And mum and dad's first annivarsary...
I still cannot get my heart around scrap booking recent photos of dad but think I will try these older photos...Lissy
I was just fiddling around...oh well! Here is Evangeline "hiding" from me taking photos....lol...
Tonight is the next class...Lissy
I am looking to buy a pony for the girls so if any one in Western Australia knows of a quiet pony looking for a good home please let me know!
I had thought she would be too scared...but she kept saying my turn and she patted every horse and pony she could get to!
The mud kitchen under the trees is getting plenty of use! I got a few things like baskets from the charity (thrift) shops for them to collect flowers and do their cooking....I had to eat many many meals on Sunday!
The dogs...
The new girls hanging out...
And a squishy sister kiss...
And that is about it from here - Lissy
Then Evangeline headed into class...mum, Morganne and I looked around a few shops...then had a play at the playground..and a coffee...we popped in to see how E was going at the end of her class...she sat M up next to her and let her paint on her sketches while she worked on her canvas! Evangeline is loving the class as she is so happy to be learning so much about art and colours and so on!
And as you can see Morganne wore her new bolero jacket today!
And we have a new addition to our family...meet Gigi...pink just for Morganne...
So a busy but good day...and the rain has been getting to the agricultural areas! That is very good news...E is having a sleepover with mum tonight so a quiet evening around here...Lissy
Tutors ... returning this retreat is Gayle Smith and there are two new tutors Jen Burns (Design Team Member for Dusty Attic) and Julie Van Oosten of Collections...and of course me, Lis Cassey...so it should be an interesting array of classes...
The Scrappin’ Outback on site shop always has a huge range of products...and the company is always good...and so it is always a fantastic weekend ....
As usual contact Karen Smith on
98 805300, 98805761 or 0427 977 672
Or email scrappinoutback@bigpond.com to book and for details and prices which are very affordable...
I am looking forward to using some of the gorgeous new ranges coming into the shop soon for my classes...I am working on a class that is well and truly out of my comfort zone so stay tuned! It was my choice as I need a challenge and there are some photos waiting to be scrapped! I plan to get stuck into some scrapping soon and see how I go!
Be seeing you soon, Lissy
I cut the fabric out about 2 months ago...and then procrastinated badly thinking I had bitten off more than I could chew...
And the bead chains...there is one chain for each number...this picture shows the 6s chain...so they learn to count in groups of six putting number markers of 6, 12, 18 and so on...then see how much 6 lots of six makes (squared) and so on up to a 6 cubed block as a visual...
And then move onto equipment such as the Pythagoras Board...and some other written work...
And heading to Fremantle for a play and an art class....it is winter still but some rather nice days after some cold ones...
We have been out and about in the garden a lot with grandma pruning roses and making mud pies, going on a couple of bike rides and catching up with other friends. I am setting up a mud pie kitchen for them under the trees after seeing this post...Plus I am putting a lot of time in with Evangeline and her school work...her auditory processing and working memory are a bit low...thanks to recurrent ear infections...nothing drastic but she needs some ongoing support.Evangeline had a sleep over at Grandma's and went to the zoo to see the African animals as they are studying Africa at school and she is doing a talk on giraffes...did you know their feet are as big as dinner plates! And their stride is 15 feet (4 and 1/2 metres)! There is a baby giraffe at Perth Zoo which Evangeline thought was lovely!
There is so much I need to do around the house that I am mostly doing nothing! It is had to know where to start! I get over whelmed and then procrastinate badly! I cannot even seem to get started on any scrapbooking or sewing although I have millions of ideas...too many I think is the problem! I have started Sharon Manning's photography course...aimed at getting people like me off auto! I rely on a great camera on auto and take lots of photos...I am not trying to take perfect portraits...but rather capture my kids and their personality and stages in their development...and other everyday stuff we do...This approach mostly works but sometimes I am disappointed so I want to know how to do more...And for the first time all that photography mumbo jumbo is starting to make sense! This course was full but they are planning another soon at Tomorrow's Memories if you are in Perth...
And someone else is very keen on Bubbles too! I have ordered a pattern so we can start making her clothes! Morganne keeps telling me she wants a pink one...and since Blythe dolls come in a multitude of hair colours it is possible!
And Ben is away at work so it is a little quiet again around here as we only get to talk to him once a week!
