all of the treats were sortedby Amanda and then everyone took one and shared it with the others..the left over odd ones went to Dad!!! LOL

2006-04-16T23:03:00.000+10:00

Again we had a lot of fun playing Pictionary. Kathleen and Brigid came up to our place for Easter dinner...roast pork, lamb, chicken and ham! It was yummo and Brigid had made a really delicious apple crumble pie for dessert. even Princess chaunsee had a taste! Not but she enjoyed the company and the tidbits from dinner! She looks evil with those green eyes but she's not..honest injun!
Here are Kathleen and Ellen who were on one team enjoying a giggle or two. Well we were no Picasso's that's for sure but it was a hoot! a fabulous way to end the day.

2006-04-16T12:03:00.000+10:00

The Easter Bunny was very good to my children but then they were very giving to each other as well. They all thought about each others likes and dislikes and really put thought into their gifts. Then for me..even though they were very naughty and all gave me chocolates!!!!....they then helped to tidy up, vacuum and do the kitchen!
After all of this another game of Pictionary was in order!

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This is Amanda's loot from the Easter Bunny. The fact that you are 19 does not deter one from filling an Easter Basket with grass and leaving it out for the Easter Bunny..I am very grateful that this is still the case!

More photos from the party.

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This is Jan, my sister, and her dog Kibbles. Kibbles spent most of the day hiding under the pool table! LOl Poor little thing didn't like all of the company and just wanted Jan! In this photo she is trying to jump from side to side as most of the visitors had gone and she had her favourite person back!
Here are my three gorgeous children! a little biased but then I am their mother! Ellen(16) is on the left, Amanda(19) in the middle and Ben(nearly 15) is on the right. Amanda is not impressed that as the oldest she is the shortest and Ben is delighted he is not the shortest in his class any more!

My sister wasn't happy about turning 50 but at the end of the day said she had had a great day with friends and family so was cool with being 50...well what choice did she really have???? LOL

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Today we went down to the Gold Coast for my eldest sister's 50th birthday party. We had a lovely day and enjoyed good company, good food and a gorgeous sunny day. Mum is up from Sydney so we took the opportunity to have a photo together. Luckily we were all colour coordinated..unintentional but a scrapbookers dream! Mum doesn't look too bad for nearly 81!

As soon as we arrived home I downloaded the photos from the day and with the help of the delightful Susan C I have learnt how to add them to the Blog! Thank you very much Susan.

I hope the Easter bunny/Bilby visits tonight and leaves lots of goodies for you!

Robyn's rambles

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Robyn's rambles
This is all a little too foreign for me but with the help of my friends I am sure my blog will get better!

Good Friday

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Today I woke at 4am and started scrapping straight away! yipee..nobody awake and the house was quiet..a rarity! Started on an album for mum who is up visiting from Sydney! I am using the photos from Tim's 21st..my nephew who absolutely gorgeous.
Later in the evening Amanda, Simon, Ben and I played a couple of games of Pictionary..what a hoot! We know none of us can draw but boy are we bad! We reverted to charades when things were really tough and we suck at that too! Well we had heaps of fun and think we'll play another game on sunday night when more people are around..game aren't we????