O lordy

Its been ages since Ive blogged, not much to blog about really, not doing anything crafty, as still renting and most of my scrap crap is in our shed, and gosh I avoid there, just stacked with so much crap.
Our house has been delivered but a holdup there as we got a verandah in our contract, and theres been a few hiccups with that.Wont bore you with the details!

I have been trying not to buy much for the house as yet, until were actually in it, but I did spy this mangowood carved picture in The Bayroom and it was instant love!I was going to not have red but alas, I could not resist this.I did try to source it in another color but could not get the same print, so looks like red it is.

Ok, well Im off to have a look at some blogs now as Its been such a long time since Ive had a look at any.

this week

we saw our old house go, and luckily it could go, as the weather was terribly wet.The house removal started on the monday, then we had a bit of rain then by wednesday morning it was very very wet and the truck ended up being bogged and required a bit of help to get out.

I have to say I didnt think Id be bothered when the house went, but I confess to coming home and having a bawl, just lots of memories of the kids [and us] growing up there.

We also went and had a look at our new house Friday,The exterior is done and roof and floor, but the internal walls are just frames at this stage.I was really worried about the house being too small, I had originally planned on it being bigger, but due to our dicky shaped block,[ which is on a bend in the road and is really wide across the front and narrower at the back],and also our council regulations, I had to cut back on the length of the house.It looks okay though, I found the interior rooms a bit hard to judge the size of as the walls werent up yet.Im hoping it will all be ok.I am really happy with the colors we have picked.

I got talking to someone in lincoln one day whos also getting a new house, so alison email me if you like and I can show you some more pics.I would also love to see some pics of yours too.my email is scruffandscary3@hotmail.com

what Ive been looking at

 Ive been quite into all these renovating shows lately.I love watching the Block, although I do get annoyed with all the drama and challenges etc, but I really do like seeing the room renovations.I ve also watched the renovaters show which started last night too, and again I get annoyed with parts of the show, but I like seeing the different designs etc.Ive been spending most of my time on the net browsing house stuff etc.
Some of my faves are
http://www.houzz.com/
here you can create your own ideabooks of pictures you like.

http://www.katrinaleechambers.com/
Katrina from "the Block"s blog

and of course
http://pinterest.com/
which has lots and lots of ideas and inspiration for absolutely everything

http://forum.homeone.com.au/
and this one which is probably not very exciting but its been good as there is a forum where you can post about house related info or just anything really, from good brand dishwashers, paint colours to tv shows to books.

Not much crafty at all, especially as all my scrapgear was very kindly stored elsewhere by my husband.

hiya.....

Hi
I havnt been blogging or scrapping for a little while, I have instead, been spending a lot of my time trawling the www and chatting on forums where Ive been looking at home designs, researching house colors, paint colors, kitchen materials, flooring options, air conditioning, insulation etc etc.
The reason for this is because after much consideration, we have decided to purchase a new house.
Our house is being transported elsewhere, and we will be getting a new transportable house.We have had our plans drawn up and made all our selections [oh lordy, that part was hard, do you have any idea how many different white paints there are?].
So the next few months will be a little, well maybe more like a LOT crazy, with getting our house ready to be moved,the packing up and moving part, finding somewhere else to live for a short period, and all the things that we need to do before our new house arrives.I am a little excited about it, but mostly a bit anxious about it all.I will just be relieved when its all done, so wish I could just fast forward a few months.
So heres hoping by october we will have our new home and be all settled in.[fingers crossed].

Although I have been distracted from scrapping etc, with house stuff, I did have an idea for a page, and I wanted to find a brush of a chook/chick for the layout.I ended up doing a whole digital page.Just for a bit of a play.

Trends subscription

Just thought Id pass this special on, its for a 12 month subscription for Scrapbook Trends, from an australian supplier, and includes postage.They also have a lot of  the cards/handmade mags etc, either subscriptions or single issues.

http://www.scrapbooktrendsmag.com.au/products/Scrapbook-Trends-12-Issue-Subscription.html

too true

Found this blog post while browsing, and can so relate.

 http://www.daniellelynnphotography.com/family/what-are-we-waiting-for-ottawa-family-photographer/

picjoke

while browsing blogs I found this site.picjoke.There is loads and loads of different ones.

Great fun, and the kids will love it too.

pelicans...

 We went for a drive to elliston and venus today, I caught up with sandra and managed very few shots[forgot my memory card and found another but low mb].Have played with a couple.

just some photos

Not much to write about really, and Ive hardly taken any photos lately either, but I do have a couple of pics to share.I have a newer version of photoshop on my laptop now and while its very similar it is a little bit different so I havnt played as much.Im a bit like that Im afraid.

 So I we did start footy on the weekend which I didnt enjoy at all.Must say I would much rather netball any day!but I did get a few pics, nothing great, I really feel like I need to learn to know my camera better and then I would get some better results, but I again Im a bit lazy in that regard.

 Some photos from our work show at the kimba cup a little while back, where it rained all day, and by the end of the day you just walked around in the rain and mud and puddles and didnt really matter by then as we were all a little wet and bedraggled[and a little sloshed as well, as their were no horses running, so just lots of eating and drinking].


lots of wet bedraggled racegoers by the end of the day.

 

yummy 'sex on the beach'.

FLURO

sorry bad photo!

CRICKET

Did this a few weeks back, .....not loving it.

2 netty boys

Life has been so busy lately, I really havnt had time to scrap or much else.
My boys have always played football, basketball and cricket most of the seasons, but nick and brad have also been playing mixed netball in port lincoln on tuesday nights.At the beginning of the season they were quite comical to watch as many of the guys in the team had never played netball before or had only played in PE at school.They have improved heaps and have ended up 2nd on the ladder I think, and made it to finals.

The boys really enjoy playing netty, and I enjoy watching them play too, so much better than footy and basketball, less worry about someone getting hurt, and I actually understand the game!
Tried to get some shots tuesday night while I was scoring so pretty random snapping, also I have a bit of trouble getting decent shots in the stadium.