Well it has been a while. So much has happened since my last entry. I suppose the biggest thing is that I have changed jobs. Gone is the stress of tying to make ends meet while on commission I am getting a pay cheque again. Yay!!
I have also received my parcel from the colour swap. Would you believe my secret pal ended up being the friend that introduced me to the swap in the first place! I have also send off my package to my colour swap pal. She hasn't received it yet I don't think so I won't post photo's on here in case she drops by.
Anyway thank you to Ruth for sending me the following: some lovely paper for my scrap booking (the frog one being for my fog crazed mother), beads for when I figure out how to make the gecko she finally sent :) , a book of vellum friendship phrases, a zebra for my African album, and some beautiful leaves that I will put in my Canadian holiday album. 
