{Photos Toilet Training and More}

A photo of Mia when we went fishing the other day...... this is the before photo LOL


Salts damper was heaps nicer than my first attempt.



OMG how dirty can one child get....




Mia and her Carp that she caught.
Below are a few LO's that I have done for the October midmonth newsletter.

Below is for the midmonth Sketch

This LO was from the Cybercrop last weekend. The girls took these photos.

And also below a few more LO's from the CC and some cards from the leftover scraps.

Mia had her haircut last weekend and Jody straighten it for her.... The photo doesn't do it justice but she just looked so cute and grownup and young at the same time if that makes sense... I like her curl the best though... That night we went to the footy presentation and I am sure she went to the toilet to fix her hair up at least 10 times......... each time she would come out and say does this look beautiful??? So gorgeous.

In other news the girls have a pet fish each, meet Squirty and Lil Baby. Mia owns Squirty (the black fish) and Brie own's Lil Baby (the orange fish) I was quite impressed with the names they chose.

They are going so well feeding them everyday, Brie like to try and pick them up though..... LOL.

Today we went to the reading bug held in the park and the girls had there faces painted , made a bookmark and had a play in the park for a while and then we came home. Last week I started to toilet train Brie but gave up after a few days as she really had no idea.... Well today she has done 2 wees in the potty all by herself I am so proud of her :o) Lets hope she keeps going with it. I would love for her to be TT before our little man gets here.

In other news I have a LO in scrapbooking Memories this month in the Buttons Gallery :o)

We also have a new chat comp running over at Forever Always come and check it out. The girls are chatting up a storm......Just click on the link on my side bar and come and say hi.... There are some great prizes to win.

Ok hope you all have a great weekend.

Amie xx

Huge Top 50 Comp

There have been some changes recently to the Aussie Top 50 site. Jude has stepped down, and Victoria is the new owner.There's quite a buzz happening there, and it's kicking off with what sounds like an awesome competition !!!

Certainly a huge prize pool !!!For more information, click on the blinkie !!!

{Creating & Sharing}

Well I have been busy sewing, scrapping and stitching over the last few days, weeks month!!! & thought I should share what I have been up too.

The LO's below are from the last 2 FA newsletters.

This is the Recipe Scrap LO that we did last thursday night.

Now onto the sewing, I was lucky enough to win this gorgeous bag pattern from Janelle Wind. It is her new Thelma's day out Bag and I am in love with it. I still have a journal to sew as well but I will get to that hopefully later this week.

Now below is my first stitchery I have ever done. Earlier this year I join up with the Honey Suckle Christmas Club once a month you receive a project to complete. Well as soon as I saw this I had to do it. I just love the stitchery and plan on making some more for the rest of the family.

Sonia forwarded this email from Marelle, so here a the cards I have sent to Sonia for her to pass on.

My friends

I am trying to raise $450 for a friend's mother (who has beat breast cancer twice before) who has breast cancer for a third time. This time, instead of going down the chemo track she has opted for naturopathic diet etc. So, my friend has not told her mum of our plan, so I am hoping to make it come to fruition She needs to have unpasturised goat's milk and since she has limited funds, I need to raise $450 for a goat so my friend can milk the goat for her mum. These goats are really unusual and rare and we have tracked a breeder down in Colac - so I was wondering if I could ask my gorgeous online friends here if you were able to make some cards with positive messages that I could sell around my area to raise the funds.. you would only have to make a couple each then I could sell them to start the fundraising.. The story is quite amazing - my friend has just reunited with her Mother after a considerable time apart (a lot ofyears ) and her children now have a grandma whom they did not know- after they were reunited the cancer came back - so I feel I would like to help , at least to raise money for a "downpayment" on the goat.. So if you would like to help, please mail all cards to me! If you could help, I can pm you my addy and I will then sell the cards and start the ball rolling.. Last year (it took me 4 months to raised $60,000 for a friend's son who is now confined to a wheelchair after a bmx accident (17yrs ) so I am hoping it will only take a short time to raise $450 Thank you my sisters in scrap!xx

And last but not least I thought I would share my LO that is in this months Scrapbook Creations Mia & Brie both get pretty excited when they turn up and see there pics in the mags.... Not that Brie is in these but in the next few months she will be :o)

Anyway that is about it from me. I am hoping to have an early night tonight as I am quite tired.

Nite all :o)

Amie xx

{Our Attempt at Camping}

Well we had planned a family weekend camping this weekend, so we headed off yesterday afternoon. When we got there James said he wasn't going to set up the tent until nearly dark as he thought it might come in and rain :o( So he started fishing

and the first bite he caught a COD :o) but atm they are out of season and your not aloud to keep them.... not that it was big enough anyway LOL. So we took a photo and let him go :o)














We then started a little fire so I could attempt to make my first damper. It looked so good and tasted yum but was as heavy as a brick LMAO!!!






The girls had fun pottering around and toasting marshmallows in the fire. Brie did a fair bit of laying around as she was pretty tired.






But it soon started to spit and the girls and I had to jump in the car and head home as Salt said I wouldn't have gotten out of there in my car otherwise. Brie fell asleep on the way home and slept until 7.45 this morning.
Salt was home about 15mins later he said it just poured down. So we will have to plan another trip very soon as it will be getting too hot.

Hope your all having a lovely long weekend.
Amie xx

{Recipe Scrap with ME!!!}

Good morning Girls, I know it is short notice but here are the ingredients for tonight's recipe scrap.
1 Sheet of Cardstock
1 8inch x 9inch piece of Pattern paper (Lightish in colour as you will be stamping over a corner of it.)
1 3inch x 8inch co-ordinating piece of pattern paper.
A 13cm x 18cm photo portrait orientated, landscape would work if the corners weren't to busy. A flourish stamp or chipboard/felt flourish
2 medium - smallish size flowers
1 large button
1 small button Journalling block - I have used a Making Memories noteworthy size one.
Alphas for title - I have used the new Bella Chipz
Mini Alpha stickers.
Now if you wanted to do a boyish LO just substitute the flowers and flourish for some other sort of boyish embellishment like stars.
Hope you can join me around 8pm for a Scrap & Chat & to find out more about our Happy Hour Sale!!!
cheers Amie & Sonia
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{Forever Always Retreat # 10}

Last thursday I left for Sydney to go on my 3rd Forever Always Retreat. Now I think Sonia may have outdone herself AGAIN..... Each retreat I go to gets better and better. I had the best time. It was so good to catch up with Briony again and meet Cherie for the first time. I love catching up with all the regulars at the retreat and there are always new people attending which is great. I met 2 lovely ladies from Jindabyne Sandra and Karen. They are new to scrapping and had such a lovely time.

Here are some photos from the glamour shots

Cherie, Briony & Me

Briony's Bump and My Bump we had to get a glamour shot of the baby bumps.

Now this tiny photo... such fun staying up late I think this was about 1am....

Sharryn and Chrissy gave me their Tiara's and Feather Boa's Mia thought this was pretty special as you can tell so thanks girls.

I would also like to thank Brian and Dee for getting us from and to the airport.... such a relief to not have to drag our luggage all over syd.

{Happy Birthday tooooooo meeeeee}

I just love that song that Justine Clarke sings.....LOL Happy Birthday to me!! WOW the big 30. Well my birthday started on Friday as Salt had to work yesterday and today. Friday morning Salt came home with a cake and I opened the door to a cake full of candles it was so sweet. We then went out to dinner to the motel and it was just yuummmmyyyy :o)

Today I woke up to the best present ever YES my washing up gloves. LMAO I just love how much thought she put into it. Just so sweet. I had lots of phone calls this morning and then went to lunch with Leah, Kristin and Bec who just spoilt me with lovely presents. Thanks heaps girls you know how much I appreciated it today.

After lunch we went to Salts mum's for the afternoon where again I was spoilt with a baked dinner and apple crumble.

I am off to Syd on thursday I just can't wait.

Nite all
Amie xx

{Happy Father's Day}

NOT
We are all sick with the spews LOL poor little Mia hasn't stopped vomiting all day :o( I am glad that she is old enough to know and gets her bucket.

Salt had to go to work tonight, he is sick but as he has already had the last 2 nights off he had to go in as his Dr's Certificate only said until last night.

The girls gave Salt his gifts this morning, Mia made a magnet man a preschool and they had a happy fathers day drawing each for him and of course chocolates. Just what he wanted was his reply. Mia was so excited about Father's Day and had been counting the sleep since wed. Now she is counting down the sleeps until my birthday, and just to let you know she hasn't forgotten about the washing up gloves she asked me where you can buy them at this morning..... so cute :o)

Caught up with Alison yesterday we all had a lovely time catching up and chatting. Thanks girls it was great.

Today I cooked my first Turkey with stuffing it looked so yuummmmm but we hardly ate any of it as we all feel so sick :o(

{Scrapping}

Well I have been doing just a bit of scrapping in the last week. A lot I can't share until after the retreat, but here are a few! Today I did the sept 123 Challenge and

the 123 Cybercrop Challenge 3 which is sponsored by Forever Always.

Last night I hosted the Recipe Scrap and here is the Quick and Easy LO that we did.

I am also participating in a Masculine Card Swap and above a 2 of the Cards I have made :o) The rest were made last month and are in the newsletter.

The other day while we were in Dubbo Salt, Brie and I went to the Western Star for lunch..... Just as we were about to order Brie was standing behind me and spewed all over the floor. The poor little thing I felt sorry for all the people already eating the lunch. She woke again last night vomiting. Apparently there is a lot of the poos and spews going around so I really hope she doesn't get the poos now. When she woke up tonight she wouldn't eat any dinner and then next thing she vomited again.... so I am guessing we will be in for a sleepless night :o(

Have a good weekend all.

{Football, Injuries and Scrapping}

Well the boys lost on Saturday which was sad..... but what was even sadder is that Salt only got to play about 5 mins of football and then he got injured. He is so annoyed as he said he felt really good and was looking forward to playing. Thankfully I got the camera out as soon as he went on the field so I got a couple of photos. He has been in bed since 5am on Sunday morning.... he is going crazy he hates just laying around but it hurts if he gets up. We are off to the Chiropractor today (I am so sick of driving to Dubbo atm) so hopefully he will be heaps better this afternoon. It is his Sciatic Nerve and I don't think I have seen him in so much pain for ages.
So here are the few photos that I got of Salt playing.... and a few others which were half decent.

One of the few runs he actually made.

Injured on the ground :o(

Captain Coach Anthony Griffiths.

Tim Smith

Salt receiving his medal.

Well I have been scrapping up a storm in the last day and a half, most of it is for the Inspiration Booklet at the Forever Always Retreat on the 18th Sept. But here are a few from the Sept Newsletter, we had to focus on brads WHICH I SUCK AT! LMAO, but the other girls did some stunning work if you need some brad inspiration checkout the newsletter here

Colour Combo Challenge - Blues

The above Layout is one I did for our Sonia Says Challenge.

This one is from our last CC.

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RECIPE SCRAP

Ingredients for Thursday 4th September 2008 Recipe Scrap with Amie Taylor

Photo Size - Up to a 6 x 8 Portrait Photo

1 Piece of Cardstock

1 Piece of Patterened Paper

1 Large journalling block. (I have used a Teresa Collins White Block)

Decorative Stamps & Ink

Mini Alpha Stickers

1 Chipboard Shape.

This is going to be a really quick Layout that I think is just looking great.

Remember you can substitute any of my ingredients for something you have at home. Look forward to seeing you IN THE FORUM at 8pm on Thursday Night.

{I have the cutest little 4 year old}

We are off to Dubbo today for the footy grandfinal and I said to Salt this morning that I needed to go and pay some money of the girls xmas layby and get some photos printed..... I added that we could buy my birthday present as well.

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So I asked Mia what she was going to buy me for my birthday and she said some gloves to use in the water..... Oh that would be nice Mia I said, the ones that I use in the shower?? NOOOOO she said the ones that Holly's mum uses to wash the dishes. I cracked up laughing and said I would love a pair of washing up gloves Mia that would be a lovely present. How cute is that thinking I would love a pair to do the dishes IF only she knew how much I hate doing dishes ;o)

I took a few photos at our Birthday Picnic for Kays 70th on thursday. It is the best place to take photos I can't wait to get them printed today... I will have lots of photos to scrap at the Forever Always Retreat Only 19 more sleeps I think.

Well I best get organised for Dubbo! Salt is in bed watching Brave Heart - this is something he has done before playing in the last few grandfinals he has been in. It must get him in the mood to play footy LOL.

Have a great weekend all.

Amie xx

{WHoooooHooooo The Boys made it too the Grandfinal}

YES Leah I am still alive..... thanks for asking.

Well I have been a slack blogger haven't I!!!! But anyway I will try to remember what I have been up too. Not alot really hence the lack of blogging LOL.....

I felt the baby move on the 12th August which was really exciting :o) On Friday we went to Mudgee for Salt's Uncle Bill's funeral, he was 79 and broke his hip a couple of weeks ago. He was quite sick as well. On Sunday we went to Dubbo for footy, Nyngan had to win to get in the grand final and they did it was such a close game with the end score being 28 -26 Macquarie gave away a penalty and Tim Smith kicked the goal. So next Saturday we are off to Dubbo again for the Grand final. I can't wait... yesterday my heart was just racing!

Mia had her dance concert on the 14th of August she only danced once but I was just amazed to see how much she has improved since last year. Last year she was too busy looking at herself in the mirror as she was on the side but the other night she was in the centre and made me so proud.

Last Tuesday one of my Friends Kerry and her family moved to Sydney, it was really sad to see them go but we will still keep in contact for sure. {{{{waving}}}}} to you all and I hope your all unpacked and the girls enjoyed their first day of school.

This is really bad I can't even remember what else we have been doing....... I have only just started scrapping again as I hurt my back a few weeks ago and couldn't move for a couple of days... after that it got a little better but I couldn't sit which meant no blogging or sitting at the computer.... All I could do was stand or lay down. I feel for anyone now when they say that they have hurt there back.

Anyway Mia is at preschool she is going to catch the bus home this afternoon which she is very excited about I will have to have the camera ready for that. I will share a photo later tonight or tomorrow ;o)

I have also had a few more LO's accepted to be published with Scrapbooking Memories so that is exciting :o)

Have a great week all.

{CHALLENGES AND CYBERCROP}

Hi Girls, just thought i would give you a little reminder... Amie has put up the RAK for OUR RAK AND NEW CHALLENGE which is due at midnight tonight.DETAILS can be found here http://www.foreveralways.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=658&start=540 Tonight is also the begining of our AUGUST CYBERCROP here is our order of events....be sure to come and Play. Paula is the queen of the Crop and has some great challenges planned all weekend long.
Friday 7:30pm The Chatter begins
8pm Challenge 1
Saturday
7.30 pm Bingo (Played in the Bingo thread) - must have completed 1 CYBERCROP Challenge to play.
8,00pm Challenge 2
8:30pm Challenge 3
Sunday
8.00pm- Challenge 4
Monday 7pm- Scrap and Chat
Tuesday Midnight - all challenges must be uploaded.Hope to catch up with you all on the weekend sometime....
hugsSonia
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