Not been a very crafty end to the week as I spent all day the other day re-organising and clenaing my craft room..... Again! It really looks good though and believe it or not I have been unable to drag my sorry but into it incase I make a mahoosive mess of it again! I have pix but need to sort them before can post them, what's new there then! Been a strange ole week with not feeling very well, and again what's new there then! Just a short post as I am off to have a nice long hot bath in time for Criminal minds coming on.

Promise to have pics tomorrow
Hope you are all well
Take care
Heather

Picture Heavy Post...Beware!

Please accept my apologies... I cannot for the life of me get the photos to behave themselves and go where I want them to....Sorry!

See I actually do some crafting.. lol... My style has changed and is still changing, don't know if it is for better or for worse... you decide!

I actually did a lot more crafting over the weekend, I have been tidying up my stash and sorted out all my paper scraps, this then ended up with me making a batch of cards, some I did not get a chance to take pix of as they were given for Brother-In-Law and Father-In-Laws birthdays on Friday and Saturday, I have another one that I cannot show as this is for the lovely Angela from Angel Crafts, it is her birthday on Saturday so for once I wanted to be organised! Off to tidy up the mess that I made at the weekend in my craft room then hopefully some more crafting.

Nice to be back blogging ...... hope you are all well

Hugs H xx

Turning 40 in Prague

That is what I did, yes it was a while ago but you all know how lazy I am!! Now I must apologise for the poor quality of the pictures, I just had my small aim and shoot with me, cannot wait till Santa comes with my new camera! Here are just a few of the loads and loads of pix I took whilst away. Graham took me to Prague for 4 days as my birthday treat and what a treat it was. It was really hot and really really gorgeous, I was surprised at how beautiful the city was. A definate must go city.

Talented Child... who'd ave thunk I would have been able to produce one of them... well I managed to produce 3! This is my youngest Shaun (shug) performing his trumpeting skills at a concert held by his group. He has taken to it so well it is just amazing to me as I am useless at anything musical. Must take it from his dad who used to play drums, all I ever did at school was play hookey!!

Well a nice quiet week is what we have had... well apart from me ironing half the clothes in Britain!! feels like it anyway, It is my birthday on the 22nd of this month, it is a special one but I really cannot bring myself to say the number!! Anyway... My darling husband is taking me away for 4 days... all I know is it is hot... so will have to wait and see on that one... I have ironed enough clothes for 4 weeks... I am a bit of a chunky bird so I am thinking I am going to be needing more clothes rather than less with the amount of changes I will need when I am glowing so much...lmao.. I am off tomorrow to pick up Danny as he has been away with his Grandparents for a week and that will be me having my 3 kids at once for the first time during the whole holidays... We are so lucky to have great parents that love their grandchildren's company! I am really looking forward to having the whole family together this weekend, especially before I go and leave them in my Mum's more than capable hands for 4 days. I have been busy with lots of crafty bits but not had the time to take pix of them.. soon I promise!

Off now to watch BB now... hope you are all well

Take care

H xxx

Back to Blogging

Hello strangers, 

 

I thought I would jump back into my blogging life... Here is  a pic of my lovely friend Maggie arriving at her Surprise 40th birthday party on Saturday evening... and what a great evening it was....

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL... LET'S HOPE 2008 IS GR8

H xx

Nope not sectioned or dead! hehe!

I am alive and kicking ... just could not be bothered blogging to be honest... I know somewhere there is a tag that I can put on my blog so that I don't have to apologise for not blogging but I am damned if I can find the thing again... anyhoo what's been happening.. well lots really and it's hard to know where to start..
Lots happening on the Drew pooh front... we have had a meeting with the assistant Head at her school and the School nurse and it looks as though we are now going to get on track with trying to get her a diagnosis and get more help for her/us.. she started really well at school and still is not doing too bad but there are a few issues that have to be ironed out and the school think the best way to do this is to find out what is exactly wrong with her and then we can get things in place for her future.. I am chuffed to bits with all that is happening but I just wish it would all happen just a little bit quicker... she is 12 after all!! We did all the genetic testing etc when she was small but they have decided to go down that route again as there has been so many developments since. She is a very happy child and we want the best for her but looks like that road of diagnosis is just gonna take that we bit longer. Patience Heather Patience!!

Shaun paun is just the same as he always is... dirty and happy!! He started a new group last week.. wait for this.... He has joined the first ever marching band in Scotland.. he went with the intention of learning to play the drums as his dad played in a pipe band when he was young.. but after much discussion with the team there they decided that for the moment the best thing to start with would be the Trumpet!!!!! Lord help us... can you imagine sitting listening to that every night... oh well he is looking forward to it and has his first lesson next Monday. Lots of wall padding in his bedroom.. either that or the Garage is getting kitted out with soundproofing asap!!

Our eldest Danny has just finished his first week of work experience... (It can be that long ago I gave birth to a 10lb baby boy called Danny can it??) Anyway his work experience was at the local primary school.... he was not really looking forward to it and after a hiccup on the first day where he fainted!! (poor child) he had an absolute ball... He came home every night full of what he had done that day with the kids and about his time in the staff room with the teachers... I was secretly chuffed to bits as I always thought that he had the perfect personality to be a teacher and he is just fantastic with kids... we will see how he goes.. trying not to push him in any direction... Mind you he is not very chuffed at the fact that he has to go back to his own school today... he wanted to stay at his work experience. Away he went anyway so we will see what road he eventually takes... I know no matter what one he does take he will do well he is such a wonderful boy he really is. This is a pic of Danny at Billy's party... all the family buying him pints of lager while Mother looks on in disgust.. lol..
D/H well he is just the same as ever... workaholic .. he really is... still love him to bits but just wish he would slow down just a wee bit.. purely for selfish reasons mind you as I need to have him with me as long as possible. It's our 7th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday and we usually go away for a weekend together but money dictates that just cannot happen so not a clue yet what we are going to do... got his pressie though... and no not telling as he reads this!!

Photo below is of dearest darling Graham and Billy at his 60th Party

Me well that has been a mixed pot of madness and happiness but hey what is new on that front!!Had a ball with Family and Friends when we went down to Dartford to celebrate my favourite Uncle Billy's 60th Birthday and my favourite neice Lucy's going away party It was a weekend of much fun, laughter and much tears,sadness and pride. Billy was totally blown away with his party as it was a huge surprise... He is such a wonderful man and I love him to bits...then we had a barbecue bash for my sweet darling Lucy going away to travel the world... starting off in India.. this darling child has gone off on her own to work in a school and then travel the world.. So proud of her I could burst!! Here is a piccie of her and her Dad Billy at her Dad's Party... sorry bout the poor quality of the pix but my camera is giving up the ghost!! This is another pic of Billy and his kids.. Lucy, Hannah and Jack...They are really the nicest family you could ever wish to be related to.. Hannah put Graham,Danny and I up in her flat for the weekend... we were so honoured it is her first flat and she made us so welcome.. she is such a smart sweet girl... then there is Jack... Jack the lad right enough but he is just fab... even at the age of 21 this boy has no qualms about walking into a room and giving me a kiss and a hug... so delicious the whole lot of them!!! I adore them and cannot wait to see them again.

This is the one and only pic of me of the whole weekend as anyone that knows me knows that I detest having my photo done.. if I had known about this one I would have hauled my fat ass out the chair and ran!!

Right that is more than enough of my boring life right now... I will be back laters with some stuff I have been busy making and news of the success of Craft at Home

Hope you are all safe and well

Mahoosive Hugs

Heather

xx

A while

since I have blogged but I have just been too busy living.. lol.

Kids are back at school which is excellent.. I love them to bits I really do but hey a Mom needs some time don't she??

My dear darling Drew is now at High School and loving every minute of it.. she is exhasuted as it is a longer day for her.. she now gets collected by bus at 8.15 instead of 9am and does not get home until 4.20 instead of 3.40.. she does love it though.. the other big change for her is that she has lots of different teachers and lots of different classes instead of the one class.. I thought this would be a big issue for her but not our Drew.. she is just loving it.. we are so proud of her we really are.. I never thought I would see the day she went to High School never mind do as well as she is. I am bursting with pride I really am. Time to stop this before I cry.. soppy mare that I am.

The boys have settled back really well too... Danny had a bit of a wobble the day before starting but he is just fine now. Shaun is just brilliant and loves school so all is well with them and that is the most important thing. Dearest hubband is off all over the country with work at certain times and I miss him so much when he is not there but needs must.

Craft wise I have been having a ball I really have.. Had an absolutely FAB day/night on Friday.. a few of us from the Sunday craft club at Craft at Home spent the day with the amazing Baikie family.. Angela and Margaret had invited us over to spend the day gabbing and playing... gabbing and laughing we did.. crafting not so much.. hehe.. it was just brilliant though... I ended up staying the night as alchohol was consumed and the late hour required it. I did manage to do a layout for a travel CJ that we are doing for craft club though which I have not done for ages... I loved it too! Will post a pic when I can...

Sunday was craft club day as usual and I was dreading it... only dreading it because it is my birthday today and I knew that they would be up to something... and yes I was right... half way through class and the lights go out and in they come with a birthday cake and them all singing.. now anyone that knows me knows that I hate anything like that... but I had no option but to go along with it... Cards were given and the wonderful Cath gave me a beautiful wrapped gift of a paper/mini-book making book, gorgeous papers and a beautiful book handmade by her.. I was reduced to tears with it.. she is a little sweetie my little friend Harry Half Pint and if she reads this I want her to know how much I appreciate her friendship. Sunday night I call Angela and she asks me if I can take her to Cosco for stuff for the shop.. of course I say... little did I know what she had planned... she was taking me out for my birthday pressie... after much debate from me I eventually gave in and her and her family bought me gorgeous pink caymen crocs with a little jibbit of a sunflower...

I am so chuffed I really am... then went to collect Angela again today to go to costco and when I collected her she surprised me with the most exquisite birthday card... Margaret her darling sister had spent hours making it for me... how stunning is that!!!! Again I must say how much I love and adore the Baikie family... Angela is off for a much needed holiday on thursday and I will be lost for a week without her...

My other treat for my birthday was money... so I treated myself to these rather FAB shoes... they are from the Ben Sherman collection and I just fell in love with them.. so with some of the money I got I just had to have them.. well I would have if they had been in the shop.. I am awaiting delivery of them but not going to wear them at the moment.. I am off in September for a weekend down to Dartford to visit my darling niece Lucy before she goes to Africa for a year to work in an orphanage.. leaving party for her so Graham,Danny and I are down there for almost a week and I really cannot wait... Oh the shopping that will need to be done at Bluewater.. hehe... not told Graham about that part of it yet!!

The next picture is of a clock that I made for the last class that Drew was in at Primary School.. thought I would alter it for them with some nice bright cheery colours... I was rather pleased with it but not as pleased as the teachers were..

(sorry you will need to look at it squinty as I have not had time to edit said pic!!)

Right that is me off just now.. I am away to get pampered having my hair done today.. my own birthday treat to me! Will be back laters with more pix and gabbing..

Hope you are all safe and well

Take care

Mahoosive Hugs

Heather

Broken Laptop - Early Birthday & Busy Times

Yep that has been me... My darling daughter Drew had an incident with a cup of coffee and my other apendage - my laptop.. basically she fried it with my coffee... so end of that laptop and the bloody insurance decided oh no we do not cover laptops as they are not a household item like a pc is???? Explain that one to me!!!! So it was back to a desktop which I cannot be dealing with. Then my darling hubband surprises me with a shiny sparkling new Dell laptop - all siging all dancing silver beauty as an early birthday pressie.... My birthday is not until the 22nd but he knew how much I depend on my laptop so gave it to me early.. I am totally overjoyed I really am, he can be such a sweetie at times - we won't talk about other times.. lol


I was going to upload lots of pics but I have not transferred them over from the desktop yet so just have to wait for those... soon I promise.

I have been having lots of fun times with the kids and with my friends..
A few months ago I made friends with the Baikie family that own Craft at Home and my life has changed for the better so much.. Especially the two mad sisters that are Angela and Margaret... they are the sweetest,madest,kindest girls I think I have ever met... They have taken me and my family into their hearts and me and mine likewise. We have spent so much time laughing/creating and just generally having a ball and I would like to thank them publicly for being the way they are... We/I love them all to bits we/I really do. Right enough of the soppy stuff..

Drew, Danny and I are having a pyjama day today lazing on the couch watching t.v. The weather is just awful so it is going to be a nice cosy lazy day.

Off to make some snacks for the snuggling that is going to take place..
Hope you are all safe and well
Back soon
H xx

Scattered Kids and Harry Potter

My youngest Shaun has been away with his Grandparents and Drew has been back and forth between our house and my parents caravan at Berwick.. Danny has been with me all the time. Drew has been and had a lovely new pair of glasses.. two years since her last and her prescription has almost doubled.. poor wee soul is as blind as a bat but as gorgeous as ever! She had a ball when she was home.. having pyjama days with mum.. she just loves that!

Danny,Drew and I had a fantastic day/night out last sunday night... We went to the movies to see the new Harry Potter movie with Angela and Margaret.. we started out at Frankie and Bennys for dinner and then to the movies.. it really was a fab night.. I do have pics of it but they are on my camera and I cannot find the lead for it so will post them when I find that!

Good job no-one had a camera and was following me on Friday!! I was visiting Angela at the shop and was taking a lamp down for her Dad to fix for me... over-excited as I usually am I was not looking/concentrating on what I was doing... face first I went... I could not even put my hands out to save myself as I had the lamp in my hands.. yes you guessed it...I smashed the lamp and in the process of trying not to smash my face I jerked my head back and hurt my kneck.. I cried like a baby and then laughed like a loon at myself for being so bliddy stoopid!! So I am soooo happy there were no cameras around!!

This coming week is gonna be a strange ole one for me as tomorrow morning hubband is off to London on business until Wednesday, Danny is away all day Tuesday with his young carers group then he is away all day Thursday.. I am planning to spend Tuesday down at Craft at Home with Angela and the gang and Thursday I will be crafting the whole day I think. I have lots of projects to finish and I need to get my finger out with all the birthday stuff I have to do and want to make some headway with Christmas stuff... Yeah I know that word Christmas sends shivers of dread down my spine.. but I have to blame Angela again for that as she had Christmas in July in the shop on Saturday.. grrr.. Anyone that knows me knows I hate christmas, but I have decided that I need to be more organised this year so thank you Angela for that..

I need to go now and put my puppy to bed as she is snoring at my feet and I want to get a good nights kip for all the things I have to do while I have the peace and quiet..

So be back soon with pix and more gibbering..
Hope you are all well
Take care
Hxx

Too Busy To Blog

You just gotta go and check THE GORGEOUS NEW MAYA ROAD out... I want, need and must have it all...

Be back sometime Monday to update with all the gossip and creative goings on

Hope you are all safe and well

Take Care

Heather

x

IT'S BEEN A MAD OLE WEEK

I am absolutely exhausted and I am so glad this week has ended... There has been so much going on you would not believe. Plenty of crafty stuff has been done.. all for teachers... as I said in the last post, Drew left primary school today amid much tears.

Here are a few (not v.good pics!) some of the mini books and the altered note books I made for the teachers... Also some pictures (even worse!) of Drew's leaving ceremony at school and then her at her Dance.. she was absolutely gorgeous and so grown up and excited... Had to laugh when she came home.. shoes under her arm.. jacket over her shoulder and announced when she came in that she was "totally pooped"... she is such a little sweetheart she really is... So proud of my big girl... Drew's teachers were over the moon with the books.. I also altered a clock for the class but the pix did not work out with the bliddy camera!! She also had to say goodbye to her bus driver Peter and the assistant Susan.. more tears and more pressies... We bought them both a watch and they were totally overwhelmed... Will be back laters with more gossip but right now it is my turn to be "totally pooped!!" was up till 4am finishing those blimmin' books!

laters

H x