A new Car!!!

Well, I went and picked up our new car today! Boy do they go over it thoroughly when you take a leased car back. We are lucky and have a car through Dad's employee leasing, but I think they take even more care finding fault when you take it back! I swear there was nothing wrong with the car, but they found 150 Euros worth of bumps and bruises on it. Fortunately they were covered in the 250 Euros allowance!
But they are so unorganised, when they phoned they gave me today as the date to pick it up, but forgot to mention the fact that I wouldn't be able to get the winter tyres today as it is closed on Fridays - hello?! anyone home? - Why when they know how far I am driving, didn't they let me come on Tuesday and get it all at the same time! Now I have to go back AGAIN on Tuesday to pick up the winter tyres. Even though I don't need them til November time. Dad would pick them up for me when they get back off holiday, BUT every day they get left there after Tuesday costs an extra 10(!) Euros! So that would be 140 Euros! Thieves I say!
Anyhow, Tuesday bright and early I will be off to the car place AGAIN to get my tyres. At least this time I can go earlier and not have to leave the kids at Kindergarden!

I think they enjoyed it there for lunch, at least that is what they told Florian when he got home tonight. After they had taken him to show him THEIR NEW car. So cute, they were so excited to see him again. And the good news is, it's a holiday here on Monday, so we get him an extra day!
I am off out to see my friends now, so no layouts tonight.
Bye 4 now
PS: Since I posted my layout about Sunny he hasn't been home!!! I hope he is just chasing mice somewhere!

Double - Yippee!!!

Yippee No 1 - 3 people have made a layout with my kit!!! I am so excited about it. Silvia's I told you about yesterday, Leigh has one on her blog today, with her beautiful daughter on it, and Dinphy posted one for the Colour Challenge at DSO, here is the link to the layout, so you can leave her some love for me. It is so great to see the kit in action and to read all the great comments and to watch the number of downloads increasing! its just Wow!

On to Yippee No 2 - I have a babysitter for tomorrow, and guess what it is the first people I asked! Yep - the boys can stay at Kindergarden til 3pm tomorrow after all! I have been doing a happy dance all afternoon! I got a little bit told off about the short notice, but I think they felt sorry for me, and they will now have the boys for lunch, afternoon nap and playtime til 3. I was so dreading taking the car back with them.
I was pretty busy all morning, first I went and did the shopping, as I hadn't been able to the last two days. I hurried myself, because at home I had the cleaning of the car ahead of me.
Actually I was really lucky, when I took the car in to be serviced they also hoovered it out for me, so that didn't need doing. All I had to do was try and get the muddy marks from the kids of the upholstery - it looks OK to me now, lets hope it does to Opel tomorrow. Now all I have to do is take the car seats back out again, won't be needing them in it tomorrow after all. hihi!

This afternoon the boys and I tried to mow the lawn again. Today they fought over the little toy lawnmower, eventually pulling it apart. I took that as a sign and left them fighting over the bits and who was going to mend it, and got quite a bit done, without tripping over them all the time. Richard got bored of the screaming and went and played in our neighbours sandpit. But Robert screamed non stop for a good 15minutes. What a blessing that the lawnmower drowns out most of the noise. Robert should know that screaming gets him absolutely nothing, but it has yet to sink in! Once he did stop screaming and asked nicely I did fix it for him, and as Richard was in the sandpit there was no further arguing. However the mowing was cut short (the mowing not the grass), when we run out of petrol!!! Oops, now it will have to wait for the weekend, as I am not getting petrol in my nice clean car! That would be an accident waiting to happen!

I have another layout for you, this one killed three birds with one stone! One - its for the BTST CT, two - its for the BTST Jumpstart Challenge, three - it's for the Book of Me at DSO - not bad, eh?
Anyway for the BOM Challenge we had to scrap something that makes us wonder - and I DO wonder where Sunny went and how he found his way home, when he went missing for 7 months. We'll never know, but it's good to have him home again!

Credits:
Handle with Care by Sweet Digi Scraps at BTST
Template by Colie's Corner at BTST (Jumpstart Challenge)

Bye 4 now

I have the world's worst timing!

Well, they phoned me today, I get our new car on Friday! Wow, that's great I think, and then comes the part about the timing! Friday that's in two days, with no weekend in between, which means I have the great pleasure tomorrow of cleaning the inside of the car on my own. Oh well, at least I can do it when the kids are at Kindergarden. Friday too, my parents go on a well-earned holiday to Majorca (Spain), which means my babysitter isn't there to look after the boys whilst I exchange cars. Oh well, I think, I will let them stay the whole day at Kindergarden just this once. I phone and No, I can't do that, everyone else had the same idea for Friday, and there is only one place - I need two! Bother!
OK, so I have to ask for help now, and since being in hospital with Robert I have become very reluctant to ask for help, as the times I did, did not go well. I am asking my sister-in-law, she is not exactly going to eat me if I ask, but I still had butterflies when I phoned. Unfortunately it is field day at their Kindergarden on Friday morning, and she isn't home.
So to get to the point, I have to exchange cars on Friday morning, with both kids in tow! Maybe it will work to my advantage, and the guys there will be worried about all the new cars stood around and let me out quicker than usual! Keep your fingers xed for me!
At least I have a car back to exchange. When I phoned the garage this morning it seems that they forgot me yesterday! The car was ready, but they forgot to phone me! Grr. They were very embarassed, but never offered me any money back on the repair. Shame!

This afternoon we were in the garden again, and the kids from next door came over to play. The boys had a great time. When we came in we headed straight for the bath, as Robert had tipped sand all over Richard. I don't think he believed me, when I said that it had gone in Richard's nappy, cause he had to have a look for himself at bathtime! Now he believes me!

Little monsters they were today, so I think I need to see if it is New Moon again, cause that would explain it!

OK, some of you are here for my kit, sorry to keep you all waiting with my day! It is two posts down now. Please enjoy it! And don't forget to leave some love, I swear I am growing reading all your lovely comments! Phillsboo actually used my kit and made me a layout, you can see it on her blog - its beautiful! She also has a kit there too for the DSO Colour Challenge, so why not pop on over and leave her some love too!

I did the Word Challenge at BTST today, the word to inspire our layout (and which had to be used somewhere on the layout ) this month is "fresh", fresh eggs is what sprung into my mind, so I delved into our endless supply of photos and found this one of Robert hand feeding the chickens about two years ago! Unfortunately we now only have two chickens left, one is so old that it doesn't lay anymore, and the other just doesn't want to. So we no longer have really fresh eggs. I think it is about time we looked into getting some more chickens - I miss the endless supply of eggs, and they were so delicious!

Credits:
An ordinary Day, Suspended Frames and Paper Alpha by KimB Designs at DSO

Bye 4 now

Wow! Thank you all!

I can't believe all the downloads my little kit is getting - thanks so much for that. And those who commented, YOU ALL MADE MY DAY! I will definitely be having another go at this some time (probably the next colour challenge), its so much fun, now I have gotten over the nervousness.
Well for those of you here for the kit, you'll have to scroll down to yesterdays post. But you can read your way there, too.

Well, today I was supposed to get the car back! But they haven't even called me! Bit of a cheek really, but I am hoping that as they messed up, they will knock a bit off the bill! - I know big firms don't normally, but I can hope. And tomorrow I will be on the phone to them, to get them to do my shopping, if they can't get me the car back!
Its not quite that bad here, I did have enough to feed us, and it was no problem getting to and from Kindergarden, the weather was beautiful. We were out in the garden again all afternoon. Richard doesn't like it out there as long as Robert does, and the last hour or so, I have to keep telling him, we'll go in in a minute! I got some good pics (I think) of the two of them with their sunglasses! They do look cute in them, and today, they looked even cuter, as they were wearing "smart" shirts (like Daddy)!

That was about it for today, you don't really want to hear how I conquered my mountain of ironing, do you!?!
I did keep checking back here often to read the comments, and to watch the numbers rise! It's so much fun! Thanks for making it possible.
I have a layout for you later, if you want to stop by again!

Here it is! This is using a sketch from ScrappinFreeStyle's mom2paigenjunior .
It is Robert and Richard having fun in the grass on our way home from the fairground last Thursday!

Credits:
Call me Casual by Sweet Digi Scraps at Been There Scrapped That

I'm back again, with another layout for you. This is a surprise for my friend Michelle! You see, Michelle too has her first kit on her blog (my layout with her kit, will take you straight to her blog, where you can download it if you like!)

Credits:
Spring Day by Michelle at www.mickeyscorner08.blogspot.com

Bye 4 now

My first ever Scrapbooking Kit!

can you believe it, I am actually nervous about this post! Sometime last week, I think it was the day Kim B. posted the colours for the DSO May Colour Challenge, I decided I would see if I could work out how to make my own papers. Then "I wonder if I can make a frame, ...." And now I have my first very own kit. To offer you. Not all of the papers and elements are on the preview, another thing I have yet to master...but the best bits are!

I made most of it my self, but I did use a couple of the bits from Sweet Digi Scraps Designers Grab Bag available at Been There Scrapped That.
I have a long way to go, but I hope that a little something of it appeals to a few of you. And please let me know if you do use it, I would love to see it in action.

It is in two downloads for you

PAPERS here
ELEMENTS here

I love to read your comments, please leave some love. And remember if you like what you get, and know someone else who would like it too, send them to my blog. Thanks

We're walking!

Yep, the car is in for its annual inspection and to have a couple of scratches and dents removed, so Robert, Richard and I now have to walk! It is going to take longer than expected, but we should get the car back sometime tomorrow afternoon. Well, at least the weather is OK. Actually this morning was a lot nicer than this afternoon, it has looked like rain most of the afternoon, especially as soon as Robert, Richard and I set foot outside.
Robert decided that we would go for a walk this afternoon, so we did, we went to watch the horses, the boys were most fascinated by them as three out of 4 did a wee-wee once we got there. The boys thought that was great! So they sat down on the path and waited for the fourth horse to have to go, but he wouldn't oblige!

Once home it was bath time, then tea time, and now bedtime! Time does fly some days! And today was one of them.
Not much more to say about today.

Here is a layout I have done for Digital Arts Cafe. I used Adelina's kit - Denim Fantasy. It's Robert and Richard on their way to the fairground on Thursday. They looked so cute holding hands together as we walked.

Credits:
Denim Fantasy by Adelina at Digital Arts Cafe

Bye 4 now

A little late today!

We have been out all afternoon, friends were having a barbecue by the river, near where we used to live. So we got in the car and went and joined them there - it was GREAT fun! We haven't seen this lot of friends for too long, it was good to get together with them again, and it was as if we hadn't been away! Just great.
The weather was perfect for the gettogether too, infact the boys have VERY rosy cheeks this evening and have just had some Aloe Vera on them, to cool them down. Haven't checked my own, but I am usually the first to get sunburnt. oops!

In the morning Florian put the summer tyres on the car, as this or next week we have to take this one back and get our new one! Time flies, it only seems like last week that I was picking this car up!

The boys had a VERY VERY blue ice-cream whilst we were out, and I am sure that that is the reason that they did not sleep a wink on the drive home today, and were full of beans when we were putting them to bed. Little monsters! I think I will rule BLUE ice-cream out in future. I tried it, it was awful, but they loved it!

I'll scrap the blue ice-cream tomorrow perhaps, for today I just had to scrap Robert and his new sunglasses! He didn't take them off, he did at times push them onto his forehead, but for the most they were on his nose, even to watch TV! So cool!!

Credits:
Call me Casual by Sweet Digi Scraps

Bye 4 now

Another great day!

It started off REALLY well. Florian did get up with the boys and kept them out of our room, so I got a lay in, and didn't get out of bed til 10.30am! I feel so much better for it. Yesterday I was that exhausted, that I didn't even scrap a layout! Today I could scrap a thousand, well sort of, but we still have visitors. I have just put the boys to bed, and am waiting to see, if they need anything, but then I will go back downstairs and join in the fun around the fire.

Florian and I hang a lot of photos up on the walls today, something we have been meaning to do for a LONG while. But I finally got around to ordering some big prints (a great offer from Snapfish) and as I have a thing about buying frames, we actually had enough to frame them all (7 altogether I think) and now when you go upstairs you get to see the family (mostly the boys). It looks really good!

Then this afternoon our friends joined us for a barbecue. Mmh, delicious, I just love summer and barbecues! We had steak, salad, pasta salad, sausages, garlic bread and feta cheese. Delicious! The boys ate nearly all the sausages in one packet, I think that is about 12 small sausages! They really tucked in and really enjoyed it!
Hopefully all the fresh air has worn them out and they sleep well!
Right I am off now, all is quiet, back to our friends
Bye 4 now

A birthday party!

Today was Robert and Richard's friend Florian (yep same name as my husband!)'s Birthday! He had a lovely little party, with his friends and his Mum's friends. So we all had a great time there. It was good to see the girls again, with Robert being ill, I hadn't seen them for a while, so we had a great natter. AND.. we will be seeing oneanother again, next Friday evening, for even more chatting!
Being away this afternoon and all day yesterday, I seem way behind on the housework, so hopefully, when Florian gets home in a minute, he won't turn around again! I have just been so exhausted all week. I hope it is just lack of sleep. I am hoping to convince Florian to get up with the kids in the morning and give me a couple of hours extra sleep. We'll see, he has had a cold all week, so I hope he is feeling up to it!

Robert did some more drawings tonight, when we got home from the party! Why is it that he does his BEST drawings on the magnetic drawing board?! Oh well, I managed to grab it off of him and Richard, before they erased it, so I will get a photo of it, when I go downstairs, and maybe scrap it tonight. Up until last week, Roberts drawings looked just like scribbles, even Robert drew them, then looked at them and decided what they most resembled. But all of a sudden, like someone switched a switch to on. He is drawing little people! And I know I am biased, but I think they are so cute!!! (I'll show you later, if I don't get to scrap them I will post the pics instead) Here is the picture, on the left we have Richard, in the middle it's me, and on the right is Robert! I'll have to scrap them soon, though!



OK, now to get downstairs and do some more clearing up, before Florian comes home.
Bye 4 now

Father's Day

here in Germany, Florian unfortunately has to work tomorrow, so he gets his hugs from the kids on Saturday!
They (well, me really) sent him some cards by email. Today i can show them on my blog and in the galleries!

This first one, was taken last weekend, when Robert cuddled up to do some colouring in! So cute.

Credits:

Wise Guy - Been There Scrapped That Collab Kit
Heart - Grateful 4 U Collab Kit
"Daddy" wordart - Digitreats (ABC Kits)

This was taken at the playground at the restaurant on the first Spring days in February.

Credits:

Saturday in the Park by Bon Scrapatit Designs
Wordart by Digitreats (ABC Kits)

And this one is Richard comfy on Florian's lap reading Fairy Tales. His favourite book for that weekend (changes regularly).

Credits:
Bookworm by MickeyB Designs

The boys and I went to visit Nanna and Pop today. it was a great day. We went to the fair in the afternoon, the boys saved Nanna and Pop LOTS of money, by "refusing" to go on any of the rides! Well, Robert did go on one carousel, but did NOT enjoy it. He didn't like all the noises, I think it really frightened him. Strange really, as it was a carousel, that he has been on before and enjoyed. Of course, Mum had bought two tickets, Richard refused from the start, and Robert was no way going on it again. So hopefully Zoe and Mia want a ride at some time over the weekend!
What they did enjoy was fishing. A stall where you have a net and fish the fish out of the water. they are worth a certain amount of points at the end. And Robert and Richard had enough for 3 matchbox cars and a lollypop each! that they did enjoy!

After the fair, we walked back along the river and watched the boats, then the boys played in the VERY long grass. They kept flopping in it! So cute!
It was as I said a great day out! Wore the boys out, so i may be in for another good nights sleep.
Bye 4 now