Sigh!

Oh dear...the end of half term week and just one more day to go till normality resumes again.  It has been quite a pleasant week and I have managed to be better at doing things with my dear boys and getting out and about.  I think they've enjoyed it too.
Have been quietly getting along with the granny stripe blanket and completed the full complement of colours in the first round of stripes and am about a third into round two!  It does look lovely.  Photos to follow...

Inspired!

Well I have started the blog up again.  I have to say that I've been inspired by so many blogs to do this again and they've got me crocheting again.  Credit to Lucy from Attic 24 mainly and from there I've stumbled across links to so many other creative ladies out in blogland.  Lucy got me started on crochet again-something I hadn't really done since I learnt as a young girl from my highly talented mum.  Needless to say, I started a granny square blanket which I started last year and finished this week...a long WIP!  It is for the boys to share as a snuggle blanket.  Although youngest boy claims it as all his and oldest boy wants one all of his own in blues, reds and greens (a granny stripe I think).

So there it is-my very first completed granny square blanket (about cotbed size).  I do have a WIP which I started at the time of my first forays into crocheting (about the age of 12...many moons ago!) and I will come back to that in the future.
Right now I've started another project-a granny stripe (inspiration thanks to Lucy's heavenly creation a while back) and it is going swimmingly.

What a day!!!

Well I became incensed at school very early on in the day...Registration...because of the new crazy system regarding dinners. Then later on I foind my car is chugging and likely to break down so a bug garage job is needed to give it a much needed overhaul! Two internet orders have arrived today but with faults so need to return and get replacements. One ther order did come and that is some scrapbook stash so that cheered me up!

I really want to get to grips with enhancing my blog-the look/design, daily (haphazard!) posts and other entertaining features.

I just need more time in my day!!!!

Yikes-6 months passed already!!!

I had my first day back in school today to take my new class for the morning for "Moving Up" day. I go back to work in 2 weeks time and then officially am off Maternity Leave. No more of that for me - ever! No more "breaks" from teaching ever again unless I change my vocation in life!

So...this blog...I had every intention of being a "regular" and highlighting snippets of my life be it humdrum or exciting. Hasn't happened. All those intentions to photograph stuff to illustrate me.

Ah well. Maybe try to be a bit more together with the blogging thing. My problem - I trawl through too many other people's blogs!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2008 IS HERE!
Hello - not made any resolutions as yet and may not even do so. We welcome our beautiful new son to the world who came early on 10th December. All is going well and he is sleeping well, feeding well and growing well too.
We had a great Christmas with my big bro and his family-the house juct about coped with so many more in it. Had lovely presents and many to do with scrapbooking-just need to catch up on loads with Elliott being born.

Oh Christmas tree...

This is angel is made from die cut felt shapes which I bought many years ago as a kit from a shop in Bath. Mum was going to do it for me but never did so I finally took the plunge and sewed it all together. 'm quite proud of it really!

Above is the Christmas tree in the conservatory which I've chosen a predominantly red colour scheme for along with the "novelty" style decorations. We are really pleased with the effect of it in this room and glad we bought a big one for this room.

This is a picture of the tree in the lounge in the silver and white colour scheme for this year.

Took the photos of the trees and other Christmassy things around the house today. Had quite an uneventful day except for the usual pre-school run and then swimming lesson time for Josh. Finished paperbag album last night so can now get that wrapped and in the post. Thinking of starting a December daily mini book which I shall make myself from chipboard covers and cardstock pages, then decorate/embellish and add photos and journalling. We shall see how fruitful this plan becomes!

Just so full!

Been out tonight with the "Witches of Eastwick" (a nickname given to myself and 3 dear friends by my DH) for a curry. Am very full now - too full for going to sleep. Good to see them all again and catch up with the gossip from school. Just caught up on reading the posts from other Blogs I read. Hair cut tomorrow - yippee - a bit of pampering! We put the Christmas trees up yesterday - totally forgot to mention that in my very first post. They are brilliant. I am very excited to have two large trees up this year. Have a white and silver theme on the 6ft tree in the lounge and a predominantly red theme with the more novelty decorations on 7ft tree in the conservatory. Will show photos soon once downloaded from the camera.