Sun and great finds

After all the rain that seems to have been drowning the island that is home it was lovely to see some blue sky and white fluffy clouds today. Him indoors took us out for lunch which was very nice and then I took the couple of bags that I've had hanging around the house down to the charity shop. And yes I came back with two bigger bags but in my defence the two pairs of curtains I bought are gorgeous. I'll get pics tomorrow to share their loveliness but then maybe I shouldn't as I want to make something for my recycling partner over on Craftster hmmm dilemmas dilemmas :)

A day of questions

Why do they get the kids back to school then strike the day after? Honestly!
And when is all the rain going to go away?
I know I've just decorated the bathroom but I did it fully clothed so why do I have paint on my belly?
Why do Chinese takeaways not give detailed descriptions of what their meals are so that I could chose something different without worrying that I'll hate it?

Anyway at least the kids are back at school now so I can get back to some serious crafting which is a good thing as I've two swaps due soon. :o

New Ings coming your way...


watching... the rain.

listening to... The Ting Tings new album.

eating... Chinese Takeaway.

shooting... it's raining and I've not made anything for ages so nothing.

buying... Some wee gnomes that hide in your pot plants.

selling... some days it feels like my soul but actually nothing at the moment.

gossiping... with the lads at work at what we think should be done with Gary Glitter.

completing... painting the bathroom.

wondering... when the smalls will go to sleep so I can go to bed.

And I thought I'd just share with you some lovely heart rocks.

Last few days of the holidays

The smalls go back to school a week today. I guess I must be one of those odd mums (well ok I know that, you know that and everyone else seems to know that) as I'm not one of those women who have a manic smile on their faces and a glint of something dangerous in their eyes everytime someone mentions the countdown. I miss the smalls when they go to school, ok maybe that's a tadge over dramatic obviously I'm grateful to be able to get the house sort of tidy for the few hours their out of the house and I'm extremely grateful to get some proper crafting time but hey call my crazy but I like my small people and on a good day they seem to like me :D

Unfortunately this week has been a bit of a non starter for me in all ways, that bloody pit of doom, anyway if the weather would kindly stop chucking wet stuff down me and the smalls should be able to have some good fun before they get back to homework and the million out of school activiites they have on. Yep that's my Mum's Taxi sign back on top of the car :)

Finding work for idle hands

Well my hands aren't being totally idle to be honest but they're just to busy doing other things to craft :( I've signed myself up for a couple of swaps over at Craftster...yes ok you know me so well by now it's actually 3 swaps. More on them later ;) With the smalls still home on their summer holidays things are too hectic for me to sit in peace with my knives and scissors and pins and needles.

Wee one is having yet another friend over tonight for yet another sleep over. Yes I am certifiable! she had 3 friends round all day today to play (it's been raining all day) and she did ask if all 3 of them could stay for a sleep over, thankfully I was lucid at the time and said no only one could stay. So because I'm up and down the stairs constantly supplying new videos, snacks and words of comfort I thought I'd catch up on some computer time. :D Woohoo!

I came across this meme which I thought looked quite amusing so here I go at having a play with it.

One Word Tag

1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket


2. Signifigant other? HimIndoors


3. Worst bad habit? Lots


4. Hair? long


5. Favorite food? cheese


6. Your favorite thing? Music


7. Your dream last night? Climbing


8. Favorite drink? Liquid


9. Dream/goal? Contentment


10. Room you are in? Craft


11. Your ex? Who


12. Your fear? Loss


13. Where do you want to be in six years? 2014


14. Where were you last night? Bed


15. What you're not? Normal


16. Muffins? Blueberry


17. Wish list item? Declutter


18. Where did you grow up? Wales


19. Last thing you do? Cuddle


20. What are you wearing? Jeans


21. Your TV? Off


22. Your pets? Hairy


23. Your computer? On


24. Your life? Busy


25. Your mood? Tired


26. Missing someone? Always


27. Your car? Works


28. Something you are not wearing? Watch


29. Favorite store? Craft


30. Your summer? Home


31. Love someone? Yes


32. Last time you laughed? Today


33. Last time you cried? Tuesday

That was actually hard to do. Ah well I think I hear peace and quiet so I'll quickly say I tag Karan and zombiecazz and bid you all a good night ;)

I need more hours in the day

but I also need more sleep. Hmm don't think I'm going to win on either of those fronts anytime soon. Crafting seems to have gone out of the window lately, been too busy trying to tidy things up around the house and daily nudge the smalls into tidying their rooms. At least there has been some progress on that, wee one could actually get into her bed tonight as she finally put the boxes back under her bed! Big one's room...well what can I say she's a teenager, she spends most of the day in her bed and most of my plates, bowls, glasses are languishing up there and it is rumoured that there is a floor in that room...somewhere!

After months of waiting and constant phone calls the engineer arrived to day (all the previous is not actually his fault) and guess what oh joy of flippin' joys the company hadn't sent out the right part to fix the fridge/freezer that we reported 2 months ago!! Honestly if I had the strength I would have cried, bless him the engineer who has been here a few times now obviously felt sorry for me as he said he'd ring the company direct and sort it out and get back to me. So just for future reference so that anyone else can avoid all the hassle we've had to endure and are still enduring. Do NOT buy a fridge/freezer from Currys!
Sigh

On a brighter note I've been doing a lot of reading lately, hmm maybe that explains the lack of crafting and the lack of crafting explains the slump in my mood.
Ah well got a week off work next week so fingers crossed things can only get better.

Survival

Yep the topic of today's show is how the HELL have I managed to survive the last few weeks, well more importantly the last week. The 17th brought about 4 years since my Dad died so after spending all day working with a sore back I decided to stay out for a 'Here's to your memory Dad' drink after work..... I got home at about 4am the next morning after spending all night in the pub and then getting invited back to a customers for her birthday celebrations. :o On a plus note I did win the Breweries Mystery Drinker thingy, he came in asked for a pint, asked where the toilets were, came back had a quick chat then told me who he was and presented me with a £20 HMV voucher. Cool!
So Friday was a long day after hardly any sleep but despite serving up 54 meals and pouring gawd knows how many drinks I made it through. Friday night was a sitting down with the smalls watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch on the tv. Saturday was Gala day in our village, wee one won second prize for the decorate your bike competition but that was only due to the fact that she was the only other person who turned up on their bike. The girl who won was the only one who decorated a bike :)
So Saturday night was our Gala Dance night, big marquee in the local park, live band, lots of people, lots of mud, lots of alcohol, I spent one part of the night using one hand to keep someone's hand up in the air as it was bleeding heavily and the other hand keeping him pinned to the spot to stop him staggering off and not getting his hand sorted. It all sounds so cultured and refined doesn't it?
It was a really good night, apart from having a very stiff neck from headbanging at some point in the evening, and I'm glad that with medication, good friends and a smidgen of alcohol I survived!

All it took was a quick poke

from the lovely Karan and I realised how long it's been since I poked my head up from my wee tunnel and peeked out at the world.
Life's been hectic, him indoors has been home for weeks and he's been busy knocking down walls and generally causing chaos, no not really but we have been fair busy.
I've been pulling a few extra shifts at work - it would seem at the cost of buggering up my back but the show much go on. :)
The smalls are off school for the summer now so there's been no time for crafting, chilling or even much online time.


New ings...

watching... a programme about an 11 year old girl who has the pushiest Mother on the planet! And I'm sorry but Kiddie Beauty Pageant's are kinda freaky!

listening to... the sounds of kids all day.

eating... Had baked mushrooms for my tea.

shooting... last lot of pics I took was of some drunked friends at the weekend.

buying... A home magazine to get some ideas and (more importantly) the new Ikea Catalogue.

selling... had someone ask about a bag I was using at the weekend and they were interesting in buying something custom made.

gossiping... no gossiping today.

completing... quite a few books lately, been without tv and computer and craft stuff.

wondering... how I'm going to manage to work tomorrow if my back is still bad.

Ok I'm going to bed now so I can be up in time to take my small people up to the park tomorrow so they run around and get all grubby! ;)