Today I am Grateful for..

Caring, considerate friends who have cooked for me and folded my washing.
then tonight a new friend came over with piping hot home made soup, home made delicious chicken pies, a beautiful spinach salad and home made salad dressing all in a "care basket" this food was made with so much love how lucky am I.....
I had tears in my eyes when she came inside with it..........then she took both my girls to her house for dinner and a sleepover
I am truly blessed to have special friends in my life.
Thank you so much beautiful people.

AS I SIT

I am having an enforced rest - on the couch is where i need to stay for 6 days - On Tuesday at Christian College we had Clown Day for the preppies - so I donned my wig and my clown suit and drove the girls to school. I arrived in one of the prep rooms and started my act! It was so much fun the preppies were all dressed up as were the teachers and our gorgeous Chaplain Bart... There was more fun to come..
Along with a couple of very talented face painters, I assisted in making the preppy clowns "come to life" with new clown faces.
After activities, we went to the Chapel to be entertained by Sid the SIlent Clown (aka the Principal Mr Elliss) Sid was hilarious and entertained everyone very well.
I assisted Sid, and when I had finished my assistant duties I stepped off the stage forgetting it was very high and down I went and heard one big CRACK from my ankle. Not wanting to alarm the preppies I limped out of the Chapel and into the sick bay. I quickly removed my shoe and the swelling was instananeous! The pain nearly made me pass out..... So Anne who is the First aider and the office person, popped me in a wheelchair clown suit make up and wheeled me across the road to the Drs surgery.
Well I could hear some chuckling from the gathered throng of patients waiting to see the Dr, but I was feeling so sick then I recognised one of the laughs.. my sister..
she soon stopped laughing when she realised it was her little sis..
SO waiting waiting for an appointment for an xray so no pain killers ..
The result was a very severely sprained ankle and the treatment off my foot for 6 days Rest Ice Compression Elevation RICE is what I need to do
The Principal phoned me at home Tues evening and wondered why I had snuck out of the chapel lol he asked if it was his clown act lol As you can imagine I could not alarm the little preppies so nobody realised that I had hurt myself! They prob thought me falling off the stage was all in a day's work of a clown..
So dear readers - This morning I had planned to move to my beautiful friend Fiona's and look after 5 of her 6 children while she and her dh went to Port Douglas for a family wedding. This had been planned for a year... At least Fiona had time to organise things as it happened on Tuesday - she was grateful that I had done it earlier rather than today lol
Fiona will be in the air as I write, and hope her holiday is relaxing..
Hugs
M

I AM HAPPY TO HAVE WON FIRST PRIZE AT THE CROP 4 A CAUSE WORKSHOP YESTERDAY!

I made this bouquet of roses and wrote a letter to my Mother (who passed away when I was 23). The workshop on Saturday was to raise money for Breast Cancer - $1500 was raised which was a great effort.

I managed to complete 4 layouts whilst I was there - and caught up with so many people I had not seen for ages which was fun and I also met Leonie in real life after chatting on Bons Scraps for ages she is such a warm lovely lady!!

funny things children say

Ella my 8yr old was talking to hersister today (Mia 9yrs) and Ella commented that it was about time she was allowed to go "out" by herself!! Mia asked her "where do you want to go?" Ella replied to a disco without Mum !!!!!!!!(insert shocked face)

happy email today

Doing a happy dance happy dance I received an email today regarding a layout of mine that has been accepted to appear in Scrapbooking Memories first time published in this magazine!!
yay!

here is the link

LOOKIE LOOKIE AT A SPECIAL EYE CANDY GIVEAWAY

a VERY SPECIAL lady has a very special giveaway!!

HEY WHY NOT COME OVER TO BON'S FOR THE APRIL CC

Hey if you have never been to Bonsscraps Cyber Crop before, why not pop into our April cc - it is so much fun, prizes to win bingo to enter and much more


come over here
7.30pm START

7.30pm Bons colour challenge
7.35pm FREE online class starts with Flis
7:45- Sketch Challenge
8:05- bingo
8:15- Scrap Lift challenge
8:30- DT Challenge

 

choc for breakfast ewww

 

more chocolate lol

 

happy easter!