The Great White Sharpie - Myth or Legend?

So I was reading Natty's blog when she suddenly mentions a white Sharpie! A white Sharpie? Could this be just an urban legend or was it in fact based on truth - I decided to find out...

Well I searched high, I searched low, I delved in to parts of cyberspace in which you should never go alone, oh, ok, I logged on to www.sharpie.com but, but, but.... THIS is what I found!

YES, YES, YES, there is a great white Sharpie. It's a paint style of pen and I expect it will be hard to find one in it's natural habitat (Staples or perhaps Office World) but I am going to make it my life's mission to hunt one down (humanely naturally) and it will take pride of place in my ever growing Sharpie collection.

Thanks Natty!

Interesting post today

Two pieces of interesting post today, well actually three on further reflection.

One was interesting not because of what it was but more due to the absurdity of it's travels. It was a piece of post redirected from our last home in Canada. The absurd thing is that it was originally sent from the UK. It took over 2 months to make the journey and was a list of houses for sale in the area we are looking to buy and was dated 1st November 2005. Not particularly interesting to you, I know, but it struck a cord with me.

I also received a letter from Hi-Ti with the 2 samples of my own images I requested they print for me to look at and compare. I am very impressed with the customer service, they have been really helpful and I'm almost 100% confident I am going to buy one of these. I just need to wait until we move in to our new house before I can do it. I don't currently have room for it in this house so it seems silly to buy it and just let it sit in it's box. I'm tempted though...

And lastly my order from Scrapbook Express arrived. Wow, was it fast! It only took a week from ordering it to it arriving on my doorstep. It wasn't anything majorly exciting, mainly assorted collections of different coloured Junkitz photo anchors (Girl/Boy/Friends/Salsa/Mom) and some Nunn Design decorative details (Snowflakes/Word Dangles/Seashell) all in silver. But the main reason for placing the order was that I wanted some of the KI Memories rub-on decorative icons, in particular these! And of course you can't just place such a tiny order when you are buying from the States, can you now? The other items just 'fell' in to my basket. To be honest I've been looking for some different coloured photo anchors for ages and was really pleased to be able to find some. They are delicious colours, the photos on the web do not do them justice, in particular the salsa are yummy.

Now to find some time (and space) and use them.

And now for something completely different ...

The girls went back to school today!!!!!!!!!!!

Now don't take me wrong, oh actually do, I am HAPPY they are back at school. There, I said it! And I won't feel bad. It means I get a little more space and I don't mean that in the meaningful, deep way, I mean it literally. This rental house is so small and with Richard working from home and using the kitchen table to work off, which translates in to "taking up the whole of the kitchen and making me feel terrible if I enter it even to make a coffee", we are all restricted to living life in the one other room downstairs which is the lounge. And this is not large by any stretch of the imagination and currently contains all of the furniture which usually lives in two rooms, not one.

So, three lively children and one stretched-to-the-limit adult all in one space does not a happy home make!

Now for pre-school to restart... {insert wink here}

An (almost) non post

I had this whole post going on but decided against it and hit the delete button. It was sounding a little sad and depressing and it wasn't how I intended the post to go so...

In summary, it was about the episode of Dr.Who I watched last night. The one entitled "Father's Day" where Rose goes back in time and saves her father's life. This episode produced much introspection.  Could I? Should I? Would I, go back in time, if possible, and try to see if I could have prevented my dad dying?

My conclusion was probably 'no', but the temptation to see him again would be huge. And not least for him to see my children, 2 of which he has never seen.

So, there you go. You can see it's a subject that could come across as quite sad but I don't mean it to. I love my dad, still,  and will feel the hole left by him forever however I have so many great, happy memories of him and will have these forever too. But I do firmly believe that things happen, good and bad, when they do for a reason and that the timing is as it's meant to be.

Happy New Year to one and all!

That's it really. Just wanted to wish everyone a happy New Year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Seasonal Highs and Lows

Highs

The Christingle Service - the children were all adorable.  There aren't many young children in our church but they all put so much enthusiasm in to their Christingle Service, it was a joy.

Boxes - which translates as our container finally arriving and being delivered.  I have my things!

School Christmas Services - today.  KS1 with Harriet at 10:00am and KS2 with Katarina at 10:45am.  Harriet hasn't slept well the last 2 nights through sheer excitement over her acting debut.  That girl is a born actress.  Katarina was a little more subdued, mainly I feel because she didn't really have an active role in her assembly and that it was a lot more low key, some poems, some readings and carols.  Richard and I appreciate what a great school our girls attend.

Doughnuts - I had a jam one with my coffee this morning.  Yum!

Crops - if I'm lucky and get myself organised, a chance to scrap all day on Saturday, to meet some new friends and get some quiet(ish) 'me' time.

Lows

Boxes - too many in too small a space.  Did I ever tell you I get claustrophobic?

Christmas Cards - I haven't written any yet.  I've received some, which is amazing considering that I haven't even properly got my backside in gear and told everyone our new address, but I have yet to write even one.  I've made them, well over 30 or so anyway, just need to find 5 to sit down and write them.

Boxes - too many in too small a space!  It's driving me crazy... I feel like I repeat myself...

Flu - recovering from but too slowly for me, especially at this time in the year when I feel I have so much to do.

A brief post

Just to let my one reader know that I am alive and well!

The Gauger family arrived on British soil on 5th November, everyone seemed to be so pleased to see us, the whole nation even went as far as setting off a barrel of fireworks to welcome us back!

Internet access is a little sparse, as you can see with no posts since 31st October, but with only Richard's laptop and he using that for work I don't get much opportunity which is a shame as I have lots to tell and some great photos to upload too.  Oh, well, I'm hoping that my pc will arrive sometime during the next week or so, my bed wouldn't go amiss either, and life can start to take on some semblance of order.

Oh, before I go I just want to say "Happy Birthday Connor!".  I feel terrible as I forgot but in my defence all my life is stored on my computer or calendars and these are "in the container"!  This has become a standard saying in our house, if we need anything you can guarantee it's "in the container".  I'm sure I've forgotten other things, appointments, birthdays, events and if one of these happens to be you then please accept my public apology.  I'm sure I will be suitably embarrassed once I turn on my computer and all the reminders pop up.

So, until I can update on a more regular basis, adieu...