MOOOVING ON OUT

Yep its looking as though its going to be late this arvo before we can get in (half a day early yay!)
Just about finished the cleaning thanks to my sister Andrea (who hasnt updated her blog because shes been busy cleaning for me) I wouldnt have got it done with out her! Both of us have sore necks from cleaning the ceiling. Just got to pack the final bits n pieces and polish the inside of the windows, final vaccuum and wash floors when everything is out and we are done!
Baby wipes!....Excellent for cleaning the fly dirt off walls and ceilings. Andrea and I wont be using anything else from now on! Doesnt harm your paint or wallpaper..one wipe and its gone. Brilliant!
9 days to go till Angus or Duncan arrives (will wait to see what he suits the best) I am leaning towards Angus. The name brings back memories of swimming carnivals in Hamilton and one particular announcer calling out Angus Mclaughlins name (as hes about to step up to the blocks).....just hilarious I tell ya!
Alrighty...have just shut the cats in their cages (cant put them in one as they fight-our older cat just hates our kitten still) The kitten is furiously trying to break out and is a bit stressed poor thing and the dog is looking at them from the laundry laughing at them I expect!
Anyway had better get MOOOVING!

Singing....'Im soo excited

and I just cant hide it'....
Im getting a puppy for my birthday and Im just over the moon! Yep my sister Andrea is buying me a West Highland Terrier Pup...we had a westie who died about 4 years ago (Barney) and have been wanting one for ages...so Andrea has got me one for my Birthday..we pick him up between the 8-10th! Cant wait and the kids are rapt too!
Heres a pic of a couple of the pups but Im not sure which one (if any of them is my pup).
Westies are such dags! The have personality plus alright!
Im soo excited!

Jumping on the bandwagon

with Mel about kids art being their work. I reckon it also goes for science fair, homework studies/projects and calf club or pet shows or similar. I have had a parent in calf club day(i am convenor) who has obviously groomed all 3 of her childrens calves(5,6 and 8)...but unfortunately you cant mark the kid down for it..the judges have to just judge the calf/lamb etc on the day. I think its sad as the kid doesnt gain anything from it just a ribbon/prize/star that Mum or Dad did. Its like the parents are having a second childhood all over again.
Anyway...enough of that ...here is Jennifers LO...she did it a couple of weeks ago of our visit to the Easter Show.I just love all of her doodles, writing and stickers.
Packing is almost finished and my Mum has come over to start cleaning...which is just great...but she is driving me crazy! She wanted to know what she could help me pack...so I said she could pack up some more of the kitchen leaving anything out that I might need to cook for the next few days (from tonight we are having meals over at my Mums house-isnt that lovely?)
Well she basically packed it all! So when I went to get a frying pan and a pyrex dish out ..they were packed! So we had fishn chips instead..except where was the loaf and half of bread I had out? ...no it wasnt packed but in the fridge (where I NEVER put it and didnt even think to look for it) so got some more bread out of the freezer and now have 3 loaves of bread in my pantry! Too funny! I have had chicken tenderloins and pasta in the fridge thinking I was going to have that in the past couple of days ..well they will just be going over to Mums place as I dont have the equipment to cook it all...its packed! I have to laugh at her really as she always does this (I call it her "busted arse rush"). Less that one week to go and I am packing up my scrap gear this weekend, cleaning out Jens pigsty and cleaning.
We have already packed a load of boxes onto the trailer and parked it in the shed so thats already to go. Carpet cleaners on Monday so everything has to be packed/tidy for them! Really wet here so grateful we arent moving out this weekend really.
Anyway enough of my ramblings..

In between packing...

I did these 2 Layouts yesterday. Got lots of packing done in the early morning and then scrapped until school was out. Nothing spectacular about these two but glad to do some scrapping before I pack it all away! I think I got a computer virus this morning when I was up at 4am (courtesy of a cat fight right outside our bedroom window!) ...couldnt get back to sleep so visited some blogs and finished off the calf club LO! Have done a system restore after backing up everything....grrrr.
The journalling for the square eyed monster says...Beware! The sqaure eyed monster might get you Rhys.....if you dont stop playing playstation all of the time!
The journalling for the calf club says ...8 weeks of feeding, 8 weeks of brushing, 8 weeks of calf leading, 8 weeks of squashed toes, 8 weeks of calf hugging, 8 weeks of calf kisses,
friends for life!

Five and a half hours

Yep it took me that long to ice Rhys' cake! Wasnt happy with the dwarves ...thought they looked like wombles more than dwarves but hey..Rhys' said they were cool anyway! Lol!
We had chinese for dinner (yum!) which is great as I didnt have to turn around and cook after doing the cake.








And my pizza boxes turned up on Saturday ...yay! Some lovely Maya rd chipboard, buttons, doodlebug flowers and AC ribbon and CB/UL pps from SO and my tarisota had some gorgeous HS chipboard alphas in a container that is begging to be altered afterward, lil davis flowers, buttons/brads, some cute paperclips and some more UL, Three bugs pps and assorted CS...YUMMY. Now want to play with them! Shhh told Dh that I was doing some more packing today and instead....lol ! (he is at polytech today).
Hey does anyone watch Dancing with the stars! Rodney Hide just has to go! He must have all of Epsom voting for him I reckon! Its driving me nuts! Didnt Beatrice do well! Was a bit worried that they were in the bottom three though!
Anyway enought rambling from me! Have a good week everyone and if you are driving up/down to scrapcamp...take care! Watch all those silly bu88ers on the road aye? I am not going..sniff sniff..just too close to moving...so very disappointed I cant make it but there is always the next scrapcamp!
Have a good day!

Forgot to take a pic

Of Rhys playing his second game of hockey late this afternoon...one where the flood lights didnt spoil the photo! Grr forgot the camera! He played well but they lost 4-0. I am just about hoarse from yelling from the side saying 'get in front', 'move around blue' and 'run back!' Lol! Im not the only one yelling as a friend (also a hockey player/coach) was doing the same ...much to both our sons disgust! lol!
I didnt get my pizza boxes today so hopefully they are here tomorrow or I will be starting to think they have gone missing. I sometimes put this non delivery down to the rural delivery man though..I am probably maligning him here but it just seems that parcels on certain days NEVER arrive! Could be a sorting problem though? I was so hoping for my pizza boxes as I wanted to do some scrapping but at least I got more packing done and and had a good go at getting all of my accounts up to date on my new financial software programme..coding them all up etc was time consuming but Im pleased that I have worked it all out without ringing the help desk every half an hour! lol.
I have a busy weekend ahead! It is Rhys' birthday on Sunday. I am making him a dwarves gold mining cake (he picked it-and dont worry it is from a book and comes with some instructions...I can usually work just from a pic though) But he wants banana cake so thats easy! (not chocolate mudcake or fruitcake lol)
This is the little birthday novelty cracker I made him. It has a warehouse card and a couple of movie vouchers. He has already got his present from us...his 29inch TV I got off TM (see a previous post) Jennifer has got him a board game that gets played on dvd too...dungeons and dragons type thing. Hes been wanting to get it for yonks. He is just rapt with his TV and cant wait to have his friends over so he can skite! lol..kids!
Busy on the farm over the weekend too as Andrea is away so I need to do the stock at the runoff and we have split half the cows up here for them to go away to grazing...its my last chance to have a pat and scratch with all of the ex calf club calves and my pet cows...I will miss them! Im a real sop!
GO THE CANES!

DH and I went into town today

to look at a bed which was on special at Farmers....but unfortunatley the one we liked in the brochure at home wasnt stocked in at our hicksville store! Minor rant here!
So we will be going over to Tauranga to buy our new bed ...which cant come soon enough...but we have to wait for 2 weeks at least as Im not moving the new bed as well as the old one into the new house!
We have had our current bed for 2 years...its a cheapie but it was donated to us (new) after our flood...we were grateful but it is not what we had originally...that went in the flood and even though we had insurance ...when the donated bed came up...we thought hey lets just use that instead...bad move...so both of us have been suffering this hard and uncomfortable bed all this time..but the end is nigh....we have just got a big tax refund so we are off to spend it on a new bed! lol!
But as we were looking around today we spotted a good deal on DVD recorders so have bought one! Go shopping for a bed and come back with a DVD recorder! lol Its a HDD one too so we can record and burn some dvds.
This has all happened because Rhys has got a TV for his birthday (off TM) and he will be taking the playstation down to his room so we wont have a dvd player....Now I always thought I would not allow that (TVs in bedrooms) but as they are getting older...I can see the benefit for Dh and Me so Ive changed my mind!
Packed 5 more boxes today and have moved a lot of the boxes into the dining area...so no eating at the table now...boxes everywhere! Just 2weeks and 2 days to go now....
And as for LOs I had a fiddle with this LO last night that I did for Ngaio Ks shabby chic class the other day...

On a roll yesterday

and did 4 layouts at a crop with Ngaio and Lyn Knebel over in Opotiki. I did a shabby chic class first and 3 other LOs.
This one I have entered into the SO May challenge. Just had to have the lace when I saw it in my local Haberdashery shop... They are getting to know me well in there!

Lol at my crooked stitching! Nevermind (artistic flair I could call it aye?)

Had a great Mothers day yesterday..hope all of you Mothers out there had a great day too!

I got spoilt ...kids gave me a new scrap album and a Jodi Piccoult book. Then I spent from 9am-4pm scrapbooking with Ngaio, Lyn, Andrea and girls. Arrived home to a glass of wine handed to me at the door, MY mess on the table all cleaned up and dinner all cooked for me!

After saying that we dont usually get worked up over Mothers Day...the kids outdid themselves this year! Lucky, Lucky ME!

Thanks

for all of your messages...I was just a blubbering mess last night reading them...thanks girls!
Got up this morning to my hubby telling me ...oh I forgot to say that the power is going to be off all morning from 9-12! Umm it was 8.20 when he told me and I still had another load of washing to be done and the dishwasher hadnt been turned on the night before so that had to go on too..I was not impressed! Mucked up my plans for the morning which was sorting out herd records so went into town to the gym, went to the supermarket and had a good rummage around a haberdashery shop. Got back and quickly did up my mothers day cards for my Mum and MIL.
Picked up kids from school and just while my gf was picking up her kids, some little sh*ts broke into her house and stole their cellphones and camera...she disturbed them and they took off...she is very shaken! The police were around there pronto as they had stolen a ute earlier. They are just about to take their kids on a 3 week holiday over to the US ...disneyland etc and were just waiting for the security guy to turn up to install their alarm! They are very nervous now about going!
Some people are just scumbags!
Rhys had his first ever game of hockey tonight and he played really well! He just gets stuck in there and gives it a go ... Im really proud of him! He has his game of soccer tomorrow morning...hes gonna be fit by the end of the season thats for sure! lol

Andrea has set me off

having abit of a cry tonight for my Dad who died 4 years ago today...it was actually the day before Mothers day...so Mothers day is always not really big in my house. My Dad was a musician (especially the ukelele but also as a lead singer in a band), an accountant type person and truly talented with finance, a rugby trivia star(he won competitions with his talent) , a runner of marathons, a talented farmer, witty, loving, telling it like it is person! I looked up to him, recognised his faults but loved him anyway! He was my sounding board... I really miss him. He died of an asthma attack 4 years ago. 2 years previously my dh and I brought him back with cpr etc...and this time we tried again but to no avail...he was gone before we got him off the bed. He had just half and hour previously been watching the rugby with my dh and Mum. Thats how quick it goes when your times up!
Ive seen this working at a Paediatric hospital ..having all the monitors hooked up etc and major intervention and they still go...
I havent scrapped about my Dad..its still too painful for me...but puttin this on my blog as a record for later....

Craters of the Moon

Omg will you look at this pic (one of many) I took today of the 'craters of the moon' tourist attraction today near Taupo. Ive never been there before as I usually take the back road to Taupo (cuts out 1/2 an hour). This was one of the two attractions we did on the way to camp...I was dropping dd off and 2 others. Did some orienteering in the Redwood forest in Rotorua first...have I ever mentioned that I am useless with a map? Morgan shortcut my hubby sometimes calls me (hes been derogatory about my family here! lol) I take after my Father there! Not a good look as a cub leader but hey we all have faults aye! lol! Thats why I have 2 other Male cub leaders to do that!

As for the cakes...Ive had some flops too! the fairy mushroom house wanted to flop for Jens 7th birthday and I had major probs with Andreas cake for her 40th...it is really hard to do decent cakes in the summer months Ive decided! Lol Dianna..you are desperate m8....what date is Arwens bday and I will think about it ...it would need a serious bribe mind you! For my 40th bday my friend Sherryl is making it ...she also does cakes and is a fantastic potter...very artistic! Ive tried converting her to scrapbooking but shes stuck on pottery and is selling her artwork well in galleries and on TM sometimes. She does cats and big busty women with attitude! just love it!

No scrapping done here until Sunday..have to clean up the table tomorrow and put everything away ...awwwe! But scrapping on Sunday though...hope to do some SO challenge layouts. Tonight I also won the weekly challenge so woohoo I get get $5 off my next order ...which is great as my cc is about to get a thrashing with all their new stuff this week!

Thursday is gym day and recovery day for me ...and I have found out today that I dont have to go and pick Jen etc up so Friday is mine to do what I want ...yippee!

Cows are dried off now ...took hubby and I 4.5 hours to do it yesterday and still have sore nails from ripping off the tips of the tubes...ouch! Last night...kept waking up every half hour though from 4am ...wondering why he wasnt out of bed milking the cows and then realised I have 3 + months of this...tis nice ...but am used to having the bed all to myself from 4am (when i am not milking)Next season I will be getting up and milking anyway and am sort of sad in a way that I will be missing my sleep ins ...but in reality I get up early anyway! I am so much more organised when I am milking too! and i scrap best late afternoon/early evening or first thing in the morning..and then it becomes an all day thing! lol

Went to a Farmlands Shareholder night last night too and it was great my sister Andrea won a spot prize too...I kept on asking her what she was going to give me because I asked her along...but somehow she has been silent! lol

Done and dusted

Yep I have sent my Tarisota Guest Design team submission off yesterday and Im really happy with it all. Cant give you any sneak peaks of my OTP as it would let the cat out of the bag...so you will all just have to wait! lol!
As for the packing ...I have had a big chuck out of my wardrobe ...thats all going to the recycled label place today and I have packed up all of my good glasses/plates and half of my pantry even! So am getting there.
Message on the answer machine last night from the people moving in here..'can we come and have another look at the house?' OMG my house is a tip ..boxes everywhere! They will have to wait to at least Thursday or Sat pm to see it ...Im too busy this week!
...Mad clean up today (was needed anyway)
....Tommorrow we are drying off the cows ..by putting 1 tube per teat of antibiotic up for 180 cows...takes us a few hours.
....Wednesday I am taking Jennifer and 2 others to a school camp in Taupo (just dropping off) then picking up a TV I bought off a guy 20km south of Taupo...just gotta love that TM!). ......Thursday nothing at this stage...so at least I will get to the Gym 2x this week!
.....Friday go and pick up Jennifer etc from camp and then we are into
.....Saturday sport again!
Phew! the good news is that Im off to a crop on Sunday (Mothers day-how bad/good is that? -I have the kids blessing though! lol) so hope to get some stuff done there! And Hubby reckons he and the kids are cooking me dinner that day...mmm arent they lovely?
And just because I like to have photo on my blog posts...and for those who dont know about my cakes.. here is one that I did for my Mum a few years ago. The kitten is just icing. the ball of wool is the cake. (not a very good pic sorry)
Rhys has decided he wants some dwarves with a goldmining cart for his birthday ...on the 21st of this month.(I have several books to copy off-Im not that clever) so I said yes as I actually like making the figures...its like playing with playdough...so Im just a big kid at heart! lol.
Well better get a move on...yep Ive been on here a couple of hours already as still having trouble sleeping past 4am (too much on my mind)
Have a good week!

Cubs

This is the sombrero that Jennifer made yesterday at cubs...it is normally flicked up but as it was modelled by Rhys while he was playing PS2,.....hehehe ..21st album..hehe...., you cant see this!The kids had a ball making them and I am kicking myself for not taking the camera...the look of newspaper over their head and masking tape was just hilarious! Some had more probs than others mainly with the rolling of the edges....and we ran out of time as they were supposed to paint the head and the rim area...nevermind... we also ran out of masking tape too (I had 60ms of the stuff) So Dh was disappointed lol!
On the packing front...I have packed a bit more...this time the kitchen cupboards...and plan to tackle my wardrobe this weekend and get rid of all the sizes (I have a range-fat and thin) that is not my present size...except for a few faves that I cant bear to part with! It is a major sort out/chuck out weekend for us so no scrapping for me.
I thought I had my OTP sorted for the Tarisota guest design team sorted ...have just about finished it until I started dreaming again!!! lol so will have a go about doing that altered piece (its different is all Im letting on). Andrea reckons one of my hat invitations is really good and I should put that it..im not so sure....will see.
DH took this photo of me today after having a haircut (badly needed I tell ya). I have just shockingly realised that I am getting real wrinkles/laugh lines...I obviously havent had a photo lately and having lost a little weight......not that Im unhappy about it but just realisin' that I AM getting older! The pic was taken and there in the background is the weeds I can see ...lol...so I say to Dh..was that a good shot...was the background okay? Yes he says!lol Males! Thank heaven for cropping on the other photo! lol! Its for the Tarisota DT call of course..Got my glasses fixed today too...now I dont need to wear them all the time...just for driving ...but I do as I lose them otherwise! A cow squashed my glasses (while I was wearing them mind you! LOL) so my frames had to be straightened and new nose thingies put on...so finally my glasses are now straight!

LOL

I say to hubby tonight that I need his help tomorrow...I need to wrap newspaper over his head and wrap around his head with masking tape and he says....hehehe that sounds like fun what are you going to do to me? LOL....I blushed and let him down gently I assure you...lol!!!
Actually its a cub activity for tomorrow night...we are making mexican sombreros and having mexican hot chocolate (cream and eggs added to cooking chocolate). Its all for Cinqa de Mayo (a mexican holiday) The hat that I make tomorrow for him will actually be his so he can wear it to my 40th birthday party...finally finished the invites....and you are all invited if you can make it!
10th June at 7pm at my Mums place next door. Bring your best singing voice and dance moves! Hat or bizarre hairdo optional! Please me email on cramfamily@xtra.co.nz if you want some room on the mattresses at my place...and bring your sleeping bag and pillow! And Ill send you an invite too! Please come!
On the scrapping front...I AM submitting for Tarisota...well why not? and today I did my LO...and heres a sneak peak... Theres a story behind this LO as I dreamed about it all night last night...BG urban couture pp's and I just love them! So when hubby got up to milk the cows this morning..I got up and started this LO...finished it this arvo as I had to go into town to get more Xyron sticker tape. (just love that stuff and just go through it like nobodys!) its a very lumpy bumpy LO too. Now onto the card...I really struggle sometimes to come up with innovative ideas on cards for some reason ...but last night it just flowed with the invites so there you go! Want to do something WOW so getting my thinking cap on..already have the OTP project sorted.
Can you guess that I havent been doing any packing? I have got to get onto it tomorrow...I am selling clothes and junk off on TM as much as I can but still got Jennifers pigsty to sort out...its a mess. Rhys' is usually tidy so wont be much...and there is my mess...lol ...scrap stuff/cub stuff in my bedroom as well as in the lounge and the dining room! And its growing Hubby reckons! lol