What have I done!!

It was Molly's 12th birthday on Friday and like the fools we are, we said she could invite 2 friends for a sleep over( even though we always say "never again" after each one!) They arrived at 2 o'clock yesterday and the house was in chaos from the start!
Me and Rob watched CSI till 1 'clock and the girls were still chatting, and when I woke up at 8 they were chatting again. I wouldn't mind, if only they knew how to whisper!
Luke was being a typical stroppy little brother and kept saying "it's not fair, she gets to do this, that and the other" and the last straw was that they ate all of his cereal today - OOPS! I made him pancakes to smooth things over a bit.
I decided to get the girls out, so we went into Bath to wander around the shops. It was quite nice as I was able to let them go off on their own whilst I shopped for a birtday pressie for my friend. I also spoilt myself by having a malted hot chocolate from the Cadbury's cafe!
All is quiet now that they have gone home. Half term is over for me, so must have an early night to be ready for work tomorrow.

Busy, busy, busy!

I can't believe how long ago it is since I lasted posted on here!

I've been very busy finishing one cj to go back to it's owner next week and have started a new one to be posted at the end of next week! The theme for my new cj is "My favourite..." Here is a

sneak preview of the cover.

It's now half term for me and Luke, so I am trying to plan lots of things to keep him from getting bored. Molly is still at school as she goes to the local technology college which has it's half term in march. I'm thinking of taking him to the park one day with his skateboard and maybe ice skating aswell. He is very active and likes to be on the go all the time, which means crafting time will be at a minimum this week (frowning)! However, I am going craft shopping on Friday morning with my friend to get the bits to make her wedding invites, so that will make up for it!!

I also have to dig out some leggings and leg warmers for Friday night because I'm off to see Fame at the hippodrome! What a great night that's going to be!!

Spring is coming!

It was such a sunny day on Sunday that we donned our wellies and went for a walk around a local conservation area. Willsbridge mill is only 1/2 a mile from our house, but we tend to ignore it a lot of the time, which is a shame as it is set in woodlands with a river running through it that used to power the old mill. It is owned by the wildlife trust and is very keen on encouraging people to conserve energy and recycle.

On our walk we spotted some of the spring flowers starting to bloom, so I just had to play with the camera and I'm quite proud of the photos that I got.

We have had our camera for quite a few years now and I still don't know how to use it properly! I have given myself a stern talking to and am going to do my best to take more photos and play with the camera to see what it(and myself) can produce.

Happy Birthday to me!

It was my birthday on Monday and my family helped make it a good day, even though we were all feeling unwell. Rob bought me tickets to see Fame at the hippodrome, and when I asked my friend to go with me she went crazy!! The kids got me a box of 4 different jigsaws, the biggest one is 1000 pieces and is a picture of jellybeans! Have a look!

Instead of going out we treated ourselves to an Indian takeaway and thouroughly enjoyed it. The kids were a bit sceptical at first as they have only eaten a shop bought curry before, but they managed to clear away a whole portion of chicken korma and pilau rice between them. Luke (the fussiest eater in the house) has now said he wants to go to the Indian restaurant for his birthday!!

At the weekend I completed a cj entry entitled "Elements of me". I used my jigsaw maker that I had for Christmas and was really chuffed with the results(see piccies). This is a cj I'm taking part in through Bubblyfunk and we are now on our last entries before getting our own back. As this is my first one, I am so excited and

can't wait to see the pages filled up.

The rest of the

week has been a bit of a wash out as I have been too ill to do

anything more than sit on the sofa or lie on my bed reading books. The whole family

has had the same in varying strengths, but I just can't seem to shift it. I must have caught the male version!!