long weekend ....

was spent eating,
chilling out with family,
visiting, eating,
chilling out ...
you get the idea rite ...
it was a closed loop ...
over and over ... hee ...

on one of the days ...
had a crop sessh with my SIC ...
this was the outcome of mine ...
definitely rusty !
but happy with the bright colours :)
and finished some left-over rub-ons ... yay !

O-boy at 4.5 yrs - doing what he knows best - being CHEEKY !


hope your Monday blues are ebbing
mine is as I plan for
this Sat's BBQ ...
*finger's crossed* it stays nice and sunny !

thanks for dropping by ...

loves, N

wishing you ...

H0p-py Lunar New Year !

May your blessings multiply like rabbits !

Hee hee ...

(image borrowed from)
http://newswirehouston.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2011-year-of-the-rabbit.jpg

Loves, N

.twenty.eleven.

hahahaha ...
yes, a tad late ...
loads of things happened at the end of twenty ten ...
some nice and some not so ...
i am hoping that this year will go much smoother ...


posting my layout for January's Groovie Cover



Happy Belated New Year, lovelies !


xox,N

What ? December already ?

boy, time really flies ...
es-spashly when one is having tonnes of fun ...

so, sweet December arrived ...

i was invited by the good people at KCK at link http://krafersparadise.blogspot.com/2010/12/kck-challenge-4-basic-grey.html

had to work with Basic Grey lines such as Koshi, Origins, Green at Heart, Basics, Cappella ...

i was tasked to create a 12x12 LO that has some hide-and-reveal type features e.g. pocket & tag or concealed journalling ...

here's what i made ...

title : our notes to you

my hidden messages made using kraft paper and stamps ...

& slipped into the envelopes for safe-keeping ...

close up ...

I incorporated 2 Maya Road envelopes to contain messages that my husband and I will write to our son. Our hope - when he's older or when we're no longer around, he will be able to read these messages and know how much we love him.

Techniques used:I love layering my layouts, therefore. my most favourite go to item is the KCK 3D Sponge Dots. One problem I face is difficulty in storing my "super-pop-up" layouts :)

do pop over to KCK's at the link above and join in ....

we'd love to see your take on the challenge :)

till then ... have a happy December !

hugs,N

Bali ...

Novotel Nusa Dua, Bali
August 2010
fine white sandy beach
clear blue waters
O-boy just couldn't resist
playing with the sand !

thanks for dropping by :)

xox, N

Captain O of the High Seas ...

Ahoy me mateys !!!
Arrrrr ....

O-boy's costume for Halloween
held @ school last Wednesday
managed to rustle up an eye patch,
a pirate cap and a plastic sword
that doubles up as a water gun
first 2 were bought @ Spotlight
and last @ Daiso
(ahhh ... bless these 2 shops)

doesn't he look suave with the pirate

hat off to one side and all ... heee ...

O-pirate in action !


take care & happy weekend !

xox, N

he writes ...

O-boy @ 4 years 2 months
these photos are of him taken last Sunday
hehehe ... we (me & him) call it our un-official Sunday School

this is roughly our Sunday morning itenary -
morning milk
laze in bed a couple more mins
look for the work books
search for his pencil case (yes, he has one filled with pencils, Ikea markers and an eraser)

coaxing O-boy to sit at the dining table takes considerable mins

lessons begin ...
he practices his alphabets
after 15 mins (insert loads of bargaining, whining & some tears - not necessarily from O-boy)
he completes some sheets

he runs off to go watch some PHD - completes a show

tv is switched off
back to the dining table
for more writing lessons

as you can see in the photo i used for the LO above ...
he has a nice pencil grip
his alphabets are coming along as well
he has no problems with upper case letters
lower case is a different story altogether ...
letters like b,d,p,n,u confuses him at times

he loves doing numbers too
loves doing puzzles

lessons alternate between TV and writing
that's the only way teacher-momma can get him
to concentrate ....

ofcourse there's recess time ...
O-boy's menu : peanut butter sandwich, muruku, yogurt, cold water, biscuits.

he also loves writing his name on a little notepad
then tearing out the page and slipping the note to me
like little love notes *heart*

that's Sunday School for us ...

xox, N