Sad Day...... :(

Today Jorja started her first day at Family Day care.... My baby is growing up so fast...I have been putting this off for so long now..as i don't want to let her go...But she needs to play with other kids... at least once a week.. So from now on Fridays is play day... I dropped her off at 9am and she didn't even care that i was leaving...:( Just a BYE MUM and that's it.. i have rang up Anne and she is doing great... hasn't even asked for me yet.. :(
Now what to do.... i have finished all my mornings jobs in record time...You really do feel lost without them.. Really makes me want another baby....(by tonight i will have taken that back..lol)

So here is my BIG girl this morning... all ready for "School" (as we are calling it)




Not much else has be going on... I am slowly getting over this cold... i still have the cough.. but only really at night now
I have started painting the patio... oh what a FUN job that is...grrr and its been raining here so i have had to put it on hold for now... fingers crossed its all done before the party..

Ok a bit of sharing.......

The Christmas layout was inspired but the "napkin" article in this months SC.. great idea... and i just so happen to have some Christmas ones left over from last year...
I wasn't sure on this.. but now its kind of growing one me...lol...

Adore... A quick layout i done last night.. I done a big clean out in my scrap room last week and found all these chipboard squares.. so i decided to use them up as i couldn't find a home for them.. Really love how this one just fell together...







Only TWO more sleep until CROP FOR CURE.. i am so excited... This will be my real first major crop day!!.. I have been to night crops and classes.. but not an ALL DAY crop fest!!!!!...
And believe it or not.. guess who will be there doing MAKE n TAKES....
NGAIRE BARTLAM...
SUSAN DOYLE....
NICOLE FINLAYSON.....

how cool is THAT.. i can't wait!!

I wont be blogging until after Sunday now!!.. so i hope you all have a great WEEKEND!!

Don't forget daylight savings on Sunday GIRLS!!......don't wont any of you sleeping in!!

Take care

Connie....xxxx

Photo Shoots...

HAVE ADDED MORE BELOW>>>>
I have updated my available day and times for the month of November.. please head over to Connie Hatch Photography....

I will be back soon with some updated shots of our patio... (looking really good now) and a new layout!!!!
Must fly...

take care

Connie...xxx

ps....5 DAYS UNTIL CROP FOR A CURE..... OMG CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!

ADDED TODAY AT 10PM.. (late i know)

just wanted to pop back in and share the photo from the patio... now it not finished YET.. still needs the roof and a nice paint job... we are going to paint the old one as well so that match better....

here goes... most of these are from Sunday.....







Did you spot my ever so clean girl in there...lol.. That was her Sunday afternoon.. let me tell you her bath was BLACK!!!

So a big HUGE THANKS to STEVE AND PAUL... for doing all the work...boy we have GREAT friends!!!

I forgot to take a photo of my new layout... will share next post!!.....

take care

Connie....xxxx

I have been so sick all week.......
just a flu type thing.... and just feeling like crap..

My house is a total mess... i cant find any strength in me to get off the couch... all i have pretty done all week... is take Keenan to school... play babies with Jorja all day... pick keenan up.. make some kind of slop for dinner....lol.. and back on the couch again.. and sleep.. well what is that... i think maybe i have gotten 6 hours sleep all week...lol (ok maybe a bit more but it feels like it)

I missed out on going to Paper Doll last night for their Friday night crop.. i would have spent the night coughing at everyone... NICE!!!
So i just watch re runs of Law and Order SVU on foxtel...lol....

Last post i said that i talked Mark out of doing the Patio before the party.....
WELL.........
what do you call... this



THIS

AND THIS......

mmmmmmmmm... i think a PATIO!!!....lol... couldn't believe it.. Steve knock on my door Wednesday with this digger thingy all ready to dig away... i nearly fell over...
and yes you guessed it Mark never cancelled it!!!
So yes we are have a new patio built now... i told the boys it better be finished and looking nice or i will kill them all...lol...
Tomorrow they are all around here to make a start....so more to come!!!

He even had gotten quotes on all the timber... cheeky bugger...lol... and it all got delivered yesterday.... i bet he ordered on Monday morning...lol....
but you know what... pay back....lol.....

So no scrapping done this week.. couldn't be bothered...
but i have been playing around with my camera....my camera bring me comfort... yes i know strange but it does in a way!!!

so i have upload so new photos from this week.. so pop over and have a look....
HERE.....
I have had a few bookings this week leading up to Christmas.. so i am filling up fast... spots are even more limited now that before.. with the party and a few other weekends i can't work... the last booking date that i can guarantee
delivery before Christmas is Sunday 9th Dec....
so email me for more information...
and don't forget... with every booking before Christmas you will receive a FREE 8x10 photo (value $20)....GREAT GIFT!!!

ok im off... back to the couch i think.... Going to ring Mum and get her to take Keenan to golf for me today...

take care

Connie....xxxx

Well well....

I did manage to have a play over the weekend.. WHOOO HOOOO...
Our friends cancelled on Saturday.. their daughter is sick and i talked Mark out of doing the patio so close to the party so no one on Sunday either...LOL...

I pieced together my Christmas table runner.. so excited!!.. now all i need to do is quilt and do the binding... any sewers out there wish to pass on any tips for me PLEASE DO!!.. as i don't have a clue where to start..lol..
Been doing some surfing... so hoping i can find something on the WWW!!!!

I also finished a layout!!.. yes i scrapped... really loving this layout at the moment... one of the better ones i have done the last few months.. maybe my scrap mojo is coming back!!!!





Not much else been happening.. We are all sick (except for Keenan)... sore throats stuffy heads and both Mark and i have a really bad cough... not nice.. so not much sleep in our house ATM!!!

NOW A PHOTO UPDATE!!!!!

As Christmas is fast approaching i can only offer very limited session.. So if you are after family photos for Christmas please head over to
Connie Hatch Photography for more details...
I have a session available THIS Saturday at 3pm.... if you are interested please email me @ mark.connie@bigpond.com

Also please pop over as i have updated with some new photos...
here is a sneak peak!!



Sorry this post is all over the place... not thinking straight!!!!

Hope you all have a great week..

take care

Connie....xxxx

Do you ever.....

Have weekends where all you want to do is CREATE... PLAY....SCRAP???
Well that's what i am feeling.... but has it happened NO ...lol

Yesterday i spent the morning cutting fabric all ready to get sewing last night....But it never happened... Friends dropped by...lol.. Don't get me wrong i LOVE catching up with friends... but just not when i am soooo itching to PLAY!!...
Then Mark goes and invites friends over for a BBQ TODAY!!!... another day gone.. and then.... yes all true.... Mark and some friends are going to start the new patio tomorrow (if the rain holds off) so yet another BBQ and friends.... so looks like no creating for me this weekend....lol...
and my fingers are so ready to go.. my head is full of ideas....i really just want to hide in my scrap room in my trackies for two days and just have FUN!!!... oh well there is always next weekend.....lol






This is what i done yesterday morning.. 96 squares all cut out!!!... i didn't find this fun at all...lol...
and my table runner all layed out on my table ready to piece together... and there is NOWAY i am moving that today.. took me forever to get the look i wanted...LOL..
we will just have to eat around it!!!!....

Thursday i was up at the shop... just doing a bit of cleaning.... new tickets and learning how to use the pricing machine... We stock the supermarket next door.. and IGA.. and they have to have certain pricing stickers on the meat packs... boy that machine is tricky... i have a book full of notes which i hope to type out this weekend and stick it to the wall... so i never forget...lol...
Mark is still stressing about everything... but i keep trying to tell him its going to be a slow process to get the shop looking the way we want it... first job is to re-tile the whole floor... but trying to figure out the best weekend (so we don't have to close) is becoming the hardest part!! Then our new counter will go in... (its sitting in Micks garage ATM) and them hopefully cover the walls in stainless steel.. a lot cleaner than tiles....i don't think all this will be finished b4 Christmas... I will take some photos soon and share!!!

The invites are all printed and on there way...Now its just getting ready for the party..lol.... We are getting the spit from the shop.. with one of our staff to cater it for us.. (this includes salads) and as said above Mark has decided its right now we have to extend the patio... it better be finished b4 the party.. or there will be blood..lots of blood.....lol....

Oh well... better go.. clean the house for our guests and then off to golf with Keenan...
I hope you all have a great WEEKEND... whatever you get up too...

Take care

Connie.....xxxx

Daisy Chains.......

When i was a kid i loved making daisy chains....and when Jorja and i went out side for our little walk to say HI to the cows across the road there was a HUGE field of them.. so i had to sit down and make one!!!...lol..



Sorry about the bad photo... by the time we came back in side the light was very low... so i just took a quick snap.... BTW.. the daisy chain is no longer...lol.. took Jorja the whole off maybe 10 seconds to rip it apart...oh well!!!

I have finally taken a photo off my layout that i done at the Paper Doll Friday night crop.....




Not much been going on around here... Keenan's back at school this week.. so we are slowly getting used to getting out of bed early...lol
Mark started at our Rowville shop full time this week.. so its all systems go...
few problems.. our full timer quit on Tuesday.. but other than that all good...
Look like i may be heading back to work soon...lol...Im going to be meat packer at the shop.. just a couple of mornings a week....me pack meat....lol...
Just going to help out while we are a staff member down.....
I will still be doing my photography.. its a passion of mine.. one i have had since high school and i really want to get my business off the ground.. so looks like a busy year ahead of us!!!

Also remember to look here for booking information!!... not long to Christmas now!!!

i have printed up all the invites for the engagement party.. All the girls on Friday night laughed at me when i said i wasn't going to make any.. just buy the invite pads..lol... i felt a little guilty so i decided to make them in photo shop!!!
Will share soon when they are all sent out!!!
And we got HUGE BIG news over the weekend... Friends Shelley and Bruce (from Sydney) are going to fly down for our party... we are so excited to see them again!!
I know Shelley reads my blog so a big HI to you guys and cant wait to see you all again!!.. you really made our day!!!!

Bye for now

Connie....xxxx

a just because post...

Just got home from another FANTASTIC crop night at Paper Doll... love it when i get the chance to go... and tonight was perfect.. Mark was home early from work for a change so i got to cook dinner early!!!!
I only got one layout finished.. will sort off.. just need to add a couple of bits that i have left at home... and i started to "plan" another..lol....
Will share tomorrow!!!
Thanks Wendy for another great night!!!!

Last night we went out for Dinner with some friends.. The Springvale RSL... nice dinner, GREAT company but not such a GOOD show..lol.. Remember Wilbur from Hey Hey it's Saturday.. well he was playing, singing and trying so hard to be funny.. but was so NOT... thank god it was a FREE show..lol... most people walked out!!!.. Really bad!!!

Onto some stitching... I am really enjoying my new found hobby... like i need another one...Yesterday i made Jorja a Apron... i designed the pattern myself.. so its a Connie original...lol.. not that hard really...But i am so happy it worked and it FITS her... perfect... The photos are not that good... Jorja was NOT in the mood to model for mummy today....but you get the idea... The apron is fully lined with the same fabric as the front pocket!!!




And i thought i would share with you my next projects... As i have said before my aim here is to one day make a quilt (for Jorja's bed).. but i am starting off small and working my way up..as I'm so very new to this...

So i have started this Christmas table runner for my Christmas table.. I picked up this pack from a cute Quilting shop i found while up in Yarrawonga.. i had to buy it...
I have started this and i have all most finished the embroidery panel.. i will share when I'm done.. and then onto the quilting....



Project number too.. is also Christmas themed...lol... When i saw these little Santa's i just had to have them.. The lady put together a kit for me so i have everything ready to go.. I brought this pack from the Craft Fair i went to a few weeks ago....



Ok think its my bed time now...lol....hope i haven't bored you all too much!!!..lol.

only 23 more sleeps until CROP FOR A CURE!!!!...

have a great weekend..

Connie...xxxx

GREAT NEWS

My Gramps came home from hospital today... all your wonderful prayers have worked... still unsure what is wrong with him.. but it looks like the pace maker is now off the cards as his tablets are working fine...
I have yet to speck to him (wanted him to settle back in at home first) but i will give him a call in the morning.....
Thanks to everyone for your kind words...

Been a busy few days...Well with Gramps in Hospital.. i was keeping track of my Nanna.. ringing up making sure everything was alright... lucky my cousin Mel lives nice and close to her so she was able to help out heaps...Take Nanna to the hospital etc.... BTW Its Mel birthday today.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEL!!
And with heaps of shop stuff to still sort out.. banking, books, the company car (van)etc.. i woke up today and didn't know what day it was...lol..
My Dad has also been unwell and has been put in home hospital care.. so also been worrying about him.. in between all that i done general housework, went shopping with my friend Nic... ( naughty me have to hide the CC bill next month..lol)..and lunch today with Julie.
Tomorrow i plan on staying home...lol...
I also have booked a trip for Marks family to come down from QLD for Christmas and New Year.. so excited about that... cant wait to see them all again..
and also started planning my engagement party.. Trying to get Mark to go with a THEME..lol.. his not too keen on that idea!!!
More on that later....
By the time i got home today i was stuffed... Jorja was hanging to go out side and play on her new gym thingy (well its not new.. it was Keenan's..and i just got it back.. lent it out ages ago..lol)
She loves it..... "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" is all she says the whole time...lol

so i will leave my very boring update with some quick snaps of Jorja playing... so NOT happy with these photos... i was shooting on a VERY high ISO (forgot to change it grrrrr)..so they pretty much came out crap...lol....oh well doesn't matter.. great for a page!!!



Love this one.. Jorja trying oh so hard to climb UP the slide...lol...



Hope all is well with everyone...

Take care... no scrapping to share.. maybe tomorrow... you never know i might get a chance to have a play....

Connie....xxxx

SEWING AWAY!!!

Well its a official... i now have the sewing bug.. BIG TIME.... i have been to Spotlight twice over the weekend...lol... picking up more yummy fabrics and little bits that i don't have..
I love that shop!!

So in between the BIG footy weekend... GO CATS.. and GO STORM...with catching up with friends, looking after kids, doing general house work i managed to make one smock top for Jorja, whip up a pin cushion.. just because and try my hand at applique.. (which i have never done before).. so here goes.....




a old pumpkin patch t shirt of Jorja's...just jazzed it up a bit!! what do you think??
some parts are a bit ruff around the edges... but Happy with my first go!!!




My first go at a smock... i love this so much... Jorja has already worn it with Jeans and a pink long sleeve top underneath (should have taken a photo) and Mark asked me where i brought that top from..lol... he didn't believe me when i told him i made it!!... so proud... again some bits are a bit how you going.. but i can only get better... this pattern was taken from a link over at Mel Goodsells blog if you want to check it out!!!



and my very sad looking pin cushion....lol......

And can i ask all my blogger friends today to say a little prayer for my Grandfather... Gramps (as we call him) is in hospital.. problems with his heart.. He is having more tests today to see if he will need an operation to have a pace maker put in... so please put him in your prays...
I went in yesterday to see him.. He was in great spirits and really loved seeing the kids...hopefully will find out more today...

I hope you all have a great Monday...

Connie....xxx