Kim Archer's Class

I attended a class on Saturday with one of my all-time favourite scrappers - Kim Archer. We made a gorgeous desk calendar. It was so much fun. Kim was just gorgeous IRL and it was lovely to meet her in person after admiring her work for so long. She has a daughter called Capri, which is where I first got the idea for Mackenzie's middle name. Sally Donovan was also in the class and I am a fan of her work too, so that was cool. I had taken some of her classes several years ago at The Scrapbook Gallery. All in all, it was a fun day and I ended up with a really cool desk calendar.

I've Been Tagged

I've been tagged by the lovely Vanessa. It's a questionnaire that's going around via email. The theory is that you will learn a lot of things about your friends that perhaps you didn't already know. Here goes....any surprises about me?

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7.30am.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Gosh, its that long ago that I can't even remember. Possibly "Something's Gotta Give" with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. I had to Google it to find out the name, that's how long ago it was...lol.

4. What are your favourite TV shows? Survivor, The Bachelor, The Apprentice, Lost, Prison Break, Nip Tuck, The Sopranos, ER.

5. What did you have for breakfast? Skim cappucino and a fat free muffin.

6. What is your middle name? May

7. What is your favourite cuisine? Chocolate (is that a cuisine?), Pizza, Seafood, Italian and Mexican.

8. What foods do you dislike? Indian.

9. What is your favourite Potato chip? Salt & Vinegar

10. What is your favourite CD at the moment? James Blunt "Back to Bedlam".

11. What kind of car do you drive? Jeep Cherokee

12. What is your favourite sandwich? McDonalds Chicken Caesar.

13. Favourite item of clothing? Jeans.

14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Hawaii or California.

15. What colour is your bathroom? Maroon and white with a pink bath.

16. Favourite brand of clothing? Old Navy.

17. Where would you want to retire to? Hawaii or Orange County, CA.

18. Favourite time of day? When both my kids are asleep.

19. Favourite sport to watch? Ice Hockey.

20. Who do you least expect to send this back? N/A

21. Person you expect to send it back first? N/A

22. What type of detergent do you use? No idea...lol

23. Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke

24. Are you a morning person or night owl? Night Owl.

25. What size shoe do you wear? 8.

26. Do you have pets? A cat named Elvis.

27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? Nothing springs to mind.

28. What did you want to be when you were little? A school teacher or Madonna.

29. Favourite Candy Bar? That's like asking who's your favourite child...lol. Anything except Cherry Ripe.

30. What is your best childhood memory? Every Christmas.

31. Different jobs you have had in your life? Insurance consultant, Manager, roofer, travel agent, Mum.

32. What colour underwear are you wearing? Blue, green and white stripes.

33. Nicknames? Just Kel (pretty boring...)

34. Piercings? 2 ears.

35. Ever been to Africa? Yes, in 2001 with my Dad.

36. Ever been toilet papered? Nope.

37. Love someone so much it made you cry? Yes.

38. Been in a car accident? Heaps.

39. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon bits.

40. Favourite day of the week? Sunday

41. Favourite restaurant? Was Mamma Mia's at Beverly Hills but sadly it has closed down. Will have to find a new favourite.

42. Favourite flower? None really, not much into flowers.

43. Favourite ice cream? Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food (American)

44. Disney or Warner Brothers? Don’t care.

45. Favourite fast food restaurant? McDonalds (Healthy Choice stuff)

46. What colour is your bedroom carpet? Don't have carpet.

47. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 3.

48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? Kim Fox

49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Myer in Australia, Robinsons May or JC Penney in the US.

50. What do you do most often when you are bored? Get online, ring people for a chat.

51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? N/A

52. Last person you went to dinner with? A bunch of people from work.

53. Ford or Holden? Holden

54. What are you listening to right now? The sounds of silence. Jordan is at kindy and Mackenzie is asleep.

55. How many tattoos do you have? 3

56. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? No clue.

I Need A Bigger Scrap Tote...

Although, some may say it is large enough if it is able to fit two small children in it :oP

D-Day At The Gym

Well, it's been a busy couple of weeks. Jordan is in her third week of kindy now. The first week went okay, last week was a total disaster, but things seem to be looking up this week. This morning when I dropped her off she wasn't crying, so that is a definite improvement. When I called there a couple of hours okay she was doing okay. They said she was still asking for me, but she wasn't crying. That makes me feel so much better. Vic's Mum and Dad came over to stay with Mackenzie this morning so that I could go to the gym. It was my inaugural visit. I did a cardio-boxing class. What a workout! My arms and legs feel like lead. I can hardly type...lol. Tomorrow I won't be able to move. It was a lot of fun though and I am looking forward to doing more of these classes and doing some weights, etc. This is my goal for 2006, to tone up. Last year my goal was to lose the excess weight, which I did, so now it's time to get rid of the flab. If the gym doesn't work, then I will be looking at surgery...lol.
It's so quiet at the moment. Mackenzie is sleeping, so when she wakes up we will go and pick up Jordan, but right now, you could hear a pin drop! So on that note, I will go and do some scrapbooking. Here is a layout that I completed this week. I love this picture of the girls. it was taken down at Mum's place with Jordan and Mackenzie riding in Jordan's BMW. They can both squeeze in together and ride (perhaps not anymore, this was taken about 6 months ago now).

My Latest Effort

Here is the layout that I completed yesterday while Jordan was at kindy and Mackenzie with my Mum and Dad. As you can tell I'm a bit behind as Jordan is only about 16 months old in this photo! It was my aim over Christmas to get caught up with my old photos and I am just about there.

Jordan Goes To Kindy

Well, the big day has finally arrived. After a false start (due to a bout of conjunctivitis) Jordan started kindy (day care) today, on the day that she turned 2 1/2. She was very excited to be going which was a great sign. I was very nervous. After saying how much I was looking forward to this for the past 6 months, I didn't get much sleep last night. She was fine when I dropped her off. No tears, from her that is. I had a few as I was walking to the car. I was fretting all day and couldn't really concentrate on anything. My mum suggested that I go and get a pedicure (a Christmas gift from her to me) which I did, but as I was sitting there I realised that I'd left my mobile phone at all. What if the kindy had to call me? What if something was wrong? I left and came home right away, ruining my lovely pink toenails that weren't quite dry when I put my shoes on. Oh well. Other than that, I scrapped a layout of Jordan when she was about 16 months old at the beach down at Mum and Dad's place (will post later). I picked her up at around 3pm and she was very happy to see me. The teacher said that she had cried a couple of times, but for the most part she enjoyed her first day. She made lots of new friends and did some great activities. She is looking forward to going again tomorrow. Lets hope that when I have to drop her off, she is still happy to be there. All in all, things are off to a pretty good start.