Happy New Year

Here's wishing everyone a

HAPPY NEW YEAR...

I hope 2013 is a happy, fit and healthy one for everyone... xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Saying of the week...

Middle-age is when your narrow mind and broad mind changes places...

Belated Christmas wishes

It seemed when I did get time to get onto the PC and check onto my blog or others, it would crash or freeze, so pleased things look as if they are back to normal... saying that not tried to get onto any other blogs yet tonight, so fingers crossed...

Anyway I would like to wish all my friends and family some belated Christmas wishes and hope you were all fit and healthy and had a good one...

YEAH got another great neice...x

Bethany Rose

Who was born this morning weighing in at 7lbs 3oz...

I think she's already going to be a little madam, as was 10 days late, lol... but at least she's here in time for Christmas, as wouldn't want to have to take her Christmas presents back to the shops, hehehe...

They're now safely home and had a text to say I'm welcome to pop into see them tomorrow, yeah, oh that's only if I'm not too busy... As if I'll be busy this time of the year, lol, well not when it comes to seeing a lovely bundle of joy and her brothers...

I hope everyone is all sorted and ready for Christmas, Steven and hubby break up tomorrow afternoon, so for me, it's a visit to the butchers for the meat first thing, then the last bit of tidying and running the hoover through, oh and visiting Bethany and family of course, lol...

Have a good Christmas everyone... xxx

Saying of the week...

The trouble with doing nothing is...

that you never know when you've finished...

Saying of the week...

If you face into the sun,
the shadows will always be behind you!

Bits for December Daily

Well today, Steven arrived late home from his day centre (got caught in traffic), so I made the most of the time and shot upstairs to my Arty Attic and went through my Christmas stuff for using in my DD...

I dug out bits and pieces that had blues in them...

I cannot wait to get started now, have been taking photos and hopefully will print them off on my pogo after littlen has gone to bed. I've decide to just do days that I want to record rather than a daily one.

I've been taking notes of special days since December started, like my annual Christmas shopping trip with my daughter, putting the tree and decorations up etc. so hopefully will have some pages to show you soon.

OK still not sure what to call it now, as cannot be a December Daily, when I'm not doing it every day, lol... clean suggestions welcome please...

December Daily

Well this year thought I would go for it, then Gina very kindly said she would make me the book, which arrived a few days ago...

She also sent me some odds and bobs to go inside too...

Here a few of the pages...

Now to start it, but as I've had a bit of a week, with meetings, doctors and rushing Steven to hospital one evening, (it's OK, he's fine now). That I'm not sure if I want to journal every day, as there will be days I want to forget...

Saying that, it's also the time, I cannot believe how many people do seem to find it, but I don't seem to have enough hours in the day and I only work part time, lol.

Am lucky my drop in carers group finished last week, so can take a step back from emailing and organising speakers till after Christmas...

Anyway, I will update as I go along and look forward to seeing what others come up with, but now to start the weeks ironing :(

Saying of the week...

When all's said and done,

a lot more is said than done.

Christmas tags

The other week I managed to make my Christmas tags, but got a little carried away and ended up making 52, lol...

I think it's because I can do them in stages and can be done downstairs while Steven watches his DVDs, (as could put down quickly, when he wants something)...

Sleeps till Christmas

Last week Sam asked me if I could make her one of the gingerbread chalkboards for a friend, I said yes, so on Monday she turned up after work with a board from hobbycraft...

Anyway I set to work after Steven went to bed Monday evening, but on looking through my stash found I didn't have any gingham ribbon or the right colour buttons. I did try fabric land, but they had nothing, so had to resort to tartan ribbon and also coloured some buttons...

Anyway, it was ready for her to pick up Friday morning to give to her friend on the way to work...

Yesterday I dug mine out along with my gingerbread yankee candle train, it being the 1st of December....

I just love the smell of the cinnamon stick tart... x

Saying of the week...

Just when a mother thinks her work is done...

she becomes a grandmother.