Well it seems a monthly update might be in order…
May was a month I would like to have skipped…no nothing bad happened, unless turning a bigger number than last year counts as something bad? I would be quite happy just to stay what I was before May 27th! I had a lovely day, the boys gave me wonderful presents! I told Steve that all I wanted this year was some candles for the candelabra they gave me for Christmas. I got 5 beautiful, delicious smelling red candles. Which look amazing against the duck egg blue wall! Tobyn was adamant that he was going to buy me a simmer mat. I had pointed them out a few times while we were in Christchurch, but they were very expensive in the few places we saw there. Well here at Stevens they were a reasonable price so that is what he got me. It is perfect for the slow cooking on the gas hob! And Steve got me a gorgeous amethyst coloured sweater from Colorado. The fact that it is from Colorado is so exciting to me! I am a full figured lady, I am just 1 size too big for most ‘trendy’ clothes shops, so the fact that I fitted the sweaters at Colorado was a fantastic feeling! The fact that it is a lovely warm top just adds to the thrill of it. I was taken out for lunch by my sister…she insisted on paying, which was very nice. And the boys took me out for dinner to the ‘nice’ pizza restaurant in town, in other words not Dominoes or Pizza Hut. I got some lovely parcels from other friends and family. So all in all I was spoilt and it was lovely.
Other happenings in the Gregory house in May? Tobyn had the school cross country, he came 5th=. I think he is happy with that, though he was hoping to get in the top 3, but the lack of time for training this year impacted his placing I think. He is now preparing for the speech comps. 2 years ago he won his year, last year he didn’t put in much effort and came close to top 3 but not close enough. This year he wants to be in the top 2 so he can go to the cluster competition. His speech is sounding really good, now he just needs to practice, practice, practice! And on top of that he is going to try out for the manawatu under 11 hockey team. In fact Steve and T are out practicing right now. I don’t think he will get in, but it will be a great experience for him. I know I sound like I am putting hm down, but he is not all that physical I think he will excel in the árts’ i.e public speaking, music, dance and drama and maybe sketching/drawing/painting. I will be proud of him just for giving anything physical a go, because it just doesn’t come naturally. T is also very happy at school. Finally he has some great friends and is smiling a lot more than he has for a long time.
Isaac…cute as ever and as determined as ever. I now have in my possession some very cute paintings of his imaginary friends! Tiger is a tiger, but he is a blue snow tiger to be precise. And porcupine is yellow. Tiger is blamed for lots of things, especially when Isaac gets in to trouble. But sometimes Tiger is very useful, like today, we had this conversation…
Steve: Isaac you will be having a sleep after lunch
Isaac: No I am not tired, Tiger doesn’t want a sleep either.
Me: Well if tiger’s Mum says he needs a sleep then he will have one.
I: Tiger isn’t tired. (He proceeds to finish his lunch and Tobyn makes him a hot chocolate just like he has before bed at night)
After the hot chocolate
I: Tiger wants to go to sleep now!
Yay for Tiger. That was at 12.15, it is now 2pm and he is still sleeping, he really was tired!!!
Other than those things the month has been ordinary, I have had SU workshops that have gone well and I have done some DT work. As well as my scrapping I have taken up my cross stitch again. I have a teddy bear/train one I started when T was a baby, need to finish this one for Isaac or else it will end up being for grandchildren. I also have a dragon one for T so I hope to have these finished before summer gets here.
So here is some DTwork, lots of paper pleating going on this month. Tanya at Stampin’Scrap Paperie is now only selling paper, card etc so I wanted to keep the layouts to just papers as much as possible, but me being the embellish-er I am it was HARD!!! Enjoy…
There was quite a lot of feminine colours in my package so I had to find girl photos. The 1st one is Steve’s niece. I have now got photos from a few friends of their wee girls to use in the future.
This one I put strips of ribbon behind the photo, glimmermisted some cream flowers and scalloped strips of card. Not as much paper in this one!
I really like this one, quite simple but I am happy with how it turned out. It IS me, ick, don’t like the photo, but I must get over that. I am about 14/15, definitely 5th form, just not sure whether 1st half or 2nd half of the year. I love the box pleat I made! Here is a close up
And last but not least…a layout of Steve’s graduation with his post grad diploma, 2003. That is Tobyn with Steve looking ever so cute just before he turned 5.
I am having trouble getting the colours right in my layout photos at the moment. I have to figure out what is the best time of day and the best place to take the photos in winter!
I hope you are all keeping warm, ços baby it is cold outside!!! We have the fire going way earlier than last year!!!
Oh and my last exciting news…we are hoping to catch up with our American friends in the holidays. Kaila text me today and we are planning for 4th of July celebration…gotta keep the American traditions going, LOL.
TTFN, probably until next month, LOL.