fat thursdays

will it's that time of year again and the diet books are out with a vengance, but not for me but my mates in work and after 3 week of the 3 day crackers and cheese and tuna and ........ oh i could go on but they have had enough had we are now to have a new day, fat thursdays and for this i have made a raspberry ruffel cheesecake and it might not last until the morning as i could sleep walk and scoff the lot ..... the girlies would kill me if i don't turn up in the morning with this in toe

busy weekend

well the weather has been rubbish and we have spent a lot of time inside again this weekend but in saying that a few things have happened that need to be mentioned - Char has been having swimming lessons for a year and a half now and has been doing really well, so much so that he got his 25 meter badge on friday and today we spent with other family and friends at a baptisim of my cousins young daughter. great days craic and way to much nice stuff to eat, and i ate so much pudding (well some one had to do it) and fresh cream that i can feel my waist band expand as we speak ........

off now for a 20 mile jog hahahahahahahahahahahah sorry was getting a bit carried away the off to bed with a bag of crisps !!!!!!

a bit windy

what a night we had last night! the weather forecast had been bad for the weekend and northern ireland was to get the worst of it, so we battoned down the hatches and spent the evening watching tv and keeping the fire will stoked and the candles burning (the electric was flicking and we light a few candles incase it went out and we wouldn't be left in the dark) and the boys and i just put the night in without doing very much of anything - and keeping an eye on the rabbit as the last big storm the hutch sailed around the yard but all was ok this time. so tonight because i sat at the fire and warmed my toes i have a mountain of ironing to do!!!! and most of these are hubbys shirts which are my least fave things on the ironing board........
so peeps have a good weekend and on with the housework (sorry for the use of the bad words 'ironing' and 'housework')

christmas secret santa

on the lovely craft forum that a same to spend way to much time on some days we had a secret santa and below are the pictures of the wonderful things that i recieved


good job it was a lovely fairy and i think a wood nymph as we had been so busy on the run up to the big day that we had run out and bought a tree and stuck a set of lights on it we had nothing on the top of the tree!!!! so now once all the bits and pieces have been take down the two have been packed away carefully ready to be the first things out for next christmas

we had all agreeded to open our secret santa gifts on christmas day and i was a little sorry that i waited as i should have had these lovely little people on my tree for a lot longer but the boys thought they were so good i knew that they will be the first things on my tree next christmas

HAPPY NEW YEAR

hi folks its been a while since i talked to all you lovely peeps out there in blog land. i have been up to my eyes coming up to the christmas period with family and crafty things and now the boys are back at school and i'm back at real work and hubby is in bed with the flu. i hope you all had a good christmas and a peaceful new year and lots of good ideas for the new season. the kittens are now a big part of the family and as well as being almost full grown and are now due a small visit to the vets!!!!!!! so off now to bed now to get refreshed for a long weekend of crafting

monkeys

i was at a small craft fair today, well it was more of a sale of work as most of the stall were ladies who meet in on a tuesday morning and make some beautiful stuff between them and i had a ball sold a few bits and pieces and made some new friends and a bit of criac - but the bargin of the day has to be the things i got of the bric-a-brack stall for the church and the best bit was the monkey i bought for my monkey!!!!!!

have to say at 50p he is a great find and addy just loved him as you can see and now he has something to carry about other than the cats

not sure which monkey is the cutest?

baby update

well they have been here for a weeks now and have taken over the whole house !!!!!!
RJ is the one that rules the roost and keeps the rest of the house in order and is getting on very well with my old dog sophie - this is him below

but Hammy is the joker in the pack and always up for a play even when i'm trying to knit with the ball of wool he is carrying off

and as soon as the laptop is on Hammy gets up and sits on the keyboard