WHY?......... because they can!!

Was driving into town yesterday for a bit of shopping and there on the side of the road to my utter amazement was a H2 Hummer ( OK not so unusual here ) like no other I have seen............ this one was on steroids....... so I had to get a pic to share of this totally over the top but awesome all the same car.......... but still I ask myself WHY?............. because they CAN!

Last nights Halloween party was so much fun I got to meet some very nice people and I hope that we can start to build our community and share a lot more good times together..........

With all the candy around I got my hands on some Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! I have wanted to try these for so log just could never get my hands on them back home in OZ, and I was not disappointed they are totally YUM, a chocolate cup with a centre peanut butter....... I think I have found my fav chocolate ever!!

Hope you all had a great Halloween too.....

HUGZ.

Its here ' Halloween'............

Yeah its halloween and tonight we are going trick or treating around the appartment buildings so that will be fun and a chance for me to meet so of the mums too..........

Was out shopping for some goodies and Cam found some pumpkin lanterns for the window, and I got 2 cool pics of them.............

Well I did have a little time to scrap, I was inspired to use some old photos I took about 6 years ago back in Melbourne of a light tower which changed colour so hence thats what I called this layout.............COLOUR......

Have a Super Spooky Halloween,

HUGZ....

I want to be free.......

I'm trapped at the moment, I can't even take my kids to school......... I feel so weird as for the 4 months before I came over to Adu Dhabi I was the one who did everything for them I was the one running the show and now I'm just here in the appartment, don't get me wrong there is lots of cleaning, washing and ironing to do but who wants to do that!! At least I have big windows that let the light in so I'm not like a mushroom.......... but I avoid all that cleaning stuff by scrapping and you know it seems to be working well, though I have told Cam that he has to take me out to the city on Thursday so I can get a fix of the outside world.....................

Well with that said I scrapped this layout......................

I also find myself thinking of the road trip because I really have not had the time to take in what we did! You know after you have a holiday you sit back and tell your friends about what you did and you kind of start to take it in a lot more, the memories. I had kind of started this layout back home but never got around to finishing it, but I have now.................

Kalin has been missing his mate Mitchy a lot, so I finished of this one for him to put in his room....

And here it is my scrap space, on the floor spread out everywhere. Its kind of like being on a retreat............ will get a desk sometime but for now this is it......

Well I'm off to do some of that crappy stuff like ironing, but you know I'll scrap sometime........

HUGZ.

Sorry I stole your Mojo Witchy.........

Well it looks like my mojo is back, being able to sit and scrap without the worry of others asking me to do something has given me my spark.

And yes another 2 layouts today!! I had to print these pics of myself ( not something I do usually ) and the only photo paper I had was canvas but it did the job........




This layout is of those wonderful man-hole covers that I so adore that are just everywhere you go in Adu Dhabi.

This one is from our first visit to the beach and Regans first splash into the waters of the Arabian Gulf............................

Hugz to all.............

House bound.......

I'm house bound at the moment......... no car, I don't even get to take the kids to school and pick them up! Cam gets to do that for me........... but there is an upside to it ......... I get to scrap with no interuptions and spread my stuff all over the floor ( well I don't have a desk or anything!! ) as long as its picked up and packed away before they all get home, IT'S GREAT!!!


I had a few mini pics of some spots around Melboure that I packed with me and yesterday I did a layout of ' My Home Town '..............................

I so love the statues of the three men thats on the corner of the Burke st Mall, I remember many a year back going into the city and watching someone put a lite cigarette in to each of their mouths, just one of those thing you never seen to forget.

Have a great day,

HUGZ

I SCRAPPED, so happy..........

I got to scrap yesterday, did 2 layouts and it felt good to get paint and ink on my fingers.

Not very arty but nice and basic to get me moving again.

The kids had a wonderful first day at school and just can't wait to get back tomorrow......

More shopping for things for the appartment today so many things to get, you know just little things but tomorrow we get our lounge so I will have something to sit on other than a tiled floor.........

HUGZ

A special day........

Kalin's first day of school and he was so happy, we walked him to his class and he was a bit hesitant but soon forgot that and joined his class to start his day.

Erin was taken upstairs to her year 3 classroom and we dropped Regan of at her year 1 class.

Can't wait to hear about there day when they get home.

I came home to an empty appartment, not since Erin was born nearly 8 years ago have I been childless during the day, its a strange feeling but I know it will pass and I will start to enjoy my time but today it made me cry.......

Hugz...........

A new school...........

Yeah the 3 ferrels have been accepted into Al Yasmina School, their first day is this Thursday!!

Yesterday we picked up the uniform and today we went and got new school shoes so now I just need to make sure its all labled and they are set.........

But it will be an extra special day for my boy Kalin as it is his first day ever!!!

I will be kid free from 8.00am till 1.00pm 5 days a week!!! ( YEAH )

So the kids did a photo shoot in there new uniforms so I could share..........

Erin is sporting a lovely school dress.........

Regan is looking hip in her 3/4 skirt and blouse.........

And Kalin is looking cool in his shirt and shorts.........

He is one very excited boy, ready for his first day of school......

Only 2 more sleeps to the big day!!!

Hugz.........

Bestest Icecream.........

Well I have never had Icecream like this before, its a Gelato but not like the ones I'm used too!!

They are creamy and smooth liked it has been whipped with flavours that linger and refresh......Hummm......Yummmm........

Kalin thinks they are scrumshish..........

Regan just can't get enough in her mouth........

Erin thinks they are so tasty.........

So if you ever see Morrelli's Icecream do not just walk past in wonder....

Stop and indulge your taste buds.... Its worth it!!!!

HUGZ.............

A little share.......

Was going through some pics that I took back in OZ and found a CJ layout I did that I had not had time to share yet so why not now...... this CJs theme was trees and I wanted to do something a bit different for me, as I do take a lot of pics of bark and trees anyway I thought I would do a non pic layout for a change.........



I have always loved the poem ' The Sugar Plum Tree ' and that is what I based my layout on...... those twigs are real and I have hand stitched them to create my tree........

I have only put the first verse of this beautiful poem on my layout so please, find the time to google this poem and have a read for yourself and let your imagination take you to the shore of the lollipop sea............

HUGZ.........

What to do, what to do..........

I'm getting cabin fever in the hotel, no camera and the kids still not at school (paper work problems!!!!) and not even able to scrap..............ARGHHHHHH..................

So the kids and I have been learning the Arabic numbers, not to hard to do as there is only ten of them................. well we thought we should share now you'll all know your numbers in Arabic.......

lets start with Zero......

N0. 1

N0. 2

N0. 3

N0. 4

N0. 5

N0. 6


N0. 7

N0. 8



N0. 9

N0. 10

Ok off you go, and there will be a test!!! HeHe......

HUGZ...............

I better show.........

Well I have given my stand'in camera a bit of a bagging out so I thought I better show you the little devil of a thing........Ok its not so bad but still it ain't my canon!!!!!!!




Yesturday the kids and I took a bus ride to Marina Mall for a look around now that Ramadan is over the coffee shops are open.....YEAH...... and we found a shop that reminded me of a special scrap ladie who loves her Kittys.......these pics are for you Jodie..........




As you can see Kalin was not that keen on having a look.............



Regan taking to the big cuddle kittys..........



Anyone for a pencil.............





And all the kitty stuff you could ever want...........



This next pic is of a shop thats name just cracks me up, so had to share.............

Thay also have a kids version called Baby phat...........I love it...........

Hugz to all........

Picnic in the Desert..........

Well it was more of a dune bash than a picnic but it was my first time into the desert and I was blown away by it.............


So it began as a convoy out into the never never............




We're here , welcome to the DESERT............


And more desert..........



oh and somemore desert....... who am I kidding we're surrounded by it!!!!!!!




And they call this a picnic spot!!!!!!!


Ok there there were a few bikes and quads too, the girls were so very nicely offered a go on the quads this is a pic of Erin about 40 seconds before she slammed it into a fence post!!!!! The only solid thing out in this waste land and she had to hit it, no damage to the quad or Erin........




Ok Regans turn lets try and mame another child......He He He!!!



A waste land of tracks........



My new look Dune Bunny..............




I finally got a good pic of the new car..... It's a Dodge Darango...... and its stuck in the sand.......



Erin has been know as the lizard queen for many years but she truely showed how good she is by finding and capturing this little guy.......... in all this sand.........

So of dune dashing........ this one came of second best by the end of the day..........

I got a ride with Neil a mad crazy Canadian with a Hummer H3....... Oh it was fun and a little scary all rolled into one..........

Pic out the window...... you can see Neils reflection ..............

Late afternoon on the dunes and looking for that perfect shot with an imperfect camera...........










My first sunset over the dunes...............HUGZ