Nice quiet day at home

Life is quiet here today - just me at home. Time to myself, time to scrapbook. Time to wind down after a pretty horrendous week at work. The end of the year is fast approaching, teachers are tired and stressed, and the kids have had enough. It is such a busy time of year for teachers. Steve and Chloe are both up at school today. Steve has opened the computer room so that students can get their assignments finished. Chloe is up there with him, finishing off her assignment. These are the graphic students, and unfortunately, as the CAD softward program costs the earth, most of the kids need to come back to school out of hours to complete their assignments. Exams start on Wednesday, so no doubt the next few weeks are going to be very hectic in this household. I know that Chloe can't wait for it all to be over so that she can have a life again. The countdown is on 13 more days and she will be finished for the year - well exams that is, as of Wednesday this week, she is on Study break, only having to go to school for the actual exams. My baby only has one more year of schooling and she is finished. Kinda sad, she has kinda grown up too quickly. Mind you only one more year of school fees too YAH,

I have had a pretty busy week. School has been hard this week, we all need a break- the end of the year is always difficult for some of our autisic children. I have also had a few projects going on as well. I am off to Brissie this next weekend for the Charity Crop organised by Scrap of Faith. I am so looking forward to catching up with the girls from there, and also meeting some of the girls I chat to regularly but have yet to meet in real life. I was determined to finish off a CJ I have had sitting here for a couple of months, as well as the November layout for Scrap of Faith. We also have our monthly end of the year crop the weekend after next, so have had a bit of work to do in regards to that, and I wanted it completed before I go away this week. Anyway most of it is done now, so I allowed myself the luxury of scrapbooking the last couple of nights and managed to complete three layouts. I am amazing myself at the length of time I can now complete a layout. Once it would take me all day to do one layout, now I can do one in an hour or two.

This first layout is a layout I did for the final CJ in a round of CJ's I did with the girls from ScrapNeeds. It was about the "ABC of Me". Really kind of like these colours at the moment. Quite a fun layout too doo - not too hard so why did it take me so long?????

I have really been going through a messy stage with my scrapbooking at the moment, wanting to get out my paints and sewing machine and bits and pieces of felt and pipecleaners etc. Now normally I don't do messy well at all, although I really quite like this layout. I had a lot of fun doing it. Must admit I had come across the basis of the journalling I used on this layout on another layout some time ago. I could so identify with it, that I took a copy and then just rewrote parts to apply to me. This next layout kinda got wrecked. It looked a little bare so decided I would try the bubblewrap paint technique of Julie Heard's, well it worked brilliantly on the scrap of paper I tried it on, but not so good on my layout. Definately think it is the sort of thing you need to do on your paper first before attaching anything else, Well I did it all back to front.

Last layout was was pretty simple. I my real love language is physical touch, and I so love the feel of my DH's warm hands holding mine or his warm hugs. There is just always been something about the warmth of this touch that is really speical to me. I love the cuddles and the snuggles, even after 28 years of marriage almost. It is more than just that though, Steve has such a warmth towards others, he has such a servant heart, and I really wanted to document that. He is a very special man and I am truely blessed.

Finally just want to share a thought that I came accross today whilst I was doing a bit of blogg surfing. I found this on Sue's blogg (on of the girls from Scrap of Faith) and I hope she doesn't mind me sharing it. It is definately something to think about and do.

On this Day

Keep a promise.

Search out a forgotten friend.

Encourage someone.

Mend a quarrel.

Forget an old grudge.

Fight for a principle.

Express your gratitude.

Overcome an old fear.

Take two minutes to appreciate

the beauty of nature.

Tell someone you love them.

Tell them again...

And again..

I hope you guys all have a terrific week - I am so looking forward to next weekend when I get to catch up with my kids in Brissie, as well as crop with the girls from Scrap of Faith.