Merry Christmas Everyone!

Not the best pic of us because the lights down the side of the photo have ruined it but this is us at Michael's work's Christmas do!

I know I have been MIA again but what can I say... Life gets in the way!!

So we were apart again at Christmas but today is Boxing Day and I am home. LOL and Michael is on night shifts today and tomorrow. But all that said we have had our exchange of gifts and things are relatively back to normal.

I took a heap of pics while I was away and so they will reappear in layouts no doubt in the next week or so. I had a lovely christmas lunch with Mum and Chris and then dinner with John and Ila so I had a lovely day. I also went and saw the new warehouse for the company I used to work for and on Christmas Eve I did attend their breakfast and stayed to help out until midday. I took pics at that too LOL, off course. Like this one where chris is acting silly dressed up as a robot, yes, that's my son in the cardboard LOL.Chris has his new used car and I had a drive of it when I was home. Nice and easy enough to drive so he is pleased. Cross you fingers for him, he has his driving test in another week.

Okay so that's it for now, I'm off to make myself some dinner and then I'll get stuck into some Layouts and commenting on the sites. Have a fabulous New Year if we don't get back here before then. All the best

Tracy :)

Remember Me LOL

I know you all must think I got sucked into a black hole or something, but to tell you the truth I have just been super concentrating on the Diet Fitness and IVF this last few months. We have changed Clinics and made a lot of life changes to improve our chances of getting Preggers so I figured since we are making all these changes and sacrifices and Michael is having to work his butt off to pay for it all I guess I should give it My All. So I have. We are due to have our hopes crushed on Thursday, and if by some twist of fate I don't have a visit from the witch, (you ladies will know her as intimately as I) we are due a test on Friday. So I guess now that I have said it out loud it will all come crashing down around my ears. sigh.

Well Onto other news. As you will have seen Michael has had a few interesting events happen in his work life lately, the Presentation of the Zoll Watch you will see in a layout shortly. LOL.

I don't however, have a pic of Julia, she did get me to take a pic of her but I haven't got a copy of it from her. It's an interesting time with 2 students in the house and trying to do assignments at the same time lol.

Weight Watchers - well it's slow and steady wins the race, sigh. I have lost 7.7kg total, but it's taken me 3 months. Although I have to admit I did retain a lot of water and bloat on the drugs I was on for he IVF. I am hoping that I will be preggers and won't mind that kind of weight gain. I have come across some great recipes along the way too, guess I should think about posting them sometime LOL.

Christopher has finally bought his first car!!! So exciting and he did it all on his own. He asked Michael's Dad to check it out for him too just to make sure it wasn't a total lemon and it looks like a great deal for a first car. Here it is, lol I made him go take pics and send them to me. Kit is TerrellS Tracy's Love.

Well apart from TerrellS moving house to another state and being incomunicado, (no internet yet) I am sort of keeping updated by Doreen, I jump on and visit Doreen's blog to see how things are going for her and Her Hubby and as a bonus get an update on TerrellS too, LOL. Doreen (beachnut999) has updated her blog and changed her header I noticed today. I am enjoying catching up on their comings and goings over in the states.

Okay here are some layouts. Now I have a few I guess since I haven't been on her for a while so I probably won't put them all up, just a few hee hee.

These are layouts of Melissa and Nick's wedding. Nick took a lot of pics at our wedding. This is Tracy's love Kit by TerrellS. It just goes so well with Melissa's dress!!

And here are some pics of Hayley's Japan trip she went on with her mum. This one is at Tokyo Disneyland and the kit is by Shannon Fahrnbach, November Grab Bag.

Okay this is jut Michael after we returned from a bike ride. Just a half hour one as it started to really pour and it is so much harder to ride when you are drenched oh and when your brake is stuck in the on position LOL, that was me anyway. This is TerrellS Kit Autumn Freebie and the matts are from her corrugated set.

Okay well that's it from me, I am off to bed now, sigh, so tired lately, and no it's not a sign LOL.

Have a great day!!

It's Taz the Ambo!

Hello world, I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I just dropped by the blog to see what Tracy had been telling you and found 'Bupkiss'. The holidays are over and I'm right back into the saddle again with the same probationary partner I had before I left. Good thing I like him.

I guess Tracy will let you know what our success is with the IVF cycle that we're currently on, when we know.

I have finished my very first semester of university distance education, I'm happy with what I learnt and my results so far with the sociology course, but the emergency care of mental health,,,, it sucked. Lots of information, none of it useful to me and my job of pre-hospital care.

One really cool thing that has happened, 1st Dec last year I was doing overtime at Randwick station and we got a cardiac arrest patient back, the ZOLL company that manufacture the defibrillator that saved his life, present a watch to all such patients and I had the pleasure of making that presentation on the 16th Nov - 49 weeks to the day after I first met George. George brought his son (about my age) along and Tracy took some photos (see above) it was special. It made it into the Ambulance Service newsletter and the local scandal sheets, the newspaper photo even made it to the local hospital Accident & Emergency Dept.

Well, that's a pretty go spray from me I'll go now.

See Ya'

Wow what a week!!!

Okay so it's been an interesting few weeks around here, we are starting IVF again and currently we have a CSU student staying with us while she does 3 weeks rotation of onroad prac at Michael's Station. Her name is Julia and she is lovely!!

So Michael is on holidays for that 3 weeks and we are going to be trying to do some stuff together while he is off, even though he is still doing Uni Assignments but I think he only has one left to get done!!

So On the digiscrapping side of things I have been doing a few layouts and I think TerrellS is busy getting ready for her big move to TN. And Doreen (Beachnut999) is back from her treking with her Hubby so it is all full steam ahead for us all. Actually Doreen and I are both up for the Best Friends category LO at GoDigitalScrappbooking. So run over and vote for one of us okay!!!

So I am also doing some Layouts for Shannon Fahrnbach, she has some lovely new Papers and Elements, including Corregated Frames and Corregated Papers all with sparkly glitters in them. They are all available at Divine Digital. Ooh and she has a lovely ribbon rounds kit too!!

Below is a layout of Andrew and Raelene, friends of ours and it's a pic that was on Andrew's facebook page. I used Shannon's Corregated Glitter paper, frame, elements and ribbon rounds on this layout, they just went so well with Raelene's top!! I love this pic of them!!

Using TerrellS Paua Blues kit I did this LO of Andrew at Carlton Beach, another pic from his facebook page. Experimented a bit with chopping up the pic in this one LOL!!

Okay well I'm gonna run off now and get some more stuff done around the place before dinner and feed the dogs etc!! Have a great Day everybody!!

Hugs

Tracy

Yes I Know!!!

It's been ages since I blogged, as My Darling Hubby mentioned last night LOL!!! So here I am with all the latest news, and Previews of the Kits TerrellS has come up with as well as her big new secret revealed, didn't know there was one, well you should be well aware that there is always something in the secret goody bag with TerrellS.

Okay where should I start, let me see!!! Well I have been busy busy busy, trying to loose the weight and with changing scales and deciding to go to meetings for WW instead of just doing it online I have gone up and down, but am able to report a loss of around 7kg total to date. And Yes I am still "A Smoke Free Zone" I am into my second month without my friend Nic-o-tine!!

Hmmm, next biggest news, for me, is that I became a Citizen, Yay finally I hear you all groan LOL!! Well there's a layout to prove it too, I just have to ring and see about my free pic with the lord Mayor and Michael in his Uniform, real special!!!

Okay we are starting IVF again on 18th, so back to being a pin cushion, we'll see how all this new stuff holds up this time, especially in my new improved body too!!

Well two of us TerrellS CT girls have been chosen as Layout of the Day at MooTwoDesigns, woo hoo. Doreen has created this gorgeous LO, isn't that the most gorgeous pic. So run over and leave her some love, okay!! Or better yet run over to her blog and read what she has been up to and see her other creations at Beachnut's Creations

And this is one of Robbie that I did using Roses for the Mom Kit by TerrellS.

Okay do you want to see the new Kit by TerrellS??? Come on I know you're just busting to see it!!!

Okay so It is called Twilight Dance and here is a preview of it in all it's glory!! Keep an eye out on TerrellS blog as she has been putting up some freebie QP's and you may find some of these there!!!
And just to wet your appetite so you can see what the paper's and elements are like here are a few Layouts with the kit!!

Well this is when we first dated, the first time around, yeah I know, it's a long story.

And this is all of my Dad's family (accept for Uncle Billy who was already living in Aus) at My Parents' wedding. Such a lovely pic. I did this on Tuesday, 9th October in Memory of my Dad and the love he poured on my Mum!! Miss you dad!!

So What's the big News, TerrellS is designing at Divine Digital now!!! Yes she's a Divine Diva. After hearing about HODS closing down, it is nice to know she is just a hop skip and jump away at Divine Digital, MootwoDesigns and Stone Accents Studio.

So do you want to know where to get some of TerrellS great Challenges and Mega kits In October??

Well just for those of you who have missed anything Layout-wise in the last few months, there is a new slide show at the top of the page with all the layouts since August in it, so you can go crazy watching them if the mood takes you LOL. Okay well I am going to fly and do some burning to DVD before I do anything else, I have been up since 4am and think I need another cuppa!!!

Have a great one!!

Hugs

Tracy

XXX

LOL Isn't My Hubby TWEET!!!!

Well I couldn't take my Beautiful Flowers to tassie with me but I kept the bow and took this picture of them in the motel room, absolutely gorgeous, and the reception staff were quite pleased to have them when I left!!

Michael may not have even seen these flowers so at least now He has!! Thank you so much My Darling, what a romantic you can be sometimes LOL!!! Moi!! to you Sweetness!!

I am into the third week here in Hobart and this time next Saturdayt I will be headed to the airport, I am looking forward to coming home!! I should have known that three weeks was going to be too long, I always do this and end up with my heart aching and missing Michael too much!!! Maybe I should do more visits but shorter ones!!

Well I haven't smoked in over 2 weeks now and I haven't had a patch on for over a week so I am really pleased with myself, I am going to smell it all through my clothes etc, so I will probably be cleaning like mad when I get home LOL. But it will also be wierd getting off the plane and not craving a smoke!!!

Well here are a few more pics from Melbourne and here.

Me and Jo at Fifteen Melbourne, the Jamie Oliver Show's Restaurant, fabulous food!!

Faith and Rachael at Fifteen, we all had a fabulous time and I had a great birthday as this lunch was a birthday treat for me!! Thanks Girls!!

Two Chefs at Fifteen, Dan and Toby, Remember Toby from the TV Series in the UK and here!!!

This was delicious It had pasta with ricotta, mushrooms and spinach and over it was drizzled sage butter, yummy!!!
Believe it or not I actually lost weight in Melbourne after eating this stuff LOL. I think I walked off everything that went into my mouth.

As of last monday I was at a loss of 8kg total, which is unbelievable for me, but I have walked pretty much every day and I have been sticking to my points. I think this monday I will not have had such a big loss.

This is the oldest bridge in Australia at Richmond just outside Hobart, it was built by convicts. In 1812 I think!!

Okay so I haven't really taken all that many pics while in Hobart, but I haven't been out much, we are off on a day trip tomorrow so I'll take the camera and get some pics then!!!

Hope you are all having a great time and that Doreen and Terrell have a nice visit with each other.

OOOH nearly forgot to mention, I finally have been given a date for my swearing in as an Aussie Citizen, LOL only took me 35 years LOL. So on 2nd October I will be a legal Citizen and can vote and can get a passport Yay!!! Very Exciting, and Michael will be there to cheer me on and take the required pictures of the event!!!

Okay have a great day everybody and especially my Darling Hubby , not long now till I am returned to your loving arms, I miss you so much Sweetness!!!!

Okay enough with the soppy stuff!!

Hugs

She's Not here!!!!!!!!

Hello world, Taz the Ambo here, that's right as Ambo Wife said she has gone away on holiday.
So what's been happening, well her birthday was while she was away and the birthday present was me paying for her holiday??????? so I sent a very nice bunch of flowers to the motel she was staying at.

Now I think I hear you girls in the US giving a collective sigh and well you should, I'm an Aussie male and we don't normally bother with that stuff, but this girl has had the hots for me for nearly twenty(20) years and while I am absorbed with my job and education and stuff I need to do everything I can to let her know that I do care for and love her.

She is my pillar of strength, and boy have I needed one.Two days before she left I started with a day one probationer(from our ambulance school) on the second shift we had a paediatric fitting patient. Now I have NO children that I know of so Paeds scare me. This kid has a history of fitting from epilepsy and when he started to fit again on me I used the quickest route for the medicine I had but I read my drug chart wrong and gave him the 1st & 2nd dose together by a route I'm not allowed to use. I stopped the fitting and stopped his brain being fried, but I went outside of protocol, BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!

Tracy knew of this before she left, but I have had the medicine withdrawn from my pharmacologies.
I've had a meeting with a clinical training officer and apart from the cock up with the drug calcs he believes I was right, what I did stoped the kids brain from being fried.

Apart from that I have set up my new DELL computer, and produced 8 of my Patient Question Booklets. I think that I will seen the local printer and see if there is a better way to produce these.

So, apart from feeling horny, things are pretty much normal at the RUNDLES.


So Taz the Ambo wishes you all well and goodnight.

 
Here is the first of a series of LO's about my Weight
Loss, let's hope that bigger "to Lose" Number will go
right down to 0 I did this with TerrellS In the Dirt Kit.
 

 
Okay before I go on any further with Layouts, just wanted
to let you know that I am going to be away for 3 weeks. I
am taking the laptop with me but I may have more than
the usual Layouts, I got a new 8.5 Megapixel camera and
so I will be snapping away like crazy while I am in Melbourne
and in Hobart LOL. I can't wait to see everybody, but
mostly Christopher and Mum.  I am spending 3 nights in
Melbourne with Jo, Rachael and Faith for a girly weekend
but in the middle of the week. LOL. I will be having my
37th Birthday while I am in Melbourne too so we are
going to "fifteen" you know, the Jamie Oliver Restaurant
to help out street kids training to be chefs, can't wait!!
 
Okay well on with the Layouts...
 
Okay did this one for fun, gotta love Brad!!! I used TerrellS
New Grunge Textures to do the background paper.
 

Here's one of my and my Baby Boy, who is nearly ready
to take his Driver's Licence P Plate Test. Chris is 20 on
15th February, but he's still my little boy.  Used Memories
of a Garden Ribbons from TerrellS ( I recoloured them
to suit the colour scheme) and the textures were used
again in the background.
 

 
Okay got a cool pic of my wedding band and Engagement
ring so thought I'd do another layout with them.  This
kit is Roses for Mom by TerrellS

 
And this one is using TerrellS Mootwo Chat freebies. I
did this Layout for my Mum to let her know how much I
love and admire her!! Love you mum so much!!!

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Layouts!!!
 
Okay so here are some Layouts from the last few days
Of course this is Robbie, don't you love him, he's just
so darn cute, this kit is Scrap Carli's Patchwork Kit from
seasidescraps
 

 
This one is Punky Pixels' Tuscany Kit, love that paper.
It's from seasidescraps.com
 

 
My cutie pie feeding the ducks when he was about
2 years old, hard to believe this little cutie is a 19 yo
Adult , god I'm old!!! The kit is TerrellS
Memories of a Garden

 
This is me making my holy communion, same church
where I had Christopher Christened, funnily enough,
it's St Christopher's, the kit is TerrellS Memories of a
Garden available at HODS, Mootwo and Stone Accents
Studio.

 
The elements in this Layout are from several of
TerrellS kits, Summer Whispers, Announce freebie,
Heritage. The photo is my Gran and Grandad Conroy,
My Mum's Parents.


Okay this is Scrap Carli's Patchwork kit, it is a layout I
did for a challenge at Stone Accents Studio, It had to
go with the quote so I did My Hubby!!!
Who else feels like they are playing when they are at
work besides Taz!!!

 
Okay that's it for me, off to bed as we have a big
Night out tomorrow night, off to see the Stage show of
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, so have to get plenty of
exercise etc so I can eat the dinner we end up getting.
 
Oh and Hope you all have a great day!!!!
Hugs
Tracy

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3.6 KG Lost!!! Woohoo!!

Yes what a start to my Weight Loss Journey, I've dropped 3.6 kg, that's nearly 8 pounds for eveyone in the imperial world!!! I am amazed as It was not that hard. just have to keep it up I guess!! So we have our first visit with our new IVF doctor today and I will feel better being able to tell her I lost some weight this week!! Cause I just know the first thing out of her mouth will be "Tracy you need to lose a lot of weight!" as in their booklet it says you can't start if you are over 20% overweight! Sigh!!! Oh well I've made a start anyhow, just have to keep making good healthy choices, right!!?
Okay off to do some housework argh!!!
I got all my QP 4 X 6's done for TerrellS so that's good, one thing achieved yesterday anyway!!
Have a great Day eveyone!!

Hugs
Tracy

Okay So I've been Lazy!!!

You know how it is, I have had an inspiration drought
these last few days and Michael has been off and home
so I tend to feel a little guilty if I spend every minute
on the computer when he's home LOL. Mind you a lot of
the time he is studying too, so there ya go!!! Even!!

Well If you want a freebie run over to TerrellS blog and
grab a QP or two, she has posted 8 so far so better be
quick LOL.

Alright well I am going okay with the Weight Watchers so
far, actually I am finding it quite easy but then I haven't
had to go out to eat or supress my Chocoholic fantasies of
late LOL. So the big test will probably come when I am in
Melbourne, I know that I will not have to worry when i am
at my Mum's as she is always eating healthy so it should be
smooth sailing there and she walks almost every day too, so
I will actually have company LOL. No, Michael doesn't come
along with me on my walks LOL. I was a bit peeved today as
I got a little not from the PO letting me know we had a package
there and so I decided I would walk so I did. It's the right
distance for my walk so that will be my walk out of the way for
the day LOL. Little did I know until I got there that they are the
only PO in the whole of Sydney that isn't open on Saturday
morning. GRRR. Anyway so I didn't have to worry about the walk
being broken. LOL.
So that's that, I am hoping for a great loss on Monday when I
weigh Myself. I have a good feeling LOL.
And I don't know if it is just in my mind but I feel like I've lost
weight LOL.

Onto Scrapbooking LOL.
Here is the first one.


This is my Mum and her great Aunt, I used
Demiurgia's Frangipani kit for these.



Auntie Sadie Using Dablues By TerrellS.



These are my cousin's Girls feeding the ducks in
Northern Ireland.
The kit is Summer Whispers by Terrells.

Beautiful Glitter Kit by Scrap Carli is the one used to
scrap this pic of my Mum and My cousin's daughter Carli,
no you aren't seeing double, that's her
name too!! LOL!!



The same kit Beautiful Glitter by Scrap Carli and this one
is of my cousin Jacqueline, top pic is with my mum and
bottom pic is with her mum My aunt Betty.



Quiter's Stash by Calico Designs (Christine M Stone)
available at sss.
This is Carli again with mummy this time LOL.



Another LO of Gabby learning to knit!! This is Quilter's Choice
by Calico Designs again.



Alright this is a pic of my Grandparents on my Mum's side,
don't you love old heritage pics LOL!!
The kits used are all Terrells -
Summer Whispers, Heritage Freebie,
Announcement Blog Freebie

Okay so that's it for me, I have to get going on some other
things now so have a great day!!!
Hugs
Tracy