Good bye Old home

We are nearly away. Have most of the packing done. Notice I said most of and not all. We did a big load down today and are taking freezers etc tomorrow. The computer is coming to pieces tonight so I thought I should shoot on here and update everyone before I loose contact with all of you. Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, it truely was the best birthday ever LOL.
Lara it would be absolutely brilliant to meet you, I have sent a email. :) That is one thing I love about our scrapbooking community, everyone is so wonderfully friendly and I actually feel like I know you all personally even though I haven't met one of you. That is something that I will have to rectify one way or another IYKWIM. Maybe a scrapcamp or two somewhere :).
Till I am back on line. Take care everyone and keep scrapping :)

{Yes, at long last}

For those that don't know. THE OIO Consent has come through. We found out yesterday lunch time and as you can imagine are absolutely delighted about it all. It was both Lionel and my birthday yesterday (yes we are on the same day LOL, although he is a few years older than me LOL :) ) so it was the best birthday present that we could ever hope for.
Tomorrow night we head to central with the kids and are leaving them there for a few days. Thought it would make things alot easier to pack up and shift with out the help of a little 2 and a half year old saying, "I help, I help too." Or "No I do it by MYSELF". Those of you who know Abby know exactly what I mean here LOL. I told the local school today and I had a great reception by Jakes school bus driver. She was absolutely delightful with it all. Just before Lunch she brought around "a little something." Those were her words, and she had three fruit trees (one for each of the kids) two peach and a plum. I couldn't believe it. She said when they fruit to think about her. It nearly brought a tear to my eye, she said that Jake was her little mate on the bus and that he was one of the best behaved well mannered child she had ever had. He sits in the front of the bus and reads to her and does his spelling words and they discuss all sorts of things. I am getting her to write a letter to Jake and tomorrow I am getting a photo of him in the bus with her and plan on doing a layout. It won't be done before we go but when it is I will share it with you all.
We have a big tandum trailer booked for next Tuesday and Wednesday so hopefully we can get most of it done in those two days. Borrowing my parents double cab truck as well so will be able to do two loads at once IYKWIM.
So things will be fairly hectic for me for the next couple of weeks or so, so if I don't get on here and up date it for a bit, please forgive me. Till next time have fun but becareful :)

Grrr, Gouvenment departments.

What a frustrating day we have had. Yesterday after getting home from down south there was a message from our Solicitor to give him a ring. We rang this morning and it turns out that Peters OIO concent has been sitting on some morons desk for the last four weeks and they have just discovered it. We are meant to have an answer by next Friday the 23rd and they want to know if they can have another two weeks to go through it all. This would mean that the lawyer would have to go to the lawyer of the owners of the farm we are buying to see if they could extend the date out two week, mean that we might have to pay grazing for the ewes we have just brought, postpone all the trucks that we have lined up and trailer for moving our gear. One of the companies would of changed hands by then so we aren't sure weather or not they are able to do it. Not only that we are held in suspence for another fortnight (they hope that is all it will be.) I mean how long does it take for them to have a look at it, there is still a week. We are so annoyed with them, infact, Lionel rang them and they said "oh we can't discuss the case with you as it doesn't affect you." Doesn't affect us, bloody cheeck of them. Lionels reply was "No you are right it doesn't affect us, it puts us and two other families future on hold. (the people we have signed up the farm off, and Peter who is trying to get the OIO concent). If we ran our business like you run yours then we wouldn't have a business." Her reply "Sorry, sir but we can't discuss this with you, is that OK?" We are just so deflated and so F****d off words can't describe it.
Now on a much better note, thank you to everyones kind words on me being pubblished, either on here, via email or via phone. You will all be able to hear me yelling and jumping for joy from where ever you are. Tammy you will probably hear me in America LOL.
Mardi, Jake sure is excited about it all and it is probably a good thing he won't understand what is happening at the moment.
Donna, I sure am thrilled about Rodney being kicked off, bout time aye :) And I think I might get rid of all Abbys purple clothes. Do you think that might break this horrible horrible girl thing that is going on at the moment? I don't mind the girl thing so much but this having to wear pink alllllll the time is quite frustrating IYKWIM.
Well take care everyone and I hope I have some good news to report on the farm ASAP

A short notice trip to the Waitahuna farm

Last night we had a phone call to say that our sheep were going to be landed on the new farm ( I know we are getting the cart before the horse here but it was too good a deal to say no to IYKWIM) They were to arrive at 9.30 this morning which meant leaving here about 7.15. So we told Jake that he could come down to the farm with us if he wanted to look at the sheep. His reply was "Oh no, I will stay home with Mum." Trying to explain to him that we were all going. I started thinking someone had their wires crossed. Turns out he was thinking we were going to look at the sheep and he wanted to stay at the house at Waitahuna, he is already calling it home so I don't know how he will cope if it all doesn't go through. Not a nice thought for everyone really. We now have until Friday the 23rd to find out one way or another. Seven days to wait it out. Everyone seems to be fairly sure it is going ahead but we want to hear officially first as you can imagine. This morning at 10 to 4 Jake comes into our bedroom "Dad, Dad, can we get up now and go to our new house?" What was this kid thinking, not even 4.00, I couldn't handel this, so I sunk my elbow into Lionel (hee hee, gotta love that RAFLMAO). He was so wound up (Jake not Lionel LOL). He didn't get settled down till about 5.30 then we were up about 6.00.
It was a beautiful day down there and we got to have another look around and meet one of the neighbours again. Didn't get home till about 6.00 after getting tea in Dunedin. Guess what we had? McDonalds. The kids just thought it was the bees knees. (We had to eat it in the car as the kids managed to find a huge mud puddle and were playing games in it LOL. Actually looks like it could of been tackle.) Last time we had McD's was the beginning of the year so it did make a nice change.
Well I have just had a huge dissagreement with Abby. She was already to go to bed (is late because she had a big sleep in the car on the way home). She had yellow pjs on and on going to bed decided that there was no way she was going to bed tonight with yellow PJS on when she knew there was pink ones there. She won LOL. I am not sure where she gets this girly thing from as I am far from girly, the only place I like pink is on a layout LOL. Everything she wears has to be pink or frilly, except she won't wear a skirt LOL. I hope it wears off soon as I can't handle a pink, pink girl LOL.
Well that is all the dribble for now. Please if you do pop in here leave a message so I know youve been.
Take care.
Oh yea, huge congratulations go out to my dear friend Sharee (her link can be found on my blog) who has made it into FK. Way to go NIET and also to Rach. I am so excited as I hear they are nearly a full page of each layout :) Now I have to wait till next week to see it.
Take care everyone :) and remember
Proffessionals built the titanic and amatuers built the arc. Have a go.

Brrrr, fire is definately going here

Boy it is cold here today. Had to go out side and shift some sheep to give my dog a run and it wasn't really something that I wanted to do. I nearly looked like a Eskimo and we haven't even got snow around so I really do sympathise with all you out there who have snow around and the winds.

Here is the photo of the album I made for my Aunty. Thought I should upload it before I forget. The pages on the inside are done in Bazzill in the Monocromatic range. I have used the five colours of the brown and have four pages of each colour going from light at the front to the darkest at the back. I am sure she will love it. Now I just have to make the card and the pin to go with it. Have a good day and keep rugged up.
Bronny :)

I am being published yayyyy

Just a quick post as I hadn't found out last night when I blogged but I am being published. Yehaaa. I am just over the moon about it as it is my very first accepted submission. If had to have the affected layout removed from by blog but you all can see it in the next up2scrap magazine that will be on the shelf in August, not sure when it arrives on the Australian shores but I imagine it won't be long after that as well.

Home relaxed and refreshed

Well we had a fantastic night away on Saturday in Queenstown, Millennium Motel of all places. This was our prize for winning the Scott and Co (our accountants) super 14 rugby picks. Talk about flash, although I have to admit it wasn't as nice as the one in Christchurch but it was still fantastic. We dropped the kids off at Mum and Dads in Central and had a meal with them before continuing on to Queenstown getting there about 4.00. We had a meal at the Speights Bar and restaurant and then went back to the Motel and watched the rugby. At least this game wasn't held in thick fog and we could see what was happening. For Breakfast we went down to the restaurant and had the full course breakfast meal (of course all this was paid for by Scott and Co). What a delicious meal, bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, omletes etc, the absolute works. It was thoroughly enjoyed and then we headed home reluctantly LOL. Called in to some family in Arrowtown and caught up with them. It was absolutely pouring down when we left but by the time we got to the kids it was fine. Ended up getting home here about 5.00. Luckily (or unluckily as the case may be) we didn't have it in Queenstown the next night as there was inches of snow. Mum and dad had 5 inches and on the other side of Oamaru they had two feet of the stuff and even right down to sea level. Lovely to look at though ;).

Watched dancing with the stars and my prayers were answered (sorry Rodney) but the dance was absolutely hiddeous and don't you feel sorry for his poor partner, being dropped like that, how embarrasing but at least he got voted off. Now who do we want to win? Well I vote for Queen Beatrice. Lorraine is beautiful but to me Beatrice is the one. (Listen to me and I haven't even voted yet :( ) .

In the scrapbooking front I have made no layouts but just completed a project for my Auntys 50th Birthday at the end of the month. She is having a party but unfortunatley it is at the other end of the country and hopefully we will be shifting farms about the same time so are unable to make it. I made a album kind of thing to go on her table that she can take to her party and get people to sign it and leave comments in it and also be able to put photos in it. If she keeps it on her coffee table she will be able to look at all the wonderful comments and photos and bring back some wonderful memories. I will get a photo before my next posting and you can all see what I mean. I plan on making a 50th Badge for her that co-ordinates with it as well, so she can wear it on the night and also a card. Hopefully the card turns out like I imagine LOL.

Till next time take care and keep scrapping :).

Rodney, Rodney, Rodney

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What a weekend

I know it is late but what a weekend....... The Crusaders winning the super 14. For this we were in two competitions, the first was with our local accountant and the second was through xtra. For the computer one we were sitting down at 7th and then the second last week we were down to 18th (I think). To get in a prize you had to be in the top 15 with first winning a new car and the next 14 winning cellphones. So we decided we had to play it safe but be a little risky at the same time so we backed the Crusaders by 13 points and more thinking most would back them for 12 and under so if there was a big difference we would be up there. What do you know the score 19-12 so our plan bummed out and we ended up 20th. Still not bad considering there was 147,000 people entered in it. Well the second comp was the accountants and we were leading that before the weekend with out any chance of being beaten. We had a phone call yesterday and we had the choice of a nights accommodation in Dunedin with a meal voucher and tickets to the rugby or accommodation in Queenstown. Well we are going to............Queenstown. Yay. Night a way with only Lionel and my self. Not sure what motel we are staying in will find out tomorrow. Yayyyy.

Now the downside to the weekend, Rodney Hide is still in Dancing with the stars, can you believe it????? I have never seen some one dance so badly in all my life lol (Sorry Rodney if your reading this RAFLMAO). Lionel said the best thing to come from Rodney not being voted off was us not having to watch him dance again. RAFLMAO

Well what else is happening....... um not much sorry guys. I have done no scrapping but plan on starting a album for the kids day care as a present when we go. Will show pictures asap.

Till next time.

Take care :)

{more purchases}

Wow another few busy days. Been really cold here with fires going nearly all day everyday. Yesterday we had playgroup and went down to the juniors room to hear a story and sing songs. I've organised a story teller to come in a fornight and tell stories, she wears dress up hats wigs etc. The kids just adore her. We will invite the junior room up to us which should be realy good. Will let you know how I go and hopefully have photos ( you never know, might be lucky enought to get a layout :) ).

Today we had to go into town and DH decided that we should have a look at DVD players. Our VCR hasn't been going for about 18 months and last time they fixed it said that it really wouldn't be worth fixing again. So we thought we should do something about it, and upgrade to a DVD player/recorder. Only thing was when DH went in and had a look and I was talking to the sales man (DH isn't into all these gadgets so doesn't understand all the lingo). He dissapeared and we went away and he decided that we should get a TV as well, cause when we get to the new farm we won't be able to afford one for quite some time. Our TV is about 12 years old and sometimes the sound goes and sometimes the picture goes greenish around the edge so things weren't looking good for her any way. We got just a cheapo one but it will do the job. Unfortunately the TV wouldn't fit in the car so they are dropping it off on Monday but I managed to get the TV unit in and also the DVD, so got it all set up this afternoon. Now all we need is some DVDs. I have some scrapbooking ones but that idea didn't go down well with DH at all {can't figure that one out LOL }. Well I might go and try and encourage him to watch one of my DVDs. Don't count my chances though.

Till next time, take care. :)

I made a purchase :)

Another day in town today. Jake was meant to go on a school trip to Dunedin today but things didn't go according to plan. The bus broke down before it even got to the school, it got there late and everyone got on then they got about 1 k down the road and it broke down again. By the time this happened it was 11.30 so they wouldn't have been able to do everything that was planned so instead they walked back to school and are going to go next week. I know Jake is bitterly dissapointed but to compensate when they go next week they are going to Cadburys chocolate world. (phew, glad I am not going :) )
We dropped the other two at Barnados and I went shopping. I desperately needed a new handbag. Mine wouldn't stay closed and I have had it for 15 years (took some working that out I tell you). I brought my hand-bag. What a choice there was, about 100 handbags and the same in wallets. I deliberated for ages over what one to get. I picked one out that I liked, chocoalte brown leather bag, it is gorgeous, and expensive for me. So here is my little beauty not a very good photo of it actually.

Then I needed a purse (my zip was shot in my last one and money would fall out when ever I took it out of the shabby handbag.) so I had to start all over again. I eventually picked a lime green leather one that will hold all of my cards etc in. It certainly won't be lost in the bottom of my handbag :)

Tomorrow we are off to playgroup again. It is proving to be quite a hit, with us all going down to the little kids rooms and listening to a story and also sing a couple of songs.

Well till next time

Take care :)

I managed to scrap today :)

Well I did finally manage to sit down and do some scrapping. It was actually for a challenge by a scrapping friend. I had to scrap a baby photo of either me or one of the kids. I had forgotten that I was meant to journal on it as well so I go back to the drawing board and do another one LOL (that's what I tell DH, so don't say a word LOL). I adore this photo and I know it will be useful in another 15 years (when he is 21) and I do know that he will hate me for it too LOL.

Today it has been wet wet wet here. Kids have been stuck inside all day until I had to relent other wise I would go mad, so 4.00 out they went and what a mess, but they had a fab time. Tomorrow I hope it is fine other wise the washing machine will be going for a while because I won't be able to keep them in again.

Abby has decided that she might use a big persons toilet and she will run into the toilet pull her nappy off and jump on. It was great the first three or four times (the next 10 times weren't quite as exciting LOL) but nothing, then tonight when Jake was on the loo she went in and thought she might go. Jake said to her "jump on the potty and go" What do you know, she hit the jack pot. A fair bit of excitement then she had to ring Gran and tell her all about it. Lets hope it continues.

I forgot to mention that last week I was in the bathroom putting makeup on and I was doing Mascara with my mouth open. Olly wanted to know why I did that, to which I replied "It helps keep my eyes open." Nothing more was said. But then coming home from town I was having Abby on. Telling her not to go to sleep, keep her eyes open. Olly (who was in the front seat) turned around and said go like this Abby, and he held his mouth wide open. I asked him why, to which he replied (in a totally I told you so voice) "you told me this morning it keeps your eyes open, so if Abby does it she won't go to sleep." It was so funny. Why didn't I think of that RAFLMAO.

On that note I will leave you to it LOL.

Todays thought

"Never regret growing old. It is a privilege denied to many."

Mothers day present reaction

Well what a great reaction I got for Mums mothers day present. The kids had a ball going over it all with her and telling her all about it. The kids then decided that they had to go and make something for gran. They borrowed my stapler along with coloured staples and they stapled flax leaves, leaves, flowers together and made this awesome arangement for her.
On Wednesday we were off to town as usual and Lionel got this phone call from a friend who wanted Lionel to go to a clearing sale so he could bid on a tractor for him (he doesn't like buying at auctions). So he had to ring Lionel on his cell phone as he was away out shifting stock (there is alot to be said for cell phones sometimes.) Lionel said he would, then I got a phone call from another man wanting Lionel to help him load our big mower onto his truck, but of course this had to be postponed till the pm. Then I had a call from Lionels mother who had a flood in her house while she was away for two weeks and she couldn't pull the carpets up to get them out of the house to dry. When lionel got in from doing the stock work he rang her and said to get onto the insurance company. They sent around assessors and people to set up heaters etc to dry the bedrooms out (it was in the en-suite.) So in the end it was a town day with just me. It was quite nice actually and I even had time to go and look at hand bags. Something I am in desperate need of as the one I have got I have had for about 10 years and it has nearly fallen to bits. There is one in particular that I adore so I will go and have another look next week and hopefully buy it. If I do get it I will post a picture to share :).
Today we were going to be shearing, had the sheep in the yards over night and I had even penned up when we decided that there wasn't enought wool on them yet. LOL. So we let them out. We're were wanting to get them shorn before we move but it is a bit silly if we are only doing it to save time down the road (specially since there was only about 2 inches on them). So instead of shearing this morning we did some more packing. The container is getting fairly full now and looks good. Even taken a fair bit of junk to the dump. (boy I don't know were it all comes from really).
In the scrapbooking front I have done none lately. I have a challenge I have to do next (scrapping a baby photo of either me or one of the kids). I have a photo of Olly picked out but just have to do it now and with everything going on I am feeling pretty un-inspired by it all, but soon I will (when my mojo comes back from cardrona ski-field, I think it was there with Sharees on a holiday so hopefully come back ready for action ). Also submitted a heap of layouts to a few mags, up2scrap, for keeps, scrapbook creations, and scrapbook memories. I figure one day I will be accepted and I can't be accepted if I don't submit LOL.
Talking about scrapping magazines, has everyone got their recent copy of up2scrap? Hasn't it come on leaps and bounds since it first came on to the shelf. Great to see so many talented Kiwi scrappers there, Yolande Fenneman, Nic Howard (interesting to compare Nic's first layout and her most recent), the wonderful Evana Willis, Donna, Sharee (two LOL ) , Kelly Rotherham, Trina McClune, Liane Gray, Faye Gregory, Jo Burney and the many other talented ladies that I have indicated. If you haven't got your copy, you better get one, certainly worth a read.
Well that is all for today folks. Take care and keep your chin up.

Thought for the week
"Leave a few get well cards on the bench. That way when visitors call around they think there is a excuse for the mess." (I got this off a friend of mine in America and I love it LOL)

Packing is under way

I forgot to add a photo of the mothers day present I had made for my mother. She hasn't got it yet because she lives two hours away and is coming over this weekend so I wanted to give it to her in person and see her reaction to it. It is hard to believe but the album started off its life as a Sudoko book that I brought and had completed the hard ones in it. The easy ones were left and I was helping Lionel to learn them but I found another use for it instead LOL, so I tore the inside out pulled it to bits, covered it and then added my own inserts and put photos inside. I was going to scrap each page but it was going to be too much. Then I altered Laras handbag pattern to suit the album and here is the end result. I will let you know the reaction I get after I have given it too her. :) I figured if she doesn't like it I will keep it for my self but I don't think that will happen.




Well packing is under way in our house hold. Yesterday our container turned up that we are packing the workshop etc up into. Yesterday afternoon I sorted out our wardrobe in our bedroom and have it packed up into box's in the sleep out. (sewing machine, materials etc etc). Today we went down and have most of the workshop into the container and some of the woolshed. We have to be careful incase some of the stuff is going to be needed. We still have sheep to shear and crutch so can't put shearing machines or press in yet. It finally feels like something is happening, now we just have to wait for the concent to happen sooner rather than later, but talking to Peter he said the lawyer said it should happen with in 3 weeks. So as soon as he gets the OK we will be running around like headless chooks no doubt. (probably won't be a pretty sight IYKWIM? (For those that don't know IYKWIM means If you know what I mean).
Well till next time, take care and don't be scared to leave a comment. I won't bite.
Bron

Happy mothers day everyone

I hope everyone has been spoilt rotten, maybe even breakfast in bed with all the thrills. Nothing like that here although Jake made me this gorgeous card and drew lots of pictures on the front and also made me a paper flower which is gorgeous. He said sorry it doesn't smell then his face lit up and he ran out side and picked some flowers out of the garden and gave them too me. So much more meaning than a bunch of brought roses :). Then he made me a storage container for scrapping (he is always full of inventive ideas). He cut the top off a empty tissue box, cut down each corner so that I could open it flat and he put some things in it for me to scap with :) He said if I go to the table to scrap I can just put some stuff in it and take it to the table as it opens flat. Some things in it were, tooth picks LOL, ribbons, rubons, scissors.

Yesterday we had a lovely day here to start off with then it deteriorated as it went on. We went to a 5th birthday party for a dear friend of mines daughter and had a ball. Managed to take 100 photos which I will put on CD for them, probably as soon as I get the photos off the camera. The kids were out side playing with the frisby most of the time. Their section is quite steep and there is higher retaining walls so our boys thought it was great throwing the frizby over the wall, jumping off to get it and then climbing back over it. We had to leave earlyish so that Lionel could get home and check the bulls. They managed to get out the other day onto the road and started heading towards the main road. That is going to be a good thing when we move. There is very little road frontage so the worse the stock can do is get into the neighbours. Luckily these won't be coming with us as they can be a bit hard on fences gates etc.
Today is very cold and damp, although not cold enough to keep the kids inside LOL. Luckily this time they have got boots on though but it is a struggle to keep them on. This afternoon we are away to another birthday party this time a sixth birthday. She is one of Jakes wee friends at school so it will be good for them to have something together before we go. There is still no word on the OIO consent but the time for it is getting closer. Only five weeks to go ekkk. We have decided to buy a container and get it put down where the woolshed/ workshop is and we can start loading alot of smaller stuff into it. Saves trying to pack it all onto a truck and tie it down and then at the other end we will have another storage shed (can't have too many of them now). We won't get any house stuff into it just things like out door furniture etc, so doing it this way we think will save us about a unit load so bringing the cost of cartage back. (Hopefully LOL). Sharee, might even have enough money left to come to SENZ, but don't count on it yet LOL.
Well I hope you all have a fantastic day and all wrapped up warm inside if your day is like ours.
Till next time. Take care
Bronny :)

One proud mum here :)

Forgive me for working backwards here but I have to. :) Today is Thursday and as usual on Thursdays we have playgroup which is held at the local school in their hall, nothing unuasual in that I know :) but when we were having our playgroup morning tea David (whom I know quite well through the Photographic society), the principal came up and asked me if we were interested in taking all the kids down to room three (the junior room) and the kids can sit with the other kids and listen to a story and posibly hear a song. Me being me said yes with out asking all the other mothers, (but luckily they thought it was a great idea.) David said that Jakes teacher would come and check up when she came out to check on the kids for morning tea. We got talking and she was saying how well Jake was doing at school, his reading has improved ten fold in the last couple of months and he has gone up a grade. This made me so proud, but any way 11.00 bell came and the kids went in side, we gathered up the preschoolers (13 of them) and went down to the class. What do I see but Jake sitting up the front of the class with a book. He read to their whole class and our 13 kids and 7 adults and didn't batter an eyelid. He read each page and then turned it around for everyone to see the pictures. For such a shy boy this is a huge step for him and me LOL. To make it even better I had my camera there :). Luckily. I was just over whelmed. Everyone clapped and cheered (particularly me, Olly and Abby :) ) Then we listened to another book read by the teacher and had a song. Everyone had a ball and they have decided it is going to be a weekly thing for the kids. I know for me the next time won't be as exciting or over whelminly heart warming as this one though.

Last night most of the playgroup ladies went out for a meal, it was like a going away drinks for me even though it is along way off before we go. But we decided that it could be a warm up and actually fit another one in before we go and if it all falls though then we will have another one to welcome me back to the area LOL. Any excuse will do us IYKWIM? Any way it was a great night, great meal, great company. Things were going well till I got home about 1.30 then what do I find? The house all locked up and I couldn't get in. "now what do I do?" Try and climb through a window with the thought of DH belting me with something across the head? Or wake him (here goes my thought of sneaking in and when he wakes tell him I have been home for hours). I knock gentley on the window calling his name. Bugger that wasn't working. I didn't want to wake the kids what do a do. So I decided I had to knock and yell at the same time, not gentley but yell loud. So I did. What a sight, DH stumbling out to the lounge moaning because he was asleep saying are you just home? I could hardley say "Oh no, I have been home for hours." Luckily no kids were woken in the ordeal, just a sleeping husband LOL.
Today we had some more great news. A very dear family friend was diagnosed last year about November with cancer. She had scans and had brain tumors and under went Radium treatment and scans proved that it did nothing for her. Now a friend of mine put me onto these tablets and I found I wasn't as listless on them, DH had no trouble with his gums while on them (before hand he had huge trouble with sore gums and teeth), my back was good as gold in the mornings, basically my whole body improved with even moles falling off. grosss I know :) They were also said to help with Cancer. I ordered some and when you order them you get to give them names of people and they will send them a bottle to try. Our dear friend got some about January and has been on them since. Well today she went back to get her scan results and three of her tumors have dissapeared, one has calcified and one has shrunk to half its size. The dr said he wanted to see her in 4 months but if she was feeling as good as she is now to ring him and tell him and they will push out the appointment. This wonderful lady was originally expected to be dead with in 6 weeks (about February). Now she is expected to see her birthday in August and the prognosis is looking pretty good. It really makes you believe in mirracles doesn't it? So right now I think I will have to go and have a celebratery drink for her. To those of you who are still reading. Well done and thanks for listening to me dribble on. Take care. Love and hugs always :)

Well here is some layouts that I haven't put on here. I am not putting all the layouts I do just some. Phew I can here you say :) The first is of my cousin and her family done with BG papers and my new rubons. I love the rubons :) The second is of my two big boys and it is done in the SEI paper range. I even brought out my sewing machine for it and also used my new MM jersey stamps.

Cold day here today with the fire going all day so haven't really done much exciting at all. Did manage to sort out a counter for my Blogg so I can see how many bored people there are in the world looking at little ol me's blogg. LOL.
Any way till next time please take care.

New farm

What a shock, I am back and it has only been about three days.
Yesterday (Saturday) we went down to have a look at the farm for a couple of hours. Well it was meant to be a couple of hours but we got there at 10.30 and left at 4.00. What a fab time we all had though. The kids had a great hunt around and have picked out trees for tree huts (something we don't have much of here). We took a picnic lunch down, I made bacon and egg pie, mince pie (dh and kids love it cold ewww), chicken nibbles and also some cans of fizz which the kids thought were the best thing since slice bread :) One of the neighbours called in to see us which was brilliant. He lent Lionel a motor bike so he could go down over the back and have a look around after they had all the floods. The neighbour is brilliant, easy to talk to etc. He is the sort of guy that I would imagine if we were having a drink out side and he saw us he would call in for a drink and a chat (something I just love :) ) I just can't wait to get down there now.
On the way home we called in to the school for Jake and Olly to have a run around and a look at their school with out 40 pairs of eyes looking at them. They loved it with Jake wanting to get a set of keys for the pool there and then so we could go swimming. Today he was wanting to go back for another look around and to meet the teacher LOL. Gotta love them dont' you.
Today I also talked to my dear friend in the north Island. We have actually decided we are twins seperated at birth. So many things in common it is scary. We talked for 2 hours 7 minutes. Oh I hate those phones with timers.
The gentleman who has brought here called in today and had lunch with us which was great, then three other friends called in and had a drink with us, so we were fairly busy with people calling in all day. I love days like that :)
Well till next time. Take care. :)

Where has the last month gone?

Wow, I came in here after checking Mardi's blogg and can't believe that it has been over a month since I have written anything. I must hide my head in shame really. Lots and lots have happened since then. We have our farm signed up a guy has this farm signed up and it has passed the DDT level check with flying colours. Now we wait, we wait for this gentleman to get his overseas investment commission consent to say that he is allowed to farm in NZ. All the lawyers tell us it is just a formality but really I will not be happy till it is all signed up we have the money in our bank and are shifting down to the other farm. Then just maybe then I shall relax. To be honnest I probably won't be relaxed cause the thought of unpacking isn't one I relish the thought of. Not just the house but the whole farm EKKKK. We will get there hopefully. tomorrow we are away down to the farm to have another look, take the kids down and they can have another look (they have only been down there once) so this will be good for them. We will have a picnic lunch (which I should be getting ready now) and then plan on going to the school to have a look around. This will be good for Jake as he is shy and will enjoy looking around with out other people watching him. Then next time we take him we will go when school is in or when there is a teacher there. Luckily he is really looking forward to it all, well all the kids are. They keep asking "are we going to live at the new farm today?" Poor little chaps, will be wondering if we are ever going to go. 6 weeks is a long time for them.

This layout I have done for a online competition (New Zealand based web site). It was based on a sketch and generally I am happy with it LOL. It is my DH and my BIL (well they aren't married but they might well as be IYKWIM). It was when we were camping at the lakes in the new year and their competative nature came out. Skimming stones, something so simple yet filled in a fair bit of time and entertained many people. :)



Till next time take care :)

Well this is my latest layout. It looks better in real life than it does here. To be honnest it was quite good blowing the old cobwebs out and getting into it again. I haven't sat down and done anything for ages with all that is going on in the farm selling stakes, but I love it any way. :)

Friday we went down to the farm we have signed up and saw what they did with the sewage. It looks really good and of course we got to see it again. We left kidlets at mum and dads on the way down but as it turned out they could of come as the plumber wasn't there. Never mind.

We had a phone call from our real estate agent today (they do work Sundays :) ) and we are sick of waiting for one of the lawyers involved so he is going to our Lawyer 8.30 tomorrow morning and get him on the phone. One way or another it is going to be sorted weather he has to drive to Christchurch and get the papers off her himself. It is so frustrating that she is holding everything up. Grrr. Tomorrow we will be under way and be able to sign this place up. Yeha.

Today my MIL came out for lunch. We had a big roast on and as usual I had a heap done so Li rang her and she said she would come out. And to be honnest I think she enjoyed it and the kids company.

Well today I was talking to Sharee and had a yacka to her for a while :) She has even encouraged me to do canvas. Ekkk don't know how that will go but I will give it a try. I can picture it finneshed but usually when I finnesh it is completely different to how I envisaged it. Time will tell.

Well that is all the news for now. Tomorrow we will know more :)