just stuff

Posted on December 19, 2005

so sorry for that long boring post the other day — what was I thinking - oh yes - ramble on here for a bit - it’s nearly like having an adult conversation!  Oh the joys of having tiny children!

I am so full of creative ideas right now - but no time to create!  I want to be able to sit down and create, design, scrap, draw - and I just don’t get a chance.  My brain is choc-a-block full of stuff that is just waiting to get out!  must. stop. wasting. time.  Why oh why are forums, blogs etc so inviting!  can;t everyone lead a boring life for me - then I won’t have anything to read!

Picked up my 1GB RAM the other day - early Christmas pressie for the computer (lucky thing!).  Phew - photoshop doesn’t know what happened to it - now it needs to keep up with me!

Did a big bake on the weekend - Christmas balls and choc-chip cookies - yumboliscious.  Must get rid of them soon - they are not a staple diet!!!!  They are so very tempting though - mmmmmmm!

Righto - down to business - I have decided what to do with all my website ideas - there will be three!!!!

1. www.thespottedcow.com - web design and hosting - with some cubecart, zen cart and post-nuke customisations thrown in for good measure!
2. www.kylieclark.com - digi-scrap store - selling my scallywags, and all the other digi-goodies I have planned
3. www.digiscrapspot.com - a resource site for digi-scrappers - includes anything and everything pertaining to the digital scrapping world.  I know there are a couple of sites out there very similar to what I have in mind - but none are using the ‘user-friendly’ program that I will use (thanks to www.justdigitalcalls.com ).

At present - I am designing a ’skin’ for cubecart - so that I can use it at ’scallywags’ - it’s a bit of fun - nice and bright.  also working on a new spotted cow - here is the latest:

okay - maybe not - typepad does not want me to upload images at this time!  Pity - she’s such a spunky cow too!  - Aha - typepad is fickle today - here she is:

There are a zillion other things in my head - banging on the walls of my skull to get out (no - wait a minute - that’s just someone using a hammer in the distance!).  I can’t wait for next year to happen - I am having a break over the festive season - and then whammo - back with all ideas blazing!

Look what I made!!!!  In more ways than one!

They are such gorgeous creatures - so happy and cheeky!

My heart melts when I look at this photo!

christmas shopping mishap….

Posted on December 15, 2005

What a busy day yesterday was - aarrgghh! We were all up early - as usual - and I was busy drawing away at the computer - as I do - and I lost track of time…..again!  Ok - so 15 minutes to shower and dress me, and the girls, until my Baby Boot Camp ‘chief’ came to give me a ’surprise’ and for me to give her some paperwork.  That all sorted out beautifully - I now have a fantastic waterproof rug to use when I am instructing the floor work part of the class - GREAT - although I am not overly happy with the amount of duck poo that is going to get on it - what is it with ducks - can’t they have a designated pooing area?  Why do they feel the need to share it with everyone - all through the entire park!  Enough already!

Then - it was time to climb into the car - off to a third birthday party (what were we thinking when we children around Christmas time!) - OMG - I had forgotten to give Mackenzie breakfast!  Mind you - this was at 10:30am - so the poor kid was getting hungry - but there is certainly no chance that she will fade away from lack of food!  back into the house to be spoon fed breakfast at break-neck speeds - I could forsee a case of infantile indigestion woes right there!  But - no - to her credit - she gobbled it down and loved it!

Back to car for birthday - halfway there - ‘Madison - did you put the present in the car?".  ‘No mummy!".  Ripper!!!  Third birthday party - present is sitting on bench at home - oh well - not going back to get it - she can wait!  Turns out Annika (party girl) had a million presents anyway - so I’m sure she wasn’t going to miss one!

Back to car - Mackenzie fell asleep straight away and Madison wasn’t too far behind - thank-goodness they are both easily transferable - straight from car to bed!  WOW - two sleeping children together - fantastic!  By this time it’s around 1:30pm - so it’s already been a busy day.  They both woke sort of together - in perfect timing (what great kids!) - because it was back in the car time….again! 

Will had come home by now - for last night was the planned ‘yes I’m sure late night shopping starts tonight’ Christmas shopping!  We picked up some gorgeous photos taken professionaly as a fundraiser of the girls (they are stunning…..will put up later!) - and had Mackenzie’s BP taken. Fickle kid - it was a nice low reading - and she didn’t even scream like a banshee this time!  It seems that I have a ballerina in the making (yeah right - I don’t even know my pointe from my plie) - as she has ‘Charlie Chaplin’ legs!!!!  Hope she can make Charlie Chaplin money! Mackenzie Ella ballerina!  Then it was off to pick up a layby that we started 6 months ago for the girls Christmas present!  WOW!! We had totally forgotten what we bought - it was like Christmas coming early!  They are going to be spoilt this year - although I am not quite sure how we are going to take it all camping with us!!!!

We dropped Madison off at her little boyfriend’s house (yes - it is young love in the making!) and off we went all ready to do the big shopping spree.  we were quite excited - found a carpark easily by the door - didn’t seem too busy!!!  Are the alarm bells ringing for you yet?!?!?  We get up the travelator thingy - shops closing all around us - late night shopping starts next Wednesday night. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!  Bugger!  So Will, Mackenzie and I did a few bits and pieces at KMART and had dinner at La Porchetta (not too bad!). 

BANG - there it was - first christmas shopping mishap of the year - I wonder how many more I can tally up…………………………………

you know you need more bedrooms when….

Posted on December 13, 2005

Last night - it was bed-putting time.  Yes - that’s what it is in our house folks - bed putting!  At least last night it was!  It got to 7:30pm, and I had two extremely tired children on my hands.  Now - my two girls share a bedroom (there’s a problem right there!).  Madison (the one that is nearly three) wen to bed first, as a little punishment / thank-you for doing the exact opposite (again) of what I had asked her to do!  Anyway - I thought she was just about to sleep - so I threw Mackenzie (not literally - I threw in a nice way!) into her cot.  She  went off to dreamland beautifully - (ohhh - it has taken 14 months of practice to get her to do that!) - and Madison - well she just got more and more annoyingly awake.  The phone rang - so of course - she came out - right at the time when I was having a very important discussion on something that I can’t remember(!) - "muuuummm I want a bikskit "- not sic - just her way of saying it! I gently manouvered her back into bed.  I thought we were doing well - up until I heard the giggle giggle of two little girl chatting to eat other.  HAH.  Anyway - I must admit - I probably over-reacted (but this had been the culmination of a bad, naughty day for Madison), and I marched in to Madison, and gave her a good ‘old fashioned’ SMACK!  Oh god - I hate the look on her face after a smack - and the feeling I get is horrendous.  Anyway - suffice to say -the smack didn’t work - would you believe I had to threaten another, before she would turn over and go to sleep!  Meanwhile - Mackenzie is still bouncing up and down in her cot having a great old time!  I think it might be time to put up some sort of ‘barrier’ between their beds - who knows what - maybe an iron grille!!!!!!

It’s 7:00am in the morning, and both are still asleep - so I must have done something right!

christmas cheer scallywags…

Posted on December 8, 2005

Here is my little bit of Christmas cheer!

Download Scallywag’s Christmas Cheer

I’d love some feedback on how user friendly the brushes are - what I can do to make them better - etc.

Leave me a comment or two on your opinion, and throw in a link so i can see how you used them!

There are more scallywags to come - so keep a look out for the Scallywag Spot (to be located at www.thespottedcow.com- when I ever get the time to finsh my own site!!!)

aaarrgghh~

Posted on December 3, 2005

why am I still up!!!

I have been studying and working on my first ‘proper paid’ client!  I am very happy and excited!  We are working on a logo at present -I am soooo happy that PS has decided to be friendly with me!  I have emailed off 6 logo-proofs this evening - just so that we can get a feel for what my client is looking for!  My eyes are falling out of my head!  But it’s nice - at least I will sleep well!!!!

Must go - I did intend to have a lengthy post - but. can’t. stay. awake. to. type…………