Scrap Sunday

Feel really pleased with myself, as the kids went out and about today and the weather was crook.
I did some scrapbooking.
I have felt that it was becoming an issue with scrapbooking and I had really lost it. Couldn't see the point, wasn't any good etc etc. In saying all this, the last couple of weeks I have had to look back on certain layouts for different reason, e.g. the trainees were talking about jiu jitsu and I told them about Key and Lou being black belts. I got the scrapbook out and took it in to show them. But I read it myself, it gave me the info I had forgot (how old they were) but it gave my feelings on it and reading it brought it right back to me. So I felt the importance of it.
So today I bite the bullet and did 3 Los. Yes don't faint.
I will upload the piccies when it's day light and put them on here.
But I feel good about it and that's the point too.

Winter sports

are drawing to a close.

Here is Key playing basketball for the school, of course he is number nine (famous number for Everton players)





and here he is scoring a basket



They have finished top of their league, so they have play off's this week.
He went in goal at footy today for the first time (he used to play goal for Cambridge but hasn't for the school) and the coach was well impressed and said he will finish off the season and 5-a-side in goal. He has a big lump/bruise on his foot off one of the other team - he's up against BIG lads!!

Lou's netball team has gotten into the finals AGAIN this year Ka Pai to St Peter's Force. Fingers crossed for them and lots of practise for Lou this week!!!

(I have joined another course!!!! No a scrappin one this time. It starts this week and looking forward to it, need to make sure I pull finger on it)

Spring is here.....

spring is here,
it's the best time of the year
(I have Little Bill singing that in my head)

or another line from a David Byrne song
"when seasons lose their grip"

which is certainly happening here in NZ, there are lots of blossom on the trees in the garden (still more to come) and the daffs are well out too.


This isn't a blossom really, they are leaves (I know they look like flowers), I have fell in love with these (they grow into a 'tree') since getting here. They make great 'cut flowers'. So we have one in our garden now. I just love it.



This is peach blossom, makes me laugh - I always think of M&S body lotion when I was younger and here is the real thing in MY garden. Don't know if we will get fruit we can eat this year.



Shows you how tame these girls are getting.



New sense of the word "spring chicken" it's Rose looking for worms in the leaves. Cute aye!

Busy busy!!

Well I have been on a course (day 2 of 3) and really enjoy the course, unlike the other one I have done this year. The tutor is a really laid back kind of dude, but very encouraging and as it is what we already do, just a case of getting the right evidence.
I was coming back home from Hamilton and saw the van with the girls ex farm logo on. I had a lump in my throat. But came back to see this sight, which is Astrid in the winter sun sunbathing with her wings up (she couldn't do either in her cage). How FAB.



Then Key had a go of holding the girls I don't know who is the biggest coward him or Martha!!!