2 tags and 2 (more!) awards

i turn my back for literally 5 minutes (ok, overnight in auckland at a rock concert. more on THAT later!) and i have been generously bestowed twice again.

firstly, thanks to dusty spider for this award. i'd happily natter with you any day too!

and to working mum for this blog of distinction - much appreciated!

and now onto the tags. one is only slightly more interesting than the other, but here goes.

firstly, the reluctant housewife tagged me with the book tag. i’ve probably killed this one right dead, but it was right there on the coffee table, so waddyagonnado?...

Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
Open the book to page 123.
Find the 5th sentence.
Post the next 3 sentences.
Tag 5 people.

(the book) Don’t call me Ishmael!
(the 5th sentence) Think, kingsley.

(and the 2 following that) Try to remember. It’s very important.

Ok, i can see how this would normally turn out a little more insightful. Not today tho lol. because i value my blogging friends, i'm not tagging anyone right now.

and now for the MEME tag. not only did working mum give me an award she would also like to know more about me (really, i’m not that interesting!)

What was i doing 10 years ago? well, on the 21st day of 1998 i gave birth to our 4th daughter, and that was pretty much it for the year. last night i looked through all my photos of 1998 and we had ONE trip to christchurch to see my folks, and THAT WAS IT.

as you can from this pic, i already HAD one baby and was about to drop another.

i hadn't had a full night's sleep in around 2 years, and i wouldn't get one for another 5. such is life. those days are long gone, and while i luuuuuuuuuuuuurve babies, i'm happy with my walkin', talkin', can-look-after-themselves pre-teen and teenage models.

there they are - my 4 girls. it occurs to me as i load these photos, that daughters 1, 2 and 3 are all wearing dungarees. this in no way reflects my fashion sense, either now or back in the late 90s. i can only pray that it was a freak occurrence and that it will never, EVER happen again. ever.

5 snacks i enjoy:

1. Sour cream and chives chips
2. Sour cream and chives sakata crackers
3. Chocolate raisins
4. Pinky bars
5. Anything covered in chocolate

Things i would do if a were a billionaire:

1. Give some money to my parents (and my parents-in-law)
2. Redecorate
3. Travel. Travel, travel!!!!!
4. Give a tonne to charity
5. Give a very small amount to my children who would still complain that their red enzo Ferrari was the wrong colour

5 jobs i have had:

1. Strawberry picker
2. Babysitter (does that count?)
3. Typist in a typing pool
4. Personal assistant (although when i was working (like for money before i became a SAHM) they weren’t called PAs, they were still called secretaries
5. SAHM

3 of my bad habits:

1. Interrupting people
2. Starting one job before finishing another
3. Control freak

5 places i have lived:

1. Christchurch
2. Wellington
3. Wellington
4. Atlanta
5. Wellington

Like, actually – in that order. the wellington ones were all different houses. does that count?

5 ppl i want to know more about:

1. Melinda
2. Kristi
3. Lynette
4. Janette
5. Nikki

thanks for the op! hey! you guys still awake???

Tag - I'm It!

Tagged by Ellie.

7 random facts about moi...

1. I’m a trainspotter. I know the licence plate numbers of all my closest friends. If i’m driving around town and think i see someone i know, i check out the licence plate before waving.
2. I’ve been inside Buckingham palace.
3. I laugh when people fall down and hurt themselves. This is why i find steve martin’s version of pink panther hysterical.
4. I like even numbers better than odd ones.
5. I think the quickest way to ruin chocolate is to bury a nut in it. I will however still eat scorched almonds by eating the chocolate from the outside then throwing away the nut.
6. I love stand-up comedy.
7. When my mother was in labour, the car was being serviced, so my parents drove to the hospital in a taxi. Apparently the driver said ‘don’t have your baby in my car!’

i tag lynette, margo, sandy, gemma, susan, nikki and katie, and i look forward to reading your randomness!

Tuesday Tag

found this one on cathy z's blog. is flogging someone's tag blog etiquette???

1. Name your two favourite scrapbooking topics:
everyday family moments, friends

2. Where are the two best places you’ve been to?
san francisco, atlanta

3. Name two things you do every day:
brush my teeth, dishes

4. Tell us two things that pretty much everyone knows about you:
i’m organised, i talk a lot

5. Tell us two things that everyone DOESN’T know about you:
i once went to a garden party at Buckingham palace, i used to be quiet

6. Tell us two things that got you into the hobby of scrapping:
a friend whose name i can’t even remember (how bad is that), curiosity

7. Tell us two things that you want to accomplish in the next six months:
attend a photography course, sustained and regular flossing

8. Name your two favourite scrapping tools:
white wine and fiskars

9. Name your two favourite sources of scrapping inspiration:
sketches and challenges

10. How has your scrapping changed since you started?
it’s more about the moments than the big events (i have cathy z to thank for that), and i got way more adventurous with colour

11. What scrapbooking project have you yet to try but would love to?
altered cd album, and i want to say 'something with chipboard'...

i don't yet have many blog friends, so i apologise to the select few i'm about to annoy: kristi, colleen, lynette, tamy, margo and melinda - cheers girls! ps - delete 'scrapping' where appropriate and replace with any other craft!

ps - in draft this looks neat and each tag is on a separate line - blogger's working' against me his morning...

Blogging is addictive...

and frustrating - it keeps running all my paragraphs together!!!

so no-one tagged me with this hubby tag, but i thought it was kinda fun, so here goes...


What's his name? mr scrappy
How long did you date? 3 years, including a one year engagement
How old is he? i'm going to be throwing him a big party next year. he'll be half a hundred
Who eats more? he does (it's not even close)
Who said 'i love you' first? he did, standing in the kitchen in his flat. my knees almost gave out
Who is taller? he is, by a good 5 inches
Who sings better? he does - again, not even close!
Who is smarter? physics was (did i say was?) IS his favourite subject.
Who does the laundry? ME!!!!!! and i do it very well too
Who does the dishes? he/she who cooks doesn't have to do the dishes
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? as you look at the bed, i do. if you in the bed, he does
Who pays the bills? i do. i'm very good with paperwork
Who mows the lawns? a nice man called graham
Who cookes dinner? monday to friday - me; saturday and sunday he does
Who drives when you're together? he does
Who is more stubborn? i'll probably have to put my hand up for that one...
Who kissed who first? he did
Who asked who out first? he did
Who proposed? he did - very romantic it was too
Who is more sensitive? i am. hellooooooo, i'm a chick!
Who has more friends? i do. hellooooooooooo, i'm a chick!
Who has more siblings? he does 6 to 1
Who wears the pants in the family? ME!!!


and here he is...

DH with #4 daughter