So Happy

My first digital page. All about the look on my daughters face when she met our puppy for the first time.

Create

For a long time now I have had Photoshop Elements, and it has just sat there on the computer waiting for me. Every now and then I would attempt to work it out, but it defeated me over and over again.

Finally I have taken some action, I have started an online course with Jessica Sprague (who is fantastic!) and I have begun to create :-)

So this blog is to keep a record of my digital scrapbook creations. I hope you enjoy them.

Digi pages as promised

My first digiscrap created using a kit from Jessica Sprague's course, my daughter the day she met our long awaited puppy.



My second layout, photos from our last summer's camping holiday.

Digi love

Can I tell you how much I am loving Jessica Sprague and the Photoshop course I am doing on line with her. I can believe how easy she makes it, and how addicted I am becoming right now.

Anyone who is keen to learn more about Photoshop should check out her website, I will definitely take another class when this one is done.

I will post a copy of my first layout when I get home from work.

Wanna get dirrty

So how dirty???

Filthy... oh get your minds out of the gutter I am talking about good honest old dirt, all right there was some of the other stuff too, I mean it was a weekend away from the kids after all ;-)

Friday started off fairly hectically, there was dropping the kids at school, half a day of work, picking the kids up, dropping the dog at the Pet Palace, kids to Grandmas house, packing the car etc etc, but finally by about 3pm we were on our way. We only took one wrong turn, which is pretty good for us, mind you the other two cars travelling with us had both been to this place before, yet somehow I get to be the navigator, site unseen. I hate that.

The first campground was lovely, set on the Tuross River, and very quiet, we were the only ones there until well after dark, and then only one more party arrived, and promptly ate and went to bed. I kept looking around wondering what was different, but it was just there were no people whining "muuuummmm" oh lovely!

The next day we were off to Bendethera in the Deua National Park. 23 kilometres of goat track, 2 hours duration, very rocky, very steep, and the best part - the flat tyre we got about two thirds of the way in. Thankfully there was no other traffic trying to get in or out, because there was no room to pass us on the track, unless you could fly. So we stayed calm, changed the tyre, then crept slowly down the rest of the track, I of course being paranoid that now we had no usable spare tyre another one would blow and I would be sleeping on the mountain lol.

I love Bendethera, I will post photos later in the week once I download my photos, but it comes as close to heaven on earth for me. The only drawback, the flies have already discovered it this season, and they suck.

Coming home was another goat track, this time with ski jump, and slalom like parts thrown in for good measure. 48 kms, 4.5 hours. Now I am a fairly gutsy kind of girl, up for a challenge, not afraid of physical kind of stuff, but my fingerprints are now permanently imprinted in the hand rail on my door in the car - kind of intense. Especially because my darling husband forgot to put in the tyre repair kit, so our spare tyre was basically useless if we were to get another flat! Just a little too much stress for moi. We both agreed later that it was a risk we shouldn't have taken, our travelling companions assured us they would be with us, and help out if anything went wrong, but they neglected to accurately remember the state of the track, and how long it would actually take to travel that far!

But alls well that end well right?! Our friends also brought along the most fabulous device ever invented for campers, the portable HOT WATER HEATER and shower tent!!! so I was able to shower once we set up camp the second night, and man it felt so so so good. I have a long wish list of camping equipment, and it is right at the top :-)

So there is the rundown, my fingernails are nearly clean underneath, and I will post pictures later. Hope you had a great weekend too.

xxx

Stolen from the travelling tart...

I know I would probably win the most boring blogger award around about now. There is lots going on in my life, and I am finding hard to find the words and the time to get it all here. So for now here is a me-me that I stole from the gorgeous Zanna (Hi Zanna - waves and grins) and I will promise to attempt a posting of some substance in the not too distant future.


1.YOUR ROCK STAR NAME (first pet & current car)

Kelly Commodore

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)

Chocolate Choc Chip

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)

Green Dolphin

4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (Last 2 letters of my surname name and first two letters of my first name; use whatever names you like also and where they came from)

WhiJo

5. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)

The Purple Cruiser

6. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)

Jack Domenique

7. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)

Dobson Detroit

8. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)

Autumn Freesia

9. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)

Mango Track Dackie

10. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)

Just Right Tallowood

11. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)

The Photography Thunderstorm Tour

Runners Up

Thanks for the good vibes for my son's football grand final. Unfortunately they were not the best team on the day. They were beaten by a better side, but they could all hold their heads up at the end of the day for the effort they put in.

The proudest moment of the day for me was seconds after the final whistle blew, I knew my son was disappointed, but he turned straight to the boy he was playing against and held out his hand to say congratulations, then continued around the field and shook hands with every other boy on the opposing team.

I am not sure quite how I managed it, but I somehow did something right with that one ;-) Man I love that kid!