Australia Day Fun

Hi Everyone

Well the family went to our great friends Kerri and Adams yesterday for a great party. We has an absolute ball. We introduced my Swedish BIL brother who just arrived in Aus to a great aussie day! We arrived and were given a choice of aussie hats, headbands, key rings, tattoos and stubbie coolers. The house was decorated with flags as well.

We shared the day with friends and met some new people, we sang, we played cricket in the street, played pool, played in the swimming pool, ate and drank. Although was the designated driver so it was Coke and water for me.

There were heaps of kids and they all played brilliantly together!

After being sick and lying low for so long it was great to get out and share some time with friends.

Thanks for a great day guys.

Here are some of the shots from the day. I took heaps and heaps of shots but havent sorted through them all yet.

Shona with her headband and tattoo


Jacob in his Aussie gear


I just loved these thongs


Nothing better than street cricket


Thomas and his pool guitar


Jacob trying out pool for the first time


Oliver taking a dip in the pool


Hope you have a great week.
Love
Karen

Update, Sharing and News

Hi Everyone

Thanks to everyone for your best wishes while I have been sick. I am on the mend just a little tired still. I will hopefully make it back to work this week.

Also a big thanks to my Mum who has taken care of Me, Jacob and my house while I have been sick. You are a superstar!!!!

Now for some exciting news - my good friend Lyn Charlton has made one of her life goals happen and has just opened her on Craft and Scrapbooking online store. The site looks great and she has some great products with heaps more to come. Please pop over and visit. (Click on the below banner)

I made some changes to my blog a couple of days ago not sure I like it might try a few other looks. I lost most of my links etc so if you are missing from my blog dont worry I will put to back promise.

I went to an all day crop on Saturday, I didnt make the whole day but I had a lovely time catching up with Scrapmanda and meeting Shannon. I even got a few layouts done! Here are some of them along with a couple I did over the chistmas break.








Thanks for visiting!

Hospital for me

Hi All

Some of you may have known I was in hospital for most of this week. For those who didn’t know well you now you do. I had a ‘000’ moment by myself at home on Monday and got to ride in an ambulance to the QEII hospital. I had a fever, low blood pressure and huge lumps on the right side of my neck that were so painful I thought I was going to pass out. I realised I must have been pretty sick when I was taken in straightaway to a cubicle on my own even though people were lined up in the halls. I saw a doctor very quickly considering how busy they were, I heard that not long after I arrived they had a “bypass’ placed on the emergency room and no more patients could be transported there.

It was also quickly discovered that I couldn’t be treated at QEII as they don’t have an Ear, Nose and Throat department so I was put on a drip and transported to the Mater Hospital where I was placed directly into a ward. I was seen by the head ENT Registrar within a coupe of hours. I had / have Quinsy (no idea how to spell it) it is basically tonsillitis gone wrong. Instead of the infection staying in the tonsils it didn’t like it there so went to visit my lymph nodes and decided that was a nicer place to be. I was placed on IV antibiotics and IV penicillin and some pretty strong pain killers. I spent 4 days and 3 nights, during this time I was only seen by the registrar and I saw her twice a day. The nurses said she normally doesn’t see people as often unless they are really sick, I have to say that made me feel better because I thought I was very sick but I am not a good sick person!

Anyway I wasn’t allowed to come home until I had 24 hours of no fever which finally occurred Thursday. So home I went at 1pm! I have been staying at mums since though as I don’t feel well enough to look after myself yet I am home for a few hours tonight and I will see how I feel. I am not sure when I will be back at work I am being reviewed on Thursday next week they may still decide to operate to reduce one the lumps that hasn’t gone down at all.
I want to thank Tina for keeping me sane and calling me twice a day to let me know what was going on in the world and for making me laugh. LOVE YOU!

Also I would like to thank my work collegues who sent me the nicest flower box and to Peggy for also sending me an absolutley lovely flower box. THANKS!

I wil be lying low for a the next few days to try and get as much rest as I can I am so tired.

I will cath up with everyone soon.

Love
Karen

Ive been tagged

By Amanda and Amy

• Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.• Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog, we all want to know them.• Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.• Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here are my seven random and/or weird facts about me:

1. I was a goodie two shoes at school, well so my sisters always say
2. I am still friends with some of my school friends from Grade 9, that was 20 years ago shhhh
3. My mum sprung me and a friend skipping a movie and meeting up with some guys
4. My dad caught me smoking and never told mum!
5. I love chocolate!
6. My family moved to QLD when I was 12, we first went to Toowoomba and it snowed the first winter we lived there so we moved to the Sunshine Coast.
7. My mum and two sister and I all live in the same suburb!

I tag the following people
Miss C
Scrappylicious
Ness
JulieC
Peggy
Kata
Miasmummy

Phew!

Just a quick post this morning as I am off to do some scrap shopping! Wayne and I got back from Nambucca Heads yesterday, we had a lovely time at his parents. Jacob is still there and I am sure it talking his granddads head off!

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Thanks to everyone for your friendship over the past year, I look forward to 2008 and having more adventures with you!

Thanks to GypsyAngel it was you who started me on this scrapping journey by organising the retreat at Mt Tambourine and me having the guts to go even though I didnt know anyone. So thank you! To those I have met this year what a wondeful bunch you all are and I feel special by being apart of your lives.

Looking forward to 2008

Love
Karen

Hi Everyone

OK so Jacob is on his thirds week of school hols now, he hasn't done all that much. He announced a couple of days ago he doesn't want to do much as he needs to rest his mind after a long year! Good grief! I will brag though he got his best ever report card. He did work very hard this last semester. Things will always be hard but he really wants to do well!

Last Saturday we went to a our friend Adam birthday BBQ, had a lovely time. I got to see his little nephew Tom is is gorgeous. I took a few photos and am going to put together a layout for his Mum and Dad. I have some photos of the party as well but the batteries died in the camera yesterday and i have searched hi and low and cant find any in the house. Must remember to buy some this week!

My house will be the place to be on Saturday when a Scrapchat forum friend is visiting from Melbourne and us Brissie girls are getting together for some scrapping although most likely we will end up chatting away the day. I am really looking forward to it.

Now for all those people who dont use Facebook and havent seen my sisters photos of the family trip in Sweden here are some. I can get over how much I am missing them, but I am now a facebook lover! Sorry about the size of the photo dont know why they are small.

Oliver in his Snow Suit!

One of the places they are staying, this is Thomas sisters

'Papa, Oliver and Oskar'

Mama and Oskar - look at his pink nose it must have been so cold!

Also just a shout out to Bopper and Susan for joining in with us at Scrapchat - Have fun!

Talk again soon!

Come and Visit

Hi All


Dont have much to share this week. No layouts, not photos just worked this week which is an effort in itself. Shona and Thomas left for Sweden on Friday night, by all acocunts the flight with the boys did not go well. The boys didnt sleep and played up a lot. They were exahusted by the time they landed in Stockholm. Hopefully after some sleep all will be well!


OK so here is some blantant advertising. Please come and visit the Scrapchat forum. It is a hive a activity with lots of chat and fun. You dont have to be a scrapper although I wont say you want get hooked when you see the talented works of its members! There is now a gallery which is full of great layouts (not mine yet though oops must get to that!). So hop on over and join in!