Slowly getting back into the swing of things!

I always find it difficult to get back into routine after a holiday. Washing piled up everywhere and suitcases still half unpacked and we have already been at home for a week! We have had my in-laws staying with us for almost a week, they are moving here from Port Elizabeth and I have been house hunting with my mom-in-law. Fortunately on day 2 we found the perfect place. They should be here permanently in a month or so.
I have also been trying to get my new shop ready for opening day 15th, and manged to do 2 LO's and a freebie!

KimB has a gorgeous sparkly New years Kit in her shop called Time Anew.My LO- my son Wesley and his girlfriend Alexia

Kim has her new January Commercial use Grab Bag out, wonderful as usual!It is only $8 for 6 brand new products!My hint as to what you will find in it! I used the colours in Kim's January Colour Challenge at DSO

This is my DD Cherye, who turned 15 on 3 January

Credits here

Here is the freebie I did for Kim's Colour Challenge - using some of her CU grab bag goodies:Download here

A belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!! Here are a few photos of our small New year's party we had, just our family and a few of the kid's friends. I must admit I just made 12am, one minute past and I was in bed haha! We decided to go Island style and party along with our friends back home who were also doing an Island style theme, at midnight we sms'ed each other photos!

Our hectic punch


My son Tristan, the clown!Mark -haha
Group Photo!
A few glasses of punch later!
And then I forgot I had a camera!!
A few pics of my niece Nicole and me taken a few nights before,after I was force fed tequila!!
Thats all for now!!! Way past my bed time!! Have a great weekend!

Enchanted Studio Scraps is here!

Enchanted Studio Scraps is here!!!! You can now register in the forums, check out the blog and do some great challenges. The shop has not opened yet, but we should have our grand opening on 15 January! And grab these cute fan blinkies and flan flair!

ESS Blog Train

The time is coming closer to when I will be opening my shop at a brand new site. We have a blog train on the go as a gift and in anticiaption of our grand opening!Here is my part:

Download here

You can get the next part of the blog train at Christie Lemon Designs Blog

Please remember everyone is on different time zones and all posts will be posted soon!

Keep checking on my blog for more news coming soon!

Almost time to go home!!

I can't believe we have been here for 2 weeks already, time has flown. We have not definitely decided when we are returning home, but it will be next week some time. We have lazed around the pool, gone wine and brandy tasting, gone out to eat soooo much! I swear I can hardly fit into my clothes! A few more pics to show you...

With my brother and sister in law and niece having lunch at the harbour in Hout Bay.

Brandy Tasting

Some pics of the outside of our holiday house

I will put some pics of the inside here another day,time for bed!!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!!

Holiday pics...and some more hints!

I can't believe we have been here for a week already. The weather has been awesome but today it is cloudy, windy and I am sure it is going to rain. It will give us all a rest from the heat and sun!Here are a few more photos of what we have been up to!
This is an African themed restaurant we went to called Moyo.
Fun in the sun at our pool, look at the huge Mojito we made!
Yesterday we had lunch at the waterfront in Gordon's Bay.
Ok, another small hint as to what is happening next year. I will be selling at a brand new site which is opening in January!!! I am so excited as it is really going to be a fun and special site!

Holiday pics!

Here is our pool filled with water at last, it is finally finished!!!

We left for Cape Town at 4.30am on Sunday morning, and decided to drive straight through instead of sleeping over somewhere. We got here at about 10pm on Sunday night and fell into bed!We had a disastrous day on Monday as Mark woke up with his elbow terribly swollen and very painful so we spent hours at the ER where he was sent for xrays and then to an orthopedic surgeon who had to drain out some fluid, and he is back on antibiotics.

The weather here is beyond hot, almost unbearable as far as I am concerned, but the kids love it and are already so tanned. Yesterday I spent the day with Bonnie my sister and brother and family who live in New Zealand but are here on vacation. I have not seen them for 3 years so it was really wonderful seeing them again.

I have recently bought the same camera as Bonnie and she gave me some lessons on how to use it, I was so excited about the close ups I took!

Some other photos taken at the Vergelegen Wine Estate yesterday.
Bonnie and I playing the fool as usual!

I am allowed to give you a tiny clue as to where I will be selling next year......ESS...more clues to follow!!

The Pool!

We have been on a high all day from the fumes as they fiberglassed the pool! It is 7.30 pm here and they are still painting ! But it is looking great. We went for blues, which reminds me of the beautiful pools we saw in Greece. We wanted contrast with the rest of the earthy colours around