Template Number 1

As the title says this is my very first template to share.  I am sharing this as a follow up from last weeks blog post about recording your childs stay in hospital.

I have chosen to share a template from this page.

I chose this page because it has space for lots of journalling and a photo.  You could even get your child to decorate the paper if you treat it like a sketch.

Hopefully this link will provide you with the download.  Please let me know if it does not work as I am such a novice with this kind of thing.

Well I hope this will be of help for you. 

Wordless Wednesday 28 July

Here is my Wordless Wednesday photo.  My photo was taken last Sunday.

Have a great day.

Reading

Andre just arrived home and got straight on with his reading tonight.  Perhaps this enthusiasim has something to do with the fact it is a non fiction book.  Maybe this has got something to do with the fact that I did not work today and had a snooze...now feeling fresh.

Whatever the case I hope it last.  In my experience as a teacher, little boys tend to be more of a challenge to be inspired by reading.

Monday Menu 26 July

Here is the menu for this week

Monday  Steak and potato with green vege

Tuesday  Middle Eastern pizza

Wednesday  Salmon and rice patties

Thursday  Crockpot chicken casserole

Friday  Ham corn and cheese pasta pie

Saturday  French oinion soup

Sunday  leftovers

Creative Team work for Donna Duncombe

It is just a new thing but I am part of the wonderful Donna Duncombes creative team.  I was using the Summer Days kit found at Funkyplayground Designs

  The credits for this page can be found here

The credits for this page can be found here.

A Photo Book to explain hospital visits

This activity is a little less impulsive but none theless if your child is in hospital for a long stay for frequent stays then perhaps there is a story to tell.  So a story book with your own photos just might be the ideal solution.  This will take a little work from you but the results will be long lasting.  Over the next couple of weeks I will put a couple of templates that can be down loaded just to help you get started.

While I am working out how to create a template or two for you I thought that I would just share some of the pages I have created

1.  First up is this blog post.  Diagnosis and Recovery

2.  Here is another page and blog post about medication

3.  What about this one It's That time of the year.

I have taken ages to sort through my blog posts to find these links so now I need to work out a different menu system on my blog.

Dare to try Hybrid

I have an adverse response to any crafting activity that involves scissors.

This is very ironical considering that I started my digital scrapbooking journey through more traditional card making.  Now I wonder what I ever did without the delete or undo buttons on my faithful Photoshop programme.

I am seriously in awe of the incredible talent that hybrid artists have.  Take a look at The Hybrid Chick and you will what I mean just as a start.

Moving on and in conjunction with my budget managment refinement that I have been doing, I started by really liking the ideas of  Dave Ramsey.  This fitted really nicely with me because when we lived in Brunei there was very little access to any forms of plastic cash.  Cash was always necessary when doing the everyday shopping.  In fact I have been using cash for quite some time but this post just refined things a little more for me.

One thing moved to another, well really I just added Daves post to my favourites and stored the idea for a while.  Finally I was templeted to be more proactive when I discovered this project by Kelleigh Ratzclaff which came with a freebie, envelopes (how hard could they be).

Oh such lovely envelopes and I just had to make them.  I even have a stash of paper from my card making days sitting in the cupboard along with some double sided tape and a fabulous pair of scissors.  Oh yes I have the most lovely, accurate(except when I am using them) and sharp scissors just begging to be used.

So in no time I had 8 fabulous looking envelopes which I am particularly proud of.  I have no idea where I am going to keep them but my wallet is not suitable. 

Wordless Wednesday 21 July

Here is my Wordless Wednesday post

This is what life looks like after you have been out jogging the road with Dad and run full speed into a tree.

McKenzie was more sorry about how she was going to look than anything else.

Ode to my Daughter

So this is not an ode but something I have been thinking about in our house especially since my daughter will turn 10 this year and has been coming home from school talking about diet.  Now I know that there are plenty of dietry issues in our house as Hayden doen't eat enough caleries to sustain life so I am alway thinking these things.  This event with my daughter really got me thinking about things to be building into our life now so body image etc do not become issues.  So here is my list just randomly written as I thougth about them.

• As mum I am trying to be a positive role model.

• Listen hard to you as my daughter and help you feel valued

• Support you in all your sporting endeavours by becoming a hockey mum.

• I want to encourage you to take risks. Not just any risks but to climb trees, race go carts ride the waves etc etc. so that you have no need to take extreme risks later.

• I want to help you respect yourself as you grow into a young woman.

• I will be there to support you when you screw up,

• I will support you to develop postitive self esteem. Love who you are both in body and mind.

I even scrapbooked these thoughts so they don't get lost in cyberspace.

Here are the credits

Monday Menu 19 July

Again here we menu making.  I always link to the Organising Junkie so pop over there a take a look at some of the other magnificent menu posts.

Monday  Spaghetti Bolignaise

Tuesday  Sweet and Sour chicken

Wednesday  Steak, potato and salad

Thursday  Steak n Kidney crockpot (my own recipe)

Friday  Nachos

Saturday  Pumpkin and lentil Soup

Sunday  Leftovers