February blues

Oh my gosh I am soo full of cold it hurts!! My first week off work to spend with my gorgeous girls and I am sick. I have struggled through most of the week and now it is Friday and over.
Why is it that once you have stopped working your body gives up too. My plans to take the girls out and about have gone out of the window. All we have amnaged to do is go to the local DIY store, the cornor shop and visit a new butchers. Any ventures beyond my local shops is just a nightmare, as i need to be able to sit down. Sorry this appears to be a major rant and I haven't been on line for over a month. I am planning to turn over a new leaf, blog at work!! This does depend on whether I can get in a little bit earlier, prepare for lessons and not get caught up in the politics of the staff room!!
Being ill does have it's benefit however. I have got further on in my knitting projects and feel that they are getting on. I have however lost track of the dates and have 2 birthdays and one anniversary to organise gifts and cards for today!!(maybe that is why I have managed to find a moment to blog!!) So I am searching for ideas that can be made up and posted quick. It may be time to give into the purchase of a colour print cartridge too.

What are Sundays for?

As i have sat down at the computer with coffee in hand I look out of the window. There is my wonderful husband and #1 sans nappy, they are fitting wiper blades to the car. It is such a joy watching the two together. Father and daughter trying to complete a task. The support #1 gives her daddy, the look of wonder as he struggles with the wiper blades. I realise how lucky I am. A rosey picture I am creating.
I look out again. The two cats, I so love, are jumping into another garden (trying to escape the clutter of home!) #1 is really just trying to distract her daddy enough so that she doesn't have to use the potty. The coffee I am drinking has been heated in the microwave and taste worse than it did fresh- an emergency buy from the corner shop, yuck!
so what are Sundays for? Watching, resting, relaxing and realise you can do what you like. Well, as long as the house is resonably tidy, you have enough yarn, thread, fabric, glue...(delete as appropriate).
This Sunday I think we will enough the woods, get a little knitting done and prepare for some crafting ideas for tomorrow. Snow flake and glitter come to mind!

Apologies

A lampshade that I am using to make my work space feel pretty, especially with the dark , cold, weather.

i apologise for my lack of commitment to this blog. i have no real excuse apart from christmas, new year and returning to work.
So the same as everyone else.
Christmas was good. I completed all the presents that I wanted too. i still need to build up my fabric collection, then the challenge of putting together ideas may help. But i had fun trying out small patterns that i had found on Wee Wonderfuls. I made the pointy kitty (which I must make one for each of my girls) and two little bunnies.

I was proud that I had even managed to complete a knitted doll with clothes. however she has been given lipstick already, using new christmas pens. I favourite gift from uncle, not so cool for mummy and daddy.

Now it is the new year, I have returned to work after a 6 month maternity leave and I still need to complete the papoose. At the rate i am going #2 will be too big for it and I will have to have #3 just so that the thing will be used.

Christmas has been great fun for little projects to do with #1, so now we have to start preparing ideas for spring. I think there will be a few gardening projects. This would make anyone who knows my home a bit of a laugh. I will explain. i live in a terraced house that has a yard instead of a garden. To make it better there are paving slabs across it all with borders of about 1/2 a foot on one side and a foot on the other. I am going to call spring creative planting and thinking!!

red squirel hunting

Yesterday was great. I took both girls on the car ferry to the isle of wight. My youngest brother has just brought a house over there. So the girls and I went of for an adventure. We got to put our big car down on the bottom deck with the huge lorries. Then a trip up the lift to the lounge and a fantastic view of the Solent.
The island seems so peaceful when you arrive. Then you get to town and Christmas shopping is just as busy as on the main land. So we had a tour of the house + garage! Lunch. Then off to the forest.
It was lovely searching with #1 for squirels, eventhough none came out to say hello. But it gives me a good excuse to go over again soon. We can search again.
Great weather, would have made some fabulous shots... shame that rechargeable batteries were no more in my little camera. Do not worry they are on charge now, as i write.
today, christmas music is on, a few pressies to complete and give, and worryingly a few to start too!!!

Christmas crafting

I actually had some time at the weekend to do some crafting. I have promised myself that I would make some of my gifts this year. So...
I spent Saturday afternoon with fabric machine and determination to complete a project... but... I have a head and two bodies (1st was a machine disaster!) however they are not joined, yet!
i made decorations with #1, we had glitter, ribbon , glue and loads of fun. We evern made some pomanders, oranges, cloves and ribbon. Now the house has that really lovely christmas smell!
Now I just need to get the mulled wine on the stove and celebrations can begin.........

Too much to do!!

Where has the time gone. I can't even give the excuse that I have been busy blogging, or crafting. I keep starting projects and then just not getting very far. Toddler groups have kept me busy in the mornings, then the hustle and bustle of the shops in the afternoons.
But where has my crafting gone. I thought I could get some done in the evenings, but I keep falling asleep. I have stopped trying to hide gifts from #1 I just tell her that they aren't hers. How mean do I feel.
Really short. Sorry! Will try harder tomorrow.
Off for #2 4 month vaccinations... poor thing.

rain, rain, go away

Today is going to be a library day. The weather is terrible. #2 has taken to shouting at her thumb in her sleep which means mummy and daddy are getting no sleep. I feel exhausted but i have only just woken up, why is that?
it reminds me of my student days, if i got out of bed it meant that I had to go and do some studying, yuck! Talking of student days I have become addicted to that find old friends website. And have I found loads, people from school are now also married with kids! Time does seem to fly by.
Then it leaves me thinking about my 2 1/2 year old, Christmas must be ages away for her. She got an advent calendar from her Grandma, gorgeous, but she is desperate to open the doors. We keep having to say wait until Saturday. She is starting to grasp time, today, tomorrow, 'Friday is music group'. It's amazing to watch her brain develop and start understanding the world around her.
She is even choosing to wear shoes that she can put on herself, because she is developing a sense of independence. It'll be wellies today, another pair of shoes she can do herself. Bless!
Still struggling to get the papoose finished, I sit to knit and then I am distracted by the need for crayons, glue, scissors...or a cat that just needs loving right now!
Talking of which.. I think he is about to start typing on the keyboard so I had better get going.