Cats sleep anywhere

I was going to finish off the college essay that I got halfway through this morning, but.....

well as you can see, what's a girl to do wouldn't want to disturb him!!.

Can you tell Ijust shoved everything up and didn't tidy, whoops, photographic evidence of my messy weekend/holiday craft space. Must put it all away tonight.

Hair cut

George loves his hair, he always has wanted long hair ever since he could express an opinion (quite young!!) I did get it cut once when he first started pre school and it looked cute but he hated it even at that young age so we let him grow it again and just had it trimmed. Today we compromised and he had it cut out of his eyes and the length shortened at the back, it looks so cute!!!

Before

After

Icy

I love this, went out to the garden today as it was really sunny to have a survey of what needs tidying. I promised the childminding babies that I would sort out the garden by fencing off the uneven part so that they could get to the play house and have some outside time at home. We haven't been using the garden the last few months, just going out to the park alot and they have missed the play house. Anyway to cut a long story short, I'll be busy tomorrow!!!! The picnic set was out and had iced over so when i lifted a cup out the whole lot was stuck in the ice, my 2 thought it was 'well cool'!!!

This second photo is a LO I did using the sketch from http://cleocrafts.blogspot.com/ I wanted to keep it really clean and simple to emphasise the freedom and clean start I felt when getting rid of all the old paperwork that was cluttering up my drawers all around the house. It was a great feeling watching it all burn away.

2nd day

I have been taking these berocca for the last couple of weeks, I love the slogan from the advert

'you but on a really good day'

and decided that's how I wanted to feel so I've been taking them to see if I feel any bouncier not that I was particularly unbouncy but you know how it is with work, kids, life, etc. I'll see how I feel next week when I'm back in the swing of minding, school runs, etc. I decided to hail them in todays photo.

It has been a lovely day here today quite sunny so we went out to 2 parks, the kids had so much fun on the curly slide!! and bumped into a friend in the first park so a good time was had by all. They should sleep well all that fresh air.

2009

These are some of the pages from a paperbag album that I received from my friend, she sent me the album and some lovely bits to go with it for my birthday, I will add some more journalling and some ribbon for the edges over the weekend. It was great to collate all the Christmas photos together as I've not done a christmas alum before.

Lets see how long this whole taking a photo each day lasts!!

I took the photos and then realised I was wearing the funny headband that the kids laugh at me in!! Never mind the camera batteries on charge so I'm not taking new photos, the colours were really odd as well so I changed it to sepia and it looks better.

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

Happy New Year

I'm not one for making resolutions exactly but this year I feel I have to take control of some things and so am going to at least have some aims, these are:


organise our finances in a logical fashion, budget and save!! Ok well definately budget so that the money and the month run out at the same time and not the former running out well before the latter!!

continue to appreciate the kids while they are still young and full of wonder and bright ideas, what happens to those great ideas and enthusiasm for little things as we grow older?

Scrap and make cards as often as I can.

(I've nearly finished a christmas journal that a friend sent me for my birthday.)


Read more books and listen to more music.

(I read a whole book on Tuesday, Sophia Kinsella, Remember me. It is a brillant book and well worth the read. I don't think I've ever had time to finish a book in a day before certainly not post children.)

That'll do for now.

See you in 2009

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

We went to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland today and had a fab, rare family day out. We all really enjoyed our skating and Charlotte has a natural ability for skating, she has only been once before about 2 years ago and was whizing round like a pro, we were all very impressed.

The rest of us managed ok and didn't fall much (me not at all!!!) and Charlotte and I managed a couple of quick laps once the ice quietened down towards the end of the hour and while the boys were drinking their respective drinks, hot choc and beer, you can guess who had what!!!!

We also went on the observation wheel and had a look round the German Market that was there with some lovely stuff. Charlotte and I brought a bracelet and Charlotte also brought a very nice ring.