Tidbit 2 - Meet My Baby

Thats right, meet my new baby. This is Sookie (too much True Blood methinks), she is a Blue Scottish Fold and is 4 months old. I snapped the photo this morning as I couldn't put my hands on an earlier shot.

As with anything I do, Sookie's arrival was not standard. She flew to New Plymouth and I picked her up from the airport only to notice upon arrival home (and when she disappeared under the bed never to be seen again) that something had been dropped on her cage during the flight (hard enough to crack it) and that had given her major willies.

For the first week we could not go near her, make noises, move, even talking unsettled her (yup, I struggled with that one). We had to board up the base of our bed to stop her hiding all day and finally started giving her Rescue Remedy to calm her nerves (by that time I almost needed to start dosing myself as well). All that was six weeks ago and now she has really settled in, and is loved by everyone, she sleeps in our room (won't even get started on how I convinced hubby to let her do that), I bought her a lovely pink wrought iron bed, but she prefers to sleep on the floor beside me (heh, who wouldn't) or between hubby and I.

Tidbit 1 - Words of Wisdom

When you are the last to head towards your holiday spot and you get a text asking to bring some pegs with you, DO NOT be offended when on arrival at camp everyone looks at you oddly as you gallantly hand over two packs of pegs to hang out the clothes......whilst in the background the tent guide ropes blow freely in the breeze.

That's right there is more than one type of peg required on a camping holiday and I still say that the text should have been more specific!!!

NB We were never short of pegs for our clothes!!!

It's March Already!!!

Wow, where has the time gone, finally I have my new computer fixed (yup trust me to get the only dud in the shop) opened my gift christmas day and finally got to use it last week after the whole screen was replaced (duh, Denise, of course it was the whole screen...its not possible to replace half a screen)!!!

So over the next few days I have decided to share with you some catch up tidbits.

And hopefully at some point I will start creating again - although I am enjoying this creative break that I am having.

OMG!!!

Guess what I bought today at work...thats right, my most favouritist everist cadbury crispy easter egg, thats right they have arrived on the shelves!!! mmmmmmm I'm in heaven!

It's a Wii Thing!!!

Hey everyone, welcome to 2010 and the start of a new decade - we have been calculating the facts -

Fact 1. At the end of this decade Zak will be 28, probably married and probably have kids

Fact 2. At the end of this decade Narny will be 24, and probably have kids

Fact 3. At the end of this decade The Wahs will be 20, definintely have kids, about three tattoos and leather pants

Fact 4. At the end of this decade Neeky will be 18, no kids, but loads of opinions about everything from opera singing to the rainforests in Peru

And me, I will still be loving my Wii a great christmas present to all of us this year...in fact in 10 years it will probably be my exact body image (blobby bits and all) fighting it out with the guy with glasses and red shorts! And I will have infra red beams that shoot out of my hands instead of controllers (for those of you familiar with my eh clumsy side I HAVE NOT yet hit the TV with the remotes whilst playing the games).

BTW Grandma has gone home and life is betting back to normal.

Room Swap Part 2!!!

After rearranging my craft room for Narny only on Thursday, I had one of my "thoughts" (usually when I say I have had a thought my family runs because they know it means work for someone).
Anyway, my thought involved moving Narny back to her room, dragging the mattress in from the caravan to make the bed more comfortble and moving Grandma into the craft room...as her original "3 day" stay has past the three month mark and shows no sign of ending anytime soon.
A bit of drama unfolded when I got wedged down the side of the bed and Zak had to drag me out by my legs (with me yelping as a wandering "boob" was stuck behind the bars of the bed as he dragged me in the opposite direction) over the metal rods of the bed that he forgot about (more yelps) to appear out the foot in time to see Grandma and Narny doubled over with laughter at my predicament (yup, the usual family stance...anyone in pain laugh your heart out).
Grandma's stuff came pouring out of Narny's little room and at last count there were 6 pairs of shoes, 9 polar fleece vests, 5 handbags (she is addicted to them) and enought stuff to fill all the drawers in the room plus the big drawer she bought from her place!!!
So after a few minor adjustments to Grandma's bed (when she first tried to get out her legs were moving like rotor blades in mid air but she wasn't going anywhere) we placed a folded blanket down the centre under the mattress so she could roll out, we were done and everyone is happy (except for me who still has no craft room).

I'm Back...Sort Of!!!

Hello World, my laptop has returned, Grandma is still living with us and I haven't made cards in weeks.

I now no longer have an area to craft in (went through a few boxes of tissues over that one). Narny has been living in my craft room since Grandma arrived and as Grandma's stay seems to be indefinite we decided to rearrange my craft room to give Narny a room of her own, so all my stuff has been put away!!!

I do however, think I need to collect a "mobile" stash so that I can start creating again as I really miss "my time". So hopefully by next week I will be back in business.