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Thursday, 31 July 2008
new backgrounds
At the moment I am experimenting with these wonderful FREE backgrounds from the Cutest blog on the block - fab fun! There are so many to choose from - this is one from the shabby collection today. Since I am fairly useless with the computer I was so happy t odiscover this easy peasy way to dress up my blog! Hope you don't mind if it changes a bit until I find 'the one' I like the most!
Going to be over 30C here today - already so hot and sticky outside and I have to do the ironing.. but I am getting through a lot of my new books!! Being off sick means I get free reading time and I am loving it! It took only 2 days to read the last one " This book will save your life" and I am currently into 'Constance' with another one already delved into......and STILL there is Atonement which I have had since Christmas and still haven't gotten around to! Why? That is what I want to know...is it a book for serious weather in the autumn maybe??? These ones I am reading are light and jolly and require no stress on the old grey cells which is precisely what I need right now!
Last night we had a super BB! with Ann and Alicia joining us. Peter went to the local butchers and bought really tasty meats and salads. It was so easy for me, as I had to do nothing!!!! This is the life for now, and thanks Peter for taking over the cooking like this!!! xx
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
photographing teenagers!
current state of my scraproom!!!
Sunday, 27 July 2008
So hard to sleep with all this thunder..........
so I had to get up this morning around 6am since it was hot and sticky in the bedroom and Peter was snoring and I was thinking and dreaming and planning........... I came down and fed the cats and started blog-gazing!! It is a really great thing to find the time for when no-one is up and there is no pressure to be doing other daily chores etc ( though I did put the washing on first). I enjoyed looking and reading Ali Edwards blog as always and promptly ordered Keri Smiths latest book since it is on pre-order at AMAZON. Not out until November but it is a book for me and Becci for sure: "How to be a life explorer". First thought of a christmas present idea this year!!!!
Then I went onto Melodee Langworthy whom I also like, and then to all the sneakpeeks over at Catsies on the move blog by Natasha. WONDERFUL!!!! All that gorgeous new paper and stickers and albums and, and, and - my urge to scrap just felt so over-whelming at that moment!
But the GOOD NEWS is that we went to IKEA yesterday and bought the huge 'wardrobe/cupboard' for my new room so that I can finally start thinking about how Iwant to store all my materials now I have moved rooms with Tim. It is going to have lots of wonderful drawers and shelves and hangers and little stamp boxes etc in it, amazing! But first there is the problem of moving everything out of the way............and I have no space to do that really, or the health at the moment to do it either, so I am going to have to bribe my teen son into helping this week I think. It will fit one wall I hope, almost, but then Peter will add the 'wall' around it, and it will be possible later on to move the existing wall between mine and the guestroom, so that they too can have a wardrobe or wash area in there in the future. Told you I was planning in my head this morning! It has to be the first thing I do in there as then I can store everything out of the way before papering the sloping wall on the window side, and touching up the paintwork on the other walls,adding lights and shelves and my desks etc. I have to take some photos for you to see exactly what I am up to I think! It is far easier to imagine how I see it then. In fact I will take my camera up there now and get started! bye, hope the sun stays out today, though more rain and thunderis on its way I just heard on the news........................
Saturday, 26 July 2008
feeling stronger daily
it is amazing how quickly I am feeling better after the operation! I think it has to do with having perfect pain control - that makes a huge difference I'm sure. I am taking the pain killers still, and starting to only take one when necessary instead of regularly etc. It is working to date!
We had a lovely restful day in the garden yesterday but then, during the night there was an horrendous thunderstorm right overhead. It went on for a couple of hours and of course I didn't sleep through it so am very tired this morning!! Now it is just hot and sticky weather with the promise of more rain to come. Ah well, it was nice whilst it lasted!! I am the only one up right now - the chaps are still snoring in bed. Even the cats have gone up to join Peter on our bed!! the sun is out but it is in a threatening sky, so no joy I think. I will have to scrap instead!! Life is so hard, isn't it?!!!!
Enjoy your weekend where ever and what ever the weather!!! bye.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
off now.........
In about 10 minutes time I will set off for the hospital for my op!!! Have to admit to being rather apprehensive about it but that is only natural I think! I hope I have done all the things I wanted to do before going in.......sure to have forgotten something! But anyway, hopefully I will be back here on my blog before you can say Jack Robinson!!!
Finally, the sun is shining and the weather will be truly summery as of today; enjoy it for me too!
bye,
Suzannex
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Having the operation soon...
so, I am going into hospital for my Gall Bladder removal on 23rd July. At the moment I am busy trying to get everything done, as one does I suppose...but it is wearing me out!! I get very tired right now, which is only to be expected, but I need the satisfaction of knowing everything is in order for when I come home again...........and can't do it!! So washing and ironing and cleaning etc and the garden are all being systematically sorted out! Tim and I are exchanging rooms too, so I have painted one side already and he has moved his bed in and now we are shuffling the other furniture and ALL MY SCRAP STUFF from one room to the other!!!!! Did I mention I was tired yet?! He has invited a friend from Zoetermeer to spend a few days here next week so there has to be more moving done before the end of the weekend, which is a drag, but at least Tim is now motivated to get it all done. The extra painting will have to wait I think. Then I want to sort out my new craft room, which although much smaller, will be cosier of course! I am planning to get a large wardrobe from Ikea that I can fit out with all the pull-out drawers and little compartments etc so that the majority of my clutter can find a home in there. That is the expensive part of the move! The whole room needs re-decorating and apart from one wall which needs wallpapering I think it will be me painting it once I am fit again. And in the meantime, we are having lots more visitors!!!! Oh boy, do I know how to fill my days!!! Actually I love having people to stay - I should have a B&B I guess, that would be nice. My cousin and his wife are coming on 22th August until the 18th, and then as they leave for home, my friend Althea and her daughter Naomi will be arriving at Schiphol! As soon as they leave, Lindsey arrives and then when she goes, I am off to Gillys and then bringing her back with me for a week! It is all happening here folks! So, do you know when I will get my scraproom decorated and all nicely fitted out???? Probably October!!
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
New cards!
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Images from our garden this weekend.
Thursday, 3 July 2008
and the last card....
I am having problems reducing the size of my cards at the moment so I apologise if they are not all yet on the forum, ladies at Scrapfever! Chantal is busy with it and it will happen! This is a recent stamp I received, and it is nice to do something other than a Magnolia for a change! I used the ribbon from the cutie kit, Scrapfever, as well as the flowers. The paper is Basic Grey I think.. and then cardstock etc all from my cardkit this month.
Right now I am absolutely shattered having worked a few hours today, first time in ages. I started a little later and I left a little earlier as I was exhausted. Apparently it happens with the gall stone problem, so I think it is another early night for me. I am slowly getting on with the mini album for my cousin. So far, so good! I am loving it! I'm using a Melodee Langworthy idea, which means I can virtually make the entire album before I have the photos!!!! By sticking to one series of papers and using the labels as pages with some stickers etc, I can built the album to my design so easily. Having a theme is the best possible aid, and the new stamps are terrific, dead pleased about them! Will start taking the photos of it soon, and then the finished article so you can see how easy it is to create in advance of the event!!!!
Time for dinner - 2 hungry boys to feed if I can tear them away from their computer that is!
bye, bye.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
new cards
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