Guess what .... I scrapped this weekend!

Yip - believe it or not, I got down to some scrapping a managed to completed 4 (yes that's FOUR) pages over the weekend - so totally chuffed with myself. Now just need to scan them and start uploading my work here.....the other plus was that I don;t have to buy a single thing for at least the next 9 months or so, I have so much stashed away and I'm using that first!
I haven't done any scrapping for the past 8 months or so - what with the goods being on the ocean for approx. 12 weeks of that time and all the other stuff that has gone on (maybe I'll share one day, but right now its all still a bit raw and sore). So I was so excited to be able to get my pages done! And I have to thank Cathy for getting my inspired and excited about scrapping again...and its true, scrapping is not just about the good times, add in some of the bad and in years to come we can look back on those pages and realise it wasn't so bad after all and it has just made us stronger and wiser!
So the other trick I learnt from Cathy was to sort my photos, add a page sketch then pick the paper - store together and when I have time to scrap, I grab my folder and just pick a page! Soooo much simpler!
Well I'm back, I'm excited and looking forward to the next stage of my life - watch out world!

The 'great trek'....

I have been so quiet for some time now - but thing got hectic here very fast. Yip we finally decided to make the 'great trek' across ocean and continent to the land of the long white cloud - New Zealand.

Mister left SA just after Christmas with the children and I following at the beginning of April 2009. After a very looong 13 1/ hours flight, 3 hours layover in Sydney and another 2 1/2 hour flight to Auckland, we arrived just before midnight which helped get us into our new time zone quite quickly. These are some pics of the children at the airport and our first views of Auckland from the North Shore. And yes, it really is a beautiful city!

The children have started school - Kelby going into Year 11 and Nicholas is now in Year 9. For the first time every they go to the same school - a bit of a challenge for both of them.

Aren't they gorgeous...

What can I say, I guess I must be biased - but wow my children are just stunningly beautiful! I am so proud of how they are growing up!

Both are strawberry blondes with stunning blue eyes - how did I get so blessed!

My Boy...

Just in case you all thought I only had one child, I thought I'd share some pics from a family phot shoot I did in September.

So this is my hubby Brian, with beautiful Kelby and my handsome little man, Nicholas.

Personal, I think my little man should be a model! He's a natural infront of the camera (although that could be 'cos mom is always taking pics!)

Blog Award

My first blog award! How awesome is that - thanks Cathy, now this really is a motivator to keep blogging! (I just hope I've figured out how to get this posted....hehehe!)

Here are the RULES for presenting this, hopefully soon sought after award:
Pick 5 bloggers that you consider as your best blogging buddies and deserves this award for their contribution towards the blogging community, no matter what language.
State the name of the author of each blog as well as a link to each one's blogs.
Each blogger (upon acceptance) of this award should do a post and show the award on their blog and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award.
Link to DOING LIFE's blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
Show these rules.
And so here's who I pick....

1. Jackie

2. Wilna

3. Lara

4. Stacy

5. Melody

Well here's hoping I've figured how to add links....? I guess they do say you learn by your mistakes so here goes....POST

Such a proud mommy...!

Wow - I am the world's proudest mommy right now! Kelby had her school prizegiving on Thursday night. As expected she received the Afrikaans book prize for the best in Afrikaans 2nd language, then she also got the English book prize - best in English 1st anguage. She also received an award for outstanding results in the West Rand Eistedford - 85% solo song, 1st place! So my precious child got to sing her winning song for the Senior Prizegivieng! She sang "How beautiful the body of Christ" and she sang it so beautifully, we even had a tear or two shed!

Towards the end of the evening there were 2 prizes left - both Shields and the top honours! Obviously we weren't expecting anything but the next we knew Kelby was once again called to stage and receive the Manda van der Walt Shield as the Best Overall Disabled Learner in the school! Well we were just bursting with pride! Kelby is recognised for her overall Academic, Cultural and Sporting achievements!

Here she is receiving her award:

You go girl - nothing can stop you now!

I've been found....?

Yip - Cathy tracked down my blog (if you can call it that!) 'cos its brand new - I'm still trying to figure out how it all works, the links, photos etc. etc. But that will have to be my project now! So seen's Cathy found me, I'll have to get her to teach me!

Can't wait for tomorrow - Kelby is singing solo at her senior prizegiving and of course gitting lots of certificates! She has done so well this year and I am just so proud of her.