More photo shares...

Just some more pics of the kiddies and a reminder to keep those entries coming for the RAK which i hope to draw next week sometime. I only have four entries so far which is kinda of a bit sad but then again... i don't have a big following now do i? LOL!

Ok, now for the shares...I have recently acquired a new toy, two to be precise and these pics are me testing out the new acquisitions... You see now that i have a good camera i can take good photos right?

All the designs above are done by my good friend Rowena, love your work Ro! *wink*

RAK Time...

I've decided it's time to be honest and lay it all out there... i'm just not scrapbooking that much... and by 'that much' i mean once a month is exaggerating but twice a year is far from the truth too.

In light of this I see that my monthly subscription is going by the wayside, unopened issues for days or weeks sit gathering dust when they could be being put to some use by someone with more time and motivation! So that leads me to this RAK post... No competition coz last time i failed miserably at coming up with something so this time just comment here, say hello and maybe make even post about it yourself in your own blog (let me know if you have done this so i can check it out ^_^) and you will be in the running to win a 12mth subscription to Scrapbooking Memories :D

Ok, now I'll leave you with a couple of pics of the people who are really to blame for my lack of time...like you didn't now who they were!

Here's Jesse begging me to take a photo coz he's wearing his hat like Uncle Alf...

And here's Lily sitting still for like a millisecond (hence the not so sharp photo) posing for me to get my settings right just before i had a newborn shoot...

And just for fun here's a pic from that shoot that followed ^_^

Get yourself some popcorn...

I know i haven't been around as much lately but if only there were more hours in the day which i realize and i quote "that if there *were* more they would invariably be taken up by {other menial} jobs... but i can still wish this was the case!

Moving right along... i haven't posted many photos *here* of the family happenings since well about August and that was a big month cos that's when we had some visitors to our parts of the world as well as the Mt Isa rodeo etc. so... What do you do when you have a million photos to show family and friends?? Well you have a slide show of course! So get yourself some popcorn and a glass of coke and enjoy just some of the happenings which occurred while the Abideens were here :)

I really wish i could include some further commentary for some of these but there just isn't enough hours in the day LOL!!!!

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All about the words...

After much deliberation and procrastination i have asked Jesse who with much elation has picked a name without discrimination out of a hat so we can without further melodramatizations announce to the nations who has won (although nations is a kind of an exaggeration due to there only being four qualifications but there will be no nullification of said competition).

So... in conclusion the answer to the question is....

MISS KAREN!!

Congratulations Miss Karen from the administration of this competition you will be awarded a creation from ME! (We will be in communication for the delivery of your new acquisition).

FYI Miss Karen is a teacher and is often called upon to decipher words and their meanings so i thought this post should fit the criteria :)

Is Lily the face of Princes Ratbag??

Yes, i thought I'd become one of those pageant mums and enter my little princess in her first beauty contest LOL! Just kidding! It's just a bit of fun to show off my Lily so go here and vote for this photo:

Thanks in advance!!!

The Big Deal

It's long overdue but finally it's here... Not sure I'm ready but as someone just said to me recently there's no point waiting and watching on the sidelines, you gotta get in the ring!

The big deal is that I'm launching the Memories By Carol Photography Website!

Hopefully this will let my sleepy little town know I'm ready for business and looking forward to capturing some beautiful memories for them. Let me know if you're interested...

It's been a while...

Ok, i know it's been a while but there are reasons or excuses as you might call them but be that as it may i have been flat out! I will get Jesse to pick out a name out of a hat tomorrow so stay posted still to see if you'll be receiving a special little something from me in your letterbox. In hindsight the contest wasn't very well thought out so maybe for the 200th post I'll have something a bit more feasible :) I might be a bit wiser by then LOL!

ANYWAYS... there's more pressing matters at hand that I'm dying to share but it deserves a post of it's own i think!

100th Post!

I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with some contest or something to celebrate my 100th post but the idea eluded me and i kept putting off posting anything! In desperation i turned to my usually less creative other half and lo and behold he came up with a brilliant idea! Here goes:

I would like you to track back your minds (or blogger's archives :P) and answer just 3 questions from my previous posts. Of course only the seriously determined (or deluded) will even care to respond to this challenge but at the end of it you will be greatly rewarded by something handmade by me. Those of you who know me will know my hobbies so lets start there...

1) What are my 4 main hobbies?

2) Name ONE of the three people/families that have come to visit us here in Mt Isa (they have to have stayed with us).

3)Where did i spend my birthday this year?

I realize there may be several of you that answer these 3 easy questions correctly so from the correct answers I'll get Jesse to pick out ONE name out of a hat. Of course there's also the very real possibility that no one will even bother to comment so if that happens I'll just sit here and wonder why i don't have any friends!

Be sure to leave you email address with your answers in the comments page :)

I will leave you with some pics I've taken in the last couple of weeks...

Charli Turned three this week...

Lily & Jesse got spoilt with a treat from Miss Karen so Mummy could have a play with the camera...

and i managed to steal Abby away for a short girly mini-shoot...

I'll be posting more of little Abby on my photography blog over the next few day so be sure to check that out, but for now peace out! :)

The cake is not a lie!

If you don't know what I'm talking about then don't worry your pretty little heads about it and just enjoy the visual and maybe try out the recipe for yourselves, as for the rest of you... I'll deal with you later!

I mentioned to my friend Neek that i have an abundance of oranges and lemons and she linked to a recipe found on this blog. I made it today and it is the easiest recipe to follow and the product is quite easy in the palette (probably not on the hips though LOL)

Here's the recipe and trust me you'll be eating it within the hour!

Orange(or lemon) Poppy-seed Muffins

1.5 cups self raising flour

1 orange (or lemon but I haven't tried it with a lemon yet)

180g melted butter

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

Poppyseeds to taste (i put in about 1/3 cup the recipe says about one tblspn)

Process all in a food processor till it comes together and all the orange or lemon is finely processed. Bake in for about 15-20 minutes or until knife comes out clean and enjoy!

Oh and now that i'm back from Canberra i'd like to share

5 Things i'm thankful for

while i was there:

1. An uneventful flight.

2. My sister spoiling me with leaf tea at her house

3. Seeing all the family and friends at the party (photos to come)

4. That the weather had warmed up from the week before so i wasn't so cold.

5. Talking to my babies and Lalo everyday and knowing they were fine.

Now that i'm back:

1. Hugs from my babies and Lalo right off the plane

2. Finding the house in order and dinner cooked.

3. Getting my computer back.

4. Lily walking so well all around the place (too cute!).

5. Ali keeping her baby in while i was away...(You can have it any time now LOL!)

Now i must go and have some tea and a muffin...

Canberra is Cold!

Yes sir it is mighty cold here in the capital but it's been nice seeing family and even as i sit here next my SIL the cold doesnt put a damper on the fun! Until that is i think of my babies at home and that brings me back down to earth, i am missing them more than i thought i would :(

Anyways, no photos just a quick hello and a 'watch this space' because i'll have some pretty cool pics coming up :)

Cheers Big Ears!