How ......

Random thoughts for the weekend:-

* How is it when you are having a well earned sleep-in the phone has to ring and you're the only silly bunny who will get up to answer it even though child #2 is sitting 3 meters from it?

* How many times can you ask a teenager to pick up the wet towels off the bathroom floor and hang them up before it finally sinks in?

* How come when you go to a movie session - the kids from hell have to sit right behind you even when the cinema is 3/4 empty?

* How is it that it's Ok to interrupt me in the middle of doing something but is not Ok when it's dh?

* How do the 48 hours of a weekend flash past so quickly it feels like only 12?

Beauty

Thought I'd share this stunning sunset with you. There's a certain time late of an afternoon as the setting sun hits a particular spot on the horizon when the world becomes bathed in golden light. I was lucky enough to capture that few minutes of beauty the other evening. The eucalyptus trees in the National Park behind our house looked sensational.

Crop Day

Had a lovely day to myself (and 20+ other ladies) at a crop day yesterday. A group I associate with hold these every second month and I must admit I look forward to each and every one as some special "me" time. I know I can scrapbook at home but the atmosphere and friendly warmth makes these events different- you spend time with like minded people, network socially as well as do some quality scrapping. I managed to get 10 layouts completed (or near completed with perhaps just a little polishing off at home yet to do) as well as eat lunch and have endless coffee and tea while chatting the hours away with friends. What more could a girl want?

A beginning ....

I can't believe it has taken me most of this morning to set this up; so much for a quick, easy 5 minutes. Admittedly a large chunk of this wasted time was taken up trying to find a suitable blog name. Wow how difficult was that !! I wanted this blog to not just be about me but about my family as well - where I could share the happenings in our lives; the successes and achievement of all of us. Yet I still wanted to showcase my scrapping and family history and the things that I do and are important to me. I bandied about with so many words and combinations of words all of which were already taken until frustrated I decided it was coffee time. Then standing pouring water into the mug I realised I was over thinking it all and I needed to go back to what I thought of originally (Pieces of Us) and work from there with what was available. So after a few misses I came to "Scrap Pieces of Me" which although doesn't include the family "us" I reason since I am the one who will be doing the blogging and the entries will come from my perspective; suits just fine.

So welcome to "Scrap Pieces of Me". I hope you enjoy this journey I am about to embark upon.