2011

Oh my its nearly here. 2011 is only 2hrs away, where has 2010 gone.
You know i keep thinking what things am i going to do different in 2011. Well i suppose one is for hubby not to go anywhere near fences again he he!
No for me its is the simple things
1. Learn how to sew with my NEW SEWING MACHINE that i got from santa.
2. To be more crafty to make more things rather than buy them.
3. To take back control of our garden as since hubby decided to erm break his leg it has gone abit to pot. It needs so much work...
4. Also to regain my veggie patch as like above it has gone to pot.
5. Buy and support local shops.
6. De clutter the house of all the things that really dont belong, all things in a home should be loved.
7. Continue to recycle waste and reduce the waste that cant be recycled.
8. Finish all those unfinished jobs that still need to be done.
9. I would love to learn a craft, glass blowing, pottery, crochet, knitting etc.
10. To find out who iam and what my  likes and dislikes are, i dont know about you guys but we as mums tend to do so much that we forget who we are as people, everyone knows us as someones mum etc i need to take time out abit more and find what  i really like . 

It makes you think, we are so busy running around cooking dinners, dealing with the children, hubby's, animals, work, food shopping you know the routine i need say no more that we forget who we really are, there is no time normally to think as im programmed to just get on with things.
In a way having started this blog in september has made me think of the things i would like to acheive or just try.  There are so many of you out there in blogland that make, draw, or do such wonderful things that you have all been a true inspiration to me, so THANKYOU.
So i hope you all have a truly wonderful 2011. x x x x x

gone in a flash

Well didnt that all go by in a flash. Christmas has passed and the new year is coming, i have to admit though i cant wait for the new year to start as these last couple of months have been enough to last all year and i know i still have a long way to go before things are back to normal but at least things keep improving. Anyway with all the xmas stuff thats been happening i havent showed you guys what cast my hubby now has......

Yes RED we thought it would be very festive and that it would match his toe cosy!!
i will have to apologise if you are abit sqirmish about his leg. i keep calling him my own little Frankenstien minus the bolts.
Bear has had a great time, you should have seen his dear little face when he realised that santa had been and that he had eaten the mince pie that we had left out, and you know i have never seen anyone so eager to open their presents before either. The other two were abit more calmer but then they are about 8 years older.

As you can imagine you couldnt see the floor afterwards, but al least fun was had. The rest of the day was filled with playing, entertaining family, eating, drinking and just enjoying the day.

So i hope you all had a fab xmas and lets all just look forward to what 2011 can bring!!

chocs away

Well today has been a fairly busy day, up for work at 6am to be in for 7am, which i have to admit was abit of a struggle today as you all may be feeling, as it has been bitterly cold and very dark at this time of day! but off to work i went  but lots to do, i work in a local retail company and as you can imagine everyone is out trying to do their xmas shopping whether it be food, clothing or toys. I had to do gap checks, serving customers,  replenish the stock, accept deliveries you get the idea, so as you can imagine i was pleased to finish and get home again to my family.
This afternoon though while Bear was kipping i thought it would be a good time to finish off my rum truffles. Its quiet relaxing spending a bit of time doing these not that there is much to them but at the same time you cant really rush them either. But after a little time here are my truffles.....



Rum Truffles yum...

 I still have to wrap them up nicely before giving them as presents but for now they will stay in the fridge, thats if i dont have to make another batch because i have worked my way through them! I know that prehaps you look at my truffles and think well there not very round, but to be honest i think thats what make homemade unique because there not like the shop brought stuff.

these are the shop brought ones

|Even though i have these chocs at home which someone gave me, they're just not the same as my homemade ones, fair enough these ones dont have any rum in them, but these ones just look so uniform all square like little pictures of art.
What do you think?
Anyway better get off the computer now as i now have to tidy all of Bears toys away back into the cupboard x

almost there

Well xmas is almost upon us, 1 more weekend, 7 more sleeps and the kids have broken up  for the festive holidays. Im i ready NO is the answer to that, im sure im not the only one that says every year ' next year im going to be more organised'.
  Anyway this year i decided that im going to make up a couple of hampers for my parents, as you know what they say 'we have everything, there isnt anything i really need' so at least with a hamper i thought they would use everything eventually. So yesterday i made another batch of lemon curd which just fitted into the jars that i had prepared, im also at some point during this next week  going make some really yummy if i do say so myself Rum Truffles. I have sold these before at our local gala day which is always held on the first saturday of July and my customers were truly delighted with them. One thing i did have to do before i forgot again was to go to the local florist and pick up some selophane to wrap these up in and of cause the xmas cakes that im also going to put in. I have to admit though when at the florist i was so tempted to buy some flowers they were gorgous, but  at £1.50 per stem i thought i had better hold myself back and concentrate on what other xmas things i still need to get, prehaps next week when im done i could go back and treat myself and get some fresh flowers in for xmas, will see..
   Changing the subject a little, while i was out in town the other day looking through the charity shops to see what little thing i could find, Bear got a little upset after seeing a thomas train on the shelf, i politely told him no we have thomas at home we dont need anymore and he got a little grumpy. Well anyway i then had all the customers and the staff say arh whats upset your little girl  and tried to cheer him up, notice the word HIM. After a few more comments i had to politely say to them im sorry to say but SHE is a HE. I know what its is Bear has gorgous hair with lovely curls, and i cant bring myself to cut his hair really short, it would be a sin. But you know it doesnt matter he wears boys clothes, no pink in the slightest but still people mistake him for a girl, i take it all light hearted though and i have to have a quiet little chuckle to myself.



Bear the cheeky little monkey!




i mean you have to laugh do i really look like a girl..



My hubby reckons that Bear is going to break a few hearts when he gets older....

Anyway i suppose i had better go and try and sort out some more things for crimble, so will see you all back here soon x

goodbye boys!

Just a short little note today.
Today is a sad day, as today my boys are gone. My two gerbils Fred and Ginger have passed away.
They were both fine yesterday, but alas i come home from work this afternoon and there they were. I do find it abit strange how they both decided to go, but at least they will stay together for ever.
So this is to Fred and Ginger  you will be sadly missed, goodbye boys x x

cosy toes

 6 weeks on from my hubbys accident im still his slave no sorry little helper. I have come to realise that he has this really annoying habit, no fault to him as i know he doesnt mean to do it but everytime and i mean everytime i go to sit down and just get comfortable he will then ask oh can you get this and oh can you get that. I mean can he not see that i have just sat down, no i say to myself keep calm, dont get stressed get it done THEN i can sit down again. In reality my hubby says im not too bad am i, i say oh yes you are he he. Come on it is panto time. Thankgod i have got a wicked sense of humour he he.
Anyway hubby has been saying lately that his toes were getting cold, so my mother in law has very kindly knitted him a toe cosy.

What do you think, very festive..

 Anyway he has his next appointment on the 22nd so we will see what happens then.

I would just like to say thankyou to everyone who commented on what colour cast he should have next, the Jury is still out till the 22nd so keep your eyes peeled. Sweetpea erm multi coloured i think you said, not sure if that is viable could prehaps ask, but as some of you said red would be very festive and i guess would match the toe cosy, lets wait and see.

pussy galore!

Last week we put up our xmas tree, we always put it up for my daughters birthday which is on the 4th of december makes it abit more special for her. I love putting up our tree as we put lots of crafty, homemade decorations on it.

my little angle, she looks out for us over the xmas break..

i picked these little gingerbread men up at a fayre i went to a couple of years ago

There is one xmas dec that i really cant remember putting on the tree and it does rather look out of place, can you see what it may be?

As you can see chewy the cat has found the tree. This is his first xmas so he is totally excited about having a tree inside the house. Im not kidding everyday since we have had the tree up he has climbed it at least 6 times a day. Decorations scattered everywhere, the tree wobbles from side to side and im surprised it hasnt fallen over yet!

Nevermind hopefully next year he will be alot calmer.

We also like to make our own paper chains every year its abit of a tradition in our house.

I do love xmas after all the rushing around getting everything organised you can just relax and take in the atmosphere.

What is your best bits of the xmas season let me know x