Friday 21 May 2010

My May Day prize

Here is my crafty prize I won from susiej blog...



she also sent me my May ATC which is a Masculine theme (not sure who set that one, lol) it's fab Sue, and with trains too, thanks....



I also received a fab tag that she made using perfect pearls (which she had emailed me the details of how she did it, so I can have a go when I get five minutes, as I bought some years ago, but didn't know how to use them)...


Thanks sue, they are all fab...

Wednesday 19 May 2010

A non-crafty time...

Have had a few busy weeks of ups and downs, it started off with Charlie (my 9 week old great nephew) being taken into hospital with trouble breathing, they said he had bronchitis, he had only been off colour the evening before, so it as a BIG shock when he's mum took him to the doctors (thinking he might have a chest infection) to be told to go straight to the hospital. They couldn't give him anything because of he's age, apart from oxygen... he's doing OK now and was sent home 3 days later... I've popped round to see him, he still got a rattle in he's chest, but he's having someone round to keep an eye on him...

Then while driving Steven to Hayling Island to look at the disability sailing group, my car starting jumping and a light came on to say the engine had a malfunction, the same day hubby said it looked as we had woodworm in Sam's kitchen, so it meant a few phone call to sort out them and to cancel the kitchen floor layer...

On a upside, Steven went over the IOW sailing with the school (it was a last minute place, I only knew about it the week before)... so I thought I would go for it with decorating he's room, well he couldn't get any worse in sleeping than he's already been doing, lol... and that was before I knew the car and woodworm would have to be sorted!!!!

So on Monday after putting Steven on the school bus with he's suitcase, it was all systems go, I came home to do a couple of phone calls about the car and the woodworm... then started the stripping Steven's room of everything, apart from he's bed, so all week it was filling holes, rubbing down paintwork, cleaning walls, painting and then laying a new carpet (OK I went and got it in my little micra, but my mum laid it, and she's did a fab job, thanks mum)... also we put up Stevens new Ikea unit, (girl power)..

It was also a week of pulling UP carpets and underlay at my daughter house, but that was after lugging all the bits she had bought and was storing there, down to their garage...

As for crafting, nope had no time, sorry Gill I WILL do your May ATC as soon as I have some time and energy, lol... Oh an UP I did buy a funky chicken die that Carole just MADE me buy, cos he was so cute...


Another UP I think Stevens room looks fab, (even if I say so myself, lol) it looks so fresh, clean and modern, I will take some photos but might wait till I've changed he's bedding and curtains, as they are still Thomas the Tank at the moment, as I wanted to keep some things that were familiar to him. He was a little apprehensive going to bed the first evening back from he's little holiday (had a fab time, will tell you about that in another post with some photos they emailed me), but he must like it, as is sleeping a lot better than he was before he went away...

Another UP he car is sorted and wasn't as bad as I thought, as the malfunction of the engine was covered under the warranty... which surprised me, as the car was bought from another Nissan garage that had since folded... also Sam's house has been sprayed and the kitchen floor has since been laid, so today I've been lugging the carpets and underlay back into the house and re-laying, one room down, 4 to go (and the stairs, yikes)....


and on a DOWNSIDE, I'm walking round like a 90 year old at the moment, as got aches and pains where I didn't know places existed on my body, lol...

Thursday 13 May 2010

April ATC

Sorry for the late posting, but have had to wait for my partner to receive it, which she now has, so here are the April ATC...

Well the theme was 'spring' and was set by Carole, I did a set of 3 and number 1 was sent to my partner Val...


and the other 2 went to Gina as she's not been well lately, Hope your feeling better soon Gina'... and to Susiej, as she was the one that got a lot of us into making ATC for the first time, but she also sorts out who partners who, and reminds the person who has to set the theme that month, so thank you sue...

Monday 3 May 2010

YEAH..... I'm a winner...

Just been checking the blogs (as I find do-crafts too much hard work now) to find out I'm a winner on susiej blog for her May Day giveaway, YEAH thanks sue...

What I will do, to say thank your for my win (and I once won a stamp from CC blog too) I will do Spring Bank Holiday giveaway...

But I will need reminding nearer the time, LOL.... as not only is 4 weeks a long way away, but it will take me that long to venture under my stairs and come out again in one piece, as I might have forgotten why I went under there in the first place... as it's a little junked up...

You should have seen the poor gas mans face when he came to read my meter last week, he said should he come back next month to give me time to find the cupboard, let alone the meter, lol... (cheeky monkey)...

LOL....

have had 3,333 visitors up till today, lol...

My 'visitors to my blog' counter does not count my visits, good job too, as I'm always popping in the check up on the blogs I've listed... as would be twice that many...