Pete gets a job

Lots of photo shares this week. Also some exciting news this week also - So happy for my big boy. He has been offered two positions this week. Can't wait to share with you where he will end up working next year. Just waiting for him to finally make his decision on which way he will go. It is great news though, after completing his degree in July, he now will have a graduate position to go to in 2009. It is an exciting and challenging time for him and I know that he feels releived to finally have work in his degree area.

Real proud of Chloe too. Yesterday she was awarded Service colours at school for outstanding service to the school community. This time in three weeks her schooling life will be over. It is so hard to beleive that we will no longer have kids at school. We have had kids at school for the last twenty years. Unfortunately we didn't manage to get a great photo of Chloe receiving the award, but we did get a photo. It is going to seem so strange for Steve because he has had the kids at school with him now for the past 13 years.

On the scrapbooking front - not much has happened in the last couple of weeks. I did manage to complete a circle journal for the Scrap of Faith CJ round and I am presently working on another three of them - all needing to be completed by this time next week when I fly to Brissie for the Scrap of Faith Retreat. So looking forward to this weekend and meeting Gayle from WA, Bev from NZ, Ali, Natalie, and Ingeborg from SA, Gennie and Megan from Melbourne, Tracey from Sydeny, Gail, Ro and Haylee from Nowra, along with catching up with the local girls from Brissie. Three of us are flying down from Rocky and I know that it is going to be a fantasic weekend. Also get to spend the weekend with my eldest daughter Sarah who will also spend the weekend scrapbooking with me.

Just thought I'd share a few photos from Chloe's final school basketball game - I am still struggling to come to terms with the fact that my baby has almost grown up and will be an adult next year. It only seems like yesterday that I was bringing her home from hospital.

Other family news - Chloe's guppies had babies - it is quite relaxing just sitting and watching these little fish swimming round and round their little tank. The babies are even gettng a little more adventureous and are now swimming down and around the bigger fish now. We love to sit and watch them swim.


Just thought I would share a photo of my beautiful scented candle. It reminds me constantly of the words of Jesus about being a light shinning in a world of darkness. My prayer is that my life will be seen as a light or a beacon so that others will see the goodness of God in my life.

1. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
   
   

Finally my wonderful Hubby has just made this for me - my late night ritual - a nice hot cuppa with a couple of biccies



Well it about time I hit the sack. Big thank you to all who come and visit and leave a comment. I love hearin from you all so don't ever forget to stop by and leave a mssage.

A Glimpse into today

Early start = Blood Pressure Check - All good









Followed my an early morning cuppa.














Appreciating such beauty from my Kitchen window as I prepare my breakfast.


A quick but healthy breakfast

A touch of make-up and a dab or perfume as I head for the door.


Arrive at work and logged in for the day





















Return a few books















Still working on Cataloguing and shelving all the big books. Most of the day was spent doing this.

Knock off time












A Quick tidy up before locking the door.

Then it was home where I received some really devastating news. My friend Janele's sister was digonoses with Breast Cancer when she was pregnant with her lastest child back in April. Josiah is now 8 weeks old and she has been given anywhere from 1-3 months to live. She has three little boys, 3 years, 22 months and 8 weeks, and it is just heart breaking that she will not be around to see them grown up. I would really value some pray for Leonie and her husband Steve and family - I know we serve a big God .

Well I need go hit the sack, I;m trying real hard to better my lifestyle which means much earier nights.

All the best and God Bless.

What a weekend

It's been a great weekend - a bit more low key than the last few months, we even managed to sleep in both mornings, a first for ages. I've had so many people ask for a photo of Chloe and I at her formal so have included one of only 3 or 4 that I managed to get. That is the trouble when you become the offical photographer - you are rarely in the photos.

Yesterday we had a wedding to attend, The bride is the daughter of my second cousin, and she was also Sarah's flat mate before she got married. The wedding was held at the beach, and Steve and I both enjoyed the drive down together - just a lovely time to chat together. Life here has been so
hectic the last couple of months, that we are honestly savouring these special times together. The wedding was beautiful, Avril was a gorgeous bride. Sarah and Colin were invited but unfortunately could not attend, so these photos are for you Sarah. Lots of the guests were close friends of Sarah, so have photos of Amanda and Anna here for you too.

Yesterday we also had our monthly Scrapbooking crop, but I don't have any scrapbooking to share cause I actually missed most of the day because of the wedding. I did drop in on our way home for a couple of hours but spent more time chatting and helping that doing much myself. I did get these yummy scrapbooking supplies in the post this week and am looking forward to having a play around with them. Lots of chipboard - Lusi Austin and Karen Day designs - so yummy and have been wanting to get my hands on some for ages































This afternoon we went out to visit our friends Daryl and Brenda and their family. They live out of town on 6 Acres so there is plenty of room for the kids to ride motor bikes, utes and tractors and quad bikes. Chloe drove us out - my first ride in the car with her.
Steve has a mini bike which he got when he was 15 or 16. It has sat in our shed for the last 20 years - not working. Daryl took it home a few months ago and finally got it working again, so Chloe learnt to ride it today and Daryl and Steve were like a couple of big kids riding it around too. Took photos of the young and old kids having a good play out there. It was nice and relaxing out there and made you realize you really do need to take time out of your busy lives to chill out and enjoy the company of others.
























































I just had to capture these last couple of photos of my wonderful DH and daughter - they really do have a special relationship and I am thankful that in this day and age that they do have this love and respect for each other. We are truely blessed.

Hope you all have a great week.

The Formal

Well it is hard to beleive that Chloe's formal has now come and gone. What a great night. It seems to get more eleborate every year. It was a huge affair - there would have been over 1000 people at the cocktail party and walk through, and there were close on 500 at the Formal dinner. It was a lovely night - and one I am sure we will remember for a long time. This post is going to be long - full of photos lots of lovely memmories

THE PREPARATION

PHOTOS AT HOME

THE COCKTAIL PARTY

THE FORMAL DINNER

HER FLOWERS

DRESSED FOR THE AFTER FORMAL PARTY












Needless to say we are all a little tired and washed out today. We got home at midnight, and Steve like a wonderful father that he is took a group of Chloe's friends out to the "After Formal Party (30 minutes out of town) and then went back 2 hours later and picked them all up and delivered them home again - so it was nearly 4am when he crawled into bed. Chloe is still asleep but will need to get up soon as she needs to go to work later today. It was a great night and being the biased mum that I am - I think she looked gorgeous and we were so proud of her. Kinda sad that the schooling era of our children's lives is about to end.
Sorry for the HUGE post but these are definately photos and memories that I want to cherish.