Well here I am with an update. Have been lurking around but not feeling like blogging. Phil has had his op for his knee and we thought that it would be a 'quickie' unfortunately when he came too the piece of cartilidge was too big to be sucked up the sucker so they had to cut it open. Just means its a bit more intrusive and a bit longer to heal. But he is well on the way to recovery now. We have had news that Dad has a tumour in his bowel. We've all been a bit weepy. We all thought it was just polyps and when he went into to be checked the came across the tumour, after the visit to the specialist he had a big bleed and collasped at home - luckily Jo was there and rang the ambulance - we thought he had gone - but dad being the fighter he is soon came round once he had some of the juice that the IVs had in them. He needs to have it all removed and has his op on 27 March. We had some good news thou that it isn't in his lymph glands and hasn't traveled. Thanks to God and lots of praying I'm sure. We did have some good news of our own. We entered into the Dairy Industry Awards in the BOP region this year and won a merit award for Dairy NZ Human Resource Management.
Nicki
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
2 new layouts and my new scrapbook friend!
These two layouts have been done from sketches - the Grandma one is a Becky Fleck round one http://www.pagemaps.com/ the second one is for a challenge over at Scrapbook Essentials http://www.scrapbookessentials.co.nz/ . Its nice to be getting a bit of scrapping time!Take a look a my new scrapbook friend - he Phil's work dog Chief whos getting a bit soft on it!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Next two words
Emilys next two words are a YOW - our own word - who my friend chose for me and it was HOUSEWORK lol those who know me know that it is not a favorite of mine! And then the next one is BALANCE - i've written a little bit of what these things mean to me on the back of the cards but have shared with you just the front. The balance one has painting on it and then using a tissue picture I cut around the girl then separated the layers on the tissue and podged each separate tissue onto the paint. Getting a bit out there for me lol - I did like the painting process so have painted another page ready for another of Emily's challenges lol. The words on Housework are done on my Cuttlebug so are the flowers. Hope you have had a good weekend.
Nicki
Nicki
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Some more calendar layouts
Heres a few pages from a Calendar I made. Sorry about the photography!
Nicki
Lots and lots of doodling!
I love this paper and alls its circles.Monday, January 28, 2008
Connect
Connect is the next word in the Emily Falconbridge 52 word challenge. I have done mine on my connection with the internet and the back of the card has how I came up with Chooky as a user name. The second part of it is Crafting Connection where I did one of Emily's Canvas Classes. I am enjoying this project as I can do anything I like on it! My thanks to Heather for the felt flower.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Two new layouts
This first layout I only used the sewing machine and no adhesive. Lol the poor sewing machine hasn't been out in a loooonnnng while!
The second one was a challenge where I had to use fabric and flowers. The embroidered flower in the middle is sewed on with the machine. I have then stamped the flowers around the sides. I actually don't like this but have posted it anyway! Lol
This shot is of James who grew this cabbage in his garden, he was extremely proud of it and it fed us coleslaw for a couple of nights.Hope everyone is well and have had a good day.
Nicki
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Biscuits
http://www.nzsugar.co.nz/ViewRecipe.aspx?id=129
The kids have just made these choco biscuits - mmm they were so yum!
Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Ingredients
75 g butter, melted
1/2 cup Chelsea White Sugar
1/2 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
1 large egg
1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Method
Turn the oven on to 180°C. Beat melted butter, sugars and egg together.
Sift the flour and baking soda and add with the chocolate chips to the butter mixture. Stir until well combined.
Place teaspoonsful on oven trays that have been lightly greased, sprayed or lined with baking paper. Leave room for the biscuits to spread.
Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack.
When cold, store in an airtight container.
Makes: 30 biscuits
Special thanks to Alison Holst for use of this Best Ever recipe
The kids have just made these choco biscuits - mmm they were so yum!
Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Ingredients
75 g butter, melted
1/2 cup Chelsea White Sugar
1/2 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
1 large egg
1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Method
Turn the oven on to 180°C. Beat melted butter, sugars and egg together.
Sift the flour and baking soda and add with the chocolate chips to the butter mixture. Stir until well combined.
Place teaspoonsful on oven trays that have been lightly greased, sprayed or lined with baking paper. Leave room for the biscuits to spread.
Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack.
When cold, store in an airtight container.
Makes: 30 biscuits
Special thanks to Alison Holst for use of this Best Ever recipe
Next word and Mum the nerd
Emily has posted her new word - its Connect - hmm going to have to do some thinking about that one.
I've so far kept up my gratitude journal and have been enjoying thinking during the day what I am thankful for. Yesterday the pigs got out again and James and I with the help of Atu walked them back to their 'home'. It was raining - (which we are very thankful for) I was also thankful for the short time I spent with James as we walked in the rain, talking about the turnips, the pigs, and the random things James came out with- he told told me I looked like a nerd with the rain on my classes as I pretended to use my fingers as a windscreen wiper. I need to treasure these moments as he goes to High School next year and we can already see the changes that are approaching us - at very high speed!
Have a good day.
Nicki
I've so far kept up my gratitude journal and have been enjoying thinking during the day what I am thankful for. Yesterday the pigs got out again and James and I with the help of Atu walked them back to their 'home'. It was raining - (which we are very thankful for) I was also thankful for the short time I spent with James as we walked in the rain, talking about the turnips, the pigs, and the random things James came out with- he told told me I looked like a nerd with the rain on my classes as I pretended to use my fingers as a windscreen wiper. I need to treasure these moments as he goes to High School next year and we can already see the changes that are approaching us - at very high speed!
Have a good day.
Nicki
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Another Journal - a word a week
I have taken up a challenge from Emily Falconbridge for a art journal. She will come up with a word a week that you do something with. I've chosen to do a small 6x4 journal. I have done the front a bit like a scrap page and then written a few personal things on the back.
First word - Commit - I chose to do it on the commitment Phil and I made when we married 18 years ago. The best part is that the flower on the bottom of the page is one of many that mum hand sewed pearl beads (over 3000) on for my wedding dress. I found it and it was the last one that had been embroidered. Its very special.
Second Word - Feel
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Nicki
First word - Commit - I chose to do it on the commitment Phil and I made when we married 18 years ago. The best part is that the flower on the bottom of the page is one of many that mum hand sewed pearl beads (over 3000) on for my wedding dress. I found it and it was the last one that had been embroidered. Its very special.
Second Word - Feel
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.Nicki
Saturday, January 19, 2008
I'm a Great Aunty
Bec, Peter and Me
Baby Peter Jeramiah Scott was born on 4 January 2008.
Jackie and Baby doing well.
Jackie and Baby doing well.
My sister Jo, Jackie and Peter
Gratitude Journal
Happy New Year everyone - hope your new year has started better than ours! After not being able to go to the beach for our awaited holiday due to work reasons, Phil jumped off the tractor and has done the cartilige in his knee - not a good start to the year. He his currently hobbling along on crutches he goes back to the hospital on Tuesday to see where he goes from here.
I've made this journal after viewing one at http://blairsboys.wordpress.com/. Its to record something that you are thankful for each day. Life gets a bit tough sometimes and we have certainly had our fair share of 'toughness' lately and I thought it would be nice to try and get my 'head' back in a better place. My first entry was 'water - I was thankful for water in the kids pool after a hot day in the office' lol. I enjoyed making the journal for myself and it was fun to find bits of paper for it. They are all shapes and sizes, an envelope with an old address on it, a wedding invite, a postcard, even a coaster and top of the invite from our wedding 18 years ago! The aim is to have 52 bits of paper one for each week and then number the paper from 1-7 for each day of the week. I think it will be fun to look back on each day particularly if I am having a real low or bad day - as we all do from time to time! What I liked about this project was I did whatever I liked with it - I think it will make a great keepsake. I'm not much of a diary writer so I also thought that a word a day would be good to get that habit started of writing things down. My MIL is very good at filling in her diary daily and I wish it was something I had the discipline to do.
Rebecca also wanted to make one - I think she has done a great job and she also enjoyed finding bits of card and paper for hers. Her first entry was 'dreams - magic moments'. I have been trying to post a pic but it doesn't want to work so will do that in next post. Its worth waiting for!
And today I'm thankful that I have two healthy legs to walk on!
I've made this journal after viewing one at http://blairsboys.wordpress.com/. Its to record something that you are thankful for each day. Life gets a bit tough sometimes and we have certainly had our fair share of 'toughness' lately and I thought it would be nice to try and get my 'head' back in a better place. My first entry was 'water - I was thankful for water in the kids pool after a hot day in the office' lol. I enjoyed making the journal for myself and it was fun to find bits of paper for it. They are all shapes and sizes, an envelope with an old address on it, a wedding invite, a postcard, even a coaster and top of the invite from our wedding 18 years ago! The aim is to have 52 bits of paper one for each week and then number the paper from 1-7 for each day of the week. I think it will be fun to look back on each day particularly if I am having a real low or bad day - as we all do from time to time! What I liked about this project was I did whatever I liked with it - I think it will make a great keepsake. I'm not much of a diary writer so I also thought that a word a day would be good to get that habit started of writing things down. My MIL is very good at filling in her diary daily and I wish it was something I had the discipline to do.
Rebecca also wanted to make one - I think she has done a great job and she also enjoyed finding bits of card and paper for hers. Her first entry was 'dreams - magic moments'. I have been trying to post a pic but it doesn't want to work so will do that in next post. Its worth waiting for!
And today I'm thankful that I have two healthy legs to walk on!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Some more shots of Christmas Day
Brunch New Zealand style!
Bacon, Hash Browns, Shrimps, Eggs, Mushrooms etc
Mmmmm
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