Well, a lot can happen in a week! On Wednesday I caught up with the lovely Chris Millar and her family who were over here for a wedding! It was lovely chatting with both Chris and Jason and their girls are beautiful as well. Kate and Steph were also at the get together and it is always fun to catch up with those two. My goodness Chelsea looks amazing for a little girl who has had such major surgery so recently! What a little trooper! I got this pic of all the kids together. (Kate only had Chelsea and Georgia with her and I had Ethan and Kaityln only as the other 2 boys were at school, while Steph just had Madison as Emma was at school as well)
On Thursday it was the boys sports day at school. OK I have to admit that I don''t have future olympians but they still are very cute! It was quite a warm day and by the end of it I was well and truly sick to death of flies! But the funniest part of the day was the preschoolers race! Ethan and Kaitlyn both had a go at this. WHile I am concentrating on little miss getting over the line I hear calls of ''stop, come back'' and then laughter from the crowd, followed by cheering and calls of keep going. I look up from Miss K to see 4 little pre-schooler boys half way around the 400m track (Ethan was 1 of them) and those little legs on all 4 boys kept going right the way around until they had done a full lap! Mind you, while I was concentrating on Mr E and his mammoth feat, Miss K had then trotted almost up to the 100m line, she thought she was capable of a lap as well! I dutifully chased after her and brought her back! What a day!
On the scrapping front, I have decided I need to do more than just my CBX DT stuff, so I have begun to do the challenges on the Colour Combo Blog ! In fact I have done 4 LO''s this week!!!!! I haven''t done that for a very long time! I will share a couple now:
Colour Combo #95
Colour Combo #94
This week also marked the announcement of a major decision I have made. We officially put Scrapbook Station on the market. In light of previous posts, I have come to the decision that I really need to spend more time with my kids. They are only young once and you don''t get a chance for a do over, it really is a case of get it right the first time! I feel like Ethans first 5 years rushed by so fast that it is barely a blink of an eye and as for Kaitlyn, I cant believe she will be 16 months old on the 17th of this month! I want to spend more time with them, play with them and not feel so stressed out on a day off that I have to do all the household chores and can''t just sit and play with them. So this is the start of a new chapter in my life. I will be a SAHM once the business is sold or by June 30 next year, which ever comes first! I haven''t been a SAHM for almost 10 years! I have returned to work almost immediately after the birth of the last 3 kids, Lachlan was the only baby that had me for a full year! Now lets hope I can stick to a mighty strict budget! LOL!
oh my Janine...what a huge decision...all the very best with the outcome and you are right.....the are only little once and you cant turn back the clock.....
my baby is starting high school next year.....mine are 13 and 15..i sometimes wish for the time back, i forget what they were like when they were little.....
you are lucky enogh to have your beautiful pages to remind you of their childhood and now you get to have fun with the rest of them:)
All the best....ps i believe we also have a cousin in common who had a new baby girl recently....Rylee:)
Posted by: charmaine | November 15, 2008 at 04:44 PM
Hey Janine you have to do whats right for you and your family.Love the layouts.Take care Kerrry xx
Posted by: kerry murray | November 15, 2008 at 09:11 PM
Hi Janine, it was so wonderful to see you, Kaitlyn and Ethan on Wednesday and we still can't thank you enough for that ride up to Greenwith!! What a life saver you are!! I've got photos I'll send through to you when I get organised. Your layouts here are superb! I'll have to have a look at the colour combo site myself. Congratulations on your decision and I hope the sale goes well.
Posted by: Chris Millar | November 16, 2008 at 08:16 AM
wow what a huge descision that must have been for you. I hope the right buyer comes along really soon for you. Im sure you will just love having all that time to spend with your gorgeous children!
Nic xxx
Posted by: Nic Wood | November 19, 2008 at 10:20 PM
yep... that decision. I have popped it on my blog too just in case there are any prospective buyers ..... sob sob. Beautiful layouts hon, that photo of Miss K - wow. Love it. Soon you will be inducted in the world of SAHM's. You will absolutely love it. The time is something you can never have again. xo
Posted by: steph caskey devlin | November 21, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Oh no Janine... who am I going to come in and talk to for hours whilst I scrap shop??!! I understand though.. time flies... i said to sam... so do u think i can buy a scrapbook shop hehehe I wish!
xox
Posted by: Jahnava | November 25, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Oh, so sad for the shop, but so good for you! You won't know yourself with all that extra time (?!) to garden, sew, scrap... it'll be a new you! Lovely LO's. You are such an expert, everything you do ought to be published... mine are still a little hit and miss! xx
Posted by: Kym Piez | November 25, 2008 at 10:04 PM