Football Season has begun

So after weeks of early morning starts, and being at school by 7am! (something l just could never do myself!) Liam got to play in his first ever Football game for his school last Monday.
The first game started at 4:30pm over at Byron Nelson High School and I made sure to get there with plenty of time to snag a front seat, l would have loved to be able to stand on the sidelines but somehow don't think that would have gone down well with the coaches.

I'm not sure how l feel about this whole football thingy, firstly l don't really understand the game that well and secondly l am super worried that he could get injured. One of his team mates broke his arm in a practice session before the season even started, I mean have you seen my son! he's not a big kid but l guess he does run real fast!

Any way! he got to play, Linebacker to be exact and luckily no injuries were incurred and most important the kiddo had a blast! His proudest moment? Tackling the Quarterback and bringing him down! Boys!! go figure


Oh yeah and his Jersey number is 34.
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tackling the Quarterback

(oh and check out the calf muscle!)

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oh yeah he's down!

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It's been a looooong time since l got crafty.

It's been a very long time since l got motivated to make some cards and l struggled with this project at the start. However once l got into enjoyed the process and loved how they came out.

The world through his lens

So after doing Maddy's collage, l got thinking how cool would it be to do one for Darren's photos. The guy travels A LOT!! and to some exotic places! He has this tiny camera that he takes with him on all his trips and manages to take some great shots. So this is his collage. The world through his lens....




Some of the places included here are, Hawaii, Madrid, Jerusalem, St.Martin, Sydney, Melbourne, and Bahrain. I'm thinking of doing a series of these. As l said before the guy travels a lot!!

Life seen through her lens....

Have been editing photos on my computer lately and came across some that Maddy took this summer with her brand new camera.

So while l was admiring her photos, an idea came to me. How cool would it be to make a collage of all these photos. I call it " Life through her lens". I love how she's into documenting her life at this stage, how she's not afraid to try different angles and I especially love how she makes sure to include herself in some of those photos, something l totally forget to do at times.

Way to go Maddy, l hope you always continue to document your life in this way- xx

Mum

You right now, Maddy

You right now are a Freshman, and doing great at School. You're self motivated and love to learn .
You right now are very much into "Camp Rock the final jam" and have watched it 5 times already.
You right now continue to make me proud. I love that you care for others be it human or animal.
You right now have strong opinions, and even if at times we don't' see eye to eye, l love that you have a strong mind of your own and stand up for what you believe.
You right now are wanting to learn to drive,and keep asking your dad to take you out for some lessons.
You right now are taller than me, 5'8" and growing. :)
You right now can usually be found on Facebook, texting or reading a book, which you often finish in a weekend.
You right now are and have always been beautiful inside and out!

It came!

Back in 2007 we took a trip to England, and apart from all the beautiful scenery and sites to see l fell in love with all the old doors l kept seeing on our trip. Beautiful old brightly coloured doors, so an idea came to me, l wanted to capture these doors and make a collage of them all to maybe one day scrapbook or make a print to hang in my house.

Fast forward to 5 years later, and nothing had been done, till this one day last week when l saw those photos again and decided that today was going to be the day!

Painstakingly l edited and created a collage with all those photos, using Shutterfly studio and Picnik, l know there is an easier way, but l have yet to master Photoshop!

So today l got me some happy mail and there wrapped carefully in a cylinder was my 11x14 photo. It turned out great! Heck it looked like a store bought print! So what was a girl to do!, but run out purchase a frame and hang that piece of art on my wall.

Pure beauty and the satisfaction of having brought to fruition one of my many ideas = PRICELESS!

The photo of the kiddos is on canvas.

First day of School

I know this is a little late, but l still wanted to post this so as to have it written down, and not forgotten.

First day of school this year came on the 24th of August, which happens to be also Liam's 12th birthday. Let's just say that the dude was not happy about this, not happy at all. The day went off without a hitch. We got up with plenty of time for a good breakfast, and the obligatory first day photos. This year l have a 7th grader and a Freshman (gulp!). They are both very much enjoying school and are very busy with so many activities.

Liam is doing Football for the first time ever. He's continuing to play the Saxophone, and will also be doing Fall Baseball.

Maddy is enrolled in the AMP ( Academy of Medical Professions) program and has joined Student Council, along with doing piano lessons.