Sunday Girl

Debussy

2009-04-27T02:06:00.003+01:00

There is something wonderful about 2 o'clock in the morning. The world seems so at peace, or maybe its just my little piece of it. My two men are fast asleep, I am listening the Debussy's Clair De Lune, enjoying a moment of solitude before climbing up the wooden hill to my warm bed.

Sleep well everyone, and may you too find a moment like this.

Last but not least

2009-04-15T00:48:00.004+01:00

A quick layout of my little boy in his new post polo shirt. My brother and sister in law have recently returned from America and have spoiled him rotten. I couldn't resist this picture, doesn't he look adorable?. It was created for a contest on Page mags here but I couldn't decide on a font so I missed the closing date, doh!

Charisma Cardz & Friday sketchers

2009-04-15T00:40:00.004+01:00

Heres my take for this weeks challenge at Charisma Cardz. THis was great fun, I love purple and green. I combined it with a challenge at Friday Sketchers. I played it a bi fast and loose with their sketch, I hope they don't mind. :o)

A spoon full of sugar

2009-04-15T00:31:00.003+01:00

Heres my take on this weeks challenge at A spoon full of sugar.
This weeks challenge is to use punches and/or diecuts. I used punches to punch out the green and the blue flowers from cardstock.

Sketch & Stash

2009-04-14T23:46:00.003+01:00

This is my take on the newest sketch at Sketch and Stash. I am not sure what I think of it yet but it may grow on me. The papers are from the Doodlebug birthday boy collection.

Just Christmas & birthday cards & cute card thursday

2009-04-14T23:40:00.005+01:00

Now I hope they don't mind but I played a bit free and loose with this weeks sketch from Just Christmas & Birthday Cards. I thought it would really suit a waterfall card. I will take some pictures of the inside in the morning as the light is really bad at the moment, with it being night and all ;o)
I have combined it with the challenge from Cute Card Thursday which is chocolate and marshmallow.

Cupcake Crafts

2009-04-14T23:32:00.003+01:00

Here is my take on this weeks challenge at Cupcake Crafts. The challenge this week was " 1 layer". Other than your card blank and what ever embellishments or image you choose to add, your card must be one layer. A lot harder than it sounds. Most of us matt out patterned paper and to go without that made me feel the card was half naked!. A little lateral thinking later and I came up with this. Who says you cant doodle straight on to your card blank?!?. I found it refreshingly freeing not to mess around measuring little bits of card stock.

The pink elephant & 2 Sketches 4 You

2009-04-14T23:09:00.004+01:00

This weeks challenge at The Pink Elephant was a colour challenge. Pink, Green and Yellow. Well I have to say that this combination struck fear into the depths of my heart. I have and never will be a "pastel" girl, I love my colours strong and bold, so I have to say this challenge stumped me. In the end I combined this challenge with another from 2 sketches 4 You. The sketch this week is gorgeous and so full of possibilities. I dug out some green and pink ribbon that has been lurking in my stash for months and just messed around until I came up with this. I really like how it came out and I managed to use up some of the embroidery Floss that I accumulated about a year ago.

Creative block

2009-04-13T20:02:00.002+01:00

I am suffering serious creative block at the moment. I can't seem to find my mojo. It might have something to do with the massive amount of gardening my hubby and I have been doing over the last few days. We have a massive garden and the upkeep alone is serious hard work. Ah well it will all be worth it in the summer, sipping Pimms in the shade, humm who am I kidding, i'm a larger girl at best!.
I made a wonderful discovery on Saturday. Not only do I have a local scrapbook shop, it stocks We R Memory Keepers and Cosmo Cricket. Much to my hubbys disappointment and the shop owners amusement, I did a happy dance there and then!. I spent all the money I had, even turning out my hubbys pockets but I have some wonderful new papers that are crying out to be used.

Great Granny

2009-04-06T10:40:00.002+01:00

This layout was created for sketch 13 at 52 Sketches 52 Weeks. I love this picture of my Granny with her three grandsons, Logan, Connor and Chris. Having a little boy, I don't get much opportunity to use pink so this was a great excuse to dig out all the girly bits and pieces I had tucked away.

Yay!

2009-04-06T10:27:00.003+01:00

I am now the proud owner of this blinkie!. I made the top 5 art Cupcake Craft challenges. Thank you for picking my card ladies.

sketch and stash challenge

2009-04-04T21:23:00.002+01:00

This is my take on the newest challenge at Sketch and Stash. These papers were one of the first full set I ever bought and have been languishing in a draw ever since. They are Rusty pickles "Pirate princess".

Mojo Monday

2009-04-04T21:18:00.003+01:00

This is my take on the newest sketch at Mojo Monday. Pink and black will always be one of my favorite combinations and I love the way this card turned out.

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards

2009-04-04T21:13:00.003+01:00

This is my take on the newest sketch at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. This was a great sketch to use up the last of my Basic Grey scraps that I have been hording. Their papers are so yummy I end up keeping even the smallest scraps.

Cupcake Craft Challenge

2009-04-04T21:07:00.003+01:00

Heres my take on the sketch at Cupcake Craft Challenges. I couldn't get the circles to work for me so I changed them to this shape. Loving bright pink and turquoise at the moment and I have finally got myself a new white gel pen. :o)

2 Sketches 4 you

2009-04-04T19:53:00.004+01:00

Heres my take on this weeks sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. I am really in love with this colour combination at the moment. I keep coming back to it so you will be seeing alot of cards like this.

White Logan

2009-03-29T04:43:00.003+01:00

This Lo was created for a challenge during the scrap my memories crop. You could only use white. I had a lot of trouble with it as I don't have a lot of white embellishments but with a little though I came up with this. Its very simple and I think it really highlights the photo. I am thinking of doing a few more like this, using only one colour.

Tummy Time

2009-03-29T04:41:00.004+01:00

I love this Lo. Logan looks so cute if a little gormless. I treated myself to some Basic grey papers recently and I can't leave them alone.

This LO was picked as LO of the day on Scrap my Memories forum.

Happy

2009-03-24T21:56:00.002Z

I am happy.

I am happy for no particular reason. I am happy because I have a husband who loves me as much as I love him. I am happy because I have a beautiful son who has just cut his first tooth. I am happy because I have a family that love and support me no matter what I do. I know that times are hard, they are for many people right now, but right now I am happy. Broke, tired and in need of a shower but happy.

To celebrate my 100th post, I give you Bill Bailey. Hes a comedian from the west country, where I am originally from and I just love his view on England.

The world is a strange place......

2009-03-22T02:04:00.000Z

.... at two in the morning. I live in a smallish village and its so quiet at night its eerie. You do get a little " village of the damned " vibe sometimes.
Today was my first mothers day. I still find it strange being called a mummy sometimes, as if someone is going to tell me its all been a mistake and take my son away. I love my son to bits and I love being a mummy, its being called one that throws me a little. But hey sometimes I forget my married name and write my maiden name by mistake. I guess its just another title to get used to.
Im feeling a little too much like an adult right now so before the state of the world depresses, I am going to stand in my kitchen and eat a little chocolate trifle. Hopefully that should restore the balance.

Just Another day in paradise

2009-03-21T02:15:00.000Z

Just your average, ordinary day in the B household. A bit of shopping (Logan is now the besotted owner of a stuffed toy rabbit), Chinese food for tea and once again I am still awake at the wee hours of the morning. In two hours time i will have officially been up 24 hours straight. This mummy business isn't all its cracked up to be sometimes.

Not having the best day

2009-03-17T22:39:00.001Z

My camera is broken....enough said.

Online crop

2009-03-08T21:26:00.001Z

"Scrap My Memories Design Team would like to invite you to join us for our online crop

Mother Goose visits Scrap My Memories

Friday, March 13th 6 at 6:00 pm EST - Sunday, March 15th at 9:00pm EST.

We will give you until Monday, March 16th, 11:59pm EST to upload your completed layouts.

The Design Team is busy at work with Mother Goose, The three little pigs and Goldilocks to bring you a fabulous weekend of scrapbooking fun, games, lots of chatter and of course lots of prizes too

So, don't forget to mark your calendars."

I had a wonderful time at the last crop, I have loads of new papers and pictures, i can't wait!

Robot chicken

2009-03-08T02:56:00.001Z

I love robot chicken and if you are a fan of Starwars you have to watch it. I nearly pee myself every time.

Do you ever wonder?

2009-03-07T03:32:00.000Z

Sometimes, like most of you I would imagine, I wonder where I “fit” in to this world. I am not a great writer or poet, I have no plans to make the world or people’s lives better and I have no idea’s that will revolutionise today’s society. I am a wife to a lazy but supportive husband, a mother to a wonderful but occasionally smelly little boy, a daughter to my loving, overwhelming parents, a sister to a brother I don’t see nearly enough and a friend to my “girls”
I am a chubby redhead in a sea of Fake blond and skinny and I really don’t mind. I love to paint my nails but often forget to brush my hair. I am half an hour late for everything and my friends love me regardless. I swear way too much and read at least one book a week. We don’t have T.V hooked up, we only watch films. I’m 5ft 3 and don’t wear heels, I am not ashamed of my height. I wear addidas trainers and jeans most of the time, when I dress up I wear 50s inspired dresses and secretly thrive on the surprised look on peoples faces when they see that I can look good if I make a effort. My husband loves me when I don’t make an effort. I brother calls me an umpa-lumpa but because I love him I like it. I never wanted to be a mother but now that I am I wouldn’t change it for the world.

I am still not sure where I fit in this world but right now I know I fit in right between my husband and son in our big warm bed. Goodnight or good morning, have a great day xx

Blog Candy

2009-03-06T22:24:00.005Z

Semsee's Sparkly scribblings has some wonderful candy here but you have to hurry it runs out on the 8th

Kath is once again spoiling us all with some wonderful candy here. Stick around while your there, shes an inspiration.

Sue has some yummy basic grey candy up on offer here. I will always love Basic grey.

Jeannette is offering some wonderful stampin' up candy here. I really love their stamps and I am so lacking in stamps.

Zoe has some wonderful candy up for grabs here. You have to check out this girl. So talented and a third my age :o/ im so envious.

Heaven in a brown box.

2009-03-06T00:16:00.002Z

Heaven arrived today in the shape of a large cardboard box. My Basic Grey goodies from Artymiss have finally arrived and I can't wait to get started.

This little delivery thankfully makes up for the fact that I had to go to work today. My maternity leave is creeping to an end and I had to go in to negotiate my return to work as a part timer. Not much fun but luckily the hours and days I need to work were accepted with very little fuss.

Short and sweet post for today, more tomorrow but my little boy has finally drifted off so its up the wooden hill for me. Night all.

Too many grapes....

2009-03-01T00:42:00.000Z

.... is very bad for you :o(

Green with ....

2009-02-28T23:02:00.002Z

....envy.

I really do envy those organized people who some how manage to blog every day. I really would love to but I often run out of time and more often than not have very little to say. But tonight I have the time for a little update on the wild and crazy life that I live.

I have finally finished decorating the box room, now dubbed "The Bat Cave". Dove ey on three walls and soft black on the fourth. With the black blinds and curtains is looks chic and masculine, which was what I was aiming for as it is a home office/den for my hubby.

My little boy has developed the most hideous eczema which has left him looking a little like Lizard man, but thankfully I think we now have it under control and he is now getting back his beautiful baby soft skin. We are waiting rather impatiently for him to cut his first tooth as well so lots of sleepless nights for us.

I have been scrapping like mad but making very few cards. I go through stages like that though. I was finding it heartbreaking to let go of my hard work even though they were greatly appreciated. With scrapbooking my creations don't stray any further than my book case. Pictures to follow.

Scrummy Stash Cafe

2009-02-06T22:23:00.002Z

This is my entry from the Scrummy Stash Café challenge blog. I actually finished it last night but due to the large amount of snow that fell on my little village I haven’t been able to post it until now.
I live in a little village on the Welsh border. I am surrounded by rolling fields filled with sheep. I moved here with my hubby about eight months ago from an equally small village surrounded by rolling fields filled with cows on the outskirts of Bristol. Because my husband still works in Bristol, I drive him to work every day over the severn crossing. There are two bridges crossing the severn in to England and just after ten this morning they were both closed due to the snow. This is the first time this has happened since the second crossing was opened. Fortunately we were able to cross it in to England this morning but after struggling our way through the deep snow to Charlies office we found out that they were closing for the day and that Charlie could go home. A little annoying as it takes thirty minutes to get to Charlies office and another thirty to get home. Charlie was thrilled though, its not often that you get an unexpected day off. We headed for my mums as she was expecting me, it being Friday. I am very glad that we did as they had closed the bridges and we had no way of returning to Wales. Even my mum’s street was barely impassable. In the end we waited it out at mums, building a snow man, making snow angels and having snowball fights. I felt like a child again. I hope that Logan gets to see snow like this again when he is old enough to enjoy it.

52 Sketches

2009-02-06T00:41:00.001Z

I love this challenge blog, the people there are so kind and welcoming. Heres my go are week 5.

Sooooooo

2009-02-04T00:50:00.001Z

Tired.

I will post more later but for all those nocturnal people out there goodnight, sleep well. xxx

No one expects....

2009-02-03T01:55:00.002Z

The Spanish Inquisition

I have watched way too much Monty Python over the last few days :o)

How small you are.

2009-02-03T01:45:00.002Z

Some times I forget.

I saw this while tidying up before heading to bed and had to snap a picture. My husband has taken Logans shoes off and dropped them on top of his in the corner of the dining room (Oddly enough that is wear my husbands work shoes live). My husband has size 12/13 feet and they make Logans shoes seem so small.

Altered picture frames and needlepoint tapestry

2009-02-03T01:26:00.004Z

This took me months but I have finally finished it. I still have to streach it but I am going to wait till I have decided what to do with it. I think it would look nice framed though its meant to be a cushion.

My little boy got a little devil costume from his uncle when he was born and I have been dying to frame this picture of him wearing it. I added a couple of spiders and some webbing using black card, a few eyelets and a black fineliner.

I picked up some mulberry paper flowers recently and decided that they would really perk up my wedding photos. I only have these three on display as they show how much Charlie and I enjoy eachother.

Scratch mitts and baby grows

2009-02-03T01:16:00.003Z

My little boy Logan is 4 months old in a few days. I feel like time has flown by. I think what makes it seam that way even more is that Logan is growing at an alarming rate. He has been checked out by numerous doctors and we have been told that his growth is perfectly healthy and that he will slow down in time. As my husband Charlie is over 6 ft tall and big with it they are not surprised. This picture was taken today. In it Logan is wearing a 6 - 9 months baby grow. He has been grumpy all evening as I have made him wear his scratch mitts. He has dry skin on his face and he keeps scratching it, poor love.

Fuse beads

2009-02-03T00:45:00.008Z

Recently while clearing up my stash of craft goodies I came across my jar of Hama fusible beads. I loved these for a while but quickly ran out of ideas after making a few coasters. A quick search on the net revealed a whole community of people creating beautiful things based on computer game sprites. I couldn't resist giving it a go myself. I may be looking down the barrel of thirty and a new mum but when I get time I still love to lose myself in a computer game.

Kirby.

Bomberman.

Kermit (Not game related but I love kermy!)

Pacman and crew :o)

Yoshi and Wolverine.

Hello Kitty.

I have a load of ideas and will post more as I finish them. I have way too many hobbies :o)

Giggle

2009-02-03T00:41:00.002Z

I love this picture of Logan smiling over his dads shoulder. This layout started out as an entry for a challenge at Ad This but I got distracted and never finished it in time.

Busy Bunny

2009-02-03T00:12:00.004Z

I have been severely remiss and need to be punished for my complete lack of dedication to my blog. I have been desperately busy over the last few week and to be honest a little bored with the whole blogger thing.

The hubby and I have managed to paint the kitchen a lovely powder blue which looks yummy against the while detailing and really suits our 1910 Victorian house.

We also painted our bathroom a bright turquoise, it looks wonderful. This picture really doesn't do it justice.
We have also painted the master bedroom but as my hubby is asleep in it right now, no chance of a picture just yet.

Spank Me

2009-02-02T01:15:00.000Z

I am a terrible blogger. I need to be spanked for my lack of posts of late. Even this post is going to be tragically short as my little boy has decided its bed time. Just not enough hours in the day at the moment. But I promise tomorrow to show off the few things I have managed to do since I last posted.

Like a Kid in a candy store

2009-02-02T01:09:00.002Z

There is some serious candy up for grabs by some wonderful women. You really need to check out the following blogs, these women will inspire you.

Enfys Anniversary Candy

Kaboodle Doodles Candy

Stamp and Sparkle Candy

Kaths Candy

Dawny P’s Candy

I.B.S

2009-01-08T15:22:00.002Z

I.B.S also known as Irritable Baby Syndrome.
Strikes when ever mum is trying to work on a challenge
Only known cure - Cuddles.

Logan has been suffering IBS for a couple of day and I am starting to get used to doing everything with one hand whilst carrying or bouncing him. Even managed to type this with one hand. :0)

Daring Cardmakers Challenge

2009-01-07T23:38:00.002Z

Heres my take on "thank you"

Paper take weekly challenge

2009-01-07T23:34:00.003Z

My take on "Seeing Spots"

Sketch and Stash Challenge

2009-01-07T23:25:00.004Z

Made using the new Pink Petticoat downloadable papers "Pretty Doodles" and "Blooming Doodles"

2 Sketches 4 you

2009-01-07T22:38:00.003Z

My go at this weeks challenge.

I fell in love today....

2009-01-06T17:50:00.003Z

With a set of stamps..Shh don't tell my husband.

Starving Artistamps have some yummy new releases and If Logan was growing out of his clothes faster than I can afford them I would be reaching for my credit card right now. I guess I will just have to cross my fingers as they are giving away some of their yummy stamps as blog candy. You must check they out they are beyond cute!.

Cupcake craft challenge

2009-01-06T01:03:00.002Z

I can't seam to leave these challenges alone!. Logan has had the serious grumbles tonight and as you can see I am still awake at this ungodly hour.
The Cupcake challenge was to create a card using glitter. Well Im not a girly girl by a long shot so this one was a little harder than expected but I like what I came up with. I have had the black glittery heart in my stash for a while waiting for the right card. Sorry for the fuzzy picture, I must work out the settings on my camera.

Mojo Monday

2009-01-05T23:18:00.003Z

I decided to give a challenge a go this week and I have to say i'm hooked! This is my entry for Mojo Monday. The designers there are incredible and very inspiring.

Happiness

2009-01-02T00:14:00.002Z

I am scrapping like crazy at the moment. Good thing I have got lots of pictures!.

New Years EVE

2009-01-01T11:38:00.004Z

My husband and I spent along time debating what to do on new years eve. We had a baby sitter (my mum) all organized, an invite to a cosplay party and our taxi (my dad) booked. We decided that despite the fact it was new year we didn't want to go out at all. That we would spend the evening both doing something that we loved. We looked at going to the cinema and the zoo on new years day but decided against those too. In the end we stayed in. Charlie working on his art and me scrapbooking. It was perfect.

A brand new year

2009-01-01T11:36:00.000Z

When I sit and think of the pass year, I am stunned into silence, which is a rare thing indeed. So much has happened in the space of a year that it’s a little hard to comprehend. Our nice orderly life has been turned upside down and we are loving every second of it.

We bought our first home. A big step in anyone’s book. A three bed Victorian end of terrace that still needs some love and attention thought we have managed to decorate three rooms so far. We got it for a seriously good price, all we had to do was move to Wales, which hasn’t been bad at all.

We had our son, Logan. I thought that I would never have kids so when that little blue line appeared it came as a bit of a shock. Even more so to my husband when I rang him in work to tell him. He is wonderful and beautiful and I love him, simple as that.

My husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary. I will always be thankful for him and his ability to make me smile when I want to kill.

I feel, as does everyone at this time of year, that I should make some new years resolutions. I though long and hard over them and decided on these.

1. Clean less and scrap more. In the future my friends and family won’t care that my washing up wasn’t done straight away or that I had a pile of ironing a mile high. Share what matters to you, the rest can wait awhile.
2. Watch a new film once a month. My husband and I love to watch films but of late we have found ourselves watching the same ones over and over again. We have a rather substantial collection of DVDs and a disappointing amount of them we have never watched.
3. Finish what I start. I don’t know about you but I have numerous projects sat in bags and boxes waiting for me to finish them. Many of them would only take a hour or so to finish but I keep getting distracted by the next thing.

Those are my resolutions. Simple and achievable.

Happy new year readers….If there are any of you!

Another Layout!

2008-12-30T21:23:00.000Z

I have been collecting digi-scrap from a long time. Before I found scrapbooking I was involved quite heavily in the PSP tagging community. For those who have no idea what im on about a tag is a signature that you put on the end of an email, a forum post or anything you like really. These were mainly pictures called tubes with your name added. PSP stands for Paint Shop Pro. Buried deep in this blog are a few I posted along time ago. I have only ever used digi-scrap for tags....until today. I couldn't find the right paper in my stash to match these photos so I turned to my trusty laptop and printed some off! And I have to say it came out very nicely.

The Bear Suit

2008-12-29T00:38:00.003Z

"Don't stop me now....Cause im havin' a good time!"

Dummy

2008-12-28T20:36:00.002Z

My creative side can be very hit and miss sometimes. I love to mess around with paper and glue but every once in a while it starts to feel like a chore instead of a joyous and fulfilling hobby. Usually after my 50th Christmas card.

But today I was inspired by a wonderful group of ladies who run the challenge blog Scrap Schemes . i stumbled across this blog while hopping and was so inspired by there scheme 10 challenge that I had to give it a go. Here is my attempt. Its about my little boys growing fixation with his dummy.
Sorry about the picture quality

Lemmings

2008-12-27T11:29:00.000Z

Something always goes wrong at Christmas doesn’t it? People queue for miles to return the broken presents, screaming child in toe wishing they were at home. Charlies new 360 game went wrong so we had to join the masses in the line for returns. Luckily we managed to miss the traffic and exchanged the game with minimal fuss. We even had time to nip in to toys r us to pick up a cot bumper for Logans nursery.

I couldn’t help but get a little frustrated by the stupidity of people on mass. They all queue like lemmings, shuffling forward complaining that they should open another till, that they will be late for some appointment of divine importance. They came to what is always a very busy shop on one of the busiest days of the year. Did they really think that they wouldn’t have to queue? The only conclusion I can come to is that some people are either very dumb or so egotistical that they believe that the armful of cheap toys they are trying to buy for their spoilt children really matters to a corporation as big as toys r us. I didn’t mind queuing at all. I got to stand there and pull faces at my little boy while he laughed and smiled. Not a bad way to pass the time.

Boxing day

2008-12-26T00:16:00.000Z

Anyone who knows Bristol will know that my next statement is complete madness. Anyone who lives near or has ever been to a large shopping centre will also know its complete madness.

I went to the Mall

I went to the Mall on boxing day

I went to the Mall on boxing day during the sales.

The Mall is a huge shopping centre in Cribbs Causeway on the outskirts of Bristol. It has been in the local news recently due to the complete gridlock that happens nearly every year around Christmas time. I have been stuck before for over four hours and my brother got stuck on Monday for nearly five hours. But for some ungodly reason it seamed like a very good idea to head to the Mall this afternoon. We packed up the car, prepared for a long queue and

Nothing.

The roads were empty. I thought for a moment that maybe the Mall was closed, it was that quiet. Forty five minutes I am the proud owner of a new handbag, Charlie has a new game for his 360 and I’ve bought some Christmas scrapbooking stuff for the stash. Not bad going really.

Charlie and I decided to celebrate our good fortune with McDonalds. Yum.

I love going to my parents for tea. Mum always does way to much food and I get a little peace and quiet because dad can’t leave Logan alone. Granny and her friend Tom joined us and a good time was had by all. Logan laughed and smiled at everyone, his usual charming self.

I can’t believe Christmas is over.

Christmas day

2008-12-25T00:13:00.001Z

Today is Logans first Christmas. I feel it should have arrived with more fanfare than it did but as the little man is only eleven weeks old he has no idea what is going on anyway.

We spent this Christmas day with my parents. It wasn’t their “turn” but as it was little mans first Christmas my parents wanted to play at being grandparents and, to be honest it was the easy way out. My mum, though not the worlds best cook always over feeds us. And I know that Jay and I wouldn’t want it any other way. Logan was generally fussed over and spoilt rotten the entire day and I am truly envious of some of his presents. He got some very cute clothes and lots of rattle type toys but my favourite and his is the Glow Worm that my brother bought him. I had one myself when I was a little girl and I love that thing to death. I carried it nearly everywhere and I still have it in the attic at my parent’s house. We didn’t stay too long as Logan was starting to get grouchy. By 7:00pm I was curled up on the sofa with a blanket watching Austin Powers drawing rude pictures on my new etcha-sketch (thank you Jay)

Christmas eve

2008-12-24T00:14:00.001Z

Do you think that its strange that a 29 year old woman has spent most of her Christmas eve tracking Santa on google earth?

I have been showing Logan Santas journey across the world. He doesn't seem to care that much. But then again he is only 11 weeks old

Have a great Christmas readers....if there are any of you

Loading photos

2008-12-23T00:18:00.001Z

I have been having serious issues loading photos in to my fotki album. Keeps freezing up. Grr. Starting to get a little annoyed.

Monday, Monday.

2008-12-22T23:55:00.001Z

Mum and dad came over again to do some odd jobs for me and of course to fuss over their grandson. Dad fixed the banister that I broke when I fell and mum picked up a prescription for Logan. When they left Logan and I spent the rest of the day playing and resting until we had to pick up Charlie. In the evening we did nothing.

It was wonderful.

Lazy sunday afternoon

2008-12-21T23:50:00.000Z

The title says it all really. We did some housework and watched films. The perfect day.

Dirty little stop out

2008-12-20T23:39:00.002Z

My Fridays are usually spent with my mother doing my food shopping and wandering around the shops killing time and spending dads money. This Friday was hectic as not only did I spend time with my mother I also had the girls over for dinner. I spent the morning with my mum. We went to Yate, picked up my new glasses and did my food shopping. My new glasses are very foxy, suit me down to the ground and I love them to bits. I left mums about 1:00 pm and headed for my friend Jans house. I love Jan, she is one of my favourite people and you can guaranty that you will get un-abridged honesty. Some people find her a little hard to take because of this but I love her for it. My visit to Jans is our little secret, we wanted to spend some time together without having to temper our conversation and she loves to have little Logan all to herself for a little while. I left to pick Charlie up at 3:45pm, took him to my mums then headed back to Jans. Charlie went off to play Gears of War 4 with my brother Jay at his place while I had the girls round. Kim and Leila showed up at Jans about 6:00 pm and we all headed back to mine for an evening of debauchery in Wales. Much merriment was had. I cooked and we sat around chatting and entertaining Logan until about 11:30 pm when I kicked everyone out so that I could go and pick Charlie up from Jays. Logan had had enough by then and was seriously over stimulated. I rang Charlie from mums when I arrived there and his phone was off. Deciding that Charlie could look after himself I decided to go to bed. I woke up at 9:00 am to a cold and empty bed. My dirty little stop out of a husband had been up all night playing computer games with my brother. He enjoyed himself and I got a good nights sleep so no harm done. We spent a little time around Jays so that him and his girlfriend Katie cound both coo over Logan then headed off to get some food. We spent the rest of the day being lazy, watching films and playing with Logan. Charlie's friends Paul and Nick came over in the evening to meet Logan and to see us before Christmas. Nick spends most of the year in Italy so it was great to see him. We played rock band all evening. Not a bad start to the weekend.

DCWV

2008-12-18T23:02:00.001Z

I set myself a challenge yesterday. Could I make at least fifteen cards that I liked using only what came in DCWVs vintage card kit in a stack? I allowed two things from my stash per card but limited that to ribbons, brads and other small accessories. No stamps or anything large that would distract from the papers. Its more of a challenge than I thought it would be but I wanted to see if it was possible. The kit comes with twenty card blanks, 191 stickers (sounds a lot but most are alphas) and 5 coordinating papers. No envelopes though. Well...I don't think that I did too badly as I managed eighteen, not all of which I liked but all of which I would be happy to send out. Its nice to have a stash of cards that I can send in a card emergency.

Lack of Mojo

2008-12-17T23:00:00.000Z

I have been very uninspired of late. My mojo seemed to have wandered off but I think its on its way home as after a evening spent surfing. I came across two inspiring blogs, both of which are linked in my worthwhile reading section. I have been inspired to dig out the stash and experiment again. I have been buried under the tedious but enjoyable task of making Christmas cards which, after you have made your 50th starts to kill off any joy you had for the project. But they are all done now and I feel like playing again. Lets hope that my 10 week old son recovers a little from his cold and gives me some “play” time.

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2008-12-16T23:42:00.001Z

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2008-12-16T23:37:00.001Z

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2008-12-16T23:30:00.001Z

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Bread and Butter pudding

2008-12-15T21:54:00.000Z

This is one of my favorite recipes and is so easy to make. Be prepared to make a mess though.

Ingredients

A large panettone
125g softened unsalted butter
175g sultanas
125g demerara sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 level teaspoon ground mixed spice
300ml whole milk
300ml double cream
2 medium eggs
Large ovenproof dish, buttered

1. set the oven to 180c or gas mark 4. Slice the panettone and butter one side. Cut each slice in to triangles. Mix together the sultanas, sugar, lemon zest and mixed spice. Arrange half the panettone, butter side up, in the oven proof dish and sprinkle over half of the fruit mixture.Press down gently. Top with the remaining panattone and scatter the remaining fruit mixture on top.

2. Beat together the milk, cream and eggs and then pour the mixture through a sieve over the panettone. Leave the pudding to stand for at least 30 minutes so that the panettone absorbs some of the liquid.

3. Place the dish on a baking tray, and bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes, until the top is golden, the edges of the panettone start to crisp and the custard has set in the center. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

Great with custard or cream
Not suitable for freezing

God bless dad's

2008-12-15T20:54:00.000Z

I don't know how I would get on with out my dad. He does most of the DIY around my house, looks after my car and lends me money when I plead enough. Today my dad took the day of work so that he could come round and do all the annoying little jobs that my husband and I don't have the time or the technical knowledge to do. I think my dad may have used these jobs as an excuse though as he spent every spare moment playing with Logan. My dad loves being a grandfather. So between fixing the central heating, putting up new kitchen lights, fixing the kitchen work surface, changing a light bulb, putting up a coat rack and taking out all the rubbish he terrorized my son. And Loved every minute of it.

Blog candy

2008-12-15T11:16:00.001Z

I discovered something new (to me anyway) yesterday while blog hopping. I love crafters blogs and have linked to a few of my favorites under worthwhile reading. They are all very passionate about their chosen craft and I cant help but admire that. Not only do they inspire me to dig out some forgotten item from my stash but they are so generous. They often run something called "blog candy". Prizes of crafty goodies for a randomly selected comment. When I came across this concept I was lost for words, such a generous and kind spirit. I can not thank this ladies and gentlemen enough for reaffirming my belief in people, that sometimes people just want to make you smile. It doesn't matter if they know you are not. Theres nothing like spreading a little happiness. I am touched by there unselfish actions. A rarity in todays society.

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Sunday girl

2008-12-14T18:41:00.000Z

I used to live for the weekends. Like most of the working world my weekend used to mean freedom from the stress and aggravation of having to produce something that will appease the boss. My weekend mean something very different now. In my world they don't exist any more. There is still house work to do, still a baby to look after and still a husband to clean up after. No more Friday night drinks. No more Saturdays shopping and wasting time with my friends. No more lazy Sunday's nursing a hangover and watching films in my pajamas. Those days are gone and have been replaced with something that maybe more mature, more worthwhile but damn, it's nowhere near as fun. My Friday nights are now filled with washing and making up feeds, looking after my son and trying to get a head start on all the little jobs I have to do so that by Sunday I can just sit and enjoy what little time we have together as a family. My Saturdays and no longer spent chatting with my friends and wandering round the mall, but spent fighting my way around the supermarket because i have forgotten something. My Saturday nights are not filled with drunken revelry but with late night feeds and bad 80s buddy cop movies. My Sundays though, if I have planned it right will be filled with films and cuddling on the sofa. It doesn't happen as much as I would like as my husband is more often than not sat at his pc working on something that I can only guess at. The world and your life changes. You can fight it and you can bemoan your fate or you can stop and enjoy what you have. I may not have the freedom of my youth but I have a man who I love more than live who I know feels the same, I have a son who smiles when he sees me and I have a big ass tv for watching those bad 80s buddy cop movies.

The Films Of My Past

2008-12-13T18:00:00.000Z

I woke up today with a bit of a cold so decided that I was going to have a duvet day. Well best laid plans of mice and men, my duvet day didn’t exactly go to plan. I ended up doing a load of house work, looking after a very grumpy baby then driving my hubby to Homebase so that he could work on his costume for New Years Eve.
Logan woke up with a little bit of a cold himself so understandably he has been super grumpy and cuddley all day. I don’t mind the cuddles but as I feel like shit myself I would just love to curl up and sleep. In the end I ended up on the sofa watching Willow. But my retro viewing didn’t end there. I watched Krull followed by Legend and loved every second. There is something about re-watching the beloved films of my teenage years to make a girl feel better. I loved Willow so much when I was young (the film not the little man that plays Willow)that I named my pet rabbit after it. Krull was as bad yet as good as I remembered. The blind Emerald seer is still just as creepy as I remember and I can see now where my slightly goth sense of style came from as I still want to be the widow of the web as badly as I did when I was a girl.Legend is going to need a second watch as I was too busy cringing at the off key singing and trying not to laugh at Tom Cruises awful acting and even worse costume. What kind of muppet goes in to battle wearing only the top half of your armour? I guess one that thinks he has great legs.

I hate picking new glasses

2008-12-12T18:09:00.000Z

Why does walking in to an Opticians fill me with dread? I have worn glasses since before I can remember so I should be used to the degradation of the silly plastic glasses and the mild disgust and discomfit of having someone breathe in your face while flashing a light in to your eyes. This time was no exception, I felt silly and uncomfortable through most of the test but the good new is that my eyes have gotten a little better. This means that I now have thinner lenses and fashionable glasses are within my reach. So down the stairs I trot, new prescription in hand to pick out new frames for a fairly uninspiring collection. Stairs and no lift! I glad mum was with me or I would have been stuck as I had Logan with me in the push chair but thats a rant for a later date. Buried in a collection of so called fashionable frames I managed to find a pair that not only suit me but that I love. Its just a shame that I have to wait until next Friday to pick them up before I can show them off. A picture will follow as they are too hard to describe.

Turning the air blue

2008-12-11T18:39:00.000Z

I swear too much. Logans first word will probably be something that I am deeply ashamed of.

Hot Fuzz

2008-12-10T23:34:00.000Z

I had a lazy day today. Had a list of things to do a mile long but decided that I didn’t have the energy for any of them so watched Hot Fuzz and worked on my crotchet. I am trying to organise a little get together with my friends before Christmas. All my friends have such busy lives, trying to find a date when we are all free is difficult.

Jabs

2008-12-09T23:33:00.000Z

My little boy Logan had his first set of ejections today. I’m not sure who was more shaken up by it, him or me. He gave out a little cry but was very good, and me? Well I had to close my eyes. I couldn’t bare the idea that my little boy was going to be hurt. He was a bit grumbly for the rest of the day but other that the occasional need for a cuddle he was as good as gold. I still managed to get my Christmas cards written though, off in the post tomorrow.

I Love Fridays

2008-12-06T01:37:00.000Z

I love Fridays because I get to spend them with my mum. Today we went to Yate shopping. I am having my wedding dress cleaned so that I can sell it so we dropped that off first then wandered around the stores. Mum brought me a pair of knee high boots in Evans despite dads instructions not to spend too much money then we headed to Woolworths. As Woolworths is about to go bust everything in there is on sale. We picked up a few outstanding Christmas presents and a couple of things for Logan. We had a quick lunch at Mcdonalds then went home to see dad. Dad finally fitted the base for Logans car seat in for me and a little mirror on the rear headrest so that I can see Logan in my rear view when I drive. Dad babysat for me so that mum and I could go to Tescos food shopping. I now have a nice full fridge and freezer. No more gazing vacantly into the fridge praying that the food fairy has been overnight. I have new shoes now all I need is a good nights sleep.

Muppets

2008-12-05T01:35:00.000Z

Thursday is my day, the day when I do as little as possible.
I started work on my Christmas cards and introduced Logan to one of my favourite films. The muppet Christmas carol. The perfect film to watch while I make my cards. I am finding it hard to get into the spirit of things this year. Because we don’t have a lot of money I feel like our options have become limited. But with Logan around we seem to be more in demand, last year we could have disappeared off the planet and it wouldn’t have mattered too much but this year has already started getting complicated. Charlie’s dad is heading off to Spain for Christmas so I’m not sure when we are going to see him. I am really looking forward to New Year though. We are going to a cosplay evening. I plan to resurrect an old New Year costume from a previous year, a geisha costume. So as much as I like Christmas, I’m hoping it goes quickly.

Being A Mother

2008-12-04T01:34:00.000Z

Just another ordinary, average day. After dropping Charlie off at work I came home and tidied up the havoc that one eight week old baby and one lazy husband can cause. The fridge is looking decidedly bare already but that will have to wait till Friday when I am going food shopping with my mum. Logan has once again been a complete angel sleeping six hours allowing me to get all my little jobs done and have a little me time.
One of my best friends sent me a text to day. It read like this

A mum has strengths that no one will ever know.
She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens.
She holds happiness, love and opinions.
She smiles when she feels like screaming.
She sings when she feels like crying.
Cries when she is happy and laughs when she is afraid.
Her love is unconditional.
There is only one thing wrong with her.
She sometimes forgets what she is worth.
Pass this on to every beautiful mum you know.
I just did x.

When I read this I nearly started crying. I think it sums up everything my mother is. That was when it hit me, I am now a mother. I loved my son from the minute I saw him as a little blob on a ultra sound but it wasn’t until that very moment that I realised that I was a mother. Logan will be looking to me that same way that I look to my mother and it’s a massive task. I couldn’t have asked for a better mother. We may have clashed on occasion but from the moment I found I was pregnant we have been very close. I hope that I can love and support Logan as much as my mother does me. One thing I do know is that I love my son with my whole being and I will stop at nothing to make him happy. I may not be the best mother but I will try damn hard.

The Mystery Of The Empty Fridge

2008-12-03T01:32:00.000Z

Why is it that every morning after taking Charlie to work I come home and stare into the fridge as if it contains some mystical relic? I can never choose anything for breakfast so end up having something completely inappropriate. This morning breakfast consisted of bbq beef flavour hula hoops, a ham and cheese toastie, diet coke and a sterling kingsize. Not the most nutritious of ways to start the day.
In the morning I did very little. Logan slept for 5 hours between feeds and I only woke him up because he had his 6-8 week medical at 1.15 and I wanted to give him a bath. Once again I spent a few hours doing housework and then sorted out our Christmas presents.
Logan flew through his medical with out a problem. He is a health bouncy 12 pound 10 ounces, his hearing and vision are good as well as his spine and hips. He does have a little baby eczema so I will be off tomorrow to get him some E45. But other than that we have the perfect if a little large baby.
After tea, while having a quick rest and eating some ice cream Charlie showed me a set of cd cases he had obviously been working on for a long time. They were wonderful but I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a sign of a fundamental difference between men and women or a least between my husband and I. Having a baby around takes pretty much all of my time and keeping our house upstraight takes up the rest. When I do manage to get some “me” time I spend it either with my parents or I do something that will benefit both of us, like painting the kitchen. It seems obvious to me that when my husband gets his “me” time, which may I add he gets a lot more than me, he spend working solely on thing that will improve his life. Now either he is being selfish or I am not being selfish enough? I’m not sure that I really want to know the answer to that question so instead of pondering it too closely im going to steal a little me time and watch a little Bill Bailey.

Tips For Future Parents

2008-12-02T01:29:00.000Z

Top tips for parents to be

1. Buy twice as many vests and baby grows than the books tell you. Logan has about 25 of each and I can tell you at times it is a life savour. That way you don’t have to do washing everyday and your baby will always have something to change in to when they decide to spit up on them selves.

2. Buy a pack of Muslin cloths. They come in large packs and are usually found with the reusable nappies. I use these to wipe up spit up or milk spillages. They can go in the washing machine and are a lot cheaper than using a wet wipe every time Logan dribbles.

3. Don’t buy too many nappies before your little one is born. There are great offers out there and it can be tempting to stock up but your little one may be the wrong shape for that brand of nappy. Logan used Pampers when we were in hospital but he kept leaking, I changed him to huggies and not a problem since.

4. Buy twice as many thick maternity pads than you think you will need. The guide books, or at least the ones I read told me to get two packs which I did. These lasted roughly three days and you should have seen the look on my husbands face when I asked him to get me some more. Even if you don’t have stitches you will be brused and sore and I found, especially at night that if I doubled them up I could actually get comfortable and there were no little accidents. All in all I went through six packs of the thick pads and two packs of the thin ones.

5. Pack three bags for your hospital stay. You will be surprised how much you need and lugging it all around with you can be a hassle. I packed one bag for labour, one for my hospital stay and one for coming home. When my mum came to visit she took the labour bag home along with anything I didn’t need and bought my going home bag in.

6. Pack lots of drinks and snack bars in your labour and hospital stay bags. Most hospitals will let you eat in early onset labour and I found it reassuring to do something normal. Once you have had your baby and are feeling battered and brused the one thing you are not going to want to do is wander around in the middle of the night trying to find a vending machine because your starving after having fed your baby. Don’t pack anything fizzy though, just water. You fill feel the benefits when you go to the loo.

7. If your baby is due in the winter, while you are pregnant the shops will be filled with irresistible summer clothes that you know will not be practical for the season your baby is born in. I found it hard to prepare in advance as Logan was due in the October until I discovered long sleeved baby vests. A pack of these meant that he could still wear the cute short sleeved outfits that were in the shops and still be warm enough. The added bonus is that his clothes last him that little bit longer, instead of having to put them away as impractical he can now just grow out of them instead.

8. Try and buy babygrows with attached scratch mitts. Logan throws his off with regular inevitability and I lost more than I could count. If they are attached to the babygrow he can’t lose them and if he gets a little warm they just fold back.

9. Take full advantage of your nesting instinct. When your little one arrives time becomes very precious and you don’t want to miss his first smile because you are dusting. Try and get your washing up straight and do all those little jobs that have been bugging you. It will be easier to maintain a tidy house and you won’t cringe when people come over to see you. Enlist the help of friends and family, they won’t mind a bit.

10. Buy a changing box and keep a set of changing gear in the most used areas of the house. Logan sleeps in a moses basket next to our bed so there is a small basket next to our bed for night changes with nappies, wet wipe, nappy bags, nappy cream and a change of clothes in it. As my husband goes to bed early for work I keep a box downstairs with the same in so that we don’t disturb him in the evening. I keep all the bulk of Logans stuff in his nursery and go round and re stock every morning so that I don’t have to run around looking for something.

11. If you are breastfeeding, put a fresh breast pad in on the side you are not feeding from. The stimulation of one breast may trigger the other to leak. Not pleasant and can be uncomfortable.

12. If you are bottle feeding buy a bottle warmer. I take mine upstairs with me when we go to bed so that I don’t have to go downstairs to warm Logan’s feed in the night. That way I can change his nappy and comfit him while I wait for it to warm.

Blog Issues

2008-12-02T01:27:00.000Z

I am suffering serious blog issues. Not only is this in danger of become a serious obsession but I have spent many an hour trying to decide on an appropriate design to high light my inane ramblings. Using the handily placed next blog button I have been surfing through peoples blogs trying to get an idea of the possibilities. One thing I have discovered is that some people put a great effort in to there blogs where other do little to nothing to theirs but all these blogs have one thing in common, Heart. Nearly every one I looked at the author had put there lives, honestly and with out apology on the net for all the world to read. I can’t help but admire that and hope that I can live up to their example.

The Reindeer Suit

2008-12-02T01:19:00.000Z

I ventured out with my mum today, to try and get the last of my Christmas shopping done. I know my son is only 7 weeks old but I really wanted to get him a little Christmas present. He won’t appreciate it, play with it or even know what it is for at least another two months but as it is his first Christmas I wanted to give him something. So off to mothercare I troop, his doting grandmother in tow. One of the benefits of being a mother is parent and child parking spaces. I still get a little thrill from parking in one. I love mothercare, its full of temptation for a new mum. With Logan being my first its very hard to resist the temptation not to dress him very silly outfits and mothercare have their fair share of them. As it is Christmas you can now dress your child as a reindeer, a snowman, a penguin or even a Christmas pudding. Everything in me tells me that they are just awful, tacky and hideous and that I should never consider dressing my little boy in such a demeaning outfit but somewhere along the lines, probably during my stay in hospital these outfits became impossibly cute. I think they must have given me too many drugs. It seems that by becoming a mother somewhere along the way I have lost all sense of style. You will be pleased to here that I didn’t buy my son a novelty outfit as you see there is no need. His auntie Emma has beaten me to it. She bought him a reindeer outfit last week and as much as I hate to admit it, it is unbearably cute and he will look adorable on Christmas day.
After picking Charlie up from work and fighting my way through the traffic at Aztec west, we come home to a very cold house because once again we have run out of gas. I can’t get on with having a card meter, we keep running out because I forget to check if there is money left on it. Because I have been out all day there is a very bored and hungry cat waiting for me along with a mountain of housework. I gave Fincher our cat double food before I went out but, the little pig that he is, he had eaten it all in one go and was meowing like mad when I got in for his next lot. So I feed him then ran around for the next two hours doing all the little jobs that it takes to keep a three bed house tidy when you have a new born and a very messy husband. I swear I have never done so much washing in my entire life than I have done since Logan was born. He seems to spit up on everything regardless of how much I wind him. So he has about three changes a day, that along with the sheets and blankets he inevitably spits up on as well means I’m washing at least one load every other day. Add in all the washing that two adults create, usually with spit up down the shoulder, I always have washing to do. All that said I love seeing Logan’s baby clothes drying on the radiators or on the line. It just feels so mumsy knowing that im looking after my little man. Oddly enough my husband’s boxers on the radiator do not instil such warm feelings, go figure.
In between the bottle warmings, the washing and the nappies I managed to squeeze a little time to work on one of my projects. I have been working on many craft projects for months and tonight I finally managed to get some time to work on a crochet afghan that I have been adding to for months. Worked in light cherry shades it comprises of ten different pattern blocks. I’m making ten of each of these to make up one hundred. So far I have about fifty so half way there. Pictures to follow soon, hopefully when I have it completed. I am hoping to have it finished by Christmas but as the festive season gets closer I must start work on my Christmas cards. Just another job for tomorrow.

One week to go...

2006-06-11T22:19:00.000+01:00

I've just spent a wonderfully lazy weekend with the hubby to be, just wandering around cribbs and mooching about the house. We watched a silly amount of films and painted something called a "drop ship" I think.

Sick and tired

2006-06-07T14:00:00.000+01:00

Bla...

Lights, Camera, Action!

2006-05-16T17:18:00.000+01:00

For the last ten days it feels like all Charlie and I have done is film, film and film some more. We have been working on his final project for college and Its turning out great. On top of all that I've got myself a new job and the wedding plans are still progressing nicely. Not much to say really.

Ummm

2006-05-01T16:11:00.000+01:00

Very little to tell you right now. The wedding is still progressing slowly as is the house move. I have a job interview on Thursday and im scared as hell but other than that nothin' going on.

Out with the old and in with the new!

2006-04-25T04:03:00.000+01:00

As I haven't posted on my blog for at least four months I have decided a revamp is in order, starting with a new name and address then hopefully a new wardrobe to match. When I get time I will move all my old posts over but until then you will have to put up with my new rantings.

Christmas is over! Get over it!

2006-01-16T18:28:00.000Z

Now this weekend Charlie and I suffered through my work Christmas party, Yes I know its January but like so many times before we left it to the last minute to sort anything out and couldn't get in anywhere. The only good thing was a tab behind the bar which sadly only lasted two hours. Charlie and I found the Christmas songs and crackers slightly sickening so gave up and went home after about and hour and a half. We curled up in bed and watched film after film after film. We got in bed about 9.30 on Saturday and didn't get out again till I had to go home at 11.00 on Sunday evening. The perfect weekend.

Goodbye

2006-01-12T20:50:00.000Z

I've just been told that my Great Uncle Brian has died. I'm not sure what to think yet. I haven't seen uncle Brian for about a year but I know that he has been very ill for a long time and I remember him looking a little frail when I saw him last. He was a funny, gentle man who always made me laugh and he will always be remembered every time I turn down a cup of coffee. I don't like coffee at all and every time I ask my Granny for orange squash she says " Just like your uncle Brian", he couldn't stand coffee either.I feel I should cry or morn or at least something but all I feel is guilty for not knowing my great uncle very well. What has really upset me was he was younger than my Granny and the idea of her passing away breaks my heart.I guess I've just been reminded of the mortality of the people I love.

Been taggin!

2006-01-11T22:27:00.000Z

As you can see i've been busy tonight. These tags were all for challenges posted in a group I belong to.
Lifes been hectic since newyear. I've been working in Tamworth for two day which sucked and now im on 7.00 starts which has kicked my social life in the nuts. I have my very late xmas party on Saturday whch is set to be boring as hell but at least its on open bar. Feeling fat and generally grumpy as hell.

Doesn't time fly when your having fun

2006-01-08T16:47:00.000Z

So much for my new year's resolution of posting something every day!
Christmas has been and gone, blessedly and new year went with a bang, with Charlie and I running around the seaside dressed in our thankfully completed costumes. There is a photo in our album if you want to take a peek. Auntie Janes wedding went well with none of my family doing anything too embarrassing. Charlie went down really well with all my family and much to my disgust I think they like him better than me!, but he's forgiven as I like him better than most of my family anyway.
Not much to report really, my life has become very chilled and I'm loving every minute!

Post xmas blues

2005-12-27T20:35:00.000Z

Feeling crap. Being sewing all day and my fingers have stopped working in protest.

Ba Humbug

2005-12-26T12:49:00.000Z

Now that xmas day has been and gone it wasn't as bad as I thought it may be. Xmas eve was spent in the arms of my love as it should be. He gave me two very cool pressys. One was a ring , no not that kind of ring and the other was a little book about the Incredibles. Both pressys were so cute and so thoughtful.
Xmas day came with no ceremony, no fanfare. I got up and plodded about for a bit. Did the normal xmas stuff like run a virus scan on my pc. Opened our pressys after a great lunch and I got some great things but Santa did leave me one pressy I could have done without, a stinking cold. In the end I was very little of my family because I stayed in my room felling pants, working on my costume and watching films.
Off to Charlies in a bit.

Christmas eve eve!

2005-12-23T23:59:00.000Z

Yay! Last day of work for four whole days!! I thought a new look was in order to celebrate the up coming festivities so MERRY CHRISTMAS!! One and all.
I have mixed feelings regarding the up coming party season. This xmas has been one of my most stressful with the list of demands on my ever running out time growing longer and longer. I love Charlie to pieces and the demands of my parents to spend time with them are frustrating when I would rather spend my time with him. Its out first xmas and sitting around watching my parents get drunk is slightly less appealing when compared to spending it snuggles up with the man I love. I know I sound selfish and that many would kill to be in my position but this is how I'm feeling right now.
This evening I made time to spend an evening with the second most special person in my life, my best friend Leila. It was spent swapping stories and updating each other on our lives from the past three months. Leila recently began training as a nurse and we have barely seen each other.
Well all my pressies are wrapped, I'm off to see my granny tomorrow and I still have my costume to make (sigh) there goes my day of rest.

Busy Bunny!

2005-12-22T22:36:00.000Z

Well since my last update i've been working madly on Charlie's Anakin costume. It's taken me four days of sewing like crazy, suffering pricked fingers and a sore back plus rushing to Charlie's for fittings all this and working full time to but it's done and he loves it!

On to my Padme costume.

King Kong

2005-12-16T08:12:00.000Z

King Kong = Fuckin fantastic film!!

Ain't love grand!?!

2005-12-14T22:35:00.000Z

I haven't posted in the longest time but I have been stupidly busy. Work is occupying way too much of my mind, not to mention the upcoming xmas bull shite.
My one savior through this has been my love, Charlie and this redesign is dedicated to him. I love him completely even though I don't tell him half as much as I should. Damn aren't I sickening??
Off to see the long awaited King Kong tomorrow night. Hopefully it will live up to Charlies expectations, I just hope I can go the three hours without needing a cigarette.
Friday night Charlie and I are out for xmas drinks with some of his friends. God I hope they like me and I don't do anything really daft.
Saturday is to be spent shopping woohoo I've already done (and wrapped) all my xmas shopping so we are going for Charlies pressys and to find an acceptable Padme outfit for me to wear on New years eve. As Charlie really wants to go as Anakin I have to go as a obviously pregnant padme, not that I mind! I love a chance to get really dressed up and wear a wig but its going to take a lot of work and a lot of time so sunday im going to drag Charlie home with me for his first fitting. I've got to get started or we are never going to be ready.

Caffeine free diet coke

2005-11-29T22:03:00.000Z

I was wondering Asda-Walmart with no real sense of purpose other than to find an advent calendar when I came across Caffeine free diet coke. What is the point?? Take out the sugar, take out the caffeine and you have expensive fizzy brown water!.
Can't type anymore, my skinflint dad has turned off the central heating and I can feel my fingers anymore.