Happy Valentine's Day! I hope everyone was spoilt rotten by the ones they love :o) I got a dozen red roses and a very spunky teddy (his jacket has "Born To Love" embroidered on the back)!
After saving, researching options and shopping around for ages we have finally got DH a new boat motor on Wednesday. He's been missing fishing in his own boat - he has been doing a bit of fishing with his mate Chris though. We had a fishing trip planned this weekend - unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans and it's been raining since Wednesday - poor DH :o(
I've done a bit of scrapping today. This one is for the 123 Challenge blog.
And these are two LO that I have been working on at different crops.
I'm sure everyone is aware of the Victorian bush fires and like myself, would like to provide some support. DH & I wanted to help so we are arranging donations from our salary. Our company is matching all donations dollar for dollar - so far we have raised $80,000. Each centre / site within the company is also participating in various other fundraising activities. I'm glad to see the Aussie spirit as we all pitch in to help those in need. I wanted to do more than just donate money though, and was lucky enough to find this on another blog...
I've copied this from Sarah Gladman's blog:
As scrappers, one of the most important things we deal with on a daily basis are memories. Family memories, memories of loved ones, memories of holidays, birthdays, christenings, BBQ’s and days at the beach. These families in Victoria have got no tangible evidence of their lives left. No family photos. No happy snaps. You can replace a fridge, but you can’t replace years of mementos.
In order to help out these families begin to put their lives back together I have started a scrapbooking plan - called “MEMORY GIFTS”.
Quite simply, I ask each and every one of you who read this blog to donate a 12 x 12inch completed scrapbook LO to the “Memory Gifts” program. Each page will be sent to me. I will collect them and bind them, then hand them over to the head of Pastoral Care for the Victorian Catholic Education Office, Maria Kirkwood in Melbourne.
Each family devastated by fire will be (in time) given album pages to help them begin their memories again. Those families can then approach their own families for copies of photos to put into the albums, or simply start putting in fresh memories.
Sarah asks that you leave a comment on her blog if you can help.
Donna from The Creative Artz Cottage in Bundaberg has offered to be a drop off point for anyone creating layouts for this cause. The first package will be posted the week after next so if anyone local wants to try and get them in there by the 23 Feb that would be great. No rush though, there will be more parcels posted as layouts come in. Thanks Donna.
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