F-F-F Friday

It's very strange getting up on a Friday morning and not having to dash about like a mad thing getting ready for work. Yep I've got a Friday off yippee!!! so do I do the good housewifely thing and clean, tidy, dust and polish ........ nah that would be a waste of a perfectly good day off. So shall I colour, cut or crop???????? decisions decisions... Actually I think I may just incorporate the two things that need done - TIDYING & CRAFTING - I'm going to tidy my craft room. I say mine it's sort of shared with a couple of toy boxes and mega amounts of Lego, arhh now all becomes clear, it's not my fault the rooms a mess it's those pesky children (am I a mean nanny blaming my gorgeous grandchildren)hahaha. You tell me, look at the mess.......

just look at all the mess that dolls house makes and that little Lego box in the window just has to go........

No seriously, I love it when I'm sitting at my desk and the kids are playing beside me. We often all sit at the desk colouring or cutting, it's just the best thing ever.

I started my day off last night. Dh went out and I thought I'd have a little play so sat and made this lovely little Easter basket.

It was really easy (come on, I managed it)

Tell ya what, I'm going to go and do a little tuturial and some piccies to go with it. I'll post them here (that is if it's any good) a bit later. The one in the picture measures 12cm wide by 15cm high (that to the top of the handle) top of the basket isn13cm and width is 6cm. Now all you crafters that can look at something and just do it will most likely be able to do it from that, me "NO" so for the rest of us pop back soon and it should be done. So kettle on and camera out me thinks, see ya soonly..............

bye bye

Julie xx

Pants..........

yup, thats me - Pants@blogging ..... actually that would be a really good label (might use it later if no-one else pinches it first - hahaha)

I've been so busy lately but I'm trying to set aside time foe "ME" not sure how it's gonna go, will have to see.

My latest purchase has been some lovely new clear stamps from Wild Rose Studio's. They are beautifully deepand the images are soooooo clear and when coloured in with ProMarkers look terrific

I've noticed I haven't grounded her so will go back and put some colour down on the bottom of the image so as she doent look like she's floating. I've a couple of other's done but I want to let you know what I've used and my pens are in the shop so I'll try and do those later.

Have a good day ....byee

Sleepy Sunday ......

Hello and good morning, told ya I was rubbish at keeping up with my blog.

Anyway, what a manic few weeks. I have been absolutely rubbish at fat club, putting back the weight I'd lost over the last month so I'm really mad with myself - I mean what a waste of time and money. I really dont want to be the fat mom inn the photo's but looks like I'm failing that battle and fast.

Talking about the wedding, plans are really starting to come together. The venue, church and reception are sorted. Last week Bev ordered her dress and it's absolutely gorgeous, bridesmaids dresses are just about done and mens suits booked. Not bad, oh yes the cake and flowers are also sorted so Bev and David have really worked hard.

Alex's swimming lesson's are going really well and he has given Beaver's a try and decided it's not for him. Little Harry is now pulling himself up at every opportunity and walking is just round the corner I think.

Booked my holiday, going back to that lovely camp site in France we were at last year. Loved it soooo much, might even have a go at fishing while there this time...

Not such a Terrible Tuesday......

The title only indicates that Tuesday is the day Bev and I dread, for Tuesday is ..........

WEIGH IN

Well how about that, just got back from fat club (Slimming World) and after a really pants week last week this week I've lost a fabby 3 1/2lb...........how good is that? I must say I am now feeling far more positive about the 2st I want to lose before Bev's wedding in August....

Sam sent me some pictures today of Harry (DGS2) on his new bike that he had for Christmas. She said he laughed and chuckled the whole way to the shop's and back again, with a bit of advertising thrown in by the look of it......

He is possibly the smiley est baby I know, he's never grumpy or whingey and is always happy to see you. I am so lucky, my girls have given me the most wonderful grandchildren. Thank you xxx

So tomorrow we are meant to get more snow, I do hope not it just isnt funny anymore. Even the kid's had had enough by the time it got to thaw. For Alex though, he was more upset at missing school. Well we'll see, either it will or it wont and there is nothing we can do about it bar wrap up warm and remember the warning................................

..........................................DONT EAT YELLOW SNOW......bye bye

Swimmingly Good Fun......

I'm sure child labour has been abolished but I use the excuse she is helping her poor old granny.....

.....I think the word help was used a little prematurely, I was mopping up for 20 mins after, but she had so much fun.































I think I may have unearthed a demon though as
everytime she come's now she run's into the kitchen shouter "water nanny, water" dragging a chair across to the sink and banging the tap demanding to do the washing up. I wouldn't mind but as washing up is one of the jobs I do I bought a dishwasher - phhuh could have saved myself a couple of £100. arhh well......... :)


Maybe I could hire her out, then again I would probably be spending more time appologising for the destruction.
at least this time she hadn't gotten one of the straws she normally gets and blows bubbles until they fill the sink and start creeping over the edge of the worktop, looking like Mount Vesuvius.

Satisfactory Sunday.......

This was a lovely surprise. A card drops through the door and imagine my delight to find not only a lovely sentiment from Bev but a chunk of my favourite chocolate. It was just one of those "I saw this and thought of you" she told me. Well she can think of me with chocolate any time she like's..............hold on a minute, is she trying to sabotage my diet...............nahh she wouldn't do that, would she?

On that note, the diet that is, not going brilliantly at the moment. Finding it hard to get back into the swing of it. It's easy, well "Extra Easy" in fact. Yep, Slimming World Extra Easy is the method I have chosen. It has been brilliant. When I start back in 2008 I was doing the old Red and Green days but since the introduction of Extra Easy, after an initial feeling that it couldn't possibly work I've done it for over 12 months and have lost 3 1/2 stone. It was 4 stone but after a bad christmas it's now only three and a half, but it will go again as I've got a wedding in August to go to so I would love to drop another 2 stone by then.

>Slimming World Curry, dont knock it 'til you tried it........

.......and Slimming World Chips, as much as you want - whenever you want on Extra Easy

But today it was The Barley Mow, Studley for a carvery. Again free to eat on plan except for my drizzle of gravy and spoonful of cranbery sauce (ya gotta have cranberry with turkey)

ok so that's me for today.

Take care and have a good week if I dont get back soonly....... Julie xxx

I promise to try harder......

Well it has been an awful long time but this is me promising to blog at least once a week and if I dont get time to write to at least post a picture or 2.

The snow has gone and the rain is well and truely here yet the cat still wants to go out, plonker.
So just to re-cap I have Rosie the rottie, George the black-n-white moggie and Gizmo the persian. Possibly the least amount of animals I have ever shered my life with. I do also have a share in the Blackminster cat Tabby, so I still get my fix at work.

"ROSIE"

"GIZMO"