Laptop-less :(

I'm struggling with an old desktop computer this weekend as my laptop has had to go back to the shop after it came home WORSE than before I took it in for a 'service'!!! Not happy Jan!

We've had an emotional weekend with the girls both marching in the local ANZAC day march. I always get teary especially as I see more and more grandchildren marching with/in place of their grandparents.

I was drawn to a couple of people this march including a quite elderly lady proudly marching all the way - without a vehicle! There was another ol' chap - in a vehicle - yelling "Aussie Aussie Aussie" out the window and loving the crowd yelling "Oi Oi Oi" back at him!! For some reason I'm also drawn to the Vietnam Vets as they proudly march too! Image below is from their ranks!

Scrap wise - without access to my scanner AND photoshop I've had to rely on dodgy photo's and limited photo editing software to post a few items I've completed.

Scrap Chat's monthly card sketch challenge...

52 Pick Up Challenge #16 @ LSBS ...

Also did the OLW challenge for Scrap Chat ... but photo (taken tonight) is too dodgy to share!!

Another successful Guide Crop

I enjoyed a lovely afternoon/evening yesterday with about 12 other scrappers ... at the Girl Guide hut. We had a lucky door prize and paid for pizza for dinner and still made about $70 so I'm happy.

I also managed to do some scrapping....

Inchies for the Stamp Shak...."red" and "easter"

April LO Sketch challenge for the Stamp Shak...

Challenge 1 for the LSBS "Let's Get Physical" CC ...

April colour challenge at Scrap Chat....purple, green & one other colour (not black or white) AND an owl + simple design...

Scrap Chat OLW for this weekend..."follow"

I also made a card for a friend (hope she doesn't look at my blog this week) ... as she gets ready to move on to another job

Almost time

to go back to work :( Back to the coal mine tomorrow.

We've had a lovely break and Easter. Hope you enjoyed Easter too!

DH & I are childless for two nights!!! As both DD's are over at Straddie (island) staying with GF's. So we're off to a curry house for dinner tonight ;)

Managed a few digi LO's while away and a few more paper LO's since getting home.

Have been "playing" over at the Pickleberrypop forum lately and a few of these are for template and other challenges there.

This one is for the digi challenge at Scrap Chat this month.

(All acknowledgements for elements/designs/templates are on the original sites.)

LO's for LSBS 52 Pick Up challenges #14 & #15....

Scrap Chat OLW..."silly" and "inspiration"

And some from before holidays that I hadn't shared yet...

A colour combo challenge from Alz @ Scrap Chat

A double LO for challenge #13 @ LSBS...

A sketch challenge from Stamp Shak for March...

Need to spend the rest of the week getting ready for our Girl Guide Crop on Saturday.

Holiday Images

Having a great holiday at Kirra ... here's the proof! Heading back to reality tomorrow!

First three months...

I've been doing a photo challenge this year --- not a 365 one --- but a 52 one!

Here are my snaps for the first three months of 2009. You can check them out here.