I'm back sort of ?!?!!?

Thanks for the lovely comments, emails and phone calls regarding my last post. The short of it is that Luke is really having a hard time and when your child is struggling it takes all the effort you have to keep them going. After the major disappointment of not ever getting his license he was now having a problem at work. Now he only just got this school based hospitality traineeship a few short weeks ago and he was so over the moon!!!! It was great to see, his very first job some independence etc. But it was very short lived, his excitement and enthusiasm had waned extremely, now I just thought the reality of it was setting in. But last week when it was time to go and he sat before me crying because he really didn't want to go I knew something major was up. I went in to see his boss and the news wasn't good. He explained that as much as he liked Luke he wasn't up to the job, he wasn't progressing to the levels required and he was quite unsafe with his eyesight and disability. They did as much as they could and were very sorry it wasn't working and did offer him a casual job washing dishes, but Luke confidence is so low now that I'm not sure he's up for it.

On to better news I have my copy of Scrapbook Creations that came in the mail and I have a layout in it. Loved this circle punch wave pattern, I saw it on a cusion when shopping one day and couldn't wait to use it on a Layout. Love it.

I'm so busy this week after spending 2 days in Melbourne on the weekend at Paperific working for Xyron. I have all the products here and are busy packing up kits for our Workshop day in November. Then I'm onto my samples and instructions so I can tell all the participants what they need to bring. I'm still getting phone calls from ladies wanting to come, woohooo. Such a great outcome for my first local workshop. I have an assingment to do for SM this week too and another project for pencil lines. Hmmm and I head up to Sydney on Friday to do some classes with Elsie Flannigan and Carrie Utley OMG the pressureis on!!!! LOL.

But will still anounce my really really exciting news tommorow.

Sorry

Everyone announcement next week!!!!! I'm having a tough time ATM with Luke again ,more bad sad mad news and I'm taking a time out. See you all next week.
Trish

Reader Gallery

is now up at Pencil Lines!!!! Come on everyone get your takes on the sketches in!!!! Remember there is a RAK in it for someone every month!!!!

I also have bigger and better news to announce.............Ohhh maybe next week. LOL.

Keep checking back :-)))

Trish

Scrapping, Scrapping, Scrapping

I have been scrapping up a storm here this weekend. All for a very good cause I might add, as I am so excited and proud to say that I was invited to be part of the team for {PENCIL LINES}, a fabulous brand spanking new challenge blog!
The design team will challenge you every week to complete a LO based on a sketch - one of the best things to help you find your lost mojo. This is one of the coolest things I have ever been asked to join and I am totally thrilled to be in the presence of such talented and amazing ladies!

So what is {PENCIL LINES} ?!?! It is a new challenge blog had been launched for cardmakers, scrapbooking and mini books lovers. Pencil Lines is a blog all about using sketches to expand your artistic horizons, get you outside your box. It is about thinking outside your normal processes to create something wonderful. Join us every week , first thing Monday Morning for us Aussies' for new sketches and have some fun with us.

{PENCIL LINES} will also be full of great links to all our favorite sketch sites and challenge sketches will be set every Sunday for you(Monday morning for us Aussies), from 12" x 12" single layouts to card sketches, there will be a sketch to suit every taste and crafter. We are lucky to have some very cool sketch designers behind us, Becky Fleck and Queen Geek are just 2 names that will be bringing their talents to this site.

And finally Pencil Lines has its own reader gallery. Email your take on the sketch to us and we will upload to the gallery. Once a month we will RAK some goodies to our favorite layout/card/mini book .

So all you scrappers out there come on over and check us out!?!?!? Come and see our take on the sketches and then join in the fun by taking up the challenge. Do the weekly sketch and don't forget to email it to us.

Finally I will leave you with some sneaky peeks at my sketch takes for the coming few weeks that I was so busy working on this weekend.
Oh Bugger Blogger will only let me post 2 so you will have to head over to see them now. LOL.;-) Till next time see ya.

So many things going on

Life's never dull around here I have so many exciting things going on I'm busy busy busy some of which is taking up every spare moment I have, I'm working on something big!!!!I won't share just yet but I will tell all right here very soon. The kids are now back at school and this gives me a few more hours each day to get things done. I'm still working on my first workshop day which is being held here on the 19th of November. Bookings are looking really good so it should be a succesful day. I'm really looking forward to it as many budding new scrapbookers have expressed interest. I love introducing new people to this wonderful craft.

On Sunday we decided to get out for the day we went out the river and did a spot of fishing and then out the weir for some lunch and a little more fishing. Then we headed out for a bit of 4 wheel driving. It was a great day, so nice to leave all the work and worries at home for a while and just enjoy a quiet day together. I wish it could happen more often.

Ethan was so funny when fishing he was just so excited to be going, as fishing is usually dad's time out, at first when he would wind his real in he thought he caught the worms that were on his hook. LOL. After we explained that the worms were there to catch the fish he was even more inmpatient and kept winding it in every 2 minutes, which frustrated his dad to no end. LOL.
but the highlight of his day was when he caugth these weeds!!!!! Just look at that look on his face, priceless!!!!!

Ok now I have to get back to the grindstone so much to do.