2008 cant wait

Well a new year just around the corner, and its going to be great. The boys are at their dads for a few days, I miss them but its also nice to get the break, can't wait to see them again on the 1st. Have been busy doing some scrapbooking. Im working on little coaster albums for the boys which has been lots of fun. I just love all these photos of steven on his coaster album, and each photo has a special story or memory. The one of him on the deck with his drink and back to camera is just so steven and him in his own world haivng time out, makes me a bit sad that he enjoys this time and does it often, now though he tends to hide out in his room for time out. And then there are funny memories like the frog one where he got that from a kindy trip to butterfly creek and on the bus was playing with the frog and then we got off bus and into kindy and he didnt have his frog, one of the kindy teachers went to the bus company and searched the bus top to bottom but couldnt find the frog. Then I was unpacking his kindy bag at home and found the frog in the front pocket of his bag, he must have put it in there at some stage but I cant remember him doing it. And so when it was found we had to get a photo of it. This is a page I was working one today, I just love the arrow stamps, im so into arrows on my layouts at the moment they are such fun

December already

Wow where has the year gone, seems as each year passes it goes faster and faster. I must say I will be glad once this year is over. Next year has to be better. Steven will have a new teacher at school which will either be really good or another year of struggle, fingers crossed it will be good, Steven is jsut loving swimming at school and doing really well so thats good. Most subjects he does really well he doesnt like writing stories. Liam wow he will be at school next year, I cant believe my baby will be 5...it not seem that long ago I was holding him as little baby in my arms...how time goes by so fast. I really need to catch up on some scrapbooking, I still havent scrapboked the last two years worth of xmas photos. The boys and i decorated xmas tree yesterday, its okay I not really in the mood to decorate but its up and it is starting to feel like xmas. I have also made a lollie tree, its my first try so not the best but I can work on that

Steven meets Cody

Since it has taken Steven 9 months to notice that Aunty Tanya had a baby in her tummy and then Im not sure that he really believed us when we told him there is a baby in there. Well today was the first time Steven met Cody. I was giving Cody a cuddle and then Steven asked if he could have a cuddle. Steven also today got a certificate today at the school assembly......he ran up to get it and stood there very proud infront over everyone, then jumped with excitment wheneveryone clapped for him and the other kids. Certificate was for focused reading, writing and swimming. He is doing so well at school, and the swimming which last year was such a big step to get him into the pool and now this year he jsut loves it jumps in with all the other kids and has so much fun

LETTING GO

To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.

What a busy week it has been. But very productive...xmas shopping is done thank goodness for that what a mission it has been. Poor Liam it has been long week for him too with kindy in the mornings and then shopping in afternoons, he even went to sleep in the car a few times on the way home. So next week i think as treat for him i will take him and a friend from kindy to chipmunks. Now its time to get the xmas tree decorated and get into the xmas spirit, happy times ahead


A friend is a special person
Who helps us to see the
bright side, no matter
what life brings

Finally after 13 years of only have nieces (on my side of the family) I now have finally got a nephew, Little Cody

A baby is todays joy, tomrrows hope, and yesterdays dream come true.

Well another day with lovely weather. Liam was happy to be back at kindy this morning and Steven keen to go to school too. Not much done today just the normal housework and that sort of stuff. I have been back into the scrapbooking which has been great. Working on some tins at the moment which is a nice change adn great fun to do.

Sunset

I just love this photo, its so peaceful, shows there are good things in life

Creating a blog

Well I have decided to create a blog, and hopefully meet some new people. My name is Ali and Im a mum of 2 boys and a scrapbooker. I have not done much in the way of scrapbooking in last few months but Im starting to get back into it now. Im a simple page scrapbooker, nice simple clean lines and get it done sort of person, I dont spend too much time on the one layout. I have started to go beyond the page too which has been alot of fun. My boys, my biggest passion - I love them to bits, love spending time with them and everything about them. I will try and post often but no promises. I will stay happy and positive, posting my scrapbooking layouts and my joys with my boys- Steven and Liam