The action is hotting up in Gunnedah today....

Relay for life is over for another year...

Such great atmosphere for a great cause....

The kids walked and walked!!
When i caught up with them they were resting.....

Here is the gorgeous Lydia

After a bit of a rest it was synchronised cartwheels...

Then i headed up to Porky to take some photos of the Jacaranda Trees..

They look awesome...

When i was up there, i could see through the camera,

the motorbikes starting their drags runs....

They are actually in the top photo, but its too small to see them......

So I got closer.......

The burnout...

The drag...

Hoping to just scrap tomorrow......... After a sleep in that is!!

Happy Halloween

We had some trick or treaters here tonight!!!
But we were ready this year!!!

Jack's kids do trick or treating most years...

Its always fun to see what they dress up as every year!!!

Scrap With V - Scrapbook Memories Kit of the Month

You will find this kit online now...

Great value at $39.95 plus postage!!

A whole 5 layouts!!!!

This is a great kit to mix up your photos,

I have a layout featuring Men, my brother, Pregnant SIL, and my babies....

So if your after a kit that is versatile for the whole family??

This one is for you.....

Purchase here

Button Giveaway Winner......

Here is Emelia,

Our draw girl for today

Proudly wearing her Relay For Life Tee.

She is heading down to the oval tonight to walk for the next 24 hours!!!

So before she goes,

she has drawn the winner for the buttons...

Eyes Closed

And the winner is:

Kary Sol said...

WOOOOOOW!!!!!!
I love buttons!!!!!!
Awesome giveaway!
Pick me, please!!!!!

MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER, 2009

Congratulations Kary...

Email me with your addy. j_dolbel@bigpond.net au

And here is another photo share of Mr Roo

Just taking over!!
The clothes stayed on the line...

I wasnt going to mess with him to get them off

thats for sure!! lol

My Rug Arrived!!!!

Its always a bit of a gamble buying decorator items on line

because you dont know exactly what the colour is like

and you cant touch it......

But what a find this shop was....

A great place to buy that perfect rug

As i mentioned a few days ago, i ordered this gorgeous gold shagpile rug...

Well, it turned up today

and I couldnt be more thrilled!!!

Its totally perfect!!!!

The colour that was displayed online was

the exact same as turned up today!!

The texture is just so soft

Like a big teddy bear

You could curl up on the floor and sleep on it!!!

Which Stu says that cat will probably do!!!

But i wont allow his fluffy butt to come anywhere near my new rug!!

Isnt it perfect!!!

I just love it when you buy something online and it turns up to be exactly what you thought it would be!!! Yay!!!

Buyster is the shop

But the rugs are here

Go see if they have something that might suit your place....

Welcome to Dolbel Zoo

With a visit to our back yard this week,

there are more than just humans residing among us..

A peak at the step at the side of our house

you will find something scaly....

See him peaking through...

Every now and then we can catch him sunning himself...

But you've gotta be quick, he is very shy!!

Then we have the furry variety...

Puss, Conan or Cat, depending on who is calling him,

siting in the best spot in the house..

They have him so spoilt!!!

This little guy is so adorable!!

He can talk too.... he gets him point across!!!

So soft, he is pancakes..

There is also black rabbit and black pig in there too....

The pig is a Guinea pig, not an oink oink pig...

Now this bloke..

I was pegging out the washing

and look what i found peaking out at me...

Its only about 2 metres away from me...

and didnt seam scared at all...

Looking at him though he looks very poor..

He might be crook...

He found some grass to eat...

Ive tried to feed him bread and lettuce..

And what's that lurking out the dining room window?

He's found a cool place to rest..

He is still here....

There was another kangaroo over the weekend that got caught in the barbed wire fence out the back of our place in the paddock. (Not our paddock). One of the neighbourhood kids found her all tangled up in the wire. It had cut right through all its flesh to the bone. Llyod (our neighbour) cut the wire to help it excape, but it was too far gone..

And guess what? She had the tiniet little joey....

Sadly, she didn't survive the ordeal, she had to be put down.

But the little joey has gone to wires to be raised and released....

These Boys Make me Smile :)

My little baby brother Gary is into his drums....

So of course this is something he will hand onto his son...

Its never too young to learn....

Drum Lesson

Lesson 1: Get in the Zone.... Focus...

Lesson 2: Learn to hold the sticks.... Not eat them!!!

Lesson 3: Got it!!!

Ready for Lesson 4!!
Noise!!!

Zane is 4 months old now.... Such a big boy!!!

I used to have such cute kids :(

Its so sad...

The kids grow up so fast!!!!

I remember these times like that were last week....

I was looking through photos to scrap and came across some funny ones that bought back some memories......

We went camping at the Warrumbungles...

Emelia was so scared of the Wild Cats!!
I dont know???
Maybe Josh said something to her about Wild Cats, but she was so scared!!!

Anyway, they went exploring in the bush..

About 4 metres away from camp!! Too funny!!!

Josh was the brave one....

Emelia thought she was so brave!!!!

Standing right next to this HUGE kangaroo!!!

Look at the tiny little thing!!

She looked so cute as she had attacked her hair not long before this and had cut all her fringe off to the scalp!!! Hilarious!!

And here they are ready for school!!!

Emelia was in Kindy, and Josh in 2nd class!!

So cute!!!

Its all so sad really!!!!

Where have the years gone......................................

Upcoming Scrap with V Kit - November

Keep your eyes OPEN!!

If your've been looking at my Shabby Chic layouts

and thought

"How can i do that?"

Well the wait is over.......

Coming up for November at Scrap with V

is my new Shabby Kit

Two gorgeous layouts full off Shabby Techniques...

using beautiful new papers.....

Keep an eye out here

They should go one sale very early November....

But i will put it here on my blog..

Pet Dress Up Challenge - I heart faces

When they asked for Pet Dress Up photos...

How can i not include

Santa Solo.....

This is for the I heart Faces

Pet Dress Up Challenge..

Once again, not the best photo....

Halloween Dress Up - Photo Challenge

The photo challenge at

I heart faces this week is:

Halloween Dress up.

This isnt the best photo. It was taken in 1985!!!

By a drunk person!! lol

But its the only one i have...

Button Overload!!! Button Giveaway!!

I need more room to store stuff!!

So i cleaned out my two button draws!!!

Oh My Goodness!!!!!

They are now in a plastic pouridge bowl container!!
(I knew that container would be good for something when i bought that porridge!!!)

But i also found these novelty buttons, that i dont think i have even opened??

Does this kinda thing interest you???

If so, leave a comment on this post and i will draw a random winner on Friday!!!

A Rainy Day Monday!!!

Hands up those that didnt want to get out of bed this morning!!Q
Its so nice laying in bed and listening to the rain....

But it is Monday..

School Certificate Trials start today and

The Higher School Certificate is continuing....

Here are my kids this arvo with the rain...

Actually, rain or shine,

this is how you will find my kids of an afternoon...

Emelia multi tasking...

On the phone and msn at the same time!!!

Usually the ipod is in too...

Josh playing WOW with his online mates....

Complete with online conversations.... hence the earphones..

I did some experimenting with the camera today...

Standing on the back veradah!!!

This was using the 55-200 lense on auto landscape setting i think

It was like maybe 6 metres away this tree....

This Jacaranda tree was about 3 metres away...

Close up of Mud... I was trying to capture the rain drops...

Gotta fiddle with manual setting though...

And this was with the 18 - 55 lenze

You can see the rain!!!

I will get it all figured out soon and will have the confidence to use the manual settings...