Friday 25 January 2013

No Place like Home

Nope, there isn't... and I have come to learn what that phrase means the hard way over the last two years . I yearned for my "home" in Port Elizabeth that I left behind. I realised this year that it wasn't my "house" as such but the family and friends I left behind that my heart misses most. My "new" house up here IS my HOME and it's where share memories with my love Wayne.. where I can relax, work, decorate and just be.

Yup, there is No Place Like Home:

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 No Place Like Home

Contains:
18 papers 12x12
56 Elements:
18 Word art and accents.
1 Full Paper sketch Alpha in Upper/Lower/Numerals and popular Exclamations
In Sheet and separated PNG.

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kb-NPLH_Alpha Alpha

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And of course my CT team have just rocked the socks off of this one again!
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By Bekah

Carol By Carol

Jhari By Jhari

Hutchie By Hutchie

Paula by Paula

loucee_noplacelikehome By Loucee

wench By Kristine

Our-Home_zps39038d29 By Jenni

Ruthy By Ruthy

I volunteered to make the ScrapMatters Newsletter Challenge Posting Gift.. so make sure you come along and join in the fun to claim the ADD ON too!

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Be sure to check my Newsletter for an "extra Discount coupon" just for you!

I had a few Alphas made for this kit and kept these for a little added extra FREEBIE..

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You can grab them HERE: So sorry this link has EXPIRED


Well I hope Live writer plays nice now as I will be at the airport and yakking my poor sons head off when this goes live- lol.
Hope you all have a fab weekend.. I know I am going too- WHEEE!
Hugs and Loves

Thursday 24 January 2013

YAY.. they're on their way.

and I'm a poet and I didn't know it- BWHAHAHA. Yippppeeee, the kids are on their way home.. and I am just about peeing in my pants here with excitement. I can't WAIT to see them. Nathan phoned me earlier from Heathrow airport (the 12 hour lay over - YIKES) to say they landed in London safely and of course to give me a list of things to "bring with" when we fetch them.. Appeltizer, Biltong and some Liquorish allsorts so they can have them all in the car on the way home. They have missed these SA favourites so much that I get a list from "London"?? BWAHAHAHA.

I was also told that I can NOT hold the family "Golf title" until he has played against me too... so a game is booked for Sunday! mmmmm, lets just say I'm quite happy to have held the title for little over a month..but who knows, maybe jetlag will play in my favour- hee hee.

I have my first "official" kit for the year coming out tomorrow as well... woot, good day all round for sure. Here is a little sneak peek of what I have been busy with...

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I can't wait to show you the fantastic Creative inspirations my team have done with this kit.

Until tomorrow:

Hugs and Loves

Friday 18 January 2013

I'm Back...... "eventually"

Happy New Year everyone... I hope you all had a fantastic time while I was on holiday?, a great Christmas? Fun New Year celebration?? ... Gosh, it's seems like I have been gone for months.. but the break did me the world of good.
OMG, I will say that I thought Wayne would be the one that would battle with the kids not being with us this year....... UHUH.. oh NO, it was ME! lol. Wayne was the one "consoling" me - not the other way around.. Christmas Day was the worst for me.. I woke up to a long beautiful message from Nathan and Kris on my BBM.. and well lets just say I landed up removing the make up on my face for most of the day. We spent a lovely day and lunch with my Mom, Step Dad, and Dad ( yeah he came too- lol), but gosh I missed my boy horribly!

BUT... it did get a little easier for me after Christmas day was past.. and I had a fantastic time relaxing and breathing in the sea air ;-).
We also had my Dad staying with us the whole holiday and I am soooo impressed with his progress from his "emergency" hip replacement in October.. He even climbed into the boat for boat trips, fished and of course worked in the garden around the holiday house.

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(Wayne, my dad, Michael and son Keaton) Look at us... the MEN IN BLACK?....... mmmmmmm, maybe not- BWHAHAHA!
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Pumping Prawn for fishing ( hard work and always helps when you have more than one pair of hands and muscles to get them- lol)
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A Seafood Dinner dad....oooooh YUM! lol.
Yup Sherlock has the most fun on our holiday.. and he loves eating the prawns as they come out in the mud.. you loose them if you aren't quick enough to pick them up- lol
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You think this mud is good for my skin?? lol
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Co- Captain! And this is where Sherlock sits on the boat everytime we are on it.. no exceptions.. lol. Everyone on the river knows Wayne now through "talking" about the "River Dog" that loves to drive the boat- hahahaha.
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We also got the chance to go into Port Elizabeth for a night and stayed at the new 5 star Hotel on the Beachfront.... We had lunch with my dear "missed" friends Antoinette ( with Pieter of course- lol) and Gaylene. mmmm lets just say that we left lunch late evening and made enough noise that the owner remembered the "Johannesburg" people when another friend went for lunch there a few days later- hahahaha.
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Our other friend Craig came out for a few days of fishing and golf too.. and I just LOVE this photo with the rainbow that seemed to be close enough to touch.
One advantage of Nathan not being with us this year is that I CAUGHT THE BIGGEST FISH!! BWAHAHAHA- I DID! Holey cow.. haven't won that "holiday title" in over 5 years!
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AND.... I got to play our annual "holiday golf" match (minus Nathan of course) against Wayne and Craig....... AND I WON THE GAME!! OMG, seriously... I have been teased non stop since then about my handicap needing to be cut- BWHAHAHA.. Hey boys.. you got to keep it in the green stuff- not the bush! lol
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No need to put that Craig... it's not going to help.. BWHAHAHAHAHA.. I won by 9 shots!
Anyway... lots of rambling and I still have sooo many photo's to get through- but you got the "abridged" version- lol
I still have a bit of sorting to do.. but hoping if I ignore it long enough it will just get done- BWHAHAHAH... hey I had my PC and internet back this week,
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My sister Gaye and Leah have been busy  -  a Match made in Heaven!            Got to check it out:
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Valentine Collab Bundle by Mommyish & GS Creations
I also have a new set of "oriental" inspired patterns up today: 25% off for a limited time
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I also have a little CU doodled flower FREEBIE for you today:
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It coordinates with my Pats n Prints 23 
(also 25% off if you missed them before)
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Flower is 4.5 x 9.5 inches:
You can grab it here: So sorry this link has EXPIRED

Thanks for reading and for sharing in my "ramblings" today- lol. Have a fantastic weekend.
Hugs and Loves