a slow weekend.

Hello everyone. It's Sunday night and I have a few moments to tell you about the weekend and post a few photo's. We had a nice calm weekend at home. I decided on Friday night after a hectic week, that on the weekend I would clean out the stamping/spareroom. I was in one of those moods to clean and also so that I could stamp when it was done. When mum stayed on Tuesday the room was a mess. So this is what I did. Saturday morning I pulled everything out of the cupboard and rearranged everything and did the same thing with my shelves. I finished it today, late this afternoon. I hope this means that I will put things away properly, 'cos I think everything has a place now. ANd my stamp table is free of mess so maybe while Jaydon is at kindy tomorrow, I can make a few cards.

Over the weekend, Dave dug out the soil between the limestone and fence and put piping in. Jaydon was his big helper. While Dave dug out the sand, JAydon so kindly filled it back in. AHHH! Jaydon and Kaitlyn also spent alot of time in the sandpit and this weekend it was great. Dave put together a Gazebo to put over the sandpit so now the kids have some shade. Great!!

Kaitlyn has started to talk alot this last week. She walks around calling everyone "Nanna" and saying "What's this?". It' also cute hearing her saying mumma, dadda and Jaydon. And the cutest is "Oh oh."

It was really nice staying at home this weekend and not having any committments. Don't get me wrong, I love going out, but after the week that DAve and i had, it was so nice to do what we did.

Here are a few photo's of the kids.

This is Jaydon and Kaitlyn playing the piano together for the first time. They played a few tunes and then Jaydon "had a great idea". He went and got his guitar and said" Mummy, you can be the pianoer, daddy can be the singer and I will be the guitarer. SO there we were all playing our instruments while Nanna was the audience. It was quite funny and sounded delightful. mmmm

Kaitlyn climbing on the lounge for the first time and trying to get off.I love this photo. Kaitlyn loves her water melon and on this particular day I took her outside and put her in the wagon to eat her fruit. She had a ball.this time she tried to play the keyboard.This is Jaydon in the cupboard at the bottom of his bed. I went into his room looking for him and I couldn't find him. He pushed the door open and "boo'd" me. There you have it. I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Speak to you all soon.

Shauna

Two in one day

Hello, it's me again. Also in the time that I hadn;t posted, we bought a new didgital camera. I took about 100 photo's of the kids in two days, so I will share some of them with you now. No special occasions, just watching the kids play.
This is Jaydon on hs bike he got for his 4th Birthday. Occasionally we get to go out the front and have a bid ride up and down the street.
What is mum going to do now?
Jaydon standing on the cubby house. He loves it up there. Gets a chance to watch what's going on in the development right behind us.
Kaitlyn in the sand pit. I just love this photo. This would have to be my favourite photo of Kaitlyn that I took over the weekend.
Kaitlyn going down the slide. She just loves it. A bit to steep to go by herself at this moment. But still lots of fun.

Kaitlyn on the deck near the cubby house. In the last 2 or 3 weeks she has learnt to walk through the sand pit and climb up the lime stone wall to get into the cubby house. she loves it up there. But since she has been doing this, her leg are covered in scratches. Oh well!

This was Jaydon trying to be an action man. Thought he looked great, so kept juming for me.
I took the kids out the front for a change of scenery. Jaydon was trying to kick the footy to himself and then catch it. HMMMM!
Kaitlyn just about to eat the dirt near the letterbox. She puts everything in her mouth.
Jaydon and me with the camera infront of us. Gotta try new things with the new camera and it worked. Will do that one again. Thanks for looking at my photo's. Me beautiful children.

Shauna

Kaitlyn's First birthday

Since I last posted alot has happened. We celebrated kaitlyn'r first birthday last Sunday, we've caught up with Karen and Georgia and Sheridan and Callum"finally". It has only taken us 6 weeks. The kids were so excited having seen each other. They played beautifully. The same things are happening at work, so we won't bore you with those details and the kids are going really well. Well they were until the thrusday just gone. Kaitlyn had a tummy bug and Jaydon started yesterday and is still a little unwell today. Very lethargic. I hate it when the kids get sick. They look so sad. I wish I could be sick for them. (If someone had to be sick, that is!)

Anyway, as I said at the beginning we celebrated Kaitlyn first birthday last Sunday. We had a party for her. It went really well for me. She had no idea what was going on. But it was nice to have family and friends over to help us celebrate. Lots of party food and cake. Kaitlyn also received lots of special presents. Thankyou all for the gorgeous gifts. She loves playing with each and everyone of them. I have some photo's to share with you all from Kaitlyn's big day.

This is the gorgeous birthday cake that Danae made and decorated for Kaitlyn's birthday. It is just gorgeous. Very yummy also.

Dave and Kaitlyn jsut before we sang happy birthday.

This was one of the first presents that Kaitlyn tried to open. She was more interested in the paper than the present.Jaydon and Kaitlyn at the end of the party. Jaydon was helping Kaitlyn choose which toy that she should play with.

I hope you enjoyed looking at the pics. Will post some more when I see the photo's on Danae's camera. They are always good.

Well, have a lovely easter and enjoy the special time with your families.

Shauna

On the Weekend

Mum and dad came down on Sunday and we spent the day at the unit. Jaydon loves going over there. Even though it only takes us 5 minutes to get there, it's good to get out of the house and not do any house work. We went to the shops to buy some lunch. Jaydon loves going over there as Nanna always buys him a treat. This time it was his own little milk carton. (How exciting!!!)

Then after lunch was rest time and waiting for some special visitors. Jaydons' "best girl in the whole world", georgia was coming over to the unit for a swim with her family. We haven't seen Karen and Roger since the kids started Kindy. With both the kids going to different schools and having kindy on differnt days it makes it quite difficult at the moment for a catch up. Maybe in Term 2 when things are settled and a little less hectic, get togethers will become more oten.

Whent they arrived they were so excited. Straight into the pool we all went. DAve did a rescue in the first few minutes. Georgia watched Jaydon jump in with his ring and so she decided to do the same. One she jumped in she got so excited but didn't come up the right way. Her legs were kicking in the air instead of the arms. "Dave to the rescue."

We took lots of photo's but had to take them on the mobile. Once I work out how to transfer the photo's over to the computer I will post some of them for you. Until then, here are some recent photo's. I haven't posted any for a while. SO busy!

Dave is in the process of making a compost bin for the backyard. He let Jaydon use the drill for real for the first time. Boy was he excited.

Missy playing in the car while the boys are doing their work and mum's in the stamping room.

Have a lovley weekend and speak to you all soon.

Shauna

retirement

It's a time of mixed emotions at the end of the Stampin' Up year. Sad that some (well lots) of the stamp sets and accessories are retiring and also an exciting time for the new catalogue just around the corner. What this means is that during the month of March, the list of items which I have added below, can be purchased for the last time EVER. In April when the new catalogue comes out these items will no longer be available. This is why I am letting you all know. If there is anything in the catalogue that you were thinking of purchasing, you should have a look to see if it is on the retiring list. If it is and you would like it, please give me a call and I will order it for you. I would hate for you to miss out. The list of items below are all at catalogue prices. If you can't find your catalogue to have a look at the stamps, go to http://www.stampinup.com.au/ and have a flick through their catalogue.

From the list of retiring stamp sets, I have a total of sets which I will no longer be able to use for my workshops and these sets I am selling at a discounted price. Photo's of the stamp sets are below if you would like to have a look.

Item #
Product Description
Catalogue Sets
108715 :A LITTLE LOVE
108717 : A NEW LITTLE SOMEONE
108718 : A TO Z ACCENTS
108723 : ALL IN A ROW
108724 : ALL MIXED UP
108725 :ALL NATURAL
108727 :ALL THE BEST
108729 : ALL WRAPPED UP
108730 : ALL WRAPPED UP ACCESSORIES
108731 : ALL-YEAR CHEER I
108732 :ALL-YEAR CHEER II
108737 : ALPHADOT NUMBERS
108735 : ALPHADOTS
108736 : ANCIENT ASIA
108739 : ARTIFACTS : out of stock
108741 : BABY FIRSTS
108745 : BECAUSE OF YOU
108749 : BEST OF CLUCK
108750 : BEYOND THE BASICS
108752 : BIRTHDAY BEAUTY
108759 : BUGGIES & BOOTIES
108762 :BY DEFINITION
108766 : CHEESECLOTH : out of stock
109073 : CLASSIC ALPHABET
109074 : CLASSIC NUMBERS
108770 : COLLAGE ALPHABET
108771 : COLLAGE NUMBERS
108773 : CROSSHATCH
108775 : CUTE AS A BUG
108776 : DAY-TO-DAY FLEXIBLE PHRASES
108777 : DO THE HULA
108778 :DOTTED
108779 :DOWN TO BUSINESS
108780 :DREAM COME TRUE
108782 :ECLECTIC BACKGROUNDS
108783 :EPHEMERA
108784 :ESPRESSOLY FOR YOU
108788 :FARM FEVER
108789 :FAVORITE TEDDY BEAR
108808 :FINIALS & FRAMES
108810 :FLANNEL PLAID
108812 :FLOWER FEST
108813 :FLOWER FILLED
108815 :FONTASTIC
108816 :FRENCH SCRIPT
108817 :FRESH FILLERS
108818 :FRIENDSHIP FLOWERS
108819 :FUN FILLED
108821 :GIFTS OF JOY
108823 :GLAD TIDINGS
108824 :GLAM GIRL : out of stock
108826 :GOOD THINGS GROW
108827 :GORGEOUS GRAPEVINE
108829 :HANDLE WITH CARE
108830 :HAPPILY EVER AFTER
108832 :HAPPY HEARTS
108833 :HEADLINE ALPHABET
108834 :HEADLINE NUMBERS : out of stock
108836 :HEBREW HOLIDAYS
108837 :HOLIDAY PRINT
108838 :HOLIDAY SPIRIT
108843 : I DID IT
108845 :IN FULL BLOOM
108846 :IN THE WILD
108848 :IT’S SNOW TIME : out of stock
108851 :KANJI
108852 :LABEL CLASSICS
108853 :LETTERPRESS ALPHABET
108854 :LETTERPRESS NUMBERS
108856 :LIFE’S SPECIAL MOMENTS
108858 :LITTLE HELLOS
108859 :LITTLE HOLIDAY WISHES
108861 :LIVELY LEAVES
108867 :LOVING HEARTS
108868 :MADONNA AND CHILD : out of stock
108870 :MERRY MINIS
108871 :MIXED BOUQUET
108872 :MON AMI
108873 :MONKEY BUSINESS
108876 :MUCH LOVE
108878 :NEVER-ENDING JOY
108879 :NEWSPRINT ALPHABET
108880 :NEWSPRINT NUMBERS
108881 :NICE & EASY NOTES
108882 :NICE & NARROW
108883 :OLIVE YOU
108885 :ON WALKABOUT
108886 :OPEN FOR TRADE
108889 :PERENNIAL FAVORITES
108891 :PETAL PUSHERS
108892 :PLAY BALL
108893 :POCKET FUN
108895 :PRINT PATTERN
108896 :PURE & SIMPLE ALPHABET LOWER
108897 :PURE & SIMPLE ALPHABET UPPER
108898 :PURE & SIMPLE NUMBERS : out of stock
108899 :QUICK THINKING
108901 :RENAISSANCE ANGELS
108903 :ROSES IN WINTER
108907 :SEASIDE SKETCHES
108908 :SEASON BY SEASON
108910 :SET SAIL
108911 :SIMPLE SAYINGS II
108912 :SIMPLE SKETCHES
108914 :SIMPLY CIRCLES
108917 :SLEIGH FULL OF TOYS
109072 :STAMPED FROM THE HEART
108922 :STIPPLE CELEBRATIONS
109022 :STIPPLE SHELLS
108925 :SUPERSIZE SYMBOLS
108926 :SWEET & SASSY
108928 :SWEET TALK
108933 :TERRIFIC TULIPS
108935 :TIDY ALPHABET
108936 :TIDY NUMBERS
108938 :TRADING COLLECTION
108939 :TREAT YOURSELF
108940 :TRIMTASTIC
108941 :TYPESET ALPHABET LOWER
108942 :TYPESET ALPHABET UPPER
108943 :TYPESET NUMBERS
108947 :WATERCOLOR MINIS
108952 :WELL-WORN ALPHABET
108953 :WELL-WORN NUMBERS
108955 :WHIMSICAL ALPHABET LOWER
108956 :WHIMSICAL ALPHABET UPPER
108957 :WHIMSICAL NUMBERS
108959 :WILD HEARTS
108961 :WINGED THINGS
108964 :WONDERFUL WORDS II
108965 :WORD BY WORD
108966 :WORLD TOUR
108968 :YULE BITS & BORDERS
Hostess Sets
108714 : A IS FOR ADORABLE
108743 :BASKET FULL OF FUN
108754 :BLOOMING WITH HAPPINESS
108758 :BOTH WAY BLOSSOMS
108814 :FLOWERS FOR A FRIEND : out of stock
108844 :IN ANY EVENT : out of stock
108865 :LOVE IT : out of stock
108900 :REASON TO SMILE
108902 :RIVETING
108919 :SPRINGTIME STEMS
108932 :TERRIFIC TAGS
108946 :WARMEST REGARDS
Stampin’ Around Wheels
101420 :BABY TIME
104070 :BLOOMIN’
105951 :BOLD SNOWFLAKES*
105750 :BOUQUET*
106749 :BRIGHT BULBS
105518 :BUILDER BITS :out of stock
107481 :BUTTERFLIES & BLOSSOMS
103094 :BY THE SEA
103296 :CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS : out of stock
104312 :HOT TO DOT
107463 :LEAF FEST*
106062 :LEAVES AWASH*
102254 :LOVE SWIRLS
103543 :ONLY ORNAMENTS
101090 :PAW TRACKS
107476 :ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES*
105448 :SIZE IT UP : out of stock
104160 :SQUARE PEGS* : out of stock
107480 :TRUE HEARTS
104893 :TWINKLE
103749 :WASH DAY*
105033 :WINGS & THINGS
105094 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT ACCORDION ASST 4
105093 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT ACCORDION ASST 5
105092 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT ACCORDION ASST 6
105091 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT ACCORDION ASST 7
105101 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT SADDLE STITCH ASST 4
105100 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT SADDLE STITCH ASST 5
105099 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT SADDLE STITCH ASST 6
105098 :BOXES & TAGS BOOK KIT SADDLE STITCH ASST 7
106581 :BOXES & TAGS PETAL CARD BOLD BRIGHTS & EARTH ELEMENTS
105074 :BOXES & TAGS PETAL CARD WHISPER WHITE & KRAFT
105067 :BOXES & TAGS POCKETS & PIECES ASST I
105068 :BOXES & TAGS POCKETS & PIECES ASST II
108632 :BOXES & TAGS TINY TAKEOUT BOLD BRIGHTS & EARTH ELEMENTS
107245 :BOXES & TAGS TINY TAKEOUT CONFETTI WHITE & KRAFT
104583 :BRADS VINTAGE
108624 :CARD STOCK BUCKAROO BLUE A4
108625 :CARD STOCK COOL CARIBBEAN A4
108628 :CARD STOCK CRANBERRY CRISP
106562 :CARD STOCK GOING GRAY A4
106683 :CARD STOCK IN COLOR 12X12
108629 :CARD STOCK IN COLOR A4
108627 :CARD STOCK MARIGOLD MORNING A4
106531 :CARD STOCK SAHARA SAND 12X12
108626 :CARD STOCK TRUE THYME A4
108623 :CARD STOCK VINTAGE VIOLET A4
107231 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL BUCKAROO BLUE : out of stock
107228 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL CRANBERRY CRISP : out of stock
107230 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL COOL CARIBBEAN : out of stock
107227 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL MARIGOLD MORNING : out of stock
107229 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL TRUE THYME
107232 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL VINTAGE VIOLET : out of stock
107225 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD BUCKAROO BLUE
107222 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD CRANBERRY CRISP
107224 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD COOL CARIBBEAN
107221 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD MARIGOLD MORNING
107223 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD TRUE THYME
107226 :CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD VINTAGE VIOLET
104302 :CORD COPPER
104303 :CORD GOLD
104304 :CORD SILVER
104328 :CRAFT STAMPIN’ INK REFILL VERY VANILLA
104308 :CRAFT STAMPIN’ PAD VERY VANILLA
107405 :DESIGNER SERIES FOUR SEASONS
105366 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER CAMBRIDGE 12X12
105365 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER OXFORD
104136 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER POOL PARTY
107295 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER RECOLLECTIONS
107062 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SARAH
107308 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
104135 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SLUMBER PARTY
107406 :DESIGNER SERIES PAPER TREEHOUSE
104281 :ENCORE INK REFILL COPPER
104280 :ENCORE PAD COPPER
105317 :EYELETS BOLD BRIGHTS II
105315 :EYELETS SOFT SUBTLES II
100395 :FANCY FIBERS BRIGHTS
100396 :FANCY FIBERS EARTHS
100397 :FANCY FIBERS NEUTRALS
100393 :FANCY FIBERS REGALS
100394 :FANCY FIBERS SUBTLES
103321 :GIFT SACKS OATMEAL
103890 :METAL EDGE TAGS BRASS WHITE CIRCLE
103888 :METAL EDGE TAGS BRASS WHITE SQUARE
103894 :METAL EDGE TAGS COPPER WHITE CIRCLE
103892 :METAL EDGE TAGS COPPER WHITE SQUARE
104184 :POST EXTENDERS
103378 :PUNCH CORNER ROUNDER SMALL
102686 :PUNCH HANDHELD RECTANGLE
104407 :PUNCH NOTCHED CORNER
104406 :PUNCH PAPER PIECING
104405 :PUNCH SQUARE CONVEX
101637 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ APPLE GREEN
102712 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ BLACK : out of stock
100538 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ BLUEBIRD
105372 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ BURGUNDY : out of stock
105373 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ CELERY : out of stock
105374 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ CHOCOLATE : out of stock
100455 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ CREAM : out of stock
101666 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ LIGHT ORCHID
101926 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ LIGHT PINK : out of stock
105378 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ NAVY
102682 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ RED
103064 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ TANGERINE
101156 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ TAUPE
102119 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ TURQUOISE
102819 :RIBBON GROSGRAIN 1/4″ WHITE
104257 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW GOLD
100589 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW IVORY
103019 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW LIGHT PINK
104256 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW NAVY
104258 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW OLIVE
104253 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW SILVER
101613 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW WHITE
104260 :RIBBON ORGANDY NARROW WINE
106807 :RIBBON ORIGINALS PREP SCHOOL
106809 :RIBBON ORIGINALS RUSTIC RETREAT
106806 :RIBBON ORIGINALS SEASIDE
106808 :RIBBON ORIGINALS SWEET SHOP
107453 :SIMPLY SCRAPPIN’ ALL THE TRIMMINGS
107456 :SIMPLY SCRAPPIN’ AT HOME
107454 :SIMPLY SCRAPPIN’ OUT & ABOUT
107457 :SIMPLY SCRAPPIN’ PARTY PIECES
107455 :SIMPLY SCRAPPIN’ TICKETS & TOKENS
107460 :SIMPLY SCRAPPIN’ TODAY & ALWAYS
108509 :SIMPLY SENT A WISH FOR YOU
108511 :SIMPLY SENT FRIENDSHIP SHAPES
108512 :SIMPLY SENT GOOD THINGS
108510 :SIMPLY SENT REMEMBERING YOU
105580 :SPECTRUM PAD BLUE FROST
101492 :SPECTRUM PAD CELEBRATION
105579 :SPECTRUM PAD COTTON CANDY
101336 :SPECTRUM PAD PUMPKIN PATCH
103953 :STAMP-A-MA-JIG IMAGING SHEETS
101460 :STAMPIN’ AROUND CARTRIDGE & REFILL WHISPER WHITE
103017 :STAMPIN’ AROUND INK REFILL WHISPER WHITE
101040 :STAMPIN’ EMBOSS POWDER BLACK DETAIL
100442 :STAMPIN’ EMBOSS POWDER CLASSY COPPER
101428 :STAMPIN’ EMBOSS POWDER CLEAR DETAIL
103342 :STAMPIN’ EMBOSS POWDER GOLD DETAIL
101781 :STAMPIN’ EMBOSS POWDER SILVER DETAIL
100963 :STAMPIN’ EMBOSS POWDER WHITE DETAIL
103174 :STAMPIN’ PASTELS APPLICATOR REFILL
105543 :STAMPIN’ PASTELS BOLD BRIGHTS
105544 :STAMPIN’ PASTELS EARTH ELEMENTS
105547 :STAMPIN’ PASTELS NEUTRALS
105545 :STAMPIN’ PASTELS RICH REGALS
105546 :STAMPIN’ PASTELS SOFT SUBTLES
103648 :STAMPIN’ STACK
107239 :TAG SHEETS CONFETTI WHITE & VERY VANILLA
107240 :TAG SHEETS KRAFT
105369 :TIMEWORN COLLECTION PAPER HEIRLOOM
105368 :TIMEWORN COLLECTION PAPER RUSTIC
105367 :TIMEWORN COLLECTION PAPER WEATHERED
105395 :WIRE WORKS METALLICS
105812 :WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL I

There you have it. The retired list for 2007/2008.
From the list of retiring stamp sets, I have a total of sets which I will no longer be able to use for my workshops and these sets I am selling at a discounted price. Photo's of the stamp sets are below if you would like to have a look.

Hope you have fun having a look at my stamp sets or the Stampin' Up Catalogue before the new catalogue arrives. Speak to you all soon.

Shauna

1. Watercolour mini's

2. Artifacts
3. Play Ball4. Watercolour Garden 25. Simple Sketches6. Snow Flurries7. Delight In Life8. Simple Wishes9. Stipple Shells10. Pocket Fun 11. Fresh Fillers12. Mixed Greetings13. Both Way Blossoms14. Wee Water colours15. Spots