I know, I know...

I know, I know. I said I would be a better blogger in 2011. Well, it seems I lied. I had good intentions...don't we always!? But life is just manic these days.

Today this sweet little guy turns 7:

And a couple of weeks ago this gorgeous little man turned 9:

In between these two, the Husbeast had a birthday, making for a very busy month indeed!

I am now permanently contracted to my full time job and am loving it. It makes for an incredibly busy life: juggling work, family, scrapbooking committments, fitness, a scant social life, kid's activities, housework etc! I often feel like I'm chasing my tail, but we are settling into a smoother routine lately, and I am getting on top of things again.

I have missed scrapbooking desperately! I manage to (mostly) do what I need to do for classes, but not much else. But I have actually scrapped a few layouts just for fun recently and it felt very good. The real crux of the problem is not having many photos to scrap! If I don't have time to take photos, there is nothing to scrap!So I am taking time to get my camera out more often, like I used to, and documenting our every day again. I have missed it!

Speaking of Scrapbooking...I am thrilled and honoured to be teaching classes and hosting Scrapbooking Memories Magazine Studio Talks at the upcoming Scrapbooking and Papercraft Expo and Convention in June! I am so excited at the prospect of teaching classes at this amazing expo. It is always a fantastic weekend of gorgeous Scrapbooking goodies, inspiring displays, awesome classes and a great big social catch-up with my scrapping buddies. I can't wait! Bookings will open very soon, so be sure to secure your spot in a class or 2 :)


My camera is not being friendly with my computer at the moment so I only have iPhone images to share. Hopefully I can get them to behave and can share some layouts soon!