Mum's Birthday..

Last week, the whole family gathered at Imperial Treasures for Mum's birthday and we had a blast!  The food was really nice and I think we all ate till we were so full and bursting at the seams...

 The whole family..now you can guess why my bro and sis always say I'm picked up from the dustbin cos I really think I don't look like them.. heee..

  Mum and her 2 girls..Thank God for daughters! hahaha

All the girls in the Lee family..(not sure why there is this funny strand of hair sticking out from my head..)

Dad and mum + their two little bao beis..Dad hates taking photos and he doesn't smile for the camera but when u have these two with him, his face lights up instantly!

 

Me and Kate..priceless..

Princess Kate making her own pesudo cake from left over cream that mum did not eat..I think she is preparing for he own birthday next week!  I love her look in this photo..and I really think she is getting prettier by the day!

 

 

H and me..

Baby Beth!  Love this shot H took of her..she is looking like Kate at this age..just with a bit more hair!  We love u too Baby Beth!

Will be back soon for more scrappy work if I can get H to take photos in time..till then..

Jo

J is for..

Was very tempted to start this post with my usual apology as I have been gone for like one month but I shall not feel guilty as I have a crazy job and there is heaps to do!

Work is not so demanding these days so there is more time for me to get some scrapping done. 

Did this banner for little baby Jamie who's going to arrive soon and I thought it'll be nice for him to have one, just like Jude had.  These 2 boys are Justina's kids and Jus and me go way back to 2003 where we were colleagues. How time flies. Next thing you know, I'll be receiving my 10 year long service award! Whoo!

Used heaps of Prima's travel line...it was too cute to resist buying and I have been saving them for an opportune time to make something boyish. 

Justina: Have a safe delivery and catch you real soon!

Crazy crazy week...

Really swamped with work at the moment - things are heating up in late August which is rather unusual.  I've always thought that once Nat Day is over, things will go downhill but for now, work is really crazy and getting hectic.

Too many things to do, scrapping has taken a backseat and is rather non-existent.  There's still the occasional small scale scrapping but am really too busy to snap pics or plead with H to help to do so.  Hopefully, once this week is over I can get more done before prelim marking comes in.

Apologies for this -work is what brings in the doe so it has to take some sort of priority in my life but I'm determined to keep that under control and not let it be my ENTIRE life or let my life revolve around it.  Still learning to demarcate home and work space and not bring work home ( so ironic, i was just doing work an hour ago!).  Still trying, still learning...

Shall leave you with a photo of me, Jean and crazy Ms K.  She's a doll!

JB Fun!!

Headed off to JB yesterday with Cool Club (my fabulous colleagues!).  We have been talking about going to JB for the longest time and after one failed attempt, we endeavoured to make it happen yesterday and by God's grace, we made it!

It's fun that the whole gang of 8 went on this trip and there were 4 cars in total - one guy and girl per car..how nice.  S came along since he is from JB and brought us around to each 'uber good food!

E and JS together in one car...

Posing for pictures before lunch..

Love love love the prawn mee and char kway teow..a steal at RM4!

3 girls..photo to mark attendance

T and E, our pro photographers

D and me, I was the fortunate one who got to sit in his fabulous Zheng Honda Civic, complete with sun roof and red bucket seats!

All the food...

 After shopping at Bukit Indah, we went to an Orang Asli village for dinner...and boy the food was awesome..

JS and E picking out our crabs..

The guys clowning around while posing for photos..

We girls are more tamed..

The whole gang for 8 and the fabulous food we polished off!

All in all, I think we had a great time bonding and spending time with each other.  The gang of 8 is really close knitted and most fun to be with!

Anyone interested?

Been doing a bit of destashing (slowly but surely!) and I'm putting up these 2 stamps for sale..
Do contact me at joannavlee@hotmail.com if you're interested!

1.  Brand new stamp - never used. Going for $6.

2.  This stamp has been used before but is still in good condition. The back is very slightly stained (typical of all stamps) but this will not affect the image imprinted on paper when you use it.  Going for $9. 

H..

H is really really busy these few days (what's new right??) with a new phase in his life and we both believe it's for the better as it'll mean he has more time to spend with me.  On most days, he works really hard and after he gets back from work, he's still always at his computer doing other stuff.  And he will mark while we watch tv and there always seem to endless stuff to do.  I think he works too hard. And at times, he reminds me of myself when I used to run the rat race about 3 years back.  I almost died and I see him going down the same road as me.  So, I'm glad he has made some decisions in his life after much thought and prayer and tmrw pretty much seals it!

I'm happy for him and also for us cos we do pretty much lead hectic lives and don't have much time for each other except for saturday nights and sunday afternoons. So if this chance is supposed to give us more time together, I'm 101%  behind him.

Another startling discover today - I managed to get a peek into H's bank account (by accident) and was quite surprised with the amount I saw..let's just say he was pretty much creamed out when we got married 2 years ago and I'm proud that he has curbed his spending and have worked towards building up his savings.  We do have dreams and wants we'll like to achieve in the years to come and I think we're on track.

Will update about the change in H's life when I can (probably in the next few months).  For now, mum's the word..

Jo

The dangers of online shopping!

I have been bitten by the online shopping bug lately and finding it so hard to stop!  I guess since scrapping has taken a back seat in my life (for some reason, my interest in it has waned), I have to look for other avenues to channel my time and interest!

The scariest part of it is that you don't physically see the money leave your hands so transferring $22 or $55 is about the same actually..you don't feel much pain or difference. And that's the more perilous bit..sobs sobs.

Will be back soon with some scrappy stuff (it is afterall a scarpping blog) once I can get H to take photos for me!