Its a dry one LOL

Hi there,

Its been a little bit since my last blog. I have been working a lot of hours recently, starting off thinking the week I am not going to get many hours and end up having to refuse shifts due to working too many hours (am only allowed to work 38 hours before overtime cuts in and they dont want to pay that for some reason LOL).

I have been working on off the page stuff this week. Undercoating and sanding etc. That is the worst part of it I think. Today, I am hoping to get some colour on the boxes etc that I am doing. Its just a couple of things to put my things in at home and I wanted to make the faded boxes look better.

My retreat is paid for so I am really excited about it. They have just about packed all the retreat goodies and kits for the weekend so I am hoping to hear from the lady today so I can get an idea of which photos to take for the kits. These kits include a class and since I havent done many classes since living in Qld, I thought I would take the opportunity to get some learning done. Hopefully this will reflect in my LOs when I get back. Also we are going to be at a Christian Centre so this will be a "dry" camp, but the last turn off we have to make is at a pink pub so may have to go for a wander if I get the time. Sunday we dont even have to leave till 3pm so that is fabulous, with 2 classes being held on Sunday and 4 on Saturday. There is also going to be an "Op Shop Glamour Night". Looks like I will be visiting Lifeline or somewhere like that to get a glamour gown for the night. I want to join in the fun. It sounds so much like what we did at "Stamp Camp" at Penrith a few years back and it was sooo much fun. They will be wrapping it up fairly early so we can get in and do some more scrapping. I cant wait to see our goodies bag. I know we are getting an album and a big Rusty Pickle letter in this bag as the letter is one of their weekend challenges, and a class on Friday night after we all settle in. I just cant wait till the 1st of December. I feel almost organised for it already.

Tonight I am going to "Friday night Frenzy" at my LSS, "The Scrapbook Cupboard", which is on Siganto Drive, Oxenford, Gold Coast. I went last fortnight and the girls there are great to "play" with.

DD turned 15 last Saturday the 11th. The 15yo "girl stuff" well and truly kicked in with 2 massive fights with her this week. I had actually begun to think she had turned a corner but no if anything she has kicked it up another gear. I actually asked her what she wanted me to do the other night and she doesnt know. How can I help her or do anything for her when she doesnt even know what she wants. I know this is a teenage thing as I can remember not knowing what I wanted at her age and just wanted my mum to leave me alone so I could read. Paige has her sport and at the moment she has finished Volleybal and hockey and has nothing to do. I feel she needs this time to chill out as she does soo much hockey once the season starts, she was very tired at the end of this season. On the other hand, she has been recognised at her high school for her work in hockey and received a sports award on Tuesday in the form of a medal. She also came top in her PE class and received a very nice trophy at the awards night last Thursday. PE is not what it was when i went to school. I just did a couple of periods of some sport thing and that was it. She has theory of the sport they are studying and they learn to run tournaments for the sport and also go into injury stuff and history of the game and benefits for fitness and healthy living etc. It is a great subject for her and she does well in it.

Today I am going to start labelling my tools etc so that they are all named for the retreat. LOL its like when i sent my son to school camp a couple of weeks ago, labelling everything in sight for him. Oh also and I have to work and get ready for the crop night tonight and I want to get some paint on my off the page stuff. So I am off to make a start.