Catching up with Time...

Where did all my March days go?? Did i even take some time to just stop and take a breather? I can't believe that March just flew past me that quickly.

It's been already a week since I returned back from my business trip in Germany. Survived through the jet lag, the hot and humid weather since I've been feeling so cold pratically all the time when i'm there, 2 whole days where i felt my feet didn't belong to my legs due to the endless hours of walking through halls after halls, booths after booths & zillion products to go through.., the long flight hours (thank goodness for inflight movies, I watched straight for the whole 12+hours flight there & back, just not the type to be able to catch any sleep when i travel). Work loads at its highest peak, time spent with Kay in March is just so much lesser because i have to work over the weekends (another one more Saturday tomorrow, and I'll have my weekends with Kaylen again), no photos taken at all of Kay in March, not much scrapping done cause I'm totally tired out each night.

I have so much i would like to do, but it looks like i'm only going to get them done when i priortise, and nothing beats spending more time with my ever growing lil guy....i see him telling me now that he wants to be doing this or that "HIMSELF", yup signs of him not needing me so much like before......but that's life....he is really growing up.

I see him grow as i scrap out his and our stories through the photos. I like this. I enjoy just how much memories each of his photos reminds me of the time the photo was taken, and it only brings me smiles. I like how scrapbooking is to me, the meaning it has for me, and i see myself scrapping for a very very long time.

My recent piece before i left for Germany.....

Title: Falling Hearts

I'm looking for some time over the weekends if i'm not too poofed after putting Kay to bed that i can work with the new range from Crate Paper, Webster Pages.....they are just sitting there in the bags waiting for me patiently.....

Have a great weekend ahead you all. I certainly miss catching up reading all my favourite blogs. I will get to that soon, i hope :)

Working with.....

scrap materials for the past 3 days, and how good that feels to my soul. The Art Republic gave me this chance to work on 2 layouts for their store.


Materials from My Mind's Eye - "Fine & Dandy" series of papers, and brads.....& using my most beloved lil guy's photo taken during Christmas 2010 & Chinese New Year.

Title: Kaylen Mine

Title: Silly Faces

Next on my scrap desk, playing with American Craft's latest - "Hello Sunshine" papers. Love how they come in kraft too. I've got loads of photos from the past months to work on, and i hope i get to work on them this weekend before I fly. Counting down to the days where i'll be missing Kaylen so so very much, and counting down to the days where i will have him in my arms again.

Have a Happy Happy Thursday!!

It's been a tough week....

When you're already working almost over the last 2 weekends straight, no weekend time with Kay ever since, totally not enough of sleep, headache's & having to drive around with a very very heavy head as a result, and one very very sick lil one. This almost sums up my week since last Wednesday night.

It's very busy at work cause we're having our annual SALE event, and all that work & preparation needed drives me nuts at the very last minute, and then out of the blue, Kay came down with a fever on Wednesday night. No coughs or flu or sore throat to start with, just fever, and this time fever was high (went up as high as 39.8 degrees, and needing the serository at one point of time) and we just had no idea what's this sudden cause. He then started to say that his left cheekbone hurts when i press on it, and his voice was starting to just disappear. So doctor said he's sinus area is inflammed causing the pain, & his throat was inflammed following by the virus attacking his voicebox too. So you can just imagine me, worrying as always, and everything he's fallen ill, it hurts me to see him feeling all weak & all that medication he had to take leaving him all cold hands & feet, and not able to sleep well at naps or at night. Just in 5 days, 3 doctor visits.

He had earlier fell ill right before Valentine's day, and now this episode....we're both drained out and so are the grandparents who i'm thankful for watching over him when i have to work over this last weekend, and it keeps them awake late at night wondering how their grandson is feeling, non stop phone calls every hour to check on his condition, and yes we are all drained out.

This photo I've taken of Kay in Feb when he was ill, and just sitting & watching his favourite cartoons....in this photo he still has his cheeks....you should just see him now...sunken cheeks, 2 black eye circles from lack of sleep, and very very husky voice as he regains slowly his voice back again.

I just want him back, to be running around like mad, to be giving me his fancy antics, and silly sentences. Since yesterday's bed time, he's already treating daddy "badly" (this is his usual self) so we know he's going to be back to his happy healthy self soon.

I'm leaving for Frankfurt this coming Sunday, dreading the super cold weather (the last time i checked it was 6 to 7 degrees...yikes!!!), the days away from my lil guy. It's enough for me to not look forward to this trip. It's my job so i can't say no, just going to brave the bitter cold weather, and hope that my days will just fly past and i'll be back in no time......

Since Kay's starting to feel better (yes still at work i call back constantly to just check on him, and to be greeted with this super squeaky voice, and most of the time i can't make up what's he is saying), and i'm just looking forward to meeting G (FINALLY after a long one month+ of wait, the last time i saw her was days before CNY, so this is a much needed catch up), and hopefully i can also start on some scrapping. Miss this hobby so much since my last V-day scrap (been so busy at home & at work that i've no energy or juices to think about scrapping), and seriously itching to work on some new stuff i bought since weeks ago.

So till my next post (i miss reading & catching up all my favourite scrapping sites), I will see you again.

Have a Happy Tuesday!!

Minis....

Falling in love with creating them and looking at them, I see memories after memories, and i like it. I like how each of them reminds me of a time in Kaylen's life, and my minis are definitely growing in numbers through my scrapbooking years. Averagely i will work on 3 to 4 mini albums a year for Kaylen, and still on my pending tray to complete is our family's Szechuan 2010 travel mini (gosh it's going to be 1 year since our travel in April last year) & Kay's X'mas mini. I'm not sure when i will get the time to finish them, but i'm sure they will get completed for sure.

They are indeed my memory keepers, and i'm looking forward to working on many more of these mini for this new year.....& a new storage for these lil babies of mine for sure.

Till then, have a great Tuesday!!

It's a beautiful mess....

With a lil sickie one over the weekend (daddy's almost all recovered), let's just say I didn't get what i planned for, my Valentine's Day lunch. Instead we've made a mess at home practically, and even with my attempts to slighly clean up an area, it gets messed up almost in a second, but let's just say that the mess was indeed a pretty one though....i had fun, and so did he....it's one of a kind Valentine's weekend....I'll just settle for it since i did get to spend so much time with him...

So here's what we did over on Saturday & Sunday....i'm lucky that given the whole 2 days we had, he felt sick mostly in the afternoon (not to say that he's coughing was bad enough for him to wake up during nappy time, and puke on his bed....my poor lil one...)

We call it the "Paper Heart Project"....traced out large pink paper hearts so that he can draw, and give it to his teachers this morning for Valentine's Day....(but at the last minute i decided to keep him home today so that he can get a little bit more of rest, so Kay would have to give them as a belated pressie)

Love how dedicated he is to just cleaning out my wooden alpha stamps one a time with the wet tissue.....



See nothing seems to be in the containers which they are originally suppose to be (overturn cupcake containers, mixed up stuff in the bowls......i gave up sorting them cause once it's sorted, he says no....and puts everything "back" where they use to be)

His completed Paper Hearts....he drew of him & his teachers at school, and don't you think everyone looks almost alike....

Then we had fun playing with the foam hearts we used for his art work....and this time it's everywhere....i love that smile.....

& I had some messy fun too since Kay's table was already messy, i decided to just use his space during his nap time to create.....i got his paper heart traced out from this acrylic heart shape album that i got last year at 50% discount....and being too lazy to keep it back, i turned one page into a hanging decoration for Kay for his room door.....Went totally crazy pleating with washi tape.....

I love today, love how Kay wished me "Happy Valentine's Day Mummy" today, it's his official first though ever since he's born....love seeing how he prance around this whole morning with a heart shaped balloon.....we've got a cake for tonight & we'll do our very little own Valentine's Day simply with the ones we love...that's good enough just as long as I have my boys with me....that will do just great.

Smooches!!!

To Love....

* the life we have together, and be a part of it

* that he's my lesson in life

* his smile, laugther and tears

* the reason why everyday i'm blessed

Is there something i don't love about him?? Not ever, not possible cause he's my everything, and the best thing ever to happen in my life....not looking back, not regreting, but loving every moment of him.

I made him this Valentine's day mini and gave him in the car yesterday on our way to school, and i didn't expect much...but this was what i got....

Kay: Thank you, thank you. thank you for making this for me. I like it, i like it (& with this i saw the most sweetest smile ever....) he then went on to flipping the pages through....& said it's very nice...
&
Me:.................(i just went silent for the longest time, not knowing what to say....) melts my heart those words that came out from his mouth, never expected him to say anything, and not the least those words....(you know how sometimes lil boys don't say much)

So here's a peek at some of the pages.....

Title: A Beautiful Life

(using mostly Making Memories Je t' adore papers & my much hoarded Craft Secrets)

My plans for a Valentine's weekend looks bleak cause Kaylen's down with cough, sore throat and this morning slight fever....Jayce's sick too since yesterday (it's a viral flu.....and serious)....so if both of them recovers by Sunday.....I'm hoping to have a Valentine's Day lunch at least....we'll see....

Anyhow, to all my dear family, friends and you all out there....a super sweet Valentine's Day ahead!!!

Packing Up...

Tonight would most likely be the last night i get packing up all my scrap supplies that has dominated the whole of my dinning table or area as we get ready for Chinese New Year. Still not totally done with the needed SPRING CLEANING, a list of still some to-do's around the home. My hubby has already been giving me his rolling eye balls for the last few days, and he's very sure i will not be able to pack up my scrap supplies in time....wish me luck, it's tonight or never.....it's time like this that i wish so badly for a room that i can truly scrap in.....

So here's my latest & most favourite piece which is only 50% done and it will have to wait for me to complete.....my Valentine's Day mini for Kay this year as my gift for him....a sneak at it's cover...totally pretty in pink....totally romantic....and totally me....i named my mini "A Beautiful Life"....


So till then my dear friends, wishing you all a Happy Happy Chinese New Year!!! Gong Xi Gong Xi!!