Missed..

my first day at work today! Yep, I spent most of the night going from my room to Robert's! Yesterday afternoon he had the snivels, well they got worse during the night, along with all sorts of other things he came up with to keep getting me back. the last time I got up was at 5.30am, when I gave in and brought him into bed with me. He was hot, so I lay there thinking, whether or not I could send him to Kindergarden. I then thought rationally, and realised had I not been going to work, then I would have not sent him to Kindergarden, so it was an easy decision really. I turned off the alarm clock and went back to sleep, well as much as one can, with a real live hot water bottle cuddling up!

Richard wasn't too happy about having to go to Kindergarden on his own, but he had no choice. Robert was very clingy all day, although his temperature didn't soar like it has been known too, it was just up a bit, but runny nose and coughing all day long and no appetite for real food - cake yes, food no!

I did find a little bit of time over lunch to do a layout! Bethany from Elegant Wordart Challenged her Blog readers. Well, I just couldn't resist. I had already sorted out my 6th picture from my 6th folder on my Project365 blog (check this post there), so I thought I would give everyone a good giggle. Ready for it?!

Credits:
Snowblind by Sweet Digi Scraps
Journalling tag from Life is good and is by Valerie Ostrom
Wordart by Elegant Wordart (Bethany)

Now back to designing, working on a new kit...
CU tomorrow

Our weekend

We had a great weekend at my parents, we drove down on Saturday and left Mum and Dad with the boys for an hour or so in the afternoon and in the evening. In the afternoon, we went to Media Markt (our technical store - computers, hifi, etc) only really to get a new cartridge for our printer (I've been printing too many b-day cards lately! Oh, and the calendars for Xmas), so whilst there, I suggested we check the external hard drives....
guess what I am now the proud owner of an external hard drive that mirrors itself. So with that my pictures should all be very safe, once we get it working that is. It works fine plugged into the laptop directly, but we want to plug it into the network (gets technical now, and I don't really know what I am talking about) anyhow, Florian needs to reformat it, but Windows XP won't format any more than 32GB, the harddrive is 1TB, so we will have to try it using Dad's Vista, fingers crossed. But enough about my harddrive.

In the evening we went to a b-day party, it was so much fun to see everyone again, some we hadn't seen in ages, possibly not even in 2008, but it was as if we had seen oneanother yesterday but that just a lot had happened in one day, if you know what I mean.

Sunday Dad took the boys up to the airport to watch the airplanes, Robert on our way home, told us, that we had to buy a ticket, cause he wanted to go on one! Bless him!

Today the kids had no Kindergarden, because it is Rosenmontag here in Germany, which is carnival and around there are LOTS of parades, but as I was on my own with the boys and the weather was very damp and dreary, I didn't tell the boys and we stayed in playing. Which reminds me, I want to set up another user on the computer, as the boys want to play on here too - www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies - might be better to set it up properly then there is less damage they can do, if they play "Old MacDonald" on it (you know, here a click, there a click, everywhere a click click!)

Bye 4 now

PS: had fun with our chicken today too, more on that on my project 365 blog!

More scrapping...with Dinphy's new kit!

Yep, I have been at it again, and boy have I been having fun. Dinphy has a new kit in her store as of today, and wow, I LOVE IT! (image linked to store)


And I haven't even got girls! Ah, but I do have two adorable nieces, and here they are.. on this first one they are listening (yes they are honest) to Lee's concert, it was so loud, that they needed to protect their ears!
And this one was taken on the day we went to the carnival parade, they were both dressed up as princesses and trying so hard to make an animal or flower from the balloons! I found a great layout in the gallery at BTST and decided to lift it for mine (check it out here).


and then I wondered, can I make the kit work for my boys....YES I CAN!


The photo was taken on Richard's 3rd Birthday!

OK, time to post my daily photo and then it must be nearly bedtime!
CU tomorrow

Another boring day at work

So when does it get better then, or easier sitting doing nothing?! OK, not quite true today, the bit of work I had saved from yesterday I managed to spread out until about 10.30 (got to work at 8.15am) but from then on.... nothing! Just me and my Mantra "earning pennies for Thomas Land, earning pennies for Thomas Land"... I'll get used to it soon, I'm sure.

So to relax I have been scrapping again, this time I got a sneak preview, well not even a sneak preview, I got the DigitalArts Cafe VIP Kit for March early to play with. Next month Lynn Griffin is the Designer, and this is what you can get if you sign up (image linked to store)
So I saw another heritage page, when I unpacked the kit and I went and visited Mum's genealogy page and browsed the photos, then checked just how I was related to this lady, and lo and behold she is my GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT Grandmother!

Real work tomorrow, as in house work!
Bye 4 now

I've been scrapping!

And I have been having great fun. Look what I got to play with from Karyn a fellow DigitalArts Cafe Designer (image linked to store)Its a fun kit, and these are my layouts with it. This first one is of my brother in concert last summer.

and this one was for the "book of me" challenge at DigiScrapObsession. It was great fun, and look at me journal, I'm having fun with that now I have started!

And I have also had another great kit to play with, this is Promise of Spring by Garden Girl Designs at Been there Scrapped That (image linked to store)I did two versions of this layout, and this one is for the Quote Challenge at DigiScrapObsession, I just thought this quote went great with Nanna and Pops wedding photo, they were married for nearly 60 years, nanna died days before their Diamond Wedding. So instead of the letter of congratulations from the Queen, we got a letter of condolence. Anyhow here is the layout


So today was work again, and guess what, I actually had something to do, not much, and I spread it out quite a bit, but I should have something to keep me a bit busy in the morning, not sure about the afternoon, we'll see.

and now, back to scrapping, I think I need to do some more, I'm having so much fun!

DAC Blogtrain - A Bye Bye Winter Quickpage

Like I promised I have another freebie for you. This is a Quickpage made by on of my new CT Members Breanne (you can visit her Blog here )

But without further ado, here her beautiful Quickpage:Download here

Please don't forget to leave Breanne some love, we all love comments!
Bye 4 now

All aboard the DIGITALARTS-CAFE BLOGTRAIN

and we're off!
Finally it has come around, the blogtrain, I have a little mini kit for you all, which coordinates with all the other kits on the blogtrain! It was great fun not having to think winter (everything is snowy white here). Anyhow without further chit chat (be back later with more of that!) here is your freebie

Sorry link has expired!

And if you like my kit, you LOVE Dinphy's Bragbook Pages using it! (image linked) to Dinphy's blog.

So and now where to go from here, well, back to the DigitalArts Cafe forum, where all the participating blogs are listed. But do come back tomorrow, when I'll have a Quickpage for you made by Breanne.
CU later or tomorrow

A sale, a layout and an update

First of all, I apologise I forgot to let everyone know about the Valentines Day Sale at DAC, but its all OK, cause it goes on til the 18th!
So what else is new, well, I have been enjoying a weekend off, I have a bad cold and Florian has let me have a lay in, and a bit of relaxation. He is now worn out, but I think he enjoyed the kids too. He took them out both yesterday and today sledging! On their "bum slides" and they loved it! He took lots of pictures, now I just have to get around to scrapping them.

Speaking of scrapping, there is a new Challenge at Been There Scrapped That called "All about Me", to try and get us all away from behind the camera and layouts and ON TO THEM! The first challenge was to scrap about your most memorable Birthday, well, here is what I came up with.

Credits:
Life is good by Sweet Digi Scraps and Valarie Ostrom at BTST

Journalling reads:
My 30th Birthday, almost 10 years ago, that was a day to remember. That morning the local radio station was asking people to bring in birthday presents that they intended to give away that day and maybe win a big prize. Well, my neighbour went one better than that, she took the birthday girl along too! We ended up winning 5.000 DM between us. It was a GREAT way to start the day. Luckily my Mum and my best friend, Moni, were there to help prepare the party as I was away with the neighbour. In the evening I had a GREAT party with all my friends and family. I hadn't met Florian then, shame as he, like me loves a good party.
This year I'm turning 40 and I hope the party is as good as my 30th

So if I keep up with that challenge, you are all going to learn even more than you already know about me!

So I'll see you back here tomorrow for the DAC Blog Train, when I will have (what I think) is a great mini kit for you - just have to upload it now!
CU then

Snow...

snow and more snow! Yep it snowed over night again and on and off all day! That didn't stop the boys from wanting to go out in it! You see, I bought them "snow gliders" or as they call them here in Germany "Popo-Rutscher" which translates to "bum slides" - perfect name for them! (see a picture of them on my Project 365 page)
They play on these things at kindergarden when they go out in the snow, and they don't have enough to go around, but now my boys have one each! They had a great time at Kindergarden with them. A not so great time at home though, cause they just would not work on the snow in the garden!So instead Richard did some digging and Robert rode his bike around the garden. if it wasn't so cold and wet, I might even have enjoyed it!

I am coming down with a cold and the last place I really wanted to be was out there with the kids, but the things us parents do for them!

OK, off to bed now, to get better by the morning - I hope!
CU tomorrow

Work

I hope my work place is clear about what they are doing by employing me. I was there again all morning and I did 20minutes of work! Oops! Could it be the credit crunch affecting the translations needed?! Oh well, money for our holidays...tomorrow I am there all day, so wish me luck that I have more to do! Shame I can't take my scrapping supplies and work on that...

Speaking of scrapping its been a long time since I posted any of my layouts on here, I did one for the JumpStart challenge at Been There Scrapped That last night.

Credits:
Life is Good by Sweet Digi Scraps and Valarie Ostrom at BTST
Template by Colie's Corner

Tonight I worked on my mini kit for the DAC blog train. Its coming on nicely!
Bye 4 now

Some layouts and other things...

So I forgot to blog here again yesterday, I am getting bad, sorry about that, if you come by here looking for me, do check my Project 365 blog, I am managing to keep up with the daily photo so far.

So, my new CT have been really busy, let me show you some more layouts with my "Love is in the Air" kit - still on special til Sunday

so this first layout is by Vanessa, love all the layering of the papers and the photo is so cute! Thanks for your layout, Vanessa.
This next one is from Brianne, isn't the little darling just too cute in those glasses!

And this one is from Michelle, and you should pop by her blog if you like it, as she is offering it as a Quickpage!

And this one is from my good friend, fellow designer and CT member Dinphy. just look at the concentration on her son's face! So cute!Credits: Wordart by Elegant Wordart

And here is another one by my good friend Benita, and she made a template of this too, which you can get if you join us in the template challenge at DigitalArts Cafe

Extra credits: flower ribbon from Blossom by me
Blue flower from Special Delivery by me
Leaves by Kristin Aargard

So, it has been snowing, sleeting, raining and snowing again all day! Horrible weather, and tonight the weather has changed my TV viewing plan, as the snow is not letting me watch English TV, bother. So I have a video in "The Cutting Edge" with DB Sweeney, I used to watch this regularly, but haven't seen it for years now, but I still enjoy it!
Bye 4 now

Carnival Time

Yep, its carnival time here in Germany for a while now there are parades and parties going on all around the area. Today it was the parade where my parents live, so we went along and had a great, if be it cold day out!
If only carnival could be moved to summer, it would be much more fun, I am sure. But we wrapped up well, and braved the weather. the boys thought it was great, the both had a plastic bag for all the sweeties they were throwing from the floats, and once they were full, they had had enough, bless them.
The dressed up as firemen and looked so cute, which is probably why their bags filled up, cause those throwing just couldn't resist them. Could you?!
Time for bed now! Cu tomorrow

Swimming and a washing machine

Yippeee! today finally my washing machine is working again! The new part arrived yesterday and I tried yesterday to fix it all together, but wasn't too sure about it, so I waited for Florian to sort it out. And although the part looks about right, to start with Florian couldn't get it to fit properly. BUT he did in the end. We found out too, that not only had the hose broken in the cold weather, but also the tap we were using. So we have it all hooked up to the "spare" tap we had. (We were lucky there, I think most people wouldn' t have a "spare" tap), and now clean clothes here we come!

This afternoon we took the boys swimming, a friend of the kids phoned yesterday if we wanted to join them, and the boys weren't taking no for an answer. We left straight after lunch and the boys loved it. I am not that greater fan of swimming, but anything for the kids. There were slides there, a pool with warm water, outdoor swimming (in the warm water) and a baby pool with water spraying things that can be turned on or off. They loved it all. But I think the slide was their favourite. Robert actually swam on his back half a width of the pool - very impressing. And he has totally lost any fear he ever may have had, and was jumping in the water off of the side. Trying out belly-flops and all!

After swimming we went to a restaurant, Robert had a sausage, Richard had nuggets, I had chicken and Florian a cheese sandwich and soup. It was all rather delicious. Richard slept on the way home, Robert watched his friend in the car in front of us all the way home! Complaining some of the time, when they were out of sight because of a corner or so! hihi!

Bye 4 now

So excited!

I have so many layouts to show you, but today I am going to send you blog hopping for it.
First up you should stop off at Danyale's blog "ByGone's Custom Scrapbooks", I RAKed her this week, cause I felt like it and today I stop by and wow, not just one gorgeous layout but two! You should go and see them!

And the next place you should visit is Michelle's Blog "Fun with digiscrap". Michelle wrote to me yesterday if she could join my CT, the funny thing was, that only a couple of hours before I got the email, I was at her blog, wondering if I could send an email and ask her if she wanted to join. During the Xmas DAC blog train, she had done some great bragbook pages, and I knew she liked my kits, but she beat me to the email! Welcome to my CT Michelle. Click on this layout to go to Michelles blog, where she has a surprise giveaway for you!


This is Michelle's nephew and he helped make the layout! Great job both of you.

Now speaking of blog trains! I have signed up for another one, yep DigitalArts-Cafe are chasing away the winter blues starting 15th February! If you want to join in the fun, click on the picture!


I still have more layouts, can you believe it, I'm loving it girls. But I will show you them tomorrow
CU then
PS: No news otherwise, another boring day at work, and ironing in the afternoon, I think the scrapbooking news was better, right?!

More layouts!

So no work today! Well at least not in an office. Plenty to do around here!

So like I promised more layouts with my kit:
This is another one that Dinphy did, I love that picture and the use of the papers with the ric rac dividing it all! Another great layout! thanks Dinphy!

Credits:
Love is in the Air by KayJay
Wordart by Elegant Wordart

And this one Benita did for the quote challenge that I host at DigitalArts-Cafe (check it out here)Credits:
Love is in the Air by KayJay

Aren't those pictures of her granddaughter just perfect for the quote! Thanks Benita!

OK, time for me to go to bed, work again tomorrow.
Bye 4 now

Layouts and a free Add-on

So work today was again just a chatting session. Maybe Thursday, but even if a translation does come in, I can't really see how it is going to keep two of us busy oh well. I just keep hearing a little voice saying "Mummy is earning pennies so we can go to Thomas Land, Richard!" that helps beat the boredom!

Back to more fun things. I have made an add-on to my new kit "Love is in the Air", and the great thing about it, you can get it free just by joining me in the Quote Challenge at DigitalArts-Cafe, how does that sound! Oh, you want to see it first, OK!Image is linked to the Challenge in the Forum at DigitalArts-Cafe. Hope to see you there!

And now to show you what my CT (sounds great doesn't it, but I would still love more, check post below for more details!) have come up with, but you know what I am going to make the layouts last all week, so only two today!

This one is by Benita:

Credits:

Love is in the Air by KayJay
template by Brooke
Wordart by lieN

And this one is by Dinphy:

Credits:
Love is in the Air by KayJay
Wordart by Elegant Wordart

Aren't these just GREAT! I can't believe my luck having such talented friends, thanks
Dinphy, thanks Benita!

OK, time to recover now from all the fresh air I got this afternoon - yep, finally the weather was warm and nice enough to go out and play! And the boys certainly played, they had a great time, they rode their bikes, did some digging, played football and ran! They are going to sleep so well today!
Bye 4 now

A Freebie, a CT Call and an update

so first of all, I owe everyone an account of my first day back in the working world. It was OK I suppose, walking back into the offices was like stepping back in time, nothing had really changed in the 4.5 years that I was away. Living proof I was away was waiting for me when I got home though ;o)
I will be helping out there with translating German to English and vice versa. So far it looks as though I won't be too busy, there was no translating today anyway. I hope it picks up a little bit, but the woman I will be working with seems nice.

OK, now what else do I have for you today. Seeing as I started out with the update, I will continue with my CT call - I am linking the image to my store, so you can all see, what you would be letting yourselves in for!

Text, in case the picture doesn't show up:

I have just opened my store at
DigitalArts-Cafe and am now looking
for some fun-loving scrappers to be
on my creative team

Requirements:
Make 2 or more layouts per kit
Post the layouts to 3 galleries
Give away Quickpages or kit related
freebies on your own blog
Promote new releases on your blog
CTM enabling at DST when possible

If you are interested, email me at
kayjaydo (at) yahoo (dot) com with
a short bio, a link to your blog and
a link to your favourite gallery

I look forward to hearing from you

Bye 4 now
Kerri (aka KayJay)

and if you made it this far, you deserve the freebie. I made you two matching Quickpages with my new kit! I hope you like them. Sorry the freebie has expired!
Thanks for stopping by, I look forward to hearing from you all! Whether it be an application or a comment!
And tomorrow I'll be back with some awesome layouts using my kit!
Bye 4 now

Think of me...

in the morning!
It's my first day back at work tomorrow after 4.5 years of looking after the kids. I am trying very hard to be positive about tomorrow, I have to make it work, so it is no good turning up intending to hate it all. I know that, so if you all think of me, that will make it easier I'm sure!

We had a great day today, it was Richard's birthday party and we all enjoyed it. My sister-in-law made a great train cake (see the picture on my project 365 blog), here is Richard blowing out his candle!
And here he is working hard on one of his presents that he got today! A "Cars" colouring and sticker book. He did all the stickers with my Dad and then had to colour it in. So cute!

OK, off to bed, have to be rested in the morning. Wish me luck, my biggest fear is not having anything to do there, I just need a little something to get me through the day.
CU tomorrow